In a remote, snowbound village, a battered boy lay half-buried in the cold, his body broken and surrounded by lifeless corpses—the aftermath of a demon’s brutal feast.
As consciousness faded, a faint fragrance of wisteria drifted through the air—unnatural, yet comforting. Through his blurred vision, a butterfly seemed to descend beside him… but it was no insect.
It was a girl.
With gentle grace and captivating violet eyes, Shinobu Kocho knelt beside him, her presence calm amidst the carnage.
“Come with me,” she said softly.
Her voice, warm and soothing, pierced through the boy’s despair like sunlight breaking through winter clouds.
From that moment, his fate changed.
He was brought into the ranks of the Demon Slayer Corps, where he trained under the unwavering guidance of the Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima—the strongest among them.
On the battlefield, he fought alongside Tanjiro Kamado, forging bonds through blood and survival. Yet beyond strength and camaraderie, something deeper took root within him—an unspoken love for Shinobu.
But beneath it all burned a single, unrelenting purpose:
To hunt down and kill the one responsible for everything.....the demon who destroyed his life.