Mendax
Hao Xuan was forced to take several steps back because of the copious amounts of energy leaking from its body.
And when the warrior saw that his demeanor changed a little. He inserted the sword back into the shield and it disappeared altogether. A few more tentacles came out to keep the shield raised into the air while the warrior's figure became smaller and smaller.
Followed by a gut-wrenching squelching sound the tentacles retreated once again to reveal the figure of a frail-looking old man. The shield was attached to his back, not unlike the shell of a snail.
He was hunched over, bald, and had many wrinkles all over his aging face. If one ignored the giant shield on his back then it would be easy to mistake him for an ascetic monk because of his clean appearance since there was only a simple white robe covering his emaciated body.
"Ah, youngster!" he looked in Hao Xuan's direction the moment he was 'out'.