Donnie's AllSpark had never possessed the ability to drain life force. His AllSpark could create things, could let Transformers create things to slaughter enemies, but that did not mean the AllSpark itself held the authority to destroy all things.
Deacon, this false god whose mind had been muddled by countless gallons of blood, had begun to panic. His already unstable mind grew even more chaotic. The changes in Donnie shattered his understanding, demolishing the myth of the Blood God's supreme invincibility right before his eyes.
"No! No! No!" Deacon raved as he swung his arms again and again. More and more blood surged out of his body, writhing continuously as though every drop possessed its own independent will.
The remaining Vampires hiding in the shadows revealed looks of horror. As Deacon's subordinates, some of them had actually been planted by certain Vampire families to relay information. Terror filled the faces of some Vampires, and they nearly turned and fled from their fear of The Mechanic.
He could even kill something as legendary as the Blood God! That was the Blood God! Though it was an artificially created being, anything connected to the word "god" was hardly easy to deal with, wasn't it? But Donnie could do it! The Mechanic could do it! This impossibly young Mutant could do it!
A small number of Vampires held recording equipment. Though they trembled with fear, once Donnie gained the upper hand, they dared to start filming in secret. Deacon simply had no energy left to spare on them.
These recordings of The Mechanic battling the Blood God were the remaining Vampires' best stepping stone to advancement. The council had been destroyed, and Deacon would soon be killed as well. The entire Vampire Kingdom would face enormous upheaval, perhaps even civil war, and its