JR leaped into action after the sword strike. One of the iron bars was dropped and the other taken into both hands as he closed the distance toward the creature. He had to end this, and fast.
"Ooorah!" With that cry he plunged the iron into the wound, sinking it deep into the beast's flesh. The reaction was instantaneous, a scream from the creature and the undamaged paw batting at JR. Blood pulsed out from both the sword strike and bubbling up from around the iron bar, and started to bubble and smoke.