100 Milestone Event - raiden taeemon with mitsuri!reader! short story 🍡
Here it is everyone, the milestone event for reaching +100 followers! This is also part two of another milestone on my yandere blog!
The link will be here, so definitely check it out first before reading this one! Special thanks to @deathmetalunicorn1 for helping me with the sections I was struggling to write. Not gonna lie, Raiden’s dialogue is a bit hard lol. So with that being said: sit back, relax and enjoy! :)
warnings: canon divergence of manga, violence, strong language.
The moment Raiden Taeemon witnessed the strength of a Hashira is a memory he would never forget.
In Valhalla, there were many activities to entertain the masses such as gambling or martial arts tournaments, but sumo matches have been providing just the right amount of spectacle and violence far longer than any known sport. Even gods had become sponsors to certain dojos, providing funds for more equipment and so forth. Raiden was content with his lifestyle, fighting against strong opponents, eating good food and followed by having some fun with a few girls depending on how much alcohol he drank that night.
Then sumo wrestlers began disappearing from the dojos, one by one. Their remains would be discovered the following morning, torn asunder and…half-eaten. The sight frightened the customers so much that they didn’t dare go outside unless they were absolutely certain that the matches would not last beyond the first rays of the sun setting across the hazy blue skies. Even the gods had begun to worry, believing there was a serial killer on the loose…if you can call withdrawing their sponsorships an expression of anxiety. The masters of the dojos even began restricting the fighters to a curfew, forbidding anyone from going out into the night lest they face expulsion.
But Raiden was tough. He had been the strongest sumo wrestler of his time. He could take care of himself. If someone wants to come after him, he’ll return the gesture wholeheartedly.
After an evening of drinking, he took his usual stroll back home when he heard someone call out to him. Confused and half inebriated, Raiden looked over his shoulder and saw a shivering, drooling, decrepit old man with a large lump on his head. At first he thought something was wrong with him…but that concern changed to alarm when the man split his body up into four younger versions of himself with fashionable robes, fangs, and possessed weapons. One of them even had wings and talons like an eagle!
One of them opened his mouth and released a loud screech with enough strength to make Raiden’s head spin and catapulted him into a building. As he stumbled to get out of the debris, the one wearing red robes thrusted his wooden staff into the ground, lightning bolts spitting from it. Raiden screamed, white-hot pain pulsing through his body.
“This is supposed to be the strongest one in this district? How lame!”
“Shut up and finish the job, Karaku! We cannot be seen or else they will come! We cannot go back to that place!”
“Come on, it’s been so long since we’ve played with our food~!”
For the first time in his life, Raiden felt fear. He did not know what these guys…this thing was, but he had to get away. He had to get away or he might die again.
“I’ll finish it. Do not worry, human, your death shall be quick and painless.”
Raiden’s eyes widened as the one dressed in blue charged towards him, wielding a halberd with an apathetic expression. Yet before the weapon could put a hole in his chest, it flew out of his bronze hands with a loud ‘crack’.
“Geez, of all the demons that had to be causing trouble in this place, it’s you guys again?!”
The sumo wrestler whipped his head towards the rooftops of the building, seeing a young woman with braided pink-greenish hair and dressed in black, [Eye Color] orbs narrowed and face pouting as she wielded….a whip? Behind her were two other individuals. A kid in a checkered haori…and a little girl with a piece of bamboo in her mouth?
He watched them leap into the air; the kid unsheathed his sword and went straight towards Red, the girl charged at the green-robed one he assumed was Karaku, and the woman targeted the blue one that was right in front of him.
Neither opponent was giving an inch in their fight, and Raiden had to admit that the kid and muzzled girl were doing remarkably well….yet it wasn’t their unusual sword style or hand-to-hand combat techniques that caught his interest. It was the woman who had torn off her opponent’s arm as soon as she flipped him over her shoulder, knocking him into the ground with a loud ‘crack’.
The blue-eyed demon opened his mouth to scream or release an attack like the yellow one, but she swung her whip across his neck, decapitating the bastard.
Wait, where is the yellow one? Hearing a loud screech, Raiden whipped his head up to the nighttime skies and saw the demon's mouth stretching. The wrestler watched in horror as sparks of electrified air were being collected into a whirling sphere. And the target of the attack was none other than the little lady.
Somehow, he’d been able to force his aching body to move from the debris and bolt towards her, pushing the lady as close to the ground as possible without crushing her, using himself as a shield to absorb most of the attack when it came at them.
The last thing he remembered were his ears feeling wet and the woman’s worried face and… she was saying something to him before he lost consciousness.
He didn’t know what it was, but he hoped it’d been a ‘thank you’. It’s not everyday he got to protect a damsel from a demon, even when she could stand on her own ground.
As Raiden slowly came too, feeling the familiar padding of his futon, he groaned deeply, unable to open his eyes. A headache throbbed painfully through his whole head, making him both dizzy and nauseous.
He couldn't remember the last time he had a hangover this bad as he was slowly able to open his eyes, wincing at the light peeking through his window. His other senses slowly came back to him as the throbbing in his head slowly dulled. Raiden shifted and instantly froze, feeling his whole body seemed to be on fire yet so heavy at the same time.
As the minutes ticked by, Raiden was slowly able to sit up, lifting a hand to scratch at the back of his head, but his movements were stiff, almost like he was restricted, looking down to see bandages all over his body. His mind drew a blank, not remembering getting hurt and like a switch was flipped at that word, hurt, what he could recall from the night before came rushing back to him, making him fall back against his futon as his headache returned full force.
Shit…what the hell even happened? All he remembered was having a good time and then the weird old man…
Raiden’s eyes widened. That’s right. The old man turned into four demons! And then there were those kids…and that woman. The woman with hair that looked like sakura mochi and had the strength of a bear.
Head spinning, heart pounding, his mouth stretched into a grin as the memories from last night came back in full force. He had a preference for the larger ladies, but he’s always been flexible~.
Rengoku had told you countless times that if you ever crossed paths with Hantengu in the Bifrost, never confront him alone. He nearly lost his life against the Upper Moon Demon at the Swordsman’s Village if it hadn’t been for Tanjiro, Muichiro, and Nezuko. In all honesty, he thought the demon would no longer exist once his head had been cut off. But he is still there, in the Bifrost, and he escaped through a tear in the barrier.
He tried to consume as many strong humans as possible to regain his strength, though his efforts drew in unnecessary attention and that’s how he got caught. Tanjiro was able to deliver the final blow to the main body, and everything else went well….although no one had anticipated the damage done to the sumo wrestling district.
Oh goodness, what was going to happen? You knew Tengen and Rengoku loved to go there and watch the matches, especially when Raiden Taeemon was participating, but now it’d take weeks to clean up the mess! Gah, you failed on your second official mission as the Love Hashira! One more strike, and the Master’s gonna be so mad he won’t let you be part of the Demon Slayer Corps anymore!!
You sighed heavily, trudging through the streets with a heavy heart as your crow flew high in the skies above. You had completed another shift in the Bifrost, followed by an investigation in regards to another possible demon sighting in the northern areas of Valhalla.
Although everyone had reassured you that no one was seriously injured that fateful night, it still bothered you tremendously. You had offered to donate the money made from selling honeycombs at the farmer’s market towards the reconstruction of the district, but the Master told you not to fret.
You did what you had to do, and minimized the casualties as much as possible. Rengoku has taught his apprentice very well. The compliment still made your face flush with happiness…though, to your embarrassment, not as much as when you brought that handsome fellow back to his dojo. Raiden Taeemon. You rescued Raiden Taeemon from a demon and treated him in his own room!
Oh, you were such an awful woman~!
Feeling your face redden in embarrassment, you slapped your cheeks together. Pull yourself together, [First Name]! There’s no need to reminisce about the past ‘cause it’ll make delicious food go sour in your mouth! And it’s time for lunch anyway, just think about what you’re gonna order and worry about everything else later unless there’s an urgent message from the Master!
Nodding to yourself, you quickened your pace and found a restaurant with the wisteria symbol stamped just beneath the sign. If a Demon Slayer needed a place to stay or to eat, the establishments that carried the Master’s symbol were trustworthy.
You could relax here without worrying about a demon or paying too much out of your pocket, although you secretly snuck in a hefty tip to the staff for working so hard to accommodate your…quirks. Yeah, quirks, let’s go with that!
Smiling brightly at the familiar faces of the employees, you greeted them enthusiastically and wished they had a good shift as you followed one of them towards the back of the restaurant. This place still catered to other customers, so you always reserved a room for yourself to enjoy your meal in privacy.
Being gawked at for having unusual hair or how much you ate on a daily basis brought back unpleasant memories.
You squealed joyfully at the lacquered oval-shaped table, covered with every single item on the menu plus their best-selling herbal tea! You thanked the staff member profusely for their hard work in the kitchen, promising to enjoy the meal to the fullest!
The employee - a kindly older man with four children and one grandchild - smiled serenely, saying it is the least he and his family can do for the people who saved them long ago, in life and death, from demons. If you need anything, just let him or someone else know.
Upon bowing to each other, he left, closing the door behind him. You wasted no time in giving your thanks to this lovely banquet and began eating to your hearts’ desire. But an hour later, however, a knock came at the door. It was the old man again, but he sounded…worried.
You blinked. Huh? You didn’t remember asking for thirds! You just did that ten minutes ago! Concerned, you allowed him to enter, immediately inquiring what was wrong, what could you do to help.
He swallowed. “That is….there is a man who insists on asking about the ‘cute little lady with hair like sakura mochi’. I told him I knew whom he was speaking about, but politely asked him to leave because you were not to be disturbed. But he is insistent on…sharing this room with you for lunch. What should I do, Lady Hashira?”
You frowned. It wasn’t too unusual to have some rowdy customers walk through these doors, but not to this extent. Perhaps…the person who is giving the owner such a difficult time is because the man has some information he would like to relay to the Demon Slayer Corps? It would make more sense to go directly to a Hashira than pass a message to a kakushi.
You nodded your head to the owner.
“It’s all right, let him come in. Whatever he wants to eat, please add it to my bill.”
The owner’s silver brows pinched beneath his hairline as he frowned. “As you wish, Lady Hashira.” He bowed and quickly left the room, closing the sliding paper door behind him.
Humming softly to yourself, you sat yourself back down in your seat. Some of the employees appeared from behind, quickly and quietly removing the empty plates and rushing back to the kitchens.You thanked each of them for your hard work, smiling softly as you began pouring tea into two earth-brown ceramic cups.
One for yourself, and one for your guest. In your humble opinion, there is no better beverage to have mid-meal than freshly brewed green tea.
Just as you finished pouring the tea into the second cup, the door opened again.
When you looked up to thank the owner for complying with your request, blood drained from your face and your heart somersaulted in your throat. Standing behind the quaking owner was a tall, broad-shouldered man dressed in a dark blue yukata and wooden sandals. White highlights stuck out of his dark brown hair, which was tied back in a ponytail. And he was grinning.
This is Raiden. Raiden Taeemon, the man you had saved from Hantengu and patched up his wounds like the lascivious criminal you were. Oh no, did he figure out what you’d done? Wait, did he even remember that night?! His breath smelled strongly of rice wine when you carried him back to his dojo! You thought for certain that he’d been too intoxicated to realize what happened!
“Hey, there.” He purred softly.
You swallowed. “H-Hello.” You said. “I hear that you wished to speak to me. May I inquire why?” You tried to keep your voice neutral and calm so as to not show that you were nervous. Your palms began to sweat as he took a seat at the table. Raiden beamed, his smile revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth.
“I wanted to thank you!”
But you did not hear him. You were still under the assumption he was angry as you quickly backed away from the sumo wrestler, your forehead and hands resting firmly on the wooden floor in the position of the dogeza.
“I’m so sorry!” You blubbered. “I’m sorry you got hurt! I wasn’t strong enough to handle the demon on my own and you got hurt trying to protect me!! And there was so much damage to the b-buildings! What if you can’t have matches?! What have I done?! I’ll pay for all the damages somehow, I swear it in my honor as the Love Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps!”
“W-Wait a sec, little lady -”
“But to make it even worse, I entered your home without your permission, and I even touched your body so I could patch you up! Oh, I should have done more! What was I even thinking about being a capable Hashira when Rengoku recommended me to the Master to take up the mantle! Now all the good vibes from lunch are gone!!”
You squeaked as you were suddenly lifted up from the ground, your face being gently cradled by calloused palms and being pulled towards Raiden’s face, chapped lips being pressed against your mouth. Raiden Taeemon was kissing you.
Heat immediately flooded into your cheeks yet you did not dare move, just staring at this man in disbelief. When he pulled away, he smiled at you, tilting his head to the side. “You okay now?”
Your immediate response had been knocking him back into an adjacent wall and turning away to hide your smiling, flushed face. To think you had your first kiss with a strong, handsome man! He did surprise you with a warm laugh, standing up and brushing the dust off of his yukata.
“Sorry about that! You were rambling and that was the only thing I could think of to calm you down!”
When you informed that he was in fact the first person to kiss you like that, he looked at you, completely stunned at your confession before grinning.
“You’re pulling my leg! There ain’t no way a woman as stunning as you hasn’t been kissed before!”
But you remained silent, unable to form any more words beyond the truth. You were never a very good liar. He then surprised you when he lowered his head to the floor, profusely apologizing for putting you in such an embarrassing position.
You quickly forgave him, saying that he did not know in the first place, and in fairness, you had believed that you would not see each other again after that fateful night. You did, however, emphasize that he did have to take responsibility for his actions.
He laughed warmly, jabbing his thumb against his chest. “I’ll do just that then! I’ll marry ya, if you’re willing to be with someone like me!”
You beamed. “Better yet, how about we have lunch together while we’re here? I did say that whatever my ‘guest’ would like to have would be paid by me! And the food here is absolutely delicious! You simply must try their spicy dishes and sweets, if you have a sweet tooth!”
The rest of the afternoon had been lovely, sharing dishes and sharing stories about each other. Not wanting to repeat your parents’ mistakes, you were upfront with Raiden about being a Hashira…as well as being the eldest daughter of the ocean god Poseidon. There were going to be risks if the two of you moved forward….including the possibility that you might not come back from a mission, or even a routine patrol in the Bifrost might get awry.
But to your surprise, Raiden wanted this. He wanted you, a woman who had once been told by a former suitor that only a wild animal could love someone with odd-colored hair and a big appetite.
He did not care if you were a human or a god; what mattered to him, more than strength and beauty, was honesty and kindness.
And you could not be any happier.
Bonus Content:
The last thread of Hades’ patience snapped when his little brother demanded to have [First Name] removed from the Demon Slayer Corps in his palace, after he’d just told Poseidon that she was doing well under Ubuyashiki’s watchful eye.
When he heard about his niece's promotion, Hades was obligated to tell Poseidon the truth about her whereabouts. Obviously he was not taking it very well.
However, Hades will not tolerate being disrespected in his own domain.
The lord of the underworld glared at the tyrant of the oceans. “She may be your daughter, but she is still the Love Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. You know damned well I cannot replace skilled soldiers at the flick of a wrist. It doesn’t work like that for this organization. I’m sorry, Poseidon…but you brought this outcome upon yourself. If [First Name] wishes to see you or talk to you, she will do so on her own terms. Do not push yourself into her life again, you’ll only make things worse.”
Hades admired his brother’s kingly qualities, he truly did…but when it came to matters about his eldest daughter, Poseidon was extremely overprotective of her. He could be…irrational.
It was a good thing he’d concealed the wedding invitation moments before Poseidon came here. The god of perfection would never allow his child to marry a human, even if he were the strongest sumo wrestler in history or treated [First Name] just as Hades treated his wife Persephone: with respect, love, and honor.
Poseidon could care less about Amphitrite. Reputation is all that mattered to him; and because he valued that so highly, the price had been paid with his daughter’s ‘disappearance’.
Too little, too late.
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With a S/O without strength but a really good fighter
[ HEADCANONS ] [ Lubu, Raiden, Sasaki, Qin, Heracles ]
[ Records of Ragnarok / Shuumatsu no Valkyrie ]
× This is inspired in Bojji (from Ousama Ranking)
I get super excited about this idea! I love Bojji and his whole character development is beautiful!!
Lubu
He probably saw you around but he never cared, at least until he sees you fight! One day someone decided to mess with you (making fun of you or just bothering you) someone who were obviously bigger and stronger, and yet it only took you a moment to defeat them with determination in your face
This pass so fast that Lubu didn't have time to undestand how the hell happen, but that doesn't matter, now you have all his attention. He approached excitedly asking for a fight, unfortunately this scare the hell of you and you ended up running away
Lubu decide to watch you for a while, and the more he watch you the more he gets confused. You're weak, as helpless as a bug, even little things were heavy for you, and yet you had a really stronge aura
Soon Lubu ask you for a fight again, and this time he won't take a no for answer. It doesn't matter much if you win or lose, what really matter is that you were a really strong opponent, one he never think he will meet, one of a kind
After that you get stuck with Lubu and his army, and after a while you two ended together
Lubu loves to see you fight, beating the ass of those who dare to underestimate you (and will make fun of them too)
You have Lubu's army at your disposal to help you with whatever you need, and they really like you, all of them treat you with a lot of respect
He doesn't understand why you are like this, but he doesn't care either, probably will be soldiers of his army who will ended up asking you about it (some of them will probably tear up a little when hearing that you lived this weak since you were born)
What does make him curious is that weird sword you use (a rapier), and he will laugh at the fact that thats the only sword you can actually lift. But don't take him wrong, this, in his eyes, just make you even more special and unique!
You two often have fights just for fun and he always get amused of how fast you are or how you always manage to dodge his attacks
Raiden Tameemon
He saw you around and even in the public when he have fights. Somehow you two ended up talking and he inmediatly notice how weak you are, Raiden gets really curious about it but don't want come across as rude, you notice his curiosity and ended telling him about it, you tell him how someone stole all your strength at birth (some demon or even a god), and how you had to live all your life like this
He feel bad about you, he start thinking that maybe you're this weak because he's this strong (as if he had been the one who stole your strength)
Raiden promise to himself a long time ago that he will use his strenght for the weak, helping everyone in need, and you're not going to be an exception, so after meeting you he is always ready to help you
At first it was the pity what drag him to you, but soon you two became friends and later on ended up as a couple
Raiden is a quiet protective boyfriend, strenght or not Raiden loves you with all his heart, he's ready to help you with whatever you need and won't leave anyone make fun of you (he will always stand up for you)
Raiden ask you about the rapier you carry around, and when you tell him that is for self defends/to fight he gets really surprise, but tell you that you don't have to worry about things like that, you have him to protect you!
But then the day he see your true power came. That day someone decided to bother you, Raiden was already in his way to your side when he sees you take care of the bastard without much effort, with the help of your rapier you take care of them in a blink of eye
Raiden just stand there for a moment, procesing what just happen, when he finally came into his senses he run to embrace you, telling you over and over again how amazing you are! He swears that he's dating the most amazing and wonderful person in the world!
Sasaki Kyojiro
The first time he saw you you were struguling to carry something, Sasaki decide to approach you and offer you help with it. He get really surprise for the fact that what you were carring isn't really heavy, both of you ended making some chat and he ask you about it, thats how you tell him your story, he listen carefuly (and curiosly) your explanation of how you don't have strength since you were born because someone steal it
Since then Sasaki and you became friends, he always offer you help whenever he sees you and he even tell you his own story, how he never really had win a fight. And with time both of you start dating
Sasaki is someone who prefer to avoid conflict (unless is with someone stronger), but will stand up for you if someone dare to make fun of you
He's truly worried about you so he may suggest you to train with him, but it doesn't matter how hard you train you seems to never win strength , so he just decide to let it be
Sasaki notice that there is something special about you, but doesn't seems to find out what it is, so he decide to wait. Also he's really curious about the rapier you carry around, he will ask you about it and even ask you let him try it. He find funny and a little cute that this is the only sword you're able to use
The moment you said that you use it to fight he stare at you for a moment before get all excited wanting to see you fight, and when he finally have the opportunity to see you fight he stares at you mesmerize, in that moment Sasaki falls in love with you even more (you can practically see hearts around him)
He inmediatly ask you for a fight, you're amazing! he wants to learn from your fighting style and he will ask you a lot of things about it, how do you do it? where did you learn and how? did someone teach you?
Now he always laugh whenever someone gets in your bad side or understimate you
Qin Shi Huang
Qin heard a rumor about someone really weak and that pick his curiosity, thats how he start searching for you. It didn't take long for him to find you, and inmediatly approach you and with a friendly manner introduce himself, after you tell him your name he ask you about your strength right away this man have no shame
The flamboyant emperor listen attent as you explain that you were like that since you were born because someone steal your strength, at first Qin doesn't believed it so he decide to stay by your side to see it himself, and he did
Qin see with his own eyes how even little things were really heavy for you, or how no matter how much you try to win strenght it never work. He doesn't really like this situation so he always offer you his help, even offer you to put someone at your disposal to help you whenever you want
By this point you had already stolen his heart, and it wouldn't take long for you to start dating
Qin is always teasing you about your strength, not because he wants to upset you but because loves to show off, and thinks that all your expresions are true beauty.
From then he never let you try to carry anything, always carring around himself your stuff (or put a servant to do it). Also LOVES to carry you around, in his arms, in his shoulder or in his back, where you're more comfortable (there are moments where he carry your stuff in one arm and carry you in the other just to make you bush/flustered)
Qin finds your weakness cute, and never gets bother for it (neither bored)
Nobody dare to even think to mess with the emperor's partner, but if someone is stupid enough to do it then that person have an angry Qin Shin Huang behind them
He already asked you about your rapier, and when you tell him that is to fight he get even more curious. Qin will for sure pester you about it until he finally had the oportunity to see you fight, he inmediatly notice that is a fighting style similar to his, for this he will offer you to train together (if you want) and some tips
Now in his eyes you're even more beautiful/perfect
Heracles
He used to be (and feel) weak, but this is a new whole extent. Heracles is a really kind soul and seeing you having a lot of troubles for your weakness sadden him a lot. His first approach to you was to help you and soon enough you two became friends
He felt a lot of curiosity of why you're like this, but is afraid of upset you if he ask, so you where the one who bring it up, hearing that it was actually someones fault that you were so weak anger him a lot (even more because it was when you were just a baby). After hearing you're story Heracles grows protective over you
He won't tolerate any kind of agression towars you, it doesn't matter if come from a human or a god he will stand up for you
He always try to be by your side to be able to help you whenever you need it (and because he loves to hang out with you), with time both of you become a couple and he couldn't be more happy
Heracles is a gentelman, he always treat you with respect, always in a sweet and gentle manner, sometimes even seems like he treat you like if you were made of glass
He is really curious about the rapier you carry around, but won't really ask about it
The day he had the oportunity to see you fight you were taking a walk by yourself, he sees you for afar when someone start making fun of you, he was ready to call them out but you were faster, in just a second the person was in the floor
No matter how much he think about it Heracles just can't bring himself to understand what just happen, so you wil have to explain it for him, about your figthing style
This makes Heracles rethink the whole imagen he had of you, even if you don't really have strenght you're not defenceless. He even apologize for how he acted
This experience make him get a whole new respect for you, and love you more too. He's still protective over you, it's just part of his personality
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