"You are both too weak!" Karli's father roared, his body menacing, frowing steadily with the fear eminating from Cassidy and Andrew. "And your friends will not come. You will both die here...together."
"You cannot kill me," Cassidy told him. "This is my body, and if you kill my soul, my body will die!"
"Well, that's all right. You have contact through Andrew right now. I will simply go to his body!"
Andrew ran at him furiously with his katana then, aiming for his arms, but Karli's father batted him away once more. He lay still on the ground for a few moments, stunned by the strike to his head.
Karli's father became larger, filling the dojo with his massive body, his tail slowly regrowing. Cassidy looked over at her brother, knowing that his fear and anger was fueling this monster.
"Andrew!" she called, brandishing her sword. "Push the fear away. Push the anger away. We will die here if you allow your negative emotions to dictate your actions!"
"Stupid fool!" Karli's father scoffed. "You MUST feel fear. You are both human!"
Cassidy was suddenly struck with an idea. She may only be human, and despite Karli's father's dense magical power, he too, was human. That sent her mind racing, thinking, blocking him from her thoughts. She stood at the ready.
Andrew pulled himself off the floor, a large red mark covering the left side of his face where it had hit the floor. He brandished his katana.
"Together!" Cassidy cried, her heart full of love. "Think of Karli...think of Berii. Think of everyone you love! This is for them! Love will conqueer hate!"
She dashed towards Karli's father, a battle cry ringing from her voice. Andre attacked from the other side, bringing his blade to the enemy's back. Cassidy slashed at his front.
It was really no use. He fed off their fear, that, despite their best efforts, continued to grow. Cassidy, panting hard, looked at Karli's father miserably. She hoped the others would get here soon. The way he was just toying with them now, they would be dead soon.