Mortanius offers him the chance to exact revenge -- Kain assents , heedless of the cost , and awakes as a vampire .
During a journey , the human nobleman Kain is ambushed and killed by a band of assassins .
Mortanius offers Kain the chance to exact revenge -- Kain assents , heedless of the cost , and awakes as a vampire .
During a journey , the human nobleman Kain is ambushed and killed by a band of assassins .