He is an irritation and a thorn in my side. I still do not even know why he showed up here other than to be a nuisance. There is no claiming his soul while he is connected to that Cylestial creature, and making the attempt would not be worth the annoyance. So I kept my strongest forces back and feigned defeat just so he would leave. A little out of character for me, but better to cut one's losses sometimes.

It was a fight against a mortal who cannot die and who's soul I cannot take. In other words, a fight for nothing. There wasn't any conquest to be had, and nothing to be gained. I would not have even had the bragging rights that comes from defeating a Celestial. I could have won, but winning would have gained me nothing and cost me more than losing did. So I sought mainly to ensure that if it was going to be a waste of my time, it would at least be a short waste of my time.