Akechi swoops down as quickly as he can, grabbing Akari and taking to the trees. A wise move, it would seem, as the ground rumbles, and an Earth Power shoots up from the ground where she once stood.

He keeps his voice low. "I'm going to land on a branch. Once there, climb on my back. We'll have better odds if we attack from the air."

That's his only warning before he takes for a branch under the cover of many leaves. While there, he narrows his eyes, gears turning in his mind. Time for a little Nasty Plot.