Five Earths, All in a Row

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by maximara

Facing even the avatar of a god shouldn't be a case of 'I have a chance of winning' but rather a case of 'I'm tired of living/existing, please kill/destroy me now' and facing their divine form should amount to 'Please help me win a Darwin Award.'

Generally speaking, how powerful/durable an avatar is depends on what the god creating it wants it for, and how much they care about what happens to it. Sometimes, letting a (specific) mortal win (or seem to win) is the point, because it furthers some plan the deity is working on.