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Now the most important people in his life knew the double life he was leading. He didn't expect them to also be living a similar life, just on the other side. Either of them. It made this all the more imperative. Now Kor would be able to help protect them. He wasn't sure he was going to fight again unless forced, but he could hopefully end up as something with a helping hand with being a silver tongue. (Kor really didn't know what this entailed, swapping to the other side.)

This was the spot where the other two had told them to go.

He turned himself into Rutile, hopefully for the last time, and looked up into the sky. He remembered what someone said about just feeling so desperate to change. And that's what he was feeling -- desperation. He didn't want to do this anymore. He couldn't be a part of the Negaverse anymore, especially when he knew identities now.

He wouldn't be a part of their demise.

"What the hell do we do now?" Rutile looked over at his counterpart, heart pounding in his chest. Quail and Dionysus had opted to stay on the sidelines for this. They didn't want to be a distraction when they knew how highly strung these two would be.

Deep down in his soul, he was screaming for anyone to help him.

It was a still night in Destiny City, like there was something odd in the air. Maybe it was just the nerves or the tension.

Maybe.

The stars seemed almost dull tonight, like the light of the city was swallowing up everything in the vast expanse of space.

Cosmos’ arrival was almost easy to miss, unless you knew what you were looking for.

She was small in the sky, no more than a shooting star. She shimmered, and the soft colors of the rainbow were easy to miss.

She crossed the distance of a universe in what might have only been seconds.

It was a heavy burden, to be so connected to so many starseeds. But, she arrived when called. Tired, but regal, she seemed to manifest before them without ever really landing. She stood tall and proud, and held onto her staff tightly as she looked at the two in front of her.

“Are you safe?” she asked, first and foremost. She might be able to hear starseeds, but not always intention. She was ready to do all that was necessary, but she needed to be cautious.

She couldn’t risk a sneak attack. She couldn’t leave the Cauldron unattended.

Alexandrite glanced down at the Captain, as if sensing the other's distress. "You will not lose him." He said quietly. "He's fought for you all this time. I don't think he's going to stop now... Hell I'm pretty sure he'd follow you to hell and back. We all would." He gave the shorter man a gentle squeeze, hoping he eased his worries, instead of adding to it.

Then suddenly there was just someone before them and Alexandrite had to admit that he jumped. He wasn't sure what he had expected, but her just... popping into existence definitely wasn't it.

"Cosmos..." Alexandrite supplied when the other had asked. "Her name, I mean. She's Cosmos." He couldn't remember where he'd heard the name. Probably from some passerby in the castle. "We uh, we need a way out."

"It was my choice to sign up for this side years ago," Rutile said, looking at this ethereal woman before him. She seemed honest and trustworthy, but at the exact same time, overworked and exhausted. It reminded him of a mother, really. "A little pain's no issue if it means.... being free. I'm tied down. Scared to move at all. I'm hurting the ones that need protection..." Innocent civilians shouldn't be used as fodder, even if it's their energy level. It wasn't always harmless, taking their energy, especially when he'd seen some take the star seeds too.

There were a few choice memories he would want to forget. Some he wouldn't. He probably wouldn't be able to pick and choose which ones, would he? Ah well. Such is chaos.

She extended her hand, and Rutile reached out, grasping her fingers almost delicately.

"I've been ready. Please, help us."