Tale of the Last Demon Slayer

Chapter 9

HATORI’S POV

"Your old man! He's stupid like you." He continue to laugh. I'm almost out of patience but I can't hit him. I kept my mouth shut until he stopped laughing. "He is facing a bunch of man eating ugly demons when we arrived, soaked with blood and almost dead. Those demons are really hungry, they're mind was focused on feasting and they don't that they have the ability to understand human or demon language. We helped your father and dealt with the murderers , that's the beginning of our friendship. We faced a lot of battle against man eating beasts for countless times. Be fought side by side and then that was the time that a Demon Slaying corps has been established. It was built for the sole purpose of eliminating man eating demons. It went smoothly fine for the next ten years until the head of the group pass down the leadership to the next generation. They've treated us as a threat to human lives as well even though your father stand with us. Again we have been chased away our home and it continued as time goes by." His tone changed, he is talking slowly and sadly now while telling me the next story. "We decided to build a sealed friendship with your father and the others who still believe in us through blood compact as a sign of treaty. We secretly work as allies and devour man eating demons. But the organization found out about the treaty. Your father decided to keep me in your house and your mother agreed, the others was also hidden in the places of their human partner but unfortunately most of us was killed and attacked by the organization during our weak moment—during the day."

"Gramps, It doesn't make any sense to me. Why does he have to pin you down the basement if your friends with each other. Did you try to eat my mother?" He hit my head and glared at me.

"Stupid! You still don't get it even though here you are, walking down the mountain in the middle of blizzard and blabbering about revenge, fool." He said. I stopped for a while. "Of course I'm going to save my clan and I might have done what you're about to do."

"Reckless demon."

"Reckless human. Tch." He replied. We stare at each other and laughed in unison.

While laughing , yelling and saying stupid things at each other I suddenly stopped for a while when a man showed up before me.

He's taller than me and he has a sword on his right hand. He pointed his sword towards me so I took a step backwards.

"Who are you, Mister?" I asked while taking my steps backwards. I wasn't able to notice his presence and his scent nearby, he just showed up.

"Hey! Hey, brat. That one right there is a demon slayer." Akuma whispered. I gulped. These guy might have sensed the aura of the demon with me.

"No way! How can you tell if your stocked in our basement for 20 years?" I asked him.

"Stupid! Look at his uniform and the brooch on his right shoulder." I shifted my gaze to the mans shoulder ad clothes. He is wearing a black silky cloth with white buttons in the middle with long sleeves. his pants were black as his top and his belt is silver. His boots is dark brown with white lining and his brooch is pinned on his clothes at his right shoulder. He's wearing a coat on his shoulder but I was able to see the brooch.

"Boy, hand over that demon with you and I will let you go." he said while pointing the sword to me and Akuma.

"Excuse me, Onii-san." (Onii-san means big brother) "This one here is just a dog. He is harmless." I awkwardly siled and patted Akuma's head like he is a real puppy. "Good boy." But Akuma is quite old fashioned and he has no sense of humour. He growl like a tiger instead of a dog.

"Boy, I know he is a demon. I know that there are demons who can use morphing abilities. H might be a member of the elite twelve blood moon demons. He might devour you once he get the chance." the man explained.

"He is not a man eating demon!" I exclaimed but the guy jut smiled.

"All demons eat humans. Don't try to fool me!" he said and pull his sword towards him and cut his palm. Blood immediately run through his hands and drop on the ground. Since the ground is covered with snow, the red liquid was very visible and I smelled the scent of it. This man is not a bad person, I can tell by the scent of his aura. Akuma growled louder because of the scent of the blood. He is hungry and although he only eats animals the blood might trigger his hunger. His fangs and sharp teeth enlarge and he is starting to go back to his original form.

"Stop it, Gramps!" I whispered.

"Brat, I know! I will not harm that boy but my hunger is invading my whole body." he said while salivating. I must prevent him from returning to his demon form.

"Onii-san, I can smell your aura and I know your not harmful. I can smell the stench of the demon attached in your coat and the blood of the demon on your sword." He's eyes widened when I told him what I smelled from him.

"And that demon with you will be the next." he said and run closer to me. I ran away but he's fast. He was able to block my way when showed up in front of me like he has some kind of speed ability. I run towards the opposite direction but the same thing happened.

"Please, Onii-san! I'm telling you he is not bad. Our family is keeping these demon in the basement for 20 years!" I'm literally explaining while running.