Tale of the Last Demon Slayer

Chapter 10

HATORI’S Point of View

"Kid, my job is to exterminate demons and spare no one." I stopped when he I heard it from him. Nikumi's face flashed in my memory, she is smiling and waiving her hands.

"Onii-san, just let us pass by! My sister has been kidnapped by demon and we need to get her back!" I yelled at him. My eyes went wet and my hands trembled. I can't go around running like this, wasting my time while Nikumi is in the hands of man eating demons.

"Your sister might be dead, no demon can resist human blood and flesh!" he said. My world suddenly stopped for a second.

"No, Onii-san." I said while looking at his eyes blankly. "I can smell her scent when she was taken away from home last night. She's alive and not wounded, I can tell." He looked at me like I am talking nonsense. "Let my pass by." I said firmly, I grab my axe and tighten my grip on it. “I need to find her!”

“He put down his sword and pinned it on to the ground, you can’t even protect her when she was being taken and now you want to get her back?! Do you even know what you mean? Do you even know the risk of your recklessness?” he seriously said. “You’re even accompanied by a demon.”

“You don’t know anything.” I replied.

“In your state, you will be devoured easily and you will not even get to see you your sister again. There’s a lot of demon out there and you don’t stand a chance.”

“I will become a demon slayer!”

“No one can be become a demon slayer with such recklessness!”

“Shut up!” I said and attacked him with my axe. I had enough, he’s been insulting me and making me feel that I am weak and useless for not being able to protect my sister, my family. “I swear! I will find the demon who killed my family and took my sister away from me.” I said while crying in agony and guilt. If I just went home that day, If I followed my instinct maybe I was able to stay with my family.

“Hatori!” Akuma shouted. I look at him, Onii-san is already behind hi. His sword is right in Akuma’s neck. I stiffened when I realize that the one that I supposed to attack is not in front of me anymore and now pointing his blade to my father’s friend.

“You’re overflowing with determination but right now you are lacking in knowledge and inspiration, Kid.” Onii-san said.

THIRD PERSON’S POV

Hatori run to his left after he tossed his axe in the air towards the young man’s direction. He i aiming to get the sword from the young man who is leaning on the tree and holding Akuma onthe neck. Hatori knew it’s impossible to win against the young swordsman but he needs to try or he will regret it after. The young man was about to stab Akuma but he lose focuse when he realize that Hatori is no longer in front of them. The young man found Hatori on the right side, running towards him and aiming for his hand which is holding his demon slaying sword. When Hatori is about to reach for his hand he lift his arm and slammed Hatori’s neck and toss him on the cold ground. Hatori is still conscious but trying to stand up. The young man gasped in surprised when a axe out of nowhere almost hit his forehead. He realize that in order to get hs attention, Hatori run towards him from a different direction for his main purpose and that’s for the axe to hit on his opponent.

“Akuma, I’m sorry.” Hatori said before loosing his consciousness.

“You bastard!” Akuma said angrily and grab the young mans arm and twisted it.

The young man is alert and jump his feet backwards to avoid Akuma’s claw which are aiming for him. He wanted to confirm something about these demon so he planned to attack the Unconscious child as a bluff. He run towards Hatori instead of attacking the demon. Ha was about to fake it—stabbing Hatori when Akuma blocked his attack with it’s claw. Akuma is now in his original form and continuously growling and salivating because the smell of the blood is still around not to mention that he is holding the blade that ha the blood of the human from earlier. The young man wanted to see if the demon will attack him because f thirst and hunger or it will resist. The demon pushed him away and took a step closer to Hatori. It’s both arms were stretched on both side like it’s protecting Hatori from him. He released a sigh and put his sword back in its sheath.