The
film tells the story of origin of Lucian, who was the first Lycan able
to take human form. Viktor the king of the vampires, took him home
after his lycan mother's death. As Lucian grows up at Viktor's home,
his young daughter, Sonja, develops an attraction to the young Lycan,
and Lucian becomes fond of Sonja as well.
Wild
Lycans attack Sonja, disguised as a Death Dealer, when she is
riding in the field. Lucian kills two Lycans just about to leap on the
Dealer and kills one just as it enters the coven's walls.
Lucian
asks Sonja if she would leave with him and she protests his
leaving, but he is determined, and even shows her a key to his collar
he made himself (the collar, due to its silver metal and deadly barbs,
prevented him from transforming under Viktor's watch). Finally Sonja
agrees to leave because she is anxiuos about the attitude of the
vampires towards the Lycans, who are kept as slaves and inhibited to
transfigurate into wolfes.
As
human nobles come to meet with the vampire council for protection
from the wild wolves in exchange for a tithe, Sonja goes out to guard
them. Lucian hears the Lycans near Sonja and steals a horse and sword
from a nearby Death Dealer.
The
Lycans attack and kill the noble and
Lucian fights them. When Lucian takes off his collar and changes into a
Lycan, the wild Lycans back down to his howl and leave before he is
shot down by Viktor's men. Viktor, feeling betrayed, locks Lucian away
after whipping him 30 times with a three pronged chain-bladed whip.
When
Lucian realizes that his and Sonja's relationship is not a secret
any longer, he tries to convinces her to flee with him. Lucian escapes
and kills the slave master and begins to free the other Lycans. The
guards are alerted and the liberated Lycans begin to be slaughtered by
the Death Dealers' ballista. A majority of the Lycans are trapped and
Lucian is forced to leave without them. He and Raze begin finding
"conscripts" for his "army" and even travels to the lair of the wild
Lycans in order to forge an alliance between the two "rival" factions
of wolf.
When
Viktor discovers that Sonja has an illegal relationship with Lucian, he
imprisons his daughter.
Lucian
learns about Sonja's imprisonment and sets out rescue her. On
their way out they are attacked by the Death Dealers. Viktor is also
involved in the chase and when it comes to the fight, it is Sonja who
is confronting Viktor.
When
Sonja discloses to him, that she is
pregnant with Lucian's child, Viktor attacks her with a knife to her
throat and imprisons them again with newfound hatred. After being
condemned for her crimes against the coven, Sonja is sentenced to death
at a trial presided over by her father and the Council, and Lucian is
awaiting her condemnation in chains. After Sonja's death Lucian
attempts to escape.
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