Later in the book, he paired up with Satan's lover Lilith (Lilith, first appeared in Sumerian mythology, Adam's first wife in the Old Testament, left the Garden of Eden because of dissatisfaction with God), saying that Lilith was a powerful witch and taught Cain how to use blood to generate power for his own use. Because of this, some people think that Lilith was really the first vampire.
Driven by loneliness, Cain created the second generation of vampires.
They have 13 offspring. This third generation is a survivor of Noah's flood. They established the 13 clan, and later rebelled and wiped out the second generation of vampires. The third code in ancient times claimed to have the power comparable to that of God.
Today, thousands of years later, the blood of vampires has reached 13 to 15 generations. Before the Middle Ages, vampire members usually became the overlord of one side because of their special strength and immortal body, and even fought for power and profit with each other. It was not until the14th century or so that the inquisition of the Catholic Church discovered the existence of vampires, and then wantonly carried out supplementary killings. Although vampires have super powers, no vampire can stop the threat of cooperation from thousands of mortals at the same time. So the survival of vampires fell into an unprecedented crisis.
In order to cope with the bad situation, several vampire clans at that time (about the sixth generation to the eighth generation) had to form an alliance, so the Camarilla (secret party) alliance was born. This is an alliance faction composed of seven clans, and it is also a larger alliance faction so far. When the secret party was founded, it established six strict traditions of commandments, which required the later vampires in the league to abide by forever. The highest purpose of the whole tradition of precepts is to stipulate that vampires must hide in human society and never reveal their identity, so as not to lead to the crisis of vampire survival. This is the origin of the precept of "avoiding the world"
Another alliance outside the secret party is Sabbat. Although each clan can join the Rubik's Cube, it is mainly controlled by two clans. The Magic Party is Camarilla's old enemy. They don't approve of isolationism. They rule with fear, force and threats. It is said that the Magic Party will bury new vampires alive, arouse their fears, and then control them with rituals and blood ties. Rubik's cube also regards human beings as inferior animals and drives them to kill at will. Secret party member usually calls Sabat "the hand of darkness".
In addition, the other four clans who did not join secret or magical political parties usually remained neutral or improvised in the struggle between the two factions.
Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas, the thirteenth disciple, and died on the cross. Before he died, he gave his followers the last Oracle, and he will be resurrected in the near future to guide them to the light.
In a bag of silver coins sold by God in Judah, there lived a demon, which was formed by the continuous accumulation of evil in the inner world of human beings. On the way to avoid believers, Judas unconsciously entered the Woods. When he was resting under the tree, he couldn't help opening his wallet. His evil heart awakened the devil, and the devil flew out of the purse. Seeing Judas' embarrassment, he felt ridiculous and asked Judas, Do you regret it?
Dissatisfied Judas said to the devil: I regret not killing those stupid believers, which will make me so miserable now.
The devil was very happy: will you make a contract with me?
Judas asked the devil carefully: what contract is this?
The devil holds out his hand: As long as you are willing to kill those who believe in God, I can help you fulfill your wish.
Judas asked: Are there no other conditions?
The devil smiled and said, nothing else.
Judas agreed at once.
Judas wrote a contract with the devil on the skinned trunk with his own blood under the big tree.
Just as the book was about to be finished, there was a deep sigh in the sky. The devil and Judas looked up and found a holy and majestic angel above them.
The angel held the sword of light and said solemnly, Judas, you have betrayed the son of God and will be punished by God. You will live forever.
Before the angel finished speaking, a sharp arrow pierced the angel's chest, which was stabbed by the devil. The angel falling from the sky was caught by the devil, and the devil immediately sucked the blood out of the angel, and then the devil got the angel's beautiful face and immortal life. The devil got carried away and said to Judas, I don't need you anymore, but I have the vitality of an angel.
Judas found himself cheated and swore, I won't let you be so proud. You want everything about angels-strength, life and beauty, but you forget that I still have an unfinished contract with you.
The devil found something wrong and tried to stop it, but he just sucked the blood of the angel and was unable to move his limbs.
Judas saw that the devil was restricted, so he quickly wrote on the contract:
You have countless times more power than human beings, but you have to suck blood every day to survive.
You have a beautiful face, but as long as you suck blood, you will become ugly again.
You have immortal life, but as long as you nail a stump in your heart with my blood, you will die.
Your strength, life and beauty come from darkness. When you appear in the light, it is when everything goes up in smoke.
Upier in Poland
Upior (also known as UPIER (male), UPIERZCYA (female)), this creature and its name originated from Slavic countries in Eastern Europe, mainly Poland, but it is different from the creatures found in neighboring areas. The main difference is the hook tongue used to suck a lot of blood and the time of sleep.
This creature sleeps in the middle of the night. It only gets up between noon and midnight and is famous among the dead because of its endless thirst. These vampires have an amazing love for blood, no matter how much they inhale, they will never be satisfied, and even like to sleep in a pool of blood. Upier also likes the curly shroud-the shroud he used for his funeral.
Poles will carefully put some jewels on those dead bodies to ward off evil spirits, so that the bodies will not become terrible things. They will put the dead face down and put wicker crosses under their armpits, breasts and chin. Bury the body in the ground with a lot of mud. For further protection, relatives of the deceased will use blood bread, which is a kind of toast made by mixing vampire blood and flour in some form. This is thought to make them immune to any attack by vampires. At the same time, wooden pillars and beheading were quite popular at that time.
Italy, Italy
The existence of the Roman Empire and later Christian Center, a place opposite to the birthplace of the dead, Christianity and later Catholic Church established the system of monk rule in the Vatican, which made the bloodthirsty people in the most important and recognized vampire areas in the West change their temperament and began to fear the cross, holy water, religion and saints.
Although there are many Italian customs related to death, the return of the dead, ghosts or souls, there are no fashionable local vampire groups, such as abruzzi (or abruzzo). In central Italy, there are some interesting sayings that 1 65438+1October1is the day when the deceased went home. This superstition is related to the religious elements handed down from ancient Rome.
On 1 65438+1October1this day, people put candles on the graves of their dead relatives, and every household lights up to let those dead souls return to their homes. There will be some bread, water and a lamp on the table in the restaurant. According to tradition, the soul of the deceased will come out of the grave on that day and be led by a kind soul. Followed by evil spirits, killed victims or convicted people. Abruzzi, who performs a certain ceremony, will stand at the crossroads and stare at those souls, although such eyes usually bring only madness and death.
In Italian legend, the closest entity to a vampire is a witch (or STRIGA), usually referring to an old witch, who attacks children with curses and makes them die. She can be killed through complicated ceremonies, but the most reliable thing is to rely on the power of the church.
Vampire case
/kloc-the golden age of vampires in the 0/8th century, and the plague reappeared in 17 10, and East Prussia suffered greatly. In order to dispel people's fears, or they agree with the public that the culprit of the plague is vampires, the authorities have taken many appalling measures, such as opening all the graves in a cemetery to see who is not rotting, and they are vampires.
Pierre Plogowitz, a farmer, became a vampire after the death of 1725 and made waves in the village of Kilowa, killing eight people. The other is Arnold Paole, who is accused of causing a large number of deaths of people and livestock in Medwegya village. Both cases caused a sensation. The report of the first case is kept in the Vienna Archives today, and one of the words "vanpir" first appeared in the literature, which is the origin of the vampire name.
The second case was investigated by several influential authorities in173165438+February. It was recorded by military doctor Fluckinger and signed by several officers and doctors of hejduk Company. Later, it was submitted to the court of Belgrade under the title of Seeing and Discovering, which was officially published in 1732, and its influence even spread to Versailles. King Louis XV of France asked the Duke of Richelieu to write a detailed report on the official result of the case, which caused a sensation, and the European media contributed greatly. Vampyre appeared in the magazine "Scavengers" published on March 3, 732/kloc-0, which is the first time that the word vampire appeared in French.
The whole of Europe was attracted by these two cases, and many people took the opportunity to publish a large number of brochures. In fact, there have been related works in the past, including some works with clear logic and rigorous argumentation. For example, The History and Philosophy of the Chewing Phenomenon of the Dead published by 1679 in Leipzig was written by Philip Lehrer, who explained the chewing phenomenon in the grave as demon possession. This view was supported by many people at that time.
After these two cases, Christian Stoke became famous in 1732' s On Blood-sucking Bodies and John Heinrich Zoff's 1732' s On Vampires in Serbia. In view of the fact that most of these pamphlets are sensational and attract readers, some religious theorists have come out to write articles, saying that Father Dom Augustin Calmet, the abbot of Senones, who is famous for his positive view and interpretation of the Bible, has written a book to refute these pamphlets. The names are extremely long: about possessed ghosts, excommunicated people, vampires or Prometheans in Hungary, Moldavia and other places. However, because the book lists a large number of relevant examples, it can almost be regarded as an anecdote. The most famous is On Vampires written by the Bishop of Florence, Italy. Pope benoit XIV talked about vampires in the fourth volume of his book Blessed by God and Blessed by Saints, holding a negative attitude.
The story of Drakula.
Blood is the source of life for advanced creatures, so the bodies of cavemen in the East and Crommans in Europe are often sprinkled with red hematite particles or ochre, and the blood is bright red, hoping that the dead will be reborn. The Bible repeatedly says, "The life of the body is blood". According to historical records, when the Colosseum was opened, the dark gladiator performance lasted 100 days, and 3,000 gladiators died in battle. At that time, spectators often rushed to the arena to suck the blood of injured gladiators. In the eyes of these people, gladiator's blood is the best tonic for vitality, youth and health.
Vampires are an ancient and mysterious race. Theoretically, the so-called vampire can be understood as a dead body to some extent. They have no heartbeat and pulse, no breathing, no body temperature, and they are immortal. At the same time, they have their own thoughts, they can think, talk, walk, even get hurt and die. Their power is far greater than that of ordinary people, and they have power that ordinary people can't get. In order to maintain their living conditions, they must feed on blood. Generally speaking, most vampires usually feed on human blood, but some vampires feed on the blood of animals and even other vampires. If a vampire intends to assimilate a human, he must give his blood to the other person, and the victim will accept the blood of the smoker. Only when two kinds of blood merge can he become a vampire. According to the precepts, vampires can't develop their offspring at will and must be responsible for their behavior.
Unscramble human nature
Like the soul's point of view, I have always been willing to believe in vampires. Its history is as long as any traditional myth in China, and it seems to be closer to reality and more reasonable. There are many novels and movies set on vampires, which makes people wonder whether there are such bloodthirsty elves in the surrounding corners. It is said that there are at least 1000 vampires in the world. Vampires are almost "imported", which are vividly described in western works, but they lack a little aura in the East, which makes people feel like an imitation.
When I was ignorant, I watched "Interview with Vampires at Night" for the first time, and I still didn't know the net worth of the three vampire handsome guys in Hollywood. I only remember that this film won an award in the news one day, so I rented a video. I read it twice in one breath, and my heart was touched, but I didn't feel what it was, just thought it was beautiful. Until now, I decided to write something about this film, and I really began to think.
I don't want to admit that this is a simple horror film, because I think horror is just a coat, and human nature is the true meaning. Vampires are half-human, half-strange creatures, transformed from people, and naturally have residual humanity. Louis lost his belief in survival because of the misfortune of his wife and children, and was assimilated by Lester on his deathbed. The last brilliant sunrise before his death was what he missed most after he was reborn as a vampire, and after enjoying the brevity and splendor after his transformation, he quickly fell into the oppression of human nature. Because he had to take other people's lives in order to eliminate his hunger and lack, and he was one of the few predators with residual humanity, he had to endure double torture: hunger and temptation that animal blood could not make up for, and he could not bear to hesitate. However, once the long-held belief is loosened, it will fall short. Claudia's blood was exchanged for lifelong pain and loneliness. Lester gave Louis Claudia in order to alleviate his loneliness, and also gave him a sense of helplessness and guilt that could not be eliminated.
Although you can live forever, you should avoid the sun and temperature and lie dormant in the coffin. Ordinary people are still depressed after not seeing the sun for a few days, let alone relying on the dark dead. Then loneliness will spread everywhere like the ubiquitous air, and they will be more violent, bloodthirsty and need companions more. Lester used Louis to get rid of loneliness, and Louis fell into Claudia's blood. Lester wanted to help Louis accept the reality and change his mind with the assimilated Claudia. The feud between the three men was very complicated and soon turned into hatred. Claudia expects to be a woman with mature lines and hairstyles. She hates these two men who have changed themselves. Claudia's resentment towards Louis gradually turned into love, while her rebellion against Lester quickly turned into madness. She wants to get rid of Lester, get rid of the shackles and elope with her lover Louis. At this time, Louis was still suffering from the inner contradiction: Lester gave him life, but he wanted to push him to death.
Love, yes, precious love in human nature still exists. Claudia has a pair of eyes full of age on her childish face. When she saw Louis meet almon, her intuition told her that Louis would probably accept almon's call and leave her. She is afraid of losing, and even more afraid of loneliness. However, love can't stop the plot, Claudia turns to ashes, and Louis falls into the abyss of loneliness.
Almon said that the principle of vampires is to be beautiful and have no regrets, but the heartbroken Louis can never do the latter. He missed Claudia with a repentant heart and Lester with a tolerant heart, so he could only live in pain and never be detached.
There is no distinction between good and evil. Indeed, in my opinion, there are only three kinds of people: the first kind is born weak and will only be immersed in their own thoughts; The second is that I accidentally did a bad thing, but I have always been bitter. Self-blame and guilt have caused a serious mental burden, and I am very tired. The third is to do bad things often without thinking, and never ask yourself for bad consequences. Louis has always been puzzled by the good and evil of vampires, but he forgot that vampires are just like ordinary people in terms of human nature. Humans can also extract the same kind of blood, but in different ways.
A fate without regrets
It is said that destiny takes a hand, which exudes a lot of fatalism, but sometimes the direction of fate often depends on inner changes. Like myself, my present fate is my own choice, not a gift from heaven. At every turning point in life, there will always be subversive ideas and plans to break our destiny. Right or wrong doesn't matter. The point is that we have a chance to choose our destiny.
Before Louis and Claudia were reborn as vampires, Lester gave them a choice. At the end of the film, Lester still gave the reporter the right to choose after drinking his blood. Whether Louis is addicted to pain and loneliness or Claudia dies for love, it is their own fate. Hatred is unreasonable, and regret is much ado about nothing. The film seems to imply that the audience, God or Satan asked you, is this or not? Walking is a kind of fate, not walking is another kind, and no one forces you.
Therefore, futile regret can only be a burden to you, because what is done is done, unless time goes back.
What's your impression of vampires? Noble? Scary? X (Legend has it that vampires like to suck the blood of virgins)? I think everyone's answer is different. But one thing to remind everyone is that vampires really exist. Yes, it does exist. For those who eat soft food or make money (in no particular order), they are all real vampires.
There were bloodthirsty elves in ancient times, and bloodthirsty demons appeared in the middle ages.
/kloc-In the 5th century, the European Church admitted that there were zombies in the world.
300 years later, people passed on word of mouth.
This is looking for the dead in the dark.
The trajectory is unpredictable and the image is changeable.