15 Chapter 15: Time's Second Visit

"Coffee is better! And that's final!"

"You must have lost your mind! Tea is better!"

Why? Just why? Why did I decide to visit Star again? I should have just stayed locked up in the mansion and blamed it on the door. (Hopefully, Contracts will deal with that.) Why am I forced to listen to this? Why! Dear Almighty, what sin have I committed against you for me to deal with this!

I only went against you and ended your existence. Oh. Now it all makes sense. I probably deserve this.

Might as well sit down! Hmm, that table looks like a good place to sit. And so I head over there.

Oh, look at that! Someone was kind enough to prepare me a cup of stone tea with a lot of sugar cubes that look like stones. My favorite! (Though I would never admit it.)

Would it be Wrath's favorite as well? He does like sweet things and he himself is such a sweet little kid...well, as long as you don't include all the lives he has taken. Or the kingdoms he had destroyed. Or...Ok, he might not be that sweet, but he is still a good kid compared to Games.

I mean does Games have a candy orchard? I don't think so. He could have one. What do I really know about Games? Well, he likes to play games and bug everyone, especially Raff, and he hangs out with Air and Water. And...that's it. Other than that I know nothing.

Wow, I know basically nothing about a person that I have known for thousands of years. Hmm, must be memory loss from the time that they have been away.

I wonder how they are. If only I could get Stars to open a portal. Surely, we could exchange a few words before I have to seal them away again.

Oh, I finished the tea.

"Hey Stars, get me another cup of this terrible tea!" (There was no way he was going to admit it was good.)

Of course, Stars comes right over and drags along the boy with color-changing eyes.

"Who's the new arrival? A low God?" I ask while Star is bragging that I wanted tea, not coffee.

When he hears my question, the boy looks at me with calculating eyes.

It was Star who answered. "The new Almighty." It was said ever so casually that you would think he was still talking about tea.

"What!" I said as I spit out the tea he gave me onto his face.

I don't know what's worse. The fact that the new Almighty is here without any announcement or the gross tea worms drinking the tea on Star's face.

On a regular day, I would have said that the worms were the worst. But today was not a regular day.

"So you're the Almighty," I say calmly. As I High God I must remain civil around him. So I start with a casual question.

"Do you like stone tea?" I think that was a pretty good question.

"No, " he says flatly.

Well, at least he responded. (Why though, it's so good?) Let's try another question.

"What is your favorite color?"

"Umm...black?"

"Oh, then you must like your hair a lot! 'Cause, you know, it's the same color."

"I suppose..."

I think I am doing good. We will be best friends by the end of forever.

Air is definitely much better at this kind of thing than me.