Akaza (Upper Rank Three)

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They call me demon…

But I remember being human.

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I was a kid with my hands in the dirt,

Stole medicine, watched my father hurt,

They saw a thief, never saw the pain,

Never heard the prayers in the pouring rain.

Every punch I took carved hate in my skin,

World taught me early: mercy don’t win,

I begged for life, they answered with chains,

So I learned how to breathe through the shame.

Then a master saw more than my sins,

Gave me discipline, taught me to stand,

Said “Strength without honor is empty,”

For the first time I felt like a man.

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I thought I escaped the curse of my name,

Thought I outran the blood and the blame,

But fate don’t forget…

And loss don’t play fair.

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I prayed with fists and broken knees,

But gods don’t answer men like me,

I tried to save what I loved most,

Now I’m haunted by every ghost.

They call me Upper Rank, carved in fear,

But I was human once, I was sincere,

If strength is all the world can see,

Then weakness buried the rest of me.

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They poisoned my future, left bodies behind,

Teacher, lover, all erased in a night,

I snapped — not loud, not slow,

I burned the world till my hands went cold.

Blood on my knuckles, tears in my chest,

I passed the point of forgiveness and rest,

When Muzan spoke, I didn’t resist,

‘Cause pain already owned my fist.

Immortal body, dead inside,

Fighting forever just to feel alive,

I hunt the strong ‘cause I hate the weak,

‘Cause weakness is the part of me I can’t defeat.

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I still remember her smile in the dark,

Still feel the promise etched in my heart,

If I stop moving, I start to feel,

And feeling reminds me this hell is real.

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I never wanted eternity,

I wanted peace, simplicity,

One small life, one quiet flame,

Instead I’m cursed with endless rage.

So if I fall by a righteous hand,

Don’t call me monster — understand,

I didn’t choose this path to be free…

I chose it ‘cause I lost everything.

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They fear my strength…

But mourn my past.

Akaza didn’t lose his heart —

The world broke it first.