As the fight began he saw the she immediately went into the air, well that was to be expected who would fight ground to ground when they could fly. He knew that this battle would be best to end quickly the longer it goes on the more likely he is to lose, unless he ran her out of steam which was unlikely. But he couldn't take more damage either he had to be smart about this he knew he really had a couple of options use his basic abilities or rely on careful use of his berserker forms. For now he had to defend this first strike to judge her true strength and to see the best plan. He thrust his sword back down into the ground as he then moved quickly picking it up with one of the rings used to support it when he carries it and lifting it up with that one hand. Since it was as tall as him and quite wide it was better then a tower shield as he held it aloft and would begin to brace for when she came down. He hide his right hand behind the blade and began to unseal his arm, but holding off as he setup up for a quick in and out of berserk form as he looked barely over his shield so he could judge the distance better, though it was still a bit hard to see.