Damn it. Damn it all to hell. Akoni found himself more irritated than usual at the turn of events. He sensed great power from the demoness, and from the kid in white trying to hide. He only wanted to distract the woman, but the blasted machine decided that [i]now[/i] was the time to quit defraging his hard drive and attack, with a hail of bullets at that. Now the demon woman was on the offensive, smashing up stone paths. Fan-fucking-tastic. Akoni could still make it without any solid ground thanks to his Surge, but what about the rest of these crickets? And regardless, Surge left him blind, open to attack. Not ideal at all.

Arrows came flying at Akoni and the metal man, but as far as he was concerned the cyborg was the reason they were in this mess, so he could fend for himself. Reacting quickly, Akoni was able to mount a defense by way of utilizing River Current. In an instant a gate appeared in front of the old wizard, catching all of the projectiles coming his way. They exited from another gate which appeared behind him, smashing harmlessly into the cavern wall.

As Akoni landed upon one of the remaining stone platforms he made use of one of his oldest and most trusted spells, Identification. A blue rune appeared before his eyes for a brief second and in that moment the demon's name was revealed to him.

[color=dodgerblue]"I'm not so old that my hearing is gone, Gomory!"[/color] he called out, his anger bleeding through his tone. [color=dodgerblue]"Explain what the hell you mean by 'defend the world,' and make it snappy! I'm here to protect that seal at any cost!"[/color]