Auron had already put all of his attention into avoiding the deadly blade of Meats' falchion. He had just barely managed to avoid that blow...and he had no way to prepare for his opponent's next attack. It was already all he could do to avoid that brush with death. The next blow was not something he could have ever expected. He was helpless as he felt the demon's knee get slammed powerfully up against his jaw. He let out a loud growl of pain as the blow connected. He was slammed backward again, with his entire body getting thrown up against the trunk of the pine tree behind him once again. His head had been forced upward, leaving his chest and neck fully exposed for just the briefest of moments. He was also thrown off of his knee and onto his rear end, his tail sticking out beneath his body as he was leaned up against the tree.

Auron was stunned; his head was swimming after the powerful bashing. Thankfully, the attack did not hit his skull. If it had, he would be in an even wore situation than he already was. On top of this, he knew that Meats was far too close-range for his sword to use. It was much too large to swing and cause any worthwhile damage and it was too wide and long to pull off a proper stab. Until his wing was freed from the trunk of the tree, there would be no more use in his sword. Although at the same time, he could not drop the weapon; if he did, his opponent could pick it up and use it against him. That was definitely not something that he wanted to happen. So instead, he needed to work with the sword in hand, despite it being mostly useless to him now.

Regardless, Auron knew that he needed to keep fighting. If he did not, he would be overwhelmed by his opponent's attacks and would eventually be knocked completely unconscious. And so, he quickly tried to climb back to his feet and switched his tactics. As long as he was pinned to this tree, he would have to resort to his close combat skills, rather than his swordsmanship. As soon as he was back on his feet, he brought his left arm, the one that was not clutching his sword, and swung it with surprising ferocity for one whose body had been partially pierced. He launched the attack, aiming the physical punch directly at the side of Meats' face, hoping the force of the blow would force his opponent back. If he could get him to back off, he might be able to grab the sword that was pinning his wing and pull it out himself, thus not only freeing him but disarming his opponent as well...and he would then be able to turn this entire thing around.