Beginning note: I don't own Spirited Away, I'm not making any money off it, and this is all for the funzys.
Ablution - A ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers
Deception
If it seemed that the beast was winning, it was a deception. It didn't take long for Kohaku to overturn the battle; his vicious attacks quickly gaining him the upper hand as he landed blow after horrible blow.
Somehow her dragon had found the beast's throat through the mass of shadows, and with a snarl and a violent shake, she heard a sickening crack; and the beast was still.
Kohaku stood over top his fallen enemy; panting from exertion as the shadows slowly melted off into a black sludge that pooled onto the wooden floor, casting his fur in shades dingy gray.
He turned to her then, looking tired but fiercely proud of his defending of her, as there was something smugly male about his expression before he curled in on himself to try and rip off the few shadows that where still clinging to his flesh.
When she noticed him having trouble reaching one, she approached him without a thought, moving to grasp it when he snarled at her.
Taken aback by the action she did the first thing she could think of; she snarled back as her fingers closed over the black mass and yanked.
Note: Hope you guys enjoy this; I'm going back to attempting to work on my OS and not throwing a horrible hissy-fit where I break everything within arms reach. Writing this has become an exercise in frustration.