User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Appreciation Week: Dire Miralis/@comment-17735225-20131009134804/@comment-11112316-20131013170741

Really Hellwolf? Just look up pacemakers: they can cause hearts to continue to beat long after the heart has been extracted.

Yes, I know pacemakers are technology, while Dire's heart is biological, but the same principles apply. As long as there's some way for electricity to cause the muscles to spasm, the heart can still perfectly beat.