ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴡɪꜱᴛᴇʀɪᴀ •》ꜱᴀɴᴇᴍɪ x ᴏᴄ《•

☆~• Turning Point •~☆

Warning: Suicide and angst

Ruri laid on the ground, feeling the cold seep through her bones as she stared at the night sky while smiling to herself.

Of course she couldn't win. How could she be so arrogant? But then she couldn't really give up since she didn't spend those months searching for him like an ill-driven maniac just so she could run away and preserve her life.

Ruri is many things but a coward in battle, that she would never allow. Regretting things after doing them is what she hates the most afterall. Ruri would gladly take responsibility for her actions because at the end of the day, she made her choice and even though the results were not favorable, atleast she could proudly boast to herself that she tried.

She fought and never gave up even though the odds were against her favor. And she bravely accepted the consequences with a straight face while smiling in the face of adversity.

This person was the Original Demon afterall. A man who has lived for one thousand years and has preyed on the lives of the innocents for many generations. And he would continue to do so unless someone stopped him. Such was the existence of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Ruri sighed heavily, ignoring the pain of her bloody limbs and broken fingers. Her nichirin was lying a few feet away from her and suicide was no option. Would she die from blood loss or would she end up in the stomach of a demon?

Would he eat her?

Those options were fine. They were the consequences she was expecting. The worst case scenario.

"You've gotten my attention. For that, I will reward you and turn you into my servant."

Ruri paled. Did she heard him wrong?

"The fact that you have poisonous blood is unique. I wonder what kind of demon you would turn out to be."

No. No. That's not right. Wasn't he supposed to kill her? Isn't that what he was supposed to do since she was purposely egging him and even teased him about the blue spider lillies he was so desperately searching for?

Then why was he suddenly saying such things?

"I will take this as another experiment. You should be grateful that I have chosen you as my new project." He said in a mocking tone.

Her dark purple eyes dilated and even though she wanted to move her limbs, her bones were all too broken to make her move. Blinking and opening her mouth like a fish out of water, she must've looked so stupid and it didn't help that he was staring down at her as if she was nothing and disposable.

Of course, to a megalomaniac and narcissist like him, it would be normal to think that she was comparable to an ant or the dirt he was walking on. All demons seem to think that humans were at the bottom of the food chain. And this person is no different than them.

"This is a mercy I am offering you. Unlike those pests, you're different. You're like a rabbit trying to be menacing infront of a predator.  But you have that potential for power. I know that you would serve me well." His red eyes gleamed as he sliced his hand and grabbed her hair, pulling her upright so she was staring up at him and he was looking down at her.

"This would be interesting. "

He stabbed her injured hand inside her chest.

Ruri choked. She wasn't stupid. She was aware that his blood was the source of all demons. It isn't often that demon slayers get turned into demons because they were often killed in battle if they were unable to slay said demon.

And meeting this person was a rare occurence. Not many demon slayers were able to meet him because he was so meticulous and paranoid. So the rate of demon slayers being turned to demons were almost nonexistent because they would end up getting killed instead.

Ruri's eyes widened even more when she felt the burning sensation awaken inside her. He pulled his arm away and allowed her to fall on the ground, as she turned into a writhing mess who couldn't even scream.

'No. Me? A demon? I'd rather die!'

"Let's see if you will survive my blood. But if you do survive, you will be a different bred of soldier that I can use."

Ruri couldn't believe what she was hearing. Despite the indescribable pain her body was feeling, she could still hear him speak through the cloud of haze in her mind.

He smirked down at her before turning away as if nothing had happened.. She watched as his figure slowly disappeared from her sight while she soundless agonized over the torture her body was experiencing because of his blood.

'No. I would have gladly die than be the very monster that everyone hates. How would I face Sanemi? What would Oyakata-sama say? And Genya? Would he curse me too? How can this be..'

Tears welled on her eyed and they rolled down her cheeks. She had thought that death was the only thing she would be awaiting after this night.

But this was definitely the worat case scenario. To be turned into a demon and hunger for human flesh because this body craves to.

Ruri gritted her teeth. Because she couldn't. She would accept death over this.

This was the greatest humiliation and dire punishment she could have ever experienced.

She would be a threat to everyone. Death really was the only way.

With a heavy heart and resolute mind, she opened her mouth and stuck her tongue out.

Then there was darkness.