He saw energy coming at him and calmly said "Reflect" and the beams stopped at a mystical wall of energy, the incoming beams splitting like air over and under an airplane wing and burning past him harmlessly.
"I see you're abilities are truly epic. My turn." Escaflowne broke Steelguard and went for an attack, having disappeared from human sight for an instant before putting his hand to hand skills to the test. A mix of punches, kicks and blocks. He was just as skilled without Stormbringer as he was with it.