A 'parry' is not just a block but a redirect of a strike away from the body.

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Parry

She was going to die. She could feel every cell in her body scream for oxygen and for blood, but Naraku's grip on her throat denied both.

Pink light flashed behind her eyes. Her family dinners. The laughter from Miroku's jokes and the shared secrets with Sango. And Sesshoumaru. She could feel his cold dignity as it warmed and bent around her. She felt his hands skim down her sides and his mouth over hers.

Kagome wished that this story of a demon and his miko had ended well for once.

The pink light grew and grew until it exploded.