Shizuka's hand was going straight for the back of Reverendi's neck, with nothing to stop it. That was until the metal in his sword flowed backwards blocking the strike. When Shizuka made contact with metal a dull ringing sound rang out as she stayed half suspended in the air from the force.
Kat heard Minor gasp, and Kat turned her attention to her companion "What?"
Minor paled slightly as she said "We were wrong. The Nightmare isn't Reverendi, it's his sword!"
Kat returned her focus to see Shizuka pushing herself back, a lightly bleeding wound on her right hand. Kat's eyes narrowed as she prepared to jump in and attack Reverendi but Minor stopped her "Wait"
Fun Fact: It took me way to long to figure out this pun scheme for the chapter titles for the rest of the arc :D