Chapter 321 – Unholy Reunion (Part Two)

Helio and the rest arrived in a country of kangaroos, spiders, snakes, and above all, heat. 

“Great going,” Enira smiled. “Of all the places, you take us to a desert country for a shower. Great job.” Though she was glad that this place was at least hot. She loved hot weather. 

Breya was sweating in buckets- barely maintaining flight. Actually, perhaps she was even burning a bit. 

The three were up in the air, staring down at a town. A town full of buildings, people, and a lot of poisonous things… 

And though this was technically world’s driest continent, this city was right next to a massive lake of sorts. 

Helio did sweat slightly, but that was because he was still wearing the fur coat. “Just because it’s a desert country, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have showering facilities.”

They went down. 

“This place is actually pretty cool,” Breya said. “I guess that world was also quite beautiful like this in the past too…” she wondered. She was still sweating like crazy and she didn’t want to be out here, that was for sure. 

The roads were nicely built, and so were the footpaths. 

People, trees, and hovercrafts. 

“So, you’re her sister from the future? I’ve been meaning to ask but, how did you cross worlds?” Helio was interested. After all, he had plans to go on destroying those things in the past too. 

The three walked along the road. 

They were getting a lot of stares from the passersby. A kid or two were often pointing at the three and giggling along. So were some students who were skipping schools too. 

Helio didn’t mind. Rather, this was kind of new.

Breya grinned, puffing her chest up with pride; her pose was quite similar to Enira’s when she was proud. “I just borrowed some powers from mother.” She stared at Helio. “Speaking of mother, why do you possess her blood? Why do you possess our cursed royal blood?”

“Wha?” Helio was actually confused for good this time. 

‘Didn’t she mention that before too?’

“Technically Neira is his grandmother. She married Julio, had his mother, and then her mother had him.” Enira spoke in a matter-of-fact manner. “And as you remember, Neira was the most blessed among us three.”

The three stopped, abruptly. 

“Oh?” Breya came close to Helio, held his head in her hands, and examined him. “So, you’re technically my grandson?” She mumbled. 

“I’m not following this-” Helio Looked at Enira. 

She sighed. “I didn’t want to tell you this but- yeah, I’m the little sister of your grandmother, I mean the one who died; oh wait, both are dead….” She was very uncomfortable. “Your biological grandmother I mean. She was my sister. That’s why she could take over my body for a moment. She was the middle sister while that moron is the eldest.”

“So, let me get this straight-” Helio’s cheeks twitched. He was the shadow but some of Helio’s old habits were leaking through. “You’re both my grandmother in that sense?” And then the realization dawned on him. ‘And I had plans to get laid with her?’ EWWW!

He could almost gag- the oh so composed Helio was composed no more. 

And now he couldn’t kill the vampire anymore- no. 

“This is why I didn’t want to tell you.” Enira hid her face behind her hands. “Shit.” She spoke through her teeth. 

  It took Helio a moment but- “Let’s go find a hotel and get changed.”

They pretended like it never happened, yet, all three were now kind of uncomfortable. 

On his way here, he’d killed a few Mutors, so he had some cores. Meaning, money wasn’t an issue. 

Besides, even if they were his grandmothers, at this moment, it didn’t matter. He was on a mission and that mattered more. 

He’d lost a lot of family along the way, so some addition did feel a bit nicer. 

“Small world we live in,” Breya murmured, tilting her head towards the sky. 

“Yeah, no shit,” Helio fired back. 

‘Small world my ass… someone must have staged all this….’ But who that someone was, he didn’t know. 

And frankly, he didn’t care. 

***

Helio dropped some cores at the reception and asked the lady for a room. 

At first, the lady was a little reluctant but when she saw past his terrible clothes, the oh so unholy fur coat, body odor, and awkward facial hair, she realized, this young man was none other than the cursed mask Romswell himself. 

Beads of sweat formed and soon she started to sway.

She almost fainted but somehow maintained her composure. 

Her life depended on it. 

“We-we have a room ready f-for you sir. Would you like any-” Her accent was definitely Australian. 

“I’d like some clothes for me and her. I’m sure the cores should be enough payment, right?” he asked. He wasn’t commanding, and he wasn’t quite requesting either. He was just being frank, staring straight at her eyes. 

Breya didn’t need a change of clothes, so he only wanted clothes for him and Enira. And anything was fine as long as it fitted. 

“Of course, sir!”

***

They were showed a room. 

A large business class suite with two bedrooms. 

Though Breya insisted on taking a shower with Enira, and Enira in turn insisted on taking a shower with Helio, Helio just went in first and showered on his own, coming back with a towel attached to his waist. 

He’d toned a bit more than usual. Maybe fighting in Antarctica for two whole weeks was quite the exercise.

“Feel free to use it however you like-” he said, staring at the two sisters, promptly taking a seat on the sofa. 

He wasn’t going to wear those rags again- so he waited for his clothes to arrive. 

Breya didn’t mind. She was getting just the thing she wanted. A shower with her lovelylittle sister!

Enira meanwhile, grumbled ever so slightly. 

But she didn’t allow Breya to enter the baths with her either. 

Clicking her tongue, Breya sat down on the same couch Helio was on. “You’re not holding any grudges?”

“You’re asking that now?” Helio didn’t quite look at her, rather he was focusing on the complementary Holo. There were many rumors flying around, things were perhaps too chaotic, but so far, no invasion. “And you’re not taking her and running away?”

“Well, all my life I had to deal with countless grudges, and from what I did to that rascal, I guess I did deserve another grudge.” She sighed. “And you’re asking me that now?” She giggled. “But I suppose I did make it a bit obvious.” She looked at him and smiled faintly. “Don’t worry, I won’t abandon my grandkid.”

Helio didn’t buy it. He also didn’t believe these two were his grandmothers. But he decided to play along anyway. After all, ignorance was a bliss and if this worked, it was definitely for the better. “Right…”

“I kind of hated that rascal you know.”

“Why?”

It didn’t take Helio long to understand who this woman was talking about. Though the conversation did come out of nowhere. 

“Yeah. About ninety years ago, I kind of fell in love with a guy. We were hitting it off way too well. But then the guy met that old fool of yours and well, they hit it off more than us. And-” She sighed. “I wonder how he’s doing now… my first love…”

Helio remembered the geezer mentioning about a certain man who fought alongside him and ended up dead… but he erased the thought from his memory. “Yeah, me too.”

‘Wait, wouldn’t that mean you tried to kill your brother?’ Or maybe half-brother? And then he realized just how convoluted this family was. ‘The fuck is wrong with my family?’

Meanwhile, their clothes arrived. 

Helio went into one of the rooms and started changing. 

Enira came out and grabbed a dress of her own. She didn’t require dresses; she could just form some of her own. But she wanted to get Helio out of that place. After all, the boy was going crazy with the thoughts of revenge. He didn’t let it show but she could tell, he cared for his family- a lot more than he admitted.

“Still doesn’t fit though…” She murmured. 

Breya giggled and went closer to her to give her a fondle; at least that’s how her fingers and gestures motioned. Of course, Enira just ran into a room and shut the door tight. But she knew it was futile…

Breya never really ended up showering. If she couldn’t shower with Enira, then there was no point. 

It was already evening, so they ordered dinner sooner than later. 

They had dinner without any words. 

Enira and Breya did eat with voracity though- good food after so long. 

Though Enira wanted to sleep with Helio in the same room, he didn’t entertain her request. 

But just before actually sleeping, Helio debated sending a mail home…. He’d found new family- and he was kind of worried about his family back home. Though he didn’t want to mourn the dead, though he didn’t want to interact with Marg and Elsa, he kind of couldn’t rest easy. ‘So, even our feelings…’ He knew it was only a matter of time before their feelings and ideals became one….

He kept on thinking and looking through things… till late at night.

In the end, he just slept- alone.