Chapter Four: Himeko's Debut
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"...Trident."
Himeko's opponent was the man in coral armor. His skin was a murky, scaly green. Bulging blue eyes glared out from his murky skin, making them seem to glow. His hand, a rusty golden fork, glittered ominously.
"Aye girl, ye best back down, 'fore I decide ta get nasty," snarled Trident. His ugly smirk emphasized his point.
"I fear no man," sneered Himeko. "Especially not one so feeble as yourself."
"You mock the champion of Atlantis!?" roared Trident.
"If you are him, then I do," Himeko said plainly.
Trident clenched his hand and gritted his teeth.
"GO!"
"Die, impertinent wench!"
Energy exploded off of Trident, surrounding him in a green field. Himeko jumped back, but the energy struck her dead on. She hit the ground, bolts of energy crackling around her body (Bio-Stun Field).
"Thou art stunned, yes? Such is the aim of my Bio-Stun Field. It will leave you frozen for my next attack!"
Flames began to crackle around Tridents hand as he pulled it back. With one quick motion, he sent the ball of fire flying at the stunned Himeko (Plasma Bolt).
"Die!"
"No!"
Himeko, just as the flames were about to strike her, leapt through the air. As she soared above the ground, she grabbed a bracelet off her wrist and hurled it at Trident. The bracelet cut through his side, spraying emerald blood on the stone.
Himeko caught the object on its return arc. It had transformed into a shuriken.
"I love that trick," she said, grinning contemptuously at Trident.
"You have strength, young lady, yet it be not enough to stop me!"
Trident held his hand high, and swept it down, a huge wall of water following in its wake. The wave shot at Himeko, too wide to dodge (Tidal Wave).
"Baka!" Himeko spat.
With a quick flick of the wrist, a bolt of lightning shot out of Himeko's palm, splitting the water in two. It crashed around her, rainbows forming in the spray.
"It cannot be!" Trident gasped.
"It is, merman. Accept your fate!"
In a nearly imperceptible movement, Himeko reached up to her hair and flung a hair-pin at Trident. As it streaked towards him, it quickly changed into a Chinese straight sword, piercing his chest.
Green blood stained the earth as Trident staggered backwards. He sank to his knees, reaching out at Himeko feebly.
"How?"
His hand dropped a second before he did, the sword jutting up from his back.
"Win, Himeko!"
Himeko stepped over and drew the sword from Trident's back. It morphed into a hairpin again, thankfully free of blood.
"Easy."
A/N: So, Himeko (just like in RTD) gets her own debut chapter. Why? Because she is an awesome character (much kudos to Touya no Miko.) Next time, however, it's up to the four boys to take down the final four of Team Midori...and they include some of Yusuke and Kuwabara's favorite video game characters. Can the boys bring themselves to strike down their heroes? Find out next time on Yu Yu Hakusho!