As a child Eric Brooks was bitten by a vampire and given vampiric abilities, however he was also overcome with the thirst for blood. So while under the influence of his urges, he feasts on his mother, ridding her of all her blood. Decades later Brooks takes up the name of Blade the Daywalker to exact revenge on all the vampires roaming the streets. On his side is a fellow vampire hunter who took him in, Abraham Whistler. Aswell as a fellow vampire named Hannibal King.
