Mirror Spirit

This spirit doesn't have an official name. The name on this article is simply a descriptive name of this spirit.

## Mirror Spirit

### Rarity

Unique

The Mirror Spirit is a large cursed mirror that sits inside a storage room inside the Library of the Second Town.

## Appearance

This Spirit takes the appearance of a large, round, and ornate mirror with a golden frame. Curiously, it does not appear to have any reflective properties on its surface, and instead a cold black surface greets any viewer. Two golden legs prop up the mirror to face potential victims.

The reflective copies created by the Spirit take on a disturbingly discolored appearance. They are, however, substantial still enough to hunt and murder victims noticed by the mirror itself.

## Behavior

This Spirit is best characterized by its peculiar ability to create imitations of enemies, an ability drawn from the mirror's reflective nature. The mirror, though completely harmless itself, will use these copies to do its dirty work. The mirror can create as many copies as it wishes, and will create more imitations the more it feels threatened.

The key to defeating this Spirit stems from the same trait that it draws power from: because only the harmless mirror has a physical presence, and the real threats are created using light, robbing the mirror of such light sources render it powerless once more. This can be achieved by literally turning off all light sources in the vicinity, though covering the reflective surface of the mirror will also suffice.

The Spirit itself appears to possess great intelligence. It is capable of using its false creations to trick victims, and can even "remember" certain targets and use imitations of them to lure in newer targets.

## History

### Chapter 3: Nighttime (Midnight Shadows)

Yui suddenly finds herself inside the lowest floor of the Library after subconsciously teleporting there in an attempt to escape Mr. Kotowari. She naturally began to search for a way out, and eventually found herself in the darkened storage room where the Mirror Spirit was stored, albeit with a large white cloth covering it. Barely being able to see in front of her, Yui went to fix all of the nearby flickering lamps in the corners of the room. However, once she did so, the cloth covering the mirror mysteriously dropped, revealing its cold surface. Curious, Yui went to inspect the mirror, but subconsciously teleported away.

Some time later, Haru, who had a vision of sorts of these events, ventured to the Library herself to find her lost best friend. After sneaking through the Spirit-filled Library, she thumbs through a science book out of momentary intrigue and glimpses what appears to be Yui, and ends up following "her" into the lamplit storage room that Yui herself was in not long ago.

Much like her friend, Haru was overtaken by curiosity at the only occupant of the large room, the mirror, and went closer to examine it. Upon doing so, it began to use the light in the room to create copies of her, all with the intent to kill the original person. While evading their attacks, she realizes that the Mirror Spirit relies on light to produce the clones, incidentally from the science book she skimmed on a whim, and promptly begins putting out all the lights that Yui had turned on. When the last lamp had been turned on, and the copies absent once more, Haru throws the white cloth back over the mirror for good measure and returns home. She leaves the Library, certain now that Yui is no longer there, and had but one question after the ordeal:

"Where is Yui now?"

## Trivia

* The idea of using copies of the victim to kill them may be based after the legend of the doppelganger, in which it is said that if you encounter your doppelganger, the latter will kill the original.

## Gallery

Haru first encountering the Mirror Spirit.Haru countering a copy of herself.Haru being surprised by her copy teleporting behind her.The doppelgangers of Haru trying to kill the real Haru.The Mirror Spirit covered in a cloth.