Despite the shadows cunning and excellent defence its move is to nonsensical to do Moth any harm. Reeling from Moth's blow the soul shadow rises up like a scorpion and bashes out.
10/12
The scorpion bashes the volcano; protects against the motion of the star!
Swirling his chi about him like a radiant cloak, Moth shields himself against the shadow's black wind. He presses his fingers together in the posture known as "the Unicorn's horn" and stabs forward in an effort to pierce the darkness.
The unicorn punches by the waterfall; averts the tempest of the wind!
The young monk gathers the light into a blazing shield to turn away the darkness. Spinning backwards out of reach, he retaliates against the shadow with a dazzling barrage of spikes of pure light.
Moth (5/7) attacks the shadow: The manticore ravages the dungeon; shields against the onslaught of the bone!
While the shadow splits its attention by attacking high and defending low, Moth rolls aside and attempts to disrupt its energies with a magnified kiai shout.
The whip shouts atop the plain; fends off the rolling of the canine for it beautifully quells the rolling of the lash! *yen*