▁thus ▁dec ides ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁killed ▁to ▁ful fill ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁inj unction ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁lets ▁them ▁go ▁while ▁he ▁wa its ▁his ▁end . ▁S ita ▁man ages ▁to ▁sh ove ▁Ray ▁af ar ▁before ▁the ▁explos ion ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁pier ced ▁by ▁a ▁st ake ▁right ▁through ▁her ▁heart ▁from ▁behind . ▁With ▁S ita ▁in ▁Ray ' s ▁hands ▁cont empl ating ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁grace , ▁the ▁book ▁ends ▁ ▁in ▁susp ense ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁she ▁surv ives . ▁ ▁The ▁Last ▁V amp ire ▁ 2 : ▁Black ▁Blood ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁S ita ▁is ▁now ▁he aled ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁but ▁still ▁suffering ▁from ▁contin ual ▁pain . ▁She ▁is ▁not ▁he aling ▁as ▁fast ▁as ▁usual , ▁after ▁being ▁struck ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁by ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁fl aming ▁wood ▁from ▁the ▁explos ion ▁that ▁destroyed ▁her ▁home . ▁She ▁he ars ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁v amp ires ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁brut ally ▁murder ing ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁As ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁v amp ire ▁now ▁that ▁Y ak sha ▁is ▁dead , ▁it ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁her ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁what ▁is ▁happening . ▁ ▁She ▁runs ▁into ▁the ▁group , ▁and ▁quickly ▁k ills ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁herself ▁out - match ed ▁by ▁the ▁leader , ▁Edd ie ▁F