Where’s the heart for “let me serve you and love you”?

What kind of relationship does your muse want with mine?

โ€œHmmmโ€ฆ Yes, you are right to wonder, Beast. How can such an important heart be missing? And where might it be foundโ€ฆ?โ€

Aku looked this way and that. Surely, he could find a heart somewhere to fill this sudden but pressing need. Finally, his eye landed on one of his guards and an idea occurred to him.ย 

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โ€œOh, I knowโ€”!โ€ The guard had no time to react before Akuโ€™s laser eyebeams struck him briefly in the chest. At first it seemed like nothing had happened. But then the guard clutched his chest and toppled over the abyss edge.ย 

Akuโ€™s eyes flashed again and now, in Beastโ€™s palm, there was a fresh heart. Aku grinned as the organ gave one final beat and then was still. Yes, this shall do.

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โ€œThere is your heart.โ€