Nei'an started, off balance from his swing, and staggering back from the blow to his skull. Thankfully, as he had seen his arm miss he had instinctively stepped backward, so the blow didn't kill him. It did, however, shatter a portion of his skull.
"Atium," he thought. "I've tried this move hundreds of times, and no one has dodged it. This Riathor has atium,"
Well, Nei'an could counteract atium. Still compounding determination, he started to burn it as well, making him immune to atium.
And he smashed the second deathant egg on Riathor's chest.