Lein's eyes were calm, like a still pond, and he simply looked at Horus.
If he were truly a tyrannical God King, then Horus and the other deities before him would long ago have been not just dishes on a menu, but already served on the table. He could simply feast and chew his way through them. In a sense, he had diverted disaster to Imas Planet precisely for this day.
On the other hand, Lein clearly recognized that he was no legitimate God King. He could remain ambiguous, or he could tacitly accept the title. As far as the Will of the Chaos World was concerned, as long as he didn't lie and claim to be the God King, the world wouldn't retaliate. If he openly declared himself God King and forcefully demanded unconditional obedience from all gods, it would not only shift his alignment but also incur a massive amount of karma that he, a mere deity of Intermediate Divine Power, could not bear.
Honestly, Lein wouldn't mind a Sun God becoming his power plant, supplying him with infinite energy.
But everything had already been settled with Pello and the others!
If you, Horus, jump ship now to become a direct subordinate of Lein, what would Pello and the others, who were taking the bullets on the front lines, think?
Lein gazed at Horus, feeling the fervent heat in the eyes of this 'young' deity, who was at least a few hundred years his senior, and finally slowly shook his head.
At this moment, he seemed to hear a silent sigh from Horus's heart.
"Horus, I came to this universe guided by fate, to help reshape its physical laws. I can do anything to help Order defeat Chaos, but that doesn't mean I have to abandon my Lawful