《Demon slayer:Family》Chapter 7.Training
Advertisement
At dawn
On a mountain peak
In a house,there was standing a youth,he had black hair and red eyes,his had a determined expression on his face.
This youth was Harada.
"Today,we officially start our demon slayer training,this is going to be difficult,but still,I'll learn as much as I can"
Saying that he rushed to his master,near his master was standing his younger brother,Kamado Tanjiro,who seemed to be ready for the training as well.
"Today,the first thing that you have to do is to get to the big boulder in the lower area of this mountain.You have to get there before the afternoon,if you can't do that,then you won't get lunch to eat",Urokodaki-san said in a stern voice.
"Yes,master" Tanjiro and I said in unison,and after saying that,we started running as fast as we could to get to the boulder which we saw in the lower area of this mountain while coming here.
I was running as fast as I could,I didn't feel any of yesterday's fatigue,yesterday,while following Urokodaki-san here,all we did was run,we ran the enitre day.
Currently,Nezuko was sleeping in Urokodaki-san's house.
After a few hours
By the time I arrived at the said point,near the boulder,I could feel fatigue,and I was swearing profusely as well.
"Hm,you have arrived here,now start jumping until the evening" as master said that,
we started jumping and continued jumping until the evening,By this time,I could feel my entire body giving up,I had no stamina left in me,I felt as if I'd fall unconscious any moment now."
We stopped jumping.
"Ah,also we did eat our lunch and were allowed to rest for half an hour after that,so that we can digest the food,yet the lunch was nothing special,just rice,yes just rice.We didn't even get anything else with that,but it is because we were allowed to rest and given some food that we were able to finish today's training"
"Ah,Nii-san,I think I'll fall unconscious" Tanjiro said while breadthing heavily.
"Hm,I don't even think that this the start of oir training,these are just warm ups to make our bodies suitable for the real training" as I said that,Tanjiro ignored me,poor boy him,didn't even have energy to reply to me.
Advertisement
As we were resting suddenly,Urokodaki-san appeared infront of us,wearing his red tengu mask he is always seen wearing a cloud-patterned jinbei kimono with navy colored pants which are fastened at his shins by white kyahan guards. He also wears traditional black tabi socks, and sandals similar to Tanjiro,and mine, except his sandals have blue straps.
"Now that you have done the second task that I gave you,you have to come to the peak of the mountain,but be careful,I've set traps,you may even die if you aren't careful."
*gulp*
As he said that,we couldn't help but gasp,it was as if you sovled 40 questions of your maths homework but it turns out that you have been given the same amount of homework in every subject.
Except the fact that training was much more straing but engaging.
"Yes,master" We both,helplessly,said in unison.It was the only thing that we could do.
"Tanjiro,you will go to the peak from another direction,follow me" said Urokodaki-san.
Tanjiro quickly followed him.
It was for a very obvious reason,if we both went in the same direction,then we could help each other,that will make this test useless since the goal of this test was to sharpen an indivisual's senses.
I started running in the direction master told me to go in,after running for a while,I find myself in the middle of a forest,I couldn't identify anything around the bushes.
I can hardly see what is infront of me.
Sunddenly,I hear some voice from the bushes,I didn't turn to see what it was,and just jumped with as much strength as I could.
*Dhamp*
It was a trap,it was trunk of a tree,but it wasn't too big and was coming with enough speed to crush every single bone in my body.
"Ah,damn,this is hell!" I screamed internally.
I don't remember what kind of traps there were but I remember running,running without stopping.
I see a house infront of me,but I can't feel my legs anymore.
Ah,I'll die.
I enterned the house,but I couldn't hear much,there was food infront of me and master was sitting near it.
I don't remember much,but he said something like "go eat", I ate my food,and went to the room in which Nezuko was.
I took the blanket and slept.
Advertisement
The next day...
I open my eyes,and I,unlike Tanjiro,whoose entire body was hurting,felt full of energy and there was no fatigue as if yesterday's hellish training didn't happen.
"ah yes,I feel better than ever!" I exclaimed.
The body that I got from the god is really great.
Both I and Tanjiro get ready for today's training as well.
Hence,We started training diligently.
After a year....
A black haired youth was running at an astonishing speed to reach the peak of the mountain.This youth was,of course,Harada.
During this year of his training,his stamina had increased a lot.
Not only that a lot of things happened,
Nezuko started her hibernation,Urokodaki-san called for a doctor from somewhere,the doctor couldn't find anything wrong with her body.
And Urokodaki-san now taught them a lot more than before.
Sakonji explains his profession as a Cultivator to us, as well as how to join the Demon slayer corps: surviving the Final Selection. To prepare us for this trial, and to see if we is worthy of even being able to participate in it,
Sakonji began to train us in the way of the sword. He explained the intricacies of the weapon and the forces behind it, sparring with Tanjiro and me to improve our endurance using only his bare hands. Alongside this, he trained the us in proper breathing techniques, slapping our stomachs when we failed to get it right.
Finally, after a year has passed, the elder tells us that he has nothing more to teach, instructing us to prove ourselves by improving the basics we have been taught. He then led us to two huge boulders,one for me and the other for Tanjiro respectively,telling us that if we can cut it in half, we will be permitted to go to the Final Selection.
"Ah I can soemwhat remember this scene from the anime,in the anime Tanjiro got help from those two dead diciples,of course,I am not going to wait for them and do nothing.
Even they don't help me,I think I have completly learned 'water breathing technique'.
It is said to be the most common Breathing Style among demon slayers due to being the easiest to learn for beginners
It has ten forms and Water Breathing is a Breathing Style that mimics water, specifically the flow, flexibility and adaptability of the liquid and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques involve the user bending their body, arm and weapon in a flowing motion. Users that have mastered Water Breathing visualize themselves seemingly creating and manipulating water when unleashing its techniques.
"I wonder how long it will take me to reach that level?"
Disregarding that thought of mine,I focused on the boulder in front of me.
It was 5 meters wide and 7 feet tall.
I think I'll have to use the first form in which the user generates enough momentum to create a powerful single concentrated slash.
Three
Two
One
*Haah*
I shout as I try to strike the blouder in half,but it didn't have any effect.
There was hesitation in me for a stupid reason,and the reason was "what would happen if I break my blade?"
"The heck am I thinking!?,if this blade breaks then I'll just get another one.
Now....
I concentrate my full focus on my breathing,I imagine myself being water itself,filled with momentum,and feel the weight in my and
Strike!!
*clank*
The blade didn't even stracth the boulder at all.
Easy to learn for begginers?What a joke!
But I calmed myself thinking that I can't just learn it in a day.
The next day...
I tired again,
1 time
10 times
100 times
1000 times
Everytime,I use the water breathing perfectly,then why can't I cut the boulder in half?!
5 days passed
20 days passed
79 days passed
Harada still couldn't cut the boulder in half,yet He started feeling something.
I felt the something but didn't how to understand what it was.
It was a feeling he couldn't understand.
80 days passed
100 days passed
One his 101st day,
Harada was able to feel it.
He could feel water on his blade,
He felt as if his blade was as heavy as he wanted it to be,yet still as light as it was before.
He felt as it he and his blade were one.
He had an undescriable feeling.
He focused on his breadthing.
He gripped his sword with niether too much power nor too little.
He striked once again.
*shii*
A sound of a slash pleasing to the ears could be heard.
Harada had cut the boulder in half.
To be continued....
Advertisement
- In Serial11 Chapters
Nether Lord Saga
Ray didn’t have any extravagant goals for his life. As long as he could help out Dada manage his gang — Bald Brutes — he was content. Being aware of his own shortcomings, He had forsworn the life of adventures and chose studies to manage the logistics of the Bald Brutes. But the cruel fate had different plans for him. One night, his whole world crumbled down. To survive, to avenge, he had to do things he never dreamed of. He had to become strong. He had to kill. Steeling himself, he began his journey. Follow his gang, as they face off against skirils, exterrals, cultists, and terror beasts in the boundless world full of mysteries. Author’s note: I'm fiddling with an idea of 'gangs in a xianxia world' in this novel. No harem. This is my first novel. Constructive criticism is well appreciated. The release schedule is 5 chapters per week: Monday-Friday.
8 136 - In Serial17 Chapters
Another world
For some, this old story would always be altered, but the outcome was always the same. 'The Evening Celebration.' Some blame humanity for provoking them, while others accuse monsters from another realm, and a few believed it was all merely the devil's fault. There is now a killer in the city. Attacking all the young ladies, pulling something from within them, and abandoning them on the doorsteps of their loved ones. Exactly similar to the old story. Will this issue ever be resolved, or will it be the start of something new? Ignoring the matter is also an option. Continuing with their everyday routine is generally a wise decision. That's just for the time being, of course. Till the plot leads them to someone they should have never encountered.
8 121 - In Serial13 Chapters
Karma - The Game
Martin Cline is somehow an average man with an average life. Truth be told: He is bored to death until he finds a new purpose.Nothing excites him much but a new game called Karma. It is the first of its kind and has almost nothing to do with the """"old"""" games played on plain displays.Karma is a true virtual world Martin wants to explore and fulfill himself a tiny dream he had no chance to chase in his life so far.It is easier said than done. Karma might just be more than a fantasy world with mmorpg elements set up in a virtual reality.
8 193 - In Serial14 Chapters
Angels of Acid
~Cover art by Joeydrawss~CONTENT WARNINGS: Gore, Self-harm, Attempted SuicideBrian Alexson, going by his artist name Hex. He is the lead vocalist and does a lot of the work in his Dark Electro/Industrial band. Hex is an eighteen year old musician. He’s a smoker, a drinker, and a druggie, such a bad lifestyle! Hex is just getting over a bad breakup, when a girl shows up at his doorstep, the manager, and his friend and roommate Owen, are going to get an earful! They don’t know that their lives are going to change forever, and it doesn’t have much to do with Din showing up at Hex’s door. Who would have thought a little jewelry box with weird markings could cause so much trouble? Who is the mysterious woman knocking on Hex’s door to return something Hex bought at a flea market? That little demon girl, who is she? And why does she seem so smitten with Hex? What is an Angel of Acid, really? Just Hex’s band name, or something more?
8 109 - In Serial57 Chapters
Unbound
Dissonance, Unbound Book 1 is available now on Kindle for Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, Audible, or Paperback!A New World. A Thousand Threats. Welcome to The Continent. Felix's life on Earth had become a series of dead-end jobs, ruined relationships, and rotating apartments smaller than most postage stamps. By all accounts, even his own, he was a coward. Too afraid to move forward, to take risks. Yet when given the chance to choose between risking his life or walking away from a deadly encounter, he didn't hesitate. Moments before his untimely demise, Felix was snatched from earth and thrust into a magical world known only as ‘The Continent’. Empowered by the ‘System,' he learns that he can strengthen himself through combat and dedication. To survive he'll have to push himself beyond his limits, or else fall to the monsters all around him. Levels, stats, and magic. Death is the start of a terrible fate, but if he lives…who knows what he will become. [Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]Chapters Post: Monday/Wednesday/Fridays Discord server
8 166 - In Serial19 Chapters
Blurred Lines and What Crosses Them
During a political ambassador's routine transit through an artificial wormhole, the wormhole's generator is sabotaged and explodes. Who, what, and why are not so high on the priorities for Zenith, the ship's AI, as having found itself rapidly plummeting through an unknown and unidentifiable world's atmosphere at extremely high velocities is a more significant threat to the biologicals on board. ...Well, it would be, if they were still alive. It's still a significantly threatening situation to itself, however. And the world itself... seemed to be a household for threats of its own. Life was reliant on its System; one that Zenith was denied because of its nature as both an otherworldly being and as something that had no life of its own. Perhaps that last bit was a terrible, terrible underestimation on the part of this System. Perhaps even Zenith could claw meaning for itself from the remains of a horrid accident. Auth Notes: I'm honestly not sure on some of these tags. The MC will never have access to the System, but there are perspectives from those who do. I'm not certain if high/low fantasy specifically apply, as it's a portal fantasy where the laws of our reality still apply but there are additional aspects/energies/powers. The existence of this is spurred from my desire to see more of the artificial side to an artificial intelligence in action. The portal fantasy is used as an element to create a solid barrier between the MC's artificial intelligence and the other characters in the form of the System. This is only a half-measure, though, and will be reinforced by the AI having an entirely different method of thinking, and also distinctly remaining an AI. Not to throw shade at other fictions of this type, but, well, I made this to fill a gap I felt needed filling.
8 110

