Demon Slayer: Rise of the Third Brother

Demon Slayer: Rise of the Third Brother

by Hyperbeam

Category
ACTION ADVENTURE DRAMA HISTORICAL SUPERNATURAL TRAGEDY
Status Ongoing
Chapters 95

Summary

Everyone knows the legend of Tsugikuni Yoriichi — the almost divine swordsman whose strength and solitude made him untouchable even among the Demon Slayers.

A man who shone like the sun… yet whose fate was forever marked by tragedy.

But what if his story had taken a different path?

What if, like Tanjiro Kamado, he had a brother who became a good demon—and one final chance to fight not only against evil, but against destiny itself?

In this What If AU, discover Yoriichi, Hiru, and Kokushibo — three brothers bound by sunlight, shadow, and the cursed blood of demons.

Between redemption, sacrifice, and the struggle to stay human, the destiny of the Tsugikuni family will rewrite everything you thought you knew about Demon Slayer.

Table of Contents

Page 1 of 2
1 Chapter 1: The Third Child of the Tsugikuni Clan “Prologue” 2 Chapter 2: Annihilation “Prologue” 3 Chapter 3: Becoming a Demon “Prologue” 4 Chapter 4: Reunion with Yoriichi “Main Text Begins” 5 Chapter 5: The Choice 6 Chapter 6: Strawberry Daifuku 7 Chapter 7: The Swordsmen Who Slay Demons 8 Chapter 8: Rengoku Tetsushiro 9 Chapter 9: The Remarkable Man 10 Chapter 10: Testing 11 Chapter 11: Restraint 12 Chapter 12: The Letter That Brought Tragedy 13 Chapter 13: Preparing to Depart 14 Chapter 14: On the Road 15 Chapter 15: The Pitiable Creature 16 Chapter 16: The Puppet Swordsman 17 Chapter 17: Conflict 18 Chapter 18: The ‘Repelling’ Demon Incense 19 Chapter 19: Encounter 20 Chapter 20: Muzan Kibutsuji 21 Chapter 21: The Pact 22 Chapter 22: The Evil of Humans 23 Chapter 23: A Belated Apology 24 Chapter 24: The Man Who Resembled a God 26 Chapter 26: Only One Move 27 Chapter 27: The Perceptive One 28 Chapter 28: Among Family 29 Chapter 29: Those Called the Pillars 30 Chapter 30: The Ridiculous Deity 31 Chapter 31: Those Who Advance Must Not Hesitate 32 Chapter 32: Testing (2-in-1) 33 Chapter 33: Departure 34 Chapter 34: Putting It into Practice 36 Chapter 36: The Place Where I Want to See the Sunrise 37 Chapter 37: A Gift for My Brother 39 Chapter 39: Hiru Finally Eats Daifuku 40 Chapter 40: How to Face It 41 Chapter 41: The Dream 42 Chapter 42: Dreams and Reality 43 Chapter 43: Tamayo’s Confusion 45 Chapter 45: The Boys 46 Chapter 46: Admiration from Sabito 47 Chapter 47: The Man in the Painting 48 Chapter 48: The Strange Brothers 49 Chapter 49: The Assessment Begins 50 Chapter 50: Even Blade Smiths Would Shed Tears at This 51 Chapter 51: Tsugikuni’s No-Joke Yoriichi 52 Chapter 52: The Test Ends 53 Chapter 53: Return to Mount Sagiri 54 Chapter 54: Testing Again