The Slime and the Hashira

The Encounter..?

"Sun breathing: 5th form."

His sword ablazed with reddish and orange colored fire as he swung it down, and rolling fire incinerated the female making her scream.

"Firewheel!"

Although, her wounds eventually closed, the pain she felt was unbearable.

Inosuke and Zenitsu on the other hand was now engaging with another angry demon. Since the two could parry his every attack, it tore apart his ego, leading to such rage.

He used to laugh at them, back in Taisho Era, where they used everything they have but couldn't even reach him. But now, not only could they parry him,  their attack hits now too.

"How dare you insects!"

His nails lengthened, so did his fangs, his wings sprouting from his back.

"If you don't want to be an ally then die!!"

"Thunder Breathing: 5th form.." Zenitsu breaths out, his eyes closed. Sensing the movement of their enemy, he jumped and slashed upwards. Black lightning answered his call and from above, ripped the wings of the male demon.

Plummeting back to the grounds, the demon cried out only to get another onslaught of pain.

"Beast breathing: 3rd Form!"

Chipped twin katanas cut him multiple times all over his body. Even when he hit the grounds with a thud, the swift and deep slashes continued, the pain coursing through his body.

"Slash and Dice!"

The demon grunted, his body regenerating fast.

Zenitsu and Inosuke was about to do their combined attack but the raging enemy clawed in the air, the pressure shifting into thin and long blades. Unprepared for that, the duo couldn't dodge swiftly. Pain nestled on both their midriffs, their wounds deep and poisoned.

"Your highnesses!"

Gobta and Rigur run to the now weakening pair, their eyes to widening as big as dinner plates. Inosuke and Zenitsu's blood are turning black, the poison spreading quickly in their veins.

"This is bad!" Gobta cries out seeing the life seeping out of the princes.

"Inosuke! Zenitsu!" Tanjiro who was still fighting with the female screamed in agony and anger.

Meanwhile, the demon just laughed fanning herself after she managed to ward the sun breather off.

"Ara ara, you might have leveled up but you are still weak for the likes of us. Too bad. If only you have accepted our offer then this wouldn't have happened," she mocks. "Now feast your eyes as you witness the tragic demise of your so called friends."

Tanjiro weakly breaths out, feeling his chest constrict in pain. He knew he had broken his ribs and sustained sprain in his left ankle.

Hearing the female demon laugh, he forced himself to look Inosuke and Zenitsu's way, only to see a horrible sight.

The male demon just sent Gobta and Rigur flying away like they were flies. He raised his hand once more ready to end Inosuke and Zenitsu leading Tanjiro to scream in fright. Laughter of the female demon hung in the now frightening howls of the winds.

Just as the demons claws lowered, ready to kill, a gust of aura reverberated, forcing him to skid meters away from the boys and dropping on his behind.

"How dare you harm my brothers and cause chaos in my forest."

The multi colored aura receded giving a full view of the owner, no other than the very emperor of the Jura Tempest Federation.

Rimuru upon seeing the condition of his brothers was filled with rage, his aura enough to convey how furious he was at the moment.

"I will take this as a declaration of war from your nation. Not only did you try to kill my people, you planted demon seeds all over my forest. That much is unforgivable."

His tone's sharper than blades.

Seeing his unleashed anger, both demons knew they were toast. Stepping on that tail of the sleeping dragon and now they have to face the consequences.

His aura alone is enough to paralyze them, his gaze a burning fire of fury they could never overcome.

"Die!"

The demons clammored to their feet, trying to get away as fast as possible. Activating their portal, they tried to disappear.

Only for reality to slap them hard on the face.

And soon, before any of them could comprehend what is happening, a fiery, densed and heavy mist roped them up. What's even more frightening is their time ticking away to thousands of years. The pain they felt trippled when time let loose freely for the two of them.

The unforgiving eyes of Rimuru as they disappeared brought forth unbearable regret.

Rimuru then turned to the already unconcious Inosuke and Zenitsu, bruised Gobta and Rigur besides them.

Pulling out full healing potions from his imaginary space, he administered it to the both of them. Not even a minute later, they were back to full health, no ounce of poison left.

The emperor sighed in relief. He was so busy with his work that he failed to notice this danger. If not for Raphael notifying him, he might have lost them.

"Forgive us, Rimuru-sama, we tried to help but we failed," Rigur muses apologetically but Rimuru just shook his head.

"No, none of this is your fault. It's fine now. I am just glad you guys are fine."

The emperor then tapped his subordinates shoulder with a smile, before standing up and walking towards Tanjiro.

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Finally updated!

I tried to update as fast as I can but I couldn't do it. I am sorry.

Although, I love writing, it's not my priority.

Just now, I applied for Civil Service exam and visited goverment offices for my transactions.

But I promise, I will finish this book.

Thank you so much fam, for always being there!

Big love!