Pannis sat in silence, even considering this to be the most difficult choice of his life.
He knew Danacus was tempting him, deities of death and darkness often prefer to act like Danacus, not by erupting into direct conflicts, but through threats, temptations, and exploitation, chipping away at their opponent's defenses, directly influencing their souls. History is replete with countless examples where fearless heroes were tempted and fell into darkness—a triumph that gods of death and darkness take pride in, like the encounter with Demos, the deity of nightmares and sleep, in the deep seas, who is one of such deities.
