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Barbarus scoffed, bringing his face close to June's as a dagger popped out of his cane. He brought the blade to her neck as he lifted her head enough for her to see Duriono. His blade cut down her neck to her stomach. Glancing at Duri, he smiled as his blade dug deeper into her skin, carving out demonic symbols. The blood trickled down her skin.
barbarus lifted the blade and licked a little blood off it before walking over to Duri.
"Congratulations. You've survived level one." He stuck the blade in Duri's shoulder.
Stepping back, the ironwork moved and let June fall into Barbarus' arms.
"Go wait for level two." He smiled again, the shadows on Duri flattening out and engulfing him as Barbarus tossed June to Duri. Once the shadows disappeared, Duri, Kagura, and June were on the porch of Kagura's house.

June didn't respond, her body ice cold. The blood continued to trickle onto the wood of the porch

Duriono screamed,
"JUNE!" Tears running down his face, he held her close to him.

The markings on June's stomach turned black, sealing up

Chaz fallowed Duri, "Duri, what happened?" Chaz looked at June's body in the bed.

((-_- *Is annoyed*))
Duriono sat on the edge of the bed, not looking at June directly.
Remembering Kagura he got up, and ran into her room.
"Kagura, wake up." He prodged her with a finger. She slowly became concious.
"Master?" She said, as Duriono carried her downstairs.
Duri retrieved the herb from his pocket, and picked up Hakura's medical book from the coffee table.
"Uh huh..." He read it, then set Kagura on the table as he prepared the medicine.
"There-" He poured it into a small cup and handed it to Kagura.
"Here, drink up."
Kagura sniffed it and stuck out her tounge.
"Yuck! I'm not drinking it!"
"I wish you came with a manual...." Duri mumbled, and then spied a small booklet on the counter.
How to take care of Margaret Duri flipped it open, and read the section about medicine.
`If Margaret rejects medicine, tickle her stomach and put it next to her`
"Ok..." Duriono placed the cup next to Kagura and proceded with tickling her.
"Ma-Master st-st-stop! I can't breathe!" She said as she chuckled, eventually drinking the fluid.
"There!" Duri grinned backing off.

((-_- I really need something to do during the week... I'm starting to think about if Duri's story was a videogame. Wanna see what I've thought of?))

Kagura got off of the table, she wandered past Duri, out of the kitchen, and into the living room. She propped herself up on the couch Salem's soulless husk was upon and shook it.
"Daddy?" She asked, having already gained some strength back.
Duriono followed slowly, depressed about June's injuries, and what Zephyr did to Kagura's father. He sat down on a chair, lying in the corner. The mask was hung up on the wall, complete. Must've gotten that way when Barbarous sent us back. Duri picked it off the wall, and stared at it for a little while, before trying it on.
Kagura's vigorous shakes eventually died out as she began to silently cry herself to sleep on Salem's chest.