In Preparation by S'revan

One-Shot

Going off to fight, Sesshoumaru pulls one of Naraku's tricks, but his choice is rather... different. 100 words.

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In Preparation

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She backed up nervously as he paced towards her, methodically removing the cloth that covered his chest as he went. All too soon, he was bare from the waist up.

"Um, I really don't think-"

She cut off as he carefully pierced his own stomach with his claws, reached in, under his ribcage, and extracted his heart. He held it out to her. It was not bloody, or even particularly gross. It continued to beat in his hand. "Here. Keep this for me."

She took it from him, staring from it to his face.

And then he was gone.

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:: I can fight anything, just keep my heart and I'll be safe ::