Ch-60 : The Mugen Train

Inside the respective coach, Damien and company were seated...unwillingly Damien was made to sit with Rengoku who just opened a packet of ramen and started slurping the noodles.

The girls sat around the four seated compartment, with two seats being opposite to each other, the Kanae sat opposite to Shinobu and Nezuko.

While Rengoku talked with him between his slurping of noodles,

"Damien-san what do you think of my Flame breathing?"

Damien also slowly started becoming more interested when the talk started going towards sword fight and likes of it.

"Quite strong if I have to say myself."

After talking with Damien and hearing his ideals and knowledge about sword forms, Rengoku started respecting him very much, he also asked him for deeper knowledge about his forms and ways to improve it.

"Rengoku-san, I also respect you very much, your optimism and determination is very praiseworthy, your personality and character is also very upright and honest....your strongest strength is that you believe in yourself."

Rengoku just laughed hearing his praise from Damien.

The two men continued to talk with each other as they ventured into topics related to present state of human and demon war, condition of demon slayer corps and other mature topics.

The girls also talked about their own stuff, while giggling and laughing among themselves.

Train was moving at a steady speed though they weren't able to see anything outside due to nighttime.

Few minutes later...

Ticket collector came inside their coach, Damien's eyes quickly locked on him and he quickly said to everyone,

"Don't give your ticket to be punched!"

His women and Rengoku immediately retreated their hands under the shocked eyes of Ticket Collector.

His face contorted into anger as he shouted at them,

"What do you mean by this? The ticket is required to be punched for you all to continue your journey."

Damien quickly opened the luggage and took his sword in hand, he pointed it towards the TC and said smirkingly,

"I don't want to have dreams okay?"

The TC trembled in front of him as his eyes bulged in shock and apprehension, he quickly took some steps back and asked Damien warily,

"H-How?"

Damien's lips twisted in a smirk, he spoke coolly,

"Just because, anyways would you mind calling your dream master?"

But suddenly the TC smiled at Damien.

Damien immediately understood that something is wrong, he thrusted his body towards the TC but it was already too late,

The TC laughed and tore a thread.

Immediately all the tickets blasted and shredded into pieces, Damien stopped his breath from inhaling the powder but it was of no use because the powder as if possessed some kind of sentience, they moved on their own through his nose and ears.

They attacked his brain and compelled it to secrete melatonin, his nerves were forced to invoke his sleep and he drifted to dreams while listening to lingering ramblings of TC.

"Hahaha...I never thought that I would really have any need to pull off this stunt to make anyone sleep, Lord is omniscient, he knows everything..."

And just like a robot, TC's body moved and he continued walking to the next coach.

Everyone inside Damien's wagon were sleeping and lost in their respective dreams.

But suddenly two pink coloured orbs shone under light, Nezuko opened her eyes and spread her gaze around...she remembered Damien's words from before,

"Nezuko, if we all drifted to sleep then try to wake up us rather than going to fight anyone."

At that time she didn't understand anything but now, she understood Damien's meaning.

She stood up and started of thinking of ways to wake up Damien.

*Damien's dreamland*

Damien was lying on a large king bed, a large television was installed in front of him.

His small child was sitting on his chest while his women were lying on his sides.

They were all watching the animated movie, 'moana'.

His child was clapping and laughing while writhing its small body on his chest.

Meanwhile, his wives were nibbling on his ear and whispering sweet words of love.

The situation was so calm and heartwarming that Damien's heart was full of satisfaction.

Even his parents(the ones of Demon Slayer world) were in a separate room.

A sense of peace and tranquility wafted through his body which made him feel that he had achieved his dream.

'Ah...so peaceful.'

*In Shinobu's/Kanae's dreamland*

Their father and mother had a harmonious relationship, the family of four had come together on a picnic, there are no demons, no monsters...nothing.

Under bright sunlight, their mother opened the lunch...their father was leisurely fishing in a nearby pool.

The two sisters were playing with a frisbee.

"Take this, sister!"

Shinobu threw the frisbee as it changed its trajectory in air and Kanae caught it with a jump, she returned the throw with double power.

And hence the two sisters continued to play.

When they all returned home, the two sisters went to school the next day...and a new transfer student joined Kanae's class.

The boy had bright red eyes and white hair with handsome looks.

The two sisters seemed to be fall in love at first sight with him.

Like this their normal life continued while experiencing their first love and being pampered by their loving parents.

*Rengoku's dreamland*

He was having a heartwarming conversation with his mother where she was encouraging him, she was reassuring him that everyone in family is very proud of him...she expresses that he is her pride because he uses his power to help the weak.

....

On top of train, there stood a young muscular man, his skin was pale greenish and dark blue lines were engraved in his skin giving him a deadly look, he suddenly laughed like a maniac and said,

"Hahaha, who knew that three Hashiras and a former Hashira, would come into my humble train."

His eyes flashed as his pupils rotated, his gaze turned menacing and he pondered,

"But...I can't fight all of them on my own, I should contact headquarters for some backup, I have more than enough confidence in defeating insect Hashira and fire Hashira on my own...I could even handle former flower Hashira but with the addition of demon Hashira, the one who was supposed to be key player in that fucker Doma's death is nothing to scoff about."

"I need to bring backup to let me focus on the stronger ones...while I will leave the weaker ones to be devoured by the minions."

His body suddenly flashed and he disappeared from the roof, he appeared in front of four persons who immediately rubbed their noses on ground in frevor.

They spoke with some obsessive tone in a crazed manner, "Lord, please let us dream again...Lord."

Akaza walked forward and placed his sole on the man and rubbed his feet on his head with a smile, he said,

"You know what you all need to do right?"

The person who was being humiliated by Akaza seemed to not mind it rather his face seemed to be distorted into unhealthy pleasure.

The other prostrating members nodded their head and said, "Yes, Lord."

Akaza just kicked down the man under his feet, he flew up and smashed with a wall.

"Then go."

All of them stood up and closed their eyes and reached their destination in respective targets.

...

A man opened his eyes in core of dream of Rengoku, he was petrified seeing the crystal like globe floating in pool of magma, his goal was to destroy that globe...but to do that, he would have to endure some nth degree of burns, which is obviously not possible.

...

A woman opened her eyes in core part of Shinobu's dream, poor girl's soul left her body when she saw swarms of bees of different species whose poisons ranging from giving a stinging sensation to corrosion of body from inside out.

Her hair stood on its ends when the crystal globe was wrapped around the body of king cobra, the king-like snake had his fangs shown to give anyone a sense of dread.

...

Another woman opened her eyes in core part of Kanae's dream, but she was pleasantly surprised finding herself in sort of a paradise...she was surrounded by beautiful flowers whose fragrance made her muddle-headed.

She was starting to forget her goal and her eyes turned still, a fragrant started pulling her, she slowly walked along the fragrance where a plant suddenly metamorphized into a carnivorous plant...its big slimy mouth opened where numerous teeth crawled like insects.

...

A man opened his eyes in core part of Damien's dream, but just as he opened he found himself in midst of a dying star going into its last stage, the star rotated in unimaginable speed, it started turning white and world shattering sound resonated though it cannot be heard.

*booooooooooooooooooooooom*

The poor lad just came in between a massive supernova, the dying star's explosion obliterated him completed.

He can't even see the location of crystal globe.

...

In coach,

Nezu-chan tried all methods of waking up, she slapped his face, stretched his hair, banged her head with him...she even gave him a handjob!

But Damien showed no signs of waking up.

She puffed her cheeks in anger, she suddenly stood up and opened the luggage, she emptied all its contents.

She then went into washroom and filled the luggage with water.

She returned back and placed the luggage filled with water at Damien's side.

She went on top of his seat and turned his body towards her, his back was now faced with luggage.

She took a deep breath and a sense of guilt flashed in her eyes but she shook her head and said inwardly,

'It's all for greater good.'

Her hands touched his chest and she pushed his body strongly, Damien's body was thrown and he landed inside the water-filled luggage with his back facing it.

She gave him the legendary 'kick' unknowingly!

{A/N : I guess everyone would know...from where I had 'plagiarized' this scene.}

Damien was inside the dream relaxing when suddenly his entire world started shaking up and loud rumble resounded in his ears...his mind started becoming clear.

His parents disappeared, his child disappeared to which he extended his hand to capture, his wives withered to dust...his majestical place started crumbling down.

His hard-work, his pain, his love, his family...all of them started crumbling down.

"NO!!!!"

He shouted helplessly trying to reach the remnants of his family-his wives, child and his parents.

"Please...Please...No..."

Suddenly a soft pair of hand touched his cheek and he opened his eyes to see the person in front of him.

Tamanna wiped his tears and said, "Come fast husband, we are waiting, our baby's due date is also near."

Tamanna disappeared and Maoyu also came, "We are waiting hubby...return quickly."

Mikasa came and ruffled his hair, "Sisters are eager to play with you husband...come back quickly en?"

Safina came and hugged him, "Safina misses husband very much, please come back?"

And soon all his wives came and encouraged him to return.

Everything cleared in his mind, 'Yes, I was in train...with Nezuko, Kanae and Shinobu.'

He felt lighter and he felt that a knot has been opened from his mind.

He opened his eyes and jumped out of water and coughed out heavily, clarity came to his mind, world was filled with color and the cute face of Nezuko came in front of him, he quickly held her face and kissed her on cheeks.

His hands stroked her back and he whispered thank you in her ears.

"Thanks, Nezuko...I really appreciate it."

Nezuko nodded blushingly.

He smiled lightly and then looked at his surrounding, he closed his eyes and a massive power seemed to scan his body.

He opened his eyes heavily and said to Nezuko,

"Wake up everyone and tell Rengoku and Kanae to come to roof of train, meanwhile you and Shinobu go inside the train and protect the passengers."

He spoke seriously and kissed her forehead before he lifted the window and lunged at the roof of train.

He came on roof and looked at Akaza in front of him, who had his back faced to Damien.

He turned around and said, "Hmm, I miscalculated that demonic traitorous bitch."

His eyes locked on Damien, making his hair stood on its end....he wasn't going to take chances.

"That arrogant fucker underestimated you which resulted in his death, I am not going to make the same mistake, Demon Hashira!"

Both of them turned serious with Damien tightly holding his sword.

"Come on, you tattoo fucker."

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