Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 183

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira’s Soundtrack Challenge #25: Essentiality

He could do nothing at present to help the miko, but as he turned to face the woman he recognized, even masked, as the one who had destroyed the youkai town, he knew what he had to do. If Kagome yet lived and this woman still breathed, she wouldn’t stop until Kagome was dead.

She was a threat.

A danger to the one who was most precious to him.

She had to die.

Sesshomaru drew his sword, the metallic sound it made effectively drew the woman’s attention to him.

She was crying. He couldn’t understand. Didn’t matter.

“Prepare to die.”