博客來He was only a fisherman who wanted more.
On Golgotha, Elias ben Jonah watched Jesus perform miracles that shook the world. Envy won. When the crosses rose, Elias drank from the Savior’s wounds.
God answered - not with death, but with a curse.
Immortality. An unquenchable thirst for blood. A soul doomed to wander two thousand years of human history.
From the ashes of Jerusalem to the death camps of Auschwitz, from burning churches in revolutionary Spain to the neon shadows of modern New York, Elias endures - hunted by a secret Order sworn to destroy him, haunted by hallucinations of the wife he abandoned and the God who remains silent.
He is the first vampire. The root of every legend. Living proof that some sins are beyond forgiveness.
Now, as the Order closes in with ancient relics and modern weapons, Elias must choose: hide forever in darkness... or force the world to witness the truth - and face divine silence one final time.
A dark, sweeping epic of guilt, madness, and the terrifying cost of wanting to be like God.
For fans of Anne Rice’s darkest works and theological horror like The Exorcist.
This version is tight, fast-paced, and ends with a strong hook. It still captures the scope and emotional core without overwhelming the reader.
