Demon Slayer 1 (1016 words)

In a snowy mountain forest stands a lone house in which the Kamado family lived.

The family consists out of seven members excluding the father, Tanjuro Kamado, as he died not too long ago because of a sickness.

The mother, Kie Kamado, took care of the children together with Nezuko the second oldest child and oldest daughter of the family while the oldest child, Tanjiro, goes to the nearest village to sell firewood in order to make enough money for his family.

Early in the morning Tanjiro loaded his basket with firewood in preparation for his trip to the village, he just said goodbye to his family and is currently walking through the snow.

The thirteen year old boy with dark brown hair which he pulled back into a short ponytail and the scar on his forehead stomps through the cold snow while wearing a black and green checkered haori.

He stops when his dark red eyes see someone coming towards him.

Before he could say anything he heard the voice.

"Tanjiro!" The girl coming towards him is his younger sister Nezuko, she wears a light pink kimono with asanoha pattern and a white cloth which she uses to carry a young boy on her back.

"Ah, Nezuko." Tanjiro smiles upon seeing his little sister who has her long hair bound into a strict bun.

"I was busy putting Rokuta to sleep so he wont make a scene when you leave." She says before looking over he shoulder to the little boy.

"He really misses dad." After that they soon said their goodbye and Nezuko watches her brothers back slowly disappearing in the distance.

Her soft smile which she always wore when around her family grew hard and serious.

'Twelve years already. It has been twelve years since I died and got reborn into this world as Nezuko Kamado. I cant really remember my previous life, but I sure as hell remember that Im currently inside a dangerous world.' Turning around Nezuko makes her way back to her home.

'Who would have thought that I would be reborn into a fictional world about which I read while still alive.' Silently gritting her teeth a silent anger with traces of fear appears in her eyes.

'And into such a dangerous world at that.' Nezuko watched the anime Demon Slayer and also read the manga, she had a firm grasp on just how dangerous this world was with its demons and demon slayers.

She was also aware of what was going to happen this night, it after all was the official beginning of the plot.

For twelve years has she already known about this very night, twelve years did she have time to prepare… and all she did was to accept that they had to die.

It was a cruel decision, but Nezuko had steeled her heart long ago, this wasn't the same world she lived in before, it was a cruel and dangerous world.

But most importantly, she was scared, or more accurate, absolutely terrified.

The only way she would be able to grow strong and protect herself and those she loved was by becoming a demon slayer or a demon.

Over the years Nezuko already formulated a plan and in preparation for it she detached herself greatly from reality, to the point where it was more accurate to say that she controlled her body remotely.

Through this it was also a lot easier for her to distance herself form the people around her.

Taking a deep breath Nezuko once again put on the soft smile as she arrived at the wooden house of her family, but different form before her light pink eyes grew somewhat cold.

The rest of the day passes and night broke in.

Everyone was already sleeping except for Nezuko who sat in lotus position on top of her futon with her eyes closed.

Her hand which rest on her knees shake form fear and guilt.

A deep frown covers her forehead and sweat drips down her face while her breath was calm and deep.

Then she suddenly balls her hands into fists and shoots up into a standing position.

'There is no room for doubt anymore. If I want to survive I need to let my emotions lose.' All this time, for twelve years, she thought she had already made a decision, but now, in the night in which it will happen, she found herself doubting that very same decision.

At that she started to meditate and practice the copied breathing method of her father.

In those twelve years Nezuko carefully paid attention to the breathing method which her father used when dancing the dance of the fire god as it was most likely the legacy of the legendary sun breather, the most powerful demon slayer that ever existed.

It would have been a waste not to learn it.

Even thought she hasn't mastered it, she could still use it to increase her physical abilities and calm her mind.

After a while meditating she came to new decision which is, she would do whatever she wanted to do, fu*k the consequences.

With that anger started to resurface.

Nezuko was easily angered, lots of things could piss her off, but this anger is something she brough over form her last live.

The anger of dying after an unfulfilling life.

And now she most likely doomed the family in this live because of her own fear.

All this anger was mostly directed at herself, her incompetence and cowardice would ruin the lives of her family.

It was then that she heard the sound of the front door opening.

Blind furry and a desperate desire to protect her family overcame Nezuko clouding her thoughts as she dashed out of her room to meet the intruder.

From there on everything was a blur and she only regained some of her sanity when she felt cold snow underneath her together with a small body that was rapidly cooling off.

'I failed you all, Im sorry.' With that she lost consciousness while tears run down her eyes.