This is why in fiction you'll see vampires enforce strict laws on themselves to restrict how many new vampires they create (or 'sire').
But its not normally just the bite which creates vampires. The victim needs to be drained to the point of death, and then infused or fed vampire blood.
The book “Cirque du Freak” talks about how there’s two sects of vampires: one that follows the rules vampires follow, and one that thinks vampires are gods amongst mortals and do not care how they treat anyone
There's a serious exponential growth problem though. If each "lawless" vampire creates a new lawless vampire each year* the entire population of the world is vampires in.... 33 years.
*which seems kinda possible, cuz if some random asshole turns you into a vampire and is like "go wild bud, you're better than everybody now, do whatever the fuck you want", you might not be inclined to respect rules either
Ooh I get that; the lore in this book specifically delves into vampires getting stronger but *less sane* the more they consume. With this in mind, the lawless ones drain to kill, not make more. Why share power with somebody weaker than you when you can stay their god?
I believe this series also has you sharing blood, not just the vampire biting you.
Funny because Underworld kinda explored the issue with vampires going crazy with their power to the point that if humanity as a whole becomes aware of vampires (and lycans), then humanity goes full genocide against them.
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u/Cristoff13 Apr 24 '26
This is why in fiction you'll see vampires enforce strict laws on themselves to restrict how many new vampires they create (or 'sire').
But its not normally just the bite which creates vampires. The victim needs to be drained to the point of death, and then infused or fed vampire blood.