As soon as Aiden Tanner, aka Sex Machine placed Kate's finger in his mouth, he knew something big was happening. Her blood tasted almost sickeningly sweet and yet left a hint of a bitter after taste. Within moments he was seeing visions swirl around his head and he lost all control of his body and mind.

For weeks he had been following the star patterns, to what? He didn't know. Something was coming and it was big.

Tanner had been dreaming about Kate for some time. He hadn't felt bad when Carolos had shot her, in fact he hadn't recognized her in the dreams at first. Each time he dreamt of her, her eyes appeared to be blood shot and a power swirled around her. Tanner believed it was coincidence, yet then his companions, some bikers turned Culebra and a few hangers on just going along for the ride, started having similar dreams. Tanner decided it was time to listen to the dream Kate and see what was what.

Now having tasted her blood, he saw things. He saw the night Kate died as if it was replaying right in front of him. He saw Kate being resurrected and her fateful return to the temple under the Twister. These visions molded one into the other as if he was living them.

He saw the new powers that Katie seemed to have and he was a little impressed with how hot the preacher's daughter looked when she was stretching her powerful "muscles" on Richard.

Then the visions shifted. He saw a couple, male and female with hands intertwined. They stood on a cliff, the moon hung high in the dark night as the male wrapped his arms around the females waist and she melted into him. As Tanner approached the couple he realized it was Katie and…..Richard? Tanner stared down the cliff side and his mouth dropped open in surprise. Below them writhing in pain and anguish were the bodies of thousands of humans. When Tanner moved his eyes up from the bodies in the pit, he turned his eyes over to Katie. Her eyes were once again blood red and she had the sweetest of smiles on her face as she watched the pitiful sight below. It was a look of contentment and lust. Tanner turned his face back up to the sky. The moon, just moments before had been a bright white, now was the color of fresh blood.

He felt like someone had punched him in the stomach. Tanner opened his eyes to see Katie, Seth and Richard standing over him. He was sure that Kate's eyes were blood red with the power of Santa Sangre. So sure that he jumped up as quick as he could and almost made a lunge for the door but, when he looked back at Kate he could see her eyes were their normal color.

He laughed nervously as the three stared at him.

"What happened?" asked Richard, annoyed.

"Well, I have done some crazy drugs but, that was the best trip I've been on in a while," he said chuckling nervously. He pulled out a pack of cigarettes and quickly lit one.

"Oh by the way, kudos on the new powers Kate, what you did to Richard," he shook his head as he took a drag, chuckling quietly.

"Art," he finished. Richard glared at him but, Tanner was happy to see a small smile on Kate's face.

"Yeah, yeah. Look Tanner, we need to know what all this bullshit means," said Seth.

"Well, its pretty obvious. Kate here has been chosen," replied Tanner in his most annoying and worst impression of the crypt keeper. All his performance received was some annoyed looks.

"Alright, alright. Look Kate was chosen, I don't know why but, it seems that she will bring forth the new set of sacrifices and from the looks of the vision I had, it will be by the next blood moon. Now, if not that particular moon then the following one which could be in another hundred years. I don't think Santa Sangre is going to preserve her human body that long so my guess would be in about two months," Tanner said sitting down in one of the chairs near Richards's desk.

"What if I don't want to do the sacrifice?" asked Kate. Tanner almost felt sorry for her. She looked genuine distraught.

"You don't have a choice," he replied without much feeling.

"Why?" snapped Richard. Tanner looked at him warily and was brought back to the vision of Richard with his arm around Kate. The way he stared at the back of Kate's head reminded Tanner of the vision, he wondered how long Richard had felt gushy towards the girl?

"Because if she tries to resist the pull of the spirit then Santa Sangre will take over the vessel, meaning Kate, and will do it anyway," replied Tanner. He kept smoking his cigarette but, whatched the three warily.

"What happens after?" asked Kate in a small voice. Something told Tanner she already knew the answer but, didn't want to believe it.

When Tanner had been working for Carlos he had researched the Santa Sangre curse, as it was called, for weeks. The last person before Katie to be blessed with the Santa Sangre was a prospector. The guy went mad, they say and began kidnapping and hobbling people for the sacrifice. After he buried them alive, he was forced by the spirit to take his own life. Katie knew this, Tanner had heard the ranger tell her that in his visions. So now he was stuck. Should he lie to her and tell her that she will live on as normal or tell her the truth?

"The spirit will leave you once the sacrifice is complete," he said not looking at her.

"Why does it have to be her?" asked Seth.

"Because she was chosen," replied Tanner.

"Well, that's real helpful," chided Richard, his tone full of sarcasm.

"Hey I didn't make the rules, ok? You wanna know why her then ask it!" snapped Tanner. The Geckos both turned to Kate with perplexed looks. Kate crossed her arms and stared at them in fear and then annoyance, her head snapping back and forth between the brothers.

"What?" she snapped backing away from Seth only to bump into Richard who grabbed both her shoulders to keep her from running. Kate stared up at him and he down at her for several seconds.

"Are you saying that…?" Seth pointed in Kate's direction, "That isn't Kate?" Tanner shook his head. He couldn't stand the uneducated fools who seemed to hold all the power.

"No, what I am saying is that Kate is now a vessel. She is herself and yet she also is playing host to a spirit that has been on this earth for eons," replied Tanner crushing his cigarette beneath his boot and carelessly tossing it on the marble floor.

No one could see it but, Richard moved his thumbs and relaxed his hold on Kate. Slowly he ran his thumb back forth on her upper arms as if to console her. Kate glanced at his hands then his face but she was positive he was unaware of the movement. His expression gave nothing away.

"What she sees, Santa Sangre sees. When she speaks Santa Sangre is in her voice and when she sleeps, it's that power inside of her. Her senses will become more powerful as well as her telekinesis." explained Tanner.

Kate stepped away from Richard, wrenching herself from his hands.

She couldn't be around anyone right now. It was too much pressure to put on one person. She had hoped Tanner would tell her something helpful but, it just seemed to drive home the point that she didn't have a choice in this. Silently she made her way to the door.

"Kate?" called Seth. She turned back to them.

"I need to think," she replied quickly and then she was out the door.

The three men stood in silence and then quickly Tanner got up.

"Well, boys it's been a slice but, I am gonna show myself out," he said making his way towards the door.

"You aren't going anywhere," said Richie buttoning his jacket.

"Excuse me?" Tanner said.

"You are to stay here until this sacrifice is over with," Richie said keeping his voice casual.

"And if I say no?"

"Then you will know what it's like to lose your dick a second time."