Demon Slayer : The Silent Journey

Chapter 82: Doma vs Seiji, begin

Chapter 82: Doma vs Seiji, begin

Author : You know what? Forget the stones. I made a promise to a certain Brazilian so here is a mass release of the whole arc.

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[3rd POV]

She was losing strength. She knows.

She was getting weaker and weaker. He knows it.

This fight was merely a play done for the amusement of the demon. They both knew it.

'I am going to die here.' Kanae concluded in her mind when she felt her body starting to get slower and her adrenaline ran out.

The chilling cold returned to her, weighing down on her body and making her go numb once more. They were slowly dragging her closer and closer to the brink of death.

"What a sad sight this is, your own body is failing you~" Doma commented and parried any attacks that came his way with one hand.

"Why not just accept your fate and give in to my kindness? I assure you, there will no longer be a pain in paradise," the demon said before swinging his war fan to create a gust of cold air that sent her flying to the opposite of the room.

When the fact that she was really going to die now sank in, her life flashed before her eyes. It started with her dear little sister, Shinobu, then it shifted to Kanao, then her friends at the Flower Mansion, her fellow Hashira, Gyomei who saved her and then Master Ubuyashiki etc.

All of those people flashed in her mind. Time seemed to wait for her as she relieved the memories of a lifetime in an instant.

And then finally, he appeared in her mind. She shed a tear for this one because it came with regret. That was why he was the last one.

Seiji appeared in her mind and never left.

She felt immense regret in her heart. She should've confessed to him on that night, and now she was never going to get the chance again.

That was her only regret.

'I love you.' three words that she wished to could say to the deaf man. How silly.

She propped up her body with the last of her strength and leaned on the wall. Now, she could only watch as Doma slowly approached her with an ecstatic smile. A drug addict smiles.

The demon was completely insane.

"Seijiiii.." his name left her lips and the sound of his name brought a smile to her face even in such a situation.

He must be busy with his mission now, located directly opposite to hers. She wished he was here somehow, not to save her like he had done a million times but to see him one last time.

And confess.

....

*Bzzzzzz*

Doma stopped coming forward and Kanae froze when they saw a spark of lighting between them. It was the weirdest thing, Kanae wondered if it was a hallucination.

A chilling sensation washed over them as well, much more for Doma. It was like a deep foreboding. The spark of lighting was a prophet that foretold a coming disaster.

Not three seconds later, Thunder erupted and tore through the building. Everything was ripped apart due to the violent force.

At that moment, Kanae saw hope and Doma saw a powerful threat.

The foundation of the building shook violently with the appearance of the Purple Swordsman. His lack of reaction due to the loud sound hints at his deafness and his pristine sword was a signature that all demons were now familiar with.

Not a second later, Seiji brought up his sword and his robotic voice declared.

"Wind Breathing : Fourth Form."

He swung his long blade towards the roof of the building. The rush of wind and hurricanes produced by his attack ripped apart the building.

"Rising Storm Dust,"

*BOOOOOOOM!!!*

A loud shockwave oppressed the area. The Temple of the Eternal Paradise Faith was completely ripped apart and shredded under the power of the wind. The full moon in the sky was revealed as the roof collapsed.

Seiji ran towards Kanae and stopped any debris from hitting her.

After another shockwave, the building was destroyed completely.

Kanae felt life return to her body and she also took in a deep and needed breath. Her previous injuries seemed not too grave anymore with him around.

It was because of this that she fell so deeply in love with him.

The demon king could stand in front of her but under his protective presence, all fears were dispelled.

She knew she was saved once more.

...

...

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[Seiji's POV]

Lighting Breathing to split the building in half so that it could collapse more easily.

Then Wind Breathing not only destroys the building but blows all of the cold air away and allows the air to be breathable once more.

I brought the battle into the open because Doma's blood demon art worked better in tight spaces. His ability to freeze the surrounding temperature would be harder to use in the open air, especially with a Wind Breath user.

And the lack of a roof would allow the sun to shine upon the demon the moment it rose. Even if I could not defeat him, I needed to keep him occupied until sunrise and I would win.

These actions were planned in a few seconds before I reached them so it was not perfect. But I hoped this would turn the battle in my favour.

...

"My my my~ What do we have here? If it isn't the famous Hashira?" Doma slowly walked out from the smoke with a shit-eating grin on his face.

The situation seemed to amuse him even more.

"I hate your face more than I thought I would," I spat out. I cursed my eyes because they would remember his face forever.

I looked away from the disgusting living flesh and turned to Kanae. I quickly scanned her body and the injury she sustained.

She had many wounds and she was beyond exhaustion but there was nothing fatal. Her lungs were the ones that were most damaged.

"Maybe being so pretty is not ideal, you even attract demons," I joked. Maybe it was a bad attempt but I only had a second to make it so please don't judge me.

She smiled, if she was not so injured she'd giggle sweetly like she always did with my bad jokes.

But at least she was not scared, and that was all that mattered.

!!!!!

Right then, I quickly turned around and slashed two spikes made of ice before they could skewer me. I saw them coming from the reflection of her eyes.

"Eh~ You dodge that? I thought you were deaf?" Doma asked aloud before he struck a thinking pose. "Are you like Lord Kokushibo? Do you have a 360-degree vision?"

I remained silent and simply observed every cell in his body. From his body language, the contents of his stomach, his muscle construction, from the pattern of his breath and heartbeat, I used every single piece of information to expose his weakness.

My eyes saw his stregth, his weakness.

"Your eyes," he commented, a bit serious this time.

"You think you can beat me," he smiled widely after that, "How interesting. I'm so glad you decided to come here, you make things a whole lot more interesting,"

"....."

"Tell me, how do you plan to beat me?"

And so I did.

I told him.

*BOOOOOM!!!*

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