Tanjiro and Kyojuro cut down any Demon's they encountered. Tanjiro had already begun using the Mark due to his rage. His family was in here somewhere, possibly being hurt! How dare these Demons try to keep him from getting back to them! He did feel bad that Muzan was using them as disposable pawns to try and kill him, but right now, he couldn't care less about how many Demon's he killed. He had to get to his Mom and Sibling's! And he refused to be slowed down by these Demons.
"Tanjiro. It appears that all of the Demon's that vanished from the outside world are here! We can't let any escape if we want to end this tonight!" Kyojuro said. "Yes, I agree. We can't let them stop us!" Tanjiro agreed. 'Hinokami Kagura: Raging Sun!' 'Flame-Breathing, Fifth Form: Flame Tiger!' the combined attacks decimated the hoard of Demons, their remains fading to ashes on the floor. "I believe Kibutsuji is attempting to wear us down. We should hurry Kamado" Kyojuro said. Tanjiro nodded firmly, 'I'm coming for you Muzan. Tonight you die' he thought, hate burning through his veins.
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Sanemi and Hanko ran beside each other as the Wind Hashira tore through the Demon's trying to kill him. But he'd noticed that they seemed to be trying to capture the young Demon. Muzan must have ordered them to do so if they saw any of the Kamado Demon's. Hanako jumped out of the way of their attempts, hitting them with seeds that sapped their strength. Sanemi then sliced them apart. 'Heh, as much as I don't want to admit it, this is faster with the kid's help. The Demon's don't even have the energy to stand up, much less fight back.'
An enemy Demon managed to land a blow on Hanako, slicing her arm off. The little Demon girl screamed in pain, and tried to kick it away. But the other Demon grabbed her arms and lifted her up, before ripping them off. Hanako fell onto the floor. But before the other Demon could take her to his Master, as he had been commanded to do, his head was sliced off by the Hashira's Sword. Taking a few breaths, Hanako regrew her arms as her old ones disintegrated.
She pushed herself up again. "Come on, show me the power that nearly killed Kibutsuji!" Sanemi groaned in annoyance. "I told you, I don't have an, offens-ive , Blood D-Demon Art," Hanako replied, "I only sup-ported my family and Mr G-Giyu in that battle" Hanako replied. "But you still have enhanced strength and speed and everything. Surely you could do something" the white-haired man asked. Hanako shrugged. Sanemi sighed, "of course I got stuck with the one Demon in the world who can't fight" he groaned.
"Let's hurry, and you better not slow me down" the Shinazugawa said. Hanako stared at him as he walked passed her. She was almost tempted to not help him, and see how quickly he got exhausted fighting these endless hoards of Demon's. But she had been raised better than that. So she just followed the man in silence.
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Mitsuri watched in amazement as Nezuko and Rokuta decimated the Demon's they had been facing. She thought Nezuko's flames had been strong when they set an entire group of Demon's on fire in an instant, spreading from one Demon to another in moments. But Rokuta's power- he had taken one of the Demon's attacks (one of the few with Blood Demon Art's that was fairly powerful) absorbed the power, and thrown it back at them all in an attack that vaporised every remaining Demon in their way.
"Wow! I had no idea you were so powerful Rokuta! That was amazing!" the Love Hashira gushed. Nezuko nodded and stroked her youngest Brother's head, "Rokuta, is powerful" she agreed with a smile.
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Genya and Teiko ran through the Castle. The young Demon girl pulled the enemy Demon's towards her Older Brother, so he could shoot their heads off with his gun, slice their heads off with his Sword or eat them to gain more strength. If any of them had Blood Demon Art's that they tried to use against them, Teiko would push the attack away from them, while Genya took advantage of the enemy Demon's distraction to act.
The two Shinazugawa Siblings had a good system going for them, and they thankfully hadn't run into an Upper Rank's yet. 'I just hope our luck lasts' Genya thought nervously.
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Takeo sighed as Tamayo finally finished recovering from Muzan absorbing her. "We're lucky enemy Demons haven't found us yet. Are you able to help m fight now?" the grey-haired Demon boy asked as they walked down a hallway. "I can, thank you. Yushiro should be somewhere in this place too. I asked him to assist the Demon Slayers if any of them got injured" Tamayo explained.
"Oh. That guy" the Kamado grumbled. "Well, at least he'll be helping us" Takeo said. "We should find the rest of my family now. I'm not letting that Bastard get his hands on them!" the younger Demon decided. "Of course" the Demon Doctor agreed. They hurried through the ever-shifting building. Takeo suddenly sped away and punched several Demon's before they could attack them.
"You're much faster than many other Demon's I've encountered" Tamayo stated. "Well, it's my Blood Demon Art. I call it Speed" Takeo said. "You're all very good at using your Blood Demon Art's. Even young Rokuta. It took me several decades to even figure out my Blood Demon Art" Tamayo complimented. "Thanks, I guess. Maybe it was because we instantly knew Muzan was an enemy? So we were able to use them to fight him? I don't know" Takeo replied.
"Well, either way, it will be very helpful Takeo" Tamayo said with a smile. The Demon boy looked away to hide his embarrassed blush, "I hope everyone else is alright" he said, trying to divert attention. The Demon Doctor smiled, "let's go find them" she decided.
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Soon Mitsuri, Nezuko and Rokuta ran into Iguro. "Kanroji. Are you alright?" the Serpent Hashira asked, eyes scanning the pink and green-haired young woman's body. "We're all okay Iguro! Thank you for worrying about me!" Mitsuri replied. "We?" Iguro asked, turning to look behind her to see Nezuko walking up while carrying Rokuta. "Oh. You have the- Kamado's, with you" the black-haired man said, eyeing the two Demon children. "F-family?" Nezuko stuttered questioningly. "Oh! Yes. Iguro, have you seen any other members of the Kamado family while you've been fighting?" Mitsuri asked.
"No. None" the Serpent Hashira replied curtly. The 12-year-old Demon girl wilted, looking down in disappointment. "It's okay Nezuko! We'll keep looking for you family, okay?!" Mitsuri asked brightly. She turned back to the black-haired man, "will you help us Iguro?" she asked pleadingly. The other Hashira looked from her to the Demon's. Nezuko was now comforting Rokuta, who was crying for his Mother and Tanjiro. The Serpent Hashira sighed deeply, "alright. For you, I will" he replied in acquiescence. "Oh, thank you! Did you hear that Nezuko? Iguro will help us find the rest of your family!" the Love Hashira cheered.
"Yes" she said happily. "Ma-ma! Tan!" Rokuta squealed happily, having cheered up. Iguro sighed again 'what have I gotten myself into?' he thought.
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Kie ran through the area as it changed around her. Suddenly the floor disappeared from under her feet. She tucked herself into a ball and rolled once she hit the ground. As she did, Kie felt a powerful Demon signature in the same area as she now was. She ran towards it, her Demonic features becoming more pronounced. She ran out into a huge room to see a Demon wearing a purple Kimono with a Sword cutting Muichiro's hand off. She shot in and pulled the boy and his hand into her arms. "You are, one of the, Kamado's" the other Demon said slowly, as Shigeru tried to smash him with his spiked ball.
Kie noted her child in the room, but ignored the rest of the fight as Muichiro groaned in pain in her arms. She put his hand back in place and used her Blood Demon Art, "it hurts, it hurts," the black and teal-haired teen watched in amazement as his hand reattached. "Fly away" Kie said, holding her hand out towards the six-eyed Demon, as she could now see he was. The Demon's hand was cut off. "You saved me," Muichiro said, as Kie helped him up. "Thank you" he said. "I see. A Damage, Transition, Blood Demon, Art" the Demon Swordsman said as he sliced Shigeru's head off with his Sword. Kie glared back at the other Demon furiously as his hand regrew in an instant.
Muichiro rolled his wrist to make sure his hand was attached properly. "Wow! It's like it was never severed. If it weren't for the blood, it probably wouldn't look like it had been either!" he said, impressed as he picked up his Sword again, while Shigeru put his head back on. "I'm counting on you Mrs Kamado" he said, holding his Katana with both hands. Kie, who could sense more of Muzan's blood in this Demon than in any other, growled at, who she could now see was Upper Rank 1, by the Kanji in his eyes. "Well! The strongest Demon under Muzan! Looks like it's my lucky day! I get to tear apart an Upper Rank Demon!" a familiar voice called.
They all looked to see Sanemi walking into the room, Hanako by his side. "Mommy!" the young Demon girl called, running up and standing with her Mother, younger Brother and Muichiro. "This'll be fun!" the white-haired man said with a crazed looking grin on his face.
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Iguro glared down at the black-haired Demon woman holding a Biwa. Her hair was spread over the floor and walls of the area like a tree, exposing her one pink eye. "That's, an Upper Rank" Nezuko said. "Are you sure Nezuko?" Mitsuri asked, looking at her and Rokuta. "How do you know?" Iguro asked with narrowed eyes, "we can't see her eye properly from up here". "Lot of, Muzan's, blood" the Demon girl replied. Rokuta was growling in her arms, and tried to escape from his Older Sister's grasp.
"Not yet Rokuta. We have to be careful. Iguro and I are human, we can't just rush in" Mitsuri said softly, patting the 3-year-old Demon's head. "She's just sitting there though. We should attack soon before she notices us" Iguro whispered. Mitsuri nodded, "I know" she replied.
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Tanjiro and Kyojuro continued running, but Tanjiro caught a familiar scent. He looked up to see the Water Hahsira on a platform above them. Tanjiro lit up, "Giyu! Down here!" he called, waving at him. Kyojuro grinned, "Tomioka! Good to see a friendly face!" he called to him. The other man made his way down to them. "Have you seen any Upper Rank's around Tomioka?" the Flame Hashira asked. "No. None. I have been attacked by a lot of weaker Demon's though" Giyu replied.
"You haven't come across any of my family, have you Giyu?" Tanjiro asked worriedly. The Water Hashira shook his head, "no I haven't. Sorry" he replied. Tanjiro took a deep breath to calm himself down, but he was still deeply worried about his family. "They're all strong. I'm sure they're fine" Giyu replied after seeing the look on his younger friend's face. "Yes. You're right. So we should-" Tanjiro was cut off as a wall suddenly tried to crush all three of them. His eyes widened, 'I have to do something, or we'll be crushed!' he thought frantically.
He, Kyojuro and Giyu all attacked the wall, being thrown through the large hole that was created. They lay on the floor, calming their racing hearts. "Well! That was exciting!" Kyojuro joked with a laugh. Soon they were all on their feet and looking around. But the large room was empty. Suddenly Tanjiro caught a Demon's scent. His head snapped up to the ceiling, "above!" he cried. It smashed into pieces and something leapt down with force. "Well, well. I hoped we'd meet again here!" Tanjiro's eyes narrowed as the dust cleared to show Akaza standing there with a bright-eyed grin, "it's time for a rematch Kyojuro! Tanjiro!" he cried excitedly.