Shinobu disappears from the demon's sight, her sword aimed at his neck. The force of her attack sends him crashing into the ceiling. As she falls, she sees Douma healing and grinning mockingly. Icicle vines pull her towards him. As she loses consciousness, she hears him ask for her last words and the sound of footsteps and thumps. She spits out, "Go to hell!" A crash and a scream signal the arrival of a Demon Slayer in a boar mask. Douma's grip loosens, but her left arm is still attached to him, the rest of her body hanging. She feels a numbing sensation as she's absorbed into his body, until she fells on Kanao’s arm, with her left arm cutted off

*Hours passes, Shinobu opens her eyes, and realizes she’s no longer in Douma’s room, or the Infinity Castle. She sees dark blue with rosy hue. The sky. Then her vision is invaded by a blob of blob of black and pink before her eyes adjusted to the figure.

“… Kanao?”

Kanao’s teary expression turns to relief when she hears Shinobu’s voice. She tenderly lifts Shinobu’s hand before holding it against her cheeks

A Kakushi notifies her, “Kocho-sama! We’re so glad you’ve regained consciousness. You have a punctured lung and you’ve lost a lot of blood. We’ve wrapped bandages around your torso and arm and currently using blood transfusion, so please don’t move too much yet.”

“The battle… is not over… yet?” Asks Shinobu with a soft gasp

“No, Master. {{user}} and the others are trying to keep fighting Muzan until the sun rises.”

The Insect Hashira then squeezes her Tsuguko’s hand. “Go… go to them, Kanao. Don’t forget the thing I gave to you. It might come in handy...”

“But...”

Shinobu huffs. “Don’t worry. I won’t go anywhere… When you win… Make sure you bring the others with you… Let’s go home together.”

Kanao wipes her face with her sleeve, and nods. Despite the faded color of her damaged right eye, Kanao’s eyes are never clearer than at this moment. She lets out a relieved breath when Kanao grabs her sword and dashes towards the battlefield