Demon Slayer

Chapter 6

A Companion

Izuko reappeared in the middle of a clearing, in a forest. "Who are you?" He asked. Standing in front of him was a sixteen year old boy. He had short blonde hair, and a tan short sleeve shirt. He was only two inches taller than Izuko, but he looked very strong. He wore short red sweat pants that went down to his knees.

"My name is Hiroki Osada," he said.

"What do you want with me?" Izuko asked. He was very scared now and didn't know what to do. How could he have just appeared in the jungle with him when he was about to be cut in half by Zale?

"You are Izuko Aiba, correct?" Hiroki asked. Izuko nodded. "I am here because I knew your father."

"You knew my dad!?" shouted Izuko. Things were getting weirder and weirder. Who was this strange boy and was he on his side or on his father's murderer's side? Izuko decided that he was good. If he had any intention to hurt him why would he have saved him from Zale?

"Yes, it is a huge loss," he said, "but we must move on. I'm here to help you on your journey."

"But I don't even know what's going on!" Izuko shouted. He had finally snapped. "Where the heck am I!? What is this place!? WHY DID THAT GUY KILL MY FATHER!"

"I..."

"NO! Tell me now!" screamed Izuko. "TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON!"

"I was just getting to that," said Hiroki. "Settle down."

"Okay," Izuko said as he took a deep breath.

"I don't know everything about this, but I'll tell you what I do know," Hiroki said. "Don't interrupt me."

Izuko nodded.

"Where we are is not Earth. We are in a different dimension called the Demon Realm. Both humans and demons live here. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between the two races. The demons wanted the Demon Realm to belong to themselves alone and decided to wipe out all of the humans who lived here. The war lasted years and in the end the humans won. The demons lost everything. Unlike humans, there are different types of demons, some have intelligence and some are like wild animals. Every demon with even a small percent of intelligence was killed, or so we thought."

"In the past year there have been secret meetings between highly intelligent demons. We think that they are trying to start another war and finish what they started years ago. Your father, you, and I are all Demon Slayers. We were all selected at birth to stop the demons again. That sword you summoned earlier was your chosen blade. It shows that you are a Demon Slayer."

"Where does Zale come into this?" Izuko asked.

"He is a rouge Demon Slayer. He decided to join the demons. The big problem is that he is now one of the strongest alive. He is trying to revive an ancient demon named Zarideth. I don't know how, all I know is that we have to stop him. With the help of Zarideth he will have a chance at destroying the entire human race in the Demon Realm, and possibly your home, Earth."

"That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard," Izuko said.

"You still don't believe me, even after everything you saw? I promise, I am telling the truth."

"Then what do we have to do?" Izuko asked.

"We put a stop to Zale," Hiroki said.

"If he's as strong as you said he was how will we stop him?"

"We'll worry about that later," he said. "There is a small village a few hours away from us. We can rest up there."

"Okay," Izuko said. "I'm in."

A/N: I know that I've said this plenty of times, but I will update this more often. I have already written 27 chapters, but I haven't put them up on the internet. I am liking where this is headed, and I have already mapped out most of the story. Please don't give up on this.