[Action]

[It doesn't take very long for the thrashing to knock Lightning off balance, and she backflips away before Xion can hit her again. She lands in a crouch, staying there for a moment before she stands up, eyes downcast to the ground as the sword reappears in her hand in another flurry of feathers. She won't kill her. Killing Xion is never on the table as even a considered idea, let alone an option, but if this is the only way to stop her plans, well, so be it. A good knock on the head might work.]

Fine. If that's what you really want and I can't convince you to stop....you'll have to go through me, first.

[And, judging from the look on her face, she actually means through.]