It happened in the middle of the night. A blonde boy in his late teens was sleeping peacefully upstairs in his shared room with a girl of similar blonde hair probably a few years younger than the boy. What started off as a low knock at the front door of the unnamed house, quickly turned into a dull fist that sounded like it was trying to punch a hole through said door. The noise didn't seem to reach the safe sanctuary that was their bedroom, however, as the euphoric silence between the door and the opposite wall was only stifled by the quiet breaths of the two assumed siblings.

It was only when the smooth wooden door swung open quickly, that their haven was interrupted by the loud bangs coming from the front door downstairs. Two figures stepped into the dark room immediately after they opened the bedroom door, splitting up to rouse both the boy and the girl. The first one to wake up was the girl, who let out a soft yawn before her ears were berated by the noise coming from downstairs.
"Hm... D-Dad? What's that noise?" She slurred, fighting the sleep from taking her over again. Before the figure beside her had a chance to respond, a resounding crack vibrated around the house, with the front entrance being the focal point. This managed to rouse everyone from their sleepy states as now the family of four were all standing and pressed up against the opposite of the wall, staring at the open door, waiting.

The older two knew what was about to fall before them and their family, but the younger duo held looks of bewilderment and confusion, as well as fear due to the unknown.
"M-Mom...?" The boy whispered, but was immediately silenced by said woman, who was now holding him close to her. Unable to ask questions and stuck with this sickening feeling that only meant bad news, the siblings' suspense was finally lifted as what stood in front of them was questionable at best.

The first thing that would have caught anyone's eyes would have to be how similar the two strangers entering the bedroom were to each other. Other than their gender, height, and hair length, it looked almost like a mirror reflection of one person. They had the same jet black hair, the woman's much longer than the male's, wine red eyes, and ghostly pale skin that was practically shining in the dark room. They both stood still on either side of the still open door, staring ahead at the family that refused to move.

The woman, despite how tense the atmosphere became with her presence, was smiling politely, dressed in a teal gray hoodie with tight black pants and dark shoes. There was even what looked like an umbrella strapped to her side and something adorned her head, although it was far too dark to tell what it was. She just looked far more relaxed and friendly then her male counterpart.

This guy had a face of steel, practically glaring at the family with folded arms. He was decked out in all black, his most noticeable article of clothing being the trench coat that hung on his shoulders and stopped around his lower shins. His gaze seem to freeze on the boy, who inevitably shrunk back at the sight.

Before either of them had a chance to speak up or say anything, the boy's mother let out a shrill cry of fear, as if her life was at risk. Hell, it probably was.

"NOOOO! PLEASE! I'M BEGGING YOU! D-DON'T TAKE THEM! THEY DON'T DESERVE T-TO BE PUT THROUGH THIS!!! TAKE M-ME INSTEAD! PLEASE! JUST A-ANYONE BUT THEM!!" The boy and girl were forced to watch as their mother let go of the former and dropped haphazardly to her knees, blonde stands of hair sticking out of her messy bun, groveling on the ground in hopes of persuading either of the two not to take her children. Said children could only watch with wide eyes as their mother crumbled before their eyes. Of course they expected their father to jump in and do something, but instead, he kept his daughter close to him, leaving the woman to step over his wife and approach his son, seemingly desensitized by the sight before her.

"You're #$%&* @#$%&*, right?" She questioned looking up and down the blonde boy as he stared back with wide and confused eyes. "I know you must be confused, but we're with the Zodiac Project. I'm sure you've heard about it in class, yeah? We're basically superheroes!" She questioned again, holding a fist up in front of her with another smile, seeming unaware of the boy's mother clawing at her leg.

Well, of course he heard about the Zodiac Project. The Zodiac Project took 88 of the strongest people on Eos and brought them to the 'Promise Land', Kartana, where they trained and inherited the powers of the old via medallions to protect Eos by being sent on missions when there was any danger. It was as simple as that. But what did that have to do with him?

Too nervous to say anything in response, the woman smiled faintly before looking up at the ceiling, apparently recalling something.
"#$%&* @#$%&*, male, seventeen years old, born April 10th, Aura Type is Projector, and Aura Color is is predicted to be Red." She recited before looking back at the put off boy. "Congrats! You've been enlisted to join the Zodiac Project as the tenth Aries and under the new name Krios. Sound pretty cool, huh? You'll be assisting us in helping protect Eos!" She concluded proudly before offering a hand.

Despite knowing he had no choice with how he remembered the Zodiac Project worked, the boy looked down at his mother's tearful and saddened expression as she was practically laying on the ground now, over at his father's stern and unreadable face shielding his daughter as if his life depended on it, and lastly at his little sister's wide, bulging eyes staring back at him in a language that all siblings communicated with and were special to just them.

That look. That was all he needed to make the right choice. Make a decision of a lifetime. Start a new beginning for himself...

As a protector of Eos.

Ever so hesitant, the boy took the woman's ghostly hand, much to his mother's anguish. He could tell that she wanted to nothing more than snatch him away from the woman basically telling him to sell his soul to the world they stood on, but one shift that came from the nearby door halted her movements. The man finally lowered his head at the mother just as the woman shook her off of her leg and ushered the blonde boy past his mother and family, down the steps and outside the house, the man following slowly behind. Unfortunately, he wasn't given the luxury to say goodbye or anything really to his parents. He was simply taking away as if he never belonged there in the first place.

Once outside, the boy felt the need to speak up for himself, his eyes locked on his home.
"...Wh-Why did you guys pick me?" He questioned as he was practically dragged further and further away from his home, his eyes locked on the horns sticking out of his kidnapper's head. Those...were just for decoration right? Instead of responding right away, the woman let go of his hand and turned back to face him, smiling sadly.
"Sorry, if I knew, I would tell you, but we aren't high enough on that social ladder to know ourselves. You shouldn't worry about it too much, as once you're one of us you could always come back as long as you get permission from us. Speaking of us though, it's time for some introductions! Not gonna lie, this is usually the best part that comes from enlisting imo." She grinned widely before reaching into her hoodie from the neck hole, prompting 'Krios' to back up nervously. Within seconds, the girl pulled up a necklace that got lost in her hoodie, showing a cornflower blue medallion with an arrow symbol on it. "I'm the one and only Toxotes of the Sagittarius constellation. We won't be working together often, but we'll still be allies. The pleasure is mine!" She spoke cheerfully despite her cold appearance before looking at the still quiet man who just managed to close in on them.
"And this dashing young man is Perseus of the...well, you probably guessed it, Perseus constellation. He isn't one of the main twelve like you and I, but you might see each other around." She explained as said man nodded slowly in the blonde boy's direction before looking away, seemingly done with introductions.

The boy really wanted to ask more, like if he could possibly still go to school with his friends. But seeing as they just plucked him away from the safest place on Eos for him, the boy highly doubted it. Looking at the two that came to pick him up, as well as the honor of becoming a protector of Eos, he could only think that this 'new life' he was about to dive into would certainly be...interesting?