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Pov: narrator
Nezuko's life turned upside down way too early, she was 13 years old at the moment only 13 before a demon with red eyes killed her family.
It all started with a family of 3 it includes of 4 boys and 3 girls, tanjiro was the oldest he takes charge of selling coal and taking care of his siblings, nezuko was the second eldest she helps her brother with many stuff whenever he needs it, all the other were young kids. Their mother was a beutiful women with purple lavender eyes with a hint of pink her name was kie.
Hanako and shigeru were playing hide and seek with rokuta. Takeo was cutting down trees for woods he enjoyed doing that.
Nezuko was sewing her favourite dark brown hoari while tanjiro was resting at the couch, he woudve went down the mountain and sold charcoals but his leg is sprained from accidentally falling down the mountain while playing with takeo it was funny the way he rolled down until they saw how hurt his leg was
Wich was a problem cause he is the one who sells charcoal and helps the villagers so who would do it instead of him? The answer is simple nezuko kamado the second eldest daughter volunteered to do it
"No its okay nezuko i can do it-" tanjiro was cut off by nezuko
"No! Let me do it for once your leg is sprained you will only hurt yourself more" nezuko glared at her brothers selfless personality its good but sometimes he needs to care for himself more
"Nezuko is rigth tanjiro we dont want that leg of yours to worsen do we?" She places a cold towel on his leg thats supposed to help, she had her worried face on
"But it doesnt hurt that bad! See?- ouch" he was proven wrong when he stepped on the hurt leg he sighed before agreeing with his mother
"Dont worry onii san I'll do the charcoal job till your healed" she smiled, her smile is worth everything thats a smile of a person who is pure hearted and confident in everything
"Okay..its just its my job as the oldest-" once again he was cut off
"Yeah but now your job is to rest as the hurt sibling! Kay? We are worried about you" kie smiled at her daughter and the way she cared deeply for tanjiro, it reminded her of times when she was young.
"Okay. stay safe" he pats her, nezuko nods and begins to head to the village but was stopped by two young voices
"Wait!! Let us come with you!" Hanako and shigeru yelled
"We want to help!" Hanako pouted
Before nezuko could disagree her mother stepped in first
"Absolutely not its too dangerous out there for you guys and your both too young"
"Awwwww" they both whined, takeo on the other hand stops and goes to his siblings
"Maybe next time we three can go together? I want to look for a cooler axe! As cool as me!" He grinned, nezuko laughed and pats his hair,
"Ill look for one when im out there, i gotta get going now bye guys!!" She waved, rokuta rubs his eyes and looks up at his sister
"Bye bye!" He said
'So cuteee' both tanjiro and nezuko thought
"Good luck nezuko!!"
"I beleive in you!!"
"Bye big sis!"
"We love you!!"
"See you!"
That was all the pink eyed girl heard before turning to the village. The charcoals on the basket in her back made a steady rhyme her sandals leaving footprints on the snow with each walk. Nezuko's mind drited from the thought of helping people she is excited to finally be able to do her big brothers job on helping the village, her pink scarf flowing with the breeze along with her black with orange tips braid
Nezuko adjusted the basket and continued on her way
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When nezuko reached the village she was greeted by tons of nice things like flower crowns and necklaces and praises alot of them wished tanjiro well. she thanked everyone politely
One by one the basket full of charcoal slowly emptied after it did nezuko began helping the villagers, she helped a old lady with her chores, babysat a single mother's child, helped find a lost child back to their parent and many more
Once she finished it was nigthtime the time where most people feared to even step outside in because of demons, but its also time for her to head back home she smiled at the thought of going back home to see both her big brother and mother's proud smile and her precious little siblings running at her, she felt the cold and comfy bed waiting for her. she can smell her favourite food being made from all the way over there
But when she was on her way a man stopped her and offered her to stay the nigth with him as its too dangerous out in the nigth she was hesitant at first but it quickly washed away when he mentioned blood thirsty demons the hesitation was replaced with fear she wanted to go back to her family making sure theyre okay but his reassurance calmed her down
She was given tea by the man called saburo he told her the story of demons lurking in nigth killing,eating and ripping apart people she stiffened at the thought of her family going through this she hoped to god they're safe, but hopefully theyre okay
2 hours passes in saburos house it was still nigth 2:00am, she coudnt take waiting anymore, she coudnt sleep at all. her fear was so heavy she coudnt just sit and wait for Tommorow, she thanked saburo and ran outside ignoring all of his warns, even tho the fear was lingering she hoped her family is alive and sleeping peacefully
Ohh was she wrong
nezuko was on her way back home finally before sensing a weird and uneasy feeling, the feeling brushed over her in a very disturbing way. in a surge of worrisome she rushed to her wooden house as fast as her legs can she panted and ran until..
She wasnt
Her eyes widened and her skin went pale her breathing was rapid as her eyes travelled at the scene infront of her, it was horrible not only were there blood but also organs spilled out. Her mother was hugging hanako and shigeru blood everywhere no sign of life, takeo.. his axe was pierced into his chest, rokuta's tiny body was at the cold snow with tanjiro hugging him tigthly, a man with cold red eyes and black hair looked at her
He acted innocent as he isnt the one who killed them just a normal trypasser, nezuko didnt focus on him at all her eyes were focused on her big brother and family
She puts her hands over her mouth to prevent from throwing up, her lips trembled she wants to scream wants to sob loudly anything but her heart felt heavy
the red eyed man walked over here and places his bloody hands behind his back
"Hello there young girl, you dont perhaps know where the blue spider lily flower is do you? I just need it for a medicine of mine"
Whah?! The man that killed her simply innocently and cluelessly standing infront of her and expecting to give him what he is looking for?!
"Y-you must be joking im not telling you anything!" She shouted with pure rage
"you sealed your fate then." His eyes that were a normal red eyes human like turns to a cat like shape
What? What does he mean by sealed m-
Nezuko felt a sharp object hit her in the side of the head, she screamed and fell on the snow. The petite girls eyes filled with tears thinking this is how she will die, she slowly crawled to her big brother and held his hand before the murderer steps on it
Expecting her to be dead by that hit because of how weak and pale she looked, he kicked her in the stomach
"Humans are weak.." he sharply said before leaving to who knows where.
Nezuko's black hair fell on her face, her eyes slowly closing she held her brothers hand before falling into deep sleep
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4:03am
Pink eyes opened in a hurry nezuko gasped and puts her hand in her head. She flinched at the pain and saw the amount of blood on her hands
So much blood streamed over her head that it coursed over her eyes and down the chin dripping into the snow.
Nezuko painfully crawled over rokuta picking up his tiny body and hugged him this is where she finally screamed
Her scream echoed through the forest enough for it to reach the village, a scream of pure rage,anger,sadness and grief
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She
stayed like this not caring if she will die of hunger. She felt extreme quilt, quilty for not being there. Quilty for not protecting them,quilty for being...weak. she placed rokuta down softly before her eyes that was slowly filled with life drains out, she soon noticed her big brother's corpse was gone nowhere to be seen
She grunts and kisses her little sibling on his forehead before placing rokuta's tiny body on the soft wooden floor, she wants to look for her brother but she can't this way. She grabs a nearby shovel and emotionally starts burying her family her eyes full of tears
Once she was finished she sat down and prayed for them,
1 minute passes
she was finished praying then sobs in her hands
"Are you gonna stay like this and mop all over like a pathetic bird?" A cold voice spoke. Nezuko jumped and turned her head she took takeo's axe that was placed near his grave and threw the axe at the figure in a speed
The one that spoke simply dodged it by shifting his head to the left, he looks at the axe that was pierced strongly at the tree then back at nezuko, he seems unbothered.
Nezuko gasped "oh my god im so so so sorry" she bowed multiple times wishing she didnt hurt him. The guy only stared at her emotionally he had long silky black hair with cyan tips and cyan eyes he wore very baggy dark blue outfit. He seemed her age.
"You cant stay here." He stated frostily, nezuko pursed her lips and looks at the grave. as if she doesnt know that she cant stay here anymore she just doesnt care. The boy looks around and frowned, the aura around this house was powerful..like a uppermoon type of demon, he felt it, did a uppermoon attack them?
Nezuko wanted to stay with her family and look for tanjiro incase he is alive out there especially the fact she woke up and found him gone. Maybe the guy took him..or..or worse
"I know that.."
"Staying here and crying wont do you any good it'll only make things worse for you" the figure frowns he places his katana in his belt and crosses his arms. This girl reminds him of someone. Somone he doesnt remeber
Usally he would leave her be and go on his way waiting for a mission that he would forget anyway. but something happened that prevented him from doing that
Nezuko smiles at him, a smile giving him a feeling he cant seem to describe but that smile was sure to put fear on anyone
"I know that also. Whoever did this i will kill him. The same way he did to them. I will avenge them no matter..what-"
She pauses mid sentence and passes out infront of the slayer
Muichiro backs away and blinked, great another problem for him to handle but he also can just go look for a doctor and leave but something told him that its a bad idea
"Caww!! Get her to shinobu quickly!!Caw!!!" His crow who he forgot the name of declared flapping her wings in a panic
He sighed then picked up the bloody girl on his back, he migth be the type to emotionally,disheartedly and coldy kill a demon and leave it to burn alive in the sun but he isnt really the type to leave a young and weak person bleeding out in the middle of the nigth. It isnt that big of a deal he will forget about her immediately.
It isnt Excatly in the middle of the nigth though as the sun is beginning to rise but still.
He decided to go to shinobu she is the 3rd person who he trusts the most.
The young boy continues on the way to Shinobu's estate with the crow following behind him.
Last thing nezuko saw was her trailing away from the house, she muttered a few words before closing her eyes fully succumbing into the darkness