After finding the missing Blood Hunter and saving his life, Tyson and Shanika learn that the Vampire King has arrived in town; but after finding out about Tyson's past, Shanika starts questioning the truth about the night her mother went missing.

Tyson and Shanika arrive home to find Jalingbirri dead and their home destroyed by the Vampire King; Tyson wants to run. but Shanika vows to go down in the tunnels to find out if her mother is alive and being kept as a bleeder.

Shanika jumps down into the mining shafts by herself and realizes how much danger she's put herself in when she finds the vampire lair. Tyson scrambles to find Shanika. The Vampire King thwarts their rescue attempt of Shanika's mother Rona.