For the Love of God ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆
I have seen a few people try their hand at a bloodymary god au so i thought I'd try my own version. Hope you enjoy:
Tw: description of death, starvation and mutations
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Flashing light, blaring alarm,a cabin drenched in red light. One last half heard screech of “warning hull compromi-” And then you wake up.
Breathing heavy despite no longer needing air. Head spinning. Hands sweating. It takes you a moment or two to calm down.
Feeling the cold of the void between your fingertips, grounding you, slowly coming back to reality.
You were no longer in the star-burst… the only surviving member of what was supposed to be a crew of 23. Humanity's last hope…No, that was all behind you now.
No you were sitting on your bed of stars, created with your own two hands.
You were the god of the stars now.
You didn't quite understand why a higher being took pity on you of all creatures, giving you a second life as a holy deity of all things…but then again...
Because yeah you weren't the only mortal turned god doomed to die in space.
“Are you okay?” You jump again, so lost in your head you didn't even hear the god of the sun approach.“Solis! I-” “Please.. I've told you before… just call me Grace” The god smiles at you disarmingly, comforting in its brightness despite the horrors he went through…both of you went through.
The god of the sun was as bright as they come both in personality and brains.. as well as literally. A continuous glow coming from the man wherever he went…which made it even more concerning you didn't notice him.
“Grace… I'm… I'm okay, thank you just..” “Memories?” Your eyes find the god again, a patient, warm look in his eyes…
You remember when you first woke up here… laying in the void after experiencing your own death in what felt like slow motion but must have realistically been a few seconds, sure this was some form of afterlife. Panicking, screaming and then looking into those eyes. The sun shaped iris had unnerved you then…yet it was all too familiar now.
“Yes..” The god sits down next to you softly, the stars cradling his form as they do to you..swirling , adjusting ,holding, recognizing the god and following your untold command..your own feelings for the beautiful man betraying you.
“Do you wish to talk about it?...only if you feel comfortable of course!” You sigh..you dont really like to think about it but bottling up never helped anyone…besides he knew your story already… as you knew both of theirs.
“My death…as it is most nights” You remember the feeling..the ship ripping apart… the giant star you were meant to find collapsing. Creating a black hole that teared you and everything around you apart with it...remember your insides turning to 'spaghetti'... even if it was a quick death…it didn't feel like one…Ever since you woke up alone on deck it had felt like the start of a slow years long death but...you did it…you saved humanity…you kept the earth from being torn apart…and you gave your life for it. The contraption to stop the blackhole was made to be dispensed from the ship and not get sucked in with it… but it worked one way or the other… guess the time calculation of how long it would take to collapse was just slightly off.
“Yeah ..i get that”Rylands death was not quick like yours was…it was slow...painful. starving to death on the way to erid. A hero to two worlds in the end.
It was ironic really… Simon died for a moon, Ryland died for a sun and you died for a star..and yet here you were, the god of the moon, sun and stars respectively.It would have almost been cruel in its irony if it wasn't your second chance at an actual life.
“I’m sorry...this must seem like stupid whining to you-” “No. It's not. The way you died was horrible and it's obviously still affecting you. You don't need to feel bad for talking to me.” The stars below him react to his words , twinkling, holding, glowing. Closer. Warmer. Betraying your feelings for the god and his comforting words even more.
“I …thank you..even if I can't quite believe it yet… It means a lot.” “Then I'll keep telling you for as long as you'll let me” And there it is again...that smile. So warm and bright it could only come from the god of the sun himself.
You cough into your hand, trying to hide the shacking of your voice. “Lets change the topic…i'd rather think about something happy for once..how is earth?”
Unbeknownst to you this was the perfect segway for the plan he and the other god had set up. “Earth is … great! Actually! Egh- humans are advancing beautifully! They have discovered copper actually! They are progressing quite fast!” “Copper already?! It feels like yesterday that they discovered stone!” “Time feels different when you are immortal doesn't it?" He laughs softly before continuing, "...Do you want to see it?”
You sigh, getting off the bed of stars, a few of them trailing behind you missing their creator already. “Yeah… that sounds lovely…I could use the distraction” Grace smiles getting off the bed as well, holding out his hand for you to take. You blushed softly, desperately praying the older god would not notice.
You had been here for quite a bit now…but nowhere near as long as the gods of the sun and moon had… moving around through big stretches of the endless sky at light speed was still a struggle to you… not as elegant at it as the gods who had a few thousands of years more practice than you.
You put your hand in his getting ready for the sudden movement and off you go.
You'll never quite get used to it. Floating through the sky at speeds not even your ship could have reached…traveling the universe like it was yours. No need for food, for air, for water. Just somewhat needing to keep balance which was easier said than done with these speeds. He pulls you along gently, holding you so you won't fly off while trying to keep enough distance for you to be comfortable.
You move past many sights, meteorites and shooting stars, planets and galaxies, moons and suns, light and dark. It's beautiful ,it's breathtaking in a way that even the flow of eternity could never extinguish. Ever changing, ever new, ever beautiful.
And the sight of the god holding you close certainly doesn't hurt.
It takes you no time to reach the planet you were searching for….milkyway ,the third planet from the sun… this universe's very own earth. Not as old as yours had been … but now yours in its own way…Yours to shape and help grow… Yours to guide and yours to be worshipped by…still a foreign concept to all 3 of you but it came with the territory.
It was strange… to have the planet you once risked your life for now be small enough to fit in your hand. Of course you could shrink down and visit any time you'd like, you, Simon and Grace had done that many a night, but still… another thing to get used to.
Right now you were around the same size as the planet.However the first thing you notice when you come closer is not the planet. But rather the god floating in front of it.
Simon doesn't need to hear none-existent footsteps to feel your approach. He just knows, a feeling in his lower stomach as familiar as the unnecessary rise and fall of his chest. It's a sight to behold, the way the god's hard-set features melt into an easy cool smile as he turns around to greet you two, the way his own body starts to glow, reflecting the light of both your own glow and Rylands.
If the god of the sun was beautiful as a breezy summer’s day ,intricate patterns where scars once sat and glowing skin, the god of the moon was the beauty of a cloudless night's sky. Still sustaining many corruptions from the death that once plagued him. His left cheek still adorned in sharp teeth and his left arm replaced with a prosthetic of pure moonlight. Beautiful long hair and his own patterns dancing over his skin. His left eye glowing a bright brilliant white while the other one held the swirling blackness of night.
His appearance is not the only thing changed by the blood that once swallowed him however.
“My Stars, my Sun” His voice is deep yet warm as he greets you. Relaxed in a way that's rare for the god even after such a long time of freedom. “Lunae!” It slips before you can stop yourself. He chuckles, “Always so formal. How long has it been.. only 5000 years?” His tone teasing not cruel though.
You chuckle awkwardly rubbing the back of your neck. “Yeah..something like that” “You don't have to always use my god name stars… or would you prefer stellae?” “No..i dont mind your nicknames” You say eyes so focused on looking anywhere but the god in front of you you completely miss the look the two others are giving each other: nervous, yet hopeful.
Quickly wanting to change the topic from the awkward silence however you try to get back to the reason you were here in the first place: “So ..Grace said the humans had reached the Copper age?”
The god’s eyes fall back to you quickly. “Egh yeah! It's still early on..but yeah!”
Simon floats you closer,close enough to be able to peer down onto the earth through the clouds. Seeing humanity very much still in its beginnings ,starting to flourish truly… was a beautiful sight to behold.
All 3 of you would show them the way. A better way. One that wouldn't end in the disasters you 3 had to face. Betrayed,broken and alone.
Seeing them learn to use tools was something …seeing them learn to optimize those tools was something else entirely.
But again the gods were not doing as you expected, not following your disciples every move with their eyes as you had been…but instead they were following you. Love sick gentle eyes reaching for the wonder in yours.
They had known each other a long time. They had loved each other a long time…and they had both fallen in love with you and had been keeping that secret for what felt like a long time. But no more…today was the day. They would tell you. Both of you so lost in your thoughts for entirely different reasons that neither you nor Simon noticed your still intertwined hands. The hand touching your body glowing brighter than any other part of him.
Simon’s and Grace's eyes find each other once more. Nodding, taking a deep breath before finally deciding this was it.
You laughed softly at Grace's words “oh who's formal now-” turning around only to see the serious look on his face, your laugh immediately gone. “is everything alright?” Your voice is small, quiet. Ryland's eyes go wide, “YES! Yes! Nothing's wrong! Everything is great! You know typical god stuff egh-” If it weren't for Simon interrupting him the man would have probably panically rambled on for gods know how long.
“What he's trying to say is that everything's okay.” Grace blushed slightly, obviously embarrassed by having lost his cool “Yes..” “Then what's up? What's with the serious faces?”
Simon runs his thumb over your fingers softly suddenly making you VERY aware of the still present contact…he looks at it unsure, before lifting it to his lips and pressing a kiss to it softly.
You're sure you look like a deer in headlights right about now. Simon can hear your unneeded heartbeat going wild in your chest…his hearing one of the things mutated alongside his appearance…he used to hate it. Hearing your heart going crazy,hearing the pulse pumping wildly through your veins…your breathing getting heavy…he thought you feared him… he really hopes this isn't fear now. Please don't let this be fear.
Grace floats closer reaching for your other hand holding it softly and breaking you out of the trance Simon had placed on you. “Starlight…we wanted to ask …if maybe..” “Dinner? Just us 3? We don't really need food anymore but it's still nice now and again.”
You stare at both of them dumbfounded...both of these incredible men..wanted dinner with you? ...you never dared even dream of something like this...as much as you loved the idea you always assumed they were devoted to each other and only each other. For a moment it's all too much the stars around you growing to a brightness almost rivaling the sun himself. Blinding. Your mind spiraling, your head screaming and then you just…stop.
Taking a breath, calming your racing heart and mind and taking a step back. Both Simon and Grace already getting ready for a rejection.
You smile gently. “Id love nothing more” They both look at you then. Pure wonder on their faces. Ryland can't help but pull you in. Wrapping his arms around you tightly.
You return it quickly. Tears threatening to spill. Sure you have touched in your time here plenty of times but the touch-starved-ness still got to you from time to time.
Your eyes find Simon standing off to the side… staring as if he thought he did not deserve it or did not want to ruin the moment. However, that was stupid. So you extend your arm as far as you could ,grab him by the lavender robe he usually wears and pull him into you. Surprising the man and making a panicked yell leave him as he falls into both your and Rylands arms, causing both of you chuckle softly.
You were all alone for so long. Alone and doomed to die a painful death in space. And yet you would do it all over again, If it meant ending here, crushed between the two people you cared about the most.
And somewhere out there in another universe is a little eridian who can't wait for the next letter from his sun god of a friend to tell him all about this. Not the first eclipse. But the first one where the stars seemed to sing.
And right here and now the gods could not have been happier even if they tried..Because after all this time...they finally had their stars back.
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