Into the pits of madness... Xander Stryker's life had always been an emotional roller coaster, but, as his vampiric legacy is beginning to come to fruition, he might find himself pushed to the breaking point. With one old friend dying and another arriving on his doorstep with bad news and an even worse enemy on his trail, it's enough to make anyone crazy. But sometimes madness gets pushed into something far worse. Endowed with powers he can't fully control, his already fragile resolve erupts, and the threat of an apocalyptic battle between Xander and a devil on earth looms on the blood-stained horizon. Can Xander's magical lover, Estella, and the members of his clan stop the carnage without sacrificing their friend in the process... ... Or will the madness be too much for them to handle?