Sunny hesitated.
The tale Asterion had told sounded compelling. The knowledge of how the civilization of the Sun Realm had fallen was both poignant and darkly fascinating. The information about the uniqueness of the Fifth Nightmare was fascinating and believable.
It сonformed to what Sunny had learned from Eurys, after all. He had already known that a profound transformation of one's consciousness was a necessary requirement of achieving Apotheosis… it only made sense that Weaver would have designed a special trial to let the Spell push its carriers to godhood.
It also made sense that such a transformation would threaten the challenger's humanity and sense of self — Sunny himself had been wary of that aspect of becoming a deity, let alone of becoming one in a rushed and forceful way.
However…
