Final selection

A katana whistled through the wind and sliced a rolled up tatami mat in half. Akira sheathed his katana back into one of his sayas.

Akira exhaled a small mist out of his mouth due to the cold weather. looked up at the sky with his black pupils changing to the color white. The rays of light pour thought the bamboo forest. The chirps of birds and insects can be heard in the forest.

(I wonder if someone has a similar goal like mine) Akira thought.

Akira had been trained for past two years learning yin-Yang breathing on a mountain, he was been under the training of a demon slayer but left after he learned all that he needed to know, he went off to train his breathing style based off the scroll

The breathing technique known as Yin-Yang is a technique where the chaotic and powerful nature of Yin breathing and the percise and elegant nature of Yang breathing combined.

The way his parents find their blade into a demons neck were unique.

His mother described a wavy light light she would move her blade though to decapitate a demon.

His father described a black flame in a certain spot he would need to swing his sword at to decapitate a demon, the more intense the flames would mean more force into the swing.

Akira had a combination of both which helped him learn Yin-Yang breathing easier. He could see both due to his unique eyes that changed his pupils to black or white. When following the blade path his right pupil on his eye would go black and his left pupil on his left would go white.

Akira had kept and maintained his parents Nichirin katanas since he wanted to behead the demon who killed his parents with their blades

Akira with the help of of his unique eyes and his past training from his parents had master most of the breathing technique but is unable to master the final form due to unknown circumstances.

He is now 15 years old and is finally ready for final selection. Akira grabs his stuff and sets off to final selection. Akira trekked to final selection until he saw the wisteria trees with a torii at the entrance.

He walked through and climbed the stairs to see many different candidates participating in the final selection, one in particular was wear a water theme kimono.

Akira walked up to the boy in the water kimono.

"Hello there, my name is Akira." Akira said as he looked at the boy

"Hi, so you participating in final selection. My name is Tanjiro,not to be rude but why are your eyes like that." Tanjiro asked.

"It's ok it is just something I was born with and yes I am participating in final selection, why are you here." Akira asked.

"I am here because I want to become a demon slayer." Tanjiro answered.

Akira nodded and the two guides announced the beginning of the final selection. They told everyone that several demons have been kept here on the mountain and can not leave the wisteria perimeter. They were also told that they would have to survive seven days out of the wisteria's protection.

After the announcement the final selection began. Everyone headed in their own path while Akira headed east. Final selection was one of the obstacles to become a demon slayer to get revenge for his parents, he would not stop till he did.

[three hours later]

Akira had been running towards the east where sunlight would hit. Akira stopped in his tracks as he heard a scream in the distance. Akira ran towards a it and saw someone going to be eaten by a demon.

"Someone please help me!" The person yelled

"Keep on yelling no one is going to-" the demon paused as a line of light appeared light appeared around his neck. The demon turned around to see Akira with his back towards him sheathing his katana.

The demon charged at Akira with a hungry and crazed look.

(Yin-Yang breathing first form: ominous gleam)

Akira thought as he slid the katana back into his saya the line of light bursted in black flames and the demon was decapitated.

Akira walked away and continued to try and survive final selection.

[six days later]

Akira struck down the last demon using Yin Yang breathing second form: eternal light and decapitated it. Akira exhaled and looked up at the sky.

Akira finally saw the sun rise on the seventh day. The warm sun engulfed the mountain send pleasant waves of warm light on the skin while being horrible burn and death to the demons.

Akira noticed that there were only 4 others who survived. He then saw Tanjiro and walked up to him.

"You survived Tanjiro." Akira said and Tanjiro turned around.

"We'll I can't say the same for the rest." Tanjiro said as he looked around. Most of the other participants could not make it and probably left or died.

Then the guides announced that the people standing here are now demon slayers and they would be assigned to a crow. They also announced their rank and what rank they are right now.

Akira then saw a guy with a scar on his face push the crow away.

"Who the hell cares about some damn crow!" He yelled as he grabbed the hair of one of the guides "give my sword right now!"

The guides stared blankly at him. Tanjiro intervened and grabbed the boys arm.

"Wh-what should I do!?" The yellow haired boy said.

"Let go or I will break your arm." Tanjiro said

"Take your best shot." The boy said

Tanjiro breathed out and his grip increased which made the boy let go of the guide in pain.

After that the guides presented a table of ores to pick. Before Akira could pick the two guides looked at him and looked surprised.

"Lord Akira we have been waiting for you, your parents had two ores prepared for your arrival ." The guides said in unison.

Akira was surprised and so as the others. His family was a highly respected family who owned a large business he knew that his family was known, but he never expected to hear this.

"No fair how come he gets special ores while we get these!" The yellow haired boy complained

"I'm sorry but he is part of the highly respected Tsukumora family and his parents arranged this for him." The guides said.

Akira was led to a path with wisteria trees on the side of the path. It looked beautiful, the purple flowers on the branches created a canopy with purple petals on the ground.

Akira was led to a shrine with two unique ores and was shocked to see the two ores.

"These are the Amaterasu ore and the Daikokuten ore, the ores of absolute light and dark." The guides explained.

Akira picked up the two ores. One was shining a bright white light and one was pitch black.Akira pocketed the ores and bowed at the guides.

"Thank you." Akira said as he bowed and guides bowed as well.

Akira walked out and saw that the others left. Akira looked at the two ores one more time before heading out of final selection.

Akira now is one step further on his goal to kill upper moon one.