his symbiotic left hand states, in ""vampire hunter d: bloodlust": "the three of you became impatient with the heartless bastet and impaled her on 'the sword'". speculation on whether "the sword" is d's sword or not is debatable. it is important to note here, however, that the movie differs sharply from the book it takes its story from, "vampire hunter d: demon deathchase", and future entries in the novel series do not differentiate between dracula, the vampire king, the sacred ancestor and d's father, proposing that they are one and the same.