London, England, Human Realm
Monday, August 7th
7:44am
"Edd" Matt's voice hang in the air as he watched Edd pace back and forth in the motel room, shaking his head "I shouldn't have left them there by themselves- what if one of them is dead by the time we get home?" he rambled as Matt zipped up his bag and stood up "Edd, it'll be fine-" "No, we should've taken them with us or asked Sin or someone to stay and-" Edd was forced to stop mid-panic as Matt stepped over and tightly hugged him. "Tom and Tord are alright," Matt told him "A half demon and army soldier can get along, they were both completely fine yesterday when we called them" he stated, pulling away from Edd and holding his shoulder "And they'll be fine when we get back home this afternoon" "S-sorry, I'm just worried" Edd held his head. "We left Tord alone with someone who entirely hates his guts and we left Tom alone with the last person he wants to be around... I'm nervous about how we're gonna find everything when we get back" he admitted, Matt shrugged "Or maybe... this was a good opportunity for them to finally talk and sort everything out?" Matt suggested. "Either way, I know we're not coming home to a dead body, if they're still having their weird fight, fine, if they've sorted one thing out, great, but you shouldn't need to worry" Matt told Edd "Tom and Tord are adults now, they can handle one weekend alone".

Rhin Warden House, Ashmaine, England, Mid
"Morning" Tord mumbled, hugging the half demon from behind and kissing the crook of Tom's neck as they laid in bed, a soft laugh spilling from the half demon's lips "Morning" Tom mumbled, feeling the other's arms slowly wrap around him and hold him close, skin against skin, such a warmth embrace that left him safe and calm. Tom placed his over one of Tord's that held his waist, a question bugging his head, a question he let slip through his lips "Do... do you think we're going a little too fast?" "No," Tord answered the half demon, removing one of his hands from the other's waist and using it to caress Tom's face and turn it back towards him as he leaned over a little "Something this long overdue, not at all" the soldier answered before kissing the half demon with such an addicting kiss, it made all of Tom's worries fade away.
"You've got work today" Tom breathed between the kisses that were quickly becoming heated "The army can survive a day without me" "You're not pulling a 'sicky' just to stay here with me-" the half demon's breathing hitched as the soldier kissed down his neck "I'll go in 'late' then" Tord stated "I stupidly chose them over you last time, I'm not making that mistake again". "You can't chose me over an entire army" Tom breathed before locking eyes with Tord "Watch me" the soldier said, then pulling Tom into yet another deep and wantful kiss.

Head Red Army Base, Ashmaine, England, Mid
10:18am
Tord stood in the Command Room, leader uniform and mask worn, looking at the mess of paper layered across the table; reports of sightings and inside intel, a map with red colouring off all the countries they have searched so far in the Mid Realm and dozens of paper-filled files laid open in their own piled messes. A knock came from the door, drawing Tord's attention to a woman dressed in some makeshift army uniform "Commander Achterkamp" he addressed her "I wasn't expecting a visit from the LBR today" "My visit is out of urgency" Achterkamp told the leader, taking a step forward and closing the door behind herself before walking further across the room. "We've gotten a report from our insider," she stated "The Grey Leader has put out a retrieval order on past members of both Grey Army and the Killen Cult" Achterkamp said as Tord's brows frowned, attention completely drawn to the LBR commander "Who?" he questioned, only wanting the most important to be named, she answered "Romainov". Tord closed his eyes, letting out a long breath in attempts to calm himself before returning his gaze to Achterkamp "Give the order for him to return 'home', make sure his fiancé goes with him" "Are you sure?" she questioned the army leader "You know how protective that guy is-" "That is what I'm counting on" Tord told her, Achterkamp nodded her head "Of course, Red Leader". After Achterkamp was dismissed and left the room, closing the door behind herself, Tord groaned, holding his head.
He does not have time to protect every single realmly important person and being from the Grey Army. He is already wasting so much resources on looking for the second hypnotic, his friend, and she still cannot be found. He has to keep the Light Carrier safe from the Grey Army as well, to prevent another realm-collapsing disaster from occurring. And now, a powerful celestial being from being used as personal power-battery and portal maker like the old leader did about fourteen years ago.
"Whose Romainov?" a voice questioned in the room as Tord nearly jumped out of his skin, watching a shadowed figure step out from under the command table, black smoky limbs turning solid and revealing to be Corey, giving the army leader a slight glare as Tord held his chest, swearing he nearly had a heart attack "How long where you there for?" "Since 'Achterkamp' entered the room" the hypnotic answered, folding his arms over his chest. "How the fuck did you even get in here? or find this base?" Tord snapped the questions, and Corey simply answered "Shadow-walked and you made me stay here for a couple weeks to ensure my safety in Mid before going home" the hypnotic reminded the army leader who mentally slapped himself in the face for forgetting that that had happened.

"...what are you doing here?" Tord questioned, watching the hypnotic's eyes narrow "I want answers" he answered as Tord laughed a little "Right, because you're answering everyone else's questions as well-" "Angelina made me promise not to tell a soul until she does" Corey told the army leader "Believe me, there was a good reason for why she wanted Tom to forget" the hypnotic said as Tord scoffed "I'll believe it when I hear it". The two stood in silence for a moment before Corey spoke "I know you'd risk everything for that emo you call a 'best friend', Tord" the tone sounded unlike the hypnotic and when returning his attention to the boy, Tord was met with the change of ice blue to sky blue eyes, a faint green glow circling his irises "Shadow..." the army leader muttered under his breath, nearly frozen in place as a cold stare was returned by the mention of the fallen's namesake. "Have a thing for ocean eyes, huh?" the fallen half mocked as Tord's brows knotted "What do you want?" "For you to listen to the boy and answer his questions" 'Ethan' stated "You make more friends with sugar and salt, Larsson, and trust me, you want to be friends with the Light Carrier" the fallen somewhat warned before giving Corey back control of his body again.
"...what do you want to know?" Tord asked the hypnotic, Corey hesitated for a moment before asking his first question "Who is Romainov?" "Levan Romainov is a starling who was forced to join the Killen Cult years ago by the old Grey Leader's order" Tord begun "He had Levan's family killed to ensure that the line of Jade Starlings ended with him," he continued. "What he didn't account for was the cult leader and Romainov to fall in love, the cult leader disbanded the cult in attempts to keep Romainov safe from Grey but everything went shit" Tord was trying to shorten the length of the story as best as he could "It's believed that the Jade Starling has the ability to open and close portals between and across all realms, and in the past, Grey used Romainov to do that and worse". Corey's brows frowned "Why do you think Vixen wants him?" he asked, Tord shrugged his shoulders "Probably the same? maybe worse? both Grey and Vixen are the same and different at the same time" the army leader answered "It's hard to tell at this point". The hypnotic's head hung low as Tord thought aloud "Maybe to find Angelina or help track you down?" "He's already got her" Corey stated as Tord's attention snapped back to the boy "...what?" the leader questioned as the hypnotic raised his head, looking back at the older boy "Vixen has Angelina" "And how do you know that?".

"I saw it... kind of" the hypnotic answered whilst Tord started looking at the boy as though he was turning crazy "What do you mean that you 'saw it'?" the army leader pushed the question.
He followed the faint purple-ly light, his eyes widening as he saw the ghostly site of Angelina asleep, wherever she is, dressed in Grey Army issued clothing and the shackles still cuffed onto her wrists. 
"It was like she was a ghost, chained and in Grey Army clothing-" "Are you sure this wasn't a dream, Corey?" Tord asked, almost hinting that it was as Corey shot him a glare "It was real" the hypnotic spat "It could have felt real in the moment, I just don't want you getting your hopes up that-" "It was fucking real!" Corey snapped, cutting off the army leader and taking him a back. The hypnotic closed his eyes, hands balling up into fists "Ethan... Shadow, he taught me a trick that lets me see things, for my soul to move about outside my body," Corey explained "Yesterday, it was like her soul was in the exact same room as me, but asleep and not aware" he continued as Tord listened to every word. "It... it was like she had done the same trick as me and Shadow could, but in her sleep- he said that Elizabeth could do it too, 'phasing', that's what he called it" the boy continued to try and explain as the older boy listened, taking in account that he was saying the honest truth. "...are you sure that she's with the Grey Army, Corey?" Tord questioned "I need you to be a hundred percent certain" "She's with Vixen" Corey confirmed "When he held me and Sean, I had me in Grey Army issued clothing and Sean in white prisoner clothes, even when I snapped out of his control, I was Grey Army clothes the entire time I was there" the hypnotic firmly stated as Tord nodded his head. The army leader pulled out his radio, hitting the talk button "Ms Nell, please send in all reports regarding Grey Army sightings close to Centre Mid" "Yes, my leader" a woman's voice answered on the other end as Tord turned back to Corey "No matter how stupid or crazy you sound, if you know something regarding the Grey Army at all, tell me and me first" the army leader told the hypnotic "As long as you tell me what I want as well" Corey stated, getting a confirming nod from Tord.