Aemi saw the flood of darkness that moved to surround Jack. She cringed at the thought, but knew she had to stop the fight before it began. Praying to her mother and any other gods she could think of, she launched herself between the two demigods. She placed one hand firmly on each of their chests and said, as loudly as she could, "No! You two can't fight, not right now! We need to get out of here. And killing each other is not the way to do it. That's what the ones who put us here want us to do, to eliminate our gods from the face of the earth. I daresay you're both the last demigods from your parents. Do you really want to go to your afterlife and have to tell your parent that they can't exist on earth anymore? I thought not. Don't fight me; let's go find the others if we can."