Mireo

Searching

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This section of the story is NOT narrated by Mireo! Instead, this is from the perspective of Grobletombus, the deity of space-time! If you don't remember who the heck that is, go back to the 1st chapter! That's all, have fun reading!!

    “Where is he?” I muttered. He had to be around here somewhere. There's no way he's entirely missing.
    I let out a sigh as I continued drifting through space. I've been searching for hours, why not turn it into days at this point?
    …Will I actually find him though? Space is infinite; It's a real possibility that I'll never see him. He could very well be gone. And then what would I do? There's plenty of outcomes I can think of and all of them are terrible! That's the last goddamn thing I need!
    No, I need to stop and calm the hell down. I won't find anything worked up like this. It'll be fine. Everything’ll be fine.
    To calm my mind, I gaze out at the gorgeous swirled colors around me. Despite the fact I've seen it so much, the galaxy's beauty never failed to amaze me. I find the vast expanse to be a comfort. It always brings a smile to my weary face. There's nobody out here to judge or belittle me.
    Well, nobody besides Mireo, I guess. I don't really talk with him though unless it's important.
He doesn't particularly care for me, and I'd rather avoid people like that whenever I can. I'm not even sure what I did to gain his disdain. That's not what I need to focus on though. I have more important matters than wondering why someone doesn't like me.
    I continued to glide through the galaxy. My eyes wandered between numerous asteroids and planets and stars.
    Stars… I won't be the first to admit they're wonderful, but some of them leave me wary. Mireos letting them get out of hand. I understand he cares deeply about his stars, but he needs to get them under control; something he isn't doing. He needs to either tone things down or destroy the problematic ones. I feel like he's letting his power get to his head and that pisses me off.
    I have desperately been meaning to confront him about this all. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance. The more the conversation is put off, the more I worry. What if something bad were to happen? Mireo would absolutely get punished but I could too, seeing how I'm his higher-up. I'm certain that the other gods would be extremely disappointed in me for not keeping Mireo in line. I don't need the gods hating me more.
    That's all hypothetical, though. I will make sure this is sorted out. I will!
    “It'll be fine!” I shout out loud to myself. Nothing replies except silence.
    I take a few deep breaths to calm my nerves. Once I had quelled my anxiety, I continued with my search. Minutes passed with no sign of the man I'm looking for. Retaining my focus was becoming difficult as I continued to fret. I whirled through space, my mind racing with negative thoughts. Is he really here? Am I ever going to find him? How insane am I for looking for someone who’s most likely NOT here? Seriously, how delusional can I be?
    “I swear on everything I hold dear… Mireo!” I wasn't sure what I was trying to accomplish with calling out his name. But it gave me a small -albeit fleeting- sense of hope.
    “MIREO!! GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!” I hollered.
    Only the cosmos heard my cry.
    “...He's really not here. Oh my gods. Oh my fucking gods!”
    I'm screwed. I've lost a fellow god to the galaxy. The other deities will absolutely have my head for this! They already hate me for some absurd reason, but a blunder this severe? They'll rip me to pieces and put me in exile! I'm certain this will be their last straw against me. There's no way I'm ever going to hear the end of this. I already can imagine them berating me. “You utter fool! Goddamn shit-for-brains! You actually let a god under your watch go missing? Why didn't you keep an eye on him? Why didn't you check on him? This was your responsibility you agreed to! And you screw it up? What the fuck is wrong with you, Grobletombus?

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AUTHORS NOTE: Hi! This chapter was actually written by one of my best friends (for like 2-3 years omg) and they're also the creator of Grobletombus!! (And Prisma, the light deity that I mentioned in chapter1)
But omg fr they're awesome I envy their writing style so much I wanna serve that shit up on a silver platter and f e a s t.
(Ik you're reading this I'm sorry for being a dumbass)
But anyways yeah, try to find other references to my funky friends (keep them anonymous plz 🥰)