Akoni flinched in pain as his hand was sliced open. The knife had to strike the tips of his fingers, as that was the only portion not covered in the armor provided by Lammasu, but that hurt plenty, what with all the receptors all around the fingertips. He quickly pulled back his arm, closing off the gate in the process. Sevrin didn't bother waiting around for a fight to truly begin, instead flickering away. How could he transport himself through space without a gate? That was a question for another time, for another threat made itself known in the form of the Librarian.

The creature appeared to be ancient, monstrous, and of eldritch origin. Had it not charged up some manner of breath weapon to unleash on the small group in this tight corridor, Akoni would have no doubt been fascinated by the creature. It unleashed its attack, destroying one of Mary's weapons in the process. The mage took it upon himself to defend the group, and hopefully cause some significant damage to the Librarian all at once.

[color=dodgerblue]"'ll work defense!"[/color] he called out to the others, summoning a pair of gates to intercept the beam, utilizing his River Current technique in hopes of firing its attack right back at it. [color=dodgerblue]"I recommend pulling back to the dome, where we can maneuver!"[/color] Soon as he was able, Akoni would charge backward, but keep his wits about him, ready to defend his peers from the eldritch blasts with his River Current.