 Following Steve's recovery Darren fakes his death, but Steve is unconvinced that his friend is really dead.After he is exhumed, Darren is attacked by Steve who accuses him of conspiring with Crepsley against him.In the end, Steve cannot bring himself to kill his friend, but swears to become the world's greatest vampire hunter and return to kill both Darren and Larten Crepsley in the future.