Another origin story!
It was raining heavily. The night sky was covered in clouds. The streets of Vale were wet and full of people. And two people in particular were doing everything they could to stay dry. One wore white, and the other red. They were never separate. Always together.
They were Melanie and Militades Malachite. Twins.
And all alone.
They lost their mother shortly after their birth, and their father had left them at an unfortunately young age. The two swore they would always be together. As far as they were concerned, they were all they needed. But life was never easy for them. They had to take every opportunity that came their way.
Wether it was legal or not.
And tonight was no different. They barely managed to escape the police for the third time that day just for stealing dinner. Melanie was starting to get tired, so Militades carried her around. "Don't worry Mel, things will get better for us. I promise. One day..." She had finally found a somewhat dry spot for them to sleep at for the night.
An alleyway.
Great.
Sighing, Militades took her tired sister and set her against the wall while she made a makeshift home out of boxes and other stuff lying around. As soon as she was done, she brought her sister in and laid her down, holding her close to keep her warm. It didn't take long unfortunately for her to fall asleep.
About an hour later, a man walked past the alleyway and stopped to turn around. He looked inside and found two girls huddling each other trying to stay warm "Oh crap. They look terrible. Don't you two worry, I'll be right back." The man said as he ran for a club. A few minutes later he returned with another guy and they picked the girls up, taking them back to the club.
The next morning Militades woke up and nearly screamed. She was in a completely unknown place, and that was terrifying the hell out of her. She shook Melanie up. "Mel, wake up! I think we may have been kidnapped!" Melanie shot up. "What!?" She looked around. "Mil, I'm scared..." Just then there was a knock on the door and both girls jumped and screamed.
The man barged in. "What's going on in-" next thing he knew he went flying. "Ow..." The girls charged at him, absolutely terrified about what he was gonna do to them. "W-wait! I'm not trying to hurt you!" They stopped. "Oh yeah!? Then what the hell are you trying to do?" Militades asked him. The man stood up. "I saw you two last night huddled in an alleyway, and I decided to bring you here to give you a place to stay." They looked at each other confused.
"My name is Hei Xiong. You can call me Junior. What are your names?" "I'm Militades Malachite." "And I'm Melanie Malachite." He thought for a minute. "Alright. Where are your parents?" "We don't have any..." "What!?" "Yeah. Our mother is dead and our father hates us." He stopped and thought again. "Then it's settled. You two can stay here with me. I got you some new clothes last night. They're in the room in the closet. I'll go and get breakfast for you two." "Are you sure?" "Positive. You can trust me." Militades looked at her sister, who was crying tears of joy. She hugged Melanie tightly. "Told ya sis. Everything just got better for us."
They've stayed there ever since.