[Of course she didn't care, he knew that. Meanwhile he considers his options. He could try to escape, but he knows Aradia has some pretty rough abilities and unlike most angels- more experience flying than him. Even if she lacked creative thought like he had, the chances of him outrunning him were close to none. Outright challenging her to a fight would be absurd ]

[And at the end of it all? Zelos was tired. So tired. Maybe he wanted to save his friends and maybe he wanted revenge on everything Mithos did, but those dreams felt so impossible and so out of reach to him these days.]

[He shuts his eyes and swallowing back any fear (he didn't understand WHY it even was there). At least maybe he can get the dream he had before he met those people. He then looks straight at Aradia.]

Who are we kidding, Aradia?

I couldn't outrun you so...go ahead and kill me right now. I'd rather die with some level of dignity than go back to Yggdrasil.