Fate's Crossing

Thinking quickly, you sit crossed-legged on the ground. Killion laughs ruthlessly, but you simply put out your hands. You know that the spell would work much better if you shut your eyes and fell into a meditation of sorts, but do you have enough time? You decide that you do not, and pray for strenth. Then you form an image of Killion, unmoving on the ground. But just as you open your mouth to recite the deadly killing sorcery, which you have never before performed, you are struck with a thought. Should you....