Things are not going well for Crypto & Co and Leon has his hands full. They've caught up with Vampire X in Vienna and it looks like he has backup. Ace has been lost in the underground mazes under Vienna and Leon has no clue to what happened to him. Linda is in the middle of a transformation no one understands. Not to mention Leon must trust the Konigin to keep her word and hope she doesn't kill everything in her path. Brynhildr has a big problem on her hands. Her man has been lost and that is unacceptable for the Shield Maiden. Has her curse returned with the coming of the Black haired lady no one can seem to describe? Axel is stranded in a continuous nightmare. He can no longer tell the difference between his dreams and reality. Can the memories of Elisabeth Bathory unlock the clues to save him? One thing is certain; he will remain undead until he finds a way to escape the clutches of the Queen of Blood."