The tale begins. Starting with the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Malcolm reads how the original entity of evil influenced and manipulated history of one of the greatest civilizations man has ever known. A cult of rogue priests begin to conspire against the King of Egypt and his Queen to create the first of the undead creatures, the vampire. This is the tale of how the Dragons of Set came to be, and how their leader, the Dragon has always been a part of the history of the vampire. The tale is told in four parts; The Cult of Set, The Dragon, A Man Called Joseph, and The Heretic King.