If your book is plot-driven, the hero saves his friends, then saves the world anyway, pretty predictable in my opinion.
If your book is character-driven, then it depends on who your character is what his choices would be. Is he weak of character and easily driven, and that's why the god chose him? Then he'd let his friends die, regret it, and have some kind of epiphany over it.
If the god chose him because he was the standard Noble Hero, then he'd do the standard Noble Hero thing.
Elfwreck pretty much laid out what the options are, but I'd rather read a non-standard plot with interesting characters myself.
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