Unprecedented terror swept over Sekido and Karaku like an icy tide, drowning their reason.
The man before them, and those eerie black flames of his, had gone completely beyond anything they could handle.
Those flames obeyed no rules. They could even burn energy itself to nothing.
If they kept fighting, the only outcome would be to burn into nothingness, just like that gunbai.
"Damn it... damn it!"
Sekido let out a scream of frustration and terror. This feeling of helplessness reminded him of the weakness and despair he had known as a human.
"Come... come help us! Urogi! Aizetsu!"
Karaku went so far as to cry out at the top of his lungs.
Their screams were like an invisible command, piercing the chaotic battlefield and reaching the ears of Hantengu's tiny main body.
Amid the village ruins, Tanjiro relied on his keen sense of smell to relentlessly pursue a faint demon scent steeped in utter terror.
He knew that Mr. Sasuke was on the main battlefield, fighting those powerful demons single-handedly.
He might not be able to help much, but at the very least, he had to find the main body that kept splitting apart and cut off his head!
Just as he was about to catch up to the small figure hiding behind a broken wall, it suddenly let out an even more piercing wail.
"Stay away! Don't bully me!"
With that wail, the small body transformed again.
His back abruptly split open, flesh and blood writhing as two entirely new, completely different demons broke free from within.
One had wings on his back, a beaklike mouth, and the character for "joy" on his face-Urogi.
The other held a cross-bladed spear, wore a sorrowful expression, and bore the character for "sorrow" on his face-Aizetsu.
"I've found you, you fiend