Count's Riposte

Wrap yourself in your cape for a split seconds. The first melee blow to land in that window never lands: you burst into a cloud of bats, re-form just behind your attacker facing them, and bite, dealing some damage, opening a short bleed and drinking a little health back. A riposte that lands costs only part of the several-second cooldown. If nothing strikes you while the cape is up you are left open, slowed and taking extra damage for a moment, before the full cooldown starts.