Athrun raises his shield to block. He could just tank the meteorites with Phase Shift, but he didn't want to lose more prana than he could afford. Despite that, a few did hit Athrun's armor, and simply bounced off without doing damage -- though they did throw up a ton of sparks.

Once the meteor shower dies down, Athrun takes a more careful aim at Flare. Deliberately trying to avoid hitting the cape, Athrun shoots.