"Main objective?" Nadriina asks, shaking her head, as she rewinds the scene, herself, playing back a portion of it. "I'd hardly say so. It was a last second maneuver," she points out, and, indeed, Verdelet grabbed the small pouch off of her past self only an instant before showing it to Draiss. She then zooms in on the marilith's face. "Now, see here, when she's gloating? Watch that facial tic. She's<em>not</em>pleased with this outcome. That was, at best, a tertiary goal, and one she likely wasn't hoping to settle for. That, or she's a better liar than even Amaterasu, and I doubt that's the case. And I don't suspect you had to use quite a bit of power," she says, adjusting the recording to show active spells that were running. "While you had your battle armor and everything, she had clearly expected this. I imagine, while she was battling the Inevitables, she was also casting spells on herself. The most dangerous foe is one who's had time to prepare, and, from the looks of it, she had. You came in, unprepared, and still managed to at least match her."<br/><br/>She then gives a wicked grin. "On the practice note, I'm glad you brought that up. In my spare time, Delvahine and I have been working on a special set of simulations for you. I've been studying the recorded data you and the stalkers have of any deity battles we've been able to locate, so I've created a number of simulated deities for you, adding what I've been able to glean, from both the recordings and from public knowledge, of their strengths and tactics. You might find that useful, once you've had some rest, and I'll see about getting this added in, as well."