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The crying sounds of a baby leaving its home country were loud in the ship. A child of two commoners who couldnโt take care of their son, left to journey to another country to find someone who could take good care of him. Life on top of the sea is no place for a child and also a great annoyance for the sailors on top of the deck. The wails were a pain for the ears.
Finally, when arriving at the docks of Nomomachi, Nagasaki, the crying baby was finally thrown out of the boats and left there. The sailors did not want a disturbance to haunt them further out. Somehow ending up in the hands of a sorrowful mother who lost her sons to demons, he was raised upon the shorelines, oblivious to his past and demons lurking in the shadows. A joy to the city, the boy was a headstrong, curious soul who constantly ran around the city. Exploring each crack and cranny was his primary goal; escaping his lessons was another. He was different from the children in the area. His hair looked white compared to the brown or black of other children. He wasnโt given much of a name, only being referred to as โthat boyโ or by pet names his adoptive mother gave him.
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However, the horrors began when he became a teenager. Blood sprayed on the walls and puddled onto the floor. Corpses decorated the street as a demon sneaked across, searching for any humans alive. Or more specifically, that boy. The whole city became a maze, a trap for an endless search between the prey and the predator.
When the demon caught up with the boy, he had already been wounded all over his limbs and face. Blood oozed from his forehead as he ran into a dead end, an alleyway in direct line of sight to the demon. One, two, three seconds of pure hell before a wave splashed over the street. A certain coolness was carried with the swordsman, a refreshing sight after the bloodbath just before. The boy was taken in by the Water Hashira and given a name: Ajisai, because he seemed to like them very much. Admired for his gracefulness with the sword, Ajisai trained and kept up with the Water Hashira. Most of his time he spent in the Butterfly Mansion, studying medicine, herbs and flowers to prevent a massacre from happening again.
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Eventually becoming a Tsuguko for the Water Hashira, Ajisai has changed drastically. No longer the stubborn and nameless boy from the coast, he blossomed into a charismatic and confident slayer. Heโd even given himself a last name for the aesthetics and to assimilate. After a month of training with the Water Hashira, Ajisai began questioning if Water Breathing was suited for him.
Constantly moving from the butterfly mansion and missions, Ajisai barely noticed his preference changing in his swordsmanship. Busy day and night, a sudden mission had him recalling a slayer demonstrating Honorable Shadow Plum and unconsciously doing the technique himself. Surprising both himself and the Water Hashira upon hearing, Ajisai was promoted into the Flower Hashira after a few days and ran the Butterfly Mansion a few weeks later.
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