wait i'm so confused. so is her real father dead? we've never met him before?

Yep, he's dead. The evil shaman was secretly draining his energy with black magic and then either killed him off or brainwashed him into committing suicide. (The good shaman granny said this evil shaman was drains people's life force to sustain himself)

i hate a plot twist that involves a character we couldn't have known anything about. but i guess twins do run in the family.

Ooh wow, I hadn't noticed the uncle and dad were twins too, seems you're right!