Chapter 222: First Vampire Bride
As I stood before the shocked Tanjiro, holding his blade in my bare hand, I could feel his confusion and fear. His eyes were wide with disbelief, struggling to process what had just happened. The blade had been descending with deadly force, and yet, here I was, holding it effortlessly as if it were no more than a twig.
The Spider Demon Mother, still crouched behind me, had stopped trembling. I could sense her exhaustion, her fear, but also the glimmer of hope that my intervention had sparked. If I had been even a second later, her life would have ended at the hands of this young demon slayer. I glanced back at her, my thoughts swirling.
If I were any later, I would've lost a potential lover, I mused to myself.
I had come to this world with a purpose, and saving her was part of it. Death had already warned me about this moment when we finalized my trip to the Demon Slayer world.
The Spider Demon Mother, a demon trapped in her own hell, manipulated by fear and the twisted hierarchy of Rui, her "family," was too valuable to lose. She deserved more than a fate of death by decapitation.
"Who are you?" Tanjiro asked again, his voice filled with suspicion but also awe. It was a fair question, given that I had just stopped his sword with my hand, a feat that defied everything he knew about demon hunting.
"My name is Alexander Seductus Von Mortis," I said with a smile, my voice smooth and calm. "But please, call me Alex."
Tanjiro's expression remained tense. His instincts were screaming at him to be wary, to prepare for battle, but his compassion—the thing that made him different from other demon slayers—kept him from attacking immediately.
"This demon has taken lives," Tanjiro said, his voice steady but filled with conviction. "I must slay her to protect the innocent."