My Twin Mates

Obedon Duel

Standing in the arena at the center of the underground meeting hall, Kieran and Kreed had their eyes fixed on each other. Kreed had anger in his eyes that he wasn’t trying to hide. He wanted his twin to know how angry he was. He still couldn’t believe his only brother could do that to him. It made him wonder just how many other things he might have done to hurt him without his knowledge and how long he had been betraying him for. He balled his hand into a fist, squeezing tightly and waiting for the Alpha to commence the duel.

Kieran on the other hand kept staring at his twin with a lot going through his mind. Like wondering how they got there. He never meant for things to turn out that way but it has. He had much regret in his heart at that moment but he knew it didn’t matter anymore. The outcome of the fight that night would determine how their life was going to be hence forth. He wished they hadn’t found themselves in that position.

He shifted his gaze from his twin to the crowd. It seemed as though the whole pack was gathered there. The hall was packed with wolves who were waiting for a show. He scanned the hall but couldn’t find their mother. He wondered where she was or what she was doing. His eyes then fell on their friends, they were all seated next to each other. He didn’t let his eyes linger on theirs. He saw the hurt on Raven and Diamond’s face and looked away immediately.

Alpha Damien finally stepped onto the stage and stood between them. The hall became silent and they gave their full attention to the Alpha. Alpha Damien stared at Kreed and then at Kieran. “You can now choose your one rule” He instructed.

“No abilities” Kieran stated immediately.

Alpha Damien shifted his gaze to Kreed after Kieran made the request and Kreed nodded his agreement. “No visual abilities!” The Alpha announced and the pack whispered to themselves, wondering why the brothers didn’t want to use their visual prowess in the fight. “With that out of the way…you know the rules. Only way to end the fight is when either one of you gets defeated or surrenders” He stated and they both nodded. “Good” He paused and moved away from their middle. “Begin!!”

As soon as the Alpha left the arena, Kreed brought out his claws and fangs, his eyes glowing red. Seeing that, Kieran followed suit and brought out his claws and fangs, his eyes glowing red also. The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The anticipation was killing them as they waited for who was going to make the first move. “This is not going to end well” Killian whispered to the others. Raven felt her heart beating nervously and fearfully.

In the blink of an eye, Kreed dashed toward his twin with determination in his eyes. He flung his right hand, his claws heading straight for Kieran’s eyes but Kieran dodged swiftly and tried to counter immediately with a kick to Kreed’s side but Kreed caught his leg and hurled him immediately, throwing him against the net going round the arena. Kieran dropped to the floor after hitting the net.

Getting back up to his feet, he felt a shadow engulf him. He looked up just in time to see Kreed’s claws heading for him. He put his arm to block but the claws slashed his arm instead, drawing blood. Everyone gasped at the first draw of blood. Kreed didn’t stop there. He tried to claw him again but Kieran swiftly rolled out from under him and made a front flip to get back to his feet.

He turned around just in time to hold back Kreed’s fist heading toward him. He grabbed the fist tighter, used it to pull Kreed to himself and landed a hard kick to his rib. Kreed groaned from the pain and before he could get used to it, Kieran pulled him to himself again and hurled him over his shoulder, slamming him on the ground. Kreed coughed from the impact.

Kreed hurriedly got up to his feet, not wanting to give his twin more opportunities to attack. Getting back to their standing position before the fight started, they began staring at each other again. They stood there for almost a minute and as though reading each others mind through their eyes, they both dashed toward each other simultaneously. They leapt off the floor and their arms collided midair, sending each other back.

They landed on their feet and lunged toward each other again. They immediately got into a hand to hand combat, launching a flurry of punches at each other. They kept trading blows, blocking and countering one another. Lost in their heads, they kept fighting and trading attacks, hoping to get the upper hand. This went on for a few minutes with no one landing a shot on the other. It seemed as though they were reading each others attacks and countering it.

The crowd stared at one another, wondering what was going on. The interesting fight they had been waiting for had become something else. It was beginning to seem like they were equally matched in terms of strength. “Is it just me or it seems as though we are watching a mirror fight?” Killian questioned with furrowed brows.

“Yeah it looks as though they are equally matched” Diamond added.

Ace scoffed lightly, watching with a curious eyes. “No….no it isn’t. Something else is going on” He muttered to himself.

Blocking Kreed’s kick that was heading for his neck with his arm, Kieran’s glowing red eyes flashed brightly and this took Kreed by surprise. Immediately, a lightening fast blow landed on his stomach. Kreed coughed from the hard impact but before he could regain himself, Kieran with unusual speed landed a roundhouse kick which Kreed tried to block but the impact sent him staggering.

Kieran dashed after him not giving him a chance, his face devoid of emotion. He led with a bone crushing punch which landed on his brother’s arms he had up as a shield. He slid on the ground, taking Kreed off the ground and immediately followed with a kick that made contact with Kreed’s stomach midair. Sending him crashing against the net. Kieran got up to his feet and brought out his claws again. He waited for Kreed to get back up to his feet before darting after him.

Kreed immediately took a fighting stance on seeing him heading toward him with full force. Kieran threw his right claws at Kreed who was ready to block but before the claws got to Kreed, Kieran immediately withdrew his hand and made a backflip kick instead, catching Kreed by surprise, the kick landing on his chin and sending him back against the net. The crowd gasped, staring in awe as Kreed spat out blood.

“What the hell just happened? What the hell is going on?” Killian questioned, standing up on his seat. The others watched in awe also, unable to voice out their shock.

Kieran stared down at his brother, waiting for him to get up. Kreed spat out blood again and wiped his bloody lips with the back of his hand. He stared at Kieran with a puzzled look. He glanced back at where Raven was sitting and then brought his attention back to Kieran, his anger slowly turning into rage. He got back up to his feet and brought out his claws also. He lunged at Kieran with his claws. Kieran hit his attacking hands away and was about to counter with his when a memory of their childhood flashed before his eyes. He froze, his eyes dimming. More memories of him and Kreed playing flashed before his eyes and his heart skipped a beat.

Seeing this, Kreed took the opportunity and landed a forceful punch on Kieran’s face, sending him to his knee. The punch brought Kieran back to reality. He looked up at Kreed and tried to throw a punch but Kreed caught his fist. He stared down at his brother with blood red eyes and growled loudly and angrily. He twisted Kieran’s fist out of position, making Kieran groan in pain.

He swiftly followed through with a heavy kick to Kieran’s neck, sending to him to floor, causing his head to hit the ground with a hard impact, making him to start bleeding from the head. He wasted no time and grabbed Kieran by the neck. He pulled him up to his feet and slammed him against the net with his fingers still around his neck. He brought up his left claws and without hesitation, buried the claws into his ribs. Kieran cried out in pain.

“No!” Diamond gasped, covering her mouth. Her eyes widened with fear.

“This is bad” Raven added.

Kreed freed Kieran’s neck and grabbed both his arms. He buried his claws into both arms and pulled down, tearing Kieran’s arms and ignoring Kieran’s painful cries. He immediately kicked him on his stomach and then threw him to the floor. With his still glowing angry eyes, Kreed got on top of Kieran and began pounding away on his face, landing punches after punches, growling angrily as he did.

Blood had covered Kieran’s face so much that you could barely recognize him. The hall had become silent as they watched with shock as Kreed took out his rage on his twin. “Oh my God” Raven muttered, tears rolling down her eyes.

“Make him stop! He’s going to kill him” Diamond cried out at her father, her voice echoing in the hall. Killian grabbed the edge of his seat tighter with anger. Seeing his best friend bloody like that had messed with his anger.

“Interesting” Ace muttered to himself.

Alpha Damien quickly made his way into the arena and grabbed Kreed, pulling him off of Kieran. “That is enough. He’s down already. You win” He said to Kreed. Kreed shook himself free from the Alpha’s grip. He was breathing heavily, his eyes still housing anger. He retracted his claws and began staring down at the bloodied Kieran.

Alpha Damien moved closer to Kieran and checked on him. He sighed with relief on seeing Kieran still breathing. He was about to stand up when Kieran extended his hand to him slowly. The Alpha was surprised he still had that much strength. He thought they might have to carry him out. He accepted Kieran’s hand and helped him up to his feet.

Kieran stood up to his feet, holding his side which was injured with Kreed’s claws. He was breathing slowly, barely able to stand. He looked around and it seemed as though everyone was staring at him with pity. The hall was still silent. He looked over at his friends and saw Raven and Diamond staring at him with pity. He shifted his attention to his brother and saw him still staring at him with anger. He felt out of place immediately and felt undignified.

He spat out the blood in his mouth and began heading for the exit. He had lost and he knew what was next. He wanted to make it easier for everyone by leaving himself. “Kieran!” He heard his name being called by his friends but he paid to mind to them anymore and continued on his way. He exited the arena and continued for the exit of the underground hall. He groaned with every step he took. But the pain he was feeling physically was nothing compared to the one he was feeling emotionally and mentally. He didn’t know what he was going to do or where he was going to go but he knew he was exiled and had to leave immediately.

Everyone stared at him as he made his way out without making a fuss. Alpha Damien heard his daughter crying and sighed. He looked over at the friend group and saw the look of disbelief on their faces. He shifted his eyes to Kreed and all he was still seeing was anger. They had thought it was Kreed who would go into the darkness but now it was Kieran leaving. “I guess we were wrong about who was going to be pushed into the darkness” He muttered to himself when Kieran had fully exited the hall.