The war had all but ground to a halt in the blink of an eye.
Lucian, the most feared and ruthless leader ever to rule the Lycan clan...
...had finally been killed.
The Lycan horde scattered to the wind...
...in a single evening of flame and retribution.
Victory, it seemed, was in our grasp...
...the very birthright of the Vampires.
Nearly six centuries had passed since that night.
Yet the ancient feud proved unwilling to follow Lucian to the grave.
Though Lycans were fewer in number...
...the war itself had become more perilous.
For the moon no longer held her sway.
Older, more powerful Lycans were now able to change at will.
The weapons had evolved, but our orders remained the same:
Hunt them down and kill them off, one by one.
A most successful campaign.
Perhaps too successful.
For those like me, a Death Dealer...
...this signaled the end of an era.
Like the weapons of the previous century...
...we, too, would become obsolete.
Pity, because I lived for it.
Bloods!
It's all right. It's all right. You're gonna be okay.
You're acting like a pack of rabid dogs!
And that, gentlemen...
...simply will not do.
Not if you expect to defeat the Vampires on their own ground.
Not if you expect to survive at all.
Pierce! Taylor!
Put some clothes on, will you?
We have a serious problem.
I'll have to run a few tests.
It's definitely an irradiated fluid of some sort.
Ultraviolet ammunition.
Daylight, harnessed as a weapon.
You expect me to believe that a mangy animal...
...came up with a bullet specifically engineered to kill Vampires?
No, I'm betting it's military.
Something they stole. Some sort of high-tech tracer round.
I don't care where they got these things.
Rigel is dead, and Nathaniel could still be out there.
Let's gather the Death Dealers and go back.
Absolutely not. Not now. Not for a random incursion.
The Awakening is a few days off, and this house is in unrest as it is.
Random? They opened fire on us in full view of the public.
- And from what I heard in that tunnel... - You said you didn't see anything.
I know what I heard, and I know what my gut tells me.
There could be dozens of Lycans down there.
Who knows, maybe more. Hundreds.
We've hunted them to the brink of extinction.
Kraven's right, Selene.
There's not been a den of that magnitude for centuries.
- Not since the days of Lucian. - I know that, Kahn.
But I'd rather you prove me wrong by checking it out.
Have your men tighten things up.
I'll have Soren assemble a search team.
- No, I want to lead the team myself. - Absolutely not! Soren will handle it.
Hundreds, really?
Viktor would believe me.
- I'd never treat you like that. - Of course not.
Now run along and make sure she's dressed and ready for her guests.
- It's a waste of time, you know. - What is?
I doubt Viktor would want you freezing in here, staring at his tomb for hours.
No, he'd want the Death Dealers out there, scouring every inch of the city.
Kraven. I'll never understand why Viktor left him in charge.
He's a bureaucrat, not a warrior.
We need to get you ready.
- For what? - The party.
Amelia's envoy will be here any minute.
Oh, yes.
You should definitely wear this one. It's perfect.
They were after you.
He's attractive...
...for a human. - Who's attractive?
I planned to have you at my side this evening.
Take Erika. She's dying to be at your side.
If you ask me, you take this warrior business far too seriously.
You can't undo the past, no matter how many you kill.
And besides...
...what's the point in being immortal...
...if you deny yourself life's simple pleasures?
Do you see this human?
- What of him? - I'm beginning to think the Lycans...
Blast!
Put on something elegant and be quick about it.
Kraven, I'm serious. I think they were following him.
Other than food, why would Lycans stalk a human?
Any progress?
Let's find out.
Negative.
You heading home?
Yeah, Nicholas gave me a couple hours off.
By the way...
...he said you did a terrific job tonight with the surgery.
Yeah.
Take it easy.
We were ambushed.
Death Dealers, three of them.
- And the candidate? - We lost him.
You lost him?
Look at this mess.
Ag rounds. High content.
Prevented him from making the change.
No use in digging out the rest. Silver's penetrated his organs.
Regeneration's impossible at this point.
Let's take these out.
Relax.
The Vampires didn't realize you were following a human...
...did they, Raze? - No.
I mean, I don't think so.
- You don't think, or you don't know? - I'm not sure.
Negative.
I really must have a look at this Michael.
Must I do everything myself?
Our noble houses may be separated by a great ocean...
...but we are equally committed to the survival of the bloodlines.
And when Amelia arrives to awaken Marcus...
...in just two days' time...
...we shall once again be united as a single coven!
We want to thank our hosts for their generous hospitality.
He comes in, he does his job and then he goes home.
Other than that, I don't know what to tell you.
Interns work around the clock. We don't have much of a life.
You know where we can find him?
No.
You can try him at home, or you'll have to wait till he gets back.
He's not in some kind of trouble, is he?
This is Michael. I'm not in right now. Please leave a message.
Michael, it's Adam. The police were just in the hospital looking for you.
They were convinced you were involved with a shootout.
I told them there's no way you'd be involved with that...
...but they're looking for you. Right now.
Why are they after you?
Shit!
Hello, Michael.
What the fuck is going on?
Stop the car.
Stop the car!
Back off!
Okay.
All right.
But you've lost a lot of blood.
If you don't stop the car, you'll get us both killed.
- I'm not screwing around! - Neither am I!
Shut up and hold on. I'll be fine.
Shit!
A second escape. Impressive.
Perhaps Raze wasn't overstating matters.
Raze didn't bring back this.
If Michael is indeed The Carrier, the Vampires could...
Relax, old friend.
I've tasted his flesh.
Just two days till full moon.
Soon, he will be a Lycan.
Soon, he will come looking for us.
It's a shame we don't have more.
Positive.
Lay still. Your skull's taken a good knock.
You've been unconscious for a while.
Do you have any idea why those men were after you?
Where am I?
You're safe.
I'm Selene.
So, for once, the rumors were true.
The whole house has been absolutely buzzing about your new pet.
- Are you going to try to turn him? - Of course not.
So why did you bring him here?
He saved my life.
- Why are you here? - Kraven sent me.
He wants to see you. Now.
This is completely unacceptable!
You go against my orders and spend the night away from the mansion...
...with a human? A human you've since brought back to my house.
As far as I'm concerned, this is still Viktor's house.
Look, I don't want to argue.
Understand that Michael is somehow important to the Lycans...
- So now it's "Michael"! - Would you just hear me out?
It's beyond me why you're so obsessed over this ridiculous theory.
Lucian wouldn't be a bit interested in a human...
...Michael or otherwise.
Wait a minute.
You're infatuated with him, aren't you?
Now, that's a ridiculous theory.
Is it?
Leave us!
I sure hope you never get pissed off with me.
Hold on.
Check this out.
Go ahead. Squeeze off a few.
Eject the mag.
You've copied the Lycan rounds. Silver nitrate.
A lethal dose.
They won't dig these out, like our usual rounds.
Straight into the bloodstream. Ain't nothing to dig out.
Tell me, Kahn.
Do you believe Lucian died the way they say?
- Kraven telling war stories again? - That's my point.
It's nothing but an ancient story. His story.
There's not a shred of proof he killed Lucian, only his word.
I've never underestimated Kraven's lust for advancement...
...but Viktor believed him and that's all that matters.
- Where you going with this anyway? - Nowhere.
Engaging Death Dealers in public and chasing after some human...
...was not what I had in mind. You were told to set up shop and lay low!
Calm yourself, Kraven!
The human doesn't concern you.
And besides, I've laid low for quite long enough.
Just keep your men at bay, Lucian.
At least for the time being.
Don't force me to regret our arrangement.
You just concentrate on your part.
Remember, I've bled for you once already.
Without me, you'd have nothing.
You'd be nothing.
Of the scores of brave souls who entered Lucian's fortress...
...a single Vampire survived: Kraven...
...who was richly rewarded for not only setting the great blaze...
...but for returning with evidence of the Lycan master's demise...
...the branded skin, cut from Lucian's very arm.
I've been looking for you. He's been bitten.
Your human, he's been marked by a Lycan.
- Did Kraven put you up to this? - No.
I saw the wound with my own eyes, I swear it.
But what about the Covenant?
You know it's forbidden!
And ever since he bit me, I've been...
I've been having these hallucinations and these delusions.
All I know is, it feels like my skull is splitting in half.
Okay, so a full-grown man bit you?
Jesus.
Are you sure this wasn't a dog?
I said, it was a man. It was a man.
- Okay, I got it. - He was after me.
- And that woman from the subway... - What woman?
Haven't you been listening to me? She took me hostage!
All right.
Just... Please.
I'll help you get this all sorted out, all right? I'll be right back.
Let go, Michael.
Let go.
Just calm down, okay? I'm gonna be back in a minute.
- That's a promise. - All right.
Please forgive me...
...but I desperately need your guidance.
Kahn wants to see you.
To my knowledge...
...an Awakening has never been attempted by one such as myself.
The elders hold the power to organize their memories and thoughts...
...into a single, cohesive vision...
...a detailed record of their reign.
I can only hope Viktor will hear my plea.
Please forgive me, but I desperately need your guidance.
I apologize for awakening you ahead of schedule...
...but I fear we may all be in grave danger.
Especially you, my lord, if left in your weakened state.
For I believe that Lucian is alive and well.
Here. Now. In this very city...
...preparing to hit us during the Awakening ceremony.
Even more disturbing...
...is that if I'm correct...
...it would mean that Kraven is in league with him.
What's so pressing?
Take a look.
Selene!
I want to speak with Selene!
Is that Michael?
- Is it Michael? - What the hell is going on?
What's happening to me?
I'm coming out.
If you go to him, you'll never be welcome in this house again.
Now that Viktor's awake, we'll see what he has to say about that.
Get in.
Look, I warned her. I warned her, but she didn't listen.
- I should've told you sooner. - Told me what?
Her human, Michael...
...he's not a human at all.
He's a Lycan.
What?
What's this ruckus?
Never come here again. They'll kill you.
Why? Who are you people?
Leave us.
Like it or not, you're in the middle of a war that's raged for 1000 years.
A blood feud between Vampires and Lycans.
Werewolves.
Consider yourself lucky.
Most humans die within an hour of being bitten by an immortal.
The viruses we transmit are deadly.
And if you bit me, I'd become a Vampire instead?
No, you'd die.
No one's ever survived a bite from both species.
By rights, I'd stop the car and kill you myself...
- Why are you helping me? - I'm not.
I track down and kill your kind.
My only interest is finding out why Lucian wants you so badly.
Do you know why I've been awakened, servant?
No, my lord.
- But I'll soon find out. - You mean when you find her.
- Yes, my lord. - You must let her come to me.
We have much to discuss, Selene and I.
She has shown me a great many disturbing things.
Things that will be dealt with soon enough.
This coven has grown weak, decadent.
Perhaps I should have left someone else in charge of my affairs.
Still...
...her memories...
...are chaotic.
There's no sense of time.
Please, my lord, let me summon assistance.
You're in need of rest.
I've rested enough.
What you will do is summon Marcus.
But he still slumbers, my lord.
Amelia and the Council members are arriving tomorrow night...
...to awaken Marcus.
Not you, my lord.
You've been awakened a full century ahead of schedule.
That bitch has betrayed me.
Now he knows everything she's been obsessing about.
Wait.
Are you to be trusted?
Of course.
Meet me in my quarters in 20 minutes.
It's time I filled you in on a few things.
I'm seeing these things, these hallucinations.
They're not hallucinations, they're memories.
You've been bitten. His memories have been passed to you.
This is one of the places we use for interrogations. It should be safe.
- Ziodex Industries. - We own it.
First there was synthetic plasma, now this.
Once it's approved, it should be our newest cash crop.
It's cloned blood.
What are these for?
Lycans are allergic to silver.
If we don't get our bullets out quickly, they die during questioning.
What do you do with them after?
We put the bullets back in.
- How are things progressing? - We're ready.
Why do you hate them so much?
I've already told you, we're at war.
So you're just following orders?
Why can't you just answer the question?
Fine.
Something was in the stable...
...tearing our horses to pieces.
I couldn't have saved my mother.
Or my sister.
Their screams woke me.
My father died outside, trying to fend them off.
I stood at my door...
...about to run to my nieces' room when...
Twin girls.
Barely 6 years old.
Butchered...
...like animals. - Jesus Christ.
The next thing I knew, I was in his arms.
The war had spilled into our house.
He'd been tracking the Lycans for days.
He drove them off and saved me.
- Who? - Viktor.
The oldest and strongest of us.
That night, he made me a Vampire.
He gave me the strength to avenge my family.
Since then, I've never looked back.
I saw your pictures.
Who is the woman? Your wife?
It may be wise to keep a closer eye on our cousins.
I'll have Raze see to it immediately.
I'm afraid that I'm going to have to place my faith in you, my friend.
Time is running short.
I tried to swerve, but he hit us anyway.
He sent us right into the oncoming lane.
When I came to...
...I realized that part of the engine was in the front seat.
And she was pinned there, 6 inches from me...
...in this horrible position.
I think she was in shock because she just...
...kept asking me over and over again if I was all right.
She was more worried about me.
You know, if I knew then what I know now, I could have saved her.
There's no doubt in my mind about that.
But instead she died right there...
...about two minutes before the ambulance arrived.
After that, I didn't see any reason to stick around.
I spent a summer here with my grandfather when I was a kid so...
After I got my degree, I just...
I took off.
I came over here to move on, to forget.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
And have you?
Moved on?
Have you?
I need you to keep what I'm about to tell you under the strictest confidence.
It can wait.
Who started the war?
They did.
Or at least that's what we've been led to believe.
Digging into the past is forbidden.
I should be heading back.
What about me?
Viktor will know what to do. I'll come back.
- I won't stay alone. - You will if you want to live.
I want to go with you.
What are you doing?
When the full moon rises tomorrow...
...you will change, you will kill, and you will feed.
It's unavoidable.
I can't leave you free to roam around. I'm sorry.
A single round won't kill you, but silver prevents transformation.
At least for a few hours.
If I don't return in time, do yourself a favor.
Use it.