Tanjirou's energy was completely spent.
The sky was above him. The ground was beneath his back. He completely collapsed, barely able to breathe.
Inosuke went on ahead like the wild boar he was to finish off the demon. Zenitsu went to get help, despite wanting to stay by the box.
That's right, the box. It was thrown off Tanjirou's back and smashed into a tree. Luckily it didn't break.
"Ne... Nezuko..." Tanjirou called, but his voice struggled.
His vision was going blurry. He was about to pass out. He barely caught his sister's figure crawling out of the box, growing to normal size.
Tilting her head, Nezuko wandered over to him.
That's when his eyes shut.
The moment he woke up, he found himself bandaged up in a lantern lit room. Zenitsu was passed out in one corner whilst Inosuke was snoring in the other. Tanjirou sat up, pressing his hand against his forehead only to seethe in pain. 'I almost died... that demon wasn't even a Twelve Kizuki...'
Shifting his gaze, he nearly panicked when he saw his box was empty. "Nezuko...!"
"Mmph..."
Staring down at his lap, he found his sister sound asleep.
She never left his side.