What if Inosuke became a demon?

Chapter 5

Inosuke POV

I land on a wooden floor, next to Doma-sama. I was inside... a mansion?

"Welcome to the infinity castle!" Doma-sama exclaims. I look around me. Woah.

"The Infinity Castle is an alternate dimension consisting of endless wooden rooms, halls, and moving corridors. It possesses a warped direction of gravity, allowing demons to stand upright, upside down, or perpendicularly on the walls, or move in physically impossible directions." Doma explains.

That made no sense. I thought as I looked up. I saw another demon, sitting there, holding a biwa. So that's what I heard just now! She looked like a young woman with long dark brown hair and long bangs which ended past her chin, covering her eyes. There are no obvious changes to her body showcasing that she is a Demon apart from her sickly pale grey skin and slightly pointed, blue nails. Interesting. I thought.

"I'm gonna explore the place." I told Doma-sama. And I jumped onto the wall beside me. Suddenly, as if gravity had changed, the wall had become my floor. Doma-sama looked as if he were walking on a wall! I jumped back onto the floor. Doma now looks like he is standing on the floor. SO COOL!

Just as I was about to explore more, I heard a strum of the biwa. I was immediately teleported to another place! It looked different. But the same. Get it?

"Lord Muzan is here!" The biwa lady called. Lord Muzan? Who? I looked up and saw some guy speaking to the biwa lady.

"Lord Muzan is the man who created us! He is the strongest demon in the world. He is incredibly smart and cunning!" Doma-sama chirps.

"Lord Muzu?" I said.

"Lord Muzan," Doma-sama corrected.

"Lord Maza!"

"Lord Muzan,"

"Lord Muzzy,"

Doma-sama sighed and gave up, quickly looking at the guy who was supposed to be Lord Muzzy.

Muzzy looks like a young man with curly black hair and bright orange eyes, in his late twenties. He has pale skin on his face, and has distinct long blue nails. His wardrobe includes a white fedora with a bow, and an elaborate matching suit. He does not look like a Lord, more like a pop idol. I think.

Lord Mu...zan! I think that's correct. Lord Muzan turned to look at us and I froze in terror. His presence was so intimidating! I can't move! I can't breathe! I stood there wide eyed, gasping for air. I quickly looked at Doma-sama. He bows low and keeps his head down. How is he not scared? Doma-sama looks at me and immediately pulls me into a bow too. My legs quickly collapsed and I knelt down too. Even not looking at him, I could feel his cruel eyes boring down on me, making me shiver.

"Doma..." He hisses. "Who is this little boy you bring to me?" I almost pass out upon hearing his voice. A high grating voice, sounding like steel. Yet... unsettlingly calm. I grip the wood flooring tightly, so I won't faint. I see marks on the floor.

Doma-sama looks up brightly. "Oh! Lord Muzan! His boy is Inosuke Hashibira!" He starts blabbering about how we met and how I found out he was a demon. How is Doma-sama not scared? I thought. I look up to Lord Muzan. He is glaring at Doma-sama, looking rather annoyed at his explanation. Doma-sama! He's gonna kill you! I tried to communicate with my eyes. Alas, Doma-sama was oblivious.

After a while, Doma-sama finished. Lord Muzan turned to me.

"How many people have you eaten?" He asked. I look up, my heart beating so quickly, I swear even Doma-sama could feel it. He was gazing at me, giving me a wink. I turn back to Lord Muzan.

"O-one sir... uh. Lord Muzu...uh I mean Lord Maza... I mean..." Dammit! I'm making a bad first impression. He glares at me and I feel myself shrink a little.

"He is still young..." Lord Muzan says, turning back to Doma-sama. "Teach him well. And maybe... he'll become an upper moon one day." Doma-sama saluted Lord Muzan. We both bow low. "If he impresses me... maybe I'll give you some of my blood..." Lord Muzan says. "Speaking of which..." Lord Muzan drips some blood from his finger to Doma-sama. "Take this," He murmurs. Before I could see Doma-sama's reaction, the biwa lady strummed again and I found myself back at home.

Looking down, I said to Doma-sama. "How do I become an upper moon?" Doma-sama looks at me.

"Eh? Kill more than 3 hashira or eat over 200 people." Doma-sama replied.

"How many people have you eaten?" I ask.

Doma-sama thinks. "Um... well, I killed one flower hashira girl when you were around 10? I killed..." He counts his fingers. "80...100...200...?" He mutters. "I think 10 hashira? Wait, that's not right. 30?" He mutters to himself. Lost in thought. My blood froze.

I have to kill that many? Impossible. Doma yelps. "Wait! I got it! 200! Wait no... It was 300. 250?" He murmurs again. I sigh.

"Dama-sama?"

"It's Doma,"

"How long does it take to become an upper moon?" I ask.

"Around 50+ years. If you're really good, you can take even less than 2 years!" He chirps. "In fact, I've been waiting to take you somewhere. I heard there are really good ladies there." He licks his lips. "And maybe we'll even meet Upper 6 there!" Doma-sama chuckles.

"Can we go now?" I say excitedly. Hopefully I will become an upper rank soon!

"Try to keep up," Doma-sama says before bouncing off into the night.

Where's he gonna take me?

Nininikooru: Welp, that's all for chapter 5! This is the longest we have written so far! *lowkey proud*

The_Anime_Donut: Where do you guys think they are going?