Jake used Flames of Wrath and Explosive Touch on his sword. Before Vare could understand what was going on, his right hand was already damaged quite a bit, to the point that half of his fingers were about to fall off. He tried to retreat to prevent that, but Jake pulled his sword upward, making him lose two of the three fingers on that hand.
Vare grunted in pain due to that, and then he charged at Jake to attack him with the only remaining claw in that hand, but Jake raised his shield and then used Shield Smash to counter the counter. Again, he wasn't pushed back, but he saw the enemy moving his left arm from the wound and trying to shred him to pieces. Jake used his sword to block the attack, but he was pushed backward this time.
