Entry Six: Date December 16th 1898

The more I discover, the more I wonder. Just what is he? Upon the horrid discovery a few days ago and the sheer differences I keep on finding, I wonder if perhaps I should call him a progenitor. He is the first of his kind that I am aware, the source of this disease, this plague upon the world. The original who spread it to others, both knowingly and unknowingly.

So far, I have been attempting see what makes this Progenitor as I have deemed to call him so different. He certainly more eldritchian than most vampires, even Lucy whose remains I have had exhumed in order to compare.

Fangs seem to be longer from what I can tell in comparing her body to his, and her nails too seemed to be shorter than his. It is possible this is a result of age, but hopefully Lucy can help us once more. Though she is unfortunately quite dead, perhaps I can find a live specimen to compare, because as fascinating as Dracula is, he is not the standard for his kind as I am very quickly realizing.

Entry Five: Date December 14th 1898

I have come to a most disturbing realization.

Dracula appears to have both sex organs native in both male and female humans. I am not certain if they are functional, but the discovery that this creature is in possession of a uterus and ovaries is quite possibly the most destressing thing I have found about the creature aside from when I first learned of his mere existence.

Asking Dracula about it does not ease my confusion for the creature seemed to panic upon being questioned as to why he possessed female sex organs. It appears not even the vampire, himself, realized it which makes me wonder what other sort of strange things I will find as I continue my dissection.

Though this now begs several questions, will I have to worry about female based ailments as I continue my study of the creature. Could he perhaps be susceptible to female hysteria? I do not know and dare I say, I hope not. That would be simply too strange, especially on the discovery that in the past the vampire has taken on the form of a woman before. Apparently he also does not seem to care when it happens, stating that his form means little to him.

I cannot see how that could possibly be the case, and I imagine there's something sinister or even perverse going on when he transforms into that of the fairer sex. I shall keep an eye on this creature, for I cannot fathom as to why he appears to be a hermaphrodite or why he would not care about the shape he takes on. It seems suspicious to me.

Entry Four: Date December 13th 1898

I managed to hire a black smith to gain the tools I needed for the dissection, or would it be a vivisection? For the creature is certainly not alive, but nor is he full dead either. Alas, I get ahead of myself, the tools I ordered arrived just this morning and I am excited to try them out on the creature, see what exactly makes it tick.

The flesh reacts oddly when cut with silver, burning and slicing at the same time, though holy water is needed in order to keep the flesh from coming back together, though it is thankfully far slower than when I was simply using steel. Still, it does have the unfortunate side effect of my laboratory smelling of burning flesh which lingers horribly. I will have to find a way to correct that, or at the very least to make certain that I take numerous showers before returning to the upper levels for it offends my Amelia's delicate senses quite fervently.

I do not mind it much, for it is but a small price to pay in order to discover Dracula's secrets such as the fact he does indeed have a beating heart, which surprises me greatly. I thought vampires would have had a still unbeating heart, yet it seems that I have been mistaken, for Dracula's is still very much beating, albeit I'm not sure if it has blood to pump or if it is merely doing it because that's what it did in life. Whatever the case may be this is a fascinating discovery and opens so many avenues for scientific theory. Does the heart beat because being undead is still a state of living? Can Dracula and subsequently other vampires be considered technically alive if this is the case?

Vampires are not warm like living beings are, and that fact cannot be more well represented than the feeling of cold blood running across my hands as I try and study the organs within. It is a strange feeling and if I closed my eyes, I would have thought it to be merely water going across my hands. The blood is colder than that of corpse, and perhaps this is the true source of the vampire's icy exterior. I have the feeling that Dracula will prove to be a very interesting study, and I may die without knowing everything. Which saddens me, but that means I still have much to learn, which likewise excites me beyond measure.

Entry Three: Date November 23rd 1898

Things have not been going as planned in the past several days. My attempts in finding more about the biological functions of vampires, and specifically Dracula have come to a stand still, due to Dracula healing far too quickly for any head way to be produced. Trying to keep the incision open with forceps does nothing for the flesh will just heal around it, and cause the forceps to get stuck forcing it to be cut out, not very productive for either myself or Dracula.

I find myself frustrated by it, as I go down in an attempt to conduct a dissection, only to be thwarted in any attempt by the ridiculous regenerative ability. I am attempting to understand it, for when Dracula was staked, his body did not react in the same way, and in fact, that particular wound is still in the process of healing. I suspect it will leave quite the nasty scar behind when fully healed.

Back to the problem I have with not being to dissect the specimen, I wonder if an oil made from garlic or using tools made of silver would work better than the steel tools I am currently working with, for it does seem to slow when cuts are made with such instruments, though a butter knife is hardly the right instrument to conduct any kind of surgery with. On another note, I am quite surprised to find that Dracula seems to be able to feel pain, for when I first used the butter knife on him in a fit of scientific frustration, he seemed to hiss in pain, and tried to twitch away from the source. He also has displayed similar behaviors when my forceps have gotten stuck in his flesh, and are subsequently ripped out, though it is a lessened reaction compared to the butter knife made of silver.

Entry two: Date November 10th 1898

Today is the first day I have taken a chance to examine Dracula in full. Specimen appears to be a rather fit man of Eastern-European descent in his mid-twenties to early thirties with a height that measures 198.12 centimetres in full. Weight seems to be around 100 kg. However, that is where the features between him and humanity end, for his eyes seem to shift between a vivid scarlet and an orange colour similar to that found during the hours of dawn and dusk. The pupils are also odd, sometimes reacting and looking like a humans, other times seeming to become cat-like and turning into slits. It should also be noted that the specimen is in possession of more than two pairs of eyes, and seems to have an endless amount, possibly thousands. The hair too, is strange, acting more like shadows, and always moving, even when there's not a breeze about. Why this is, I have yet to understand. Perhaps vampires are of a more non-Euclidian nature than previously thought.

That, or Dracula is so immensely old, he has managed to transcend that of your average vampire, for even the creature that poor Ms. Westerna became pales in comparison to this creature. Alas, I get ahead of myself.

The teeth of Dracula is especially odd, the upper canines at rest, do seem to be much longer than that of a human, but upon moments of intense emotion the rest of the teeth, which usually bare a more human appearance, suddenly become quite jagged and sharp. It should be noted that the teeth become like this when feeding as well, which suggests that perhaps a vampire's diet consists of more than just blood, for such teeth seem quite specialized for ripping and tearing into flesh. Perhaps some vampires may also feast upon the flesh of their victims as well. It could also be that causing large wounds are also more beneficial in getting more blood. In either case, the teeth are fascinating and require more in-depth observation. Perhaps I shall acquire a goat and have Dracula bite into, so that I may study the bite marks created, for on previous Victims, I have only ever found pin pricks, quite at odds with the jagged dental I see in Dracula.

The hands of the creature are also of nature, possessing strangely long fingers that are rather rough and calloused for a man of noble bearings, and the nails themselves usually keep themselves rather short, though on occasion I have witnessed them become quite claw-like in nature. Perhaps in the event a weapon is not available, or if one doesn't want to bite down, the nails are used in place of such.

The muscles of this creature is also strange, being rather lean and yet the individual is capable of impressive feats, carrying with ease objects that would normally take six grown men to carry and treating the objects as if they were merely made of air. It's quite fascinating and I wonder if I were to open the creature up, if the internals would bear even more secrets.

Entry one: Date November 8th 1898

We finally managed to defeat Dracula yesterday and he is within my custody. It was not without loss of life as our dear friend and comrade, Quincey Morris was killed by the demon. However, his death was not in vain as ultimately we did succeed, though killing the creature has proven difficult.

Jonathan wanted to use his Kukri upon the bastard, but I stopped him from doing so, and told him that I will do my utmost to study the creature to find a way to kill it for good. Ms. Harker, on other hand, seems to be fine, and the foul taint of Dracula has receded as far as I have been able to deduce from examinations of the woman. Jonathan seems to think otherwise, and claims that his wife sometimes has odd cravings. These are likely to be nothing more than the typical strange hormonal changes a woman goes through and nothing more.

On the other hand, I find myself wondering if Dracula cannot be put to better use than to simply put him down. It seems to be what the creature ultimately wants after all, and it has asked me why I hesitate to kill it completely. Dracula claims to be the eldest and first of his kind, I imagine his body could provide many answers about vampires and the disease known as Vampirism, and I plan on finding out exactly what that will be.