[59] Everything Breaks

The first Mirror Man lunged at Cassandra, its arm stretching like taffy to twice its normal length. She ducked under the strike, her daggers slicing through the creature's midsection. Instead of blood, shards of crystal scattered across the floor, each fragment containing tiny galaxies of purple light.

"They're fragile," Cassandra called out, spinning away from a second attack.

Thalia knew better. "Don't be fooled."

The scattered crystal shards trembled, then flew back to the Mirror Man, reforming its body. The creature tilted its head, examining Cassandra's daggers. Then its arms transformed, hardening into identical twin blades.

"They copy weapons too," Thalia noted, stepping forward to intercept the creature before it could reach Cassandra again.