Perfect Creature

A pregnant woman gives birth to a vampire. Silus is told that he and the newborn Edgar share the same mother. The distressed mother reaches toward Silus across the delivery room, signaling a bond that will shape their futures.

Teenaged Silus is told that he and Edgar are from the same mother. This revelation ties the two Brothers to a shared origin within the Brotherhood. The mother remains distressed, her memory of the birth lingering in the room.

The Jamestown slum becomes the setting for a string of women being found with bitten throats. Lilly Squires leads the human police in investigating the attacks. The authorities privately blame an influenza outbreak tied to genetic research to avoid public panic.

Church cardinals ask Silus to work with the human police on the case. Silus agrees and joins Lilly’s efforts as they form a task force. The collaboration is tense, balancing zeal with political risk.

Edgar records his last murder and sends it to Silus, challenging him to stop the killer. The recording includes the location of the next planned murder, escalating the stakes. Silus prepares to act while maintaining his undercover role within the Brotherhood.

With Silus’s help, Lilly forms a task force and they stake out the area of the next attack. They gather clues from witnesses and watch for Edgar’s pattern. The tension mounts as night approaches and the threat looms.

Edgar bursts through a window and overpowers Silus long enough to snatch Lilly. He bites her before fleeing into the night. The attack confirms that the killer is a Brother and raises the stakes for their investigation.

To save Lilly, Silus asks her to drink his blood. She remains conscious and takes some of his blood, entering a healing trance in the hospital. Lilly experiences visions linked to Silus’s blood and begins to see new possibilities for understanding the Brotherhood.

Edgar is restrained in a spiked brace in the church basement. The cardinals reveal that their genetic research aims to force pregnant women to give birth to vampires. The virus mutates and turns the pregnant women into violent psychopaths; Edgar is infected and spiraling toward insanity.

While Silus is about to be invested as a cardinal, Edgar escapes from containment and flees to Jamestown. He implants a blood-flow device in his forearm to control his blood, increasing his threat. The move sets the stage for a confrontation that could threaten the entire city.

Quarantine is imposed across Jamestown as the virus spreads. Riots erupt outside church walls as fear and anger surge through the city. The Brotherhood and human authorities struggle to maintain control.

Silus breaks through the quarantine to reach Lilly and guard her against Edgar. Edgar taints Jamestown’s water supply with his blood and a fierce confrontation erupts between the two Brothers. The struggle underscores the moral toll of saving a life versus sacrificing the many.

Lilly, bound in the aquifer’s basement, confronts Edgar and defeats him with a final stroke. The death of the killer brings a fragile relief to the embattled city. Silus is branded a heretic for his actions but survives the ordeal.

Inside a building, Lilly discovers another Brother, a dead woman, and a baby. The infant is revealed to be the first female vampire born from the virus—the Perfect Creature. Silus watches over Lilly as she contemplates this new, dangerous reality.

Silus is branded a heretic and goes into hiding to avoid persecution. He remains watchful over Lilly as she cares for the newborn, acknowledging a future where a new kind of vampire exists. The duo must navigate a fractured world that will never be the same.