Moaz is the first to wake up in a dense forest. The sky is pitch-black, with only the moonlight illuminating the place. He places a hand on his head, rubbing it with a groan.
Moaz (in pain): Ugh… what happened? Where are the guys?
He looks around, only to hear a distant scream echo through the trees.
Screaming voice: HELP ME, MY
BROTHERS!
Moaz turns toward the source and sees Hudaifa perched on a fifteen-meter tree,
clinging to a branch.
Moaz (calling out): Hudaifa? You okay?
Hudaifa (holding the branch for dear life): HELP ME, MOAZ!
Moaz crosses his arms, sighing.
Moaz: How did you even get up there?
Hudaifa (angrily): Save me first, you idiot!
Moaz shrugs, a teasing smile forming.
Moaz: I mean… maybe.
Hudaifa (furious): Stop watching and SAVE—huh? What's that sound?
His eyes widen as the branch cracks
beneath him. He lets out a scream.
Suddenly, the branch snaps and Hudaifa falls directly onto Moaz, flattening him.
Moaz (rage exploding): GET. OFF. ME. NOW!
Hudaifa (groaning dramatically): My spine… my ribs… bro I'm literally a crushed bag of chips… AHH—
Moaz pushes him off and stands up, adjusting his hoodie and jeans.
Moaz (annoyed): My outfit cost 6000 pounds, you donkey.
Hudaifa (waving dismissively): Yeah yeah… go cry somewhere.
Moaz sighs, then suddenly remembers:
Moaz: Did you see the others?
Hudaifa raises a brow.
Hudaifa: Ali the "genius" went to get a ladder to save me.
Moaz (bewildered): A ladder? In the middle of a forest?
Hudaifa fixes his curly hair and buttons his shirt.
Hudaifa: I don't know, man. I just hope a bear eats him.
Moaz: And Muhanad and the rest?
Hudaifa (snapping): Was I your GPS? Leave me alone.
Moaz (hands up): Fine, fine. Let's look for them.
Both begin searching—until they notice something strange.
Moaz & Hudaifa (simultaneously): …You look different.
Their appearances now resemble anime characters. Moaz spots a river and stares at his reflection, eyes wide.
Moaz: No way… this is… Demon Slayer style?!
Hudaifa rubs his chin.
Hudaifa: Wait… isn't that an anime?
Moaz (smiling faintly): Yeah… my dream anime. Finally… This must be a dream.
Hudaifa smacks the back of Moaz's neck.
Hudaifa: Focus. We need to find the others.
Moaz rubs the spot and follows as they continue searching.
Before they speak again, a loud voice echoes through the trees. Muhanad appears with a smirk, followed by Mazen, Eyad, and Moamen.
Muhanad (hands on hips): Finally! There you are!
Moamen grabs Moaz in a dramatic hug.
Moamen: MY BROTHER!
Hudaifa (to Muhanad): Where were you guys?
Mazen (annoyed sarcasm): At the supermarket buying Molto. What do you think? We've been suffering out here!
Hudaifa (offended): Yeah right—like I was chilling in Garden City.
Eyad (grinning): Bro, Mazen was stuck with Moamen in a hole.
Moaz and Hudaifa exchange suspicious looks.
Hudaifa: A hole? Doing what exactly?
Moaz: Demon Slayer's rating is gonna tank because of us…
Mazen (teasing): Bet your little crush Shinobu is here somewhere ~
Moaz turns red and slaps him.
Moaz: SHUT UP.
Muhanad: Okay, okay. We're six now. Where's the last idiot?
Moaz & Hudaifa: Getting a ladder.
The four look at them in disbelief before Muhanad bursts out laughing.
Muhanad: A ladder. In a forest. Right.
Meanwhile, Eyad and Moamen whisper like villains.
Eyad (mischievous): Bet we'll see Mitsuri soon… she's gotta be cute as hell~
Moamen smacks him.
Moamen: Mitsuri is MINE. And two of Tengen's wives. And Nezuko too.
Muhanad (mocking): Want a gift bag too, Moamen?
Moamen (calmly): Sure. Leave it in the room.
Hudaifa whispers to Moaz:
Hudaifa: Moaz… is Moamen actually a 12-year-old dreaming of FOUR wives?
Moaz (wide-eyed): Man's delusional. Bro thinks he's Tengen Uzui.
Mazen cracks his knuckles.
Mazen: Okay, before a demon shows up or an Upper Moon eats us—
Moaz: Relax. If it's Akaza, we just pretend we're old men or grandmas. If it's Douma, we throw Eyad at him and—
Eyad (mocking): Like Shinobu, right?
A slap instantly lands on him. Hudaifa and Muhanad try to break the fight while Mazen and Moamen watch like it's a comedy show.
Mazen (whispering): Imagine Moaz fighting Giyu over Shinobu… Demon Slayer would turn into a sitcom.
Moamen (laughing): I'd pay to see that.
Muhanad, struggling to separate them, mutters:
Muhanad: Something bad is coming… I can feel it.
Suddenly, tall grass rustles violently. All six freeze.
Hudaifa (nervous): What was that?
Muhanad (ready to run): Trouble. Definitely trouble.
Moaz (excited): Maybe it's Shinobu-san ♡ coming to say "ara ara" ♡
A scream interrupts the fantasy. Ali bursts out of the bushes, sprinting for his life.
Ali (screaming): AHHH HELP ME!
Muhanad (brows raised): Shinobu's… feral cousin, apparently.
Moaz (disappointed): Seriously? Where's Kochou-san then?
Behind Ali, a two-meter demon with huge fangs emerges, roaring with hunger.
The boys' expressions twist into pure terror.
Mazen (screaming): WE'RE GONNA DIE IN THE FIRST EPISODE—NOOOO!
The chapter ends with all seven sprinting for their lives, the demon chasing them.
End of Chapter Two — Chapter Three: The Awakening Begins
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