difference is that this Rabies virus can then attack and completely take over the body’s natural bacteria. We’re calling it Esuriensanguis Nocturnus, or EN for short.
He switched the slide to show a video of the symbiote attacking a red blood cell. The tiny hairs were ripping their way inside. “What we’ve discovered ladies and gentlemen, is a super organism. Anyone familiar with science fiction’s Nanobots might be able to understand how this virus works. It heals the creature’s body in previously unimaginable ways. When we applied a laceration with a scalpel we saw an influx of infected cells to the area. Within mere seconds, the wound had sealed itself shut. We tried burning the skin to see if the organism would react similarly. While the healing process was slower, as soon as the flame was removed, the skin returned to normal. On a side note,” he said, meeting the eyes of everyone at the table, “this evidence of prolonged damage led us to believe that vampires can be severely injured, perhaps even killed by fire.”
“Are we talking about an organism that can effectively eliminate disease as we know it?” Asked a blond-haired woman on his right.
“We’re talking about a virus that can eradicate any disease known to man in the morning and heal a severed limb by the afternoon,” said Dr. Bennet. “What we’re talking about is damn near divine intervention, if you forget the virus is a disease in itself and turns you into a bloodthirsty succubus.” He waited for a retort, but the room offered none. “The state of preservation this virus prefers is that of the classic vampire, most commonly the ones from older legends. It enhances speed and agility, while at the same time healing any injuries sustained, they empower motor function and brain activity, yet they stop the heart and blood flow as we know it.”
“How is that possible?” asked a sharp-nosed man next to Smith.
“As far as we can tell,” said Dr. Bennet. “It attacks bacteria inside the body first. After that it goes after blood cells, it then distributes them throughout the body as needed. It does this with frightening intelligence. The virus works without the heart, its microbes drag themselves through the blood stream. They intentionally take the most direct path to the injury, sometimes choosing to flow through the arteries, veins, lymphatic system or it can make a path on its own. It may seem unimaginable and ridiculous to you, but I can assure you, when put into practice the result is a superior being.” Dr. Bennet clicked to the next slide, revealing the picture of a wooden stake. “Now that I’ve somewhat explained to you all that we know of EN, I’d like to dive deeper into how to stop it, if you don’t mind.” Dr. Bennet waited.
“Proceed,” said General Smith.
“Okay, another famous vampire myth is that a wooden stake to the heart will kill them. Obviously we didn’t want to kill the only vampire specimen we have so we used a controlled experiment to see how EN would react to your average piece of wood. The result was astounding.” Dr. Bennet clicked to the next slide revealing a piece of wood laid across a pale white forearm. “As you can see in this picture, its skin has virtually no reaction at all. When the skin is pierced however, all of the infected cells in that area will rush out and absorb into the wood.”
“Will the creature ever run out of infected cells?”
“Yes,” said Dr. Bennet. “Which is a good point to bring up. So far we’ve found that the vampire expends its blood cells at an astounding rate. As the virus uses up microbes, it counts on new blood cells to create and sustain more. The transfer rate is somewhere around two blood cells for every one microbe. As a result, you get a strong urge for Hematophagy, or blood drinking. In the wild, the creature must be thirsting for new blood almost constantly. We’ve run a few tests on the vampire’s bone marrow and so far have been unable
He switched the slide to show a video of the symbiote attacking a red blood cell. The tiny hairs were ripping their way inside. “What we’ve discovered ladies and gentlemen, is a super organism. Anyone familiar with science fiction’s Nanobots might be able to understand how this virus works. It heals the creature’s body in previously unimaginable ways. When we applied a laceration with a scalpel we saw an influx of infected cells to the area. Within mere seconds, the wound had sealed itself shut. We tried burning the skin to see if the organism would react similarly. While the healing process was slower, as soon as the flame was removed, the skin returned to normal. On a side note,” he said, meeting the eyes of everyone at the table, “this evidence of prolonged damage led us to believe that vampires can be severely injured, perhaps even killed by fire.”
“Are we talking about an organism that can effectively eliminate disease as we know it?” Asked a blond-haired woman on his right.
“We’re talking about a virus that can eradicate any disease known to man in the morning and heal a severed limb by the afternoon,” said Dr. Bennet. “What we’re talking about is damn near divine intervention, if you forget the virus is a disease in itself and turns you into a bloodthirsty succubus.” He waited for a retort, but the room offered none. “The state of preservation this virus prefers is that of the classic vampire, most commonly the ones from older legends. It enhances speed and agility, while at the same time healing any injuries sustained, they empower motor function and brain activity, yet they stop the heart and blood flow as we know it.”
“How is that possible?” asked a sharp-nosed man next to Smith.
“As far as we can tell,” said Dr. Bennet. “It attacks bacteria inside the body first. After that it goes after blood cells, it then distributes them throughout the body as needed. It does this with frightening intelligence. The virus works without the heart, its microbes drag themselves through the blood stream. They intentionally take the most direct path to the injury, sometimes choosing to flow through the arteries, veins, lymphatic system or it can make a path on its own. It may seem unimaginable and ridiculous to you, but I can assure you, when put into practice the result is a superior being.” Dr. Bennet clicked to the next slide, revealing the picture of a wooden stake. “Now that I’ve somewhat explained to you all that we know of EN, I’d like to dive deeper into how to stop it, if you don’t mind.” Dr. Bennet waited.
“Proceed,” said General Smith.
“Okay, another famous vampire myth is that a wooden stake to the heart will kill them. Obviously we didn’t want to kill the only vampire specimen we have so we used a controlled experiment to see how EN would react to your average piece of wood. The result was astounding.” Dr. Bennet clicked to the next slide revealing a piece of wood laid across a pale white forearm. “As you can see in this picture, its skin has virtually no reaction at all. When the skin is pierced however, all of the infected cells in that area will rush out and absorb into the wood.”
“Will the creature ever run out of infected cells?”
“Yes,” said Dr. Bennet. “Which is a good point to bring up. So far we’ve found that the vampire expends its blood cells at an astounding rate. As the virus uses up microbes, it counts on new blood cells to create and sustain more. The transfer rate is somewhere around two blood cells for every one microbe. As a result, you get a strong urge for Hematophagy, or blood drinking. In the wild, the creature must be thirsting for new blood almost constantly. We’ve run a few tests on the vampire’s bone marrow and so far have been unable
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