𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗦, 𝗸𝗻𝘆 𝘅 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻!𝗼𝗰
𝟬𝟭𝟳, canon event
REN PURSES HER LIPS WORRIEDLY, CROUCHING BESIDE A PASSED OUT TANJIRO AND EXAMINING THE WOUND ON TANJIRO'S STOMACH.
miguel had warned her that this must happen, but that didn't help ren from being worried. she would know if this was fatal, but it would still be painful for the boy.
based on miguel's warning, she was assuming that tanjiro being injured played a part in rengoku's death. with him injured, he couldn't jump in to help and potentially risk his own life.
in a way, this canon event does dwindle down similarly to those of spider-people.
rengoku as the police captain, and tanjiro as the young child. rengoku is going to save tanjiro and give his own life in exchange.
problem is.. where does she come into this?
ren frowns. how is she supposed to fight this demon while not preventing rengoku's death?
she sighs out, turning her attention back to tanjiro and looking over as rengoku approaches.
"everyone is safe?" she questions.
he nods with his usual bright grin, "a few injuries, but none major. everyone will survive!"
ren's smile softens, "that's great"
her eyes flick back down to tanjiro, hands gripping her pants slightly.
letting rengoku die was going to hurt.
he's a good man throuh and through. respectable, kind, honourable. exactly the kind of man that deserves the utmost protection. or, the kind of man that does the protecting.
it's not fair.
life isn't fair, renee
ren frowns at miguel's voice. he couldn't hear her thoughts, but it was clear he knew what she was thinking.
"buzz off, miguel" ren mutters.
"did you say something?"
she glances up at rengoku, quickly plastering on a smile. "nope! is tanjiro okay?"
"he'll be just fine" rengoku says with certainty, walking over to stand behind tanjiro's head, crouching down to peer over tanjiro.
tanjiro gasps awake, staring up at rengoku's large eyes in surprise.
"it looks like you can do total concentration: constant! i'm impressed!" rengoku compliments.
eh? the hell is even that?, ren deadpans. sometimes these guys talk demon
"rengoku-san..? ren..?"
"that's the first step to becoming a hashira! but that's just the first of 10,000 steps yet to come!"
"i'll do my best.." tanjiro says awkwardly.
"your stomach is bleeding." rengoku points out, "concentrate more. improve the accuracy of your breath. focus on every inch of your body."
tanjiro obliges, sucking in a deep breath before letting it out slowly, repeating the motion.
"there are blood vessels. broken blood vessels. concentrate more" rengoku narrows his eyes as tanjiro tries to focus on closing the wound, grunting in struggle.
rengoku plants a firm finger on his forehead, tanjiro glancing up to look at the male.
"concentrate."
ren smiles as the bleeding seems to cease.
"that's it. no more bleeding."
tanjiro pants slightly, the exertion getting to him.
"there're lots of things you can do if you can master your breathing. that doesn't mean you can do anything. but you'll be much stronger than you were yesterday."
tanjiro blinks, "..yeah"
rengoku gives a bright grin, "everyone's safe! a lot of injuries, but no deaths. no need for you to overdo it."
but everyone freezes in place as a strong, overwhelming aura suddenly fills the space.
ren stiffens, eyes widening as she slowly turns her head to the owner of the aura. it was nothing like she had ever felt before. nothing like any villain she had faced.
she frowns,
this is the power of an uppermoon..
dust billows into ren's vision as she grimaces, shielding her eyes.
as the dust clears, it reveals a second demon. this one with pure white skin and thick blue lines wrapping around it. he wore white 3/4 pants, a pink vest and had bright pink hair and entrancing yellow eyes.
though most noticeable in those eyes, 'uppermoon three'.
ren grits her teeth, pushing the chill running down her spine away and looking cautiously at the demonic male.
this demon.. is going to kill rengoku
she frowns, and before she could even blink, the demon had shot forward with his fist extended towards tanjiro's head.
thankfully, rengoku caught on immediately and unsheathed his blade, slashing the demon's arm vertically as the upper three jumps away with a grin, "nice blade"
ren watches with a frown as his arm heals in a second, the demon licking the loose trail of blood.
understanding the fight would soon begin full throttle, ren made quick work of stripping off her demon slayer uniform. sure, it was designed for fighting demons, but her fighting style relief on her spider-suit being skin tight and not restricting any movement.
she tosses her demon slayer uniform aside and tugged on her mask. the thing was mostly useless now as she didn't have to hide her identity, but it would assist her face from getting too injured.
as ren glanced back, she spotted the demon getting into a stance she could only assume was his fighting technique. beneath him, a glimmering blue pattern danced along the ground.
"if you won't become a demon, then i'll have to kill you" the demon grins, the two dashing at each other.
ren couldn't kill the demon nor prevent rengoku from dying, but she had to intervene in some way, otherwise she'd be far too suspicious.
the demon reels his fist back to hit rengoku, but before he could make another movement, his arm flew off.
the demon's eyes widen slightly,
my arm..! kyojujro didn't move, so how..
his head tilted to the side, jolting in surprise at the sight of a.. girl?
he squints curiously. she had the figure of a woman, but the appearance of..
well, he couldn't quite tell. there was a brownish-red spider on her chest, but she was all pink and red, so he couldn't honestly tell what she was going for.
he assumed a spider, considering the chest pattern and web-liked design on her neck, hands and legs, but he couldn't recall ever seeing a pink spider. and that mask.. the wide, white eyes seemed to move. is this skin? or a suit?
aside from that, what the hell did she slice his arm with? she doesn't have a blade!
even worse, where the hell is her presence? her fighting spirit? he couldn't even tell she was there until his arm was already gone! that shouldn't be possible.
everyone, even babies have a fighting spirit! so how the hell does she not?
the demon pauses his attack, looking at ren curiously.
"what the hell are you?"
ren huffs, "a human, duh!"
the demon tilts his head, seeming uncertain. "are you sure?"
ren deadpans, "yes!"
the demon still seems skeptical.
ren groans, pulling her mask up and raising a brow at the demon. "see?"
rengoku and tanjiro remain rooted in place, watching in bewilderment as the two converse.
the demon crosses his arms, smirk on his face. "fascinating. a suit? i've never seen something like it. and that mask.. it follows your movements, doesn't it?"
ren just huffs and tugs her mask back on, "that's enough dialogue for one day"
with that she extends her wrist and shoots out a web, slicing through both of the demon's arms and catching him entirely off guard as he stumbles.
webs? how?
the girl is certainly not a demon, and yet somehow she just shot physical webs out of her wrist!
he barely has time to dwell, however, as rengoku quickly engages back in the battle, swinging his blade at the demon.
the demon grins, arms shooting back and seeking rejuvenated.
"tell me what's your name, girl!" he shouts, throwing punches at rengoku as ren flies into battle, flinging webs at the demon.
"i'm just your friendly neighbourhood spider-ren, demon!"
"well, i'm akaza, 'spider-ren'! how about you become a demon? those interesting abilties of yours will only become a hundred times more powerful!"
"i'm good!" ren denies, using a tree to swing around and kick akaza in the face.
akaza just grins, continuing his attacks on rengoku, but, funnily enough, entirely avoiding ren.
she arches a brow, "oi! demon man! i'm here too, remember?"
"well, fortunately for you, i don't hurt women!"
"is that so?" ren questions, mildly surprised.
"well, i do hurt men, so i guess this is going to be a one-sided battle!"
ren continues on alongside rengoku, the two exchanging blows with akaza as he dodges many but finds it rather difficult to dodge ren's curving, oddly shaped attacks.
tanjiro glances up at the battle, shifting to help but being immediately called out by rengoku. "don't move! if your wounds open, you'll die!! it's not your time yet!"
ren grits her teeth slightly as she slices akaza's arm again. rengoku wasn't in good condition. his eye was smashed and he was panting heavily, the battle taking a significant toll on him.
ren eyes him warily, frown weighing heavy on her face.
this was it. it would only be moments before rengoku's demise.
the two prepare for their final attacks, rengoku using the largest form of flame breathing and shooting forward.
ren joins him, slashing at akaza but keeping her attacks slow and minimal as she frowns deeply.
akaza's eyes turn to her as they narrow in confusion,
she's.. holding back?
the demon pushes that aside for now, instead preparing his final attack against the demon slayer.
he grins, propelling his fist forward as dust explodes around them, shielding tanjiro's view from the finalising battle.
ren shoots one last web, defeat on her face as it merely slashes the top of akaza's arm, the demon's fist plunging through rengoku's stomach as she let out a short yell.
she drops her head, hands clutching at her suit.
the canon event had been completed, but at what cost?
date posted ; 9/11/25
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