One Day Iโ€™ll Be There - 3rd story of demonslayer fanfic

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Adventure Friendship Mystery

YES! I HAVE A SERIES! This is the third story of my demonslayer fanfic with my lovely sis Priyamvada Deshmukh! Check out the first and second partssss! Also, me becoming a hasira has NOT occurred YET.

ย  โ€œT-tanjiro! Youโ€˜re alive!โ€

He grinned and walked up to me. I could feel Hanaโ€™s nervousnes.

โ€œWhereโ€™s Kanao? I thought I saw her....โ€

โ€œShe went to pick flowers.โ€

Hana tugged at my sleve harder. I grimaced.

I admit that I am a bit jealous of Kaguya Saishohanamy(Hana), my adopted sister. Eleven years old and already a demonslayer. When I was eleven I was still napping and sleeping and had no fighting power. Her blade is a light purple-pink blade with a halo-like handguard with cards engraved on it. Wow. A blade that turned for her at age eleven! And with her having a disability! Hana has Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome. She can only see blobs of light and her most trusted friends. Still, in the selection, she sliced a demon from behind. That is top-notch skills!

โ€Whatโ€™s wrong?โ€

She pointed at Tanjiroโ€™s case.

โ€œHmm? Oh! Demon?โ€

Yeah, she canโ€™t speak, but she is super smart. I never taught her math yet she solved one hundred problems in a minute.

โ€œThe demon is fine! Really!โ€

She doesnโ€™t trust Tanjiro. She is afraid of the demon he is carrying. I trust it, but Hana...

She edged closer to me.

โ€So, you got a mission?โ€ I spoke to Tanjiro, hoping he would not see me blush.

โ€Yeah, Majikku. I gotta go to a nearby village. Kids have been found dead, with horns around them. Itโ€™s sad..โ€

โ€CanmeandHanacomewithyoupleasewecanhelp-โ€

Hana flinched.

He smiled at me.

โ€Okay!โ€

Hana made a groaning motion. I grasped her hand.

โ€Iโ€™ll protect you! Promise.โ€

Ramen Villa Arc:

โ€The villa is in a forest?โ€

โ€Yes, and we.....โ€

Hana clutched her sword tighter. I noticed that she was more tensed up and emotionless. Go figure. I was too. The villa was creepy. I donโ€™t know why, but it had a dark sense. It was-

ย  E M P T Y

โ€œNobody is here!โ€

โ€ But we were sent here to-โ€œ

โ€Exactly.โ€

Tanjiro suddenly grabbed his nose. He made a gagging motion and fumbled his sword. Hana unsheathed her sword and pointed it in the air. I was confused and worried. Then it hit me too. Disgusting. The smell was a mixture of sweat and rotting fish, with dirty socks and foul cabbage.

It was the smell that was swarming around us. We had not sensed it until we walked in the villa and-

โ€T-the demon-โ€œ

โ€Smell?โ€

โ€Yes....โ€

Hana jumped and took off. Me and Tanjiro were left standing in the foul swamp.

โ€Sheโ€™s fast!โ€

โ€Hana!ย 

We started running after her. She was speeding into the villa ground.

Anywhere to distance me from that smell! The demonโ€™s territory!ย 

NIGHT:

In the streets of the villa, there was ten people walking around, stumbling and tripping. No kids.ย 

I walked up to a man.ย 

โ€œSir, do you know about the horn attacks-โ€œ

He looked up and started crying.

โ€œNO! Donโ€™t say it! The horned thing will get us! pLEASE! STOP!โ€

โ€œSir-โ€œ

He finally stopped screaming at me to stop and looked at me, my uniform, and my star-shaped handguard on my sword.

โ€œMy poor child...

Tanjiro looked like he wanted to punch something. I felt sick. A demon did that to a child. Did every kid here get horribly murdered?

Hana uncovered her eyes. She was crying. I patted her but broke down myself.

โ€œThis- this is sick. Killing children is wrong.โ€ Tanjiro stared at the man. Then he looked at me again.

โ€œI got an idea...โ€

Hana was clutching her fists now. Her face was red. So was mine.

โ€letโ€™s do it.โ€

It was simple. I would stay in one of the houses and wait for the demon. I qualified as a kid, and it would probably come for me. Then Hana and Tanjiro would come and the the fight begins. But Hana still wouldnโ€™t trust Tanjiro.

โ€Hana! Youโ€™ll be fine!โ€

She pointed at Tanjiro again, then unsheathed her sword and pointed at me.

โ€œItโ€™s safe.....safe.โ€

Hana still shook her head. We ended up switching spots and I ended up with Tanjiro.

โ€So, she knows the signal?โ€

โ€Yes. She does.โ€

โ€Itโ€™s amazing how she can fight with a disorder.โ€

โ€Yep. It is!โ€

I looked at the handsome boy before me. His red hair, his bright eyes, his black sword. I then looked at the case he was carrying. In it was a demon.

I can trust him.ย 

The signal rang. I took out my sword and jumped out off the bushes, taking off to the house Hana was in.

HANA!

Tanjiro raced ahead and sliced the door down. I followed him in and-!

There was a ugly girl with a sickly pale yellow skin. Horns sat on her white hair.

Horns. Horns that killed kids.

Hana backflipped to us. She pointed at the demon.

โ€œA-a-are you guys hAsHiRa?โ€ The demon started shaking.

โ€œNo! Weโ€™re here to stop your reign of terror!โ€

โ€œOh. D-die!โ€

Then I saw the engraftment on her eyes. Lower rank four.

Oh no.

โ€œSWORD SPELL OF A THOUSAND HELLS!โ€ I roared.

It squeaked and ran, shooting horns. One caught Hana in the arm. She fell.

โ€œNO ONE HURTS MY SISTER!โ€

Tanjiro opened the box, and screamed โ€œNEZUKO! PROTECT HANA-CHAN!โ€

I dodged more horns and flew to the demonโ€™s neck. Then spikes rose up and hit me repeatedlyย and threw me up in the air.

โ€œ.....S....s....SISTER!โ€

Hana spoke!

C R A C K.

Broke my ribs and leg... The pain is unreal...

NO! DONโ€™T FAINT!

I got up. Fell down. Is that Tanjiro?

โ€œStay here.โ€

He sprinted to the demon. Then got hit with more spikes. Knocked himself out. The demon is coming!ย 

Stay here? No freaking way.

โ€œGET AWAY!โ€

I kicked the demon into itโ€™s face. Then I stabbed it. Hana ran towards me too. Then pain.. again.ย 

ARGHHH!

More spikes! No! Hana-ย 

THE GIRL DEMON- TANJIRO SISTER NEZUKO- SHIELDED US?

I jumped up. Ouch.. no. Must. Cut. The. Neck.

Hana grabbed me and pushed me down. She then hugged Nezuko and charged the lower rank four. Her face was a scowl that burning everything in itโ€™s touch. The demon shoot more sharper spikes. Hana avoided all of them. The demon was clearly panicking.

โ€œS-stop coming! Iโ€™ll cut you to pieces! Ribbons! Strips of-โ€œ

Itโ€™s head fell off.ย 

I blacked out.

Good job, Hana.

A BIG THANK YOU TO PRIYAMVADA DESHMUKH FOR SHARING MY LOVE OF DEMONSLAYER!!!!

January 03, 2021 05:53

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Radhika Diksha
12:06 Jan 04, 2021

I have been downvoted 100 points. I don't know why and I'm a new marshmallow member. Can you help me?

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Kate Reynolds
00:12 Jan 08, 2021

Omg you have been downvoted????????? (I was upvoting Celeste when I saw your comment.) Are you back up or do you still need help??

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Riddhi Shedge
02:30 Jan 08, 2021

Hey! I apologize if this comes off as desperate or annoying, but I keep getting downvoting like almost every single day. It's getting weird and kind of annoying at this point, so I was wondering if I could be upvoted or anything? It's totally fine if you're busy, and thank you :) -A fellow Marshmello, Riddhi

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Hi! Nope! Oh, that's TERRIBLE I will notify the other Mallows! I'm sorry... Also, 1. Are u getting spammed, and 2. Do You know who downvoter is??? :D -Werid Mallow who likes demonslayer

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Riddhi Shedge
03:48 Jan 08, 2021

Thank you so much for being kind! I haven't gotten spammed in a while (I think I got spammed once a few weeks ago). I'm not sure who the downvoted is :(

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Maya -
02:34 Jan 09, 2021

I submitted the spirit animal story and you're in it. It's called "Endings and New Beginnings" :D

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18:46 Jan 07, 2021

Hi friend :) I missed u. Schools been really hard on me latley and I'm not feeling my best. How are you? :D

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Me too ๐Ÿ˜˜ Awww.... Iโ€™m sorry, hope you feel better๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜—๐Ÿ˜—๐Ÿ˜— Great! Hbu? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–

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18:55 Jan 07, 2021

Eh lol. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜˜ What you up to? ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–

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18:58 Jan 07, 2021

hahaha XD Hmmm I'm indescisive soooo....black, silver, or blue

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This one doesn't have me in it, but it's still AMAZING! I love the little sister :)

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As someone who only just started reading demon slayer, I can't tell how much of this is actually hidden spoilers, but from what my brother (who's way ahead of me) talks about, this seems pretty on point!

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Maya -
14:08 Jan 05, 2021

I might do a story with friends on Reedsy, and I would like to put you in it, so what would you want your character's personality/ physical description/ special skills/ spirit animal to be? :)

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Your so nice! P: Smart, funny, crazy PD: Always has something purple on me. SS: flying SA: uhhhh.... Phoenix Again, thanks so much!

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Maya -
16:26 Jan 05, 2021

Thanks! I'll include you in it! :)

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<inactive> .
16:49 Jan 05, 2021

Can I be there too? Pleading eyes emoji

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Maya -
16:51 Jan 05, 2021

In the story? Sure! Just tell me how you want your character to act/ their physical description/ their special skills or superpower/ and their spirit animal. :)

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08:36 Jan 06, 2021

Thank you!! Name: Faye P: Quiet, calm, but kind of crazy once you get to know her PD: Caramel-blonde hair and blue eyes!~ SS: can super-travel using shadows, has a dagger too SA: Cat!! It would be cool if you made Faye a tsundere too!~ Google tsundere if you dunno what i mean ehehe Thank you!

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Maya -
16:15 Jan 06, 2021

Great! I'll include you. :)

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<inactive> .
03:58 Jan 07, 2021

thank yow!!~

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21:56 Jan 04, 2021

lets talk.... have you watched kimi no nawa? its very gooooooooooood

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01:04 Jan 05, 2021

noooooooo celeste trust me plssssssssssss you two are sisters from the same kingdom and you are both of the Air kingdom sorry... There's a plot twist in like part 7 that combines all da powers so don't worry lol

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01:07 Jan 05, 2021

what? ok no i've already written your part so sorry but I can't change... you have light and air... priya is dark and air mira-water luke-fire kate-ice I dont wanna make one character have like 3 because thats not really fair to my other friends... however when y'all meet up to save the world, theres another 2 characters with sand and earth powers

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02:52 Jan 04, 2021

Henlo fren, whose comment section ive come to cuz Iโ€™m bored ๐Ÿ˜‚ Whatโ€™s up?

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14:25 Jan 04, 2021

Sameeeee. I feel like โ€˜not muchโ€™ sums up the essence of Quarantine Wassups, lol.

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13:42 Jan 03, 2021

Great job on this one!!! I think for this paragraph: I admit that I am a bit jealous of Kaguya Saishohanamy(Hana), my adopted sister. Eleven years old and already a demonslayer. When I was eleven I was still napping and sleeping and had no fighting power. Her blade is a light purple-pink blade with a halo-like handguard with cards engraved on it. Wow. A blade that turned for her at age eleven! And with her having a disability! Hana has Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome. She can only see blobs of light and her most trusted friends. Still, in the ...

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06:16 Feb 08, 2021

Em..., I haven't read demon slayer yet, actually, and, i know it's pretty kinda naive.but i liked your fan fic so i should probably check it out in, oh here is the time in which the time is surreal, i will have to fix these into the currents, then i will read, watch, listen or visit everything in my must check list but i dunno if i can continue my aura base, i will have to start from the beginning. Ok, i rambled off pretty weirdly from there, actually I wanted to say that i cant find a part two of this could you help?, Muffin bud?

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Megan Sutherland
03:16 Jan 09, 2021

CELESTE! Maya Emerson did one of those stories, like one that you're doing too with spirit animals and people and stuff and I am dying to make one! SO! Please fill out the following! (kind of the same as yours hehehehe) Favorite Color: Power: Hair and Eye Color: Pet/Spirit Animal: Weakness: THANK YOU!

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Kate Reynolds
00:43 Jan 08, 2021

Upvoted all of your comments!

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Kate Reynolds
01:15 Jan 08, 2021

Ofc!!!!!!!!

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Mira Caplan
17:01 Jan 07, 2021

Which names are cooler of these sets: Seridian or Lutheria? Veradis or Lirelian?

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Mira Caplan
17:10 Jan 07, 2021

1 for me, 1 for Luke. (We're doing a name-off)

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Mira Caplan
17:10 Jan 07, 2021

1 for me, 1 for Luke. (We're doing a name-off)

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Mira Caplan
03:08 Jan 07, 2021

PART 10 OF TDR HAS BEEN POSTED

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Ari Berri
22:24 Jan 04, 2021

Okay, I finished the story with you in it. It's called Dead End.

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Mira Caplan
23:49 Jan 08, 2021

PART 11 OF TDR HAS BEEN POSTED!!!

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