My mouth hung open as I watched shifu waltz out the fucking door. I glared at the alpha in front of me. He actually had the audacity to look surprised. Shameless.
"You. Sit. Explain." Ling Xie chuckled as he sat in the chair where shifu just was.
"I should call in the rest of the pack for this but I want to wait to bring them in the room. They are outside, but I would like to allow them to at least listen on our conversation if you are ok with it?"
"Mmm" I didn't know what to say. I felt so confused and a bit lost. My family was dead. My friends had died over the past 3 years during the portal invasions. Then when I finally thought it would be over, I crossed a space-time dimensional rift and ended up here. I was treated as an enemy captive, almost died from my life force being suppressed, and then went into heat.
'Oy you meddling gods. WTF?'
Oh and as if all of that wasn't enough. I now had a pack? I clicked my tongue in annoyance which cause Ling Xie to look at me with...sympathy? What the hell? I am a bad ass boss bitch Omega no one needs your pity. I turned my head in irritation. I didnt want to look into those sparkling golden eyes. His good looks were just too much and they would keep me from being annoyed.
No but seriously why is this fucker so good looking. The bastard is fucking gorgeous.
Instead I looked around the room while I waited for him to talk.
The room was the barest, no wall decor, no electronics, just a bed, a chair, and what looked like some sort of clear plastic wall next to a similar door. I could see nothing beyond that wall and yet I could feel others behind it. I wondered how many people were watching us as I stared intently at the wall.
"Asher?" My eyes snapped toward Ling Xie.
"Mr. Xie I"
"Just Xie'er. You can call me Xie'er or Alpha your choice." I blinked at him. Even his grin was shameless.
"Shameless absolutely shameless" I muttered under my breath.
"Mr. Xie I am waiting for the explanation."
"Ah...right well since you aren't from around here perhaps I should explain how this world works." He leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, one finger tapping his other arm.
"When Espers and Guides first appeared there was no place for them. Most Espers were combat oriented and because we didn't understand that Guides needed to be exposed to an Espers wavelength to activate their abilities Espers were seen as a liability. People had two options either the military or Esper camps. Basically lawless communities isolated from the population. Espers were considered a danger, especially when miasma levels grew beyond 50%. Espers lost their emotions and mental reasoning. They became reckless and dangerous. At some point during a major rampage of an Espers miasma consuming them in a public area the first Guide emerged. That guide formed a bond with the Esper and a matching symbol appeared. Are you following so far?" His voice was rythmic in it's speech. Xie was a very good story teller. I nodded to his question and motioned for him to continue.
"Then the gates to the dungeons appeared. At first they were ignored until the monsters broke out. Everything was decimated and the only people who survived the moster waves were people with abilities. Well there were other factors that contributed to the death of non ability users but for all intents and purposes every single person alive today is an ability using human." He paused making sure I understood before continuing.
"So Espers and Guides started having symbols appear on their bodies. The symbols were all unique and appeared at the time their abilities awakened. Guides were particularly special in their symbols. As they would have multiple symbols surrounding a central one. When they met an Esper on their wavelength one of the surrounding symbols would turn colorful. It means the guide and esper have imprinted."
"Ok. I suppose that makes sense. So did that...between us?" I cocked my head slightly and I ribbed the back of my neck with my hand.
"Yes but..there is more to it. With the decling world population certain properties began to evolve from those people who had animal trait abilities. Alphaa and Omegas began to manifest. Those who were on similar wave lengths began to develop symbols in groups. Forming gepups or what we call packs today. Everyone in my pack had a flower bud on their body. Yesterday all of our buds bloomed into a multi-colored lotus flower. When I kissed you."
"Wait...all of you? How many of you are there?" I asked increuously.
"Hmm seven of us. All bloomed into a multi colored lotus. Just like yours."
"What? Mine bloomed multi color?" I hollared and then started to pull my pants down on the left hip to check. A bit of wiggling later and there it was. The lotus was enormous going from waist to thigh on my left side. It was also awe inspiring. The colors moved and swirled in a hypnotic dance of color. I was breathless from it's beauty. It also meant I was an adult. An anatomically mature Omega.
The day my flower bud manifested was a day of celebration. It happened over night on the day I turned 14. Everyone gather, the celebration last two full weeks. With many people making a pilgrimagevto celebrate the manifestation.
I, however, was completely panic stricken. I thought I would devolve into a horny mindless thing only looking for sex and babies. It was my dad who came to soothe my nerve. He was an Omega too and my father was his Alpha.
"Why are you so worried?" My dad wrapped a blanket around my shoulders, as I stared into the crackling fire.
"I'm too young to have heats. I don't want puberty on crack." The tears I had held back all day broke.
"What are you talking about? Why are you so sad? You won't have your first heat until your blooming." Dad's soft laugh tickled my ears as he pulled me onto his lap. I buried my face in his chest. His gentle rocking and back pats soothing ny emotional state.
"Your first heat won't come until your flower bud blooms. When it blooms your chosen Alpha or sometimes Alphas will also bloom. Remeber the Gods give us everything at the time we need it. When you bloom I know for a fact that your chosen Alphas will bloom too." I sniffled as I wiped my tears on his shirt.
"Daddy I don't want a single alpha let alot more. I don't want to bloom to become a sex baby-birthing tool."
"Where ever do you get these silly ideas. Don't forget you are now the Omega YinYang Saint. What alpha would make you a tool? Also your father, brothers, and I would never let that happen. So if your scared trust us. We will always protect you." Dad said as he laughed soft and hugged me tighter.
Tears welled up in my eyes. I was alone, and had to figure this all out on my own. My family was gone. The world I finally felt home in was out of reach. All I had was some world where people live in underground bunkers. Will I ever see the sun again? My energies started to become agitated as the panic of being alone set in again.
I picked at the blanket with my fingers rocking forward and backwards to calm my self. The tears cascaded down my cheeks as wracking sobs shook my body.
The scent of snow and frost filled my lungs. I was suddenly surround by warmth and brwathing in the cold. It was the most comforting thing.
How does one explain that comfort? It's like when winter hit and its freezing cold. Except you are wrapped up in bed all snug and cozy. Covers pulled up over your head with just a small gap in the blankets. That small gap lets you breath in the fresh cold air. The temperture becomes perfect and everywhere is cozy.
That was exactly how Xie's hug felt. I found my panic lowering. My sobs became more quiet, as I calmed myself down. I had wrapped my arms around Xie's neck in my breakdown.
I tilted my head up to look into his golden eyes. His eyes were filled with worry, rough thumbs clumsily brushed away the tears from the corner of my eyes. He gently kiss my forehead, before moving my head and body to fit more snuggly in his arms. He then stood with me in his arms and carried me out of the room.
"Where are we going?" I asked tiredly.
"Hmm you'll see when we get there." My head rested on his chest. His steady hearbeat lulling me into an actual restful sleep.