Grima: Callum would be moved higher on The List, making him one of their high priority targets.

Missions

Amaya watched her troops march forward in silence, her gaze moved upon a large building in the distance, one that had been torn apart during battle. Her optics narrowed; her body shifted form. Rolling forward, she moved, Gren not far behind her.

Approaching the building, Amaya shifted form once more, her optics fell upon the deceased bodies belonging to both Autobots and Decepticons. Her optics swept the ruined refinery. Large tanks that once processed raw Energon now sat damaged.

In the centre of the refinery, her optics fell upon three figures. One of them was large. Dragon details lined his frame. White and blue coloured it. Blank optics stared into the distance; his mouth left in shock. Embedded into one of his arms was a blade.

Amaya followed the blade to its owner. One she was so familiar with. The female figure rested against the ground; right arm raised up with the blade. A large hole rested within her chest; the red colours stained with the remains of Energon. Optics narrowed and her mouth frozen I both pain and defiance. She held aspects of a jet within her frame.

Amaya glanced at the final figure, he was tall and bulky, aspects of a heavy-duty vehicle littered his frame, two holes rested within his head. His red and gold colours had faded with time, as had the other two.

Amaya closed her optics, these deaths affected Katolis and Lux Aurea greatly. Katolis was enraged, leaving one who was not ready for leadership in charge, one who was not combat ready. Amaya's fists clenched tightly, she turned away from the sight, the death of her twin had harmed her in more ways then she wanted to admit.

She'd lost a part of her when Sarai had been slain by Avizandum. She felt incomplete, the only family she had left was Callum, and he was in Katolis, kept back by Viren, but she knew the real reason why Callum remained in Katolis, she was the only one who knew why.

Lord Megatron didn't trust Viren to remain loyal to him long, and had Callum sent to keep an eye on him. Amaya smiled sadly, the two of them were all that was left of their family, the war had harmed them more then it did the others.

She remembered being called away to Kaon, to be with Callum as he underwent the process of merging Ununtrium to his endoskeleton, in the case he didn't survive the process. She knew Callum was strong, it was the one thing he had, he did not take nonsense from anyone. She turned, facing Gren, with a nod, they left, leaving the refinery alone, and the memoires it held. Her new mission was to see to it that she and Callum survived the war, regardless of which side won.

Viren narrowed his gaze, Claudia's report that Callum and his two Autobot companions had escaped didn't help things. Callum knew the Decepticon leadership structure inside and out; he'd studied their attack strategies and tactics with thorough concentration. But he hadn't informed Lord Megatron of Callum's betrayal yet, he and Starscream both agreed that it could be used in their favour when they confronted the Decepticon ruler.

But Callum needed to be terminated, otherwise Lord Megatron would discover his betrayal sooner or later, and Viren didn't need Tarn and his lackeys intervening with his operations. He needed this dealt with personally. And he knew someone who would do so without hesitation.

"Saleer." He cried, turning to face the Decepticon. The con was bulky, a faceplate rested over his face, a single visor shined bright red. Aspects of a military transport lined his frame. Viren had chosen his communications officer well.

"Yes, Lord Viren." The con replied.

"I need you take a task force and hunt down our former Air Commander and his Autobot companions. Ensure that the result looks like the Autobots ended Callum themselves." Viren ordered, watching Soren and Marcos closely within the corner of his optic. He was wary of the two, he had a feeling that Callum's influence ran deep within his forces.

Saleer nodded. "As you command Lord Viren." He said, taking his leave.

Janai sighed as her forces returned to Lux Aurea, the grand city state had been besieged once early in the war, they hadn't been able to repair the damage completely, their forces spread thin over the region fighting battles.

She was no stranger to the grand stronghold that served as the city's forges. Marching along, she eyed many other Autobots moving about, carrying boxes of ammo and weaponry. Others moved Energon.

She reflected over their defeat at The Breach, the Decepticons started acting ruthless, fighting with greater determination then they had before. She was curious as to why they did, but her questions could wait.

She entered the massive stronghold, making her way through the hallways, Autobots stopping to salute her as she did so. She entered the command room, where one of her two siblings stood. Khessa was imposing, but not much like their brother who towered over them.

"Sister." Khessa greeted, her golden form shining in the light, aspects of a car lining her frame. "Why have you returned from The Breach?"

Janai sighed as she came to a stop. "The Breach is lost, The Decepticon forces pushed through, they fought with greater ferocity then we initially anticipated." She reported.

Khessa frowned, this wasn't news she wanted to hear, The Breach was one of many strategic locations along the Elven-Pentarchy Region border. Having no control over it meant clear access to their lands, and a path straight to the gates of Lux Aurea. "We must be on alert; they have a straight path to the gates now."

Janai nodded. "I shall move to prepare our forces for battle."

Khessa reached out, a hand resting upon her sisters' shoulder. "I have another mission for you. One of our scouts, Pyrrah, reported that two of the Autobot party sent to Katolis survived their mission, she reported that they seem to have either a possible defector, or a prisoner. I want you to take a small team and join up with them."

Janai nodded. "I understand sister. I shall make my way now."

Khessa smiled. "May the light of Solus Prime shine your way little sister."

It may seem like a filler chapter, but this is all important to the plot. The three deceased Cybertronians seen with Amaya are Avizandum, Sarai and Harrow. Sarai and Amaya are twins, they were born of the same Protoform which split, the death of Sarai impacted Amaya heavily, both mentally and physically, we will be seeing The Battle of The Breach and how it played out. (Also, Protoforms are pretty much Cybertronian babies of sorts, they just need some CNA implanted into their with a mere touch of a finger.)

Khessa appears, she is the Autobot Commander of Lux Aurea after Avizandum. If you're wondering why Sol Regem isn't the Autobot Commander there, there is a titanic reason why which will be revealed.

I was torn between having the Crow Master or Lord and Saleer as Viren's communications officer. In the end I went with Saleer, mostly because we know how he looks, and he seems super loyal to Viren.

Starscream is notorious for wanting to take command of the Decepticons(And has succeed, to certain degrees of success),the fact that Viren is supporting him shows that Megatron is right not to be wary of him. Callum's true reason for being in Katolis comes from this, as Megatron wanted to keep an eye on Viren, and had Callum sent.

Pyrrah is mentioned, and will play an important role for Callum later down the line.

Lux Aurea reveres Solus Prime, this made sense as Solus Prime was know for her forging skills, and Lux Aurea is home to the Sun Forge. As a result, there aren't many males in Lux Aurea, they are mostly female.