As Emlyn took the role of distracting one of the Itzamna, Auriel went to work on the other. At first, it went to defend its kin, but the golden-clad warrior who had gotten in its way prevented that. After giving a screech of fury, it took a step towards Auriel, then jumped, forcing all of its weight onto his shield. He was pushed back a good bit, but Auriel managed to keep his defenses from collapsing. While he was having a pushing contest with the Grimm, the creature decided to get smart, swinging around his shield with its clawed arm. Auriel barely managed to protect himself with his Aura, but even that wasn't enough, and he felt the sharp claws cut into his cheek. 

Cursing, Auriel swung his blade as hard as he could into the Itzamna's leg, a sickening crunch and screech sounding out as the raptor's bone broke, while at the same time feather and flesh were torn from its limb by the blade as it rotated rapidly. Angrily, the Grimm snapped at him with its mouth, Auriel meeting the elongated face with a smack from his shield. The Itzamna screeched again, taking a very cautious and slow step backwards, seeming to realize that it had no chance of survival now. Instead, it simply swiped its claws at Auriel, its one last line of defense. 

Calmly, Auriel walked up to the monster, swatting one of its arms away with a quick swing from his sword. Countering the other arm's attack with a bash from his shield, Auriel dove directly into the creature's chest, stabbing his sword through its chest from the side, the spinning motions of the blade tearing it apart from the inside. In its death throes, the Grimm managed to hit Auriel in the back with one of its hands, but the talons were prevented from piercing Auriel's armor and flesh by his Aura. As the dead enemy limply fell to the ground, Auriel circled around and cut the end of its tail off. The feathers would serve as a nice trophy, and he could sell the other Itzamnas' feathers for a good price with Emlyn. 

Oh, shit, Emlyn. Turning around, Auriel looked to his partner, hoping he'd been able to survive his own battle.