Alex laid a hand down on Alan's shoulder, a comforting gesture as he watched the attack. The guy's not giving him a lot of room to work with, and if he would be using most of what little room he had to make sure the kid stayed safe. If he wasn't stuck in this attack's crosshair with him, the older man could get through this with relative ease. However, this just means he'll have to focus more. And so, he closed his eyes. Listening... Listening... There!<br/><a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA03rTnxUZg">(Wild ARMS 5 OST - When the Heart Ignites)</a><br/>Shifting his arm to wrap around Alan, he charged straight into the attack. Slamming a foot down as an anchor, he changed directions to dive into an opening. Sure he got clipped in the shoulder, but Alan was left relatively unscathed.  Bringing down his foot again, he spun in place to swing the kid out of the way of a distortion that tried to blindside him, slashing with his blade with enough force to kick up enough of a gust to disrupt the attack. Kicking behind him, he pushed himself towards the man bringing down the sword. After his swing, he smirked and unmade the blade so that he can point the barrel at the man and shoot a couple blades. While he might not have had enough time to aim for something vital and keep up the pace, he still had the time to aim for the guy's legs. After that, he leapt away before the man could counterattack.