Xavier had guessed that Auz would attempt a counter and Xavier never let his gaze falter as he watched for it. When Auz swung his sword in Xaviers left arm moved in a blur, positioning itself between the blade and its target. Rather than take the damage of the blades edge, Xavier had positioned his arm in line with Auzs hilt. 

The metallic rods and the coating which held them there took a significant amount of the impact. Reverting momentarily to a liquid state to allow the blades hilt to bury itself with its impact. Xaviers forced his right arm against his left at the same time. The blow had pushed the two together and he used this to stabilize his arm. The metal would than attempt to leap back across the hilt in an instant. Solidifying just as quick with the hopes of trapping the blade in place. Xavier hoped that it would either force Auz to remain where he was for even a second longer to allow a full skewer or force him to momentarily part with his blade.