Auron struggled where he stood. A quick flash in the moonlight told him that Meats was already coming forth with a new attack. But he had no time! His body was still jarred from the impact of the full-body tackle and he needed a moment longer to recover completely. He forced his arm up and around, but he knew that it was pointless to attempt to parry this incoming attack. The demon had the superior leverage and control over his weapon. He would be able to adjust his strike as he needed to in order to counter anything that the dragon could do. It would be virtually impossible to parry with a sword.

However, Auron had one aspect about him that his opponent did not have. One that could be utilized quite effectively. He moved the tail that was currently laying limply behind him and pressed it against the tree with all of the strength it could muster. His lengthy tail was a big part of his body's ability to keep him balanced and it was mostly muscle. By smashing it up against the tree, he caused his body to force itself to move. In specific, he was able to get his lower body to move slightly to the side, throwing his balance off. But instead of fighting to correct himself, he allowed himself to fall, sinking to fall onto his right knee, just narrowly avoiding the sharp blade as it passed him by. Hopefully, this would give him enough chance to recover completely and get away to properly fight back.

Suddenly, a sharp pain struck him and caused him to growl in retaliation. He glanced back at the blade of the demon's sword...and saw that it had struck him after all. While it wasn't a serious wound, the sword pinned his wing to the tree, blade easily piercing straight through the unprotected membrane. His wing now had a hole with a size equivalent to that of Meats' impressive blade and the pain he felt from the impact was just as sharp as Iginbo, causing him to flinch in pain. To make matters worse, as long as Iginbo's blade was embedded in the trunk of the pine, he was stuck there unless he wanted to tear his wing even further to escape. He had a very limited range here...and if he ended up losing his own sword as well, he would have a very difficult time coming back from this.