Shinichi turns quickly, sending the soccerball at the first approaching shadow. He spots two more, approaching too quickly for him to react with his preferred method.

Reluctantly, he gropes for the spells lying at the bottom of his mind. He hated having them there, and he hated having to rely on them. But when it came down to it, he was too much of a pragmatist to ignore them when there were few other choices.

"Andromalius!" he calls out. "Dormina!

An immense dark hound coalesces out of the shadows behind him, a snakelike tail hissing behind it. It lashes out at the approaching shadows, casting the sleep spell at them. As they waver and fall, the hound howls and vanishes again.