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Haha yeah,Inorganic materials with regenerative properties? hmm.For things like that you'd really have to get to the bottom of how vampirism works.What we know for sure is that they need blood to survive. And blood is the fuel for their generation.So I guess human blood is somehow a component needed for these cells to regenerate.Downside: you need blood.Upside: sky is the limit: more blood = more power. (I bet if you paint them red they go fasta!)And then there's the point that a vampire can regenerate well beyond the capabilities of mortals: they can regrow limbs and brain tissue. So the system that does this is somehow more complicated than that of humans.Don't even get me started on holy water and stakes, why that would work and what the water even is.I'm not sure where I was going with this...
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Well, there's undoubtedly a magical element going on there. However, one could say the cells simply have the ability to grow according to DNA at rapid speeds. However, what I'm thinking is that it works on a metaphysical level. The blood is a limit that was created originally by Jesus. (Vampires believe Jesus was a vampire, and that's why he was crucified.)