Kaji puts a hand to his chest in discomfort when the wave of dark energy rolls over all of them. He had equipped Zelda's last legacy as a hope that her light would help drive back the darkness. But maybe it's made him more sensitive to it as well.

Although he is clad in his Archers light armor, he has no weapon yet and he doesn't draw one. He instead gently presses his hands together and bows his head further.

Lend us your strength.

His cast of Hylia's Prayer is aimed at Cloud, a faint white light shimmers around him. Replacement Shinji? Maybe. But at least, if Cloud guessed wrong, and Garland's attack is a physical one, he'll have some added resistance now.