Kazuma Katayama

**Kazuma Katayama** (堅山 (かたやま)  一 (か) 馬 (ずま) , *Katayama Kazuma*?) is a member of the Twelve Kizuki and the apprentice of Upper Rank One Kokushibō. And is current Night Hashira (夜 (よる) 柱 (ばしら) , *Yoru Bashira*?) of the Demon Slayer Corps.

## Appearance

Kazuma is a fairly tall man with an athletic build, He has lavender purple eyes and a Crescent scar that goes around his face. He two earrings that resemble that of his scar. He has a short platinum blonde hair.

Kazuma wears a red-tinted version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform, Having looser pants rather than the tucked in Hakama representing that of a kimono. He wears multiple dark blue cloths with tassels knotting them together and white flower-like figures as its pattern. As well as this, he wears reddish Tabi socks.

His appearance as a demon changes relatively. He becomes very pale and has more noticeable veins and an incredibly sharp glare, He has crescent like tattoos all over his body.

## Personality

Kazuma is a calm, level-headed and a straightforward person, Despite his rough upbringing he remains stoic and serene.

He had the potential to be a cheerful and easygoing person but due to the years of being despised and hated as his father never saw potential in him he became distant and distrustful towards others.

He has an incredible amount of self-loathing due to the fact that he's always alone and deems himself as corrupt and unstable. He was often seen as a very dark individual due to the power that he possesses.

When a Demon, He comes to act the same with his quiet demeanor but becomes more violent and incredibly dangerous. He doesn't eat women like his colleague Akaza as he sees them as innocent and pitiful. Having been recruited to the Twelve Kizuki by Kokushibo he looked up to him as a mentor and a friend but becomes disturbed to the fact that he's not doing what's right.

Despite being half demon. He truly does care about other people too like Giyū Tomioka and becomes agitated when his true tendencies start to show up.

He has a crush on Yukire Hanazawa but is too scared to admit the fact that he's incredibly dangerous and could change intentions at anytime.

Despite being rather unsociable and introverted, He genuinely does wish to become close friends with his colleagues.

At their battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, Kazuma was willing to risk his life just to end it all. Even going as far to throw himself amidst Muzan's attack just to defend Yukire Hanazawa.

## Natural Abilities

* **Master Swordsman:** Kazuma is an extraordinarily powerful and skilled combatant, Having honed his skills to the utmost limit that even the likes of the Demon King himself considered him to be phenomenally skilled and powerful
* **Unparalleled Speed & Reflexes:** Kazuma is phenomenally fast being widely considered as the fastest Hashira to the point where people seem to think that he's a shadow. Kazuma also possesses incredible reflexes show when he was able to dodge Muzan numerous times.
* **Unlimited Stamina:** Being half-demon Kazuma has unlimited stamina shown when he could endure Muzan's rampage with no signs of fatigue or even tiredness. He demonstrated this skill by going toe to toe with Kokushibo and keep up for a long period of time.
* **Enhanced Physical Strength:** As a member of the Hashira, Kazuma's physique has been increased to superhuman levels through years of harsh training. He was able to master **Total Concentration: Constant** (・ *Zen Shūchū Jōchū***?**) at a very short period of time and is extraordinarily efficient, Shown when he can carry huge amounts of wood with relative ease and perform Night Breathing at extended periods of time.
* **Immense Durability:** Kazuma's years worth of training has provided him with a very strong and durable body to the point that people seem to think that he's invincible.
* **Genius Intellect:** Kazuma is very intellectual and calculative. Able to read demons mind and think of a plan to do so. He was a prodigy as a kid and was often seen watching his father perform his breathing techniques without losing focus.
* **Demon Slayer Mark:** Kazuma awakens his Demon Slayer Mark after the brink of death at their battle with Kokushibo. This further Increased his Strength, Speed and Stamina,
	+ **Crimson Red Nichirin Blade:** Kazuma was able to turn his blade bright red at his battle against Kokushibo.

## Abilities (Demon)

**Crescent Moon Blades :** Having been taught by Kokushibo, His Blood Demon Art allows him to create and manipulate dozens of sharp blades shaped like traditional crescent moons from his flesh katana. They are implied to be created from his blood and can be either a bright yellow or a bright blue in color. These crescent moon blades are extremely chaotic, constantly changing in size, length and speed, making Kazuma's attacks extremely unpredictable and unreadable as they have no set pattern.

**Sunlight Resistance:** Kazuma is one of the few Sunlight resistant Demons that Muzan had created, Though he was able to conquer this state very quickly.

**Instant Regeneration:** Kazuma's has immense regeneration speed and matches the like of Upper Rank Three Akaza. This was shown when he regenerated almost instantly after his hand as cut off by Muzan.

## Equipment

**Standard Nichirin Sword:** As a Demon Slayer, Kazuma carries around a standard sized and shaped Nichirin katana with a crescent like pattern. His hilt represents a full moon shape. As a Hashira, Kazumi's blade has the words **Destroy Demons** ( *Akki Messatsu***?**) engraved on the side and a crescent shape dangling at the bottom and has a standard sword sheath that is a shade of lavender and deep purple.

**Flesh Katana**: Kazuma carries a fleshy and demonically modified version of a Nichirin Katana. As suggested by its appearance, the katana is created from the flesh and blood by Kazuma himself and due to his body's immense durability and hardness, his katana is as sharp, if not more, than a regular Nichirin Sword. His blade has crescent like pattern imbedded all over it signifying his knowledge about Night Breathing.

### Swordsmanship

**Night Breathing** (夜 (よる) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , *Yoru no kokyū*?): A modified creation Moon Breathing that Kazuma taught himself, He is incredibly proficient and skilled at it to the point that whenever he performs his techniques he looked more like a shadow figure.

* **First Style: Sunset Dance** (・の *Ichi no kata: Yamidzuki - Nichibotsu Dansu***?**) - Kazuma quickly draws his sword and slashes swiftly in a singular horizontal motion in a crescent shape, creating numerous chaotic crescent blades. This technique is extremely reminiscent of Iaijutsu.

* **Second Form: Pearl Flower Moongazing** (ノ　の *Ni no kata: Shuka no Rōgetsu***?**) - Kazuma performs several crescent-shaped slashes that defend him from incoming attacks, sending a barrage of crescent blades.

* **Third Form: Loathsome Moon, Chains** (ノ　・り *San no kata: Enkidzuki - Tsugari***?**) - Kazuma swings his sword rapidly in two gigantic crescent slashes, from which a storm of smaller crescents spread, causing huge destruction in a small area.

* **Fifth Form: Moon Spirit Calamitous Eddy** (ノ　 *Go no kata: Geppaku Saika***?**) -Kazuma makes multiple curved slashes layered over one another, creating a rising vortex of sword slashes and crescent moon blades.

* **Sixth Form: Perpetual Night, Lonely Moon - Incessant** (ノ　・ *Roku no kata: Tokoyo Kogetsu - Muken***?**) -Kazuma releases a wild barrage of crescent-shaped slashes several meters in front of him.

* **Seventh Form: Mirror of Misfortune, Moonlit** (ノ　・え *Shichi no kata: Yakkyō - Dzukibae***?**) - Kazuma swings the gigantic version of his sword in a powerful frontal crescent-shaped slash that creates powerful multi-directional long-ranged slashes in the ground.

* **Eighth Form: Moon-Dragon Ringtail** (ノ　 *Hachi no kata: Getsuryū Rinbi***?**) - Kazuma uses the gigantic version of his sword and creates a singular gigantic crescent-shaped slash that slowly decreases in size, creating dozens of crescent moon blades.

* **Ninth Form: Waning Moonswaths** (ノ　り・ *Ku no kata: Kudaridzuki - Renmen***?**) - Kazuma creates a stream of long-ranged crescent-shaped vertical and horizontal slashes along with numerous crescent moon blades with the gigantic version of his sword.

* **Tenth Form: Drilling Slashes, Moon Through Bamboo Leaves** (ノ　・ *Jū no kata: Senmenzan - Ragetsu***?**) - Kazuma creates a long-ranged triple-layered slash twister full of crescent moon blades with the gigantic version of his sword.

* **Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe, Tenman Crescent Moon** (ノ　・ *Jū Shi no kata: Kyōhen - Tenman Sengetsu***?**) - Kazuma uses the gigantic version of his sword and creates a chaotic vortex of powerful extremely long-ranged omni-directional slashes that destroys whatever is caught up within its attack radius.

## Trivia

* He was an undercover Hashira for the Twelve Kizuki but he changed sides almost immediately after meeting Giyuu.
* He has a crush on Yukire Hanazawa but is too dragged by the fact that he's not stable.
* Giyuu is the only friend that he deems trustworthy.
* Kazuma is very awkward when it comes to social life and is haunted by the fact that he's only made one friend,
* He is widely considered to be the the fastest hashira.