Tormented by the loss of his closest friends, Hannibal King and Blade, Frank Drake knows that while Hannibal seems quite lost to them… Blade has a chance. Blade was sent to Hell, but he did not so much ‘die' as he was imprisoned. Seeking to return the vampire-hunter to the land of the living, Frank Drake finds a Darkhold page in his searches which promises that it can trade one undeserving soul for another in the bowels of Hell.

The daughter of Ulysses Bloodstone, Elsa is born with the destiny and natural ability of a demon hunter. She takes this role once given to her and ends up working with Frank Drake on his trip through Europe, fighting vampires and demons in a never ending battle, all the while seeking out the dark required magic to get them to Hell to rescue the greatest demon hunter ever – Blade.

The Nine are torn by the deaths and losses of those that were once the First Nine, leaving the bond broken. A new Circle of Nine is forged in a pact once Frank Drake decides to venture into the depths of Hell, but who are these unlikely heroes which will become the new Midnight Sons, and will they be up to the task that awaits them in a dimension overrun by demons and tormented souls?

Despite having dedicated his entire existence to eradicating the vampire menace, Eric Brooks - Blade - is currently serving out his eternity in Hell for his role in preventing Erebus from entering our dimension and destroying all of humanity. Being tortured for eternity by the furious Erebus, who has taken to flaying him for all of eternity after his arrival to Hell, Frank Drake intends to return Blade to the land of the living with the aid of the Midnight Sons. But will he be successful? And if so, at what cost?