"I'm home everyone!" Tanjiro called, and the sounds of his family running towards him could be heard. He smiled as he removed his shoes at the Genkan and stepped into the rest of the house. "Tanjiro!" Takeo called, as he and Hanako ran around the corner. "Tan!" Shigeru was only a step behind, while Rokuta practically launched himself at his Oldest Brother. Nezuko came over with their Mother, who gently examined his body, "are you okay?" the Demon woman asked softly, running her claws carefully over his arms.
"I'm okay. Tired though. Also, I'm finished with Hashira Training, so I don't have to leave again for a while" Tanjiro replied. Most of Siblings cheered at that. "You, d-don't have to, l-leave again?" Shigeru asked in a stutter. Tanjiro smiled at his little Brother, patting him on the head, "not for now, no. I'll have to wait for the Master to let us know when the final attack is going to happen, but for now-" he began to say, before he heard his Crow outside the Estate: "attack! Attack! The Ubuyashiki Mansion is under attack!" it shrieked.
Tanjiro felt his blood freeze in his veins, as his family's eyes narrowed. Then he ran to get ready to leave again as fast as possible. He pulled on his Uniform and Haori, grabbed his Sword and bolted out the door. His entire family ran beside him. "What are you all doing?! Muzan is after you!" Tanjiro yelled, panic filling his mind. He had to protect his family, they couldn't come with him, they weren't safe-! "Tanjiro" his Mother broke him out of his thoughts, and he looked over at her. Her silver hair tips and purple eyes glowed in the moonlight.
"We can handle ourselves. Even against Muzan" she said firmly, veins bulging around her body, as she recalled how that monster had hurt her children multiple times. Tanjiro stared over at her for a moment in silence. Then he nodded, "I know you all can. I'll trust you all to have my back" he replied. "Right" Takeo, Shigeru and Hanako all said at the same time.
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Tanjiro ran as fast as he could, catching up to Giyu as he did. 'We have to hurry, the Master and his family are under attack!' he thought. He remembered that the man was one of the only ones to accept his family during their trail, and because he'd given them a chance, they were all here now. He had to at least try to help! Just as they came within eyesight of the Mansion, it exploded in a huge ball of fire.
They stopped running in horror. Tanjiro covered his nose, 'the smell of burning flesh!' he thought, trying not to gag. His Mother and Siblings ran ahead of him, forcing the young Hashira to keep going, "wait you guys! Be careful!" Tanjiro called. No matter how powerful they were, he would always worry about his family's safety. He and Giyu ran after all of them.
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The entire mansion was destroyed, burning and flattened by the explosion. The first thing Tanjiro saw when he climbed up the wall was Muzan, holding Miss Tamayo by the head. Fury filled him, as his Mother and Siblings transformed into their full Demon forms. Tanjiro drew his sword, fury and hatred burning through his body, his Demon Slayer Mark spreading across his face, "MUZAN!" He screamed. The other Hashira stared in shock and horror at the scene.
But Takeo didn't hesitate. He sped towards them and pulled Tamayo away from the Demon King, as the Hashira prepared to fight. The Demon Doctor was missing her whole arm, which began to slowly regrow. "Miss Tamayo!" Tanjiro called in worry. "I've got her! Go Tanjiro!" Takeo called, holding the older Demon in his arms. The Kamado's and other Hashira leapt towards Muzan furiously. Their blades ready to strike him. Then the Demon King grinned, "do you really think you've trapped me?!" he demanded. Suddenly Shoji doors slid open underneath everyone. Tanjiro, his family and the other Corps Members all fell into an endless space. "What is this?!" Tanjiro cried in shock.
He looked around to see his Mother and Siblings fall through different doors. "Guys!" Tanjiro called worriedly. "You were able to bring me to the brink of defeat together, but let's see how you traitor's fair separately!" Muzan yelled with a manic grin. At that moment Tanjiro fell through another door that opened up under him. "MUZAN KIBUTSUJI! BEFORE THIS NIGHT IS OVER WE WILL END YOU!" He screamed. "Let's see it then, Tanjiro Kamado!" the Demon King replied.
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Tanjiro looked around frantically as he fell, desperately trying to find somewhere to land that wouldn't break his bones. He stabbed his Sword into some of the strange structures to slow his fall, finally hitting a tilted platform and rolling down it. As he felt himself enter open air aid, a hand shot out and grabbed his arm. "Well, it's a good thing I ended up here!" a familiar voice called from above him. Tanjiro looked up to see a head of red and yellow hair.
"Kyojuro!" he gasped, as the young man pulled him up into the passageway he had landed in. "Are you hurt Kamado?" the Flame Hashira asked. Tanjiro calmed his breathing, "no, I'm alright. But my family! We were separated!" he said, looking around for any sign of his Mother or younger Siblings. "No, I haven't seen any sign of your family either so far, or any other Hashira. It seems we were all separated" the Flame Hashira replied. Tanjiro gripped his Sword handle tightly, 'no, no, no! We were supposed to fight Muzan together this time! I know they're all stronger than him working together but if they've all been separated too, and Muzan find them-' Tanjiro didn't even realise he was starting to hyperventilate in his panic.
"Calm down now Tanjiro. You have to control your breathing" Kyojuro said, placing both hands on the younger Hashira's shoulders. Tanjiro looked up at him with wide eyes, "I have to find them quickly! I know together they can handle Muzan, but if he goes after them separately, they won't stand a chance! I can't lose them Mr Rengoku, I can't-!" Tanjiro struggled to keep from crying, seeming much more like a young boy instead of a teenager. Kyojuro squeezed his shoulders tightly to gain his attention again, "the other Hashira won't let that happen. We will keep Muzan from getting his hands on your family.
And before this night is over, we will end him and the rest of the Upper Ranks. I swear" he said firmly. Tanjiro calmed himself, closing his eyes as he breathed slowly and deeply. "Okay. You're right. My family will be fine. The faster we deal with Muzan and the Demon controlling this place, the faster we can leave" Tanjiro agreed, opening his eyes again. "Good. Let's start looking for everyone else then!" the Flame Hashira said. Tanjiro nodded in agreement, and the two of them ran off into the strange place.
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Hanako landed on the floor hard, breaking her legs, but they began to heal quickly. Soon the little Demon girl could stand up again. She looked around, trying to find her human Brother of her other family members. "MOMMY! TANJIRO!" she called. "Take'! Shigeru! Big Sis! Anyone!" stopping, Hanako clenched her eyes shut. This was the first time she had been separated from her family against her will. 'No. I can take care of myself. I don't need my family to fight against other Demon's. I need to calm down' she thought.
Suddenly she heard the sounds of many other Demon's running and snarling. Hanako could sense that they were coming towards her. She growled and her veins bulged. She could do this. A hoard pf rabid Demon's burst out of the corridor. Hanako used her Blood Demon Art and the grew on her back, increasing her power. She dodged each attack, but since her Blood Demon Art was a support type power, Hanako didn't have much in the way of attacks.
While she was stronger than humans, she wasn't a fighter like her Brother's or Sister. She couldn't kill them either, not without Tanjiro. So should she just run? Suddenly, from the other direction, Demon's were being cut down. Hanako stepped back, hoping this was an ally and not an Upper Rank. As the group was cut apart, she caught sight of white hair. "It's you. Where are the other Demon brats?" Sanemi asked. "Sep-er-at-ed" she sounded out the long word. "So, you're helpless without your family members, huh?" he asked with a feral grin. Hanako pouted, "no. No attacks" she replied.
The Hashira rolled his eyes, "whatever. Just don't get in my way brat" Sanemi replied, turning to the door and running off. Hanako huffed and followed him.
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Nezuko clutched Rokuta close as they fell through the air. She jumped between platforms until she was able to land on one. "Aahhh!" Rokuta cried. "It's, okay. We'll find, every-one" Nezuko reassured her youngest Brother. She looked around. The space they were in was so strange, she'd never seen anything like it. "Let's go" the 12-year-old Demon girl decided, running off. Her light pink eyes surveyed the area, keeping her senses open for their family, enemy Demons or Muzan.
"Mii!" Rokuta suddenly called, looking down. Nezuko followed her baby Brother's gaze and saw Mitsuri running across a bridge below them, being chased by hundreds of Demon's. The black and orange-haired Demon Girl growled, and leapt down towards her. Mitsuri was slicing apart the seemingly endless Demons chasing her, but they were instantly replaced by more. "Oh come on! How many Demon's are in this crazy place?!" she demanded. As she stopped to turn around and look at her enemies, they suddenly all burst into hot pink flames.
The Demon's fell to the floor of the bridge, screaming as they burned. The Love Hashira turned to see Nezuko landing on the bridge, Rokuta clutching her Haori over her shoulder. "Oh! Nezuko! Rokuta! Are you both okay? Tanjiro would be so worried if anything happened to you!" Mitsuri cried, running over. "We're fine. Are, you, hurt?" Nezuko asked slowly. "Oh, I'm fine! Just a bit shocked! Do you have any idea where we are? Or where the others are?" the pink and green-haired young woman asked. When Nezuko shook her head, Mitsuri sighed, "well, thank you for your help with that hoard of Demons" she said gratefully.
Then her look turned serious, "let's go. We need to find the rest of your family" she said firmly. Nezuko nodded in understanding.
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Takeo watched as Tamayo slowly regrew her hand, "you okay?" he asked with a frown. "I'll be okay Takeo, don't worry about me" the Demon Doctor replied. Takeo looked around the room they had been dropped in, his bright red eyes gazing around. "You're worried about your family, aren't you?" Tamayo asked.
The grey-haired Demon boy's lips turned into a hard line at that question. "It's okay. I understand that you don't like to show your feelings. Either way, let's try to find your family or the Hashira, alright Takeo?" she asked him. Takeo turned back to her with determined red eyes and nodded silently.
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Kie ran through the strange are, determined to find her children before Muzan could get anywhere near any of them. She just hoped they were all alright. If anyone harmed them- a snarl built in her throat- she would destroy them!