After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the Princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, desires change. Leveraging the vast wealth of the Tepes line, she has settled Japan's entire gross national debt, thereby securing the authority to establish a "special district" off the coast of Japan, which is intended to become a future haven for vampires worldwide. Now, on the eve of the landmark press conference that will announce the existence of vampires to the world, terrorists and rival factions are plotting to assassinate Mina Tepes before she can make her world-changing announcement.