[but as soon as he starts to drop he's twisting into a far different position that would be for a landing, and a few feet before he hits the ground he's throwing both hands downwards—
and it's a burst of wind slamming into the ground and kicking up rocks and dirt rather than Ikki himself as he launches himself back UP - not enough to get much more distance, but definitely enough for another, much more graceful twist. His A-T hit the dirt and he skids backwards, crouched low - and it's only a brief stumble and jump to get to dry land again]