[center][b][i]Malakaus Ironhide[/center][/i][/b]

While everyone else was in mixed states of pandemonium and confusion, Malakaus was having the time of his life. On his way over to the town he had slain four of the monstrous beings, and while he did have some nasty cuts, he was still combat capable. His strength served him well as he buried his pick-axe into the heads and bodies of the monsters, and with that same strength he was able to pull his weapon out in time for it to claim another. But little did he know, he was walking aimlessly. His mind was focused on the thrill of battle than any idea of escape or what he should really be doing. He wanted to fight and kill, and didn't think of anything else.

He added three more monsters to his kill count as he rampaged through the streets. He had already crossed the town when he reached the other side, disappointed that he didn't find anything else to kill. He heard movement from the forest and readied his weapon, but instead of another monster it was the cabbage girl. Malakaus knew her, somewhat. He would buy her cabbage whenever his mother brought home apples for his Apple Cabbage Stew. She had good cabbages, but he always felt that she was way too friendly with him. His parents told him not to be rude to her though, so he had to tolerate her nature. For a moment he considered leaving her since he wouldn't get any joy from doing her harm, but pausing to look at her did make his mind start remembering other important details. His parents were likely in danger, and while they were both stronger than he was, they were old and there could be more monsters attacking them. Than again, unlike Malakaus, they were smart and likely already escaped if not in the process of doing so.

Though he'd love to stay around to fight, he did agree the with himself that this was stupid of him. And while he doesn't exactly like cabbage girl, it would bother him if he just left her for dead. [b]"Hey, cabbage girl!"[/b] Malakaus called out to her, as he did a quick sweep to make sure his shout didn't just call more of those monsters to him. He'd enjoy the fight, but he couldn't ensure the girl would be safe if they showed up.

[center][b][i]Xia Yang[/center][/b][/i]

Things escalated quickly. By the time Xia had packed up her things the town was under attack. She didn't know by what though. Certainly not bandits, but neither by any mortal men either. What was attacking them was horrific black beasts. She couldn't describe what it was, partly out of fear, but mostly because she never stayed long enough to get a good look. She fled the market and ran towards the forest where her home was. She was no mage, but she did know that her father put up protective charms just for something similar to this. If she could get there, she would be safe for the moment. Or at least long enough to pack more of her things and leave for the city, because from the screams of the local townspeople, these monsters were not taking any prisoners.

As Xia was running for her life, she nearly crashed into another girl, likely doing the same as Xia. She didn't know who she was, likely a traveler, and for the moment Xia was just going to ignore her. However before she had the chance to run off two more of those monsters showed up and were already beginning to charge at Xia and the other girl. Instinctively Xia pulled out her dagger, but she didn't know how to fight with it, let alone if mortal steel had any affect on these things. When the monster lunged Xia stuck her dagger out, stabbing it in the chest. It still force Xia down to her knees, but it seemed to have stopped moving. In the heat of the moment, Xia stood on her feet and pushed the corpse towards the other beast, knocking it over and stuck under the presumably dead monster. Though she lost her knife this way, this gave Xia a chance to run. Looking at the girl, and in the alley another boy, Xia pointed towards the forest. [b]"Follow me if you want to live!"[/b] Without waiting for their responds Xia ran towards the forest, drinking one of her stamina potions called Liquid Vim to give her a burst of energy so that she wouldn't tire while running.