to find evidence that the creature can create its own blood cells. Therefore we’ve concluded it must steal them from outside sources.”
“And the stake?” asked General Smith.
“As far as we can tell, there’s a reaction triggered by the cells inside the wood. When the virus senses the foreign cells inside the vampire’s body they attack. The wood on the other hand soaks them up like a sponge. This can potentially leave the vampire short of the microbes it counts on to survive. If the stake was placed somewhere vital, for instance a heart, then the loss of fresh EN cells would be fatal.”
“And all wood works?” asked the hook-nosed man. Dr. Bennet took note of the CIA badge clipped to his shirt.
“We used treated wood from the lumber yard, I imagine fresh wood from a tree would work even better. It would be more alive, if I may,” said Dr. Bennet. “We plan on running more tests using wood, but at the present moment we simply haven’t had enough time.
We’ve also been experimenting with other materials. Some of which include, mercury, steel, iron, plastic, cotton, rubber, aluminum, and leather. None of which gave us any unexpected results. There was one that did however.”
Dr. Bennet waited. When there were no more questions, he clicked to the next slide. “Silver,” he said, pointing to the large projection of a silver coin. “Has the opposite effect of wood.” He clicked to the next slide. A projection of a coin laid out on the vampire’s shoulder appeared. The skin underneath was red and bubbling.
“Whereas wood absorbed EN, silver repels it. The reaction is similar to that of two protons. We’ve found that the reaction happens so fast, the resulting friction can create high levels of heat. The red and blistered skin you see on the screen was caused by the heat of the virus/bacteria as it was repelled away.”
“Fascinating,” said an older man to Bennet’s left.
“Yes,” said Dr. Bennet. “And after the EN has been cleared out of the area, the skin returns to dead human flesh. That is, when the silver object is pressed against the skin. If silver were to actually go deeper by breaking the skin—and this is just our theory—it would most likely cause a reaction that would kill the vampire. Also, if I may go back to ultraviolet light for a moment.” He clicked through the slides until he found the correct one. “The reaction by EN is very similar to silver. In the case of U.V. however, the microbes vibrate as opposed to being repelled. This vibration is so fast and so rapid that it will cause the vampires to spontaneously combust.”
“And this can be any ultraviolet light, not just the sun?” asked Smith.
“Correct,” said Bennet, clicking to the next slide. “We tried garlic with little results at first.” There was a small bottle of powdered garlic on the projection. “Most of our tests came back inconclusive. It wasn’t until we did a comparison test under the microscope that we saw any effects at all.” He clicked to the next slide, bringing up the picture of the virus eating a white blood cell. “We provided a drop of blood and a drop of EN infected saliva to use as a control. We then ran the same test, only we introduced various chemicals into the blood. In every case the results were the same, the virus took over the blood cells. Until we tried garlic that is.” He clicked to the next picture. “In that test alone, the virus left the blood cells in peace.” He took off his glasses and pinched the lenses between his shirt to clean them before putting them back on. Beads of sweat were beginning to form on his forehead. “We’ve concluded that garlic does little harm to the vampire, though it may prevent the thirst, if enough is in the victim’s bloodstream. Also, it could very well disrupt the creature’s senses.”
“So you’re saying garlic might prevent these creatures from being able to hunt?” asked the hook-nosed man as he scribbled something down
“And the stake?” asked General Smith.
“As far as we can tell, there’s a reaction triggered by the cells inside the wood. When the virus senses the foreign cells inside the vampire’s body they attack. The wood on the other hand soaks them up like a sponge. This can potentially leave the vampire short of the microbes it counts on to survive. If the stake was placed somewhere vital, for instance a heart, then the loss of fresh EN cells would be fatal.”
“And all wood works?” asked the hook-nosed man. Dr. Bennet took note of the CIA badge clipped to his shirt.
“We used treated wood from the lumber yard, I imagine fresh wood from a tree would work even better. It would be more alive, if I may,” said Dr. Bennet. “We plan on running more tests using wood, but at the present moment we simply haven’t had enough time.
We’ve also been experimenting with other materials. Some of which include, mercury, steel, iron, plastic, cotton, rubber, aluminum, and leather. None of which gave us any unexpected results. There was one that did however.”
Dr. Bennet waited. When there were no more questions, he clicked to the next slide. “Silver,” he said, pointing to the large projection of a silver coin. “Has the opposite effect of wood.” He clicked to the next slide. A projection of a coin laid out on the vampire’s shoulder appeared. The skin underneath was red and bubbling.
“Whereas wood absorbed EN, silver repels it. The reaction is similar to that of two protons. We’ve found that the reaction happens so fast, the resulting friction can create high levels of heat. The red and blistered skin you see on the screen was caused by the heat of the virus/bacteria as it was repelled away.”
“Fascinating,” said an older man to Bennet’s left.
“Yes,” said Dr. Bennet. “And after the EN has been cleared out of the area, the skin returns to dead human flesh. That is, when the silver object is pressed against the skin. If silver were to actually go deeper by breaking the skin—and this is just our theory—it would most likely cause a reaction that would kill the vampire. Also, if I may go back to ultraviolet light for a moment.” He clicked through the slides until he found the correct one. “The reaction by EN is very similar to silver. In the case of U.V. however, the microbes vibrate as opposed to being repelled. This vibration is so fast and so rapid that it will cause the vampires to spontaneously combust.”
“And this can be any ultraviolet light, not just the sun?” asked Smith.
“Correct,” said Bennet, clicking to the next slide. “We tried garlic with little results at first.” There was a small bottle of powdered garlic on the projection. “Most of our tests came back inconclusive. It wasn’t until we did a comparison test under the microscope that we saw any effects at all.” He clicked to the next slide, bringing up the picture of the virus eating a white blood cell. “We provided a drop of blood and a drop of EN infected saliva to use as a control. We then ran the same test, only we introduced various chemicals into the blood. In every case the results were the same, the virus took over the blood cells. Until we tried garlic that is.” He clicked to the next picture. “In that test alone, the virus left the blood cells in peace.” He took off his glasses and pinched the lenses between his shirt to clean them before putting them back on. Beads of sweat were beginning to form on his forehead. “We’ve concluded that garlic does little harm to the vampire, though it may prevent the thirst, if enough is in the victim’s bloodstream. Also, it could very well disrupt the creature’s senses.”
“So you’re saying garlic might prevent these creatures from being able to hunt?” asked the hook-nosed man as he scribbled something down
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