Helena (The Last Pharaoh)
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Helena was a human who became immortal and lived on Earth for over 2000 years, all the while making an effort to protect Erimem whenever Erimem time travelled to whatever year Helena was living in at the time.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original life[[edit] | [edit source]]
Helena was originally a slave of the Princess Asha in 2nd century BC Alexandria. An encounter with a crashed alien ship graced Helena with immortality. (PROSE: The Three Faces of Helena [+]Loading...["The Three Faces of Helena (novel)"])
Roaming the Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
Helena was in Alexandria when Cleopatra committed suicide in 1st century BC. When a Roman centurion attempted to stab Erimem from the behind outside Cleopatra's mausoleum, Helena silently slit the centurion's throat, killing him without Erimem noticing. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh [+]Loading...["The Last Pharaoh (novel)"])
In 1884, Helena was Thomas Edison's secretary in New York City. (PROSE: Wardenclyffe [+]Loading...["Wardenclyffe (short story)"])
On 30 November 1936, Helena was among those who welcomed Jewish refugees to London at an event which was covered on the second page of the Daily Mirror. (PROSE: Tomorrow's Fish and Chips [+]Loading...["Tomorrow's Fish and Chips (short story)"])
With Ibrahim Hadmani in the 21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Helena met Ibrahim Hadmani in 2007 and they quickly fell in love. (PROSE: The Three Faces of Helena [+]Loading...["The Three Faces of Helena (novel)"])
In 2015, Helena and Ibrahim were living in a London flat together and Helena worked as a doctor at St Andrew's Hospital. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh [+]Loading...["The Last Pharaoh (novel)"])
Curious to see how society improved in the future, Erimem, Andy and Helena travelled to the City in the latter half of the 21st century. (PROSE: Angel of Mercy [+]Loading...["Angel of Mercy (novel)"])
After Helena gave up her immortality to save Ibrahim's life in Kurr, the couple married when they returned home to 2017. (PROSE: The Three Faces of Helena [+]Loading...["The Three Faces of Helena (novel)"])
Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]
Helena was of Mediterranean heritage. She had olive coloured skin and long black hair. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh [+]Loading...["The Last Pharaoh (novel)"])
Interests[[edit] | [edit source]]
She was a fan of the American television series CSI and NCIS, but did not like soap operas or sports. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh [+]Loading...["The Last Pharaoh (novel)"])
Helena was also a fan of the Beatles. She thought that John Lennon was cute and that George Harrison was "sex on legs". In December 1964, Erimem and Andy Hansen bought Helena the Beatles albums Beatles for Sale and A Hard Day's Night as a Christmas present. (PROSE: In Search of Doctor X [+]Loading...["In Search of Doctor X (short story)"])
Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternate timeline which was later averted by Erimem, Helena was captured by a fundamentalist cult in 2419. They tortured her, giving her the title "The Abomination", believing her to be a demon. (PROSE: The Three Faces of Helena [+]Loading...["The Three Faces of Helena (novel)"])
In another alternative timeline, Helena was widowed a week into 2018 when Ibrahim was killed in a car accident. She joined Doctors Without Borders and kept in touch with Andy for only a year after. (PROSE: Auld Acquaintance [+]Loading...["Auld Acquaintance (short story)"])
