Rylee Kaelie Tanda always felt uncomfortable in her body for as long as she could remember. It was only right that when she discovered transgender people she would find relief and become comfortable when she no longer had to conform to her biological gender. Her absentee parents only made it easier as once she was proven to be able to take care of herself without problems she was left in an apartment with only daily checkups that would grow farther and farther apart as she grew. It was with all of this that she embraced being Horatius Azrael Tanda.
Horatius' parents hardly put up any resistance, if any at all, and gave her money to do whatever she desired except for testosterone until they gave the go-ahead. This did however lead her parents to believe they needed a backup in case he couldn't fill the position that was to be his, eventually, from birth.
The Tanda's were blessed with twin girls and while having siblings was a good thing for Horatius, as he had been lonely, his parents did not think so but the doctor forbade them from trying to conceive again as the strain would surely kill the mother and the babies.
The twins were kept in the adult Tanda's residence so Horatius, affectionately dubbed Hora by the twins, made sure to visit every day to have someone to interact with and keep them company.
The Tanda adults were often, or always, busy running the many businesses under the Tanda name. This of course meant he was required to learn everything from a young age allowing for him to be discovered as a genius, lifting a weight off his parent's shoulders as they had wondered whether they had to plan an engagement for him to teach his future spouse the various jobs they would be required to do. It was quickly proven that he quickly caught on as he learned everything and could even get things done faster than his parents. This encouraged his parents to take a few off days.
Allowing him to gain experience while getting a break had an even bigger impact than was expected. With Hora working in place of his parents his sisters, Xena and Zenni, were able to learn the business, which showed their advanced intellect and left many questioning how all three children hid it for this long. This led to many Tanda family businesses having a small but unexpected, meaningful, and suspicious growth. This led to many questions that upset many people, including a man of higher standing than the Tanda's.
In response to the man's anger, the adults of the Tanda had assigned bodyguards that while said to be some top individuals in their field were still outmatched by the skill of Horatius from his waxing and waning interest in different fighting styles in which he mastered before moving on to the next fighting style.
Despite the additional protection for all of the family members, it did nothing to deter the man from continuing his assault on the Tanda family. It eventually reached a point where everyone knew but couldn't do anything about it as the man didn't leave any evidence of his crimes. Things continued to progress until, at a public event, a sniper was able to take a shot at Tanda Senior which left him in a coma. A few weeks after the incident Tanda senior was drugged in the hospital despite the additional security. Eventually, the older female Tanda contracts a disease due to the stress of the businesses, the Tanda senior death, and the constant vigilance she has to keep for any threats and passes away.
Leaving Horatius to run the various businesses under his family's name. Due to the sibling's above-average intelligence, they get the companies back on track and have sufficiently divided the work between them to have time to spend with each other.
Ryuk Kiernan Perdita was engaged to Lisa Hape Nirocks at the age of seven and after putting up with her arrogant attitude for that long, one was hard-pressed to find a reason not to murder her. The only thing holding Ryuk back was the lack of better high-standing ladies and his parents, Meara and Ledger Perdita, threatened to arrange engagements for his twelve-year-old sister with older men.
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