Severus Snape looked calmly at the people before him, silent and unsure of what to say.
Not one of these people was simple.
Every one of them placed immense pressure on him. Any one of them could easily crush him if they made a move.
And now, Katelyle was telling him that they were all his enemies.
What the hell was this?
Hadn't they agreed to merely come and take a look at these people?
Why had they become enemies the moment they met?
On the other side, Thales Dulev was no better off.
She, too, had enemies receiving special attention. Few of the gods from the Aesir were easy to deal with.
The battle began without a sound, and Severus Snape had no choice but to fight for his life.
"Five duels, best three out of five?"
Odin was somewhat hunched over now, making it hard to imagine that he had once been the king of the gods.
As a God Venerable, he had actually been bent beneath immense pressure and years of humiliation and endurance.
"Yes, it completely avoids a large-scale battle."
"Thanatos has done one good thing, at least!"
Katelyle smiled faintly at that.
Odin pondered for a moment before saying, "What I saw was that you lost."
Odin governed prophecy and had his own insights and methods when it came to divination.
Katelyle believed him thirty percent.
The remaining seventy percent, he placed in himself.
"What I saw was Thanatos suffering a crushing defeat."
"And if he does not wish to die, he will submit to me."
"Otherwise, he will die!"
"The gods may be powerful, but they are also taking human lives."
"In this special world, the power of magic has already changed the landscape. They forced themselves into this world."
"Naturally, they must pay