They watched Rui slowly fade into nothing but ash, silent. Shinobu had tears streaming down her face, while Inosuke couldn't bare to watch anymore.
"It is time to go." They touched Shinobu's back, cautious of her movement.
Shinobu looked up, "I-I didn't mean anything I said..." she whispered. "Oh god... I called you a monster- I-"
(Y/n) smiled a broken smile, "Tell us something we don't know." They slowly pulled her up from the ground. Holding her hand in theirs, they also grabbed Inosuke's.
Though before Shinobu could say anything, they vanished from both their sight.
Shinobu felt something prick her hand, and once she opened her hand, she started to sob even more. It was what Rui had put in her hand before he died...
It was half of the broken ornament.
With Akaza
"YOU'VE REACHED SUPREME TERRITORY!" Akaza praised, fighting melee combat with Rengoku.
Rengoku didn't have any reaction on his once bright face, and kept throwing each tactical punch after another.
Giyu, Makomo, and Sabito all saw their opening.
"GET READY!" Sabito yelled, making Giyu and Makomo prepare their katana. Tanjiro had been temporarily indisposed, and wasn't moving.
"PROTECT TANJIRO!" Makomo yelled. Each of them rushed forward, their own separate moves ready to attack Akaza.
Akaza smirked devilishly as each of them got closer.
"BLOOD DEMON ART, SHOCKWAVE GENERATION!" Akaza yelled in a craze. Sabito, Makomo, and Giyu froze, realized it was checkmate.
They'd ran right into his trap, pretending to be distracted by Rengoku, letting them have an "opening."
Giyu felt himself be kicked in the side, and moved out of the way...
Giyu slowly opened his eyes, feeling a searing pain on his side.
(This line look familiar?)
Though he instantly regretted it. There was Sabito and Makomo being killed. They were beat hit by hit, unable to move and protect themselves.
Eventually their bruised and battered bodies fell right in front of Giyu, making his eyes widen.
"S-sabito? M-makomo?" He whispered. He slowly crawled over to them, everything around him becoming a blur.
Giyu placed a hand on Makomo and Sabito's now cold and pale faces. Horror stricken on their faces, forever to stay that way.
Sabito's once kind lavender eyes were dull and lifeless. Giyu couldn't feel anything... he was numb.
He was supposed to cry right?
He was supposed to cry for them to come back right?
...then why didn't he?
Giyu reached his free hand to his boyfriends eyes, and shut them with utmost gentleness.
The only thing he could feel was his katana in his hand, making him tighten his hand around it.
Giyu slowly got up, the grip around his katana nearly snapping it in half.
"Please... come back." He whispered weakly, staring down at their bodies. "For once... I want to be selfish... please come back." He whispered, his vision becoming blurry.
Giyu shook his head, not wanting to face reality. Tanjiro's hands twitching, indicating he was waking up.
"I'll kill you..." he said louder.
