To Duanmu Huai, this was the most important battle he had faced since crossing over.
His enemy was the Eldar War God, a deity who had existed for even longer than the Chaos Gods.
Especially considering the history of this War God.
According to the players' research, the history of this War God was quite hilarious.
Take one particularly important incident. Back when the Eldar were still the overlords of the universe, at the height of their power, the prophet Lileath had nothing better to do one night and gazed at the stars. Then she told Kaine that she had foreseen the Eldar killing him one day.
And as a War God, Kaine's reaction upon hearing this news was also very much in character.
If the Eldar are going to kill me one day, then I'll just kill them first!
Yeah, this was also why Duanmu Huai never, ever approached any prophecy. Because the moment you heard one, you had already fallen into its logical loop. Take this prophecy, for example. If Kaine ignored it and was eventually killed by the Eldar, he would regret it too late. On the other hand, if Kaine believed the prophecy and tried to destroy the Eldar, then the Eldar would naturally resist to the bitter end. If they happened to kill Kaine, the prophecy would be fulfilled.
At the end of the day, the self-fulfilling prophecy was the most disgusting kind of bullshit. Weren't so many stories like that? A ruler learned of a prophecy saying that some Hero would destroy his country. So he sent people to eliminate the threat, only for the other party to escape. Then, seeking revenge, that person really did become a Hero and return to kill him.
It was an exceptionally, exceptionally disgusting situation.
So if anyone