As Raln was advancing forward to initiate his attack, he was interrupted at the last second by a desperate attempt from his opponent to hold him at bay, if only for a brief moment. Flinging the sword with such haste didn't help it's accuracy in the slightest, allowing Raln to dodge it simply by flinching instinctively out of the way of the hurling object. Getting back on track, he steadied his hand to fire his mist bullet, only to see a gun materialize out of thin air, taking him off guard. 

The gun was aimed high so he quickly dropped onto his belly to avoid the shot, raising his hand to fire his mist bullet up from his laying position towards his opponent's abdomen. Once it was fired he quickly scrambled back onto his feet in case he came under attack soon after this exchange.