The Princess watched as her guardians jump to her defense as the crowd of citizens let out gasps of horror at what they saw. Stunning white silver hair with a pair of canine ears to match. Amber eyes that glowed brilliantly in the sun, fangs sticking ever so slightly on the corners of her mouth and her fluffy white tail that was attempting to cover the exposed half of her body. Confused as why they screamed in fear, crying out that there was a demon.

[b]"D-Demon! It's the demon Lord Yakoto foretold! It's the Demon of the Moon! W-Were all going to die! It will kill us all and eat I our bones and turn our children's into slaves before our eyes!"[/b] one man screamed in terror as others backed away fearfully, mothers quickly taking their children away. Akane dared them to fight but Mizuki moved in front of her, her gold gaze wide with worry.

[b]"No, I'm not going to hurt you... Why are you so scared?"[/b] Mizuki asked in concern, blinking a little as she heard one of her brothers names. Was he the cause of this? Frowning, she moved closer but Hanami had grabbed her hand, preventing her from attempting to reassure the civilians.

As the strings were pulled by Kouko, there was mild resistance before wooden puppet was pulled out instead of a actual person. The puppet had a mouth with sharp teeth and it cackled softly as it stood once more as it held dual swords. Its head tilted to the left, before fully spinning in a circle, it's blank black eyes never leaving its targets. Quickly, five more appeared with different weapons like the Naginata, a giant ninja star, a spear, dual fans, and daggers. They moved quickly, surrounding Akane, Kouko, and Shiroko and made swift and precise attacks.

The Princess yipped a bit as the Priestess pulled her into a alley followed by Kaede and Asuka. She quickly followed Hanami at her pace, not wanting to go to fast and leave her behind. Her ears twitched as Kaede fought some attackers from above. Blinking as Hanami pushed her out of the way of a attacker that landed in the alley, the princess was about to pull out her sword to assist the Priestess but Kaede already jumped down and finished him. 

Furry tail bristling at the sight of blood, Mizuki frowned as she looked to Kaede and Hanami. [b]"Are you two okay?"[/b] she asked in a concerned voice more worried for their well being then her own. A little ironic considering she was the one they were protecting but she still worried for them. Kaede remarked they needed to leave and Mizuki slowly nodded in agreement, gingerly taking the fellow half demons hand as she followed.

[b]"Why is Hanzo doing this?"[/b] she murmured, feeling a little hurt as she recognized the men and the puppets. Hanzo was perhaps the best ninja in Japan who served her brother Yakoto. A master strategist and knew many techniques. He was one ninja no one wanted to encounter, if they ever saw him. 

Shaking the thoughts aside, her eyes widened as more puppets appeared at the end of the alley, cackling softly before charging forth.