I, Vampire (New Age)/Issue 1

Transcript
The issue begins in a castle in Medieval England as Lord Andrew Bennett is eating a meal as one of his servants, Mary Seward, comes in. Mary sighs and leaves while Andrew continues his dinner. Suddenly, a guard runs in with a mortified face. It cuts to later that night as Andrew is in his room, reading a book as suddenly he hears the door open. He sees a little girl, probably one of the daughters of one of the servants. Andrew sighs and does so as suddenly the little girl reveals fangs as she bites into him. Andrew screams as the girl vanishes. Suddenly, Mary and a group of guards run over and see the flailing lord. The logo then shows. It cuts to modern day as the model Emily Briggs just got out of a photo shoot as she sighs and lights up a cigar.
 * Mary: Lord Bennett, is there anything else I can do for you?
 * Andrew: No. There isn't. This dinner is good enough.
 * Mary: Are you sure?
 * Andrew: Yes, Mary. I am sure.
 * Guard: Lord Bennett! We have a problem!
 * Andrew: What is it? You look like you've seen a monster.
 * Guard: I did! It ate Gary! It looked human but it had fangs. Like a wolf!
 * Andrew: Tell the guards to lock the castle down. I don't want innocents to die.
 * Guard: Yes sir!
 * Andrew: Whose there?
 * Andrew: Is something wrong?
 * Little Girl: Can you come a little closer sir?
 * Mary: Lord Bennett? What happened?
 * Andrew: (trying to speak) I… I…. Vampire.


 * Emily: Fuck… being a model can be so tiring…

She sits on a ledge as she continues smoking. Suddenly, a hooded man walks in and sits next to her.


 * Hooded Man; Hello, Miss Briggs. I see you're alone.
 * Emily: How do you know who I am?
 * Hooded Man: No worries, I'm a fan.
 * Emily: Okay then. Why are you here?
 * Hooded Man: You ask too much questions.
 * Emily: I don't like when strangers try to talk to me.
 * Hooded Man: You're stubborn.
 * Emily: I have the right to.
 * Hooded Man: (sighs) Look at me.

He stands in front of her giving her no choice to look back as suddenly his eyes begin to glow red.


 * Hooded Man: See that there is nothing to fear.

Emily's eyes suddenly turn red as well.


 * Emily: Nothing to fear…
 * Hooded Man: Good. Now leave your phone and follow me.
 * Emily: Yes…

Emily drops her phone as she follows him. It cuts to a bar as a man is drinking some whisky as a fidgety man in a suit confronts him.


 * Suit Man: Are you Andrew Bennett?
 * Andre: Yes. And why are you here?
 * Suit Man: You're a supernatural detective right?
 * Andrew: Yes I am, whoever you are.
 * Suit Man: Oh right, I should explain myself. My name is William Rhodes and I am an agent of the famous model Emily Briggs.
 * Andrew: I'm not interested in fashion.
 * William: Let me finish. She disappeared right off the face of the Earth!
 * Andrew: Did you check the security cameras? It seems they are everywhere now.
 * William: Of course I did! That's where things get weird.
 * Andrew: Weird… elaborate.
 * William: I'll show you.

He grabs his phone and shows the security footage yet the hooded man is completely cut out of it and it's just Emily.


 * Andrew: Does Miss Briggs often talk to herself?
 * William: No, she doesn't.

Andrew suddenly notices Emily's eyes turning red.


 * Andrew: Miss Briggs was kidnapped.
 * William: Kidnapped!? How?! Nobody was there!
 * Andrew: Because she was kidnapped by a vampire.
 * William: You're making a very bold claim.
 * Andrew: Vampires have an array of abilities and powers that help keep them concealed. One of them is hypnosis. They use their eyes to enslave victims. And their eyes become red. And remind me, what color did Miss Briggs' eyes turn into?
 * William: Red. But how could a vampire kidnap her if nobody was there?
 * Andrew: Take a photo of me.
 * William: Okay?

He takes the photo as suddenly he sees nobody in the photo.


 * William: You're not there. How?
 * Andrew: Because Mr. Rhodes, I… Vampire.
 * William: Were you the one who kidnapped Emily?!
 * Andrew: If I was, you'd be dead.
 * William: What would you do now? You just know she was kidnapped by a vampire. Only that.
 * Andrew: I have a hunch.

Andre soon exits the bar as William sighs. It cuts to back to medieval England, a few days later as Andrew is stabbing himself repeatedly with a sword as Mary comes in.


 * Mary: Lord Bennett, what are you doing?
 * Andrew: Leave me alone.
 * Mary: You are stabbing yourself repeatedly after you became a vampire. I think I have the right to check in on you.
 * Andrew: Fine, You really want to know?
 * Mary: Yes.

Andrew puts the sword down.


 * Andrew: I'm afraid. Afraid that I will be alone. I heard vampires don't age. So I’ll outlive you and this entire kingdom. Everybody I know will die. I'll just remain alone.
 * Mary: You don't have to.
 * Andrew: What do you mean?
 * Mary: Andrew, I love you. Bite me and you won't have to be alone.
 * Andrew: I'm not sure. I don't want to get in the way.
 * Mary: I'm a servant. What life am I to live except for one in chains? If you make me a vampire, I will break from the chains. We will be alone, together.
 * Andrew: Are you sure?
 * Mary: Of course I am!
 * Andrew: Alright then.

He goes to her neck and bites her as she lets out a soft moan. She then begins to kiss him as the make out scene transitions to modern day as rockstar Johnny Charisma is performing in an outdoor concert as the same hooded man that captured Briggs is watching from a roof that is clouded from most sights of line. Suddenly, he turns and sees Andrew standing right behind him.


 * Andrew: I figured you'd be here, Mad Monk.
 * Mad Monk: How did you know I was here?
 * Andrew: I'm aware you captured Emily Briggs. Because I know your fascination with the rich and famous. Let me ask you this once, where is she?
 * Mad Monk: Go to hell!

Mad Monk grabs Andrew and starts to choke him. Andrew doesn't even flinch as he uses his arms to punch Mad Monk while being choked. Soon, one of the punches knocks the Mad Monk back, freeing him from the chokehold.


 * Andrew: I don't want to ask again. Where is Emily Briggs!?
 * Mad Monk: I will never tell you!

Mad Monk begins to try to run away as Andrew turns into mist and appears in front of him.


 * Andrew: Wrong answer.

Andrew grabs the Mad Monk in a similar chokehold to the one that he tried on him as he begins to punch him as soon the Mad Monk screams.


 * Mad Monk: Fine! I gave her to the Queen of Blood! There is no saving her!
 * Andrew: You did what??
 * Mad Monk: Oh, did I strike a nerve?

Andrew gives the Mad Monk a massive sucker punch, knocking him out.


 * Andrew: You did.

He walks off as it finally cuts back to Medieval England again as Mary, now a vampire, is sucking the blood out of a family of three as they grow fangs as suddenly, Andrew appears in front of her.


 * Andrew: Mary, what are you doing?
 * Mary: Freeing people from their chains.
 * Andrew: We don't infect people. We aren't monsters.
 * Mary: Is it really inhumane or are you just a coward?
 * Andrew: What are you implying?!
 * Mary: We have great power! The world could be in our pockets! But only one of us has the ambition to see this through!
 * Andrew: What have I done?!
 * Mary: You lead to the birth of something glorious. I will give you this offer only once. Join me or you are my enemy.
 * Andrew: I will never side with a monster.
 * Mary: I'm sad it had to end this way.

Mary knocks Andrew out and then vanishes with the family. It cuts to a hidden temple as the modern day Mary is standing over Emily's body, now vampiric as she wakes up.


 * Emily: Greetings my queen, what can I do for you?


 * Mary: I have one simple task, kill Andrew Bennett.

She grins as the issue ends.