(Awww thanks, the link seems to have failed in the time it took me to look tho, so it look a bit different now sorry)
Aestus stopped just in time, how did he not feel that Crimson was right there? Ugh, his antennas must be dirty, and he still isn’t fully used to seeing enough to rely on it.
"Are you ok?" Caligo asked, twisting himself free from the other god’s grasp to check on the kyng and help him back on his feet

(It’s ok don’t worry! Plus you post in the evening or night for me usually so I don’t mind the delay anyway)

(Eheheheh the gay beasts)

"Oh, well-" Aestus started before being interrupted
"We got attacked by Shard’s bird! That beast is ferocious like wow! I feel so alive! I want to fight something." Caligo looked ready to run off and cause chaos on his path, and that is exactly what he does.
"CAL! Uh we also got your stuff?" Aestus quickly handed the case to Crimson before turning to stop the moon gremlin. Only to see him already gone, and he currently can’t track his smaller conterpart.
The sun could only groan "I am so sorry, I guess am gonna have to catching the moon" he said with a resigned sigh, this clearly isn’t the first time this happened.

(F it, CHAOS)

Aestus didn’t go far, stuck at an intersection, too many roads, too many escape route that the smaller god could have taken and no way to track him.
Dejected Aestus turn back to face the Kyng when he called out to him

Aestus shrug "it happen sometimes, I think it’s some weird residual instincts? Best case scenario he is just stealing stuff" Aestus explained, as if it didn’t raise more questions than answered.

(Making lore on the fly because that’s the best way to make lore-)

Aestus instinctively hid behind his own wings, he doesn’t want to be on the receiving end of the Kyng’s wrath, not with knowing how strong Crimson truly is.
"I-i am pretty sure he learned that lesson the first time" the sun tried to steady himself to avoid stuttering again  "he is…what’s the word……no matter we just need to check dark, secluded places" Aestus said before heading in a random direction, judging it as good as any to start searching.

Aestus huffed "he is his own person, if he want to run off what am I suppose to do? Keep him on a leash?" He rubbed his antennas, hoping to be able to catch the scent of Cal’s magic if he could just get the dust from the forge off them.

Edit: (would it be funny if Cal turn up in his beast form?)

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Aestus mostly tuned out the Kyng, too focused on trying to find any trace of Cal or his magic.
So focused in fact he did not think to look at where he was going and walked straight into a wall
"WESTER DAMNED- fuck." The sun yelled and held his now bleeding nose, he recoiled a little at sight of the golden liquid on his hands but quickly went back to applying pressure on his nose, Aestus didn’t even bothered folding his wings, who had flared up and opened at the sudden pain, against his back, letting them brush against the ground instead. They are already covered in dust from the forge and his feathers are out of place from Gren’s attack, so he doesn’t see much of a point in keeping them off the pavement.

"I am starting to see why Cal left so suddenly with such a stupid excuse…" Aestus mumbled to himself, burning the bloods off his hands once his nose stopped bleeding, but forgetting to do the same for his face. He sorta just stood there, facing the same wall he walked into mere moments ago, contemplating how his life lead up to him being here.

"Gah! Why" Aestus jumped in surprise when flames entered his vision, his wings opening wide, almost hitting Crimson in the face, it didn’t burn his skin thankfully, some advantage to being the literal sun he suppose.
"What’s with the cryptic message all if a sudden? The only thing above me are my creators and I would rather they not be here if that’s what you’re implying is happening."

Aestus looked at the kyng, deciding to sit down since it doesn’t seem like they will be walking again just yet "…well, Cal isn’t here, so I’ll say it. Shard say, and I quote, that «Praxis is a bitch»…" he curled his tail and wings around himself, they glow slighly brighter as he push a bit more magic in them to make them warmer.

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Meanwhile, Caligo tried to get back in the castle, key word on try, he accidentally changed form and terrorised a few inhabitant before getting stuck in one of the castle window, he just hope whoever find him doesn’t want to get a dragon’s head as trophy.

Aestus looked confused "is Praxis your mother? I have heard that offsprings often find their parental figure annoying" he moved a little, mostly reoriented himself to be facing Crimson, more, he is not used to moving his head so much to look at people and his neck is starting to hurt a bit.
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"Wow you look nice Fang! Also ‘m stuck… please help?" Caligo said, somehow? He certainly didn’t open his mouth to talk. Fang’s dress looked very nice at least, he can definitely it’s very good quality, he think Aestus would have liked it… maybe he should have stayed with his sun. He wouldn’t be stuck if he did…

Aestus waited patiently for Crimson to find his words, nodding when he seemed to find something that fit
"A kin of sort? You do not seem to like him…has he done something bad? Or are you just unable to get along?" There is a tiny amount of fear in the sun’s eyes at that last part, so small you could almost miss it.
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"I don’t knoooooow" Caligo cried, laying defeated and stuck "how do you change form? I tried to turn back but I only got bigger and I don’t think this window is gonna handle that.." The moon asked Fang, before pausing to think for a momen, "I mean, it would probably free me but I don’t want to be in anymore trouble if I don’t have to be."

Aestus could relax a tiny bit at least, relations between immortals get…complicated that he can understand.
He just let the Kyng rant at him for now, hoping Cal might turn up…at worst he hope Crimson will just keep talking so he doesn’t have to socialise more than he has to.

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Caligo’s face went blank for a second "uuuuuuuuuh oh right this world’s magic thingy!" Cal seemed cheerful before remembering he can’t really use that type of magic "ok…maybe I try the opposite of what I did and hope I get smaller instead?" He seemed doubtful but also a bit hopeful? Mainly unsure of what he is doing for certain.

(Oooooooo, like the phoenixes in genesis, they revive after they get killed BUT one was in fact killed permanently by another phoenix)

"Uh? No...bu-e-no? What’s that?" Aestus just looked confused

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"…in my defence Aetsus is the one who remember stuff." If Caligo wasn’t covered in scales at the moment, he would be blushing from embarrassment.
Regardless, he focused as best he could on trying it lesson his magic, maybe it would turn him back-
And nope, just small…at least he is not trapped anymore! Just small enough to hang out on the open window frame, it’s hard to judge from his perspective, but if he had to guess he would basically be a big winged lizard in term of size.

(THERE ARE MULTIPLE PARTS?!?!)

Aestus ran after Crimson, confused as to what is happening and what the danger is…it take him longer than he care to admit to remember he can fly, taking to the sky, just high enough to avoid building but low enough to still see Crimson and be able to follow him.

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"It’s not my fault my magic went haywire all of a sudden! I didn’t even know I could change form!" Caligo protested, trying to free himself from the newfound trap that is Fang’s grip.