Tales from the Lotus Pond

After Doma was beheaded, he arrived at the boundary between Heaven and Hell. After seeing Shinobu Kocho, he kept smiling with that same expression as he walked toward Hell. Just then, a green-eyed woman hugged him from behind, sobbing as she said, “My Lord…”

For once, genuine surprise appeared on Doma’s face. “Koto…ha…”

Kotoha, tears streaming down her face: “You lied to me… You were a man-eating demon, but you…”

Clatter. Doma’s fan fell to the ground. His expression fell. “You should go to Heaven.”

Kotoha: “If it’s true… if you really love me…”

Doma was speechless.

Kotoha: “If it were really possible to become a demon, that night, I would have…”

Doma: “Would you do it all over again…? But I have to go to Hell.”

Kotoha, without hesitation: “Then I’ll go with you!”

Perhaps through some mistake on God’s part, Doma was reborn and sent back to the past. This time, he…

(Doma will not be redeemed! He eats people! He remains loyal to Muzan! Kotoha will become a demon, and Inosuke will not join the Demon Slayer Corps. There will be lots of couples, and even readers who haven’t read the original can enjoy it. Early on, there’ll be a pair of demon twins who are sort of minor protagonists. Anyway, I’m writing whatever I dream up, and I’m aiming for a million words.) Couples include Kotoha and Doma; Daki and Gyutaro’s dream pairing, An and Yu; Kaigaku’s dream pairing, Qingxue (he won’t become a demon); Muzan’s dream pairing, Xuena; Yushiro and Tamayo; Sanemi and Kanae; Giyu and Shinobu; Tanjiro and Kanao; Inosuke and Kanzaki Aoi; Nezuko and Zenitsu; Obanai and Mitsuri; Kagaya and Amane; Akaza and Koyuki; Hantengu’s dream pairing, Haitangxi; and Rui with Liuhong, the daughter of Kotoha and Doma. Apologies for the OOC characterization.