No, of course it wouldn't be that easy. Of course the Abyssal would just eat its own energy right back. [i]Of course.[/i] At the very least he had successfully protected his team, for the time being. With that out of the way, he turned tail and ran the fastest way he could: jetting forward through the use of Surge. Once back out into the main dome of the library, Akoni was confident the tide would turn in their favor. He was still confident that he was correct, but knew that it wasn't going to be that simple, especially once he witnessed what else this creature could do. Not only was it enormous, not only did its mouth act as a vacuum to charge some sort of eldritch beam, but it was highly mobile, dodging other attacks with relative ease, and unleashing its own counter in the form of widespread fire.

[color=dodgerblue]"Aw crap!"[/color] The elderly mage had hoped it wouldn't be able to use something widespread like this. His gates could only defend against smaller strikes, like the beam, but not something as widespread as this! Much as it pained him, the crickets were on their own against the blue fire while Akoni defended himself, utilizing River Current once more. This time the entry gate materialized directly between himself and the fire, while the exit gate opened behind him. He was spared the flame, but not the heat. Convection being the bitch that it is, Akoni's skin reddened with slight burns and his clothing darkened, threatening to ignite if left in the heat any longer.

It was time for a counter attack. Their foe had situated itself upon the ceiling while Souta foolishly clung to the beast, apparently with no actual plan as to what he would do afterward. [color=dodgerblue][i]He'll probably blame me if he gets himself killed. Fantastic.[/i][/color] Generating a gate directly above himself with the exit directly below the abyssal, Akoni launched himself upward in a powerful uppercut, [color=dodgerblue]"No way you're more mobile than a teleporter! Eruption!"[/color] he cried out, intending to sock the beast square in the jaw with Lammasu, the gauntlet's knuckles covered in a long blade. Once the attack was complete, he intended to drop back through the gate and into his original starting position. It might not do as much damage as he would like, but perhaps it would ensure Souta remained unnoticed long enough for the kid to come up with an actual plan, or at least get away.