The text of Confuse says to match the demon's Power vs. the target's Will. If the demon succeeds the target loses his next action either later in that round or in the next round. How does this interact with the abort rule? (If the demon is using Confuse and the target is swinging his sword.)

Assume the demon has rolled higher (using its Power) than the target.

In that situation (Demon rolled higher initiative), then no matter what, this guy is losing his action this round unless his one-die Suck It Up roll beats the demon's highest die. Otherwise, the target may abort, losing his action this round and rolling full Will in defense. If he wins he's fine (but has given up his action anyway). If he fails, he loses his action next round also. [1]