Chapter XV: Helplessness
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"Miss Helena?" Celes was close to tears as she walked slowly towards the vampire. Helena smiled softly and touched Celes's hand to tell her that she was real and not a ghost.
"I'm glad to see you well, Celes Victoria," she said as he gazed upon her person. "You have changed but still you have not yet experienced the pleasures of being a woman." Celes flushed. At first she thought that she had seen a ghost but Helena's statement disproved that theory.
Helena was one hundred percent real.
"I saw you die," Celes said when she had regained her composure.
"Not exactly," Helena said as she eyed Sol in dark mirth. "He saved me."
"You did?" Andrea asked Sol in awe.
"We will delve into the details another time," Helena was suddenly serious. "The Immortal has been captured?"
"Yes," Sol said just as serious. "By whom we do not know."
"But you have a suspicion?" Helena asked. "You have developed quite well but I sensed that you are still......... immature."
"In some ways," Sol admitted shyly. "But I'm learning."
"Still, you haven't bedded anyone yet," Helena said bluntly much to Sol and Celes's embarrassment. Sol's eyes immediately sought Celes's but he blushed she their gazes locked. "I see," Helena smiled slyly. She could smell their pheromones increase as desire controlled their body. However, Helena noticed that Celes's arousal was greater than Sol's. But Sol had learned to control his urges while the young vampire has not.
"Have you two consummated?" Helena asked making the pair flush. It wasn't as if they hadn't thought of it but when Helena blurted it out it seemed to her like an ordinary occurrence.
"I think that was a no, my lady," Andrea smiled in mirth. She didn't need any vampire senses to see that they were......... frustrated. But the vampire Helena merely nodded and looked at Celes intently. It was like Helena was scrutinizing her for something Celes didn't know. Celes, however, had a bad feeling about the whole thing.
Helena smiled as she looked at Sol who was strangely nervous as if his life depended on what Helena might say next.
"You have my blessing," Helena smiled at Sol who seemed to have forgotten to breathe. And when her words finally registered to his brain, he fainted. The ladies were surprised for Celes and Andrea did not know the reason for Sol's faint but Helena smiled cryptically and looked at the two ladies.
"He will be fine," Helena assured her much to Celes's doubt. But the young vampire did not want to contest the wisdom of Helena. Sighing, Celes took Sol into her arm and gently laid him to a nearby sofa where she kissed him on the forehead before she turned to face Helena who was now smiling in mirth.
"You have my blessing as well," Helena said making Celes more curious than before.
"Why do I need your blessing?" Celes asked curiously but Helena didn't answer. Instead, she sat back on her chair and suddenly became serious.
"Shall we continue?" she asked. Sighing, Celes nodded and held her questions for later. "There are vampires in this world that could match or surpass Alucard. One of them was Incognito," Helena closed her eyes to clear her feeling of the matter. It was hard to forget something as haunting as Incognito.
"But Master destroyed Incognito, so who else is there?" Celes asked.
"There are a few but they exist," Helen said. "Some can call out the elements to do their bidding and others call demons from beyond."
"This one can trap other creatures of the dark," Sol wearily said as he still lay on the sofa. "But I doubt that he could best Alucard. And he's not a vampire."
"How did you know that?" Celes asked cautiously. This was something he hasn't shared to her before. But there are a lot of things he hasn't shared to her yet. "Better fess up or I'll PUMP it out of you," she didn't know why but her words made both of them blush.
And their spectators were enjoying the show. Andrea leaned over to whisper in Helena's ear.
"How long do you suppose he's going to last?" Andrea asked. Helena smirked in thought as she eyed the two. There was enough frustration between both of them to ignite a dormant volcano. But she knew Sol better than anyone else and she knew that he wouldn't hurt a lady though she really doubted he could contain himself with Celes.
"With the tension between them? As soon as the bread enters the oven," Helena smiled. Andrea felt her cheeks burn. It was rather odd to picture her sister and Sol in bed but she did admit that it was a very nice picture. They belonged to each other and to her it seemed like her duty as her sister to help her along.
"I would wager that he would take it slow however......... um......... tensed he would be," Andrea said. "He's too much of a gentleman to be unromantic."
"Consider your sister," Helena looked at the two who hadn't averted each other's gaze. "I had it from a very reliable source that she was ready to jump my......... she was ready to jump Sol the first night she met him."
"I didn't know that," Andrea said thoughtfully. "But she seemed sated."
"For now," Helena said but after a moment, she grabbed her chest in pain as she tried to breath. Sol was already by her side, comforting her with a gentle massage and soft cooing. Celes was curious of this behavior. It was like he was doting her as if she was a little child.
It was quite sweet however Celes looked at it. When Helena was calming down, Sol frowned worriedly at her.
"You need a bath," Sol said as he lifted her in his arms and carried her deeper into the room.
"I will not let you treat me as a child," Helena admonished softly and she rested her head on the crook of his neck. Sol laughed as he paused in front of the furthest bookshelf. Looking at Celes, his pleading eyes asked for help.
Smiling, Celes walked up to him and waited for his instructions. She found it hard to believe that she couldn't deny him anything from that smile.
"Top shelf left hand corner, green book," he said and Celes pulled the book making a loud clicking sound. Then she knew what he asked of her. "Middle shelf, red book. Third shelf right hand corner, blue book." Again the clicking noise. "Pull the candleholder on your right." As she did, the whole shelf slid to the side to reveal another room.
But this room reminded her of those old horror movies of mad scientists. To her, it looked like a dungeon laboratory but without the crude and ancient "devices" that was portrayed in those movies.
The place was equipped with the most advanced scientific apparatuses she had ever seen. Not even the government had such a laboratory.
Aside from the usual microscopes and beakers, the laboratory was filled with chemicals that were stored in a secured cabinet and computers.
In the middle of the laboratory was a cylindrical chamber that made Celes nervous. Horror movie indeed! Past, present and future horrors entered her mind. From zombies to genetically engineered bio weapons. This was the expression that engulfed her when she saw the laboratory.
At the far corner were casket like chambers lying on the ground. It seemed like there were......... inhabitants in each casket. A shiver crept into the nape of her neck when she saw the bodies in the caskets. Most of them wore dresses from the 1800's but some of them were about forty years old.
"What is this place?" Andrea asked as she wrapped her arm on Celes's. The woman was frightened and Celes shared that fear.
"This is my laboratory," Sol said as he gentle sat Helena on a bed by a lone glass casket. He began removing Helena's clothes making Celes frown in displeasure.
"What are you doing?" she asked in a heightened tone. Sol looked up looking confused. He had successfully removed Helena's gown, who was now wearing her unmentionables. Even though Helena was garbed in formal clothes of the past century, her underwear, consisting merely of silk garter belts, stockings and knickers, were more fashionable than Celes's.
When Sol looked at Helena, he suddenly froze.
"Celes, Andrea, help me please," he pleaded as he stood there in indecision. Immediately, Celes and Andrea were beside him. "Celes, would you......... that is......... she needs to be cleaned. I'll get a basin of water and a sponge." Nearly tripping as he left, Sol sighed gratefully and went for the water.
"Even though he treats me as a child, he respects me as a woman," Helena softly said as she tried to stand, only failing for she lacked the strength. "I never met a man like him."
"Neither did I?" Celes smiled as she helped Helena remove her underwear. "Fancy knickers," she commented making Helena smile.
"I practically dragged Sol into that shop," her smile grew. "He was swooning as if to faint when I showed him what I picked."
"I could believe that," Andrea said as she met Sol halfway and took the basin from him.
"I'll start the chamber," Sol said as he backed away, not before tripping on one of stools by the table. The ladies braced as they hear an all too familiar crash and sighed.
"He'll never change," Helena said as the last article of clothing was removed from her person. Andrea covered her with a silk robe as she marveled the vampire's body. Though like a child, her body was taking form of a woman. Celes blushed when she thought of Helena as sexy.
Suddenly, the glass casket came to life. Celes noticed that there were cables attached to the casket and a small LCD screen by the head of the casket.
Sol came up, obviously uncomfortable, and tried to smile.
"Are you ready?" he asked. Helena nodded and stood. She removed the robe making Sol swallow. With a deep breath, Sol walked up to her and carried her towards the casket. He then gently placed her inside the casket and smiled.
"A few more of these and you'll be good as new," Sol said as he lovingly kissed her forehead.
"You will not stop treating me as a child, will you?" Helena asked making the women smile.
"Not even when death takes me from you," he said and closed the lid. He then tapped a few keys on the console. With a last look, he smiled. "Ready?" when she nodded, she closed her eyes and the casket immediately was filled with a reddish fluid that resembled blood but a lot thinner.
When Sol was satisfied with the readings on the console, he motioned the ladies to follow him to a living room space behind the laboratory. The living room resembled the parlors of 18th century England with its elegance and beauty. What's more that they could still see Helena's casket where they are.
When they were seated, Celes could not curb her curiosity anymore.
"What was that about?" Celes asked a weary Sol.
"Before that I must explain the nature of how I found her, Please bear with me," he sighed. "When I found her, she was badly burned and merely a head."
"I know" Celes grimaced as the scene replayed in her mind. Sol's face was passive but continued on.
"I immediately rushed to this laboratory and, in my fit of desperation, engaged the regeneration chamber."
"Regeneration Chamber?" Andrea was confused.
"It's the large cylinder in the middle of the lab," he said nonchalantly. "It hasn't been tried before but I used a method that had been studied from time immemorial. Ever since humans have the ability to think, they try ways upon extending their lives, wishing immortality. It wasn't until fifty years ago that a prototype regeneration fluid had been discovered. It was called the elixir of life or what other called it a potion made from the Philosopher's stone."
"You don't actually believe in that?" Celes asked.
"Not in the general sense," Sol admitted. "But the scientific discovery launched a unprecedented search for the so called secret to immortality. Many had tried but failed."
"You succeeded?" Andrea asked.
"No," Sol sighed. "Reviving humans are a pain. The brain functions deteriorate when the brain lacks blood and oxygen. Look what happened to Frankenstein's creation. Then I heard in a suburb in Northern America that the dead had risen because of some virus. The dead had reanimated but they were worse than ghouls. Only drive they had was to eat other humans.
"Reviving Vampires was as complicated as reviving humans but Helena was still alive, or moving or undead......... anyway, she could be saved. The regeneration chamber was filled with a concoction of my own designs......... although I may have borrowed some techniques from others.
"The fluid composed mainly of blood belonging to a creature called a Dhamphir or what you call a mixed breed."
"Mixed?" Celes was confused.
"A vampire/human child," Sol said as he glanced at Andrea who fidgeted. "That and mixed with reanimates. But it didn't work. Helena was rejecting the formula so I exchanged the Dhamphir's blood with a blood of a creature called a Druid."
"What's a Druid?" Andrea asked. Sol sighed as he looked at Helena's casket.
"A Druid, my ladies, is a Vampire's vampire."
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a/n: Thanks for the encouragements. Was this long enough? Anyway, more explanations on Helena's return next chapter also an overview about the druid.
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"Miss Helena?" Celes was close to tears as she walked slowly towards the vampire. Helena smiled softly and touched Celes's hand to tell her that she was real and not a ghost.
"I'm glad to see you well, Celes Victoria," she said as he gazed upon her person. "You have changed but still you have not yet experienced the pleasures of being a woman." Celes flushed. At first she thought that she had seen a ghost but Helena's statement disproved that theory.
Helena was one hundred percent real.
"I saw you die," Celes said when she had regained her composure.
"Not exactly," Helena said as she eyed Sol in dark mirth. "He saved me."
"You did?" Andrea asked Sol in awe.
"We will delve into the details another time," Helena was suddenly serious. "The Immortal has been captured?"
"Yes," Sol said just as serious. "By whom we do not know."
"But you have a suspicion?" Helena asked. "You have developed quite well but I sensed that you are still......... immature."
"In some ways," Sol admitted shyly. "But I'm learning."
"Still, you haven't bedded anyone yet," Helena said bluntly much to Sol and Celes's embarrassment. Sol's eyes immediately sought Celes's but he blushed she their gazes locked. "I see," Helena smiled slyly. She could smell their pheromones increase as desire controlled their body. However, Helena noticed that Celes's arousal was greater than Sol's. But Sol had learned to control his urges while the young vampire has not.
"Have you two consummated?" Helena asked making the pair flush. It wasn't as if they hadn't thought of it but when Helena blurted it out it seemed to her like an ordinary occurrence.
"I think that was a no, my lady," Andrea smiled in mirth. She didn't need any vampire senses to see that they were......... frustrated. But the vampire Helena merely nodded and looked at Celes intently. It was like Helena was scrutinizing her for something Celes didn't know. Celes, however, had a bad feeling about the whole thing.
Helena smiled as she looked at Sol who was strangely nervous as if his life depended on what Helena might say next.
"You have my blessing," Helena smiled at Sol who seemed to have forgotten to breathe. And when her words finally registered to his brain, he fainted. The ladies were surprised for Celes and Andrea did not know the reason for Sol's faint but Helena smiled cryptically and looked at the two ladies.
"He will be fine," Helena assured her much to Celes's doubt. But the young vampire did not want to contest the wisdom of Helena. Sighing, Celes took Sol into her arm and gently laid him to a nearby sofa where she kissed him on the forehead before she turned to face Helena who was now smiling in mirth.
"You have my blessing as well," Helena said making Celes more curious than before.
"Why do I need your blessing?" Celes asked curiously but Helena didn't answer. Instead, she sat back on her chair and suddenly became serious.
"Shall we continue?" she asked. Sighing, Celes nodded and held her questions for later. "There are vampires in this world that could match or surpass Alucard. One of them was Incognito," Helena closed her eyes to clear her feeling of the matter. It was hard to forget something as haunting as Incognito.
"But Master destroyed Incognito, so who else is there?" Celes asked.
"There are a few but they exist," Helen said. "Some can call out the elements to do their bidding and others call demons from beyond."
"This one can trap other creatures of the dark," Sol wearily said as he still lay on the sofa. "But I doubt that he could best Alucard. And he's not a vampire."
"How did you know that?" Celes asked cautiously. This was something he hasn't shared to her before. But there are a lot of things he hasn't shared to her yet. "Better fess up or I'll PUMP it out of you," she didn't know why but her words made both of them blush.
And their spectators were enjoying the show. Andrea leaned over to whisper in Helena's ear.
"How long do you suppose he's going to last?" Andrea asked. Helena smirked in thought as she eyed the two. There was enough frustration between both of them to ignite a dormant volcano. But she knew Sol better than anyone else and she knew that he wouldn't hurt a lady though she really doubted he could contain himself with Celes.
"With the tension between them? As soon as the bread enters the oven," Helena smiled. Andrea felt her cheeks burn. It was rather odd to picture her sister and Sol in bed but she did admit that it was a very nice picture. They belonged to each other and to her it seemed like her duty as her sister to help her along.
"I would wager that he would take it slow however......... um......... tensed he would be," Andrea said. "He's too much of a gentleman to be unromantic."
"Consider your sister," Helena looked at the two who hadn't averted each other's gaze. "I had it from a very reliable source that she was ready to jump my......... she was ready to jump Sol the first night she met him."
"I didn't know that," Andrea said thoughtfully. "But she seemed sated."
"For now," Helena said but after a moment, she grabbed her chest in pain as she tried to breath. Sol was already by her side, comforting her with a gentle massage and soft cooing. Celes was curious of this behavior. It was like he was doting her as if she was a little child.
It was quite sweet however Celes looked at it. When Helena was calming down, Sol frowned worriedly at her.
"You need a bath," Sol said as he lifted her in his arms and carried her deeper into the room.
"I will not let you treat me as a child," Helena admonished softly and she rested her head on the crook of his neck. Sol laughed as he paused in front of the furthest bookshelf. Looking at Celes, his pleading eyes asked for help.
Smiling, Celes walked up to him and waited for his instructions. She found it hard to believe that she couldn't deny him anything from that smile.
"Top shelf left hand corner, green book," he said and Celes pulled the book making a loud clicking sound. Then she knew what he asked of her. "Middle shelf, red book. Third shelf right hand corner, blue book." Again the clicking noise. "Pull the candleholder on your right." As she did, the whole shelf slid to the side to reveal another room.
But this room reminded her of those old horror movies of mad scientists. To her, it looked like a dungeon laboratory but without the crude and ancient "devices" that was portrayed in those movies.
The place was equipped with the most advanced scientific apparatuses she had ever seen. Not even the government had such a laboratory.
Aside from the usual microscopes and beakers, the laboratory was filled with chemicals that were stored in a secured cabinet and computers.
In the middle of the laboratory was a cylindrical chamber that made Celes nervous. Horror movie indeed! Past, present and future horrors entered her mind. From zombies to genetically engineered bio weapons. This was the expression that engulfed her when she saw the laboratory.
At the far corner were casket like chambers lying on the ground. It seemed like there were......... inhabitants in each casket. A shiver crept into the nape of her neck when she saw the bodies in the caskets. Most of them wore dresses from the 1800's but some of them were about forty years old.
"What is this place?" Andrea asked as she wrapped her arm on Celes's. The woman was frightened and Celes shared that fear.
"This is my laboratory," Sol said as he gentle sat Helena on a bed by a lone glass casket. He began removing Helena's clothes making Celes frown in displeasure.
"What are you doing?" she asked in a heightened tone. Sol looked up looking confused. He had successfully removed Helena's gown, who was now wearing her unmentionables. Even though Helena was garbed in formal clothes of the past century, her underwear, consisting merely of silk garter belts, stockings and knickers, were more fashionable than Celes's.
When Sol looked at Helena, he suddenly froze.
"Celes, Andrea, help me please," he pleaded as he stood there in indecision. Immediately, Celes and Andrea were beside him. "Celes, would you......... that is......... she needs to be cleaned. I'll get a basin of water and a sponge." Nearly tripping as he left, Sol sighed gratefully and went for the water.
"Even though he treats me as a child, he respects me as a woman," Helena softly said as she tried to stand, only failing for she lacked the strength. "I never met a man like him."
"Neither did I?" Celes smiled as she helped Helena remove her underwear. "Fancy knickers," she commented making Helena smile.
"I practically dragged Sol into that shop," her smile grew. "He was swooning as if to faint when I showed him what I picked."
"I could believe that," Andrea said as she met Sol halfway and took the basin from him.
"I'll start the chamber," Sol said as he backed away, not before tripping on one of stools by the table. The ladies braced as they hear an all too familiar crash and sighed.
"He'll never change," Helena said as the last article of clothing was removed from her person. Andrea covered her with a silk robe as she marveled the vampire's body. Though like a child, her body was taking form of a woman. Celes blushed when she thought of Helena as sexy.
Suddenly, the glass casket came to life. Celes noticed that there were cables attached to the casket and a small LCD screen by the head of the casket.
Sol came up, obviously uncomfortable, and tried to smile.
"Are you ready?" he asked. Helena nodded and stood. She removed the robe making Sol swallow. With a deep breath, Sol walked up to her and carried her towards the casket. He then gently placed her inside the casket and smiled.
"A few more of these and you'll be good as new," Sol said as he lovingly kissed her forehead.
"You will not stop treating me as a child, will you?" Helena asked making the women smile.
"Not even when death takes me from you," he said and closed the lid. He then tapped a few keys on the console. With a last look, he smiled. "Ready?" when she nodded, she closed her eyes and the casket immediately was filled with a reddish fluid that resembled blood but a lot thinner.
When Sol was satisfied with the readings on the console, he motioned the ladies to follow him to a living room space behind the laboratory. The living room resembled the parlors of 18th century England with its elegance and beauty. What's more that they could still see Helena's casket where they are.
When they were seated, Celes could not curb her curiosity anymore.
"What was that about?" Celes asked a weary Sol.
"Before that I must explain the nature of how I found her, Please bear with me," he sighed. "When I found her, she was badly burned and merely a head."
"I know" Celes grimaced as the scene replayed in her mind. Sol's face was passive but continued on.
"I immediately rushed to this laboratory and, in my fit of desperation, engaged the regeneration chamber."
"Regeneration Chamber?" Andrea was confused.
"It's the large cylinder in the middle of the lab," he said nonchalantly. "It hasn't been tried before but I used a method that had been studied from time immemorial. Ever since humans have the ability to think, they try ways upon extending their lives, wishing immortality. It wasn't until fifty years ago that a prototype regeneration fluid had been discovered. It was called the elixir of life or what other called it a potion made from the Philosopher's stone."
"You don't actually believe in that?" Celes asked.
"Not in the general sense," Sol admitted. "But the scientific discovery launched a unprecedented search for the so called secret to immortality. Many had tried but failed."
"You succeeded?" Andrea asked.
"No," Sol sighed. "Reviving humans are a pain. The brain functions deteriorate when the brain lacks blood and oxygen. Look what happened to Frankenstein's creation. Then I heard in a suburb in Northern America that the dead had risen because of some virus. The dead had reanimated but they were worse than ghouls. Only drive they had was to eat other humans.
"Reviving Vampires was as complicated as reviving humans but Helena was still alive, or moving or undead......... anyway, she could be saved. The regeneration chamber was filled with a concoction of my own designs......... although I may have borrowed some techniques from others.
"The fluid composed mainly of blood belonging to a creature called a Dhamphir or what you call a mixed breed."
"Mixed?" Celes was confused.
"A vampire/human child," Sol said as he glanced at Andrea who fidgeted. "That and mixed with reanimates. But it didn't work. Helena was rejecting the formula so I exchanged the Dhamphir's blood with a blood of a creature called a Druid."
"What's a Druid?" Andrea asked. Sol sighed as he looked at Helena's casket.
"A Druid, my ladies, is a Vampire's vampire."
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a/n: Thanks for the encouragements. Was this long enough? Anyway, more explanations on Helena's return next chapter also an overview about the druid.