A Crow's Call

Part 7 - Master's wish

(Note: this part will be focused more on Yui and her lore, the hashira training arc [ spoilers ] than her relationship with muzan.)

I'd accepted the proposition of joining in on the hashira meeting, suggested by Amane-sama and Oyakata-sama. I didn't talk much, since the hashira's voices were more wanted. After lady Amane left, they discussed the matters of the "hashira training program" everybody had to agree.

- I agree - said Kocho with her high voice.

- I have no objections - said Obanai quietly.

- I too have no objections - exclamed Shinazugawa.

- Sure. - almost whispered Muichiro

- Oh, of course! - said Mitsuri, with excitement.

...

- And you, Kagome? - Asked slowly Himejima.

- I am yet a hashira, therefore my opinion isn't vital.

- yet, Oyakata-sama wished you here, and therefore, your opinion must matter.

- Then, I also agree.

***

Just after the Hashira meeting I received a crow from oyakata-sama, I swiftly got to master's mantion to pay him a visit.

- Yui, my child - he said softly, he was wearing a white kimono, half sitting in his bed, his desease spread almost all over his face and hands.- I can feel your potential to become a hashira, you just need to wait and pass the training offered by all of the hashira, and after that I can announce you the Lightning hashira.

In the long line of Lightning breath users reaching out to the sengoku era, there has not been one who lived to become a hashira. Either they died due to the breathing style being too intense, or, the lucky few who could live, never fought a demon other than the one in final selection, just to continue the line of lightning breath users. Many died while almost being promoted to a hashira. So... me, Kagome Yui - the Lightning hashira... I would be a first.

- Oyakata-sama, I...- I gathered my strength - But I'm Mitsuri's tsuguko. Isn't it that I can't be promoted unless to fill her spot and her spot only?

- I have already talked to the love hashira, and she agreed for these rules to be broken.

- In that case I'm very pleased to hear that You deem me strong enough to stand beside the hashira.

- Yes, my child. You are strong, and- right after those words master started coughing up blood, I saw how his wife and kids aided him. After that he told me to take care and sent me on a mission.

***

- Aaah, Tsukechi, did you hear thatt?!~

- KAW! YES, YES I DID!

- Me, a hashira!! Oh, I can't stop being all happy.

- SURE, KAW, JUST WATCH YOURSELF ON YOUR MISSION!

- Yeah, yeah...

I got to the small town and talked with some townsfolks for some information about the demon. When the sun was setting I found its hideout and when it came out it looked like I expected it to look. It was shorter than me, which, wasn't that weird since I'm 179 cm, had black hair, long elf ears and cat eyes. It was wearing a patterned kimono covered in dirt and blood. It had a bit of blood dripping from their mouth and they had a human head in its hand. I could tell it wasn't strong, not at all.

-uoy ruoved lliw I ,eilrig ,hO-

(Oh, girlie, I will devour you)

It ended abruptly as I put my sword back into my sheeth. Somehow I was behind it.

-50... - I coldly said before relaxing and looking at them over my shoulder. It's like it wanted to say something, but got ripped apart from my attack. Its blood splattered everywhere, its head flew off and landed infront of my feet. Its intestines flew out and its body started disintegrating. - I've finally killed 50 demons. - I said and walked away.

The cold and relaxing night was interrupted by the cawing of Tsukechi.

- do I really have another mission?!

-KAW! MASTER HAS GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR YOU, SO KILL ANOTHER DEMON THIS NIGHT!! - he yelled for me to get up. It was the early night, not even midnight.

I ran to my next destination thinking that if I rush to it I can rest later. The place of the demon was another small village, I tried to catch the demon, but this one... this one was smart. If not my intuition telling me to duck I would have been shorter by a head.

- Another treat?! Oh how I love eating women, so delicious! And how they're so beautiful and how they cry and beg. - screached the demon. I analyzed its body shape and tried to predict its fighting style and strong points.

- Oh! And how they try to be scaaaary! Maybe I'll put you in your place I'll take advantage of you*? - it said with a smile on its face. I froze. I lost it. The rest of the night was spent on ripping apart the demon and making it pay for the flashbacks I had.

- NOOO, PLEASE, STOP! - I cried out as the man dressed in a weird uniform took my younger brother's head in his hand, letting his body hang. Terumi** cried just before his head was ripped off and the blood splattered on my clothes, face, his body falling down and his head getting thrown at me.

- ... - I couldn't say anything, I was so traumatised. I knew what this man wanted to do with me.

He tried to grab me, and my fight and flight instinct told me to slap his hand and run to my only hope. I yelled

- Help! HELP! HE- he kicked me down to the ground, laying on my stomach, his kick was strong and made me cough an extra amount of blood.

- stay down, bitch, and take it. I wont take long - he said. What a monster.

As I tried to pull my hand out of his grasp, he grabbed it harder and broke my left hand. I yelled in pain, only for him to cover my mouth. He knew that if I yelled more, someone would hear me. He undid the belt holding my pants, and after that is all fuzy...

Sunrise came early, and the demon found itself getting burned by it. The sun's rays felt so good on my skin, it was like a bucket of hot water to a freezing person, it woke me up from my bloodlust.

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* - I wont directly write SA or r@pe

** - the name of her younger brother