A Family of Us

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"Prologue 1 - Eden and Allen"
In the place where legends call it The Frontrooms, there lived two pairs of twins who shared a unique bond. They were born in different parts of the world, yet fate brought them together in the most unexpected of ways. Their lives were entwined by a mysterious force, one that they couldn't explain but always felt. As children, the twins would often have the same dreams, see the same visions, and experience the same inexplicable phenomena. They knew that they were connected in ways that went beyond the physical realm. However, they didn't know that they would meet unexpectedly.
It was a beautiful morning in mid-spring. Birds flew freely in the sky with millions of flowers blooming. Bees and butterflies infested the fields in search of pollen, and the citizens in Crimiris, a small town in Ohio, started their daily routine as usual.
“Allen, wake up! You are almost late for your class.” Exclaimed his younger twin brother, Eden. Eden jumped onto the bed and shook Allen violently until his brother finally surrendered. “Right…” says the sleepyhead, who was not aware of the current situation. “Hey… How about you go for me? I will pay you back. I promise.” As twins, Eden looked exactly like his brother, Allen. However, their personality differs from each other by a lot. Compared to Eden, Allen is lazy, often scolded by their parents, and often fails his tests. Eden, on the other hand, is quite mature and a brilliant learner although he is a few seconds younger than his brother.
“No. Last time you said that you would attend your class. But I went there for you again. Look. Our parents pay for our classes for our good. Although I am not complaining about the lessons, look at you, sleeping on the bed all the time and slacking. You have to go this time. Now!” The 12-year-old twins always argue about these kinds of things as Allen was not grateful for all the extra lessons on Saturdays other than the ones at school. Due to their similar appearance, their teachers could not distinguish them properly. Sometimes, the teacher would comply that the learning attitude of “Allen” was having great improvements while the real Allen would be hiding in bed scrolling through social media. At school, he often pretends to be Eden, just to hide from the detentions of the teachers, and is considered a headache by the staff team in the local school.
The twins grow up on this land since they were born, and their mother always claims that Allen is such a couch potato and that he would never be able to leave the town like this. Eden, however, is guaranteed to have college in the city owing to his outstanding results. After this year, Eden would graduate from primary school and leave the town and go to a large city that he does not even recognize — all he was told was that it was a lot more beautiful than the town, the traffic filled up the wide roads. The streets were infested with citizens who would workday and night to make a living. The night sky would be so bright as the colorful shining advertisement boards would chase the darkness away…
All of these were only in Eden’s imagination. Although he wanted to gain more knowledge about the city, he did not want to leave his sluggish brother to rot in town. Narrowly speaking, they might be the closest brothers in the world.
“How about I go with you, is that fair enough?” sighed Eden, trying to make out a solution with his simple-minded brother. “Fine…” Allen jumped playfully out of bed, with his loose, blue pajamas still on. “Get changed now. We could still make it in five minutes if you are fast enough.” The twins left their double beds and rushed into their changing rooms. “The slower one to reach the class will have to write all the homework I got in my class!” Shouted Allen as he stuffed himself into a grey T-shirt. “That is supposed to be your homework! It is unfair-” Contradicting to his objection, the smaller one followed tight. They raced through the corridor — passing the toilet and the storage room — into the staircase.
The house was renowned as the biggest one in town. Unlike average townspeople, his father, William was a banker. He gained his wealth with his outstanding business skills and married a beautiful woman, the mother — Xye. With his treasures, William was able to buy the largest piece of land in town and hire the best workers to build for him. It consists of 3 floors, with a lot of rooms. The corridors were so long that they looked eerie at night due to their emptiness. The twins always used the corridors as their racetracks as they have soft fabric laying on them, which is comfortable to step on. Today, their mother was out shopping, and their father was working in the bank all day, they were the only ones at home.
“You will never catch up to me!” Allen sped through the corridor, only to trip over a vase. “Smash!” Protested the vase as it was torn into pieces by the cold, hard ground. “Allen! What have you done?! Look at this mess!” Shouted Eden as he examines the troubled scene in fear. “Dad will ground us for this! What are we supposed to do now!” Allen flinched and stopped running. “Well… I have a class to attend… Bye, I guess.” The naughty boy ran off the staircase before Eden could stop him. “No! Come back!” This was an intense chase. Eden could almost grip Allen’s T-shirt a few times, but yet he could not. Soon the chase fight escalated as Allen slammed open the front door and rushed into the street.
Eden caught up with his weak brother (who did not exercise much) on a crossroad. The traffic lights turned red. “Come back and stop!” “No! You will tell mom about everything!” The rebellious boy decided to rush across the road even with the red traffic light blaring in front of him. “Stop-” followed Eden. Before they could even realize it, a blue van, running towards them at full speed, was coming closer and closer. “Got you! Now- WAIT!” With a loud crashing sound, the two were struck by the marble van. Before the two fell unconscious, they hear the sound of the people around them.
"Oh, dear… The truck directly ran over them without stopping…"
"Now the scene would be truly bloody…"
"Wait… This isn’t right… There is no blood on the ground. Where are they?"
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"We hope to meet you soon."
It was a different voice. It was not from the passersby. It was... the voice of two girls. Who are they...?
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Category:Antagonverse Canon
Category:Tales