Tigra, the strongest human sorcerer of all time could take out one of the twins and the Mangaecca grand master at the same time with ease. (At least that’s the impression I took away from the false sun)
He didn't, though.
In the most literal sense, no. But if he was going to be nbd why make the trap? Shae and the Aurang are both fairly vain individuals, I imagine they would have enjoyed burning Titirga to a crisp. Thats why the
impression is that they were afraid they would lose. After all, its not like they were worried about collateral damage, so I see no logical reason to trick him to death rather than to save their own lives.
As I mentioned to Gaston in another thread, Kellhus being, one on one, the most powerful sorcercer in the world (if this is true), doesn't actually matter in these kinds of considerations. Kellhus couldn't take on the Consult-Four alone. The Consult also have "hundreds" of Quyan Erratics...
So can he take on 5? 10?
But it also isn't just Kellhus. He needs some magi on his side. If he has enough destructive force to overcome even 2 or 3 Quya, he could warp around the battlefield and destroy the enemy sorcerers one at a time. Or, he could warp himself and a small contingent of ward-singers to the same effect. The fact that he is so powerful and so mobile is extremely important.
Numbers are almost meaningless unless for some reason Kellhus is separate from all support against a large contingent of enemies. He can basically use Gorilla tactics against a larger force that is more powerful, or brute force if he has the upper hand in power.
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This reminds me of the last season of Yu Yu Hakusho, where the 3 demon factions are gearing up for a massive conflict. Basically it comes down to the top 1 or 2 most powerful players on each side (in the show). I guess in this case there are only 2 sides, and it will come down to the top few schoolmen, but the results are the same. Everyone who isn't in the top, say 5, is a non-factor since the differences in power are order of magnitude.
Also, without knowing how much more powerful Kellhus is/isn't its really hard to say how much he can do. If he can take on 1-5 Quya on his own, hes not
that much of a threat. If its 10-20 or 20-30, things change extremely quickly. Too many unknowns. The way is too narrow.