Crystal prepared for quite a lot. sometimes it worked, and other times it hurt. This one worked flawlessly. While her theme and inspiration was already made clear, it was worth reiterating:

[Quote=Crystal]In fact, she recalled a great terran swordsman whom's legendary slaying tehnique almost always involved leading opponents into a false sense of security to strike a final blow. Musashi Yamamoto she believed his name was? Yes! That was it.[/quote]

She was more than prepared.

She specifically timed her defense with Shin's spin. Not the beginning of his strike, but his spin. That is to say while he wasn't looking. If this wouldn't be a lesson for him in terms of predictability, then it would at least serve to teach him to never turn his back on his opponent. 

The defensive gesture also was not a parry, but a block. It placed the face of the curved diamond lens against the flat of shin's blade, an oblong shape and angle that would make fitting it within his weapon a la lacrosse a quite difficult task, particularly moreso given it was morphing at the same time as his own. They'd be pressing against one another like lips rather than gaining any dominion over each other. Furthermore, he had only attempted to trap a single disc. The second, warned by its comrade would reposition and lock his weapon hand as originally intended and therefore any would-be followup outbursts. With his weapon arm locked away, he'd be hard pressed to stop Crystal's followthrough strike; the exact same as before. And this time with gusto.

Crystal preferred to hit very hard, and very fast. Preferrably once.