[The tentacles rear back, the damage seeming to have discouraged them from attacking this area temporarily, but that only means they need to keep moving to cover wherever they might be attacking more in the wake of it. Shun starts to circle around the base of the ayakashi in an almost strafing movement, still partially facing the ayakashi in case it makes a sudden movement. The three summoned forms of Impale Lanius follow him at a distance, ready to intercept.]

Any ayakashi this size isn't a good idea to take on alone. Even if you're technically capable of it, it's unnecessarily risky when they're as unpredictable as they are.

[Has it stopped him from doing exactly the same sort of thing in the past? Absolutely not, but then, Shun has always been very much a "do as I say, not as I do" kind of person.]

The last masked one I fought was stronger than I would've expected it to be at its size, too.