Chapter Eight: The Smell of Enchanted Blood.
The newly transformed demon began attacking his wife and injured her in the middle of the crowded streets of Asakusa. A crowd had gathered around them completely oblivious to the danger they were in. Tanjiro Intervened, he quickly rushed before the demon could kill her and stuffed his hood into the man's mouth. The woman called out to Tanjiro who instructed her to keep putting pressure on her bite wound to stop the bleeding and informed the others to patch her up while he restrained the demon. Muzan and his human family quickly walked away, while Tanjiro could only watch helplessly as his worst enemy fleed away. Tanjiro yelled at the demon progenitor that he will never let him escape, that he will fallow him and hunt him down where ever he goes even to the dark depths of hell itself, hearing the threat Muzan continued to walk away while his wife questioned him about that boy's odd behavior. Tanjiro promised to take his head and to never forgive him for his heinous actions.
The police had entered the scene. Tanjiro called for restraints to secure the demon but the officers ignored him and attempted to pull Tanjiro off of the man but Tanjiro refused to release his hold on the demon. The officers tried to beat him off the man but that didn't work either the kid was freakishly strong so they couldn't pull him off and he was taking hits from their batons like they were nothing and they could sware that they saw the boy heal the wounds that they inflected on him and that is when they realized that they were not dealing with a normal teenager. Nezuko rushed to help her brother when suddenly flower petals and flowing patterns appeared blinding the police men. It was a blood demon art (Scent Of ILLUSIONARY BLOOD, Visual dream). Tanjiro detected a scent he can't determine but he sensed it getting stronger, and then a demoness warning a purple kimono with floral designs and purple eyes appeared and approached him accompanied by a demon boy with green hair and purple eyes wearing a white kimono. 'Even though he was changed into a demon you still refer to him as a person?! ' said the woman in a kind voice. She lended Tanjiro a helping hand to save the transformed man. With the transparent world
Tanjiro had figured out that these two people were demons but their scent was odd even though they were demons their scent was not different from a human. Before Tanjiro can say anything the woman revealed on her own accord that she is a demon as well as being a doctor and that she wishes to defeat Muzan just as much as the demon slayers. Elsewhere Muzan was sending his family home in a taxi, claiming that he has a business meeting to attend to, he also intended to talk with the police about the "disturbance" completely brushing aside his wife's concern about the situation. With his wife and daughter gone. Muzan entered an alleyway to walk through but while doing so. Muzan accidentally bumped into a drunk man who was with his brother and friend. Muzan politely apologized but the drunkard tried to confront Muzan for his expensive clothing he also talked about Muzan's pale skin, saying that he looked close to dying. Enraged Muzan raised a fist and brutally punched the drunkard into the wall shattering his skull. The other man was enraged seeing his brother being brutally murdered right in front of him, he rushed at Muzan with his fist raised and ready to kill...he was going to beat that man to death for killing his brother but Muzan swiftly kicked the man high into the air and the man ended up vomiting blood and splattered as he came crashing back down onto the floor. Muzan then approached the last person...a woman who was watching in horror. Muzan neeled down and got close to the terrified woman's face, the woman didn't speak she didn't say anything, she was too terrified to speak. ' tell me do i look pale and sickly! do i look i'm dying that i'm not long for this world!' Muzan said menacingly. Muzan then arrogantly retorted that he was a superior being close to perfection and then he raised a claw and pierced the woman's skull and flooded her body with an enormous amount of his blood. As she was squirming in pain. Muzan rhetorically asked the woman what might happen if he continued to flood her body with his blood, answering himself by stating that the human body can't withstand such a transformation, leaving its cells destroyed, the woman then transformed into a hideous abomination that wasn't a human or demon and then her cells dissolve causing her to melt into a mess of flesh and gore that burned into ash. After the woman died. Muzan summoned two demons by his side. The two demons bowed before their demon king ready to serve him and obey his every order and command. Muzan commanded the two demons to bring him the head of the demon slayer with the hanafuda earrings. The two demons immediately comply and left to do their their masters wishes and before they left Muzan gave the two demons some of his blood. Now that he was finally alone and by himself, he suddenly became terrified...it was his worst fear...that devil Yoriichi has came back to huant him from beyond the grave!!!...he needed to kill Kokushibo's two surviving half human brats and he needed to get rid of them soon...he didn't have any idea if they will ever be strong enough to poss a threat to him but he wasn't going to take that risk...he wasn't going to underestimate them...
Muzan never expected this form Kokushibo...Kokushibo was his most loyal subject and and Muzan regarded him as his most priceless treasure due to the massive power that he wealds and that strength and power combined with his loyalty was why Muzan appointed Kokushibo as his uppermoon one and as his righthand man...and that was way he sent him to investigate the Kamados. He never thought that Kokushibo would grow to love the small human family and care about them or that he would fall in love with their daughter and start a life and family with her...he never thought Kokushibo still had humanity left inside him...that he was still capable of human emotions like love and caring for others...he thought that the last vistages of Kokushibo's humanity had died with his brother Yoriichi...after all Kokushibo had stated in his own words that his brother Yoriichi was his last link and connection to humanity that he was the last person that he truly loved and cared about...but it turns out that they were both wrong...the Kamados had reawakend a part of Michikatsu that he had long forgotten and this has led to so much trouble for Muzan. The demon king normally killed these human/demon hybrids also known as Cambion shortly after their birth, he would kill the demon that dared to have a child with a human as well as kill their human partner and kill any hybrid offspring that they had as quickly as possible, for fear that one of these half demons would become stronger than him and overthrow him as the demon king, he should not of let Kokushibo get this far...but he didn't want to lose Kokushibo as his subordinate...so he let him live his life with his family...and he was even willing to let Kokushibo's children live if he turned them into demons under Muzan's control...but Kokushibo had refused to turn his children into demons, so that was when Muzan had decided to get revenge on Michikatsu and punish him for his betrayel...and he has been trying to turn Michikatsu back into a loyal pawn no matter what the cost.
Elsewhere, Tanjiro and Nezuko were being being admonished by the udon vendor for not eating the udon bowls he gave them. The two immediately ordered two new bowls. After chowing down the udon,the siblings left the vendor to continue into the city. ' that bastard! if he wasn't with his daughter i would not have let him get away ' said Tanjiro the boy was absolutely disgusted that he let that wretched devil man get away.
'You did the right thing Tanjiro, we don't know what Kibutsuji is capable of, we could have been killed and what's worse is that we could have put that little girl in danger, for now we should focus on finding leads on our missing father and on our training and missions.' replied Nezuko as she put a hand on Tanjiro's shoulder with a warm smile on her face. Tanjiro felt much better now...he was glad that he did the right thing. The siblings were about to continue on their way but they saw the demon boy who was with the the demon woman they met earlier, the boy claimed that he only waited under her orders. Tanjiro stated that he could easily find her with his sense of smell but the boy responded by revealing that she is hidden under a cloaking spell that Tanjiro can't see. Tanjiro and Nezuko then followed the boy, they traveled through the city until they ended up in a alley's dead end. The boy then walked through the wall and instructed the siblings to do so as well. Tanjiro and Nezuko walked through the wall and found a house hidden behind the dead end. Before the trio entered the house, the boy quickly threatened the siblings warning them to not offend the person inside in any way, claiming that that he does not care what happens to the siblings and that he only invited them to the house because the woman insisted. Once they were inside Tanjiro found the injured woman from Asakusa resting on a hospital bed and being attended by the demoness from earlier. Tanjiro and Nezuko apologized to the woman for leaving her with the job and the demon woman told them that the transformed man is still restrained in the basement. Tanjiro wondered aloud if the demon woman struggled to treat injured humans, the demon boy was offended by that and tried to punch Tanjiro on the chest but the demon had fell on the floor as Tanjiro quickly dodged the attack...his father had taught him to always be aware of his surroundings and to never let his guard down...an enemy could appear at any moment...so you must always be prepared to fight and defend yourself. The demon boy then criticized Tanjiro for believing that treating humans involves holding back their desire for blood. Tanjiro quickly apologized. Unbothered by the statement, the woman scolded her assistant for resorting to violence. The woman then introduced herself as Tamayo and she introduced her assistant as Yushiro. Tamayo answered that treating humans isn't as unbearable to her as it might be for other demons, as she has modified her body's physiology considerably, including removing Muzan's curse. Tamayo took the Tsugikuni siblings to her living room and told them to get comfortable. Tamayo continued her statement by saying that by modifying their physiology, she and Yushiro only require small amounts of human blood to survive, taking it from blood transfusions. Tanjiro realized that this is why he doesn't smell anything different from the two even though the transparent world clearly revealed that they were demons. Tamayo added that Yushiro needs even less blood then her as she was the one who transformed him to a demon. Seeing the Tsugikuni siblings surprised reactions. Tamayo explained that while Muzan is normally the only one who can transform people, she was able to tern Yushiro into one but only after two hundred years. Hearing this Tanjiro incredulously asked Tamayo how old she was. Yushiro tried to jab Tanjiro in the stomach but Tanjiro tackled Yushiro to the ground. Lady Tamayo scolded and threatened them for fighting in her house, the two boys quickly bowed and apologized for their behavior. Yushiro apologized while admiring Lady Tamayo's beauty. Tamayo made it clear that her intention is not to increase the number of demons and she only transforms people how are terminally ill or gravely injured. Emphasizing that she will still ask them if they want to continue living as demons as well. Tanjiro sensed that Tamayo was a pure and honest woman and someone that he can fully trust. Tanjiro asked if it was possible to cure someone who has been transformed into a demon and change them back into a human.
Back With The Demons.
The two demons who were tasked with hunting down Tanjiro were able to find the alley that Tanjiro was at and they walked through. One of them, a man had used the eyes imbedded in his hands to follow Tanjiro's path while the second demon a woman asked if he has found him while playing with her temari ball. The Arrow Demon had found Tanjiro's footprints and noted that their target was being followed by two other individuals. The Temari Demon grew excited by the upcoming fight, feeling that Muzan's blood has given her strength.
Back With Tamayo.
Upon hearing Tanjiro's question. Tamayo said that there is a way to return someone into a human. Tamayo told Tanjiro and Nezuko that for any wound or ailment there is a medicine or treatment and that she and Yushiro are dedicated to finding and working on a method that may succeed. Tamayo gave Tanjiro and Nezuko a vital task...in order to produce an elixir for treatment Tamayo needed the blood of demons as close to Muzan as possible. Tamayo also explained that by demons closest to Muzan she ment demons whose powers were similar to Kibutsuji's making it a very dangerous and daunting task. Tamayo asked if Tanjiro and Nezuko were willing to do her request. Tanjiro and Nezuko compiled...with the hope that the victims who were infected with Muzan's curse can finally be saved...Tamayo smiled at their acknowledgment...suddenly multiple temari balls punched through the house!...battering the interior and forcing everyone to duck for safety. The temari balls then stopped and flew back to their owner. The Temari Demon. As the Arrow Demon wondered how they plan to kill them.'Vindictively of course!' said the Temari Demon. The demons powerful presents starteld Tanjiro, Nezuko and Yushiro.
Author's Note: Susamaru and Yahaba are literally in the house how are our heroes going to get out if it this time?!...toon in next time to find out.
Thank you for reading.
