Tsuzuki might not be much use as a weapon, but the concentration and precision that comes with casting a borderline come naturally to him. When the two wolves come snarling and snapping through the doorway, his hand lashes out.

"Line!"

He half-sags, free hand going to his shoulder, but the borderline stays up, and the two ayakashi veer off to either side. Their howls of pain are eerily human.

One of them goes after Sharak, and the other, frustrated by the barrier, whirls and jumps for Tsuzuki. His back, as he jolts away, hits the wall he's leaning against, and that's it: there's nowhere to go.

He does manage to get his arm up to shove its snapping teeth away from his throat and face, but he doesn't have the strength to shove it away. He's had better plans.