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Chapter 15 - chapter 15

Screen 1 – Sans Walks Through Their Dreams (Dark Version)

The train rattles like a creature trying to tear its own bones apart.

Enmu's spell tightens.

Passengers slump forward, trapped in worlds crafted to break them.

Sans stands alone in the aisle—

the only one untouched.

He cracks his neck slowly, the sound echoing through the hollow, breathing interior of the demon train.

"…alright. time to go dream-hopping."

A blue ripple spreads from his feet like a shockwave of cold light—

And in a blink,

reality dissolves.

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1. Tanjiro's Dream – The Family Home (Dark)

Warm sunlight.

Gentle laughter.

The scent of miso soup and firewood.

Tanjiro's mother smiles softly.

His siblings play in the yard.

Nezuko—human—laughs as she pulls Tanjiro's sleeve.

It's everything he ever lost.

Everything he'll never truly have back.

Sans stands at the edge of the dream like a ghost haunting happiness.

His voice is unusually quiet.

"…kid deserves this."

But the longer Tanjiro stays,

the more the dream feeds on his longing.

It becomes a slow-acting poison.

Sans walks toward the porch.

Tanjiro looks up, confused.

"Sans? What are you—"

Sans taps Tanjiro's forehead.

"wake up."

The world cracks.

Like glass under a hammer.

Tanjiro reaches desperately for his fading family—

"I'll come back… I swear…!"

They disintegrate into ash.

The dream collapses.

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2. Zenitsu's Dream – A Normal Life with Nezuko (Dark)

Zenitsu strolls down a perfect, pastel-colored village street.

Cherry blossoms drift.

Nezuko walks beside him, peaceful, human, quiet.

Zenitsu sighs dreamily.

"This is paradise… I finally made it…"

Sans steps into the dream, unimpressed.

"What is this?

your personal romance anime?"

Zenitsu screams,

"GET OUT OF MY LOVE HEAVEN!"

Sans pats his shoulder.

"yeah, no."

He snaps.

The pastel colors curdle into black thunder.

The dream collapses like a collapsing stage.

Zenitsu wakes up sobbing.

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3. Inosuke's Dream – The Inosuke Kingdom (Dark)

Inosuke sits on a throne of bones.

Literal bones.

Everything in the kingdom worships him—

animals, people, even the sky bows.

"I AM KING! KNEEL BEFORE ME!"

Sans walks up and crosses his arms.

"…this tracks."

Inosuke snarls, "INTRUDER! GUARDS—"

Sans flicks his forehead.

The entire kingdom explodes into dust.

Inosuke wakes up flailing and yelling.

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4. Papyrus's Dream – The Ultimate Puzzle World (Dark)

Papyrus's dream is pure cartoon madness.

Bright colors, cheering crowds, giant puzzles, fireworks spelling his name.

A banner reads:

"WELCOME TO PAPYRUS LAND!!!"

Papyrus cackles proudly.

"BEHOLD MY GREATNESS!"

Sans walks forward.

"looks nice, bro."

Papyrus beams.

"SANS! JOIN ME IN MY TRIUMPH!"

Sans shakes his head.

"sorry, paps. job first."

He pokes Papyrus's nose.

The world bursts like a balloon.

Papyrus wakes up disappointed.

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5. Rengoku's Dream – The Flame Family Dinner (Dark)

A warm home.

A table set with fresh food.

Rengoku's mother smiles at him with soft eyes.

His younger brother laughs beside him.

It's so painfully gentle

it could kill a man.

Sans's posture softens.

"…sorry, flame guy."

He taps the table.

Rengoku watches the room disintegrate, but does not flinch.

"Duty… always comes first."

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Back to Reality (Dark)

Five bodies jerk awake like corpses convulsing back to life.

Tanjiro gasps, sweat dripping.

Zenitsu screams.

Inosuke swings wildly.

Papyrus jumps up with heroic flair.

Rengoku rises with burning resolve.

Rengoku booms, "MARVELOUS! WE HAVE RETURNED TO REALITY!"

Papyrus points dramatically at Sans.

"MY BROTHER HAS SAVED US ALL!"

Inosuke grabs Sans.

"DO IT AGAIN! TAKE ME BACK TO MY KINGDOM!"

Sans deadpans.

"no."

Zenitsu sobs.

"My dream was so BEAUTIFUL!"

Tanjiro bows slightly. "Sans… thank you. Truly."

Sans shrugs. "don't thank me yet. demon boy's still alive."

The train shakes violently.

A scream echoes through the steel.

Enmu has awakened.

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Screen 2 – Enmu Unleashed (Dark Version)

The train screeches—

a metal corpse reanimating.

Lights flicker violently.

The walls bulge.

Seat leather stretches like skin pulled too tight.

Enmu's voice twists through the cars, low and venomous:

"YOU BROKE MY DREAMS…

You desecrated them…

Skeleton…"

His voice drops to a guttural growl.

"I WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER."

Sans smirks darkly.

"yeah? get in line."

The floor pulses like a beating heart.

Veins crawl across the windows.

The train mutates into Enmu's monstrous flesh.

Rengoku draws his sword, flames roaring.

"EVERYONE! SPLIT UP! PROTECT THE PASSENGERS!"

Tanjiro shouts: "Zenitsu! Nezuko! Papyrus! Go with Rengoku!"

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Team A – Protecting the Train (Dark, Violent)

The passengers panic as the walls sprout mouths and eyes.

A woman screams as a fleshy tentacle wraps around her leg.

Rengoku slices it apart in a blazing arc.

"FEAR NOT! I SHALL SHIELD YOU ALL!"

Nezuko leaps across seats, tearing through demon-flesh with her nails.

Blood sprays the walls.

Zenitsu runs in terror—

"WHY IS THIS TRAIN ALIVE!? WHY!?"

—then freezes when a tentacle grabs a child.

His eyes empty.

"Thunder Breathing… First Form."

A yellow flash.

The child is saved.

Papyrus supports a collapsing wall with a giant bone platform.

"I WILL NOT LET A TRAIN DEFEAT ME!"

Rengoku roars approval:

"OUTSTANDING WORK, PAPYRUS!"

Nezuko kicks open another door, leading passengers through.

Team A becomes a moving fortress against the devouring train.

Be continued

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