Kista stood in front of his dark self.
The shadow lion looked stronger, bigger, and more confident.
"You are weak," the shadow said.
"You follow your father everywhere. You know nothing. You are nothing."
Kista became angry and tried to attack the shadow, but his attack passed through it like smoke.
Batista shouted from behind:
"Do not fight it with strength! Understand it!"
Kista stopped. He looked carefully at the shadow.
The shadow was made from his fear… his anger… and his doubt.
"I am not you," Kista said calmly.
"I am still learning. I am not weak. I am growing."
The shadow slowly disappeared.
Batista walked toward him proudly.
"You did not defeat your darkness. You accepted it. That is how you control it."
The mark on Batista's leg glowed again, and the world began to disappear...