Akuma had little problem with the starting few punches, and felt on par enough to take a jab to the daemon’s throat. Rather than grab and pull the sword out of its path, Hachi slammed the back of his fist into the side of the blade, leaving it to miss its target completely. As soon as the daemon Hachi averted the blade, Akuma launched an energy blast, though the blast was sound, the difference in power was too great. With the blast colliding, and essentially doing nothing, but allowed Hachi a moment to show the new recruit a unique tactic he tended to use against opponents without hurting them. With a swift blast, Hachi aimed and used his freezing energy attack aimed for the dominant arm.
