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Heavy clouds had been dumping snow on Destiny City for the last several days, roads covered in ice and slush with vehicles abandoned on the sides of streets, or in some cases even the ditches. Some neighborhoods weren’t as affected, mainly because the snow plows were able to clear the roads due to the lack of steep hills.

But none of this affected Markeb.

Ok- well… some of it did. Commuting was less impacted since she just mirror walked most places to save on needing to spend money on gas. With over five years spent avoiding everyone, including other Dark Mirror Senshi, she had become quite skillful at moving around undetected.

Nonetheless- the freezing temperature was hardly something to balk at which is why she had no intention of staying in this ridiculous not-winter-proof uniform overlong. The ONLY reason she had powered up at all was because of a peculiar light that had caught her attention, a little wisp that glowed a soft blue off in an area where there were no hanging lights.

Curiosity drew her forward and out of precaution she powered up just to make sure the little lamplit creature wasn’t actually a Negaverse youma trying to sneak up on her.

It was late enough that Markeb thought she’d be safe. Oh boy was she wrong!

A super senshi was near enough to sense her, and rather than leaving her well enough alone, they approached her with an accusatory tone. “Excuse me?” she replied, genuinely confused. The wisp’s light dimmed slightly as it floated up towards Markeb and hid behind one of her pigtails creating an almost halo-lighting effect behind her. “I wasn’t laughing,” she tried to explain “I was-”

The Senshi of Wishes paused when the chiming sound of melodious laughter danced around them. It reminded her of those classic horror movies when the sound of a child’s giggle could be heard in an attic but when the main character goes to investigate, there is nothing to be seen except a creepy-looking doll on a rocking chair. “That?” she gestured around her since she couldn’t pinpoint the source. “That’s not me…”

It was clear by this woman’s tone, how dangerous this situation was quickly becoming. Not to mention the way she strutted all high and mighty as if she were a predator and Markeb was the prey. Unfortunately for her, she wasn’t inclined to be punished for someone else's sins.

Clearly she felt wronged, or hurt, by whatever this Sappho had done and was now intent to take her anger out on anyone who was a part of the Dark Mirror court regardless of their affiliation with her. Oh, she’d let Sappho know that this crazy b***h was out here hunting her down as well as warn any other Dark Mirror Senshi that might be patrolling this evening to stay well away from Santa’s little helper unless they know they can take her on.

As the White Moon Senshi pulled her arm back, Markeb quickly turned, cupping the little blue wisp protectively in her hands, and ran the opposite way knowing that most magical attacks had a limit to how far they could reach.

Most…This one, however, did not- it seemed.

One exploded to her right eliciting from her a startled yelp, but Markeb kept moving. The next landed much closer, exploding only a couple of feet away, which caused her to falter in her footsteps and stumble forward a few steps where the third exploded directly in front of her. Green smoke filled the area and with it was a heavy smell of… holidays? Such a strange thing to think about, but if she didn’t know any better she would have thought that she was suddenly inside a Christmas Tree Farm where they were being cut down to be taken home and decorated for the holidays.

To that thought, Markeb did laugh. For such an ominous attack, it wasn’t at all unpleasant to stand in. The pine cones, however, she was less inclined to be hit by, but the smell was quite nice.

“I suppose it’s my turn then…” The little wisp of light she held carefully in her hands glowed a little brighter when she opened her fingers to make sure it was alright. “Stay close, and I’ll protect you.” Markeb smiled reassuringly then, with her back still turned towards the White Moon Senshi, she spoke the name of her own attack quietly “Wish upon a star.”

With no allies nearby, both crystal-looking stars appeared in her own hands each glowing a soft white. “Let’s see if you can dodge mine,” Markeb turned sharply, throwing one then the other towards the other Senshi. She knew well enough that the magic wouldn’t work, even if they were to be picked up, nor with they hurt if they actually hit the woman. What she didn’t think about was the laughter that was heard earlier, or how the light would possibly draw out the little fae-like creatures from their hiding spot and send their curious yet mischievous minds toward to opponent too.

“Heh… her problem, not mine.” Markeb cupped the wisp in her hands again and fled the scene through a nearby mirror.