Aki stepped between Cole and the stranger after Cole fired. He put his hand up and said to Cole and the armored being with them, "Stop firing we are in the cease-fire zone. We don't want to hurt the people we are fighting to protect." Aki looked at the stranger and said "I'll fight you but let's take it out of the cease-fire zone. We don't want any innocent bystanders or witnesses." Aki kept his sword up ready in case the stranger attacked again.