Chapter 4: Final Selections

'That man who is besides Kagaya...his Fa Jin reserves surpass mine...It seems that I didn't inherit any talent regarding it. If that is the Hashira level I can only compete against it with my other abilities' Anzhong thought as he sat on a high rock crossed-legged.

It was already the final day of the selections and he had done nothing but slay the demon who dare disturb him. Using the Nichirin blade he picked from Shinichiro's(The slayer who used water breathing earlier) grave.

'While this blade is quite sturdy, it has already started to chip from the force of my blows...it won't last more than 2 weeks after the final selection' Anzhong thought as he inspected the blade.

'Just a few more hours...then I will have something to do I guess' Anzhong thought as he looked down towards the other slayers who were resting in the daylight as well.

A boy with light blonde hair towards the ends was resting under the shade the shadows of the tree started to bubble up a bit a hand grabbed the boy's leg.

"What the hell!?! HElp!!!" The boy yelled but his yells were only answered by more panicked yells as the rest of the participants who were in shade made a beeline for sunlight.

'Did they really think that just because it is daytime the demons won't attack' Anzhong thought as he observed the chaos ensue below him. People had started to crowd near the spots filled with sunlight unknowingly creating more shadow areas for the demon to strike.

'This is just pathetic to watch' Anzhong thought as he had enough of this view.

'Moon Breathing: Sixteenth Form' Anzhong thought as he leaped from the rock and Anzhong created a barrage of downward crescent slashes from an extremely long and wide range, resulting in a powerful six-fold slash crashing down on the demon.

The ground below him cracked and crumbled from the impact of his attack as the dead demon surfaced and turned into ashes. Anzhong then sheathed his blades as he turned toward the other participants.

"Do not expect another save this is the last time you guys are leaving with your lives better quit since you are not cut for it" Anzhong said as he harshly berated the other slayers and jumped back to his spot.

"Who was that guy?"

"Who does he think he if? he is just a little stronger anyways."

"He was so cute!"

The slayers who managed to narrowly escape their predicament cursed or admired Anzhong as they let out their thoughts.

"Oi you bastard! The one who is sitting on the top!" One of the guys who was in the final selections yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Oi, you! I know you hear me!!" The guy yelled again towards Anzhong as everyone instinctively gave way.

"If you...if you could kill that demon why didn't you do that earlier!! Because of you, my brother died!!" The boy yelled in agony as tears dripped from his face as he held shreds of clothes that belonged to his brother

"He didn't die because of me...he died because of you." Anzhong simply replied the area had gone silent by now. The participants were in shock at Anzhong's answer.

Anzhong could have killed the demon earlier so it made sense that he could have saved a lot of people from such casualties. To them, such a statement was nothing less than shameless.

"You were too weak...you were too useless...weak don't have the right to question the strong" Anzhong stated as he recalled his past.

'They died because I was too weak...too weak to keep my promise' Anzhong thought as he let out a frown and clenched his fists. Without saying another word he disappeared from there as he waited in a cave for the final night.

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"Congratulations, after spending 7 days and 7 nights at the final selections you are now officially part of the demon slayer corps. Years of your hard work have finally shown its fruit." Kagaya-san said as he addressed the people who walked from the forest.

"The demon slayer corps is divided into 10 ranks,"

"Mizunoto"

"Mizunoe"

"Kanoto"

"Kanoe"

"Tsuchinoto"

"Tsuchinoe"

"Hinoto"

"Hinoe"

"Kinoto"

"Kinoe"

"You all will start at the rank of Mizunoto and will work your way to Kinoe, now all of you will be assigned a Kaugai crow they will be the forming the connection between you and the demon slayer corps"

A crow with raven black wings flew towards Anzhong and rested on his shoulder. Anzhong glanced toward the crow for a second before turning back to Kagaya-san's words.

"You all may now choose an ore that will be used to forge your Nichirin Sword. With that, I hope that you all value your life and choose your paths carefully I wish to see you all" Kagaya-san said as he left the top followed by a man in a tengu mask.

Two who came with Kagaya-san who had stayed behind were now helping the slayers to choose their ores. Anzhong too looked towards the table as his eyes scanned each of the ores.

'These ores seem to have a small amount of energy in them. This is the first time I have seen any non-living being with this energy' Anzhong thought as he used his observation haki.

After scanning the ores for a few more minutes Anzhong decided to settle on the ore that seemed to have the brightest shade out of the twelve presented.

"Now that you all have picked your ores the Nichirin blades produced will be delivered to you within six months of time the blade will be delivered by the special blacksmiths at the location provided by your Kaugai crow so it is advised to keep your travels at the minimum. " The helpers suggested as they too descended from the mountain.

The participants slowly started to leave as Anzhong decided to stay there for a while.

"So...you have a name little man," Anzhong said as he addressed his crow.

"caw, you may address me as Fumika and I am raven, caw" Fumika responded.

"I see in that Fumika shall we begin our journey?" Anzhong asked as he looked towards the mountains ahead of them.

"After you young man" Fumika replied as they both descended the mountain.

Both Anzhong and Fumika descended the mountain as Fumika followed Anzhong as they started to go deeper into the forest surrounding the mountain.

"So...are you lost or something?" Fumika asked as they both have been walking around the forest for nearly an hour.

"No...we are almost there" Anzhong said as they passed a canopy of vines and they both saw a dimly lit cave in the distance.

"You live in a cave? near mount Fujikasane? how to even get rations here?" Fumika asked clearly baffled.

"Yeah, yeah and I have some stashes of meat stored in ice, I go to a nearby river for fish." Anzhong simply replied as entered the cave and they were greeted by a surprisingly cozy-looking cave.

"This place is nicer than I expected, well since you live so close to the final selections you might get your blade quite early," Fumika said as she spread her wings and took flight.

'It seems that I will be having a new companion...I wonder how Yae is doing' Anzhong thought as he put aside his blades and stared towards the moon.

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In the Yuyami army headquarters, a single woman stayed. She had beautiful long white hair that was complemented by her snow-white skin. Even the crudest of the men would be attracted to her.

She was sitting on an office chair behind a desk that was covered with stacks of paperwork. The room around her was in a comparatively clean condition but the woman herself seemed not to pay any mind to it.

*Knock* *Knock*

Someone knocked on the door as the woman looked towards it and said: "You may come it".

"How was your day Commander Yuki?" A tall and buff man asked as he entered the room. He had long black spiky hair and very dark skin in contrast to the woman he looked menacing.

"You look dashing in the marine clothes Dragon" Yuki complimented as she let out a light laugh.

"None of your concern after you took over the world government it seems that the world is at more peace although we have more pirates who are seeking the One Piece." Dragon said as he let out an annoyed sigh.

"Anyways I wanted to ask if there would be any more new actions regarding the boom in piracy rates?" Dragon asked he placed another stack of paperwork for Yuki.

"No, marines are free to do as they please as for me...I guess I will just stare a the moon" Yuki said as he looked towards the shining moon.

"I see in that case I shall see myself out," Dragon said as he left the building.

'What...is this feeling...something seems missing Yuki thought.' as she stared towards the moon she tried to recall what seemed to be out of place but everything seemed perfectly fine.

'What am I missing...what did I forget.'

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'This journey of mine is not something I can share with everyone...I can't lose her' Anzhong thought as he stared towards the shining moon.

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Well sorry for the late and short chapter but Tobi wanted all this to be out of the way now we can have a time skip and start the main plot.

A few that needed to be explained that Tobi forgot.

Anzhong means in darkness this is an obvious indication of the future.

Fumika means in the wind or one with the wind which is of course because she is a bird.

Also, Tobi thinks that he has stretched far enough demon slayer doesn't really have a great plot the only thing it has going is its animations the overall plot is a little above average in Tobi's opinion.