Something was wrong, though in this city, it was a bit of an understatement. When was there not something amiss in Destiny City? Eternal Sailor Tsui had suspected that there would be trouble tonight from the moment she powered up. Call it a sixth sense of sorts, but something didn’t feel right. The only question was if it was the Negaverse or the Dark Mirror Court, and the only way to find out would have been to take to the streets and investigate. So once again, the Tiger Senshi had made her way into the streets, and she hadn’t even gotten that far into the business district before she found out what the problem was.
There was a Mirror Wraith nearby, and its victim wasn’t quite what she was expecting it to be. When she picked up this gig, she was always told that she would be defending the likes of civilians, Senshi and her allies, but she was never told that her services as defender of the Earth fell onto protecting Negaverse lieutenants. She wasn’t quite sure she was seeing things right, but then again, had she not seen stranger things?
The lieutenant was doing the right thing when it came to how to handle a Mirror Wraith, and that was to try to get as far away as possible before it tried to swallow his energy. Though, he seemed just as surprised that it had decided to target him as Tsui was, though when she tried to think about it, it made sense. Mirror Wraiths were minions of the Dark Mirror and searched for energetic individuals to cipher energy from, and they appeared to be just as mindless or instinctive as the youma had been. She always wondered if they could tell the difference between their owners and their victims, or perhaps this was merely a sign that the Negaverse and the Dark Mirror Court’s alliance would eventually come to an end, something that Tsui wouldn’t have minded.
Part of her wanted to leave the poor lieutenant at the hands of the Mirror Wraith. After all, last she had checked, they didn’t necessarily kill anyone, merely siphoned and sent it to the Mirrorverse for heaven knows what. But it would have been like leaving someone to a youma, and that was just something that Tsui couldn’t do. Regardless of who it was at the mercy of the Mirror Wraith, Tsui would never have forgiven herself if she didn’t at least step in to assist him. Besides, there was always the chance that it would relieve some ongoing tension between the two sides and maybe lure the lieutenant over to the White Moon Court’s side?
It was a long shot, but Tsui had to try. For the sake of being true to her court, and for Sutai who wanted so desperately for there to be a peaceful solution for this war, she would assist the lieutenant. She rushed in without warning, striking quickly and deadly, much like the namesake of her sphere. “Glorious White Tiger!”
The white aura that engulfed her hands went slamming into the Mirror Wraith’s back, striking it at just the right spot and causing it to crack and shatter, releasing the lieutenant immediately. The Mirror Wraith made a noise, before turning into dust and dissipating in the wind, and Tsui gave a triumphant hoot, her celebration cut short when she looked down at the weakened lieutenant and the dog that remained at a safe distance. He looked familiar, but there was little time to fully inspect the dog, and the lieutenant that he was staring intently at. Perhaps this dog belonged to the lieutenant and the poor thing was trying to cope with the change that his master had taken to defend himself it seemed. She held her hand out to the dog to allow him to sniff and if she got close enough, she would have checked the tag to see who the owner was (and perhaps learn the identity of the Negaverse lieutenant that he just saved). But there seemed to be little time, as no sooner did she pat the Irish wolfhound on the head did she sense movement not too far away. It could have been a youma, or perhaps another Mirror Wraith? Either way, protecting another civilian was more important, and she didn’t hear the lieutenant’s plea, as she scratched the dog between the ears and took off. “Good dog. You remind me of another sweet heart I know... keep an eye on this one, okay?”
The dog gave a huff but otherwise remained still, and without another word, Tsui took off after the dark aura she felt trying to flee from her. The only person she knew that had an Irish wolfhound was that no-good pervert that worked across the street, but the thought of that guy being a Negaverse officer didn’t even cross her mind. He was too selfish and gutless to work for such an organization! They’d kick the likes of him out in a matter of seconds!
“No time to worry about that. That better NOT be another Mirror Wraith, or so help me... SOMEONE’S going to have to answer for this!”
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