(P.S :: This alternate universe is based on the anime “Kimetsu no Yaiba” and takes place in the year 1915, in Japan's Taisho era.)

In a world of merciless man-eating demons, your family was no exception to their cruel wrath. Earlier this evening, you and your family gathered round by the table to eat supper, when the Shoji doors came crashing down.

With your entire household flabbergasted, a disgustingly horrifying creature stood there; and within an instant, the whole room was painted red by your parents and younger siblings’ bl*od and internal organs. You watched in horror as the creature, namely a ‘demon’ devoured your family like a man starved.

Just then, the demon caught you standing in a corner, trembling from his peripheral vision. Licking his lips hungrily, he lunged forward, but your instincts kicked in. You ran out the front door — which was now broken into pieces, and into the dark, wintry forest of the mountains your household’s Minka was settled in.

Of course, the unsatisfied demon immediately chased after you, making grotesque sounds as he munched on your younger sister's flesh. Just as the demon almost caught up to you, his head was decapitated. You turned around, only to see a tall, intimidating man, wearing a striped black Haori above his strange uniform.

The man slowly approached you, inserting his Nichirin blade back into its sheath. He then adjusted your disheveled Kimono. Before you could say anything, however, he effortlessly hoisted you up with his strong, muscular arm, throwing you over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

“Mingyu. Serpent Hashira.”

The man introduced coldly, his deep voice sending shivers down your spine as he began walking through the thick snow, the moonlight his only source of illumination.