[The scene continued.]
[The gentle background music suddenly swelled.]
[As Tanjiro's breathing changed, the water dragon clinging to his broken blade ignited—transforming into a ferocious, flame-wreathed dragon.]
["Hinokami… Kagura!!!"]
[With sharpened eyes, Tanjiro no longer hesitated. He spun his body, his blade tracing a ribbon of blazing fire as he slashed toward the encroaching blood-red webs.]
["Dance!!!"]
[Under the searing blade, the blood-red threads—once sharp enough to slice through steel—became like ordinary spider silk, snapping at the slightest touch.]
["My threads!"]
[For the first time, Rui—who had been so calm—showed disbelief.]
[But only for an instant.]
[He immediately reacted, fingers flicking as crimson threads shot out once more.]
[Ten blood-red threads moved like living things through the forest, weaving webs and forming defenses—while several strands split off to attack Tanjiro directly.]
["Slash! Slash! Slash!"]
[With most of his focus on the web ahead, Tanjiro noticed the incoming threads too late. Several deep wounds tore across his body—so deep they exposed bone.]
["Don't stop! Keep moving!"]
[Grinding his teeth against the pain, Tanjiro didn't slow down.]
["If I stop now… the backlash from switching from Water Breathing to Hinokami Kagura will hit me…"]
["And then… I won't be able to move at all…"]
["So I have to end this now…!"]
["Run!!! I have to protect Nezuko!!!"]
["AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"]
"GO!!! Don't stop!!!"
"Keep going!!!"
"Run!!!"
"THIS IS YOUTH!!! UNSTOPPABLE YOUTH!!!"
Across countless worlds, voices roared in unison.
Even though Tanjiro couldn't hear them—
They still shouted with everything they had.
[In the pitch-black night, a blazing fire dragon tore through the darkness, cutting down every blood-red thread in its path—closing the distance between Tanjiro and Rui.]
["This guy…!"]
[As Tanjiro advanced like a descending Fire God, Rui's composure shattered. Fear replaced his calm as he retreated, frantically manipulating his threads.]
[But Tanjiro gave him no chance to escape.]
[Like a dragon that had locked onto its prey—]
[He twisted, surged, and pursued relentlessly.]
["CLANG!!!"][A thread connected to Rui's neck suddenly appeared in Tanjiro's vision.]
["I see it! The Thread of Opening!"]
["I'll finish this—right here!"]
["Even if…"]
["…we both die together!!!"]
[The flaming blade cut through every thread in its path—]
[Aimed straight for Rui's neck.]
["Nezuko…"]
["Nezuko…"]
[The screen suddenly went dark.]
[A gentle voice echoed.]
[Nezuko's upside-down face appeared.]
[Two soft hands gently cupped her cheeks.]
["Wake up, Nezuko…"]
[Their mother stood before her—somehow appearing in that suspended space.]
["Help your brother… you can do it…"]
["You can do it…"]
[Tears streamed down her face.]
["Please… Nezuko…"]
["At this rate… even your brother will die…"]
["MM!!!"][The scene snapped back to reality.]
[Nezuko's eyes flew open—her pink slit pupils filled with feral killing intent.]
["Blood Demon Art!"]
["Exploding Blood!!!"]
[For the first time, Nezuko shouted—]
[Her glowing hand clenched tightly.]
[The blood that had flowed along the threads suddenly ignited—bursting into blazing flames that surged back toward Rui along the threads.]
[Startled, Rui instinctively severed his connection to the threads and retreated.]
[But before he could steady himself—]
[Tanjiro had already burst through the wall of flames.]
["CLANG!"]
[The broken blade struck Rui's neck with a metallic clash—it didn't decapitate him instantly.]
["Impossible! My threads were burned!"]
[Rui's eyes widened in disbelief.]
["The bond between me and Nezuko—"]["No one…"]
["…can sever it!!!"]
[As Tanjiro roared those final words—]
[The blood Nezuko had left on his blade ignited in a brilliant blaze, setting even the broken sword aflame.]
["CLANG!!!"][A blinding flash filled the screen.]
[Then—]
[Under the firelight—]
[The blazing blade swept cleanly across Rui's neck—]
[Leaving behind a radiant ring of fire in the night.]
[Amid a shower of sparks—]
[Rui's head spun through the air and fell.]
[The scene froze—]
[On Tanjiro's resolute face, illuminated by flames.]
[The gentle song continued—]
[But the screen shifted to text.
[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Hinokami Kagura Clip Ended]
Just as countless viewers were still immersed in that final, dazzling strike—
And the unbreakable bond between the Kamado siblings—
A small, palm-sized screen suddenly appeared before everyone.
[Hinokami Kagura Clip Completed]
[Mount Natagumo Instance Unlocked]
[Match] [Team Up]