With the threat of the First finally behind her, Natalie Pierce has little time to celebrate before yet another problem arises. By killing the first vampire ever made, she inadvertently set his ancient enemies free. Ten withered, starving creatures have now been unleashed from forty thousand years of forced entombment. Only Natalie and her vampire kin have the strength and speed necessary to eradicate the inundation of fledgling undead that are about to rise. Nat must find a way for the Japanese and European vampire nations to put aside their ancient enmity and work together for a common cause.