[DISCONTINUED] The Art of Destruction || A Kimetsu No Yaiba x (F)Reader Story

Chapter 12

Previously!

Your back arched as your hands supported your weight. You coughed relentlessly as crimson splotches escaped your body and onto the ground. 'I can't breathe! Dammit!' You cursed internally as you wheezed. You stayed in this position, slowly feeling air come back into your lungs once more, "Damn..." Slipped from your mouth as your head lowered closer to the ground. "It hurts..." You whined.

"My entire body, it hurts..."

On to Chapter 12!

Your entire back pulsed with pain as you continued to cough out splotches of crimson. Luckily, your breathing seemed to have returned to normal, all you needed to do now was just stop coughing up red. Crawling back to the tree, you gently leaned your back on it to help support your vertical position. 'Breathe, (Y/N)... Just breathe...' You repeated to yourself over and over again. 

After staying in your position for a few minutes and your coughs of blood ceased, you began trying to move. Standing up on your own two feet as you used the body of the tree for support, you hissed from the pain that bulged throughout your back. You looked ahead of you, your eyes tinted with anger, 'That damn demon! Fucker through me far away just so that I couldn't assist in battle!' You gritted your teeth as you thought about the arrow demon with resentment. 

But as you thought about the demon and finally felt like you were able to continue moving, a red arrow suddenly appeared in your chest once more. 

'You gotta be kidding me...'   

The arrow suddenly pulled your body up into the air with great speed which caused your back to begin pounding in pain once more. A grunt of pain escaped you as you were sent flying into the air, 'I need to move! If I keep going like this I'm gonna pass out from the pain!' 

Now with an initiative in mind, you held your sword tightly in both hands and prepared to push out a move, regardless of how much pain you were in. 'Breath of Destruction, Sixth form! Eternal Forest Fire!' Rotating your body downwards, your blade erupted in to flames of red and orange, stopping your body from going up any further. Sweat dripped from your forehead as you felt like your entire back was literally in shambles, but those shambles were continuously grinding and crunching against each other. 

Now being pulled down unexpectedly, 'Fuck! How long is this gonna go on?!' Your body curved upwards from the arrows speed downwards, but you made sure to keep your eyes on the ground as you tightened your hands on the hilt of your sword, waiting for the opportunity to unleash another move. Once you were close enough to the ground to finally blunt the demons attack, you held your breathe and prayed that this would be the final move you would have to unleash. 'Breath of Destruction, Seventh form! Crushing Waves of the Sea!'  With all your might, you swung downwards once more, hearing your back crack which echoed in your ears. Violent, blue waves escaped from your blade, which cushioned your blow onto the hard ground. The water that came from your sword now rushed in various directions, carrying away anything that it could find. Seems like it couldn't carry the arrows though. 

You heard the sound of another red arrow come up, causing your eyes to widen to the size of saucers as your entire body was flung right back up. 'This is just getting fucking ridiculous!' With as much power that you had left in you, you swung your sword one more time, not unleashing another move this time. And surprisingly, it was enough to stop the arrow from dragging you all the way up into the air. Now falling to the ground with an arrow 'aiding' in your journey down, you saw Tanjiro getting the same treatment. He noticed your figure with worry in his wine red eyes, "(Y/N)san!" He yelled as he reached out to grab your rapidly falling figure above him. Grabbing one of your arms, he quickly pulled you into his chest as he fell down to the ground with you. "Just hold on to me, (Y/N)san!" You nodded with a whine in your voice, your back now fully erupting with pain.