Kimetsu No - Yaiba: Kage

Prologues

Getting a teacher made me try hard to master all the breathing techniques he taught me from a young age. When he trained he was always hard on me, but he was actually a very good person.

I don't know since when, the training that I had every day that made me want to become a Demon Hunter was one of my wishes. Therefore, my teacher who is a former Demon Hunter taught me all sorts of things related to being a Demon Hunter.

Why do I have to be a Demon Hunter? There were two reasons, I learned that my sister became a Devil and one more .. she was the one who killed my parents.

It is ironic, my own sister who killed them both especially at that time my situation was working in the rice barn owned by my neighbor across the village. When I got home, I found that my parents were both covered in blood and my sister disappeared.

Either way, it's possible that my sister got eaten and that she might become a Devil. I don't know who killed my family, but my teacher told me that they were Devils who should have strength and hunger in people.

Wandering every night looking for prey, when during the day they will avoid exposure because it can kill them quickly.

A few more days of testing to become a Demon Hunter would begin somewhere predetermined. If I walk and run from where I live right now, it will take me two whole days.

My path to becoming a Demon Hunter has just begun.

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It will not be that easy, this trip is not too burdening for me after all my supplies are still enough. The katana sword I got from my teacher became the only weapon that can kill Devils, it is called the nichirin sword.

My teacher said to always practice my breathing technique every time, be it sleep or in a relaxing time. With like this, the stamina of the body will be stronger and the ability that is increasing with a capable physique will not be easily tired.

As a result, I have walked all day was still strong and this still feels lighter than the training conducted by my teacher. If you recall, it seems like the training I've been through is like hell that makes me stronger.

My current outfit is a kimono with a black exterior while the underwear for the lining is white. This is a sign that I am from the envoy of one of the Demon Hunters who is identical to a Breath Technique college.

From a distance, there was a man wearing a yellow kimono and even his hair was yellow. He was crying by the roadside looking for something, the kimono he wore was identical to the former Demon Hunters I had met while training with my teacher.

I wanted to go to him and befriend him, but the problem seemed to have been solved with a happy face while looking at the one piece of money he had just found.

The young man resumed his journey, his direction and goal seemed to be the same as mine - to go to the test site to become a Demon Hunter. Maybe I will meet again at that place, then I prefer to split up and use another path that penetrates the main road.

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At night, there was no place to spend the night and no food. I entered the forest on the edge of the village in search of edible plants, if lucky to find wild rabbits and other edible animals might be able to prop my stomach up.

After a long time of searching for food, I ate the swaying grass and this can be said to be emergency food as well as some wild herbs and fruits that grew in this unspoiled countryside.

For this night sleeping on a tree is the best option, if above ground level there will be a lot of insects and maybe snakes can bite me. It wasn't too bad, it would be even worse if there were Devils who would hunt humans tonight.

Closing my eyes slowly, manually adjusting my breathing and training them while sleeping. I have to be careful if I sleep outside like this, my teacher once said because danger will always be around.

When I was about to enter the dream world, the screams of a woman made me flinch and fall from the top of a tree in shock. My back landed first and fortunately my sword was not struck, it hurt to the point of making me roll on the ground.

I immediately adjusted my breathing slowly and bent my knees, closed my eyes and maximized my sense of hearing. From a distance came the sound of a child crying but feeling faint, it seemed like his mouth was closed using something.

Unmistakably, it seems that there are Devils who can no longer bear to prey on humans on this peaceful night. While running towards the source of the sound, I clasped my sword tightly using my left hand and right hand holding the handle.

The house I was heading to was quite far from the settlement, after all, it was very close to the forest that was not too dense. If so far, a fleeting shout would not be too audible to the outside because it was too far from the other settlements.

This devil is smart, he can look for prey that does not make him suck for food in this peaceful night. Walking as I opened the sliding door of the house, I found a demon eating the hand of a woman who was screaming.

Her son and husband had been killed and her blood spurted against the walls of the house. The light from the candle flame explained all of this, my right hand pulled the sword from its sheath then took the horses to use the Breath Technique I learned.

“Devil Hunters? Looks like I'm being unlucky tonight.”

The devil said it while grasping the hand that was being eaten by him. The smell of blood in this house made my breathing quite difficult, it was like a state where both of my parents were killed by the Devil.

The demon ran towards me while throwing the hand that was being eaten by him. He intended to distract me, immediately taking an attacking position with his right hand already holding the handle of the sword.

“Second Shape Shadow Breathing: Illusion Swing.”

While running, swinging my sword at his neck quickly and we both passed each other. It should have been safe to hit me, but utilizing the shadow from the swaying candle flame light made his vision a little difficult to guess which one was the real one with my new Breath Technique.

Of course, the head of the Devil that pounced on me broke off and rolled towards me. I was surprised, this Devil can still live even though I have been beheaded. But it didn't take long, his head as well as his body disappeared into fragments and disappeared just like that.

Taking some sheets of cloth from the closet, covering the three corpses of one family who had just become a victim of the Devil earlier. I intended to leave immediately, but my attention was distracted by a jug that had a pleasant smell.

I took the jug and left the house and continued my journey tonight. The pitcher I brought was filled with chicken meat cake, this was enough to prop my stomach up.

To Be continue ....