Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
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Around him were the sounds of mourning. Tears streamed down the faces of those he cared for and loved. They were sad, he knew, but he could not offer them comfort. They had suffered a loss they had not been expecting by anyone . . . but he had known. He had known when the final battle approached that someone would have to die. He had wanted that person to be him because he could not stand to lose anyone else in his life. Everyone else, at least, had something to life for, something to give back to the ones they loved. They had the rest of their lives before them. He . . . was expendable, and he had known it, accepted it. He would die for them so that they could have the futures they deserved.
'But I'll be there for you guys. Always and forever, I'll be there.'