Anime/Manga: Bankai Starting with Demon Slayer

By the way, what's with that hood? Is Inosuke in danger?

"Fist Pillar? Lord Akago, have you betrayed that lord?" Douma's seven-colored eyes flashed with a dangerous light: "You should know the price of betrayal."

"I don't understand what you're saying! Fist Breathing - Second Form!!"

With another angry shout, Komashi unleashed a barrage of punches, surging towards Doma like a raging storm.

Doma was already in a bit of a mess from Asuka's onslaught, and now with the addition of an Upper Moon demon, he's really feeling a bit overwhelmed.

The three clashed, their knives, fists, and fans colliding and exploding into dazzling sparks under the night sky.

"Swordsman!" Komashi shouted, kicking away the ice vines that were trying to entangle the bird. "Although I hate people who use swords, now unleash your full power! Kill this beast for me!"

The bird did not respond; only the blazing red blade hummed.

Although he didn't know why an Upper Moon demon would come to his aid, and even call himself the Fist Pillar.

But he could sense the emotional fluctuations in the other person; the murderous intent directed at Doma was real.

That's enough.

Faced with the combined attack of the two, Doma waved his golden fan, and huge ice lotuses bloomed in the air.

"How long are you going to keep showing off these weak and feeble moves?!"

Komashi roared and delivered a powerful punch to the ice lotus.

boom! !

The ice lotus shattered, and countless tiny ice petals shot towards the two of them like flying knives.

Even if an ordinary swordsman isn't seriously injured by the ice fog, his lungs would likely be damaged.

But the two people in front of Doma were both abnormal.

He was someone you couldn't kill no matter what you did; his lungs were like they were made of iron, and he could still fight even while spitting blood.

The other one doesn't need to be mentioned.

This guy doesn't even need to breathe, he's a ghost! This kind of cold air targeting the lungs would be fatal to humans, but it's completely painless to him!

The force of the punches transformed into an impenetrable trail, each punch precisely shattering a patch of ice lotus, forcibly carving a path through the icy current.

Asuka followed closely behind, channeling her spiritual pressure into her toes, making her form elusive and difficult to catch.

In an instant, loud noises echoed throughout the shrine, stone pillars collapsed, and statues shattered.

Those monks who aided and abetted the tyrants were already heavily implicated in the internal strife, and now they are suffering widespread damage.

Countless people were killed by being smashed, fell to their deaths, or were directly crushed to death by the fighting spirit.

It's their just deserts.

"Yowazusa, can you please stop hitting me?"

Doma severed Komashi's wrist with a single blow, but Koma's arm immediately regenerated, leaving the emotionless Doma speechless with a profound sense of helplessness.

"Seriously, why are you fighting for humanity now? You've already become a demon..."

"Shut up! I'll say it again! I am Komashi!"

Komashi seemed to have been struck on the nerves by Doma's words, and his punches became even more ferocious: "My fists should never have been swung at people like you!"

"Whether I go to hell or never be reincarnated, I'll drag you, you beast, down with me!"

"Fist Concentration Breathing - Annihilation Stance!!"

He threw a powerful punch, and his momentum reached its peak at that moment.

The edge of the wild boar headgear was even cracked due to the excessive force used.

This punch embodies his centuries of cultivation as a demon, as well as the regret and anger he felt in these past few days of being reborn as a human!

"Tsk... Sleeping Lotus Bodhisattva - Thousand Hands!"

The ice sculpture of the Bodhisattva transformed once more, and countless enormous ice palms instantly materialized behind it!

Those enormous hands, with the force of Mount Tai pressing down, all came crashing down on Komashi. Even a demon would be smashed into mincemeat by this attack!

Such a powerful move will inevitably result in huge energy consumption and vulnerabilities!

Asuka finally got her chance. Her spiritual pressure exploded to its limit, and her figure turned into a black line, instantly appearing above Doma's head!

He poured all his spiritual pressure and demonic power into the sword, and the intense fluctuations caused the blazing sword to burst into black flames that burned his eyes!

"Roar, Raccoon!"

A devastating strike that ripped through the sky descended!

The countless icy palms were all severed! They were completely engulfed by the black flames before they even had a chance to melt! A deep ravine was even carved into the ground!

"I'm done for." Doma suddenly felt a wave of weakness, and then Komashi's heavy fist slammed into his chest!

Boom!

Even for Upper Moon Two, directly taking that punch would be an extremely difficult challenge.

Doma's chest caved in, and his back exploded! Blood and internal organs flew everywhere!

"Cough... You've really gone mad, Your Highness..."

But he won't die from this; his wounds are healing rapidly, and he wants to fight again!

"Asuka!!"

At that moment, a loud shout came from the mountain gate.

A cold-looking young man, wearing a half-patterned haori and wielding a blue Nichirin Blade, rushed into the courtyard in a great hurry.

Although he didn't know what had happened, he didn't have time to judge and threw a tube of thick, purplish-black medicine directly at the bird.

That was Giyu Tomioka, who had rushed back after taking Shinobu Kocho to safety.

What he threw out was the very thing that Shinobu Kocho insisted on giving to Asuka when she was on the verge of death, before being taken away by the Hidden Division members.

"The appointed time has arrived!!"

He roared out Shinobu's request and then drew his sword to join the battle.

Asuka swiftly caught the potion and immediately understood its meaning.

He knew that Shinobu Kocho had been researching wisteria poison in order to create a potent poison capable of killing Onizuki.

However, her knife can only inject a very small amount of venom at a time, which may not achieve the desired effect.

This heavy vial must be the most concentrated form of wisteria flower poison.

This should be able to stop the resurgence of child mills!

At the same time, another figure noisily rushed into the shrine.

"Hello--!!!!"

"You bastard who stole my hood! Don't even think about getting away! Give me back my hood!!"

A wild, yelling voice burst in, furious.

Asuka recognized the voice; it was Inosuke Hashibira.

But when Asuka saw the boy clearly, she felt something was strange.

Because the boy was not wearing his signature boar head mask.

His hood was being put on by... Komashi, and the face that was visible was...

Exquisitely crafted, with eyes like stars and long eyelashes casting shadows in the moonlight.

It was a face so beautiful it made women jealous, a face brimming with charm.

However, the one who reacted the most was not Asuka, but Doma, whose chest cavity still contained his fist.

"...Kotonoha?"

Chapter 86 The End of the Ghost Month

The name Doma was bestowed upon him by Lord Muzan.

As for his own name, he couldn't even remember it after so many years.

Because he was born with seven-colored eyes and pure oak hair, his delusional parents believed that Doma was a god who could hear the voice of the gods.

The Eternal Bliss Sect was thus founded.

"There are no gods in this world. They are all just self-deceiving fantasies."

Doma, who was four or five years old, already understood this principle.

Born with a lack of emotional intelligence, he was completely unable to comprehend the fervent worshippers who treated him like a god, weeping and begging him to send them to paradise.

He just felt sorry for these people.

Under the influence of these negative emotions over the years, Doma's feelings became increasingly indifferent, until he could no longer feel any emotional fluctuations at all.

Later, he turned into a demon and became a truly immortal god.

"Unfortunately, your soul lacks strong persistence and desire. Even if you become a ghost, it will be empty. I estimate that's the limit..." However, that person didn't seem to like him very much and made a judgment on him early on.

These dull and monotonous days lasted for hundreds of years.

Until a snowy night more than a decade ago, a young girl with her child stumbled into the world of Doma.

The girl's name is Kotohata. It seems that she was beaten by her husband and mother-in-law every day, and her whole body was covered in injuries. She even lost sight in one eye.

With no other option, she fled with her child and stumbled into a shrine, hoping to seek divine protection.

As the leader of the cult, Doma naturally protected the person seeking help and killed all her family members who had bullied her.

Later, Kotoha recovered and stayed at the shrine. Her beautiful face and singing voice made Doma feel happy.

"It's strange, why do I feel so relaxed? This child is really special, maybe I shouldn't eat her." Doma really thought so, and planned to keep Kotoha until she passed away peacefully.

Unfortunately, Kotoha discovered that Doma was eating people and was completely unable to accept it.

She fled with her child, even throwing him off a cliff into the river to prevent him from being eaten, but she herself died under Doma's fan.

More than a decade has passed since this incident, but Doma still remembers Inosuke's name when he sees his emerald green eyes and beautiful face.

Perhaps that was a rare moment of warmth in his long, meaningless life.

"Ah... what wonderful memories..." He cut off the ghostly hand embedded in his chest and chuckled softly.

Because of this momentary lapse in concentration, the flow of demonic energy around Doma weakened drastically, giving the perceptive Asuka an opportunity!

"Hold him back!!"

Although he didn't know why Doma had suddenly spaced out, he knew that this was an opportunity he couldn't let slip by!

That was a chain called cause and effect, which finally bound the monster's soul.

"Life flows and cycles!"

"Azure and silver light flickering!"

Giyu Tomioka and Komashi attacked simultaneously, their sword and fist winds merging into one!

Whether it was the Water Lotus Bodhisattva, the Crystal Princess, or any other Blood Demon Art, they were all completely shattered by the two of them!

There are no more obstacles between Asuka and Doma!

A bolt of black lightning flashed.

At that moment, his spiritual pressure broke through a certain limit. His originally battered body, through the power of the stolen energy, became a huge black hole, frantically absorbing everything around it.

The necrotic internal organs are repairing themselves rapidly, and the broken wounds are healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If Komashi didn't know that the person in front of him was the human swordsman who almost killed him, he would almost think that he was Kigetsuki.

Whoosh—!

A black line silently sliced ​​across Doma's fair neck.

He didn't even feel the pain because it was going so fast.

Doma's gaze began to swirl.

He saw his body still standing in a dazed posture on the swaying lotus bodhisattva.

He saw the Queen of the Yiwo Pavilion, wearing a boar's headgear, and the human swordsman, all watching him warily.