[Giles can't hold back a gasp of surprise and fear as Helios...as Apep...suddenly materializes in the room, out of the darkness itself. He pushes himself up into a crouch, staring in anguish up at his friend. The very air is heavy with power, and evil, and he finds himself panting for reasons beyond fear.

He won't let himself acknowledge that fear, though, not yet.]

Helios...Helios, you, y-you have to, to listen to me. Y-You're stronger than you were. You, y-you can fight him off. You can f-fight back.

[He makes to get back to his feet...to run, if he can, although he knows there's nowhere left to run to.]