> "Hah... It seems like things just won't get any better... Do you have an idea of what the monstrosity could be then?"
> Make mental note to attempt to open the basement door again on your way out.
Demon sips her tea before continuing.
"Well, Its kind of obvious. Its either a Shikigami or a Familiar. Most shikigami tend to have more conventional powers however, and are almost never stronger than their owner. So chances are it is some kind of familiar. The issue is it breaks standard fare, It seems to have a shape, but doesn't seem to have one, right?
Like this, It is probably more a manifestation of a familiar that is failing for some reason. Either the contract is messed up, or the familiar itself is distorted in some way. Whatever this is still seems to be able to manifest despite this however, and is effectively not there or non-existent. So you can't force it to disappear via wounds, just by owner control."
> Shrug. It seems to need her concentration to target, so it's much the same thing. Even if it doesn't need her concentration to target, it's still unidirectional, and can't cover the entire circumference by itself. If it's omnidirectional and independent, then we abandon this whole Hakurei Shrine thing, and come up with another plan.
It'd take a while, but you might be able to pull this off. If it really is like a familiar though...
Oh dear Shinki, I'm starting to give you ideas, aren't I?
> Like Kasu said, ask what Demon thinks it is.
> 'Is there anything powerful enough to destroy such a thing? Would an Oni be enough? And if we only slay the usurper, would it dissapear?'
> 'Also, Demon, I want to ask you something about this mansion once we're done talking about the monster.'
> Mwahaha.
"You might be able to completely distort it's presence, but it'd be pretty tough to manage. If you managed to kill it's summoner, its going to disappear for sure. And sure, What about it?"