"Furthermore, there's still the Sea of Chaos. As long as I can absorb the chaotic energy from there, I'll be able to heal all my injuries in just a few decades rather than a century."
Hearing Alister's calm assurance, Zanna and Lynn relaxed, their worries easing. The hero party also breathed a collective sigh of relief, grateful that their leader had survived and was no longer in immediate danger.
The gods of the Wright Pantheon felt equally relieved. They understood the precariousness of their situation. If Alister had died, their future would have been bleak.
In a pantheon, the death of the God King was far more destabilizing than the death of an emperor in an empire.
Even though Zanna could potentially step up and lead as the God Queen, it wouldn't be the same.