I hadn't won, but a draw wasn't bad.
In fact-
We take those!
Ahem!
So-
Since neither of us won, we didn't get any of the already stipulated stuff from the duel.
Instead, however-
"You sure you don't need this as a victory?" I asked.
He even fixed my frigging arms and armor. What a nice guy!
But yeah, I had a feeling there was more to this.
After all, I should have been dead if he hadn't saved me.
And as the god himself had said, I had to be dead for all this to work.
The god shrugged. "Meh, was too bored anyway; so, it wasn't that bad. And who knows, maybe somehow, you'll still figure out a way to screw yourself over and start again and come here again and we'll have this fight all over again." A very sharp grin.
"Yeah, no thanks." I shrugged.
"By the way-"
"Yeah?"
"That ring-" He paused.
Ele's?
I stared at it.
Thought of things to say, but in the end-
He couldn't use his pouch in Xorax's place if that wasn't clear already