"Edd had his heart set on art school, Matt had football, you had music- the 'different colleges' excuse was what I was going to use until that accident" Tord explained "My parents agreed with me- they didn't want to drag me away from my friends so they agreed to the idea, dad was going to push back the army stuff for a good few years then the church thing happened and... goddesses, Blake came to my parents" he continued. Tom's brows frowned even more, more anger showing on his face as he listened "Instead of finding some sort of accommodation for one student, he offered to get a shared house for you, Edd and Matt... and me" Tord hesitantly said "They agreed the second it came out of his mouth, the explanation of why the offer was there didn't come until the next week, when I uh..." "Snuck in through my bedroom window, yeah, I remember" Tom stated, folding his arms. "And the horrified look on your face when you saw my eyes-" "Worried look" Tord corrected him "You were sitting in the dark, curled up into a ball... and then you pegged shoe at my face" "A person climbed in through my window-" "You're the idiot who left it unlocked" Tord 'counter attacked' before sighing. "...I can't believe how much you and Angelina are alike" Tord stated as Tom raised a brow "Both of you almost think and act the exact same way, you even pull the same expressions-" "Who's Angelina?" the half demon questioned, cutting off Tord and throwing the soldier off a little "What do you mean 'who's Angelina?'" he questioned back. At first he thought Tom was messing with him yet the look on the half demon's face was not one of schemes or lies, just confusion "...Angelina Reaper" Tord said the name "The Princess of Heaven and Hell, the second hypnotic- you and Corey helped her last year when Belline was bullying her" the soldier listed yet was met with a still confused face. "Are you messing with me?" Tom questioned with a scoff "What do you mean-" "Hypnotics are just a stupid rumoured story made up along with 'Nightmare Shadow', they don't exist" Tom stated as Tord's eyes widened.
He forgot. He somehow forgotten the entire existence of ten people between graduation and now.
Tord immediately started checking Tom's head "What the-" "Did you hit your head? how many head related injuries have you had whilst I was gone? did someone spell you?" "Get off" Tom snapped, pushed Tord off of him "No, none and no" the half demon answered "So you really don't remember?" Tord questioned "No, I don't" Tom firmly answered, he then shook his head. "I'm going to my room" Tom stated, turning on his heel and started walking "Tom-" "Just leave it" the half demon told Tord before disappearing down the hallway.
Blodnasjon, England, Mid
10:38pm
Sean kept his arm wrapped beneath Corey's as they walked through the dark, both walking tired teenage zombies until the flick and light of a rusted old lighter in the middle of the air made both of them jump: Sean flinging his hands up into the air in quick surrender whilst Corey summoned a spear, gripping it tightly and aiming it at the person hiding within the dark. "Jesus, you boys are jumpy crickets, aren't ya?" an old crooked voice questioned within the darkness, the two boys squinting a little until finally the old lighter's lit illuminated the old man's jagged beard face "Ya boys lost?" he questioned, his partly toothless grin spreading a little as Corey narrowed his glowing eyes "Corey, come on-" "I'm not blindly trusting the first old backpacking hermit I fucking run into in the middle of the woods" the hypnotic hissed. Corey held his spear an inch closer towards the old man "My name may be Herm, but that don't make me a hermit or a backpacker," Herm told the hypnotic, wagging a bony finger at the boy "You're on my people's land" he stated, Sean raised a brow "We're in the middle of the woods- how is this your land?" "You're in Blodnasjon, son, home of the weres and vamps of lil enggy" Herm answered the older boy as the spear dropped out of Corey's hands, fading out into fallen black smoke as it landed on the ground. He was swaying again, worse than yesterday, and the vomiting urge had returned, the uncontrollable shivering now replaced with full body numbness and the second both Sean and Herm looked at the hypnotic, faces filled with concern, Corey lost consciousness and his body dropped to the ground.
Rhin Warden House, Perible, England, Mid
Saturday, July 15th
3:58pm
Tom stepped out into the living room, finding the house yet again empty of the existence of Edd and Matt and instead Tord, sitting on the floor by the coffee table with a small stack of books. Tom raised a brow "...what are you doing?" "Oh good, you're out" Tord said, smiling as he looked up at the half demon "I got some books from the army base on demonic celestials and I think I've figured something out" he stated "What stuff?" Tom questioned. "I've been able to pinpoint what 'wing rule' your demon half falls under" Tord answered as the other boy's eyes shot open "Wait- seriously?" "Yeah" Tord smiled "You are a demon under the Reaper Wing rule" the soldier stated as Tom rushed over "How exactly did you figure that out?" he questioned "I've seen you go into your demon form once, but the features you had greatly resemble what a good portion of demons under the Reaper Wing have when they're in their demonic form" Tord started. He pulled out a book, opening it to a page he had marked that showed a picture of the basic anatomy of Reaper Wing demons "They're the only demons who may have 'missing eyes' and the purpled trait in their horns, claws and tails" Tord summarised the book's chapter "No idea where the weird healing ability came from, but the more you read this book, the more it makes sense" he said as Tom looked down at the book. "That didn't answer why you got the books to begin with" Tom pointed out, and Tord answered "So you can learn more about yourself... and secondly, to see what could cause memory loss in demons-" "Fucking seriously?" "Thomas, think about it" Tord asked, regaining Tom's attention "We spend time, six months, hanging out with these kids and now you don't remember a thing about them" the soldier stated. Tom's brows frowned in warning "And?" "And the night that I left, the Grey Son attacked the hypnotics' house, seriously hurt one of the kids and tricked three into going in through a parnal mirror to godknowswhere" Tord told him "...you think the Grey Son had something to do with my so called 'memory loss' that you diagnosed?" Tom questioned. "I mean, after the graduation party, you came back home alone" Tord pointed out "Maybe you went to the Drift house to check on Holly and Vixen, Vixen fucked with your memory and sent you back here-" "That's the most stupidest thin-" Tom paused for a moment, thinking then narrowing his eyes at Tord "'Vixen'? you came up with a name for the Grey Son now?" "You're seriously going to shoot down the person who's trying to help you right now?" Tord threw a question back. Tom rolled his eyes before sitting down "Fine, if I'm going to satisfy you nonsense, I might as well read the full detail of it" the half demon said as he picked up one of the unread books from the pile "I'll entertain your fantasy land for now" he muttered, opening the book as Tord smiled a little.
Blodnasjon, England, Mid
7:44pm
Corey opened his eyes, wincing at the all over bodily pain "Corey" a voice quietly exclaimed as the hypnotic turned his head towards the voice, seeing Sean sitting beside the bed Corey was laying on. The hypnotic immediately sat up, the older teen rushing to his side "Hey- take it easy" Sean told him as Corey's sight shot around the room.
Wood. Everything was made of wood. The walls, ceiling, furniture. A cabin.
"You let the hermit take us to his murder cabin?" "Corey" Sean gave the hypnotic a firm look as Corey looked back at him "Stop calling Herm that" the older boy told him "How long was I out for?" "...a day" "A day?!" Corey snapped, wincing and gripping his chest as Sean leaned away. "You had a really bad daze, Corey," Sean told him "That's what made you collapse and then the hypothermia made everything worse" the older teen explained "Herm got me to run up to the higher cabins to get help" "Higher cabins- Sean, where the fuck are we?" Corey questioned. "Still Blodnasjon, at the base of the mountain" Sean answered as Herm stepped into the cabin through the front door with a woman of dark dirt brown hair and gold eyes, her face lightening up a little when her sight fell on Corey "He's awake, good" she smiled, stepping over to the boys "I was getting very worried". Corey's eyes narrowed at the pair as Sean quickly chimed in "This is Audrey Ter Voorde, the pack's chief's wife" he introduced the woman yet the hypnotic's eyes just narrowed more into a glare "Don't give Drey tha stink eye, son," Herm warned Corey "Werewolves ain't worth pissing off". "Corey" Sean whispered in a warning tone yet the hypnotic didn't let up the glare, Audrey shook her head "Look, kid, everyone is looking for the two of you- we have an active Red Army soldier here," she told the hypnotic "You're safe-" "Corey?" a familiar voice cut off Audrey, everyone turning their gaze to the front door of the cabin where Paul stood, a cooler bag turned 'med kit' slung over his shoulder.
Finally, someone Corey knows.
"Take us to the council" the hypnotic blurted out the ask, taking Paul back a little with the sudden request "...mom-" "Herm, outside" Audrey ordered the old man, following her son's half-asked request whilst guiding Herm out of his own cabin. The second the door closed behind them, Paul stepped over to the bed, voice low and full of warning "Where have you guys been?" he questioned the two "And where's the other two?" "You didn't know we were-" "All I heard was that Herm found two hitch-hikers last night, one with hypothermia," Paul cut off Corey "We need to get to the council" the hypnotic firmly stated. Paul's eyes harshened "You need a hospital more than a council, Corey- where the hell is Vixen and Angelina?" the eldest boy questioned, watching a grim expression consume one boy's face whilst the other's kept his horrid glare "I have information regarding the new Grey Leader's plan and the location of the Light Spirit, Starlight" Corey stated as Paul's face drained of colour. "That's some claim, what makes you think the council or armies will believe you?" he questioned and Corey coldly answered "Because I am the 'Brother'".
"This morning, the missing persons count has risen to two hundred: eighty eight children ranging from the ages of eleven to thirteen and a hundred and twelve adults ranging from ages nineteen to forty seven, have been reported missing within the last seventy two hours".
"We are positive that these kidnappings are being carried out by the Grey Army and are strongly working towards finding and bringing every victim back home safely", quote by Hal Bronte, the Head Chairman of the Prodiguim Council and council board during this morning's interview.
"Heavier guard have been stationed at all realm gates as the closure order issued by the Prodigium Council months ago remains in effect. The search for the missing celestial princess is still undergoing, according to reports, the armies and council have now searched all of Mid and the Human Realm. It is to be believed that the new Grey Leader, who has been identified as Vixen Grey, hypnotic, student of Perible High and warden of councilman, Blake Drift, has Princess Angelina Reaper, Corey Garrison and Sean McLoughlin, and is holding them hostage, his demands are currently unknown yet the authorities are offering a million dollar reward for those to come forward with the true location of the princess and two teenagers and a five hundred thousand dollar reward for those who come forward with the information and location of the two hundred missing people".
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