[ Akira has just long enough to admire that, yes, Akechi's ass really does look fantastic in that outfit before he's jumping forward, flinging a casual attack forward to start in on physical damage with Arsene backing him.
He really doesn't have any of his good weapons, so he falls in spell heavy, which works well enough: by the time the battle ends, they're both fine, and the shadows... aren't.
Akira reaches out for the shadow, attempting a negotiation -- but the shadow swirls, losing shape and coherency. Its voice comes out layered, like a hundred people speaking through a room fan, and then it collapses in on itself. ]
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He really doesn't have any of his good weapons, so he falls in spell heavy, which works well enough: by the time the battle ends, they're both fine, and the shadows... aren't.
Akira reaches out for the shadow, attempting a negotiation -- but the shadow swirls, losing shape and coherency. Its voice comes out layered, like a hundred people speaking through a room fan, and then it collapses in on itself. ]
... huh. I guess since it's fake...?