vampires has a long history . There is a saying that it originated from two sons of Abraham, Cain the shepherd and Abel the tiller; when it came to the day of offering to God, Cain took some products of the land Dedicated to God, Abel gave some selected milk sheep. God looked at Abel's offering, but not Cain's gift. Cain was very angry and said to his brother Abel, "Let's go into the wild." When they got there, Cain killed his brother, and Cain became the first murderer in history. Later, when God knew about this, he was very angry, and he cast a curse on Cain and expelled him. God punished him for wandering all his life, and he could only live by sucking blood. Although he was immortal, he would definitely be hunted down by all the people in the world. The descendants of Cain formed the current vampire family. This is just one of the many theories about the origin of the vampire family, but there are many legends about the real origin of vampires that are difficult to verify. In the fifth century AD, the Black Death broke out throughout Europe, and the virus spread to every village. No one was spared, except for a human named Alexander Covinus, who overcame the virus and awakened the invisible genes in his body. , became the first undead, with the ability to live forever.
From the plot of [Dark Night II], it is inferred that Alexander has at least three sons; Marcus, bitten by a bat, became the father of vampires, able to live forever, but afraid of sunlight and ultraviolet rays. William, bitten by a wolf, became the ancestor of the werewolf. The early werewolf was very cruel and could not change into a human (the first human-shaped wolf was Lucian). After William turned into a werewolf, he could not control the anger in his body. Injuring people, so werewolves became a hidden danger in the region. Alexander's other sons experienced birth, aging, sickness and death as ordinary human beings, and they still possessed unusual invisible genes in their bodies. Michael is the descendant of this human race. Alexander always believed that society was ultimately dominated by humans, that the undead were just aliens, and his sons of vampires and werewolves became the representatives of aliens and survived in the world. At the beginning, Marcus just ate livestock, etc., and did not hurt people, while William became a major problem that disrupted the local order.
At this time, the local leader Victor organized an army and began to protect the people to eliminate the dangerous werewolves. In return, the locals must pay tribute to them. In this way, the local order began to be established, the werewolf was suppressed, and Victor was getting old. On his deathbed, Marcus made a deal with Victor, and he told Victor to live forever. The secret turned him into a vampire, and Victor agreed to help Marcus capture William together. In order to prevent Victor from believing his words, Marcus spread rumors that if the ancestors of vampires and werewolves died, their descendants would die. The undead become the masters of immortality. As a result, Victor and his army became vampires with the power of immortality. He continued his dominance and began to capture werewolves as his guards and slaves. The encounter between werewolves and vampires became a reality. , the story of the third prequel begins here.
Half-Blood Evolution
[Underworld II]'s shooting budget increased to $50 million, but it's still not enough to be a Hollywood blockbuster, and the creators aim to use their methods to create the best effect, so that the sequel will win in every way. Over the first episode. They decided to change the previous monochromatic shade of bluish and show more colors in different environments. Since most of the film's stories take place in high-altitude mountains and coastal areas, the crew chose to shoot in Vancouver, Canada. However, there is a lack of European buildings in the local area, so the crew can only build them on the spot, and the art director Patrick Tatepoulos believes that this limitation will inspire the design inspiration. The ancient monastery in the film was built under his guidance. For the exterior of the monastery, I used the shape of the cross inserted into the rock, and the whole monastery is hidden inside the boulder," Tatepoulos said, "Sometimes because of the lack of funds, you have to do something else, and it often ends up doing more with less, showing Unexpected results." The entire film took only 71 days to shoot. If the first film is a "Romeo and Juliet"-style love story in the vampire world, then the second film has evolved into a vampire version of family love. hatred.
At the end of [Dark Night I], Victor died under the sword of Sirene, and Klein fled back to the vampire castle to take the opportunity to kill Marcus, who was still sleeping, and become the boss himself. However, Marcus has been awakened by the blood of werewolf scientists, and Marcus also has primitive blood, vampire blood, and werewolf blood to become the second hybrid. Marcus beheaded Klein, and knew the ins and outs of the whole thing from his blood. He was going to fight for the key to the prison in order to wake up his long-imprisoned brother William. At this time, Alexander, the father of the undead, appeared. He found a big copper plate key in Victor's body, and his colleagues sent people to find the location of the other key. On the way, Serena and Michael were chased by Marcus. They still didn't know why Marcus was chasing the bronze medal to the death, so the historians in the vampire tribe became the only clue to answer their doubts. There, Serena learned about the origins of Alexander Kovinus' ancestors and the secrets of William's prison; Victor was ordered to build the prison where William was imprisoned centuries ago, and Serena's family was responsible for the design and construction of the prison. After all, there are two keys that can open the barriers of the prison, one is hidden in Victor's body, and the other is taken away by Lucian on his back. In order to keep this permanent secret, Victor slaughtered the Serena family.
Now that both Victor and Lucian are dead, Serena is the only one who knows, which is why Marcus is desperate to pursue Serena. Guided by historians, Serena and Michael went to Alexander's mansion, Alexander said: "For centuries, I have been watching my children, among themselves, and the great catastrophe caused to mankind. , this is not the legacy I prayed for when I welcomed them into the world that morning." Indeed, the hatred across the centuries has done so much damage that no one can make up for it, This is the misfortune of a family and the tragedy of a father. And Serena's request is equivalent to asking Alexander to help her kill her own son. In Alexander's view, Serena and Marcus are no different, even William. Just as they were talking, Marcus had already killed, and by smoking Serena's blood he learned the location of William's prison. Then, Marcus found Alexander, his biological father, and Marcus asked him for the keys.
Alexander felt it would be a more dangerous attempt, and in Marcus' view, there would be no more vampires and no more werewolves, and a new race would be created by their makers. Not surprisingly, Marcus killed Alexander for his horrific ambitions and took the key. When he was dying, Alexander asked to bring Serena. He told Serena that there was only one way to stop Marcus, and that was to become a half-blood like him, and he stretched out his hand to let Serena bite. Suck, so Serena becomes the third half-blood. At the end of the film, she is not even afraid of the sun, and her extraordinary ability converges on her. Marcus and William are her last enemies. After a fierce battle, Serena and Michael joined forces to defeat them. The world seems to have returned to its original order. The confrontation between vampires and werewolves has become insignificant. So far, the leaders of both sides have died, and those past hatreds have become For Serena, she is not only a vampire, so in the fourth story, they will face human beings and face the confrontation of aliens. Where will the story go.
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