Air Gear Episode 15

Trick: 15, I'll Cut Off the Shackle of Thorns!

With Ikki refusing to give up AT he challenges Rika to a battle, for the right to carry on as a Storm Rider, yet as the battle goes on he seems to be losing. It is obviously a disadvantage for him to go up a against a former Sleeping Forest member dubbed the "Thorn Queen" but will Ikki's wings allow him to break free from her thorns?