Tales of Xillia 2: The Gatekeeper of Hell [Unknown/Auto Only/No Items/No Death]

Alvin's Ch1 picking at scabs by bringing back the gatekeeper of my sanity, Ivar. Luckily this time Ludger actually has backup to peel his body off the floor, so not everything is up to prayers. Doesn't make this man less of a combo monster when he gets the engine going, though.
The AI actually got this first try, but then I saved over my quick save like a moron so I redid this fight to keep level consistency. Round 2 took 2 tries, so eh didn't lose much time. Alvin missed the levels the first try so maybe this worked out better. Cause damn if he won't need it soon enough--

Challenge Rules:
1. All battles must be fought with everyone set to Auto.
2. No broken Skills [I.E. no Grounded Stance/Recall]
3. Items are forbidden when possible [You'llknowtheones.]
4. Only required battles will be fought