Tree roots grew inside kokushibos body, stabbing muichiro in various parts of his body. It was genya.

It held the demon still. It reminded his the last time he had fought with his brother. When his brother was old, and fading away. He could still almost capture his neck, but he didn't.

Kokushibo will never understand why, his brother could of ended years of suffering. But he didn't.

But the suffering was going to end.

Genya was sliced in half. He didn't have long left.

Muichiro was sliced in half. He didn't have long left.

Genyas last act to protect everyone. The tree roots turned into swords, resembling the one he had eaten.

Muichiro's last act. He could let himejima and sanemi die, his blade turned red, and became burning hot. Removing his stomach all together.

Genyas final act to save everyone. His bullets were still in there, so he another tree rooted the demon.

Kokushibo wanted to stop it, but he couldn't.

Can you feel the excitement? Brother. One day, the children who will be born into this world. Will surpass us, and climb up to even further heights.

That was his final thought.

But another pillar had ran in.

Well that's what they thought. He wasnt dead. But the demon slayers were dying.

"DON'T YOU DARE LET TOKITOU AND GENYAS SACRIFICES BE IN VAIN!"

Gyomei yelled out to sanemi.

"JUST WHAT I WAS FUCKING THINKING! IM GONNA HACK AND SLASH UNTIL THAT THING DISAPPEARS FROM THIS EARTH!"

So that's exactly what the two did. They hacked and slashed, but the demon just kept regenerating, until the creature didn't even resemble kokushibo.

But the sword wound muichiro, really did get back at him. Because before he knew it, he was dead. Now he was nothing. Was any of it worth it

"MUICHIRO!"

The pillar ran for the boy, it was one of the worst sights she had ever seen.

"(...y/n)?"

"Shhhhh it's okay, it's okay I'm here."

Tears were in her eyes, as she patted the top of his head. She held him tight.

"(Y/n) I... I don't want to go..... I want to stay.... With you..."

"I know you do, but it's okay. You'll be okay."

"P-please don't let me die....... It hurts so much.... Please do something, anything......"

(Y/n) grabbed onto the boys hand, and squeezed it lightly.

"How about we watch the clouds, wouldn't that be nice?"

"Okay... But I can't..... I can't see.... Its getting so dark...."

"I'll describe them. T-theres one that looks like a sheep, its round a fluffy."

Muichiros eyes were closed.

"It.... It looks nice.... Very nice..thank you........"

His chest stopped moving, not air was coming out of his mouth or nose.

"Muichiro.... Please don't leave. Not like this!"

She was now balling her eyes out. She couldn't believe she let another one of her friends die.

Muichiro had died from blood loss.

What a cruel world she lived in.

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Unbelievable how he was able to keep fighting after losing conscious.

"Hime...jima.. san... Aniki.... Tokitou... San...."

"We're alive. Its okay!"

"... Don't mind me... Treat him... Hurry."

He's still alive in this state... It could be because of the demon parts he ate..... But the effects are fading. Even though sanemi has rare blood, them side by side should do no harm.

Gyomei laid sanemi down next to genya before he left to go tend to muichiro.

When he got there he saw (y/n) crying into his chest.

"(Y/n)...."

He sat down on the other side of muichiro. The girls haori was atop his body, covering their eyes from the state of his body.

"Tokitou.... It was all thanks to you and genya."

Gyomei spoke to the boy. Even though he was long gone.

"We won thanks to you two, I'm extremely grateful from the bottom of my heart. And I absolutely respect you..... You were so young... And very remarkable to the end.. so sleep in peace, we will defeat muzan here and head your way as well.

And (y/n) I pray for you two to meet in the next life. But please, help us defeat muzan."

The girl nodded, tears staining her face.
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"Nii-san...?"

Muichiro was in front of his brother, for the first time in 3 years. But his brother wasn't smiling, he was crying.

"DON'T COME HERE! GO BACK!!"

"why? I worked so hard... Aren't you going to praise me?"

Muichiro was now crying. He put so much or himself into protecting others, and the first thing his brother did was yell at him.

"Why? That's what I want to ask. You could've ran away! You're only 14!"

"I can't abandon my friends and run away."

"You wouldn't of died! The youngest one there is 18, they're all adults. Why did you even die here! Its a pointless death! Do you even know why you were born?"

His brother was right, he could've ran away and left it to genya, sanemi, gyomei and eventually ema and (y/n). But he didn't.

"You died when you were 11! Nii-san, that's even more pathetic! And why was I born? I already know the answer to that!

I was born to be happy! Isn't that the same for you, nii-san? Were you not happy? Did you never feel a moment of happiness.

I was happy when the four of us were living other as a family. And even since I was left alone, I had my share of painful and sad moments.

But I made friends, I had fun and I could smile around them! I had so many times where I was happy that I can't count them all.

Is that so bad? I didn't run away from anything, and I didn't turn my eyes away either. I put my life on the line for my friends, and I have no regrets."

Muichiro was balling his eyes out now, he missed his friends already.

"Thanks to me, (y/n) and ema didnt have to put their life on the line! Don't call it a pointless death! If it were anyone else I wouldn't care, but don't you put it that way, nii-san."

Yuuchiro walked up to him, and held him tight. They were both crying now.

"Sorry... I know that. But... I just didn't want you to die, muichiro.... Just you, muichiro..."

The brothers held each other tightly.
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Sanemi had woken up to his brother crumbling.

"AAAGHHHHHHHH!! WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED HERE!! YOU BODY... WHY IS YOUR BODY CRUMBLING LIKE A DEMONS!? AAGH FUCK FUCK FUCK!!"

His voiced boomed throughout the giant room. It startled gyomei and (y/n).

"Ani....ki..."

His voice was soft and weak. Compheared to his normal one.

"DONT WORRY, ILL SO SOMETHING! NII-CHAN WILL DO SOMETHING!! ILL FIX THIS!"

sanemi couldn't stop crying. The only remaining family he had, was now dying in front of him.

"..... Ni-can.... So..rry.... Back then..... I... Balmed you.... Sorry... And for being.... A burden.. sorry..."

"YOU, YOU WERE NEVER A BURDEN TO ME! NOT EVEN ONCE! DON'T DIE!! DON'T YOU DARE DIE BEFORE ME, GOT IT?"

"thanks for... Protecting me...."

"I DIDN'T PROTECT YOU FOR SHIT! YOU MORON! AGHHH FUCK FUCK!!!"

"You... You were trying your best.... And I ... I wanted to... Protect you... Nii... Chan..... We feel the same.... Because we're... Brothers.

You... Had many..m.. horr...ible... Mem...
Ories.... And i want you.... To... Be happy... I don't... Want you... To die......

Because my nii-chan..... Is... The sweet.. est.... Person.. in the world.."

genyas voice was so raspy, forming words was becoming harder and harder. He didn't sound like genya anymore.

"AAAGHHHH! COME ON, GOD! PLEASE! PLEAZE! DON'T TAKE MY BROTHER AWAY! PLEASE!!!"

"the.. and... You.... Nii...Chan...."

Genya crumbled in his own brothers hands.

"AAAGHHHHHHHH! GENYA!!! GENYAAAAAAAA!!"

Sanemi hunched over his dead brothers brother. He was gone

Gyomei walked over to him.

".... Shinazugawa... (Y/n) we have to go. Raise your heads. this isn't over until we defeat muzan."

Everyone was dying.