"Terminus takes everything, but the end for an avatar could be a very long way away." If he had remained in the apocalypse... potentially still thousands, millions of years. How long would it take to burn out seven billion people as a source of fear?

He gives her a hard look. "Any alliance is just feeding one horrific god over another. Fear can be gentle, but it will still destroy you. Just because your hands are numb while someone cuts off a finger, doesn't mean you aren't short that finger."