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It was a big day for the people of Eden. The eldest and only prince of the royal family, Kageyama Tobio, was to be christened king of the land. His father was, after all, well past his prime, and Eden needed a strong leader in good health. In fact, everyone in Eden was attending the ceremony. They had to, it was the law. On a completely different note...While Eden did seem to be the perfect utopia on the outside, it faced a major problem.
Eden was made up of a society ranked similarly to wolves in a pack. There were the alphas, the strong, dominant type, often viewed as the cream of the crop. The entire male side of the Kageyama bloodline was pure alpha. There'd never been a beta or omega king. The alphas of Eden were roughly 40% of the population. Alphas tended to be full of themselves, overconfident, and self-centered. They also made up the more privileged sector of society.
The most common type of person, however, was a beta. Betas were very, very, very average. Average in smarts, in sports...average in just about every aspect of their lives. Betas tend to be hard-working and middle-class, as I mentioned earlier. They're neither domineering nor overly submissive. And while alphas are tall and broad-shouldered (typically well-muscled, too), betas tended to be very, very average in stature, muscle mass, and/or shoulder width. If I had to guesstimate, I'd say betas made up 50% of Eden's citizens.
Finally, the rarest kind of creature: the omega. Now might be a good time to add the alphas can be male and female, but neither can get pregnant (but they sure as hell impregnate). Also, beta females can get pregnant (they can't impregnate) and vice versa for males. Omegas, on the other hand, male of female, could only get pregnant. That was all they were good for through the eyes of society. Omegas were often dainty, weak, frail, and easily injured. Broken bones (even if the injuries didn't appear to be fatal) could kill them. The same with rapid temperature changes, fevers, blood loss, and even colds. That's not all, though. Omegas go into a "heat" or period of extreme sexual desire, once a month. These heats could be up to a few days or an entire week. Usually, the longer time between heats, the longer and more intense the heats turn out to be. And, like with injuries, omegas can even die if a heat is too intense and their lust is unfulfilled. Omegas also tend to have very meek, timid, and submissive natures. Despite all these factors, though, the people of Eden continued to regard omegas as lowlier than dirt, and treated them even worse. As a result, they went completely extinct. Now, during Prince Tobio's time, only female betas could give birth to children, and even though they were many in number, the children born weren't nearly as vigorous and healthy as children born from an omega.
Back to the present. Hundreds and thousands of alphas and betas huddled around a square platform, a stage, really, in the center of the capital, Destiny. The stage stood in front of the king's palace. On this platform kneeled Prince Tobio, eyes closed, head bowed, as a golden crown was placed over his head.
"I now pronounce Prince Kageyama Tobio the III King of Eden!" The crowd erupted in cheers. All except a mother and her two children. They frayed at the edge of the group, as far away from the king-crowned-prince as possible.