Chapter 1. Loyalty
Her sword cleaved straight through the skin and bone of the demon. The blood upon it began to steam due to how hot it had been, her eyes met the demon's as their face was full of surprise.
"She's getting faster!..."
Their white clear eyes looked from the direction of the amber and purple mask the girl wore to the direction of their left arm. The pale foe's vision went high in the air before hitting the ground and stopping against a tree with a clear view of themself almost impaled by the sword. She clenched teeth going in for a clean strike towards the head of the demon who barely had time to dodge the autumn blade. They quickly lunged backwards with the slayer in hot pursuit with the demon's left eyesight fading the further both of them got. The palm slowly closed as it's vision darkened by the fingers upon it, she had forced them too far...
~2 days prior
"You can come out now, no one's here for a few miles." A muffled voice was heard which was soon followed by a head sticking out of the ground. Quite the elegant figure, was it a guy or girl? The same question had been in her head for the past week now, nothing was prominent about which gender the Oni was. They had pale skin, and pale-blue hair which was kept in a long ponytail. The hair was parted down the middle in a zig-zag pattern, and their head was adorned with a pair of flat, curved horns which resembled bulls horns. The demon had delicate facial features and his eyebrows were cut very short as a symbol of nobility while dressed in traditional nobleman's attire consisting of a white kariginu hunting robe, baggy pants, a pair of tengu-geta, and a single black glove on the left and right hand, with a hole cut into the palms of both hands for his eyes, which was purple in color. The flesh eating being also wore a transparent hagoromo veil over their head. Unlike other demons the regeneration process was slightly slower while starting off with steam. If their hand was cut clean off the point of contact upon their arm of which it was began to steam. Their hand can be seen forming from seemingly nothing, then skin and muscle around bone, then soon enough their hand was fully repaired with the steam gone. Due to their past life this Oni is blind and can already see by the eye in the middle of both of the palms on his hands. If stabbed or cut they will go blind, if the hand or arm is severed they'll see from where the eyeball is facing upon their palm. The estimated amount of human consumed is 65 but they are currently resisting the temptation of devouring human flesh and becoming more adapted to eating fruit.
"Eh?"
Their voice was heard within her head. A bothersome trait at times when dealing with a demon only able to communicate telepathically.
"Ah Yes, we still haven't decided on if you would wish to turn into a demon near death."~
The Oni spoke coming out of the ground silently. Their perfectly white outfit wasn't tarnished in anyway.
"It's still way too early for me to decide..."
"Maybe so, but if the end comes early for you suit yourself."
"When I'm dead I'd rather stay dead... everything needs their peace, even you."
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