Hey there! First of all, thanks for playing. Regarding Pythia, unless you're super lucky or decided to mess with the game files, it should be impossible to win. It's a scripted defeat to drive the story forewards. To avoid the fight, the only real way is to lose or surrender to the Luminary Guard. As for save slots, I dont think it's possible in a choicescript WIP, but I'll see what I can do.