Chapter Twelve: The Boar Bares It's Fangs, Zenitsu sleeps.


The boar headed demon slayer was coming for the attack with his dual nichirin swords but the drum demon retaliated by tapping one of his tsuzumi, causing the room to turn sideways evading the attack, this caused Teruko to fall and land hard on the upside-down ceiling. Nezuko instructed her to hold on to furniture but she was hit by the masked slayer who was using Nezuko as a springboard.

'What are you doing?! Focus on the enemy!' Nezuko said annoyed by the stranger's reckless attacks.

The demon then taped his drum twice spinning the room right-side up again wich made Teruko land on the floor where the masked slayer stepped on her,who was finding enjoyment in the rotating rooms, seeing this Nezuko angrirly grabbed the pig head's leg and flung him away and cursing him for hurting a little girl.

'Ha Ha Ha no one has ever thrown me like that before...you're tough for a girl...let's fight and see who the strongest one is...Ha Ha Ha!!!!' said the boar headed slayer as he charged at Nezuko and attacked her with his swords.

'Why is he challenging me? isn't he a member of the demon slayer corps ' though Nezuko as she backed away wondering why she was being challenged by her fellow demon slayer.

The stranger just told her that his swords will hurt as they rip flesh to his liking. Nezuko tried to remind him of the threat of the demon but he charged at her regardless. Infuriated by their presence the drum demon taped the tsuzumi on his stomach causing giant claw marks to slice in front of Nezuko and the masked slayer.


The demon began his attack, rotating the rooms simultaneously!, as she was spinning Nezuko noticed a pattern between the tsuzumis and their respective movements but just as she started to get used to them, the demon uttered something, causing the rooms to change instead!...Losing track of the demon in a new room. Nezuko suddenly detected the presence of multiple demons within the mansion and then she detected the presence of blood, she opened a nearby door and looked into the hallway where she found a corpse.

'Just fallow me and don't look back ' Nezuko said to Teruko as she lead the girl in another direction. Nezuko was shocked and horrified to find another life lost and she made sure that Teruko didn't see the dead and mutilated remains of the deceased victim, she didn't want the child to suffer even more trauma.

While making their way down the hall. Nezuko had detected a new presence, she opened the door and she had found the childrens missing older brother holding a tsuzumi.


Elsewhere With Zenitsu and Shoichi.


Zenitsu was holding Shoichi's hand as they walked through the dark hallways. Zenitsu was absolutely terrified and on edge and he was startled when Shoichi asked him a question. Zenitsu angrirly scolded the boy for causing him a fright and for not signaling when he was about to speak, claiming that he would be branded a murder for causing Zenitsu's heart to leap out of his mouth.

Shoichi grew tired of dealing with Zenitsu's cowardice, and he pointed out that Zenitsu has been shivering and sweating for some time now, the boy also said that Zenitsu's fear was making him nervous as well.

'Ahhh be quiet what if a demon hears us!' Zenitsu yelled frightened, he then began apologizing to Shoichi reminding him that their yells could draw in the attention of demons, only for Shoichi to suddenly look up at something behind Zenitsu. Fear and panic fulled Zenitsu's heart as he saw a demon approaching. He was an ugly looking demon with a creepy long tongue and he was excited to see Zenitsu and Shoichi...they ran away but the monster gave chase.

'Ahhh you don't want to eat us we taste horrible and the kid is nothing but skin and bones!' screamed Zenitsu hysterically but the demon still wanted to taste them first using his long tongue to attack.

The demon followed Zenitsu and Shoichi into a room, as they were bursting through the wall, Zenitsu begged the child to make a run for it claiming that his fear is now in his knees. Zenitsu did not want Shoichi to die young but the demon slayer struggled to find the courage to fight and then the demon entered their room, this caused Zenitsu to become overwhelmed with fear knocking him unconscious. Shoichi was stunned to see the demon slayer asleep, now cornered by the demon, the monster used his tongue to try and grab him as the boy desperately yelled for Zenitsu to wake up, this caused Zenitsu's hand to twitch slightly and then with out warning the demon's tongue was cut at the tip. The demon was shocked by the sudden pain and then Zenitsu stood up much to Shoichi and the demon's wonder.

Zenitsu took a stance and began to breathe, as the monster looked on confused at the unexpected and strange sound, he noted that the demon slayer felt different to him. Zenitsu then unsheathed his sword.

'Thunder breathing first form...Thunder clap and flash!' said Zenitsu in a calm and confident voice as he rushed forward at lightning fast speed, decapitating the demon instantly. After his strike Zenitsu suddenly snapped awake and just as the defeated demon's head was rolling next to him. Zenitsu let out a terrified and fearful scream until he realized that the monster is already dead, he was surprised at that but also relieved.

'Shoichi why didn't you tell me you were this powerful!...thank you...thank you...

thank you!!!!' cryed Zenitsu much to Shoichi's confusion and bewilderment.


Meanwhile With The Masked Slayer.


The masked Demon Slayer was traveling through the mansion's hallways, he was irritated for he recalled how he was just launched away by the drum demon. Three days! for three days he has been cramped up inside this building and it was driving him insane but he couldn't leave until all the demons in this mansion were slayed. After some running around the boar headed boy had reached a turn and all of a sudden a hand had reached out and tried to grab him but he was able to flip back to safety in the nick of time, he then saw the creature that tried to grab him. It was a fat and obese demon man with horns...the fat demon referred to the slayer as a "fresh" human and expressed his desire to devour him, but the young swordsman readied himself by breathing using his own self taught technique Beast Breathing. As the demon stepped forward the swordsman quickly slashed off the monster's arms and lunged forward.

'Beast breathing third fang devour!' shouted the swordsman as he skillfully used his dual nichirin katanas to slice the demon's head off, he then leaped off the demon's corpse, launching himself with a great push and proudly continued his way through the mansion.


With Kyogai


Kyogai the drum demon was continuing walking through his mansion, the demon was searching for the boy with the rare Marechi Blood. He needed to find that boy and devour him before another demon dose, and then he can reclaim his place among the twelve kizuke. Kyogai used to be the lower moon six of the twelve kizuke but his master Muzan had banished him for being weak, Muzan had visited Kyogai in the mansion while he was eating and saw that the corpse that Kyogai was feasting on was unfinished. Muzan questioned if Kyogai had reached his limit wich he denied and then the demon progenitor slashed his eye striping him of his rank. Kyogai begged his master for more time but Muzan refused due to Kyogai reaching his limit. Kyogai still remembers when he first received power from Muzan's blood. The incredible power of Muzan's blood left him in awe and he remembered when he first claimed his role among the twelve kizuke, to devour more humans and grow stronger...or so he believed...but that doesn't matter now...for devouring one human with marechi blood is worth devouring one hundred humans, if he succeeded in devouring that boy he will surely regain his place among the twelve kizuke.


Back With Nezuko and Teruko.


'Kiyoshi!' shouted Teruko as she ruched to hug her brother, the little girl was sobbing and crying tears of joy she was so relieved that her brother was alive and well, once the children had calmed down, the boy had introduced himself as Kiyoshi the childrens missing older brother. Nezuko then asked to see Kiyoushi's wound. Kiyoshi showed his wound and then the child started crying again due to the pain, fortunately Urokodaki sensi had gave Nezuko some special ointment for treating wounds and it worked!. Kiyoshi stopped crying as he felt better and the pain went away.

'You are so brave and strong for being able to survive for so long ' commended Nezuko once she finally finished treating Kiyoushi's wound. It was a miracle that the child was able to survive for so long in this demon infested house. Kiyoshi explained that he was dragged away by a monster who nearly devoured him but he was unexpectedly rescued when more demons appeared and started arguing over who gets to devour him, and then the long tongued demon and the fat horned demon had got into a scuffle and the horned demon had ripped off a tsuzumi from the drum demon during their fight. Kiyoshi then grabbed the tsuzumi and tapped, causing the room he was in to change and thus escaping the demons clutches. Nezuko remembered how the drum demon kept referring to Kiyoshi as 'Marechi ' her Kasugai crow explained that marechi refers to someone with a rare blood, explaining that different human and animal blood types have different rarity and value with marechi being the rarest and most valuable to demons, for demons marechi is a rare and nutritious delicacy, feasting on just one human with marechi blood is the same as feasting on fifty or one hundred humans with common blood, this makes marechi very irresistible for these monsters. This piece of information had unsettled Nezuko and the children. Nezuko then sensed the drum demon approaching them!...she informed the children that she must leave the room to battle him and instructed Kiyoshi to strike the tsuzumi as she leaves.

'Please just hold on for a little while...i promise that i will find you once this finally over ' said Nezuko reassuringly as she headed off to battle. With Kyogai in sight Nezuko rushed out of the room signaling the children to tapp the tsuzumi.

Kiyoshi struck the tsuzumi and changed the room they were in protecting himself and his sister.

Kyogai had spotted the demon slayer and played his tsuzumi twice, flipping the room upside-down, however Nezuko was able to predict the change and landed safely on the ceiling. Kyogai then repeatedly struck his tsuzumi to try and disorient his opponent but Nezuko remembered the specific movements of each one and moved according to the changes she anticipated. Nezuko was being flipped throughout the room but despite that she stayed in sync and lunged at Kyogai but she was forced to stop when Kyogai nearly killed her with his central drum's claw attack. Nezuko started to doubt that she can defeat Kyogai, if she was a normal human she would have been severely injured and exhausted from her first mission back at Asakusa. As Nezuko landed down to soak up the discomfort of continual movement, Kyogai attacked her again, forcing her to move again. Looking for help Nezuko remembered her sensi's advice on water breathing, water is the element of change...it is flexible and adaptive...it can change into anything and take any form...it can smash boulders and flow forever and with teen different forms she can modify and adapt one for her situation!. Nezuko pushed herself to keep going forward and stood up to continue her battle with Kyogai, she has survived until now and she had what it takes to keep on going.

'I will never give up no matter what!' said Nezuko full with determination as she rised her sword and prepared to fight Kyogai.


Author's Note: what are your thoughts on this story line so far are you ok with the changes i have made, i love reading your comments and appreciate your feedback, thanks you for reading and i hope to see you again in the next chapter