Exercises and Learning.
Melchiah felt himself being sat straight up, his back allowing itself a double pop before settling in this new position. Melchiah opened his bright green eyes, the world around him bright white and humans scuttling around him like fleas on a sick camp dog. He shook his head slightly. Fear of the un known he was facing began to show as the vampire shrank away from a sharp looking instrument pointed at the crook of his arm. The human holding the strange apparatus leaned forward some more only to find him self being backhanded away to a 'safe' distance.
" You are quite safe Melchiah." Came the deep voice of Kain from the doorway. He just walked in, walking over as Melchiah flashed his fangs at the next young man to try and poke him, Kain had learned so far those tiny instruments that extracted blood where called 'needles' he didn't quite understand their full purpose but knew from reading that they where both good and bad. Melchiah looked up at him, terror hidden beneath a wave of curiosity. " Nothing will befall you whilst I'm here." Kain reassured in a whisper and patted his youngest on the back. The skin no longer flaked thanks to the humans genetic enhancement therapy, what ever that was supposed to mean to Kain himself.
Melchiah couldn't remember the time when the Father was close or in any way comforting or nice like this but there was one time when the brothers could talk to Kain as sons would a father and not as lieutenants to a Lord. Melchiah struggled to talk, and after a few tries gave up completely and just nodded his understanding to Kain.
" I'm told they will put you to sleep so you can heal quicker and more fully, than you'll have a chance to have a wash and feed without the assistance of that machine." Kain pointed to the strange device in the corner of the room. " I'll be back to check on you." Kain turned to leave, Melchiah grabbed his arm, a little hesitant in case of Kain's wrath but he had to know. He looked up at Kain and tried to reach with his mind, it didn't work.
Kain watched the Pale greenish eyes search his face and smirked. " Your brothers are fine Melchiah. Now rest." Melchiah let go and let the humans' probed and poked him, calmer now than before.
Kain walked to the other end of the hospital rooms. Raziel was still hanging on the sling, but had more muscle function now that some of the bones had healed and grew strong again due to high levels of calcium being introduced to his blood mix. That along with proteins for muscle and a daily exercise that involved the tiny worker Emily who stretched and pulled Raziel's arms legs and wings before letting him stand a few hours being supported by the sling. Raziel was having his teeth looked at by a specialists Kain had learned was called a 'orthodontist'.
Emily at the moment was measuring Raziel's wings, they had grown whilst he healed, another reason for extra calcium. The wings where much bigger than before. " twelve feet in total length each," muttered Emily as she calculated with the tiny hand held contraption.
" Raziel, you look well." Kain leaned on a wall nearby. The others jumped, not having heard Kain come in, Raziel hardly reacted, he had heard Kain's entry.
" I feel well." The reply was simply, but filled with joy, such a childish emotion.
" Emily," Kain waited till she looked at him. " Is his exercise going to change soon?" Kain felt mildly curious about this. His own exercise was mostly a jog or two, some with a group of humans.
" Um, well, we're going to let him try some gliding as soon as he can walk without assistance, he's at ninety nine percent health now. He should be able to sprint within a week." She said trying not to look away, but she did. Not even Vamp was able to out stare this guy.
" Good. Raziel I want you to be patient, you will taste the skies soon enough, for now make sure you follow the exercises and the plan carefully, I don't want no accidents." Kain swept out of the room with that, moving to check on the rest of his brood before going down to the computer levels where he sat quietly on a seat and studied the computer scree. Vamp came and sat near him.
" You really want to learn how to use the net?" The Halfling asked in wonderment.
" Yes, I been told it's the fastest way to learn what I need to know to survive this technological world." He watched as Vamp did something funny to the computer and sat forward to read everything.
" Well this program your in is an sort of dictionary - you remember what that was - this will let you know everything about anything you need to know about. so knock yourself out." Vamp walked away and let the ancient Lord have the computer to himself.
Emily frowned and pulled the wing out gently, she did this over and over until Raziel relaxed each time, then she would massage the membrane and bones with a soft cloth. She dipped the cloth into the special oil full of proteins needed for strength in the skin itself, an oil that would have to be washed off later so it' didn't dry out the fragile membrane. She rubbed the oil in circles slowly, letting the warmth soak in. The vampire shuddered at the sensation but was used to the warmth and found he enjoyed the simple cloth against the sensitive skin of his wings, like being tickled with a feather from and owl, soft and light.
" Why do you do this?" He asked, she really hadn't answered any of his questions with other people in the room, but they where alone in here. He watched her bend and stand again, rubbing the oil into this new spot. He felt the warmth spread through him again.
" It is so your wings will grow and become strong without taking nutrients from you body which needs to heal. Once your bones all correct themselves you will no longer need the funny tasting blood or our exercises." She smile rubbing the last uncovered pat of the wing. Then she moved to the next. " And now that you and your brothers have been made invulnerable to water through our gene therapy, you can soon enjoy a good long soak or swim in the heated pool." She smiled at him warmly and moved to the inside of his left wing. Here she used a soft sponge to rub the oil into the membrane. Stimulating the blood flow to the very edges of the membrane. She went quiet letting him think about this information. He was silent in return. She moved to the right wing and was extra careful around the scars on the membranes. The tissue of those ancient battle scars very sensitive to touch of any kind. He trembled again. Emily smiled and placed the bucket out side the door.
" You can't wait to get my pants off again huh?' He said with a smirk that made her blush.
" I'll leave that to the cleaner then." Emily turned away and chuckled slightly as she left.
Raziel felt his smirk grow wider; He had a feeling he was really going to enjoy being waited upon by this slip of a female child. After about ten minutes of silence Raziel began to hum an old tune to himself, bored as usual. As a Razielim he hated having no company. In this white and clean room - he felt very alone. So he whistled in hopes someone will come in. When that didn't work he choose to try and kick the wall, it was just out of his reach. " Damn!" Raziel yelled.
A human man walked past with his hand tightly around a little girls writs, she was so tiny she might have been around four year of age, Raziel watched in interest as she kicked the guy sharply in the shin and pulled her tiny wrist free.
" Hey you little brat!" The man shouted and went to grab her but she ran, Raziel chuckled and called her into his room. She didn't even pause at the doorway. She bolted over and dove behind Raziel, peering around his legs at the man who was unsure f how to handle this. " Excuse me sir, I'll just be taking -" He fell over as the fist smacked him in the jaw. Raziel grinned the more the guy tried to reach her the more danger he put himself in. After a few attemps the soldier left with a broken jaw and black eyes. The little girl looked up smiling.
" Tank you." She said sitting at his feet.
" Whats you name?" Raziel asked her.
" Julie, Julie Coffy." She said her tiny pink mouth forming the words, her bronze skinned face surrounded by golden curls. " Like the dink only not spelt de same."
" You can spell can you?" Raziel asked her watching the dark blue eyes stare at his clawed feet.
" Jus me name, J U L." She counted it off her little chubby fingers as she spelt it out slowly. " How old are you?" He interrupted.
She held out her hand with three fingers up. " Four!" She shouted happily.
Raziel grinned and bent over the edge of the sling to pick her up, she was very light and wrapped her little fingers around his claw once he sat her on the post he normally used to rest his head when he was asleep. She grinned happily and Raziel entertained himself with her in a game of 'I spy' for hours before she started asking him questions. His age and name although she had difficulty pronouncing it. Emily came back in wheeling a chair to take him to his wash when she stopped to watch them.
" Are you an Angel?" tiny little Julie asked cradled against his chest in his arms.
" No." He answered with an eyebrow raised and a smirk.
" Can I call you daddy?" She asked again.
" Well..." Raziel was stumped, he hadn't counted on this question. He would have preferred she asked where babies come from. He would have said from rainbows or cabbage patches. He couldn't see the harm in it. " Okay." He said.
She giggled and smiled in return, the vampire felt this was a good reward. He had never held a child before so he was quit enjoying it now. She was getting tired now, he could hear it in her heart beat. So she asked him more questions. "Daddy, When we get to heaven, can I taste the Milky Way? Are we goin' there to visit, or are we goin' there to stay? Am I gonna see my Grandpa? Can I have a pair of wings? An' do ya think tat god could use another Angel. to help pour out the rain?" She hummed a little.
Raziel closed his mouth, he didn't have answers to those questions. She didn't want any, she was singing to her little self. The vampire tried to dry his misty eyes. Emily grinned. The other brothers hadn't shown any interest in the child when she was placed before them. This test was one of the situations stimuli. Emilyknew that Liquid, Kain and various Scientist where watching and tking notes. Only Rahab and Melchiah had shown any desire to protect the child from the soldier. Zephon had reacted violently to both humans. Turel and Dumah paid no heed to her what so ever. Raziel was actually whipping tears and allowing the child to pull open his mouth so she could touch his fangs. Little Julie was also a test subject but she was from a different ward. An elfin child. Emily watched as the two fell into silence. Julie fast asleep and Raziel resting his head on the stand so he too could rest a little.
Emily walked in and didn't bother poking him, he knew she was there. " It's time to wash off that oil." She said as the vampire looked over at her.
" I'm not leaving her." He said simply, clutching the child closer, then chuckled to himself. " I'm so soft."
" Well not everybody is as they seem. I'll let you bring her if you like, or ." Emily walked over to the hidden cupboard and pulled down the hidden medical bed. Then she walked back and waited for Raziel to hand over the girl. Raziel ignored Emily's outstretched arms and hoped off the lowering sling. He walked over to the bed and tucked the child in under the white blankets. He then lowered himself into the wheel chair and allowed himself to be taken down to the showers and washed. He never minded the showering. It was relaxing.
Liquid smirked slightly as the vampire was lead back into his room and dried then put back into the sling. " He's gentle."
Kain looked up from his book on marine biology. " Yes he is, always has been. Towards children some women and his clan." Kain shrugged. " I tried beating it out of him once but he just set free several slave children into his chambers where they where safe." Kain shook his head. " I have three compassionate son and three emotionless. Can't have everything."
Liquid laughed and turned away from the screen. " I'm going to have semen collected from you and yur sons soon. Is it possible they'll submit without too much trouble?" Liquid waited for a reply.
Kain flicked the last page over, replaced the book and took the next one before answering. " Zephon will resist. Turel and Dumah won't pay attention as long as it's done quickly. Raziel will give over easy, same as Rahab and Melchiah. Why do you need it for any way? We are incapable of procreating." Kain looked up from his bean back near the bottom shelves of the bookcase. Liquid seemed to be pondering his answer.
" It's all part of the research. In our bid to understand you and your brood better, whilst letting you to understand us humans far better as well." The young man went into thought again.
Kain shrugged. He didn't much care about interacting with these humans. They unnerved him a little with their technical capabilities. He had even had the pleasure of have a tank almost run him down once. Kain shrugged again to himself and settle to read about Physics. Whilst Liquid arranged a semen collection to commence in four hours.
Melchiah felt himself being sat straight up, his back allowing itself a double pop before settling in this new position. Melchiah opened his bright green eyes, the world around him bright white and humans scuttling around him like fleas on a sick camp dog. He shook his head slightly. Fear of the un known he was facing began to show as the vampire shrank away from a sharp looking instrument pointed at the crook of his arm. The human holding the strange apparatus leaned forward some more only to find him self being backhanded away to a 'safe' distance.
" You are quite safe Melchiah." Came the deep voice of Kain from the doorway. He just walked in, walking over as Melchiah flashed his fangs at the next young man to try and poke him, Kain had learned so far those tiny instruments that extracted blood where called 'needles' he didn't quite understand their full purpose but knew from reading that they where both good and bad. Melchiah looked up at him, terror hidden beneath a wave of curiosity. " Nothing will befall you whilst I'm here." Kain reassured in a whisper and patted his youngest on the back. The skin no longer flaked thanks to the humans genetic enhancement therapy, what ever that was supposed to mean to Kain himself.
Melchiah couldn't remember the time when the Father was close or in any way comforting or nice like this but there was one time when the brothers could talk to Kain as sons would a father and not as lieutenants to a Lord. Melchiah struggled to talk, and after a few tries gave up completely and just nodded his understanding to Kain.
" I'm told they will put you to sleep so you can heal quicker and more fully, than you'll have a chance to have a wash and feed without the assistance of that machine." Kain pointed to the strange device in the corner of the room. " I'll be back to check on you." Kain turned to leave, Melchiah grabbed his arm, a little hesitant in case of Kain's wrath but he had to know. He looked up at Kain and tried to reach with his mind, it didn't work.
Kain watched the Pale greenish eyes search his face and smirked. " Your brothers are fine Melchiah. Now rest." Melchiah let go and let the humans' probed and poked him, calmer now than before.
Kain walked to the other end of the hospital rooms. Raziel was still hanging on the sling, but had more muscle function now that some of the bones had healed and grew strong again due to high levels of calcium being introduced to his blood mix. That along with proteins for muscle and a daily exercise that involved the tiny worker Emily who stretched and pulled Raziel's arms legs and wings before letting him stand a few hours being supported by the sling. Raziel was having his teeth looked at by a specialists Kain had learned was called a 'orthodontist'.
Emily at the moment was measuring Raziel's wings, they had grown whilst he healed, another reason for extra calcium. The wings where much bigger than before. " twelve feet in total length each," muttered Emily as she calculated with the tiny hand held contraption.
" Raziel, you look well." Kain leaned on a wall nearby. The others jumped, not having heard Kain come in, Raziel hardly reacted, he had heard Kain's entry.
" I feel well." The reply was simply, but filled with joy, such a childish emotion.
" Emily," Kain waited till she looked at him. " Is his exercise going to change soon?" Kain felt mildly curious about this. His own exercise was mostly a jog or two, some with a group of humans.
" Um, well, we're going to let him try some gliding as soon as he can walk without assistance, he's at ninety nine percent health now. He should be able to sprint within a week." She said trying not to look away, but she did. Not even Vamp was able to out stare this guy.
" Good. Raziel I want you to be patient, you will taste the skies soon enough, for now make sure you follow the exercises and the plan carefully, I don't want no accidents." Kain swept out of the room with that, moving to check on the rest of his brood before going down to the computer levels where he sat quietly on a seat and studied the computer scree. Vamp came and sat near him.
" You really want to learn how to use the net?" The Halfling asked in wonderment.
" Yes, I been told it's the fastest way to learn what I need to know to survive this technological world." He watched as Vamp did something funny to the computer and sat forward to read everything.
" Well this program your in is an sort of dictionary - you remember what that was - this will let you know everything about anything you need to know about. so knock yourself out." Vamp walked away and let the ancient Lord have the computer to himself.
Emily frowned and pulled the wing out gently, she did this over and over until Raziel relaxed each time, then she would massage the membrane and bones with a soft cloth. She dipped the cloth into the special oil full of proteins needed for strength in the skin itself, an oil that would have to be washed off later so it' didn't dry out the fragile membrane. She rubbed the oil in circles slowly, letting the warmth soak in. The vampire shuddered at the sensation but was used to the warmth and found he enjoyed the simple cloth against the sensitive skin of his wings, like being tickled with a feather from and owl, soft and light.
" Why do you do this?" He asked, she really hadn't answered any of his questions with other people in the room, but they where alone in here. He watched her bend and stand again, rubbing the oil into this new spot. He felt the warmth spread through him again.
" It is so your wings will grow and become strong without taking nutrients from you body which needs to heal. Once your bones all correct themselves you will no longer need the funny tasting blood or our exercises." She smile rubbing the last uncovered pat of the wing. Then she moved to the next. " And now that you and your brothers have been made invulnerable to water through our gene therapy, you can soon enjoy a good long soak or swim in the heated pool." She smiled at him warmly and moved to the inside of his left wing. Here she used a soft sponge to rub the oil into the membrane. Stimulating the blood flow to the very edges of the membrane. She went quiet letting him think about this information. He was silent in return. She moved to the right wing and was extra careful around the scars on the membranes. The tissue of those ancient battle scars very sensitive to touch of any kind. He trembled again. Emily smiled and placed the bucket out side the door.
" You can't wait to get my pants off again huh?' He said with a smirk that made her blush.
" I'll leave that to the cleaner then." Emily turned away and chuckled slightly as she left.
Raziel felt his smirk grow wider; He had a feeling he was really going to enjoy being waited upon by this slip of a female child. After about ten minutes of silence Raziel began to hum an old tune to himself, bored as usual. As a Razielim he hated having no company. In this white and clean room - he felt very alone. So he whistled in hopes someone will come in. When that didn't work he choose to try and kick the wall, it was just out of his reach. " Damn!" Raziel yelled.
A human man walked past with his hand tightly around a little girls writs, she was so tiny she might have been around four year of age, Raziel watched in interest as she kicked the guy sharply in the shin and pulled her tiny wrist free.
" Hey you little brat!" The man shouted and went to grab her but she ran, Raziel chuckled and called her into his room. She didn't even pause at the doorway. She bolted over and dove behind Raziel, peering around his legs at the man who was unsure f how to handle this. " Excuse me sir, I'll just be taking -" He fell over as the fist smacked him in the jaw. Raziel grinned the more the guy tried to reach her the more danger he put himself in. After a few attemps the soldier left with a broken jaw and black eyes. The little girl looked up smiling.
" Tank you." She said sitting at his feet.
" Whats you name?" Raziel asked her.
" Julie, Julie Coffy." She said her tiny pink mouth forming the words, her bronze skinned face surrounded by golden curls. " Like the dink only not spelt de same."
" You can spell can you?" Raziel asked her watching the dark blue eyes stare at his clawed feet.
" Jus me name, J U L." She counted it off her little chubby fingers as she spelt it out slowly. " How old are you?" He interrupted.
She held out her hand with three fingers up. " Four!" She shouted happily.
Raziel grinned and bent over the edge of the sling to pick her up, she was very light and wrapped her little fingers around his claw once he sat her on the post he normally used to rest his head when he was asleep. She grinned happily and Raziel entertained himself with her in a game of 'I spy' for hours before she started asking him questions. His age and name although she had difficulty pronouncing it. Emily came back in wheeling a chair to take him to his wash when she stopped to watch them.
" Are you an Angel?" tiny little Julie asked cradled against his chest in his arms.
" No." He answered with an eyebrow raised and a smirk.
" Can I call you daddy?" She asked again.
" Well..." Raziel was stumped, he hadn't counted on this question. He would have preferred she asked where babies come from. He would have said from rainbows or cabbage patches. He couldn't see the harm in it. " Okay." He said.
She giggled and smiled in return, the vampire felt this was a good reward. He had never held a child before so he was quit enjoying it now. She was getting tired now, he could hear it in her heart beat. So she asked him more questions. "Daddy, When we get to heaven, can I taste the Milky Way? Are we goin' there to visit, or are we goin' there to stay? Am I gonna see my Grandpa? Can I have a pair of wings? An' do ya think tat god could use another Angel. to help pour out the rain?" She hummed a little.
Raziel closed his mouth, he didn't have answers to those questions. She didn't want any, she was singing to her little self. The vampire tried to dry his misty eyes. Emily grinned. The other brothers hadn't shown any interest in the child when she was placed before them. This test was one of the situations stimuli. Emilyknew that Liquid, Kain and various Scientist where watching and tking notes. Only Rahab and Melchiah had shown any desire to protect the child from the soldier. Zephon had reacted violently to both humans. Turel and Dumah paid no heed to her what so ever. Raziel was actually whipping tears and allowing the child to pull open his mouth so she could touch his fangs. Little Julie was also a test subject but she was from a different ward. An elfin child. Emily watched as the two fell into silence. Julie fast asleep and Raziel resting his head on the stand so he too could rest a little.
Emily walked in and didn't bother poking him, he knew she was there. " It's time to wash off that oil." She said as the vampire looked over at her.
" I'm not leaving her." He said simply, clutching the child closer, then chuckled to himself. " I'm so soft."
" Well not everybody is as they seem. I'll let you bring her if you like, or ." Emily walked over to the hidden cupboard and pulled down the hidden medical bed. Then she walked back and waited for Raziel to hand over the girl. Raziel ignored Emily's outstretched arms and hoped off the lowering sling. He walked over to the bed and tucked the child in under the white blankets. He then lowered himself into the wheel chair and allowed himself to be taken down to the showers and washed. He never minded the showering. It was relaxing.
Liquid smirked slightly as the vampire was lead back into his room and dried then put back into the sling. " He's gentle."
Kain looked up from his book on marine biology. " Yes he is, always has been. Towards children some women and his clan." Kain shrugged. " I tried beating it out of him once but he just set free several slave children into his chambers where they where safe." Kain shook his head. " I have three compassionate son and three emotionless. Can't have everything."
Liquid laughed and turned away from the screen. " I'm going to have semen collected from you and yur sons soon. Is it possible they'll submit without too much trouble?" Liquid waited for a reply.
Kain flicked the last page over, replaced the book and took the next one before answering. " Zephon will resist. Turel and Dumah won't pay attention as long as it's done quickly. Raziel will give over easy, same as Rahab and Melchiah. Why do you need it for any way? We are incapable of procreating." Kain looked up from his bean back near the bottom shelves of the bookcase. Liquid seemed to be pondering his answer.
" It's all part of the research. In our bid to understand you and your brood better, whilst letting you to understand us humans far better as well." The young man went into thought again.
Kain shrugged. He didn't much care about interacting with these humans. They unnerved him a little with their technical capabilities. He had even had the pleasure of have a tank almost run him down once. Kain shrugged again to himself and settle to read about Physics. Whilst Liquid arranged a semen collection to commence in four hours.
