1x03 - Vampire Hunter
Kobe.
Where's Deacon Frost?
The Philippines.
It's been a long time, Eric.
You seem a bit out of practice.
He hasn't changed at all.
If anything, he's gotten livelier with old age.
You doing alright, Razor?
Hey Noah, I apologize for calling you out of the blue like this.
Now, Eric, you know I'm always available to resupply you.
If it was necessary, I'd even bring you a couple of AAA batteries.
Welcome to The Victoria II.
I'm your captain, McLay.
Just so you know, I expect you to abide my rules while you're on this boat.
Rule Number One: No women.
Noah, did you bring it?
Of course. It's inside.
Hold it!
Hey...
You little bitch!
Stay out of my way!
You seem quite capable, young lady.
I'll be your next opponent.
Not quite there yet.
I'd suggest you train harder and try again.
I've never seen Razor take a liking to someone so quickly...
My name is Noah Van Helsing.
I come from a long line of vampire hunters.
Take her off board already. Women cause all kinds of problems.
Miss... or rather, kid.
How much money do you have on you?
I'm afraid you're mistaken. This is a boy, not a woman.
Isn't that right, Captain?
Well, in that case...
Noah, do it.
This is the newest version of the retro-virus.
Its effects should last longer than before, but...
I'm not sure if it's a good idea to take it when you're hurt this badly.
I don't care... this is what it takes to keep it under control.
Don't!
Stay the fuck away from me!
Miss.
Don't you find sneak attacks to be rather uncouth?
Let him get some rest.
Agreed?
He's a Daywalker. Half human, half one of them.
He uses medicine to keep his vampiric tendencies in check, but...
It's a harsh price to pay to live the way any other man could.
Here.
Don't want any.
I met him on a night with a red moon, like tonight...
Dover, England
I'm sorry...
but I can't die yet...
There's a lovely moon out tonight.
Woman, you should be honored to have been chosen by nobility such as myself.
Take her.
Wait... you, aren't you our kinsman?
No! I'm not like you!
I'm human!
Well, how fascinating...
I've lived a long time, but I've never seen anything like this before.
Wait... could it be...
Could you be?
Good day. You're Baron Howard, right?
Who are you!?
I happen to be a professional... or rather, a vampire hunter by blood.
What?
You should be able to get plenty of rest. Good night, you self-styled noble rat.
Hey, are you okay? Are you hurt?
N... no.
Okay... that's good.
Thank you...
Monster! No!
Monster, eh?
Such gratitude.
I'm... I...
I see.
You can be in sunlight and not burn up?
You truly are one of those legendary Daywalkers, aren't you?
I'm... human!
Why'd you help me?
I suppose I find it intriguing, the way you apologize to your victims when you drink their blood.
How do you know about that?
You were talking in your sleep,
And I happened to overhear it.
I just can't control it when I start to act like them.
And I can't afford to die, until I get what I'm after.
What exactly are you after, that you'd be willing to go so far?
You ever hear about a vampire with four fangs?
No. I can't say I have.
I'm looking for him...
My Mom, he...
There is one way you can suppress your thirst for blood.
Would you like to try it?
There's a retro-virus that I isolated from a vampire's ashes in this serum.
I had experimented with trying to cure vampirism in people who had been turned with this, but...
it takes a long time to manufacture.
This is currently all I have.
Moreover, it was a failure as a cure.
The idea was to have the retro-virus attack the vampire virus on a genetic level, but...
everyone I tested it on burnt up.
But considering you were born this way, with a unique strain of their characteristics,
it may be able to suppress your thirst for blood.
This is just a hypothesis though, and I offer no guarantees.
Even though you are a Daywalker, there's a chance it could kill you even if it doesn't turn you to ashes.
You saved that woman... why?
What does it matter?
If you were simply living for revenge, you'd only need to kill vampires.
There's no need to protect humans.
You could have simply fed off humans,
while continuing your search for the man with four fangs.
But... is that what you really want?
If you're unable to get your revenge, what would you say to the people you've hurt?
Do you think your claims that you're not like them would hold water?
You may be turned to ashes,
but you may also survive, controlling your blood lust, and become something greater than them.
It's your choice.
Do it.
Let's begin...
Listen to me. Right now you're a parasite just like them.
But you're a victim of the parasite yourself, it's not your existence that's parasitic.
Hold steadfast! If you truly wish to live as a human,
overcome that pain, and make a miracle happen!
I will... hunt them as a human... and kill the four fanged vampire!
This reminds me of a story I heard once...
about a Daywalker that was born in London...
I don't know if you're that boy.
But if you are, it's impressive that you survived this long, on your own.
It seems I've got my miracle.
Teach me how to fight them.
I don't take apprentices.
So, from now on you're my partner, Eric.
I hope you're ready.
We've been traveling all over the world, hunting vampires since then.
Although it was a while before people started calling him "Blade"...
That's got nothing to do with me.
He... my Dad, he...
Revenge, eh?
Your father was a hunter as well?
So what if he was?
Well... never mind.
You're running from the darkness inside of you.
The darkness in me?
Vampire hunters are always facing the darkness in themselves, as they fight the darkness that surrounds them.
Eric has been fighting against the darkness within him this entire time.
Have you noticed that old knife he carries around?
Yeah...
It seems like some kind of heirloom... I don't know the details.
When I look at him, I can kind of understand why he tries so hard to live life as a human.
I've never asked him what he's done.
A hunter's duty isn't to hunt them.
It's to protect people from them.
If you kill him, who exactly are you protecting?
Oh my. The coffee's gone cold...
Age doesn't suit me well. I tend to go on with these stories...
Miss, how about it?
My personal blend is quite excellent.
Here now, don't be so bashful.
Don't call me "miss."
I've got a name, and it's Makoto.
Well, my apologies!
You have to understand, I used to be "young master" after all.
H-hey, what is that?
What is it? What's the fuss?
Mandurugos!
What's a mandurugo?
A vampire from Filipino folklore.
You should arm yourself well if you don't want to die!
They're all loaded with silver!
Fire!
Rule Number Two: No vampires!
Dammit...
I'm outta ammo!
Shit!
I am Matthes, from Existence.
Blade, you won't reach the Philippines alive.
Wait!
Blast it, now what do I do?
Miss! I could use your help!
But...
Listen! Are you a vampire hunter or not!?
Damn that little meddling brat...
I'll end this now!
Eric!
What a waste of serum...
having to use it to kill this thing.
Wh-what is this!?
Tastes different than how humans usually do, doesn't it?
Mistress Matthes!
Well done.
We got 'em!
Yes!
Noah!
What do we do?
We follow them.
Follow them?
Keep us headed South... to the Philippines.
Well, being a mother isn't so bad after all.
I've been waiting for this for a long time...
Now we can go to him, together...
Something...
Eric...
Something's there! Carol!
Next time on Blade... Childhood Days