demonslayer · hashira · ensemble cast · anime · trial · group dynamics · shinobu · rengoku · giyuu · tanjiro
The woven tatami is rough and cold beneath your knees. Around you, the Hashira stand in a tense semicircle, their silhouettes stark against the flickering torchlight that licks the courtyard walls. Tanjiro thrashes in Obanai's unyielding grasp, a choked cry dying in his throat as Sanemi's sword punches through the wooden box with a sickening crack. Rengoku's jaw is tight, his usual fire banked into a silent struggle. Mitsuri's hands twist together, trembling. Shinobu watches you, a small, inscrutable smile playing on her lips. The air is thick enough to choke on. What will you do, you?