25 years ago.
"Let go of me, or I'll go berserk!" Arisu warned the woman who was waiting in front of her bedroom since last night. The Omega—still weak and bloody down there—pushed the weak door with all her might, rushing out of the room in fury.
"Omega Arisu, you're still weak—"
"No mother in this world is weak when it comes to her children!" Arisu grabbed Suna by her collar, causing the Beta helper to shrink in fear. She scooted away from Arisu, giving up with her soul shaking like a fallen leaf.
Arisu walked passed the long aisle to the outside when she saw a group of elderly women gathering at the foyer.
"Give back my cubs, now!" Her screaming caused a panic in the foyer. Arisu released her protection pheromone; a strong warning as a newbie mother. Although the impact was not as powerful as any Alphas, her current circumstances made the pheromone uncontrollable and dangerous for everyone in the area. It's not just a pheromone, it's a hardcore warning from a protective mother for her children.
"I'm sorry, Lady Arisu. But, the council had decided. We can't let the Dark Moon twins live—"
"How dare you call my cubs something nasty like that!" Arisu slapped the councilor. The Beta woman shrieked in pain. "Don't tell me you gonna kill them! How can you all decide something cruel like that? They are barely a week old!"
"Arisu, behave!"
Everyone fell to their knees once the presence entered the scene. Except for Arisu.
"Otosan, you might be my father. But, I belong to Alpha Thada now. You have no power to control me anymore!"
"Oh really? Where is he now? Does he even care to look after you when you're sick and in labor?" Ebisu sneered. He looked down upon Arisu; his only Omega daughter.
The powerful Alpha has 17 daughters; all are Alphas. When Ebisu first had Arisu as the Omega, he already put out a scheme to marry her off to some powerful Alphas in the region. But, who could ever have thought that Arisu is unlike any Omega. She ran from home before she was coming of age and met a normal Alpha Thada; an islander, who came from a shaman family.
To separate the couple, Ebisu hired a fake astrologer to make such a false prediction. That's when the rumors about the Dark Moon twins came in. The Ebisu family is a royalty, thus, marrying off a child with a commoner is a sin. The cubs that were born from the marriage will be tainted. Plus, Thada is from a shaman background. His association with souls and ghosts might be a curse to the family.
"Don't try to sell me off with your lies, otosan! I know you kept Alpha Thada somewhere far from me! I can still smell his presences. He is here, but you denied him!"
"You're just so sick in love that you can still smell his presence, Arisu! He never came to visit. And he never cared when we sent out men to find him at Hua Hin—"
"You lie! You captured him!"
"Daughter, I'm telling you the truth..."
Tears slowly falling from Arisu's eyes. She denied every words from Ebisu. She knew Thada won't leave her with their twin, just like that.
"Arisu, forget the bastard. Live a new life without him. You can find a new Alpha as a mate!" Ebisu tried to persuade Arisu.
"I can find a new mate. But, give me back my twin, otosan!"
"They are the cursed Dark Moon twin! How can you let those creature live? They will cause a lot of problem, not only for you but for all of us!" Ebisu sighed. He flicked his finger. A Beta Elder came forward with two cubs in a rattan cot.
"Throw the female in the fire first. She's the first cub..."
"Father! No!" Arisu tried to run towards her cubs but the Elder ladies held her down with their might. Screams and wailing coming out of Arisu, but no one cared.
The elder tried to pick the female Alpha, but her twin held her hand so tight that they couldn't be separated. As they tried to lift the male, the female cub looked displease. Her tiny lips wavered before she let out a loud, shrilly voice that caused everyone to fall onto the ground; including Ebisu.
Arisu took that chance to escape from the elder ladies and ran towards the twins. She held them in her arms, trying to console the crying female Alpha.
"Shh.. it's fine. No one will ever separate us anymore. You will stick with your brother forever. I promise..."
"Arisu!"
The Omega turned around in the midst of the chaos, only to meet eyes with Thada. His shape was bad—he was tortured and jailed by Ebisu and his men for almost a week. The newly father ran across the chaose to be with his family in tears.
"Khun Thada! I thought you ran away..."
"How can I? I promise you forever, Arisu. And, forever it shall be..." Thada kissed Arisu on her cheek before he stood up and faced his father-in-law.
"Otosan, you're such a cruel father and man! How can you torture your own daughter like this!?" Thada screamed at Ebisu. The Alpha felt powerless in front of this angry Alpha.
"Since you hate her so much, I will take Arisu away from this family for good. From now on, she's not one of you!" Thada grabbed a tip of a knife in his palm. "And one more thing, anyone who try to harm them will receive such a excruciating death! One flick will costs you a finger. One hit will costs you a live! Sora and Nara; only they can hurt each other; may God's prohibit that from happen, but no one can lay their hands on my family! I take a plegde for that!"
Blood dropped out of the wound as Thada took an oath for the sake of his family. Everyone stood still, no one dared to contest him. He was an angry Alpha, a powerful one, not only physically, but spiritually as well.
And since then, no one ever dare to harm Sora and Nara; even by a pinch. Some people dare to try, but met with such a horrified scene. Either live or die, it all depends on the twin.
***
Sora can't believe she needs to fight Nara like this. For the past 25 years, not including the time when they shared Arisu's womb, she only goofing around, and a minor slap is a game for them. Never had she ever imagine to choke Nara on his neck and smashes his head on the ground like this.
"Nara! Just fucking wake up will ya!" Sora yells at her twin. The Alpha is under a spell, and the one who casted the spell is so good in knowing the target. Sora/Nara always work in combo, never as sparring. Let alone fighting like an enemy. Every movement is familiar for both of them; weakness and advantages
That's why Sora is in a loss now.
Nara slams his sister onto a huge tree. She spits out blood, unable to fight anymore. She hold on to her dear life, praying for forgiveness from both of her parents for giving up too easily and let her brother win this time.
As Sora closes her eyes, she feels lighter. Maybe giving up to death is not a bad idea. Makes thing easier with less energy needed. She feels her body falling fast from the tree but never reach the ground.
Am I flying to the Heaven now?
"Sora! Wake up you idiot!"