Ok, cool, they were all on the same page about the dragon thing. Aoi was pretty quick on his feet, but he had learned not to run ahead and assume Akane would keep up. He motioned for the others to go, and turned to direct a Lightning Storm at the dragon to keep it from following. He could use his Flash ability to catch back up if he fell too far behind.

"Go, I'll meet you at the bottom!" It wasn't the most bad-ass exit line ever, but it would have to do. Besides, he didn't want the others to stick around and see the wreck the static electricity was making of his now-long hair. No wonder overlords usually wore those dark hoods.