Chapter 57: Ch-55 : Shocked Muzan Kibutsuji and Ubuyashiki
Twelve Kizuki headquarters
*knock* *knock*
"Come in"
A crux and monotonous voice resounded from a handsome man with red eyes and a white hat on his head, he was shaping his large nails with his crossed legs.
"L-Lord Muzan..."
A man came inside the large dark office, his body shuddering in fright...his whole back was drenched in sweat.
"Hmm?"
Muzan was sitting with his back facing the man, his mere hum made the man's knees go soft but the man still managed to squeeze a line which even made Muzan be shocked,
"Lord, former Upper Moon rank 2, Sir D-Doma was k-killed by former flower hashira-Kanae Kocho and a new Demon Slayer."
*crack*
*blast!*
The wood inside the room cracked, the windows blasted off, each and every piece of glass shards shredded the poor man, but due to his regenerative abilities, the man managed to make out alive,
"Aaarghhhh...!"
"Mercy Lord!"
"Mercy!"
Muzan's blood was boiling after hearing the news, one must know that Doma's prowess far surpasses those of his new Upper Moon Ranks...Doma was his one of the most important chess piece who could have very well played the role of Queen.
But some fucking pesky pawns managed to checkmate him this time.
He turned around and stared menacingly at the man who was slumped on ground and his muscle fibres were regenerating at a visible rate.
Muzan pointed his finger at the man and his regenerating stopped, then suddenly pieces of wood started flying and it started being separated in single fibres...the fibres floated in air and suddenly flew towards the groveling man.
"AAAARRRGHHHhhhh....!!!"
The fibres started joining his bones, they even drilled through his bones and started setting his body together.
Muzan's chilly and cruel voice resounded,
"Did Doma take down those two?"
The man felt a soul-tearing pain as he felt someone extracting information from his brain, he was forced to talk,
"N-No..."
Muzan's pupils shrank into slits, the gruesome feeling grew inside the room,
"Those managed to make out alive?"
Muzan could already was finding death of Doma by just a mere Hashira very unbelievable but she even managed to be alive...this is impossible!
But then something clicked in his mind, 'A new Demon Slayer?'
In normal times, a new demon slayer was not even worth mentioning for him, those are just free pieces of meat for his servants.
And those human women were best commodity for using those horny men at the top hierarchy among humans.
Those sleazy old bags and horny young men are easy to control with some young bitches.
He again asked the man, "Who is the new demon slayer?"
The man's lips automatically started moving, "His name is Damien, he also recently killed that sewer demon who killed young women."
Muzan's eyes flashed as he continued, "Bring me all the information about him."
"Also, ask those two dicks in Hashira to keep an eye on Kanae kocho and especially this new demon slayer."
"This new demon slayer must be killed at all costs, I am 90% sure that he is the main key in death of Doma."
"Also, tell the lower moons to start killing spree, capture women and children, use human connections for ravaging villages in remote areas so as not to let demons be in limelight."
"Contact human traders, buy old douches in high officials with women, kill and frame the so-called 'good' humans."
"Also, let some bottom feeder demons to go attack demon slayer areas and some villages under them, which would give those hot-blooded men with superior complex a sense of accomplishment."
"Ubuyashiki though might guess my moves, but still he won't be able to do much either...he do not even know that there are traitors in his most trusted team-Hashiras."
"Humans like to play righteous-righteous with their own sense of superiority, they are really a disgusting and infuriating species...who are weak minded creatures tempted by some papers called 'money' or some flesh of meat called 'women'."
Muzan might be right, but he is certainly very very wrong if he believes that all humans are same.
The man, slumped on ground was now stitched back with wood fibres...he dragged away his body before bowing his head and saying,
"Your wish is our destiny, Lord Muzan."
Just as the door was closed, Muzan thought,
'Just how the hell Doma got killed?'
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Demon Slayer Corps' main headquarters
Ubuyashiki was sitting on a table while going through some papers when he heard knocking on his door,
*knock* *knock*
"Come in."
The door was opened and his twin daughters came inside with their not-so emotionless faces, Ubuyashiki's eyebrow lifted up seeing some emotion in his daughters...after all, these two rarely ever show any emotion on their faces.
"What is it, Kanata, Kiriya?"
"Former Upper Moon Rank 2-Doma, was defeated and killed by Former Flower Hashira-Kanae Kocho and Mizunoto-Damien."
Ubuyashiki's pupils stopped moving along the lines of paper he was reading, a expression of shock and amazement came on his face.
"H-How?"
The two robotic lolis just shrugged their shoulders in response, Ubuyashiki took a deep breath to calm down his nerves, he finally continued after good few minutes.
"We mustn't let their sacrifice be in vain, prepare for proper burial-"
"Both of them are alive."
"and....WHAT?"
Ubuyashiki stood up totally shocked this time.
He very well knew the level of Doma's powers, none of his Hashira could even threaten Doma's life on their own, even if 3-4 Hashiras fight with him together...Doma would easily escape.
And there is just no chance of being coming out alive if Doma sensed danger on his life, he will definitely take down others with him.
He slumped down on his chair, this news was certainly very surprising for him.
Even though he knew that Damien was not normal and definitely was strong but he did not expected him to be able to fight against a former Upper Moon Rank and even kill him along with former Flower Hashira-Kanae Kocho.
He was very well aware of the prowess of former Flower Hashira, now the head of Kocho family.
She definitely was one of the strongest Hashira in all the history of Demon Slayer Corps but still she wouldn't dream of killing or defeating Doma, in the previous fight against Doma, she was literally played and wasn't even able to place a single scratch on him.
One must know that at that time, she was filled with vigour and even put her life on line but still Doma just played with her and left her critically injured.
Hence, Damien must have played a major role in previous night's battle against Doma.
"Both of them also saved a woman last night, we came to know that she is mother of Inosuke-a mizunoto, she was apparently a member of Doma's cult but she came to know about his real identity and actions to which she decided to send her son secretly and then flee away to demon slayer corps"
"But she was caught by Doma before and thus he was near Butterfly Mansion."
His mind worked quickly and he said,
"Hmm...interesting, look if we could get any information regarding Twelve Kizuki and Muzan from her."
"Promote Damien directly to Hashira, we must tie him with Demon Slayer Corps at any cost, cause unlike us he don't have much reason to fight against demons."
"Also, make sure to attend Damien quite well."
"We are fighting to get free of our curse, Hashiras are fighting for getting revenge, some are fighting fame, some are fighting for women...but what is reason of Damien?"
"I can attest that he certainly isn't running before fame...as for women, he could either get as many as he want, then why?"
Ubuyashiki was unable to discern the reason of Damien's fight against demons...cause actually he doesn't really had any hate with them...but it doesn't matter, he might kill the entire demon slayer corps if it requires him to return back to his family.
Nothing else matter to him...but this reason was something that Ubuyashiki wouldn't be able to know in his life.
He shook his head and dispelled needless thoughts, he spoke again,
"Inform all the Hashiras about promotion of Damien when he would be back to shape."
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Butterfly Mansion
Damien, Kanae and Kotoha were lying on beds next to each other, all three of their bodies were covered in bandages.
Nezuko was sitting on bench beside Damien's bed as she was holding his bandaged palm with her, her eyes were puffed and red.
She was horrified when she saw Damien's condition last night, her heart was nearly on verge of breakdown.
Her body had started to demonize and she was ready to go on rampage into demon territory...but the unconscious Damien had held her hand...which helped her to calm down herself.
She know that if something happened to Damien...then it would really be very difficult for her to live on...she might be just go on a solo rampage.
But Aoi and three small-eyed lolis had assured her that Damien was out of danger.
She was only able to calm herself down when she heard the strong beating of his heart...the very beating which had fall for him so hard.
After which she attended him all night, taking care of him all night.
She wiped his sweat, changed his bandages, cleaned his body...and so on.
On other side, Shinobu was lying beside her sister's body, her soul had left her body last night when she saw her sister's condition...her hidden cruelty had crawled back to her, she just wanted to go and kill all the demons but Kanao, Aoi and other girls managed to calm her down.
On last bed, there slept Kotoho...beside her there was a crying boy with looks which were too beautiful?...he was more on feminine side rather than handsome.
Even girls would pale in comparison to his feminine looks.
And anyone could guess how he could have such good looks cause they were granted him to by his mother.
His mother had lost her one leg and one arm.
Her long black hair sprayed all over the bed and her long and thick eyelashes hiding the beautiful emerald green eyes.
Her white milky and soft skin was enough to dry throats of men at a single glance.
But even though her beauty far surpassed of many women, so what?
She was now a crippled without a leg and an arm.
Neither her past was kind to her.
She was brutally abused by her husband and mother-in-law, from where she ran away with her little son, carrying him on her back, she treaded mountains, she worked in mills to fill their stomach.
She would just smile whenever there was no bread left for her and her son munch on it with his beautiful smile.
Soon, Doma came as a light to her life when he took her under his wings, there she was able to become a singer for his cult and her living conditions became far better.
But one day...she again was betrayed.
She found that the friends she made were disappearing one by one...with no news of them, she decided to investigate on her own.
Then she found that they were eaten by the same Doma!
The same man she worshipped turned out to be her biggest nemesis.
Somehow, she managed to send Inosuke away and then continued to stay in hope of fleeing to demon slayer corps where she could tell Doma's place to them and save her fellow cult members.
One day, she managed to escape but just when she was about to reach her destination, Doma caught upto her and the rest is history.
Inosuke was called last night and he was shocked to see his mother with missing limbs and covered in blood...he lost his reasoning and began attacking people.
Tanjiro had to subdue him, he beat Inosuke to pulp.
Tanjiro's eyes had become red seeing Damien's state...
He increased his training several times...he never stopped training, not even during sleeping.
He was basically torturing himself.
The results of his training will soon show...with Damien, his sister's cure and a beautiful face of Kanao in his mind as his goal, he kept swinging his sword.
And a yellow-haired boy was also at the end of room on ground...he had pissed and fainted after seeing their condition.
(Few days later)
Damien's red-wine eyes fluttered open.
Two pairs of purple eyes, a pair of pink eyes and a pair of green eyes staring down at him.
'What a luck I have...wow.'
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