In the small village of Ecsed, on the Hungarian/Romanian border, an ancient
evil has awakened. Young girls begin disappearing in the middle of the night,
and those who venture after them never return. The authorities believe it to
be the work of a serial killer, but the local priest, Father Dalton, knows it is
something far worse. Soon the Pope summons the Knights Templar, an ancient
order sworn to protect the Church thought to have been eradicated seven
hundred years ago. They send one of their best Knights, Thomas Bronte, to
investigate what is happening in Ecsed.
Soon Thomas is faced with an evil too terrifying to imagine; the Blood
Countess, one of the deadliest vampires in history, has returned to seek revenge
on the descendants of the people who sentenced her to death. It is here he
also meets the beautiful Elizabeth Campbell, the member of a powerful
witch coven determined to stop the killings.
Going against both his Church and beliefs, Thomas reluctantly joins forces
with Elizabeth and her coven to end the blood shed. But just as if things
couldn't get any worse, Thomas uncovers that there is a traitor in his ranks
working with the Countess, whose ultimate goal is the destruction of the
Church. Armed with his faith and the sword of Saint Joan of Arc, Thomas
is thrown into a world of magic and demons not only fi ghting for his life,
but his very soul.
