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VII

    "Zenits- should've known...", Kiyomi looked at the boy unsurprised. Zenitsu's eyes were closed. And that means he was unconscious.

  "Z-zenitsu-san!", Tanjiro cried in relief.

  "Tanjiro-san! Protect Nezuko! This demon might kill her!", Kiyomi shouted.

  "Tch. I'm going to kill you all. Why would there be a person in the box?", the demon, Rui, said.

  Rui swung his hand which had webs on his nails and slashed towards the four before Kiyomi could say anything. But they dodged, Kiyomi bent her knees, Zenitsu collapsed, and Tanjiro ducked while protecting Nezuko.

  "Breath of Winter, Full focus, Third form: Snowflake Shuricanes", Kiyomi swung her sword, forming big snowflakes that cut through the webs.

   Rui's eyes then widened, "... Are you, a winter breather?", Rui pointed a finger at Kiyomi.

  "So what if I am?", Kiyomi replied. She became too dizzy, making her lose her balance and sat on the ground, panting heavily.

  "Tch, you don't even know? You're so dumb.", Rui said with venom in his words as he formed more webs.

  'Uh- what- haah?! That wasn't even in the anime! How am I supposed to know?!', Kiyomi thought angrily and got in position, ready to slash the webs.

  'Hmm, I was also wondering... Why can I cut the webs easily when Tanjiro has a hard time cutting them? I need to tell fathe- oh right.. I'm gonna die.', Kiyomi facepalmed, confusing the lower moon demon.

   "Do you think I'm weak just because you're a winter user? I'll show you who's weak!", Rui got angry as the webs he formed turned bloody red.

   'Oh no.', Kiyomi thought as she froze when the webs were about to hit her.

   But she didn't feel pain. Instead, she felt like she was hugged.

  She was.

   Nezuko got infront of her and took the hit from the webs.

   "N-NEZUKO!?!", Kiyomi panicked.✅

   "A... Demon? A demon protected a human... She was turned into a demon but still protected and resisted the blood of the human. Th-that's a true bond! I want it!", Rui exclaimed, angering him more.

   "Girl. Give me the demon and I will spare you and your friends.", Rui reached a hand out.

   'K-kiyomi-san! Don-", Tanjiro was about to cry when he was cut off by Kiyomi, "Why would I give her to you? You can kill me if you want! You can never take my friend!", Kiyomi yelled, felling a little sorry for yelling at Rui the 'precious boy' and proud that she called Nezuko her friend.

    "I'll just take her then.", Rui swung his bloody red webs towards Kiyomi.

  Kiyomi hugged Nezuko and rolled towards Tanjiro to dodge the webs.

   "Tanjiro! Put Nezuko in the box so she can recover whi-", Kiyomi's eyes widened when Nezuko suddenly got out of her grip. Nezuko was on the sky, tied with thin but strong webs.

   "Nezuko!!", Tanjiro and Kiyomi yelled.

   "Breath of Winter, Sixth form: Grenade Snowballs", Kiyomi swung her sword, forming snowballs as they flew towards Rui and the webs.

   Rui sliced the snowballs with his webs and the ones that went to the webs that was tying Nezuko, also only got a little effect.

   "Explode.", Kiyomi muttered as the sliced snowballs exploded.