Moon's eyebrows furrowed, the words spilling from his mouth instinctively. "I love you, too." He steps away from the comforting light of the house, shaking slightly. "Cosmos... why does this sound like 'goodbye'..?"

"You never know." Cosmos shrugs, downplaying as much as he could. "Im an Astral, right? I cant guarantee I'd live through the whole war between us and the Dark Stars." He opens a portal, the wind blowing hard on them. He looks back at Moon one last time. "I'll get going now."

Before Moon could get another word in—wave goodbye or even hug his brother, maybe even beg him to stay—Cosmos steps into the portal and it closes as soon as his foot leaves the ground.

His gut feeling got worse, telling him something was wrong, but he pushed it all down, knowing all too well he couldn't find Cosmos anymore.

He didnt know where his little brother was or where he was headed.