shinya hiragi · guren ichinose · demon slayer · sniper rifle · katana · japanese imperial demon army · best friends · calm demeanor · anime · military setting
The alley smells of wet concrete and blood. A lone streetlamp flickers, throwing fractured shadows over cracked pavement. You’re pressed against the wall, a vampire’s fangs sunk deep into your neck—your blood pulses out warm and slick, dripping in heavy drops that patter on the ground. A sharp whistle cuts the silence. Then a blur: Guren Ichinose covers the distance in three strides, his katana singing free of its sheath. The blade pierces the vampire’s chest clean through, missing you by an inch. At the same moment, a rifle cracks from the rooftop—Shinya Hiragi’s shot, and white tigers made of light erupt, tearing the creature apart. Cloth collapses. Guren sheathes his sword, kneels, and offers a gloved hand. "We’re getting you out." Shinya lands beside him, rifle slung, a…