Lol, ran away today. Only got about two hours away from my town until some fucking whore snitched on me by calling the police.

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{third POV}

"Any leads on where Tanjiro went?" Rengoku asked Tomioka whom had just met with him after a day of searching "unfortunately not no"

It was incredibly hard to find his whereabouts to be honest. It took Tanjiro a week to find the infinity fortress, and their only on day one.

However... something may have just turned their luck.

"CAW CAW! FOLLOW ME FOR TANJIRO KAMADO'S WHERABOUTS! FOLLOW ME! HURRY!" Tanjiro's crow flapped violently, circulating and gathering as many hashira as it could while repeating the message.

The crow had been silently following Tanjiro the whole time and keeping track of where the infinity fortress appeared and reappeared; keeping the pattern in its mind till the crow was sure that it had solid evidence.

And sure enough... the crow was right.

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"W-what did you do to me?" Tanjiro hissed, his hands trembling as Nakime made a mirror appear in front of Tanjiro.

"You are mine Tanjiro, there's no way you can escape now" kibutsuji stated, his tone filled with a weird satisfaction and enjoyment as he stared down at the boy by his feet.

Tanjiro shakily looked into the mirror, the kanji for 'zero' being etched into his right eye.

No.

How could this be?

How did Tanjiro let himself fall into such a trap?

Stupid.

How naive you were Tanjiro.

"I'll let your sister go since I have no use for her anymore" the demon king announced, waving his hand towards Nekime; giving Tanjiro the slightest bit of relief.

However, all he could do that moment was cry.

As he stared into his distorted reflection, he saw nothing but a monster.

Blood trailed from the corners of his mouth; large fangs crimson stained as his left eye resembled that of a slitted cat eye. The mark on his forehead stretched right to the other side of his face, hands twitching with long blood red claws sprouting from his fingernails.

In contrast, Muzan thought Tanjiro to look euphoric.

The way Crystal like tears poorer from his glazed vibrant eyes, trailing down his pale porcelain like skin as his mouth trembled alluringly.

He was like the sun.

Even in his current state, so filled with despair; Tanjiro still had this comforting and warm aura which would pull anyone into a trance.

Now this sun was Muzan's only.

His to treasure and preserve.

"Tanjiro, let's get you a change of clothes" Muzan stated, his tone a little soft as he placed a hand upon the boy's shoulder.

'It's working... perfect' he thought gleefully, twisting his way into Tanjiro's mind to make him think that Muzan had saved him; and it was working splendidly.

Tanjiro stood up on shaky legs, gazing at the demon king with admiring eyes "thank you for taking care of me Muzan-sama" Tanjiro smiled, his memories becoming faint.

Muzan smiled with satisfaction, the sound of Nakime's biwa sounding as the two appeared in quite a luxurious and cosy room. A large double bed stood next to the wall, a futon on the other side of the room accompanied by a small coffee table in the middle with a selection of treats and sweets.

Tanjiro's eyes sparkled with amazement "I'll go get you something to wear, help yourself to some food Tanjiro" Kibutsuji gestured, sitting Tanjiro next to the little coffee table as he strolled over to his closet.

These specific assortment of cakes were infused with a little bit of blood, maybe that was why they were so mouth-wateringly good?

"Here you go" Muzan smiled, handing Tanjiro a pile of clothes as he sat down on the other side of the coffee table, simply observing the boy with glee.

Tanjiro looked at the male with a distant gaze, his eyes becoming a little cloudy as he finished off the food he was eating and looked at the clothes; they were Muzan's own casual clothes.

A large jacket and striped pants, most likely much too big for the boy but it was better than his torn Corps uniform.

"Here let me help you" Muzan gestured Tanjiro over to him as he grabbed a tissue, gently wiping away the blood from his face while stroking his hand through Tanjiro's fluffy hair.

"You may go get changed now, there's a spare room to your right"

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"I'm sure you feel much better now am I right?" Muzan asked kindly, seeing Tanjiro exit the spare room once he had changed; his torn corps uniform under his arm.

Tanjiro gave a detached look, as if he was daydreaming "yes Muzan-sama, thank you" Tanjiro have a shaky smile back; making the demon king practically glow with happiness.

It had taken him so long.

So many attempts to get Tanjiro.

And here he was in front of him, obedient and his.

All his.

"Come sit" Muzan gestured, patting a space on his lap. Tanjiro's face reddened a little before he cautiously laid next to him on the floor and rested his head on the demon's lap, curling himself into a ball.

"You're such a good boy Tanjiro, would you like to stay with me forever?" He asked, threading his hand through Tanjiro's hair as he quietly purred into the sensations.

"Yes Muzan-sama, I will complete any task you like" he answered almost robotically; closing his eyes in relaxation. Kibutsuji sighed in victory, pressing a kiss on Tanjiro's forehead right before Akaza appeared in front of them with his head bowed.

"M-Muzan-sama people have ener-"

"Enough! Why do you dare disturb me in my private time Akaza" Muzan growled, making the upper moon break out in a cold sweat.

"H-hashira have entered the infinity fortress! Forgive me please" he begged, forehead on the floor as he awaited a response.

"Tanjiro go get rid of them" Muzan ordered, making the boy smile with a bow as he stood up; straightening out the baggy clothes before disappearing from the room.

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"Zenitsu you take Nezuko back to the butterfly mansion, quickly!" Rengoku yelled, pushing the two out of the only open door leading outside before it disappeared.

"I can sense him" Inosuke grunted, standing next to Mitsuri with his swords drawn.

All the hashira except Goymei and Uzui were present; the rock and sound pillar not making it to the fortress in time before it disappeared.

The group was about to split up when a dark figure appeared on one of the higher levels, his features distorted by the lighting as he crouched on the edge; looking down on everyone.

"Leave, or I'll have to kill you" the figure growled, staying crouched on the ledge as all eyes shifted towards him.

"SHOW YOURSELF DEMON! I'll kill you if you hurt Tanjiro!" Inosuke boomed, his muscles flexed as the rest took on a defensive stance.

The figure sighed, jumping down from the ledge and landing on the floor gracefully, it's head dipped to the floor so you couldn't see its face. Although something caught their eye... the familiar soft burgundy hair.

Tanjiro looked up at them, both eyes shining with need. They had a deep sadness inside, as if asking for help.

"T-Tanjiro it's you!" Mitsuri exclaimed, running up to the boy. However, the closer she got the heavier the air felt; every fibre in her body screaming at her to turn back.

"Mitsuri dodge!" Shinobu screamed, making the pillar jump last minute into the air to avoid an attack directed to her feet.

"Tanjiro! It's us! We've come to take you home!" She yelled desperately, refusing to take out her sword. Tanjiro narrowed his eyes, stepping more into the light so his features were better seen.

"Zero? What does that mean?" Obanai whispered to Shinobu whom was standing at his side. "Muzan... made him into an upper moon" she answered with a shaky voice, her hands trembling.

"Home? I am home" Tanjiro's answered, standing up straight as he flexed his claws; his lips peeled back in a grin, revealing how large his fangs had grown.

Tanjiro looked at them with sad pleading eyes, it was evident he was doing this against his will.

"ENOUGH BULLSHIT! TANJIRO YOU'RE COMING BACK! Nezuko's safe! Zenitsu took her back to the butterfly mansion already!" Sanemi screamed, his features scrunched in confusion and anger.

"Nezuko? Who's that?"

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I'm locked in the bathroom and there is a fucking spider