Had the world been in favor of Xavier, the contact the spike made would have been enough for a follow up. However as Auz righted himself the spike went along with him, shimmering briefly before losing its rigidity. Thick dark red blood oozing down his breast plate. Those which remained sank back within Xaviers shirt and focused to the center of his chest. It could be felt that Auz managed to right himself before Xavier. So the remaining spikes retracted back onto Xaviers chest beneath his shirt. Forming into a circular mound.

As Auz slipped his arm around Xavier to lock him in place, Xavier reached with his left hand to his own blade. The blade seemingly melted, leaving 3/4 in the left hand and 1/4 in the right, allowing Xavier to free his arm before it was pinned. The first of the stabs sunk home, embedding itself 2 inches before the blood solidified in defense. Slipping his arms around Auz, Xavier reassembled the sword and began to pull tightly in an effort to further pin Auz against him as the next stab sunk home. The blade tip would be coated in blood now and as it made contact Xavier was able to halt its entry after 1 inch.

At the same moment the circular mound of metal on his chest sprang into life, creating only a single pike this time. The tip was pin point perfect and the shaft was 6 inches thick and a foot and a half long. The goal would be to force the pike through Auzs body at the sternum, utilizing the weakness already presented there.