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First off, this is more of a well-thought out rant than anything else--something I wrote during lunch at school when I really had nothing better to do. See, my friends, this is proof that school can be pointless at times. That really all I think about during classes and between classes is something that will never aid me in life. Except for maybe an occasional chuckle or two from my peers, if they find this humorous at all. Yes, it is a fact now that I think about death when I’m not learning. Just be glad I’m not going insane among all the useless screams and chaos around me. Or perhaps, I just might be going insane.
But here it is--the reason why you started reading this in the first place:
What is a vampire? Really, what is it? The way we see vampires today is really a quite interesting topic. From movies we’ve seen, books we’ve read, legends we have heard, a vampire is a beautiful demon--a phantom caught between life and death. Immortal, seductive, and an unrelenting thirst for human blood, they terrify us. They intrigue us. They draw us in and refuse to let go. It’s still debatable if they’re really human or not. Are they people or just animals? A supernatural cross between both, perhaps? For now, we’ll just call the prowlers by their familiar label, that is, they are the undead.
Now to introduce a new topic: what happens to the living dead when they step foot into the sunlight? There has got to be a reason why they prowl only at night, hasn’t there? This seems to be another debatable topic, for no one has really seen a vampire in sunlight, correct? Sure, there are stories that say they turn to stone, burst into flame, melt to ash, or, most recently, simply “sparkle”. These theories were conjured by fools. Yes, I said “fools”. And I am one to say such things, I’m sure. But nevertheless, you should listen to what I have to say.
No one knows what really happens to the undead when exposed to natural light. No one has seen the effects of a vampire’s fate. Or has one? I will say truthfully that a drastic change does occur when demons are revealed by day; however, no one has seen a vampire after the effects, because, well, it is no longer a vampire. The label changes, and we as human beings do not see or want to see the similarities between the two classifications.
Which brings me to, yet again, another topic: what is a zombie? Now, these prowlers are much less complicated than the previous. Like the vampire, a zombie is labeled as “undead” and these beings, too, have an unrelenting thirst for human blood. In fact, zombies tend to venture further with a hunger for human flesh. These creatures are known to be slower, more lethargic, and quite brainless compared to their coffin-dwelling competitors. They also hunt in groups, much like a pack of wolves, whereas the vampire tends to journey solo, usually fearing competition among brothers. Zombies also seem to be inflicted with a chronic leprosy, which would explain their irritable behavior. Another thing we should note is that the zombie is able to venture into broad daylight, yet it prefers to travel and feed during the night.
So why don’t zombies and vampires ever cross paths? They both hunt around the same time, and they share the same prey. They both have that unwanted cursed relationship of life and death mixing in their cold corpses. Why, even the process of becoming undead is the same among these two terrors. One bite is the legend. Once a vampire’s fangs sink into your throat, the immortality spreads through your reluctant veins. Once a zombie devours a small portion of your flesh, the cursed disease mixes into your bloodstream. Either way, you die. And then you live again.
So, yes, why don’t they cross paths?
Ah, well, that is an interesting question, isn’t it? I have my thoughts and I’m sure you have yours. Let’s venture further with this analysis, shall we?
Imagine for a moment, that you are a vampire. You are doomed to darkness and death, never to walk with humans again. Immortality may seem sweet at first, until you realize, there is no turning back. There is no end. And you are in hell. Now the other vampires, they seem to accept it. But you, oh no, you can’t take it much longer. So what do you do? If it were me, I’d go out into the day despite what the others say. I’d defy that awful curse and run into the light of the sun, needing that warmth on my skin again. Ah yes, we all know you’d do it too. Rebellious vampires, we are.
But what happens then? When the light hits your pale flesh? There is, in fact, a scientific explanation for the reaction. If you are familiar with the dark pigment called melanin, then you will be aware that those who are lacking in it tend to sunburn easily. And those with frequent and severe sunburns are prone to getting skin cancer. So as a vampire, spending all your days in the darkness and all your nights out in the open where there is no light, it is extremely likely that your skin will pale from lack of melanin, as well as the fact that you’re dead. Not only your, now white, skin, but when left in the sun, there is a probability that a corpse will rot faster. And isn’t that what you are? A melanin-free corpse? Yes, the second your lifeless body steps out into the light, the process has begun. You develop cancerous swelling about your, once mesmerizing, flesh. Your skin peels and becomes inflamed. It is so dreadfully painful, your corpse can’t take it much longer. And then the heat! Oh, that awful temperature you haven’t felt for so long! The desperation in your heart at this moment--the ache for death--it’s terribly strong. Until you realize--ah, yes, the horrifying truth--you are already dead. This could be the reason why legends tell of vampires being burned to death by the light. Oh yes, the burning is true; however, there is no flame. There is no death. Only a new living death.
To add to the suffering, the unbearable heat will eventually result in stroke, causing wide dysfunction within the brain. The mental incapacity to think properly brings you to wander aimlessly, in light or darkness. While you swim in your own confusion, that thirst for blood still remains in your instinctual mind. So where do you go? In search of prey, of course. But you are unable to distinguish main arteries and important veins as you used to, so why bother searching? Devour the whole human and you will still consume the amount of blood you need. Really, there seems to be no difference.
So now you have become a mindless heap of deteriorating flesh, roaming the streets in a gradual hunt for food. It’s difficult, now, to chase down meals all by yourself, so naturally, you find others who have rebelled against this curse as well. They, too, have grown ill from the sunlight. At this point, the one has become a group of seven or eight, and hunting is much simpler this way.
And what’s this? The undead traveling in a pack? All of them lethargic and brainless? A chronic leprosy eating on their skin? These creatures were vampires once. But now, the sun has consumed them and transformed them into a mass of disease. Yes, that’s right. The sun turned them into what we as humans call “zombies”.
You disagree, I’m sure. But the evidence still stands in the open. There is science behind this transformation, enough to defend the undead to the grave.
So there is the answer to all the endless questions. Zombies are, in fact, the devastating result of a rebellious vampire--a vampire who has ventured into the light. And so I will say this: if you believe in vampires, it would be wise to believe in zombies, since they are the aftermath. And I will conclude with this last point:
The rebellion within the blood-sucking phantoms will eventually spread until every last one journeys under the sun--resulting in an explosion in the zombie population.
So if you believe in vampires, you’d best be prepared for a zombie invasion in the near future.
 Singing Seraph · Thu Mar 11, 2010 @ 01:06am · 2 Comments |
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