Selphira and Sirius had descended at full speed when Ren had warned that if Dragarion used too much energy he would die.
Her water lance was already crystallized when she materialized with Sirius outside the King's shadow.
Selphira's most powerful weapon cracked upon receiving the whip's impact but ultimately managed to resist by a hair, and the white ice purification broke a section of the corrupt threads.
The collision was spectacular. Crystal met corruption in a clash that sent shockwaves through the chamber's air, each force trying to overwhelm the other through pure concentrated will.
But the impact sent the corrupted girl flying with force that created shock waves in the air, saving Dragarion by milliseconds.
The timing had been perfect. One moment later and the arrival would have been meaningless, there would have been nothing left to save.
But now that he had support…
