Arad jumped at Alexander, swinging the nipple knife at full force with blinding speed. Behind him, the incarnation lifted the staff and cast a wall of gravity to pin the god down.
Alexander threw his hand upward and grabbed Arad's arm by the wrist, making sure to keep the knife away from him. Using that, he tried to counterattack, but the gravity field slowed him enough for Arad to dodge and swing a kick, followed by a knife stab that was evaded at the last moment.
Arad understood two things.
Normal spells won't damage Alexander, so he should focus on support spells.
Alexander won't let him hit him with the nipple knife. That's why the nipple knife job isn't to damage or kill Alexander, but to create openings for Arad to pummel him with his fist.
Arad flew around Alexander, throwing punches and stabs like there was no tomorrow, and Alexander dodged all of the stabs and blocked the punches, keeping up with Arad's harrowing speed.