Demon Slayer: The Forest Pillar

In the dark night, a hungry ghost and an injured Shiba Inu walked aimlessly on the road one after the other. Perhaps he heard the whimper of Enji behind him. Shinichi stopped his numb steps, turned back and hugged Enji, stroked Enji's injured neck, and apologized softly: "I'm sorry, Enji, I'm sorry."

Shinichi didn't know how he became a ghost. He even heard about this legendary monster for the first time from Junbo a few days ago. What does it feel like to become a ghost? It's hard to describe. The first thing Shinichi felt was the hunger that was scratching his heart and liver, and the extreme desire for human flesh and blood.

Shinichi saw his current appearance from the reflection of the stream. His originally dark eyes had turned scarlet, and his pale and thin face had become fuller for some reason, and was unusually handsome. It seemed that this was what Shinichi should have looked like. In addition, Shinichi also had a pair of extremely sharp black claws and long fangs in his mouth. Becoming a ghost also gave Shinichi inexplicably powerful strength. He could easily tear apart a tree that was as thick as a man's embrace, and he could also run more than ten meters in a second.

But at the same time, Shinichi also felt a sense of weakness. The spreading sense of weakness was his body reminding him that he wanted to eat people! Only by eating people can he curb weakness and even become stronger.

But Shinichi resisted his desire for flesh and blood. He chose to leave after burying all the bodies in the ruined temple. Ohei Saburo died, and his death was very broken. But even if he was still alive, he could not stop Shinichi now. The ruined temple that he had tried so hard to escape from became a ruin, but Shinichi's heart was gloomy. The promise to take the child to Kyoto could never be fulfilled. The smiling child would forever sleep in the small mound behind the ruined temple.

Whenever he thought of this, surging hatred surged into Shinichi's brain. The man in a suit! It was him! The man who called himself Muzan! It was him! He was also a ghost!

Shinichi recalled that when his waist was crushed by the bone whip on the man's body, his brain felt severe pain and entered an inexplicable state. Everything in front of him seemed to be paused. Shinichi could even see the still dust particles in the air. He could feel and even see the internal organs and muscles in the body of the man called Muzan. That man, no, that ghost! It may have several hearts and brains!

It was in this magical state that Shinichi scratched Muzan's face with the dagger hidden in his sleeve, causing Muzan to bleed, and Shinichi's memories came to an abrupt end.

Now thinking of the terrible aura surrounding Muzan, Shinichi's soul actually emerged with an instinctive fear, "No! Damn it! Why should I be afraid? No matter who he is! I will definitely make him pay the price!" Shinichi roared irritably, and at this time, in the dark night sky, a ray of light began to emerge from the horizon, and the sky was bright.

Zi! ! Like the sound of raw meat being burnt, Shinichi retracted his right hand in the sun like an electric shock. The intense pain stimulated his nerves. After only one second in the sun, Shinichi's entire right hand was now burnt, and the extremely sharp black claws became dry and brittle.

Just like in the story, evil ghosts cannot see the sun, no matter how strong the ghosts are, even the ghost called Muzan, Shinichi hugged Yuan Er and hid in a cave.

The hunger in his stomach became stronger and stronger. Lying in the cave, Shinichi's consciousness began to become blurred because of hunger. There was always a voice in his heart that bewitched and urged him to kill and eat people.

Whether in the past life or now, Shinichi's three views could not tolerate him doing such a thing as eating people. If he really ate people, what was the difference between him and the evil ghost in the story? He didn't want to become a monster.

Shinichi closed his eyes. In a trance, he seemed to see the evil ghost named Muzan. He stared with scarlet eyes, and countless sharp whips rose behind him, rushing towards him like an overwhelming force. He was like a mantis blocking the car, watching countless bone whips piercing his body in vain.

"Weak human, since you are lucky enough to become a ghost, then make good use of your identity. We ghosts are more perfect higher creatures than humans. Go! Kill humans as much as you want and eat more humans! The more people you eat, the stronger you will be! Even become the supreme existence!!" The bewitching voice echoed in Shinichi's ears.

But at this moment, Shinichi felt irritated. He bared his sharp fangs and fought desperately against the invisible temptation and restraint. "Get lost! I can't be a monster like you! And I can't eat people! Go to hell! Bastard!!" While resisting, a green light seemed to appear in front of Shinichi's eyes.

With a roar, all the illusions in front of him snapped and turned intoA pile of fragments, bang! For some reason, Shinichi, who suddenly opened his eyes, felt as if something was missing from his body. He felt an inexplicable sense of relief, and even the strong hunger in his stomach faded a bit.

At the same time, in a luxurious mansion in Shimane Prefecture, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly lit up in the dark room, and the black vertical pupils were murderous, "What's going on? This feeling of being out of control? Tamayo?!"

Outside the room, the broken bodies of the owners of this luxurious mansion were scattered all over the ground, and the blood stained the floor red.

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Night finally fell, and Shinichi, who was almost driven crazy by hunger, took Yuanji out of the cave, trying to find some food to relieve hunger.

But after wandering in the forest for a long time, whether it was fresh wild fruits, salmon in the stream, or even the rabbit that Shinichi caught and tore, as long as he swallowed it, the moment these foods reached his stomach, Shinichi would vomit violently and vomit these things completely.

The little Shiba Inu Yuanji was happily biting the plump rabbit legs, and the wound on his neck also showed signs of improvement.

Stroking Yuanji's little head, Shinichi felt a little disappointed. Could it be that ghosts can't eat anything else except human flesh? Is he going to starve to death?

Or... try... There seem to be bad people among humans, right? Is it...

When the idea of ​​eating people suddenly emerged, Shinichi was shocked. What was he thinking? No! Absolutely not! Absolutely not to eat people! Not even evil people. Once the Pandora's box of eating people is opened, Shinichi cannot be sure whether he will completely degenerate into a bloodthirsty evil ghost.

But the hunger in his stomach was getting stronger and stronger. How long could he hold on like this?

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On the small road at night, extremely hungry Shinichi walked aimlessly in silence. After a while, a light appeared on the road in the distance. A few minutes closer, Shinichi saw a wooden house on the side of the road. Is there anyone living there?

Thinking of humans, Shinichi swallowed his saliva that was secreted quickly. No, he couldn't go. His hideous and terrifying appearance now would definitely scare the people there. Holding Yuan Er, Shinichi was about to take a detour. Suddenly, a faint smell of blood entered Shinichi's nose.

Extremely hungry Shinichi instantly distinguished what the smell was! It was the smell of human blood, or very fresh blood! And the source of the bloody smell was that wooden house!