[1st POV]
"It is greatly unnerving that Simba is not with us. I thought for sure he would be included," I said while walking at the back of the group.
There were four of us, Nala, Jua, Zuri and me. I was walking at the back, just behind Nala, while the two other cubs led the way. We were already further away from the pride rocks than we should be.
"Simba is too bossy, he is an...
2025-04-23 16:10:08 +0000 UTC View Post[1st POV]
I opened my eyes, my consciousness was ripped out from the dreamscape by the malicious vibration that filled the air.
I knew exactly what it was, so I slipped out of Sarabi's warm hold and ran out of the den. I climbed up the stony passage of the pride rocks and gazed out at the rising sun.
The chill of the morning air sent goosebumps through my skin, causing my fur ...
2025-04-23 16:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post
[Seiji's POV]
"It's great to have you back Seiji-san. I feel much better knowing that you are here," Muichiro said as he crouched beside me.
I continued holding Mitsuri to my chest while my back leaned against the cracked wall. Kanae stood in front of me, her gaze soft as it fell on us.
"How many Hashiras are present in total?" I asked Muichiro while I looked around at the bat...
2025-04-21 16:42:38 +0000 UTC View Post
[1st POV]
(3 months later)
Time passed quickly in the life of a lion cub. I was starting to forget what it was like to be human and had completely adapted to my new life as a lion. It has been six months, half a year since I took my first breath in this new life.
My life consisted of three things: feeding, playing and then sleeping. I spent my days cycling between these three ...
2025-04-21 16:41:18 +0000 UTC View Post
[Seiji's POV]
For a moment, everything around me faded away. The demons became a blur of colours, and the explosions and screams became background noises.
The world itself seemed to give us a few seconds of respite from all the chaos. For the greatest and shortest moment, there was only me, her and the kiss that connected us.
Then the kiss came to an end. I didn't even real...
[3rd POV]
"It's unbelievable how incredibly strong you are," Akaza said, looking at his wrist that no longer had a hand.
But with a spark of intent, a new hand popped out from the stump. It was not mere regeneration where bones and flesh grew, it was almost instantaneous. It looked more like Akaza summoned a new hand.
"Kanae Kocho, you are a true warrior despite your gender...
[Seiji's POV]
It's been a long time.
Almost too long.
I really miss you guys. I hope you feel the same way.
..
..
That's what I wanted to say, but the circumstances wouldn't allow me. My eyes observed the people below, in just a split second, I saw the deaths and casualties the attack had cost.
My eyes focused on the living next, the ones that st...
[3rd POV]
A war always had a cost.
In this war, where the enemies were undead, humans paid the greater price.
The loss of life was the ultimate tragedy. It didn’t matter whether the soul taken was young or old, healthy or ill, each life was priceless because once a life was lost, it was lost forever.
There would never be another exactly the same. E...
[3rd POV]
The people flinched and ducked their heads as the sounds of battle surrounded the Central Hall of the Butterfly Mansion.
The sound of battle was intense, and it was the only sound, as everyone was too busy worrying to make a nose. The distant roar of explosions came from a mountain away, but it still reached their ears.
"Let me go! Woman!" Inosuke gritted out...
[3rd POV]
"It doesn't matter how strong you are, all beings die after you destroy their spiritual core," Enmu said while standing in front of the fallen Sanemi.
He pulled at his own hand and ripped it off before throwing it at the unconscious body. The hand moved as if it had a mind of its own.
And it did have a mind of its own. Enmu had gotten stronger over the year, now he w...
2025-04-10 11:00:24 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
A green blur slipped through the forest, bringing with it a hurricane everywhere it went.
"Almost there!!"
The Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa was one of the Hashira closest to the Butterfly Mansion. His aim was to go there in the first place to visit his injured student, and it was during his travels that he saw the fireworks.
Then he sprinted towards the Man...
2025-04-08 16:03:45 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
Rengoku was not sure what was going on. He didn't even regain his coherent mind until later on.
He opened his eyes and he saw someone in need so he protected them, he saved them.
It was as simple as that. It was instinct.
But as the searing heat whispered at his skin, he regained a semblance of thought. He did not know how long he slept but now he was awake...
[3rd POV]
The Water Hashira Giyu and the demon Omburo moved around the forest like solid shadows. Their forms were barely a blur as they exchanged attacks faster than the eye could see.
There was serenity in Giyu's eyes, the kind of calm that was only possible in times of peace and not in the middle of a battle. But his eerie calmness actually helped him in his fight as his body m...
[1st POV]
(2 months later)
I was just some dude on his way to finish high school before I found myself in this precarious situation. There was nothing extraordinary about me except that I got good grades, was taller than most, and was rejected thrice by the same girl.
Becuase of that, I struggled at first to understand why I, out of all people was dealt with this fate. Perhaps...
2025-04-04 18:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe night surrendered to morning.
The first golden rays of the sun penetrated the fleeting darkness that covered the Pride Lands. A gentle breeze stirred the tall grass, carrying the fresh scent of dawn across the vast savanna.
The distant silhouette of Pride Rock stood bathed in the warm glow of sunrise, casting a long shadow over the awakening kingdom.
It was a morning unlik...
2025-04-04 18:03:47 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
She moved in a hurry, there was no elegance to be found in her movements as she shoved vials, scrolls, notebooks and other research material underground. They should be safely hidden there even if the Mansion was to burn down tonight.
"That should be enough," she whispered to herself before closing the hatch and moving towards Rengoku who was sleeping on the bed.
"So...
2025-04-04 17:18:53 +0000 UTC View Post[3rd POV]
"Although I must admit, you kids sure are impressive," Akaza said.
The words sank into their skin like cold, venomous needles. The atmosphere shifted, and it became nearly solid. Suffocating every breath they tried to take.
The remnants of their battle with Kaigaku felt distant now. That was a fleeting victory swallowed by the overwhelming presence of the demon be...
[3rd POV]
The Butterfly Mansion, a place of healing, was starting to look like a war zone.
On the north side of the compound, the sky had darkened and it was flashing with brilliant streaks of blue lightning that shattered the night like a thousand curses.
Kaigaku's onslaught was devastating and fast like rapid calamity. His electric aura vibrated violently and the ground crie...
2025-04-01 16:37:22 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
The Butterfly Mansion was suffocating.
The once serene air was now thick with tension. The oppressive aura of demons slithered in the shadows, tainting the atmosphere.
Kanae stood silently on the roof of the mansion, her sharp eyes sweeping over the sprawling forest with unnerving calm. The sweet scent of blooming wisteria and cherry blossoms was drowned out by...
2025-03-31 16:11:04 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
The Butterfly Mansion was in full bloom.
Spring had draped the garden in vibrant colours, and the air was filled with the sweet scent of cherry blossoms, wisteria, and blooming peonies. Delicate petals floated lazily on the breeze, swirling through the air like tiny pink snowflakes before landing softly on the grass.
A few butterflies danced between the flowers,...
2025-03-30 17:13:17 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
The Infinity Castle was a realm of controlled chaos, where reality folded and twisted under Nakime’s control. The walls shifted endlessly, corridors stretched into infinity, and the oppressive darkness pressed down on everything.
The rooms were cubes of a bigger structure, the dimension was like a never-ending shifting rubrics cube tha...
2025-03-28 17:23:56 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
(Infinity Castle)
Nakime’s biwa echoed softly through the infinite dimension.
Her fingers, slender and lifeless, plucked the strings with eerie precision. The walls of the Infinity Castle shifted and folded with every note, bending reality as if space itself bowed to her will. Dark corridors twisted endlessly, and rooms appeared and disappeared in an eternal cycle ...
2025-03-25 19:43:06 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
"We found a cure," Shinobu said.
The short pause that followed was full of brains processing the words. You could almost hear the gears shifting in everyone's head.
The Hashira’s eyes narrowed in unison, their attention now fully on Shinobu.
“A cure?"
The word echoed in the room. It was a collective question that hung in the air and it was for Sh...
[3rd POV]
(The Hashira Meeting)
Afternoon sunlight filtered through the paper screens, casting a warm glow across the polished wooden floor. The faint scent of incense lingered in the air, mixing with the aroma of freshly brewed tea. Outside, the wind rustled the leaves of the sakura tree and wisteria, their petals dancing in the breeze.
Normally, the meeting would be...
[3rd POV]
The trio stood at the edge of a dense bamboo forest, the wind rustling through the tall stalks. The sunlight barely filtered through the thick leaves, casting a muted green glow on the forest floor.
Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke. They were three of the most talented Demon Slayers of this era. They took the Demon Slayer exams together and from then on, they had become an u...
[3rd POV]
"Come and fight me Kanpachiro!!"
Inosuke bellowed like the absolute beast he was in the training yard owned by Giyu. His body had gone through a massive transformation over the months. What looked like a malnourished boy before now looked like a whole unit with muscles rippling every inch of his modest frame.
He only really needed proper food to get to where he was.<...
2025-03-20 16:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post
[3rd POV]
Her heart was beating so loudly in her chest that it made her deaf. She could not see around her but her knee spatial awareness told her of the emptiness of the room.
The quiet night felt heavier than usual, enough to make her nervous like ever before. And coming from a retired Hashira, that meant a lot.
She had come to terms with her blindness a long time ago. Sh...
[Seiji's POV]
Was it really necessary to go on a training montage like I was some sort of anime character?
The answer to the question was yes indeed.
But shouldn't I be able to meet with my friends and lovers once every month or so?
The answer was no.
What I was about to do was fundamentally different from normal training where as long as you put in the work, ...
[Seiji's POV]
I have achieved the pinnacle of swordsmanship. To the point where a blade was part of my soul rather than an extension of my body or a weapon.
I have mastered every Breathing Style, a feat that would take others multiple lifetimes to achieve. The source of all styles, Sun Breathing, the five major styles of Water, Earth, Fire, Wind and Thunder, including all their vari...
2025-03-11 16:29:35 +0000 UTC View Post