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#1) Recently it’s been revealed that the Twins, Damek and Kaelec have been through quite a lot. Some of those events spanned centuries it would seem. How old are both of you?

“It’s rude to ask your elders their age.” Damek narrowed his eyes. A frown crossed his face. The towering warrior appeared as though he were ready to snarl. The display was interrupted by a playful shove to the crimson eyed twin’s face.

“Hey!” Damek’s whole countenance shifted as he turned to nip at the fingers of a blue-eyed man with various blue runic tattoos spiraling down his muscled arms. “You ruined my gimmick, Declan.”

Declan, a broad shouldered man with an undercut hairstyle complete with ponytail, rolled his eyes and folded his arms over his chest. He leaned into Damek who wrapped his arms around the man’s waist, tugging him close to nuzzle into his hair.

“Stop scaring the poor man and answer the question, dork.” That earned a grin.

“It’s hard to place an exact number. After a while, my brother and I just stopped counting. At this point, I estimate we’re a few hundred millennia.” Damek shrugged his shoulders as he looked over to his twin brother.

#2) When last there was an interview with the two of you, both of you were essentially being held prisoner as ransom to keep your people in line. What happened?

“War.” Kaelec’s tone was soft. His pale gaze fixed itself on the host but he was not unkind in his stare. The white haired twin smoothed his hands over the shoulders of a young man who was staring up at him sadly. Kaelec leaned down to kiss the top of the man’s head with a reassuring smile.

“Our people grew tired of being enslaved. So we went to war. Not only did we break free of our shackles, we burned that empire to the ground.” Kaelec appeared, of all things, saddened by this. Nevertheless he smiled.

#3) Kaelec’s hair is now white. You both have black sclera. What happened?

“When the ancient Imperium exacted retribution for our parents trying to rebel, they inflicted a terrible punishment.” Damek spoke. His voice was soft and his gaze was distant and thoughtful. He gently cupped his partner’s cheek before resting their foreheads together.

“Without going into the details too much, our mother and father were faced with a choice. Kill Damek and myself, or perish themselves.” Kaelec squeezed the shoulders of the man in front of him, many emotions passing over his face. “They chose to die themselves. To simplify things, Damek and I inherited their strength, their power, their very souls.”

“The act had unforeseen consequences at the time. As the years passed, Damek and I grew stronger, more powerful and a hybridization of our own inherent gifts as well as some of the traits of our parents became more prominent.” Kaelec ran a hand through his hair and smiled brightly.

“It began sadly but we can promise that there is much happiness now.” To accentuate that, Damek laced the fingers of his left hand with that of Declan’s nearest hand. Kaelec hugged the man in front of him a bit more snugly.

#4) Speaking of happiness, who are the two men with you now? Your husbands?

Damek regarded Declan for a moment. His crimson eyes glowed with a fiery light. He jerked his head indicating Declan should take the lead on this one.

“Name’s Declan, as you heard. I was a bounty hunter, paranormal detective, that sort.” He gave a long suffering sigh before leaning into Damek. “Got myself into some trouble, landed in the lap of this sorry sap.”

“Sorry sap? I recall you being quite happy with my affections, ass.” Damek sniffed and gave a high toss of his head, feigning affront. Declan pointedly ignored him.

“As I was saying, landed in the lap of this sorry sap after getting on the bad side of a crime syndicate called the Endrin Collective. Let’s just say they happened to become a thorn in Damek’s side and he happened to decide to deal with them on his own. Found me in...not the best shape. He got lured in by my devilish good looks and just couldn’t resist. I’d say he got the better end of the deal.” That earned him a playful jab to the ribs from Damek. Declan grunted, stumbling slightly. Before he could trip however, Damek’s arms were around him and the big Kylian was nuzzling into his neck. The tattooed man’s expression grew soft. He ran his fingers through Damek’s hair.

“Damek saved my life. I know it’s cliche but when he found me it was like I found the piece of myself that had been missing. I hadn’t even realized it wasn’t there until we were together.” Declan shook his head.

“Sergei.” Kaelec gently inclined his head. The young man who had appeared to be trying to disappear into the circle of Kaelec’s arms gave a wide, if nervous, grin. His grey eyes shone with kindness. Though a scar presented itself over his right eye, it did nothing to detract from his handsome features. Next to anyone but the twins, he would have been a big man.

“I am Sergei.” His voice was deep and held a distinctly Russian accent that was reminiscent of the old Soviet era. “And, uh, well, I am nothing special.”

Kaelec, Damek and Declan all exchanged looks. Between the three of them there was a fond, if exasperated collection of sighs.

“Sergei, would you stop being modest for one moment and brag? You’ve got the spotlight! For goodness sakes, man!” Declan gestured at Sergei who blushed and looked down at his boots.

“Well, I was a soldier. I did my duty and fought to protect my people against a Xenaksri invasion.” Declan audibly groaned. Damek chuckled while Kaelec just shook his head with an utterly fond smile.

“Okay. Since you won’t say it, I will.” Sergei blinked at Declan.

“Declan, I don’t want to--” Declan cut him off.

“Nope. Nuh-uh. You’re not getting out of this one, pal.” The man took a deep breath.

“Okay, so Xenaksri are these huge, stupidly intelligent, monster beasts. Think about a Xenomorph, Cthulhu, Tyranid hatechild and you’ve got them down pretty good. They migrate in this swarm of planet infesting, system destroying hives that devours practically everything in its path. This guy here,” Declan jerked his thumb at Sergei. “Held out. On his own. After most of his unit and people had been decimated, for seven whole days against an entire swarm of them until the Star Union battlefleet arrived. Damek, Kaelec, all the Primarchs, ended up having to push back the swarm.”

Sergei was rubbing at the back of his head, obviously uncomfortable. Kaelec gently took his hand, kissed the palm then smoothed his hands up and down the soldier’s arms. That seemed to lessen Sergei’s discomfort. He gave a smile, that was small and bashful.

“I couldn’t save everyone.” Kaelec kissed the top of Sergei’s head.

“You saved all you could. I found him on the edge of a crater from an explosion he’d engineered to decimate an oncoming battalion. It worked. It bought enough time for the fleet, my brother and I to arrive and prevent the total loss of the colony.” Kaelec squeezed Sergei’s shoulders reassuringly. “Needless to say, I couldn’t let him go. The moment I saw him, I saw him for who he was. At his heart. At his core. He’s remained the hero even now.”

Sergei cleared his throat.

“Well, that’s me.” He gave a light laugh.

“They are our progeny. Our partners. Our soulmates.” Damek smiled at Declan just as Kaelec smiled at Sergei.

#5) Do you...you know...spend “time” with each other? All of you. Together.

The four of them looked at each other. Damek gave a sly grin. Declan coughed and rubbed at the back of his head. Kaelec chuckled while Sergei just blushed even deeper.

#6) What comes next?

“Life is an adventure. Full of surprises.” Kaelec smiled.

“You never know what is waiting for you down the line. Time will tell and we’ve got plenty of it.” Damek winked.

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#1) Recently it’s been revealed that the Twins, Damek and Kaelec have been through quite a lot. Some of those events spanned centuries it would seem. How old are both of you?

“It’s rude to ask your elders their age.” Damek narrowed his eyes. A frown crossed his face. The towering warrior appeared as though he were ready to snarl. The display was interrupted by a playful shove to the crimson eyed twin’s face.

“Hey!” Damek’s whole countenance shifted as he turned to nip at the fingers of a blue-eyed man with various blue runic tattoos spiraling down his muscled arms. “You ruined my gimmick, Declan.”

Declan, a broad shouldered man with an undercut hairstyle complete with ponytail, rolled his eyes and folded his arms over his chest. He leaned into Damek who wrapped his arms around the man’s waist, tugging him close to nuzzle into his hair.

“Stop scaring the poor man and answer the question, dork.” That earned a grin.

“It’s hard to place an exact number. After a while, my brother and I just stopped counting. At this point, I estimate we’re a few hundred millennia.” Damek shrugged his shoulders as he looked over to his twin brother.

#2) When last there was an interview with the two of you, both of you were essentially being held prisoner as ransom to keep your people in line. What happened?

“War.” Kaelec’s tone was soft. His pale gaze fixed itself on the host but he was not unkind in his stare. The white haired twin smoothed his hands over the shoulders of a young man who was staring up at him sadly. Kaelec leaned down to kiss the top of the man’s head with a reassuring smile.

“Our people grew tired of being enslaved. So we went to war. Not only did we break free of our shackles, we burned that empire to the ground.” Kaelec appeared, of all things, saddened by this. Nevertheless he smiled.

#3) Kaelec’s hair is now white. You both have black sclera. What happened?

“When the ancient Imperium exacted retribution for our parents trying to rebel, they inflicted a terrible punishment.” Damek spoke. His voice was soft and his gaze was distant and thoughtful. He gently cupped his partner’s cheek before resting their foreheads together.

“Without going into the details too much, our mother and father were faced with a choice. Kill Damek and myself, or perish themselves.” Kaelec squeezed the shoulders of the man in front of him, many emotions passing over his face. “They chose to die themselves. To simplify things, Damek and I inherited their strength, their power, their very souls.”

“The act had unforeseen consequences at the time. As the years passed, Damek and I grew stronger, more powerful and a hybridization of our own inherent gifts as well as some of the traits of our parents became more prominent.” Kaelec ran a hand through his hair and smiled brightly.

“It began sadly but we can promise that there is much happiness now.” To accentuate that, Damek laced the fingers of his left hand with that of Declan’s nearest hand. Kaelec hugged the man in front of him a bit more snugly.

#4) Speaking of happiness, who are the two men with you now? Your husbands?

Damek regarded Declan for a moment. His crimson eyes glowed with a fiery light. He jerked his head indicating Declan should take the lead on this one.

“Name’s Declan, as you heard. I was a bounty hunter, paranormal detective, that sort.” He gave a long suffering sigh before leaning into Damek. “Got myself into some trouble, landed in the lap of this sorry sap.”

“Sorry sap? I recall you being quite happy with my affections, ass.” Damek sniffed and gave a high toss of his head, feigning affront. Declan pointedly ignored him.

“As I was saying, landed in the lap of this sorry sap after getting on the bad side of a crime syndicate called the Endrin Collective. Let’s just say they happened to become a thorn in Damek’s side and he happened to decide to deal with them on his own. Found me in...not the best shape. He got lured in by my devilish good looks and just couldn’t resist. I’d say he got the better end of the deal.” That earned him a playful jab to the ribs from Damek. Declan grunted, stumbling slightly. Before he could trip however, Damek’s arms were around him and the big Kylian was nuzzling into his neck. The tattooed man’s expression grew soft. He ran his fingers through Damek’s hair.

“Damek saved my life. I know it’s cliche but when he found me it was like I found the piece of myself that had been missing. I hadn’t even realized it wasn’t there until we were together.” Declan shook his head.

“Sergei.” Kaelec gently inclined his head. The young man who had appeared to be trying to disappear into the circle of Kaelec’s arms gave a wide, if nervous, grin. His grey eyes shone with kindness. Though a scar presented itself over his right eye, it did nothing to detract from his handsome features. Next to anyone but the twins, he would have been a big man.

“I am Sergei.” His voice was deep and held a distinctly Russian accent that was reminiscent of the old Soviet era. “And, uh, well, I am nothing special.”

Kaelec, Damek and Declan all exchanged looks. Between the three of them there was a fond, if exasperated collection of sighs.

“Sergei, would you stop being modest for one moment and brag? You’ve got the spotlight! For goodness sakes, man!” Declan gestured at Sergei who blushed and looked down at his boots.

“Well, I was a soldier. I did my duty and fought to protect my people against a Xenaksri invasion.” Declan audibly groaned. Damek chuckled while Kaelec just shook his head with an utterly fond smile.

“Okay. Since you won’t say it, I will.” Sergei blinked at Declan.

“Declan, I don’t want to--” Declan cut him off.

“Nope. Nuh-uh. You’re not getting out of this one, pal.” The man took a deep breath.

“Okay, so Xenaksri are these huge, stupidly intelligent, monster beasts. Think about a Xenomorph, Cthulhu, Tyranid hatechild and you’ve got them down pretty good. They migrate in this swarm of planet infesting, system destroying hives that devours practically everything in its path. This guy here,” Declan jerked his thumb at Sergei. “Held out. On his own. After most of his unit and people had been decimated, for seven whole days against an entire swarm of them until the Star Union battlefleet arrived. Damek, Kaelec, all the Primarchs, ended up having to push back the swarm.”

Sergei was rubbing at the back of his head, obviously uncomfortable. Kaelec gently took his hand, kissed the palm then smoothed his hands up and down the soldier’s arms. That seemed to lessen Sergei’s discomfort. He gave a smile, that was small and bashful.

“I couldn’t save everyone.” Kaelec kissed the top of Sergei’s head.

“You saved all you could. I found him on the edge of a crater from an explosion he’d engineered to decimate an oncoming battalion. It worked. It bought enough time for the fleet, my brother and I to arrive and prevent the total loss of the colony.” Kaelec squeezed Sergei’s shoulders reassuringly. “Needless to say, I couldn’t let him go. The moment I saw him, I saw him for who he was. At his heart. At his core. He’s remained the hero even now.”

Sergei cleared his throat.

“Well, that’s me.” He gave a light laugh.

“They are our progeny. Our partners. Our soulmates.” Damek smiled at Declan just as Kaelec smiled at Sergei.

#5) Do you...you know...spend “time” with each other? All of you. Together.

The four of them looked at each other. Damek gave a sly grin. Declan coughed and rubbed at the back of his head. Kaelec chuckled while Sergei just blushed even deeper.

#6) What comes next?

“Life is an adventure. Full of surprises.” Kaelec smiled.

“You never know what is waiting for you down the line. Time will tell and we’ve got plenty of it.” Damek winked.