第二阶段:Vampiric Coma (译这按:找不到中文名词,只好直译。这阶段名为吸血鬼昏睡状)
被咬後二十四小时,患者会进入昏睡状态。在这阶段,患者的脉博会变慢,呼吸变浅,而瞳孔更会扩大。在古时,很多进入这状态的人都被误以为已死而被埋葬。亦因为这样而制造出‘吸血鬼睡在棺木里’的遥言。很多人都以为进入昏睡的人全都会变成吸血鬼,但事实并不是如此。事实上,只有少部分人是可以在昏睡後醒来。通常只有18至35岁的人可以活下来,而年纪太大或太少的人都不会醒来。这个阶段历时大约一天。在这阶段,服用解药的全愈率只有百分之五十。昏睡得越久,全愈率越低。
Thou shall only Sire another with the permission of thine elder. If thou createst another without thine Elder's leave, both thou and thy Progeny shall be slain.
Honor one another's domain. When thou comest to a foreign city, thou shall present thyself to the one who ruleth there. Without the word of acceptance, thou art nothing.
Thou art forbidden to destroy another of thy kind. The right of destruction belongeth only to thine Elder. Only the Eldest among thee shall call the Blood Hunt.
Stood by the gate at the foot of the garden Watching them pass like clouds in the sky Try to cry out in the heat of the moment Possessed by a fury that burns from inside.
7) 吸血鬼喜歡捕獵處女
來源﹕維多利亞時代的封建。人們害怕女性的性慾被喚起 (譯者按﹕這句譯得太差。原著是a reflection of Victorian-era fears over the sexual awakening of young women. )
真相﹕雖然吸血鬼是喜歡年輕人的血﹐但性別卻無甚應響。