title: Eric Northman
text: In Season 7 , Pam tracks down Eric , who somehow avoided meeting the true death . However , he has been infected with the Hepatitis V virus . After learning that Sarah Newlin is still alive , he and Pam decide to go after her . Eric and Pam soon learn that Newlin drank the antidote and it permeated her body , making Sarah a living antidote for Hep V. They are forced to work with Yakuza ninjas from the Yakanomo Corporation ( the company which originally made True Blood ) in order to find her , but neither party trusts the other . Upon capturing Sarah , Eric drinks her blood and rids himself of the Hep V virus . Learning that Bill is dying , Eric secretly reveals the cure ( contrary to the Yakuza 's wishes ) to Sookie and offers to heal Bill , despite their long rivalry ; he is stunned when Bill refuses . However , after talking with Bill he understands his motives and tells Sookie to talk with him , making his final peace with both Bill and Sookie . Eric and Pam later kill all of the Yakuza members that want to use Newlin to make a new food source for vampires . By the end of the series , they are running a multibillion - dollar corporation called New Blood , derived from Sarah Newlin 's blood , which is both a new vampire food source and a universal cure for Hep V. Eric and Pam tell the world that Sarah got away from them , but they found a drop of her blood to make New Blood with , and thereby save every infected vampire in the world . In actuality , they are keeping Sarah chained in the basement at Fangtasia , and charging vampires small fortunes to feed on her , as she slowly goes insane . All the while , Eric sits on his throne on the Fangtasia stage , relishing his accomplishments .

Question: what happens to eric northman in true blood

answer: Eric somehow avoided meeting the true death, however, he has been infected with the Hepatitis V virus.  After learning that Sarah Newlin is still alive, he and Pam decide to go after her.  Upon capturing Sarah, Eric drinks her blood and rids himself of the Hep V virus.  Eric and Pam later kill all of the Yakuza members that want to use Newlin to make a new food source for vampires.  By the end of the series, they are running a multibillion-dollar corporation called New Blood, derived from Sarah Newlin's blood, which is both a new vampire food source and a universal cure for Hep V.   Eric and Pam tell the world that Sarah got away from them, but they found a drop of her blood to make New Blood with, and thereby save every infected vampire in the world.   In actuality, they are keeping Sarah chained in the basement at Fangtasia, and charging vampires small fortunes to feed on her, as she slowly goes insane.   All the while, Eric sits on his throne on the Fangtasia stage, relishing his accomplishments.
answer: Eric Northman was infected with the Hepatitis V virus. He drank Sarah's blood and rid himself of the virus after learning that she was a living antidote for Hep V. After learning that Sarah Newlin is still alive , he and Pam decide to go after her. He and Pam ran a multibillion-dollar corporation called New Blood, through which they planned to save every infected vampire in the world .