Chapter Summaries

Russell cleared a monster-infested bar, discovered its underground blood storage, and left with Jacob’s family in their RV. After the bar was destroyed, Seth confronted the Mexican kingpin who had chosen it as their meeting place and negotiated compensation for his brother’s death.

• Russell found a hidden passage beneath the bar, fought through Vampire Bats, and discovered a freezer stocked with blood bags.
• Russell joined Jacob’s family in their RV and entertained Scott and Kate with exaggerated stories about fighting a dragon and angels.
• After the RV departed, four explosions destroyed the bar.
• Seth accused the mustached man of causing his brother’s death by choosing the monster-filled bar as their meeting place.
• Seth and the mustached man agreed to reduce Seth’s toll by thirty percent and let him stay on the family’s territory.

Russell arrived at the Los Angeles Church headquarters for his new assignment, only to learn there was no specific enemy or mission waiting for him. The chapter left him hearing a suspicious confession and calling 911 to report a murder.

• Russell reached the Los Angeles Church headquarters and met Sister Madeline, who escorted him inside.
• Bishop Ian welcomed Russell, told him to learn the church, and explained that he had requested Russell because the church was short-handed.
• Bishop Ian identified the elderly nun as Sister Madeline and instructed Russell to treat her with respect.
• Russell asked what enemy he was meant to face, but Bishop Ian said he had come to Los Angeles because he had applied to work in a big city.
• A balding man confessed that his friend had gone camping with his wife and later found her missing, so Russell called 911 to report a murder.

Russell searched Los Angeles for signs of supernatural danger, then followed a motorcycle gang to a secret venue where he used money to get past the guard. The guard admitted him but immediately radioed his boss about trouble at Camera 2-3.

• Russell questioned a grieving church visitor, then spoke with Sister Madeline, who warned that Los Angeles was dangerous at night.
• Russell explored Hollywood and noticed a blonde woman named Bauer walking with an old Chinese man named Cruz; Bauer later said she wanted to leave Los Angeles once their case was finished.
• Russell drove around Los Angeles at night, encountered a motorcycle gang at a gas station, and followed them to a venue hidden behind a steel door.
• Russell paid the guard to let him into the venue despite the rule against admitting clergy.
• The guard let Russell inside, then radioed his boss that something was happening at Camera 2-3.

Russell infiltrated an underground bar filled with monsters and discovered that a vampire bloodline was the target of his new World Mission. After killing two attackers and confirming the vampires did not turn to ash, he was surrounded by monsters in the bar.

• Russell entered the underground bar after receiving a fluorescent stamp and went to the restroom with two blonde beauties, who turned out to be demons.
• Two armed men attacked Russell in the restroom, but he stopped their bullets with water and drowned them.
• Russell discovered that one attacker was a vampire, triggered the World Mission to find and end the source of the vampires' bloodline, and tested how the vampire died.
• Russell killed the vampire with a shot to the head and concluded that this was not the world of Blade because its corpse remained.
• Russell tried to leave as monsters devoured the bar's human patrons, but the music stopped and the creatures surrounded him.

Russell massacred the monsters and vampires in the bar, then escaped after killing those who tried to flee. The Church combat unit he had invented arrived afterward, found the site cleared of enemies, and Bishop Ian ordered the team to withdraw.

• Russell set the bar hall ablaze with alcohol and magic, then fought his way through the corridors, shooting the vampires and monsters.
• A vampire boss fled toward the Grand Elder while his lackeys followed, and Russell pursued the escapees to the parking lot.
• Russell killed the vampires who tried to escape in a sedan after snapping the driver's neck and ordering the others out.
• Two special operations squads entered the bar and found its rooms full of corpses and wreckage, with the surveillance equipment destroyed.
• Bishop Ian inspected the three vampire corpses in the parking lot, learned that the team had found no usable clues, and ordered everyone to pull back.

Russell followed the vampire bar’s manager and his men to a cemetery, where he killed one vampire and sent Jason in to attack the ambush. As the vampires retreated, Jason was ordered to spare their leaders so Russell could follow them to their headquarters.

• The vampire manager refused to reveal the Grand Elder’s location and contacted headquarters to arrange an ambush while Russell followed the fleeing sedans.
• The vampires split up at a cemetery, and Russell accidentally ran one of them over before questioning and killing him with a Mana Light Blade.
• Russell placed the dead vampire’s soul inside the corpse and sent Jason into the cemetery to attack while sparing the boss-level vampires.
• Gunfire erupted, and the vampires began retreating after suffering heavy casualties.

Russell hunted vampires across Los Angeles, earning the name “Vampire Hunter” and drawing the attention of both the vampires and the Church. After Jason was killed in a trap, Russell tracked the vampires to an unfinished amusement park, where an ambush began as he drove in.

• Russell used Jason’s tracking to wipe out vampire gathering spots, and after three days the vampires began scattering to avoid leading him to their strongholds.
• The vampires blamed the Church for Russell’s attacks and prepared Death Walker elites to hunt him, while the Church denied knowing who he was.
• Vampires lured Jason into a trap and killed the body he possessed, so Russell stored Jason’s soul until he could find him a stronger host.
• Russell followed Jason’s last location to an unfinished amusement park, called 911 to report a vampire battle, and entered the park in his car.
• A vampire lookout confirmed Russell’s identity and ordered an encirclement, and four rockets struck his sedan, engulfing it in flames.

Russell fought through vampire forces at an amusement park and learned that headshots or massive blood loss could kill them. He confronted Amelia, a high-ranking vampire who mistook him for part of a Church conspiracy, and fired a powerful Mana Destruction Bullet at her as the chapter ended.

• A vampire sniper's attacks failed to harm Russell, who killed him after spotting a wire trap, then tore apart four rocket-launcher-wielding vampires with his Mana Light Blades.
• Russell avoided a barrage from two squads of vampire warriors, transformed into a lightning-charged Silver-white Giant Wolf, and killed them with a thunderous attack.
• Russell noticed Amelia and four others watching from nearby, and a system message identified Amelia as a plot character and granted him two lottery draws.
• Amelia accused Russell of serving the Church's century-long conspiracy, while her two guards blocked his Mana Bullets with Hidden Blades.
• Russell fired a high-intensity Mana Destruction Bullet at Amelia.

Russell and Amelia fought a fierce duel, trading sword strikes, sword auras, and gunfire while Amelia’s guards watched. The fight remained evenly matched, and the guards began to suspect Russell was not human.

• Russell fired at Amelia, but she stopped the incoming blades and disciplined the two guards who had left themselves exposed.
• Russell provoked Amelia by questioning her guards’ loyalty, and she took a Knight Sword from the male guard.
• Amelia launched a sword aura at Russell, and they exchanged gunfire and sword auras as she advanced.
• Russell fought Amelia at close range, using Gun Kata and a Mana Bullet to burn her cheek before her wound healed.
• Russell and Amelia exchanged hundreds of rapid attacks without either gaining an advantage, while the guards wondered whether Russell was human.

Russell changed the rhythm of his duel with Amelia by using lightning to boost his speed and strength, then overwhelmed her with repeated heavy strikes. After Amelia’s guards intervened and Russell killed them, she asked what he was, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Russell used gunfire and lightning to disrupt Amelia’s pace, then pinned her down with powerful blows from his blade.
• Amelia’s four guards attacked Russell together, but he unleashed a lightning field that incapacitated them and then beheaded them.
• Amelia reflected on the vampire elders’ rivalries and the loss of the subordinates she had cultivated in Los Angeles.
• Amelia asked Russell whether he was a vampire, a werewolf, or something else, and Russell wondered why she seemed to be trying to seduce him.

Russell learned that Amelia was one of three vampire elders and agreed to work with her to kill Viktor and then Marcus, whom he recognized as the target of his World Quest. He questioned Amelia’s strength and learned she had not suppressed her power for hibernation, while she continued pressing him to reveal his face.

• Russell claimed he had joined the Church for revenge and learned from Amelia that Marcus and Viktor were the other vampire elders, while the Werewolves had been nearly wiped out in Europe.
• Russell recognized Marcus as the target of his World Quest and asked Amelia whether she would help him kill one of the elders.
• Russell chose Viktor, and Amelia agreed to help kill him on the condition that Russell later killed Marcus as well.
• Russell asked how Amelia compared in strength to the other elders, and she said she was confident she could defeat Viktor.
• Amelia explained that she had not suppressed her power to prepare for hibernation because Russell was nearby, then demanded that he remove his hood.

Russell agreed to travel to Europe with Amelia, while she investigated his supposedly ordinary background and remained convinced he was hiding his true nature. As they flew toward their destination, Russell rejected her attempt to seduce him, leaving their alliance intact but awkward.

• Russell revealed his face to Amelia, who arranged for her people to pick him up and take him to Europe in three days.
• Amelia examined Russell’s extensive records, recognized them as Church forgeries, and prepared to challenge the other two elders.
• Before Russell left the Church, Sister Madeline gave him a Cross necklace and prayed over the one she had taken from him.
• Russell boarded Amelia’s private jet after spending two days enjoying Los Angeles and maxing out a million-dollar credit card.
• Amelia offered Russell immortality and moved in to kiss him, but he sneezed and blamed his oyster meal and garlic sauce, so she backed away.

Klein learned that Amelia was returning to London and alerted Lucian, hoping to use the opportunity to kill her and advance their shared plans. As Amelia traveled toward London with Russell, he warned her that they might face an ambush, but she remained confident in the Council's protection.

• Klein learned that Amelia would arrive in London the next night, a week earlier than expected, and feared she might threaten his power.
• Klein contacted Lucian and told him Amelia was returning, prompting Lucian to ask for the exact time and place.
• Klein's vampire agents waited at London's train station under orders to welcome Amelia and ensure her death.
• On the train, Russell warned Amelia that she might be ambushed and advised her to change out of her restrictive evening dress.
• Amelia dismissed Russell's warning, trusting her status as a Grand Elder and the Council's protection, then accused him of wanting to watch her change.

Russell and Amelia’s train was ambushed by attackers armed with UV bullets, which killed Amelia’s vampire warriors and forced them to retreat. As Amelia fought a pack of Werewolves on the platform, Russell dealt with five more inside the carriage and killed them with silver bullets.

• Russell and Amelia arrived at the station, where armed attackers opened fire on the train.
• Russell protected himself with water while Amelia deflected bullets, and her hidden vampire warriors launched a counterattack.
• The attackers’ UV bullets killed many vampires, so Amelia ordered her warriors to retreat.
• More than twenty Werewolves attacked Amelia, who cut them down with her Knight Sword.
• Five Werewolves charged Russell inside the carriage, but he trapped them in water and killed them with silver bullets to the head.

After Amelia and Russell survived the ambush, Amelia learned that Brian, Klein, and the Council had conspired to kill the Grand Elders. With Blood Castle and the Council no longer safe, Russell proposed that they seek leverage to turn the Werewolves into allies.

• Amelia drove the Werewolves from the platform, then pursued and killed one of Klein's vampires as Russell emerged from the train car.
• Amelia explained that blood memories revealed Brian had colluded with the Council to eliminate the three Grand Elders, beginning with her.
• Amelia predicted that the Council would accuse her of plotting against the other Grand Elders and put her on a wanted list.
• Amelia and Russell discussed Klein's plan to use the Werewolves to kill her and seize control while Viktor and Marcus slept.
• Russell offered to help Amelia find a reliable ally among her enemies and proposed gaining leverage over the Werewolves.

Russell and Amelia searched for Michael Corvin, whose Perfect Blood made him valuable to both vampires and werewolves. After werewolves abducted Michael from a hospital, Russell and Amelia pursued them alongside Selene, but Russell stopped at a convenience store.

• Russell found Michael Corvin's file among Amelia's gathered intelligence and decided to use him to draw out Lucian.
• Russell and Amelia went to the hospital, where the nurse said Michael was on the seventh floor and other people had already been looking for him.
• Russell saw two werewolves carry an unconscious Michael into a car, while Selene leapt from the building and pursued them.
• Amelia and Russell jumped from the hospital and followed Selene and the werewolves' car toward the outskirts of London.
• Russell stopped at a traffic light and entered a 24-hour unmanned convenience store while Amelia waited in the car.

Russell and Amelia pursued the Werewolves who had abducted Michael through London’s underground tunnels, where Selene defeated them and rescued him. Russell stopped Amelia from attacking Selene and knocked Michael unconscious, leaving Selene wary of the pair and Russell’s plans for her captive.

• Amelia mistook Russell’s purchased props as preparations for Selene, but Russell said they were for Michael, prompting Amelia to tell him not to speak to her.
• Two Werewolves carried the unconscious Michael into an abandoned subway station, and Selene followed them into the tunnels.
• Russell and Amelia tracked the Werewolves to Selene, who killed them after a difficult fight.
• Michael woke and fell in love with Selene, who grabbed him and demanded to know why the Werewolves had captured him.
• Amelia deflected Selene’s bullets, but Russell told her to spare Selene because she was not their enemy and would be useful to him.
• Russell approached Michael and knocked him unconscious, while Selene remained on guard against Russell and Amelia.

Russell captured Selene and Michael, then brought them to a villa and began collecting blood samples for his research. When Selene resisted, Michael offered to take her place, and Russell prepared to torture him.

• Russell incapacitated Selene with an Electric Arc after she tried to seize him as a hostage, then left a note challenging Lucian to meet.
• Amelia confronted Russell about how he knew Lucian was alive, and Russell claimed the Lord had told him.
• At the villa, Russell explained to Michael that the Werewolves had targeted him and drew blood from him and Selene.
• Selene tried to bite Russell when he approached with a syringe, so Russell prepared a torture device instead.
• Michael volunteered to take Selene's place, and Russell switched his attention to him.

Russell tested Michael’s Perfect Blood with Amelia’s vampire blood and explained how it could create a powerful hybrid bloodline. He began telling Amelia, Selene, and Michael the secrets behind their situation, leaving their questions unanswered.

• Russell mixed vampire, Werewolf, and Michael’s blood and showed Amelia the resulting hybrid under a microscope.
• Amelia tried to bite Michael, but Russell stopped her and explained that Michael’s blood would lose its value if he became a vampire.
• Russell tested Michael’s blood with Amelia’s and found that it could not strengthen her on its own, so Amelia chose to wait for Lucian’s blood.
• Amelia approached Selene with murderous intent, but Russell stopped her and promised to answer her questions about Michael and the Werewolves.
• Michael begged Russell to let Selene go and take his place, but Russell taped them both up again before releasing them.
• Russell told Amelia, Selene, and Michael that he had brought them together to protect them and began to tell them a story.

Russell told Selene and the others the history of Alexander Corvinus’s sons, revealing the origins of vampires and Werewolves and the truth behind Selene’s family’s murder. Selene broke down over the revelation, and Russell began introducing a second story.

• Russell explained that Alexander Corvinus’s eldest son Marcus became the first vampire, while his second son William became the first Werewolf.
• Amelia confirmed that she and Viktor had feared Marcus’s power and joined forces to push him out of control of the vampire clan.
• Russell recounted how Viktor and Marcus fought the Werewolves and captured William, while Amelia added that Viktor later undermined her army and consolidated power.
• Russell told Selene that Viktor had killed her family to keep them from revealing the prison holding William, and Selene struggled against her restraints before breaking down in tears.
• Michael asked whether Alexander’s third son was his ancestor, and Russell confirmed that he was before announcing a second story.