Waveform

The arrow left a tail of split space in its wake, moving with such conviction and speed that even the laws of the World Spirit couldn't keep up and mend it all. 

Minerva reacted instantly. With how close they were, there was no time to do anything else but swing her sword upward. 

Her power exploded forth, and she met the arrow. But to her surprise, she couldn't seem to finish the arc of her swing. 

Her sword froze and the angle of the arrow mysteriously changed, meeting her blade head on, perfectly perpendicular. 

The force pressed down, and suddenly an overwhelming strength pushed her back. 

Minerva had soared an entire 20 meters back before she managed to flap her wings once, withstanding the great pressure to shatter the arrow, but by that point, Leonel had already pulled on his bowstring again.