Youmu unsheathed her sword, her stance was poised, unwavering. "This is no place for the living. If you've come for Lady Yuyuko, she's away… visiting an old friend."

"As always, she left without warning, but her absence changes nothing. Hakugyokurou is my responsibility, and I am no ordinary swordswoman" Her eyes narrowed, focused and intense as she shifted her grip on the sword, her phantom half hovering behind her.

"My human side is irrelevant." She lifted the sword, its blade glinting under the light of the lanterns. "The blood of the Konpaku clan flows through me, and the things my blade cannot cut... are next to none!"