What is going on here? (I'm a little out of sorts)

TWs: Illusions/hallucinations (for most of the book), manipulation/gaslighting, panic attacks/crying, self-hatred/deprecation, near-death experiences. Stay safe :)

Sun glared down at the three Rocky Celestials, expression convulsing slightly, "What do you mean he walked away...?

Mercury and Mars cowered behind Venus, who was trying to brave the Guardian's anger with a faux look of determination, trembling slightly under the heat of the stare.

"And you didn't think to stop him...!?" Sun scowled, raising his hands and pulling on golden strands of hair, "Ugh- ah! We can't leave him alone, something might happen to him!"

"Uhm, S-Sun, if I may... he did take Luna with-"

"Luna is barely half his size! Besides, none of us have ever dealt with an AetherStar before, and knowing they're said to portray their prey's worst fears, Earth will have a breakdown at any moment-!"

As soon as he said that, the atmosphere flickered and warped for a few seconds. The Earthlings passing by blinked from existence before appearing again, continuing to act as if nothing was happening around them. The Celestials and Celestites looked around in alarm.

Sun's eyes filled with dread, "It's too late; he's already seen something... we must find him! Planets, follow me! Moons and dwarf planets, stay here!"

A few moons tried to object, yet they were all silenced by Sun's glare.

"I'm serious, we can't have anything else going wrong." He spoke before looking at the Rocky Celestials, "You three lead us in the direction they went in."

"Y-Yes, Sun!" They chorused.

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Kepler frowned as they peered over Mage's shoulder, "That's not-"

"Don't you think I know that?" Mage snapped, "I know that pathetic waste of space debris known as Earth's moon isn't becoming a second home. Those feeble Earthlings haven't even colonized it, yet!"

"Then, why...?"

"It's simple, Kepler..." Mage returned to eyeing her Novae, smirking evilly, "His worst fears are becoming reality for him..."

She laughed, a wild look in her eyes.

"Oh, this is almost too easy." She said, "Soon, he'll be broken down into nothingness. His life will wither away like it never existed in the first place... and then we move on to the other planets in this wretched solar system, leaving the Sun with no choice but to surrender to Sagittarius A*."

Kepler watched her silently before returning their gaze to their own Novae, 'I can't begin to imagine the after-affects...'

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"...rth? Earth!"

His breathing became heavy as he stared widely at the television. He couldn't believe his eyes.

'The moon will become our new home'

This was it.

'Become our new home'

They didn't need him anymore.

'New home'

What was the point?

'NEW HOME'

He collapsed to his knees, tears starting to stream down his face. He had no purpose now, 'cause who was he without his Earthlings- who was he without life?