Vampirella is sent by the Vatican to investigate the kidnapping of a little girl by Ethan Shroud & the Chaos cultists only to become the centerpiece of a ritual invoking Lady Umbra the sister-bride of Chaos that leaves her marked as a living sacrifice to the dark goddess who rules the shadows Then Vampirella assumes the role & obigations of Lord Drago joining The Kabal a clandestine organization of supernatural creatures When a strange rabies-like plague spreads through the slums of Sao Paolo like wildfire infecting victims with homicidal fury the Kabal calls upon Vampirella to capture the disease&s murderous creator — one of The Accursed a human condemned to eternal life for his sins the fabled Dr Faustus VAMPIRELLA is back & returns to her horror roots with Bram Stoker Award-winning author Nancy A Collins (Swamp Thing Sunglasses After Dark Jason vs Leatherface) & Patrick Berkenkotter (Avengers Invaders Red Sonja)