Escaping the SS Satanic with Rebecca in the Grim Reaper, Requiem flies into the heart of the Dragon Blitz. Thurim - a Teutonic Knight and Requiem's previous incarnation - can wait in the shadows no longer: he seizes control of Requiem and the fighter plane to beat back the attack, and takes on Otto in daring aerial combat.

As Count Dracula and Nero observe the dogfight from the deck of the SS Satanic, they come under bombardment from Gotha Dragon Bombers, who carry a particularly unpleasant payload. With the psychic teams strained to the limit, dwindling supplies of Black Opium are essential to maintain defenses. But the Black Opium emergency supply train is about to have unexpected visitors dropping in...

Volume 5 also introduces Necropolis's most charming and seductive vampire: Count Sabre Eretica, a dandy whose love of fine things is only surpassed by his love of fine women...