1x08 - Apocalypse Forever
Inconceivable...
To think that Lucius would be killed by the likes of him...
The Daywalker cannot be underestimated.
Blade, and all others who defy us, should be eliminated immediately!
Compose yourself.
We nobles are the chosen ones, born with the true bloodline.
We need not concern ourselves with the insolent activities of the turned.
We'll allow Blade and Deacon Frost to continue their conflict.
Dealing with them both once they've exhausted each other should be a simple matter.
Alternately, if they succeed in killing each other, it would be a literal case of two birds with one stone.
No!
Potential threats should be dealt with as quickly as possible.
Both Frost's organization, Existence, and Blade pose a threat to us as matters stand.
You are severely overestimating them.
That motley group is no threat to us purebloods.
Your entire method of thinking shows how little your grasp the danger!
Watch your tone!
You dare insult us!?
Could you please open your eyes and see the reality of the situation!?
Has living danger-free for 400 years made your brain rot?
I believe this is a textbook example of "senility."
Silence!
What does a two hundred year old whelp understand!?
What did you say!?
Order!
It's as it was written in Lucius Isaac's final report.
If Existence is preparing to wage war on us, they should be dealt with before they can take real action.
However, we purebloods have survived for millenia, ruling over the assorted clans, as true monarchs of the night.
We will live for eternity... that fact will not change.
It will not be allowed to change.
I'm heading out.
Be careful.
Daddy...
where are you going?
Alice...
don't worry about me.
I'll be home soon.
Shit...
This has to be...
Norhtwestern Vietnam
Looks like Logan's info was right, but I didn't expect we'd end up being hunted.
We need to split up.
What are you talking about?
It's just a scratch! I'm still good to go.
I'll keep the ninjas that are after us busy.
You can't fight them now.
You're hurt too!
I'll be healed by tomorrow. You won't.
Razor, look after her.
So, I'm slowing you down?
Well, excuse me for not being a reliable partner...
I guess if I stick around I'm gonna be putting you at risk.
Come on, Razor.
Wait.
Isn't this your!?
You hold onto that until you're healed.
If you stay with me, you might get hurt again.
We're better off acting independently until you're healed.
...dumbass, why didn't you just say that?
Got it. I'll return this next time we meet.
It's important to you, right?
I'll see you then, partner.
They're getting closer... you better hurry.
Eric!
You awake?
Don't glare at me. I rescued you when you were out cold in the jungle.
This is a good sword. You've really taken care of it.
I saw you fighting out there.
You're the vampire hunter, Blade, right?
What do you want with me?
I guess that's a "yes."
I'm not ready to decide what to do with you, yet...
You're not part of Existence?
They've actually been hounding me to the point that I'm fed up with them.
Is this a silver stake?
Not the kind of thing a vampire like you is normally interested in.
You noticed?
But...
It's not like I wanted to become one.
I'm Stan. I was in the U.S. Army.
I ended up here during the Vietnam war.
You ever hear of "Project V?"
No.
Yeah, probably not...
It's a long story.
But, I think the Daywalker should know about what happened to us.
Us?
Yeah.
I was in a special forces unit when I came here.
One day, an officer came by with a proposition for a secret operation...
Saigon
I was so young then...
I thought winning the war would bring about world peace,
and I was prepared to do anything in service of my country.
It was called Project V.
The military and CIA would administer a drug from an organization called A.I.M. to a group of soldiers,
and create a squad of super soldiers to turn the war around, believe it or not.
And that "drug" was vampire blood.
To top it off, a mind-control chip was implanted in our brains to prevent us from defying orders.
As you can probably imagine, a squad of vampires turned out to be a pretty impressive sight.
But it was over before we knew it...
Our operating headqarters was hit in a bombing and destroyed.
And once we regained our sensesanipulated again,
we carved the mind-control chips out of our own heads before returning to base.
But all the evidence of the project was destroyed...
all the officers were gone already, too.
We were declared
The only information we were able to confirm was how many people we had killed and drank from.
And when we realized we wouldn't be able to go home... we became distraught.
After a while, my squad mates grew to curse their own existence...
and one by one, they walked into the daylight.
I'm the only surviving member of the vampire squadron.
Should I live? Should I die? I still don't know the answer.
The blood thirst...
It's pathetic...
For now, I've been able to survive by stealing blood packs from a nearby town.
Deacon Frost is trying to gather vampires from all over Asia to form an army.
He probably wants you in his collection.
I'm not going to become a tool again...
But what happens if the thirst catches you, and you attack another human?
I was in the same position.
But I won't let that happen again.
That's why I live the way I do now.
I guess that's the difference between a Daywalker and a vampire...
What are you trying to do?
I think I lived this long to run into someone like you.
I'm a vampire. Go ahead and kill me if you want.
Once I'm dead, the last subject of Project V will be disposed of.
But Blade... I've got one last request.
Let's hear it.
Stand down. None of you stand a chance against him.
Eric...
No... I suppose you're now Blade, the vampire hunter.
Mikage Kikyo.
Why are you working for Existence!?
They simply hired me.
Thanks to that, I was able to run into you again.
Who is he?
A classmate. We were taught by the same swordmaster.
I have business with Sargent Stan.
I am Mikage Kikyossage from Deacon Frost.
He would like you to join Existence.
I am to bring you to him, at any cost.
I refuse! I've got friends I need to look after!
What nonsense.
What!?
A dead vampire becomes dust, not needing a grave.
How long do you intend to skulk around the jungle, wasting your life?
I suppose your intentions are somewhat noble, but otherwise completely unfathomable.
I don't care. Just get out of here.
You leave me no choice then...
I was told to kill you if you refused.
I suppose it's a waste of time to tell you to stand aside?
I'm not helping him.
But if you're working for Deacon Frost, Kikyo, I'll kill you no matter the reason.
But can you strike me down? I've been waiting for this moment.
Which of us has made better use of the Yagyu skills that he has inherited?
En garde!
A healing factor...
You and Logan both have one hell of a mutant power.
Logan...
I remember him.
I have to fulfill my contract first.
You and I can duel at our leisure some other time.
Hold it!
I told you, didn't I? I'm to kill you if you refuse.
Impossible!
Blade...
Take my brothers... home.
Understood.
Thank... you....
Alice.
It's Daddy!
Welcome home, Daddy.
Are you crying?
Honey!
Welcome home.
It's good to be home.
Having lived for so long, without having to worry about the pain of dying...
you're just like them.
I simply seek to fight opponents who can give me a meaningful challenge.
I've been searching for you for a long time.
Let us put an end to our grudge.
Bring it on!
Each stroke of your sword makes my heart beat faster...
I'm gonna put an end to that screwed up dedication to fighting of yours.
Listen, both of you.
You must strengthen your hearts.
You must always consider the nature of the sword, and through that you will know the meaning of true battle.
Next time on Blade... Students and Master