Chapter 5: Katana vs. Kagami
Everyone ran higher and higher up the seemingly never-ending flight of stairs. Finally they reached a landing. There was a door.
"C'mon lets go." Mineiko said and put her hand on the knob. An electrical shock shot from the knob and lightly fried Mineiko.
"Uh maybe we should check it for instructions first," Mineiko advised issuing a puff of smoke from her lips. Her curly orange hair stood on end.
"Are you okay Mineiko?" Botan asked
"I'll be fine, as soon as the feeling returns to my legs," Mineiko said
" There's a riddle engraved on the door," Rei said
I'm made of glass and don't lie
I can take one thing and make it two.
Tell me what am I?
To make it through"A window? It's made of glass," Mineiko said
"A knife can cut things in two," Katana suggested
" A mirror?" Akina tried
The door began to open.
"Good job Akina." Botan said cheerily
The crimson haired girl smiled at the praise and tugged at her wavy, waist-length hair.
Everyone rushed in. There were mirrors on all four walls. Not only that, but there were full body mirrors, fun house mirrors, and mirrors coming out of the ceiling as well. A pretty woman with long black hair dressed in blue Mandarin garb stood at the entrance. Admiring her reflection in a handheld mirror.
"Welcome intruders. I'm the beautiful Kagami. Which one of you will I defeat first?"
"I'll fight you," Katana announced as she stepped forward.
"Well little one, lets see your power" Kagami said menacingly.
Kagami then moved her arms in a downward motion and the lights in the room dimmed significantly.
Katana then unsheathed her sword and lunged at Kagami with blinding speed. Despite Katana's quick attack Kagami managed to dodge to the other end of the room.
"Hmm you are quick, but speed won't help you here." Kagami mused
All of a sudden the mirrors in the room glowed and out of each one, stepped a woman. Each of the women looked exactly like Kagami.
"Can you find the real one?" They asked in unison
"So that's her power." Botan said
"What? What is it?" Rei said impatiently
"She's using the Mirror Clone Technique. It allows the user to produce fake copies of themselves to distract the opponent." Botan replied
"This is a defensive move though. We have yet to see what kind of offensive powers Kagami possesses." Akina explained
" I 'm sensing a very powerful energy coming from Kagami. If Katana isn't careful she might not make it through this alive." Mineiko said
Katana concentrated, trying to sense her enemy's energy. She sensed a strong ki coming at her quickly.
She jumped and dodged as razor sharp glass shards, the size of knives, came flying out of nowhere. They struck the wall and cracked the mirror as they lodged themselves.
"That should have been your head." All the Kagami's roared in unison
" Don't think I'll be so easily defeated." Katana said threateningly
She then lunged at a Kagami
"Ha. Foolish child." Kagami thought
Kagami simply put up her hands up.
"Reflection shield," She commanded.
As Katana's blade was about to strike, a light formed around Kagami in the shape of a dome and repelled Katana's attack. Her sword clattered to the ground.
"Beautiful isn't it? I can summon my shield and it will reflect your attack every time."
**************************** At Koenma's Office***********************
"Oh if Katana can't get a hit how can she win?" Kita moaned
"I don't know, but move out of the way you're blocking my view." Koenma complained
George entered into the room carrying a bag of take out.
"Here are the dumplings and fired rice you wanted Lord Koenma, Lady Kita."
"Food!' Kita screamed happily
She grabbed the bag and knocked George over in her enthusiasm. Within five seconds she had shredded the bag and was stuffing her face with pork dumplings. Koenma sweat dropped
"Not exactly one for table manners is she"
"She takes after you Lord Koenma." George said happily
Koenma then bonked George on the head with a mallet he pulled out of nowhere. The poor blue ogre was lying on the floor with a bump on his head.
*******************************Back at the Battle*************************************
"Shards of Reflection!" another Kagami yelled and again glass shards flew at Katana.
Katana tried to dodge, but this time the shards were too fast. One struck Katana in her right leg and blood began to pour out of the wound. Katana fell down on one knee
"Yes my 'Shards of Reflection ' attack is proving too much for you. I take normal glass and infuse it with my spirit energy. Then I will the glass to shatter and use my spirit energy to throw the shards like knives at my opponent. It's a nice attack isn't it?" Kagami bragged
Katana yanked the magnified shard from her leg and threw it to the side. Fire suddenly shot up in a pillar around Katana.
"You shouldn't talk so much unless you have something worthwhile to say!" Katana roared
The fire blurred and shot past a Kagami standing near the wall.
The other Kagamis in the room disappeared
"How did you fine me?" Kagami said. Her hand was holding her side and blood was slowly flowing from a slash wound.
"You were the only Kagami with a shadow. " Katana said coldly
Kagami's eyes glowed red with rage.
"Sword of Reflection!" She commanded. A sword made out of glass materialized in her hand and she lunged at Katana
Katana dodged with unearthly speed. Kagami thrust her sword towards Katana's chest. This time Katana could not ignore the wound in her leg and could only put up her sword defend. Kagami forced the young girl back into the center of the room. Katana then slashed and the force threw the mirror demon back a few feet.
"Triflection beam!" Kagami yelled
Three beams of light shot from Kagami's sword heading straight for Katana.
Katana ducked out of the way just as the beams passed over her. The beams struck a mirror and bounced off. They then dissolved a hole in the wall as they made contact with it.
"That just might work" Katana thought
Katana then blurred yet again and rushed in a circle around Kagami. Katana's form then solidified again behind Kagami
"Give me your best shot." Katana teased smirking
"Insolent brat!" Kagami shouted," Triflection beam."
The beams fired. Katana did not move to dodge. Just as they made contact they bounced off and struck Kagami. She screamed as the light burned into her.
"Impossible, I'm too beautiful to lose," Kagami choked
"That was my reflection you fired at, not me," Katana said from behind Kagami's kneeling form.
"Let me give you some advice. Always watch your back in a battle. All I had to do was stand at the right angle with the mirror and you would fire at my reflection and not me."
With that Katana lifted her sword and stabbed Kagami, her eyes filled with hate.
"Hn beauty without brains. How useless." She said as she walked away
The girls all nervously let Katana lead the way to the next set of stairs. They were surprised at her cruelty.
" C'mon lets go." Katana said
Her crimson eyes were friendly again and had no hint of the coldness they had held a minute ago. Katana rushed up the stairs her spiky yet straight midnight hair flew out behind her
"Guess she's back to normal," Rei said
"What ever I'm glad she's on our side!" Yuki said
"Me too." Akina chimed in and they all laughed as the followed Katana up the stairs. They were over halfway there.
*********************************On the top floor************
"Kagami failed as well? These intruders were more powerful than I thought."
"Massster Let me take care of these nuisancesss. I promise I won't fail."
*******************************Back with the girls***********
The girls confidently rush up the stairs onto the fourth level. Now they face the two strongest of the Guard Beasts, but can the team handle it?
Disclaimer I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho the characters are a trademark of Funimation and Yoshiro Togashi
So that was Katana's chapter. You'll see that Katana is a little warmer to people than Hiei is which might explain that scene with her and the girls. The multiple s in that last part isn't a mistake. The next fight is Yuki so I'll go get started on that. Yes Kagami is meant to sound a little conceded and full of herself. Meanwhile I'm still open to suggestions or ideas on what should happen next in the story. I look forward to your reviews and thank those who have already reviewed very much. Any questions, comments, or concerns can be sent to Nkitpanich@msn.com
If you plan to stick with me for the duration of this story be forewarned that Daughters of the Reikai Tantei is a major project. I'm planning ten separate Episode fics, of which "Reunion and Your First Mission" is only the first. There is also a Daughters of the Reikai Movie fic in the works too. You can jump ship at any time, but if you want to reach the end be prepared for a long haul.
Profile: Katana Jaganshi
Birthday: October 13
Age: 16
Weapon: Sword, Ninja Stars, Kodachi
Element: Fire
Hair color/ Eye color: Black with blue tips/ Red
Favorite Color: Black
Bio: Born the daughter of a full male demon, Hiei, and a full human, Hitomi Isome (Maiden Name), Katana is cold, withdrawn, and deadly with a sword. As a baby, she was kidnapped by a demon and quickly recovered. Hiei, wanting to protect his young daughter, taught her swordsmanship at a very young age, 6. Since then she has become an expert and is now a normal girl in the Ningenkai. She is a junior at Togashi High school. Her best subject is History, and she is a prominent member of the After-school Kendo Club. She also possesses a sixth sense and is very sensitive to Youki or evil power due to her father's fusion with the Jagan Eye. She now fights as a Reikai Senshu to protect the Ningenkai and one day hopes to grow up and become as strong as her father. She is currently training under Master Kago son of Genkai.