Thirty-five years before the explosion of the planet, the In-Ze house decided it was time to have a daughter.
The decision came to the couple as a great opportunity to regain some of the prestige that flaunted generations ago. The head of the House El had her second child, Zor-El, and he being so fond of In-Ze, he expressed the desire to unite their houses. In-Ze was the best general who had seen the planet in twenty years. Although modest, he and his wife Dur In-Ze considered themselves happy.
It was time to have a daughter who could perpetuate their names, and who could make great the House Ze again.
In-Ze and his wife left that morning Codex. At the top, the red sun shone mockingly. That morning they had chosen the physical characteristics of their future daughter: wavy brown hair, like Dur; long face, as the mother of In; slender body, toned muscles ... Now there were only the months of waiting.
-I have been thinking -Dur In-Ze said. -I think I want call her Alura.
-Alura ... How that ancient goddess of...?
-Goddess of Daylight, In. Alura In-Ze. I like how it sounds.
-Definitely that name sounds great. If you want, Alura would be.
Except it was not Alura.
Or at least, not only Alura.
The kryptonian society felt fiercely proud to have achieved genetic perfection. Through the creation of the Codex, they had eliminated all problems in the population: For three hundred years, women needed not carry their children in her womb. Had been eliminated genetic defects, and the sex and physical characteristics were the choice of their parents.
And the twins had been removed.
Thanks to Rao, the twins had been removed.
Because the twins had almost destroyed Krypton three hundred years ago.
So when the In-Ze discovered that it was not gestating only one baby, they were totally incredulous.
And then they panicked. A lot.