| Black Panther |  You're not Blade, are you.  |
| Varnae | No. I am something much greater. And I will become greater still, Black Panther. This has always been the plan, do you see? This has always been the work. Thousands upon thousands of years ago, what was begun with a crime against the universe will see completion, here and now. When I was born for the second time in a stone sarcophagus, drowned in blood. |
| Black Panther | What are you?! |
| Varnae | The First, Black Panther. The First Vampire, my nomad spirit clothed in my fated vessel, the Daywalker's skin. I am Varnae. |
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Clea Strange
- Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (Astral form)
- Doctor Doom (Dr. Victor von Doom)
- Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite)
- Khonshu (Voice only)
- Fists of Khonshu
- Moon Knight (Marc Spector) (Resurrection)
Antagonists:
- The Structure
- Blade (Eric Brooks) (Possessed by Varnae) (Identity revealed)
- Bloodcoven
- Unusual
- Cruel
- Bloodstorm One
- Damascene
- Smoke Eater
Other Characters:
- Marie Laveau (Mentioned)
- Strange Academy
- Gods of Wakanda (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Faltine Hybrids
- Humans
- Bats
- Human-Vampire Hybrids
- Vampires
- Asgardians
- Gigantopithecus (Vision or hallucination)
- Frost Giants
- Human-Fairy Hybrids
- Faltine
- Snakes
- Crystal Warrior-Man-Thing Hybrids
- Ennead (Voice only)
- Human-Kree Hybrids
- Synthezoids
Locations:
- Earth Orbit
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Central Park
- Temple of the First Blasphemy
- Manhattan Bridge
- Central Park
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- Atlantis (Mentioned)
- Europe
- Asia
- North America
- Moon
- Earth
- Darkforce Dimension (Mentioned)
- Asgard
Items:
- Darkforce
- Cloak of Levitation
- Eye of Agamotto
- Doctor Doom's Armor
- Blade's Sword
- Panther Habit
- Spear of Bashenga
- Wrecker's Crowbar
- Darkhold (Mentioned)
- Moon Knight's Suit
- Heart-Shaped Herb (Mentioned)
- Iron Man Armor Model 72 (Mysterium Armor)
- Captain Marvel's Suit
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
Synopsis for 1st story
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
Doctor Strange and Clea court a dread ally – but at what cost comes this aid? Hunter’s Moon and Tigra do the same- but can this shadowy figure be trusted? And meanwhile, the Avengers are given the battle they so sorely crave in order to avenge their fallen friends. But in the darkness…a light?
