Chapter 2: Zephon disobeys Kain

Arriving at his empire, Kain escorted the lovely Helios throw the doors and into his throne room. As he entered, Raziel and Zephon looked on curiously before bowing respectfully to their sire. Helios stood emotionless and deathly still. If not for her striking features and obviously high status dressing, she could have been mistaken for a beautiful statue.

"Call your brethren, Zephon." Kain demanded. Zephon spoke his "yes sire", bowed and went off to gather his brethren.

Raziel bowed low. "If I may speak sire?"

"You wish to inquire about my guest. You will just have to wait until Zephon returns with the others, my dear Raziel." Kain walked over to his throne, but did not sit, merely stood in front of it. He noticed Helios looking at his throne, obviously observing it. He wondered if she recognized the Pillar of Balance. From the shock that crossed her face, he realized that she did, but it disappeared so quickly, he almost second guessed himself, wondering if it was ever there. As Zephon returned with the others, they all had very inquisitive and curious looks on their faces while they bowed. As they stood, Kain addressed them.

"I have all, at one time or another, told you the story of Janos Audron, the legendary vampire of ancient day. During my first encounter with the ancient, he asked me that after I had reclaimed authority over my land, would I venture on a quest. That is the reason I left you some 3 days past. This was the quest. I was to reawaken his sister and bring her here to be her guardian. Tedious though the task may be, I will become her guardian and you my dear children, will be responsible for helping me with this task. If she is ever in the presence of any of you and harm should come to her, I shall be most displeased." He looked around with the utmost seriousness and authority, making sure his point hit home. If harm came to this enigmatic vampire, the one responsible would pay in the most shameful of ways. His clan would be obliterated and he shall be stripped of his title.

"I present to you Helios Audron, the last of her once great race. You will address her as 'lady' at all times. It is only fitting." Kain looked around as they all bowed and said, "It is an honor Lady Audron."

They all stood up and took in her appearance, as she walked around the throne room slowly. Her hair was long and white as snow with tinges of emerald green and royal blue here and there. It was braided in a severe plait that hung over her left shoulder and fell mid way her thigh. At its end was a small gold ornament with designs encircling it. Her skin was a fair pale blue, (think of 2 or 3 shades lighter than Janos in Soul Reaver 2) and her eyes were a contrasting lavender, very uncommon for any vampire, then or now. They were slanted at the end, giving her a very feral look. Her eyelashes were long and covered her eyes when she looked down. Her nose showed noble birth and lips, though, they were full, were set in a firm line across her timid looking face. Her face was slender, but slightly rounded giving her a childish looking appearance. Her ears were long and pointed, an obvious vampire trait, and from each ear hung a simple strand of sliver that reached to the top of her breast that had a purple gem on each end. She was tall in stature, around 5'11, give or take an inch and was dressed in womanly robes. She had on a feminine body suit (think a regular two piece swimsuit) that was black and purple, with ancient designs on it. Her breasts were very large and strained against the fabric of the bodice. Her nipples protruded through the fabric that did not go unnoticed by everyone in the room. Around her neck was a sliver ornamental choker that connected to the upper part of the bodice via two slender sliver straps. Her torso was entirely exposed and was very well defined. The same markings that were on her bodice were on her torso and they glowed with a slightly purplish tinge, every time she breathed outward. The lower part of her bodice was two sliver circles on each side of her hips. These two circles were the only thing holding the front and back part of the lower bodice to her person. It was very tight and exposed the shape of her womanhood through the fabric. Connected to the sliver circles was a leg cloak (I don't know what you call them) that extended to the floor. From the back this cloak covered her entire lower body, but from the front everything was seen. Her legs were long and shapely with a marking on each one of her thighs. She wore a simple pair of black ankle war boots with spiked heels. One of the most intriguing things about her though, was her wings. Winged with feathers, like Janos' but, instead of being black, they were snow white and seemed to belong to an angel instead of a vampire, no matter how malevolent. Another point of interest was her hands. Instead of the two clawed hand that was the sign of a vampire, she had five appendages, though the fingers were slightly elongated, and the fingernails grew out and made deadly claws at the end of her hands. (Think Kain's hands from Blood Omen 2) She had two arm protectants, made from the same ancient sliver metal as the circles on her hips, the choker around her neck, and the metal connecting the choker to her upper bodice. They were about four inches long and rested on her wrist. The most intriguing thing about this ancient vampire was that in the middle of her chest, just above her breast, was the gem that Janos had given Kain centuries ago. The same gem that Kain threw into the rip in time to bring Helios out. It was embedded in her chest with 5 veins running from it and back into different sections in her body. It was beating as a heart would and glowed a bright purple.

She had just finished exploring the room thoroughly, when they were interrupted by a Turelim.

"My Lords," it said, addressing Kain and Turel, "human rebels have infiltrated our barriers and are on a path for this very room." Turel ran to one of his fledglings, angry that this had happened, since his clan was protecting the outer reigns of the empire.

"How has this come to be? Speak at once!"

"My sire, they have conceived a way to use fire and water simultaneously. It was too much for my regiment and the southern end of the entrance." Before the Turelim could say more, he fell dead to the floor. Upon inspection, Turel noticed the severe burn marks on his fledglings back. He looked down mournfully and picked him up and moved him to the side of the room.

"He was a good commander. They shall pay for this!" Turel barked.

"Turel be still your anger." For the first time since her arrival, Helios spoke. It was a very pronounced way of speaking and she had a voice that held authority even though it was slightly soprano. As this was said, 13 human rebels, burst through the doors armed with flamethrowers and waterthrowers. A few of the humans had obviously learned sorcery and they were the ones combining the fire and water, no doubt. Helios stepped in front of Kain and his children around a good 10 feet.

A human spokesperson stepped forward. "Look there," he said pointing to Helios "it is another species of the fowl beasts. This one has wings. She seems not afraid. Let's show her that she has much to fear from us. Helios remained impartial about what was being said and done around her.

"Helios you are in no shape to fight, not even these retched human cattle." Kain began walking towards her, but she threw her hand up and turned and glared at him to let her do this alone. He stopped reluctantly, and kept his ground.

"Sire is it safe for her to battle them? Melchiah questioned.

"She wishes to do it alone, then let us see what she is capable of."

The brothers looked on in slight concern, ready to intercede at a moments notice. The humans lined up and began firing their flamethrowers at Helios. Everyone tensed for the outcome.

When the smoke cleared, Helios was unharmed and still impartial to her surroundings. Her facial features and posture had not changed in the least and she appeared somewhat bored. The humans, shocked, took a step back, but fired both the flame and waterthrowers, and the sorcerers used their magic to infuse the two together and intensify its power. Zephon, not thinking she could withstand this barrage of attacks, leaped to grab her, but was thrown back by an invisible barrier. Rahab helped his brother and stated.

"That was incredibly foolish of you Zephon."

"Anything he will do, for a pretty female." Dumah interceded. They continued to look on as the smoke cleared once again. Once again, she stood motionless and without a scratch.

"What kind of beast is she!" the humans inquired. They began to take steps back, while Helios took three forward. She spoke eerily.

"My turn." Her wings flapped slightly, raising her into the air 3 or 4 feet. She let her feet hang loosely in the air, while raising her hands to the left and right of the gem inside her chest. She moved her hands, in the same position, away from her body and outstretched in front of her. A single beam of light came from the gem and went straight through the human spokesperson. As he fell to the ground, she landed back on the floor silently. As the vampires looked on curious and the humans in horror, hundreds of bending beams of light came out of the dead corpse. They automatically went through the rest of the humans present, dropping them to the floor and through the doors to hunt down one target: any human rebel that had set foot in or around this empire. She walked back towards the center of the room.

"What, do tell, was that incredible lightshow?" Kain asked with a curious eyebrow raised.

"No more than amplified beams of light that scorches anything breathing from the inside out in a matter of milliseconds. They only act upon my thought process alone. I wished for them to destroy the rebellious humans that set foot in this empire and so they went to fulfill my desire." She was hovering slightly by this time.

"They seem to be very destructive." Raziel stated.'

"And so they are. They can obliterate anything they touch, I simply 'thought' for them not to destroy the walls of Kain's kingdom, whilst there would be nothing left by now, but piles of stone."

"How did you come to learn a thing like that?" Dumah inquired.

"I was always able to bend the elements to my whim and wishes. It simply requires me to take from that elements source. In this case, light from the candelabra above me."

"But that is fire, not light." Dumah stated.

"As a matter of speaking, it is both. I could have used the same source to create a fire attack." Helios continued to hover, staying in one place.

"I see." Dumah took this as a good enough answer.

"Zephon will show you to your to residence." Kain stated. "Zephon show her to the room next to mine."

"Yes sire." Zephon bowed lowly, for once not mad he was being the errand boy. As he gave his brothers a triumphant smirk and showed Helios the way, he heard Kain speak once again.

"Oh and Zephon. Do not make me regret sending you." Everyone knew what this enthralled coming from Kain. Hands Off!

"Of course sire." He bowed again and escorted Helios down the long halls.

"She is quite powerful sire. Is it known that we could trust her? We may not know exactly where her allegiance lies." Raziel stated as a matter of fact.

"She is sister of Janos Audron. He gave me no reason not to trust her and she has given me no reason to doubt her allegiance. She may not exactly trust my or our intentions, but she will, for we have nothing to hide from the likes of her. Nor would I. I have no reason to deceive the woman." Kain sat on his throne slightly exhausted from the quest and all that had happened afterwards. He hoped he had done the right thing choosing Zephon to escort the newest residence of his kingdom. She was a beauty to say the least and powerful beyond imagination. Someone like that aligned with him and his empire you never come to an end.

"If only things were so naively simplistic." Kain murmured to himself.

"Raziel, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, and Melchiah, you will take your clans and feed to their hearts desire on the corpses of the bodies of the human cattle. It was time they be thinned out. Yes, it was well overdue."

"What of you father?" Rahab inquired "There should be something left for you to feed from."

"I will have my fill later. Now leave me to my thoughts." They all bowed respectfully and left to retrieve their respective clans.

Deep down the hallways

"… and this, our lord retrieved from the castle in the northern lands. Exotic is it not?" Zephon asked Helios, pointing to a huge hanging tapestry on the wall.

"It is indeed. The craftsmanship is quite stunning." She went to touch it. "A human did this lovely piece of work?"

"Yes. Our humans are quite skilled if you choose them carefully." As Helios walked by Zephon, he smelled her womanhood deep in his nostrils. Her large breasts brushed up against his arm and he turned and grabbed them before he could stop himself. Instead of feeling the pain of a slap or a punch, he saw her standing still with her head down, moaning! He tried his luck again and grabbed them slowly. When she responded to his actions, he pushed her gently against the wall and began massaging her large breasts. He licked at her neck and let his free hand roam over her curves. She eagerly rose to his hand and took his hand and moved it over her nipples. Zephon raised the fabric up, exposing her large bouncy breasts. He leaned down and began sucking on her hard nipple and massaging the other. She moaned loudly into his ear and grabbed his head to push it into her breast. This continued on for some time, until she came to her senses. She pushed Zephon away gently and stated.

"I do not know what came over me. I must have been delusional to have let this happen. I am openly disrespecting Kain's home." She said, out of breath.

"I have just openly disrespected my sire. He told me not to touch you and I have anyway. I implore you, do not tell him." Zephon half begged.

"This will never be thought of again. Let us continue on our original route to my room." They continued to the room in silence. When they arrived, Zephon opened the door for her. The room was VERY spacious with a large candelabra chandelier hanging from the ceiling. A large bed with red silk and velvet sheets lay to the right of the door. Chester's, dressers, and a large vanity mirror, were scattered throughout the room. A large trunk was at the foot of the bed, a futon was across from the bed, a table with multiple chairs lay to the far side of the room next to the large ceiling to floor window that had heavy red velvet drapes, and sofas were placed tastefully on the different walls. A few feet from the bed was a large desk and chair, with a small lamp on it. Also on this wall were three large bookcases, stocked full of various books written about Nosgoth past. Some were written by humans, some by vampires. The directly in front of the door also contained a large glorious fireplace. Its mantle was bare and nothing was in front of it. A door was in a far corner and Zephon explained that this was a door that led to Kain's room, which was stocked with most of the same things as this one, but it was twice as big, so it was stocked with twice as many things as hers.

"Down this hall and to the right is a dead end with a door on the left side of the wall. Within there are multiple things you can decorate or redecorate your room with. It seems very drab for a woman. I will leave you here, unless you feel you won't be capable of making your way back to the throne room."

"This room is very adequate and I am sure I will be able to make my way back the way we came. Thank you for bringing me here Zephon." Helios looked at him and turned away and began walking towards the lavish bed.

"I bid you goodnight Lady Helios." Zephon closed the door, quietly and began making his way back to the throne room, with a certain winged beauty in his thoughts.

"Zephon has been gone far to long for comfort sire." Rahab stated. Raziel was bringing Kain some papers dealing with some findings to the east.

"Maybe he wanted to sample our newest lady." Dumah joked, but this made Kain think that it could have happened, but as he rose to retrieve his son, Zephon appeared in the doorway and bowed.

"Was she worth your death Zephon?" Dumah asked.

"What is that suppose to mean Dumah?" he said as he stood, but was stopped by Kain.

"Why has it taken you nearly 2 hours to take Helios to a room and return!" Kain was getting angrier by the second.

"Sire, Helios was very curious about the tapestries and paintings hanging on the walls down various corridors. I could not very well deny her wish sire."

"What precisely was her wish?"

"To fully know the background of the tapestries and paintings. I would not have been a gentleman if I had denied her questions sire, so we lingered and tarried down this hall and that hall."

"I will ask Helios herself if you speak true and if you bare false witness, I will have your tongue for your lies and your clan for your disobedience."

"Of course sire."

That was chapter 2. How was it? I am not trying to make Helios a scarlet woman a.k.a a whore. Why she was compelled to never stop Zephon when he first started will be revealed later in the game. Helios' coloring is not implying that all the ancients had different coloring (even though if you have ever played Defiance and remember that in Vorador's Mansion the portraits of the three vampire heroes, each one of them had on different colors and their characteristics, as far as features, hair, etc were different), but that Helios was so different because of her being the Chosen One. It was said the Chosen One would have striking differences from the entire race. It would be ssssoooooooo great, if out the goodness of someone's heart, they would draw me a picture of my depicted character Helios for my web sight I'm trying to start for next year. I would be greatly appreciative and you could send it to my e-mail REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REIVEW REVIEW!