Vampirogenesis

            Having explained how vampires are created in no small amount of detail, you may see a minor problem. There must be some original source, an original vampire, who subsequently spawned others of his kind. Here we leave the realm of concrete knowledge, and traverse the shadowy unknown. There is no generally accepted theory of Vampirogenesis, but I can describe to you several of the more widely accepted ideas.

            First is the separation theory, the idea that the source of our powers came from a species completely different from humans, and that it is only by chance that humans are compatible for transformation. This makes perfect sense, except that these “elder vampires,” as they are called, are nowhere to be found. Separation theorists believe that these “elders” had all of our power (indeed, some think that they had much more power than we do today), but did not have our longevity. Thus, they eventually died out, but not before passing their venom into the human race, and thus creating us: a hybrid mixture with both long life and extraordinary powers.

            There is some evidence of this theory, but not much. Many point to the gods of Greek and Roman mythology as the last of the elders. And yet…and yet I still think that if they had stronger powers, they would more longevity than us, not less. But, that is just my opinion.

            The second theory is the “Humanic” theory. This is the idea that vampires did indeed originate from human DNA, and for some reason mutated and evolved into the beautiful predator that plagues your people to this day. This could make sense, but no one can yet explain the reason for such a radical change from the human genome could occur. And even so, shouldn’t this mean that all humans are evolving into vampires? But, humans never turn into vampires without the catalyst of venom. So where did the original venom come from? And we’re back at the beginning again. This is a nice thought, but has very little proof.

            Finally, there is the “Divinely Damned” theory. This one is popular with the Judeo-Christian converts. The main though is that God (capital “G”) cursed a human (many like to point to Adam’s son Cain as a likely subject) to be eternally thirsty, and only satisfied by drinking blood. This man inadvertently spawned others of his kind, and the rest is history. This theory also has a ring of truth to it, but it requires a certain faith in the divine that many vampires lack. Plus, we don’t exactly like the idea that many subscribers to this theory also believe, the idea that vampires don’t have souls.

            There you have it. I suppose it doesn't really matter to a human where the first vampires came from, I mostly include this essay for the purposes of being thorough and complete in my vampiric education. As I said, Vampirogenesis is an unknown topic; and it is not one I suggest you bring up with an actual vampire. They will most likely make your screams loud and your suffering long.