Avenging vampire stalks a king of the vampires in Eastern Europe, slaughters anyone who gets in his way.
A 19th century vampire stalks a more powerful vampire lord in his quest to gain revenge over the death of his mistress. In his search for the vampire lord in Eastern Europe he kills many of his servants and fellow vampires while cursing another to vampirism as well.—Gothbert <[email protected]>
Zachary [David Gunn] sees his beloved fall prey to a vampire. Zachary stakes andbeheads him, but it is too late for Rebecca. In his grief, Zachary becomesa vampire hunter, vowing to destroy his Master's entire bloodline, whichincludes the music loving Ash and Ash's Master, Radu (reference is to Radu from Subspecies). Zachary is currently on Ash's trail. His quest takes him to Bucharest whereAsh [Jonathon Morris] is smitten with American concert pianist Sofia Christopher [Kirsten Cerre]. Afterattending one of Sofia's performances, Ash invites her to his Club Muse, acasino/brothel where vampires mingle with human donors, and then hefollows her home, intending her to be his prey. Zachary intervenes in thenick of time and walks Sofia home safely.
Ash returns to Club Muse. The next day, he sends his human businesspartner Iris [Starr Andreeff] to request of Sofia a private recital that night at the Clubin exchange for $1,000. Zachary warns her not to go, but she does anyway.At the end of her performance, Ash acclaims her a "goddess of music" andoffers to make her immortal. She refuses, and Ash makes it clear he willnot accept her refusal. "Embrace me willingly and your passage will bepainless. Resist me, and you will agonize till the end of time," he warns.
Zachary, armed with the vampire slaying blade of Laertes, pays avisit to Club Muse. He offers the blade to Ash in exchange for the life ofSofia, but Ash claims the blade as well as both Sofia and Zachary's lives.Ash tempts Zachary with a willing donor and, when Zachary succumbs to thetemptation, Ash takes Sofia to Zachary. Horrified at the discovery thatZachary is also a vampire, Sofia chooses unlife over death when Ash drinksof her blood to the brink of mortality. Sofia finally gives in and drinksAsh's blood, sealing her fate as a vampire.
Meanwhile, Zachary and Iris are plotting a way to get Sofia away fromAsh (Iris is jealous). Zachary invades Ash's lair, wounds him with thesword, and snatches Sofia off their bed. Ash and his chylde Cassandra [Ilinca Goia]pursue. As dawn approaches, Cassandra fights with Zachary and winds upbeing staked. Zachary turns on Ash, who runs away. As the chamber fillswith dawn's early light, Zachary pushes Ash over a balcony, Ash falls intothe direct sunlight and is turned to dust, leaving Zachary and Sofia tofind resting places for themselves. [Original Synopsis by BJ Kuehl.]
