Soul Hunter RP

Said princess lets out a cough, she's been asleep for a while now.

Rest not, heroes, for a kitchen knife is suddenly tossed between Cia's legs, barely missing her. A little green creature with yellow eyes, covered in a cloak and a lantern in its hand, slowly waltzes in, making a low murmuring sound.

Cia frowns a bit. "Okay, what's the big idea?" She asks, taking the knife and standing.

Violet since up hearing the commotion, swing the intruder she yips and scurried over behind Serena, gripping her and holding her as a shield.

The creature is soon joined by another...and then two more...Before long, a small militia of them stand the entrance of their cave, all chanting their low winded song.
"If those are what I think they are..." Maka says slowly as he takes his staff into his hands, "...Then those are the mythical creatures known as tonberry. They're attracted to the sins and sickness of others, like a grim reaper, and inflict near instant death with those blades of theirs..."

"Strange...so do we run? I don't think it'd be wise to fight all of them." Cia suggests.

"Where to, though?" Maka asks, backing away as the green monsters push towards them.

Jyrus is ready to assume the meat shield position.
"Anywhere other than here would be a start."

"Reflect..." She says whimpering, tonberries being a rare but pro magic occupancy in the deserts.

"Reflect? Learn a new spell Maka?" Cia asks.

Serena gets a sweatdrop not really liking being Violet's first choice for a human shield as she looks towards those strange creatures. "I think something between us and them is a good idea Maka."

"What Serena said. Use a reflect, and we can assess our options."

Maka nods and puts up the biggest Reflect he has yet, which turns out to be not much taller than them...Seems that he hasn't gotten the hang of making a barrier that's higher than their chests. But, it does stop them from moving forward.

"Very good!" Cia praises. "Now, what's the plan? Fight or run?"

"We'd be better off running...A single Tonberry is enough to bring the toughest groups to their knees, let alone a small army of them!"

Violet points to Cia, knowing the tonberry's want her more than the rest of them.

Cia tilts her head. "What? Me? Why me though?"

"Because, what makes them so dangerous to adventurers...are their ability to use their victim's karma against them. People that have killed a lot...Like you, Miss Cia, die in a single swipe of their blade." Maka warns. "They're revered in my country as soultakers, so you can trust me, I've done some research on them!"

Violet nods, so afraid of these things she's willing to sacrifice a friend. They are terrifying little creatures.

However, there's the sound of a bell ringing in the distance, and the creatures suddenly stop trying to get past Maka's reflect. At the beckon of the bell, they just...start walking out.

Cia nods slowly, but covers her sensetive ears. "Ahh!...Theyre leaving!"

"Why is it the cute things that are always so deadly?"

A little hooded figure runs over to them, meanwhile.
"Soshite, chōdo jigoku wa doko ni imashita!?" a girl's voice screams at the monsters, getting low murmurs in response.

"Xingese...what say?" Violets asks Cia and Serena

Maka raises his hand.
"Hold up, all I have to do is..."
He waves his staff, re-casting his translation spell onto the girl.
"And another thing!" she says, now fluent and understandable by the others. Seems she's giving the monsters an earful. Upon closer inspection, she has the same brown cloak and knife they do, but instead of a lantern, she has a bell, and a small crown on her head...Also, she has a leaf-tail. Seems to be a Snivy.

"That works thank you Maka. Is... she giving them a lecture...? I wonder if she's their leader or something"