Reincarnated into a New World As a Vampire

Trapped in a deep state of unconsciousness, Helga's mind barely retained any form of awareness as the drowning feeling of loss overwhelmed her subconscious.

Within that sea of nothingness that pulled her deeper into its abyssal embrace, Helga heard a voice call out to her in a faint and barely audibly tone.

It felt as though her eyes were sealed shut, and no matter how much she tried to open them whether gently or by force, they just refused to respond to her will.

'Helga…' the voice calling out to her became a little more audible.

Helga tried to reach out towards the voice as it sounded to be calling from afar, but in front of her. Again, the same with her eyes, the action felt useless, her body and limbs wouldn't move. She would think of a way to remedy this situation, but could not maintain any train of thoughts, once she formed a thought, it would quickly trail off into nothingness, a rather good reflection of what her current reality felt like within this endless sea of nothingness.

'Helgaaa!' the voice called out again, this time louder.

"HELGA!"

*Gasp!

All of a sudden, Helga felt her very soul, her consciousness shaken and violently forced awake, expelled from that endless abyss she was in just moments ago.

In that state of confusion, she looked around, memories of her last moments before she lose her consciousness returning to her, bringing tears to her eyes once more, though this time, she didn't morn. The tears only came as a reaction, a continuation of her previous emotions. Though she was still saddened and heart broken, it was not the time to be ridden by sadness and emotions, she was not the oldest witch for show.

"Aeress, that isn't you, what happened to you?" She murmured in an audible voice while looking at Aeress who had her hands over Naiha's unconscious body, clearly performing some kind of magic spell or similar.

Helga would move to stop whatever was being done to Naiha, but she found herself too weak to even move a limb, she was barely managing to sit up, anymore felt like a lost cause.

"Rest as much as you can, Helga, your time is limited, you will need the energy soon." Aeress said to Helga without batting her an eye, fully focused on Naiha.

A short moment later, Aeress reached into Naiha's chest and after making a grabbing gesture, pulled out her hand with considerable force and speed, shocking Naiha awake just like Helga.

"Manipulative whore…" Naiha cursed as soon as her eyes landed on Aeress.

Completely ignoring Naiha, Aeress stepped back as she a few steps away from both women.

"We don't have time, so listen carefully-"

Just then, Aeress was interrupted by Naiha who seemed particularly angry, justifiably, "what now? Are you about to tell us that you were being controlled or some bullshit?! I'm not buying it!" Naiha spoke angrily while sitting up.

"I understand your anger, but I will need you to remain silent and listen, we truly do not have time." Aeress said, making some symbols with her left hand pointed at Naiha before continuing what she was saying.

Helga could only watch in confusion as she had opted to listen to what Aeress had to say before judging. She could admit that she had fallen face first into the trickery earlier, but there would be no reason for Aeress to save them rather than kill them, only to repeat the same thing again.

"Hmm! Mmm!! Mmm!! Mnn!! Hmph!" Naiha tried to speak, but her lips wouldn't open no matter how much she tried. After seemingly giving up, she brought her hands to her mouth to try and open them, but she couldn't, and fearing the possibility that she could end up injuring herself by possibly wounding her lips, she stopped trying and fixed her fiery eyes on Aeress who continued her speech promptly.

"As we don't have time, I'll spare us the long story. I've fallen victim to a great abyssal being that somehow found its way to the nether realm where I have been for centuries. Right now, it is using my body as a vessel to gain access to the real world through my rebirth. You being here is as a result of its manipulations.

I will send you back to the dream state where you can return back into reality, once you return, you will have to do exactly as I will direct you, so listen carefully, I won't have the opportunity to repeat it twice." Aeress said, going straight to the point without any effort to even convince them to listen to her.

Turns out that Aeress, even though possessed by this great being, was only pushed to the back of her own astral body, leaving only the part constructed of her material body to be possessed by the soul of this great being. Her soul took a back seat in the body, which meant she was still alive and conscious, just not in control. She could still think for herself, and had spent a lot of time plotting on how to rid herself of this curse she was living in.

The only problem now lied in the fact that whatever she experiences or says, the other soul inhibiting her body could listen in and see, so all she had explained to Helga and Naiha was an open secret, and her plans had been laid bare for her enemy to see.

"The only way we will hold the advantage is if you move fast enough. Remember, time here flows differently, so not a lot of time has gone by in the real world, you will need to work as quickly as your body and mind let you." Aeress explained.

Helga who listened attentively could tell from her master's words that there was more to her words. If the other inhabitant of her body could listen in to all she said, it was only natural for anybody to hold back a piece of the plan and only divulge a part of it to their enemy, only that now it also meant an incomplete plan was shared with herself and Naiha who were supposed to help.

'Master…' she thought in her mind, trusting that Aeress was in control of what she was doing.

Seeing the look in Helga's eyes, Aeress closed hers, "no time to reminisce Helga, you two must go now." She said.

In that very moment, both Helga and Naiha disappeared from that obsidian room, leaving just Aeress to sit alone on an obsidian throne.

'I will hold off for as long as possible…'