[Akira's holding the sword one-handed like he's seen Yusuke do, and he was preparing to take a swing at Minato while he was on the ground, but now that he's here it's just as well.]
Mara!
[Akira knows full well he can't evade any attacks right now, because he's talking half damage from all of them. But Mara clasps a few tentacles over Akira's ears to block the Lullaby. It limits his movement but at least it keeps him awake and able to use the sword. So he takes Minato's punch, and those knuckles don't look like much but lord do they hurt -- but he has to maintain focus anyway, so he lowers his center of balance and goes for a horizontal slice at Minato.]
[There's a handgun visible in the pocket of his long black coat, but he's not using it. It's blocked from Minato's vision by the rest of his body, but someone else could...]
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Mara!
[Akira knows full well he can't evade any attacks right now, because he's talking half damage from all of them. But Mara clasps a few tentacles over Akira's ears to block the Lullaby. It limits his movement but at least it keeps him awake and able to use the sword. So he takes Minato's punch, and those knuckles don't look like much but lord do they hurt -- but he has to maintain focus anyway, so he lowers his center of balance and goes for a horizontal slice at Minato.]
[There's a handgun visible in the pocket of his long black coat, but he's not using it. It's blocked from Minato's vision by the rest of his body, but someone else could...]