Chapter 105: Chapter-96: Demonic Matryoshka Doll and Susanoo's Mirror Image..
Chapter-96: Demonic Matryoshka Doll and Susanoo's Mirror Image..
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A splat, then, a spurt..
A torrent of crimson burst out, staining the wooden expanse with never-ending space like rain. Though the corridors of this alien space were infinite, the demon's life was finite, and with an unseen stab, his heart was punctured.
"Gah..!" Zouhakuten cried out in pain, feeling the throbbing pain in his heart. The true body of Hantengu, on the other hand, got stabbed too, but his head wasn't decapitated so he quickly punched a hole out of Zouhakuten's body and ran away.
The true body of Hantengu was countless times smaller than his original size, like the size of a toddler. He ran quickly as though he was a child who ate chocolate and became hyper.
Ren pulled his sword out of Zouhakuten's chest, and in one flick of his wrist, he managed to sever Zouhakuten's head smoothly. The upper rank 4 demon's body didn't stumble and fall, he remained steadfast, standing even after getting his head cut off.
Ren rushed towards the fleeing true body of Hantengu. Zouhakuten on the other hand, despite losing his head, struck his drums once more. Red and blue lightning snaked down from nowhere and launched countless bolts at the pursuing Ren.
The wooden floors were scorched and melted, and black streaks of smoke emanated from where the bolts struck. Yet Ren didn't stop, he was still hot on the tail of Hantengu's true body.
Nakime immediately saw the dire situation, so she decided to assist her fellow upper-rank demon. She started strumming her biwa gently but it rang out with a strong but melodic sound.
At Ren's side, countless wooden pillars emerged, cutting him off and giving the true body of Hantengu more time to run. Walls also came up, Ren simply kicked through them and continued his chase.
Bam!
Wood splinters burst and hailed towards Hantengu's back. The wooden splinters embedded in his back caused him great pain. The pain made him cry and howl louder as well as sprint faster.
Ren grabbed a larger, sharper chunk and threw it to Hantengu's legs with sonic speeds. The wood chunk tore through his stick-like legs, making him stumble onto the ground hard.
Although his legs regenerated quickly, Ren already created a wall of light around him, boxing him in with nowhere to run. Hantengu looked around in fear and saw that he no longer had any route to escape.
"This chase is over, this game is finished," Ren shouted as he walked through the light magic barrier without any effort. Suddenly, several large wooden pillars erupted from the ceiling, and tried to slam down on his position.
Ren only held his hand out and his arms outreached to stop the wooden pillars by crushing them with gravity using . His eyes didn't leave Hantengu as he raised his blade.
He gripped his sword tight and imbued it with Verlangen. Then, with a relatively fast swing—
—A wave of energy like a crescent moon waved out. The energy blade was colored amaranthine, and it glowed like the luminescence of a jewel. The energy wave cut through Hantengu's true body head easily.
A second later, a wooden dome tried to shield Hantengu but it was too late and it stopped mid-way. Zouhakuten also felt the true body's demise as he slowly scattered to ashes and the wooden dome receded to the ground.
"Tsk! Damn it!" Muzan ground his teeth in anger, his demonic face contorting with fear and anger. He slammed his fist into the ground, smashing it and leaving a crater.
"Useless, all of you are useless!" Muzan was deeply frustrated at the failed attempts to stop Ren in his tracks.
"Kokushibo, Enmu, Doma, Daki, Gyutaro, and Kaigaku, head over there and stop him in his tracks at all costs!" Muzan ordered his demonic subordinates through the blood connection that they had with him.
A flash of anger surged through their minds, seemingly affected by Muzan's mood.
"Ara, it seems that he is furious.." Douma haphazardly commented while folding his fan. He stood up as the rest of the remaining Upper Moons prepared for the attack.
Nakime manipulated the room to be the next one where the Demon Slayer Corps would enter. The moment the sliding door opened, the Demon Slayers were on guard, of course, 6 Upper Moons were blocking the way in front of them.
"More obstacles huh?.. I figured Muzan isn't gonna let me pass easily," Ren said to himself but Lucien overheard him. Lucien tapped his shoulder and assured him.
"We'll fight them, you go ahead."
Ren turned his head and saw Lucien as well as the Hashiras agreeing. Ren smiled and sighed with relief.
"Then, I'll be going first." He flapped his wings and launched himself through countless walls, destroying and bulldozing through them. While the other Upper Moons were distracted with the Demon Slayer Corps, Kokushibo ran behind Ren's trail of holes in the walls.
He sensed him using Ren's disgusting stench (for him). Kokushibo also kept sight of the holes and jumped through them to not lose Ren.
Soon, Kokushibo saw the mess of the wooden landscapes, presumably trying to halt Ren with rough pillars randomly standing and floors falling. Though this did not stop Ren, from only looking at the holes in the walls continuing.
Kokushibo kept running and running at imperceptible speeds until he found where the scent had stopped; a large room, bigger than the rest, with velvety curtains draping down the entrances and torches illuminating it hanging from the walls.
Kokushibo also smelled the scent of Muzan and Nakime inside this room, so he immediately rushed inside hastily.
He found Ren standing a few feet below the small platform where Muzan and Nakime were.
"Kokushibo!" Muzan sensed Kokushibo's position and called him out, to which the six-eyed demon responded. Kokushibo jumped from his location and landed square right in the middle between Muzan and Ren.
"I heard a great swordsman is here, I wanted to see it," Kokushibo said as he unsheathed his sword; a warped version of a Nichirin katana, created from his flesh and blood, his body's immense durability and hardness allowed it to be just as sharp, if not more so, as a normal Nichirin weapon made from Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand
Its blade is blood-red, with a veiny appearance, and numerous eyes cover the blade and the tsuka. His katana's tsuba is circular with four slight indentations, a center with three eyes several black veins, and a golden border. He carries it inside a saya at his waist that shares a similar fleshy appearance.
"This is my sword—
He named this sword "—Kyokokukamusari (Hollow Cry of the Godless)."
"What an arrogant-sounding name," Ren commented as he pulled out his sword from his space.
"Then, I'll name my sword even better, it's gonna be called —"
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