The Transformation Process: A Brief Summary

It is high time that I explain an issue that has been mistold far too often: Vampiric Origins. For starters, what is a Vampire? Plainly put, a vampire is a human that is about to die...forever. I will need to explain that, of course, for the slow humans (as if there is any other kind).

When a vampire sucks a human dry like a mosquito, the human is scientifically dead.  No heart-beat, no blood, and negligible brain activity (although that last one is no change from usual). However, this freshly drained cadaver has the potential to be so much more than human. It could become a vampire. But merely draining the human is not enough, a transformative ingredient is required: Vampiric Venom.

Our fangs are hollow, that's how we suck your sweet, warm, life-blood from your veins. But the pipe can go both ways. If we so choose, we can insert a bit of our own blood back through our fangs into you. "What!?" You say with a stereotypically human expression of dumbfoundedness on your face, "I thought you said that venom was the ingredient, not your blood." Yes, I did. You see, the venom we can insert is actually our blood, it is the source of our power and it is what makes us what we are: Nature's perfect predator. It is also the catalyst to your transformation.

Essentially, the body is put into stasis; it is not alive, and yet it is not dead either. This is where we get the phrases “Living Dead,” and “Undead.” After the transformation is completed (Pro-Tip: It can take up to twelve hours for a human to fully transform, so I suggest bringing a puzzle, or a book, or something), the vampire arises, fully conscious…and fully thirsty. Physically, we are stronger and faster than before, and their features take on a dramatic change.

You see, the venom/blood that we insert into you contains a little bit of our DNA. It attacks the DNA of its new body and forms an entirely new person. Some of the host DNA survives the process, but enough of us is now in you that your personality and physical features are different. Your own mother wouldn't recognize you now.

There it is: the glorious rebirth of a dull and boring human into a graceful and thirsty creature of the night. There isn't room or time enough for me to explain all aspects of Vampiric Transformation now, but I will release several essays later on some specifics. For now, you will have to be satisfied with this general overview.