Enraged, Blade attacks Frost's mansion, with the new weapon granted by Karen, the EDTA, a blood thinner that proves to be lethal to vampires. Blade can't shoot his mentor and so gives him the gun, letting him commit suicide. The two were then attacked by Quinn and Mercury, but managed to escape thanks to Whistler's arrival.Д«lade is then out to get some serum from one of his allies but, when he comes back to the base, finds out that Karen has been kidnapped by Frost and Whistler has been bitten.

Blade and Karen interrogated him, and found out Frost's plans regarding La Magra, a legendary vampire blood god. Blade intervened and beat him ruthlessly, just to follow him again to the hideout of a vampire archivist named Pearl. There she was attacked by one of Frost's Familiars, a police officer. Karen Jenson, and seeing a resemblance to his mother, he refrained from destroying her and took her with him instead.Д«lade decided to use Jenson as bait for Frost and let her go back home. Having tracked the vampire to the hospital, Blade found that Quinn had already bitten the two doctors who were examining the creature. He was interrupted by the police and did not finish the vampire, opting instead to track him. During an attack on one of the clubs, Blade badly wounded Quinn, one of Frost's retainers. Years later, Blade is hunting Deacon Frost, a powerful young vampire, and destroying his vampire nightclubs. Eric decided to change his name to Blade and has since then gained infamy among vampires for his ability to walk in the light of the day, often being called the Daywalker.

Whistler developed a serum that allowed Eric to hold off his vampiric thirst and taught him everything he knew about hunting, fighting, and killing vampires. He then once again ran into Abraham Whistler, who became his helper, mentor, and lifelong friend. However, due to his blood-thirst, Eric turned the members of the gang and departed. Some time later, Eric was taken in by a street gang known as the Bad Bloods. Eric realized the nature of his thirst after saving a man from criminals in the back room of his shop, where he believed his father died due to a gunshot wound. When it became apparent that Eric could not be contained and his thirst could not be satisfied, Robert called in Abraham Whistler, an expert vampire hunter. For a time, Eric was fed with butcher's blood and stolen blood from the hospital by his father. Eric was born while his mother was dying, inheriting the powers of a vampire without developing their weaknesses, except for the thirst. Vanessa, a nurse, was attacked and bitten by a vampire while she was in pregnancy.

Eric Brooks is the son of Robert and Vanessa Brooks.

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