『WARNING!』

- Violence

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『3rd Person』
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Tanjiro admired the wisteria petals, grazing his fingers over one softly. 'Wow! But wisteria..shouldn't be blooming this time of the year...' Tanjiro said to himself in his thoughts, confused on why the wisteria are blooming at this time of the year. But he pushed that thought aside, he had to get to the final selection before it starts. He walked up the stairs, noticing an entrance. Meaning, that was the entrance to the final selection. And when he stepped through the entrance, he saw many people there. 'Look how many there are!' He thought to himself, in awe on how many people are participating the final selection. He noticed that some of them had scars, some of them had scratches and some of them didn't have either of those.

He also noticed that a few people caught his eyes.

One was a male, dirt on both cheeks. Short, blonde, darker orange at the tips, the same colors going for the eyebrows.  His eyes went from soft brown to a yellow shade of honey, it was hinted with some fear. He wore a yellow haori that faded to orange at the bottom, with white-triangle patterns over it. He also sported black hakama pants with it, including the white socks and sandals with orange straps.

Looking towards another person, Tanjiro observed them as well.

He was also a male, he was short, had thick, short, mess, black hair that was shaved at both of it's sides, including the back. Leaving a clump of messy black hair on the top of his head. He also had inward-slanting eyes, small, dark purple, pupils. He wore a purple, sleeveless yukata, with a black shirt that had sleeves under it. He sported it with a white cloth tied around his waist, black hakama pants and white socks with sandals that had black straps. He had a scar coming from his right cheek to over the bridge of his nose.

Tanjiro noticed the next one was a girl, not expecting one due to many females not really joining the Demon Slayers Corps.

The girl had soft, pink-lilac eyes with long, thick, eyelashes. She had raven, thin, hair that was tied into a ponytail on the right side of her head. Tied up by a pink, green, butterfly ornament. Two, small, strands of her hair curved over her ears. She wore a pink kimono with a white yukata underneath, also wearing a different shade of violet hakama pants. Finishing the outfit with white socks and sandals with pink straps.

The last one seemed to be the most interesting one, one who stood out the most out of the crowd.

Tanjiro couldn't see what gender they were, due to them wearing a long, black, cloak that reached their calves. Sporting it with black, hakama pants peaking from underneath the cloak and white socks with sandals that had black straps. A hood was over their head, with a kitsune mask cover their face. The kitsune mask had closed eyes with two black curves under the eyes, it's expression didn't have any emotion. The mask design wasn't similar to Urokodaki's at all, it was a different persons design. The mask seemed to be dull, it kinda made Tanjiro wonder how old it was. But, he was wondering about one thing. What was he starting to feel right when he looked at them? He felt the urge to just protect them from any danger, keep them to himself, as if they were his treasure. And he only just looked at them! Why was he feeling this way? Are they doing this on purpose? Is it just him? Tanjiro had questions going on through his head like a hurricane, it almost gave him a headache.

Tanjiro was about to walk over to them, wanting to start a conversation with them. That's until the twins started their speech, getting everyone's attention on them.

"Greetings, everyone." Both of them spoke in sync, scaring some of the participants a little. "Thank you for gathering tonight for the final selection." The raven haired twin took the turn to speak, while the white haired twin patiently waited for their turn. "Mount Fujikasane holds demons that demon-slayer, swordsmen have taken alive and trapped here." The raven haired twin finished explaining, giving their twin the turn to speak. "Demons hate wisteria flowers, which bloom here even out of season." The white haired one explained, also explaining why the wisteria are blooming at this time of the year. "They cover the mountain from it's foot to halfway up the slope." She continued.

"However, from that point on, the wisteria does not bloom. So the demons roam free. You must survive there for seven days." Both the twins now started speaking in sync once again, explaining the main goal to past the final selection in the last sentence.

"If you do, then you will have passed the final selection. Now go." Right after they finished saying go, all the participants immediately past the twins and into the forest.

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"Hey, Hey! Get lost! I'm gonna eat this kid!" Yelling was heard in front of Tanjiro, croaky one's to be exact.

"No, you get lost!" Another croaky voice yelled back, empathizing the word you aloud. 'Two of them?! Out of nowhere?! Can I..win?' Tanjiro thought to himself, getting nervous on what will happen next. Both demons came out of the shadows, revealing their true forms. "He's my meal!" One of them yelled, grinning with their long tongue as they stared at Tanjiro in hunger.

"Shut up!" The other one yelled, mad about how another annoying demon is trying to get his meal before he does.

"The one who kills him first gets to eat him!" The one with the long tongue yelled, charging at Tanjiro with the other demon. "It's been so long since I tasted human flesh!" The other yelled, drooling as he was yelling. 'Total Concentration..' Tanjiro slowly breathes in, relaxing his upper body as he does. 'Water Breathing!' Tanjiro yelled in his thoughts, concentrating on what he learned. Right when the two demons got right in front of Tanjiro, a thread appeared, connecting to their necks. 'I smell the thread!' Tanjiro thought to himself, the thread reflecting in his maroon eyes. 'Fourth form, Striking Tide!' Tanjiro swiftly cut both the demons heads off, streams of water following where the sword went.

Tanjiro was in shock, in shock on what he just did. 'I did it..I beat two demons..! I've gotten stronger!' Tanjiro didn't realize it, but he gripped his katana tighter while he was still crouching on the ground. 'All that training worked..I can do this..!' Tanjiro felt proud of himself, tears welling up in his eyes as he stood up straight.

The headless corpses of the demons soon started to disintegrate, even the bones did as well.

'When I use the katana that Urokodaki gave me..even the bones crumble!' Tanjiro was shocked about it, not expecting the bones to disintegrate with the flesh and all. But after that, he put his hands in a prayer position. Praying for the demons to have a better life in their next life. 'Rest in peace!' Tanjiro prayed, and once he finished his prayers.

He smelt something, something disgusting.

'What's that rotten smell?' Tanjiro thought to himself as he pinched his nose, not liking the rotten smell.

"Waaah!" A voice yelled, startling Tanjiro a little from the sudden yell. A young man soon ran out of the bushes, fear very visible on his face. "There's a huge, deformed demon back there!" He yelled, hoping for anybody to hear him. "I've never seen anything like it!" He yelled his thoughts aloud, trying to get away from what was chasing him.

A huge 'thump!' was heard, coming from behind the young man that was running away.

That's when the said 'Huge, deformed demon' revealed itself from the trees. The demon truly was deformed, he had arms everywhere all over his giant body. Not a single leg, torso, anything but arms and hands. The demon was also holding a participant by the neck, it also seems like the participant was dead. Due to the blood that was dripping from his mouth and dull eyes. The demon lifted up the dead participant above him, opening his arms up, or mostly likely..his mouth. The demon dropped the dead participant in his mouth, eating him whole. The scene shocked Tanjiro, including on how powerful the demon seemed than the others in the final selection. After the demon quickly finished his meal, his arms reached out for the young man that was running away. The young man yelled out once the demon grabbed him by the ankle and lifted him up.

'Don't be afraid..!' Tanjiro told himself, slowly the handle of his katana. 'Help him! I must help him!' Tanjiro repeated to himself. 'I'm not powerless anymore! Let's go!' Tanjiro encouraged himself, quickly getting in action.

'Water breathing!' Tanjiro jumped up towards the arm, quickly getting ready to attack. 'Second form, Water Wheel!' He chopped the arm off right on time before the demon could eat the young man, making the young man land on the ground. Tanjiro landed right in front of the young man, going in a protective stance. The demon glares at Tanjiro, starting to speak up with a roughed tone.

"Another of my dear..foxes has come!"

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Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, I tried making it longer. Which was around 1600 words! Yay! ( ^ ^ )