Kim
"The beauty lies in the hunt and the final strike. The hunt is like the paint strokes an artist makes, the kills along the way are different colors of paint, which lead to the final product. A masterpiece..."
John
`"It is clear to me that you are blind to the gravity of your actions. This is not a stage play, where the actor can get back up and do it all again tomorrow. This is real life. 

When you plunge your knife into the heart of a man, you are not just destroying his body. The man's hopes for the future, the dreams he wished to accomplish, die with him. 

This is not art, Phantom. You are ruining lives by taking away people's friends and loved ones, all so you can get off on spilled blood while you plan your next crime."`
Kim
"That right there, is all a part of the play. When my knife strikes the final blow, the impact it has on lives that were in the vicinity of my victims is intriguing. They act like ripples in water sending out waves of terror and despair to others."
John
`"So if you kill a single mother of two, and her sons both starve to death because nobody is taking care of them, it brings you joy?"`
Kim
"Bold of you to assume that I would even leave motherless children alive."
John
`"That is no assumption. I read the news. None of the people who die or vanish in Krunada are under the age of 18."`
Kim
"Perhaps that's because there was none present or none that I was aware of."
John
`"Enough with your lies and excuses, I know the truth. You are but a lonely and miserable man who wishes to bring pain and sadness onto the rest of the world, because if you cannot find happiness, then why should they have it?"`
Kim
*The Ghost would laugh.* 
"Really now? Then that must mean you feel the same way about the demons you hunt. In fact I might know where one is."
John
*Makimi stood in front of The Ghost as he sharpened his knives. She had her arms crossed.*

`"For a man who spends all of his time watching my every movement in my own estate, you seem to know surprisingly little about my demon slaying career."`
Kim
"Oh really? What if I said this one has massacred an entire town? 500 people gone within a week or so I'm told."
John
`"And why should I trust the man who is literally kidnapped me after attempting to murder me?"`
Kim
"Well I'm not sure why. How much do you value human life again?"
John
`"You are holding a knife, and yet you still struggle with getting to the point."`
Kim
"And for being a seemingly respected intelligent noble you appear to be rather dense. The demon has eviscerated the village to the point where no sane being goes there anymore. If you happen to go though... Chances are you will die. I hear the thing has a nasty habit of playing with your fears... Almost makes me jealous honestly."
John
`"You tell entertaining stories, but how am I to know if you are telling the truth?"`
Kim
*The Ghost stopped sharpening and stared at her for a brief moment as if thinking how to reply.* 
"I suppose you don't."
John
`"Exactly. Now if this demon is real, then I will strike it down, but unless you put in the work and re-establish trust, I will stay here."`

*She turned her back to him, returning to the map room.*
Kim
"Do as you wish." 
*The Ghost put the knife he had just sharpened beside him and grabbed another one and started to sharpen once more.*
John
*Alone, Makimi wandered about The Ghost's lair. It was small, but there was still plenty to explore, but she quickly grew bored of this depressing prison cell of a place.*
Kim
*The Ghost had a plan simmering in his head as he was sharpening his blades. It was clear that she would be... Difficult. And with her next to him, he had no reason to stay in Krunada. Perhaps it is time to head back to his original stomping ground, which of course is near where the alleged demon sighting took place. There is sure to be gossip inside Dimeria about the demon.*

"We will be heading out in the morning."
John
`"Haha, funny. The only place I am going is home, but I doubt that you plan on letting me go back."`
Kim
"You have nothing left there anyway. Otherwise you wouldn't have forfeited your life so freely. I'm afraid you will be traveling with me."
John
`"I believed that my death would save my brother's life. But enough of that. Where do you plan on dragging me to?"`
Kim
"No one is safe when I am around." 
*The Ghost cackled quietly.*
"We are heading to Dimeria."
John
`"Interesting. I have never been there before. Feels like just the other day when I crashed through that portal in the Pillar of Isolation"`
Kim
"Indeed, where we are going is my old hunting grounds."
John
`"Taking a trip down memory lane, I suppose. What made you decide to return?"`
Kim
"No particular reason. I just follow wherever the Hunt takes me. At this very moment, it seems to be leading me back toward Dimeria."
John
`"If you expect me to play some part in your twisted game, then I will have to go out of my way to disappoint you."`
Kim
"Well then, how fortunate that I do not intend to include you in my game again just yet. You may do as you wish once we arrive."
John
`"In that case, I will buy a horse and ride back to my estate the moment you are out of my sight. Happy hunting asshole."`
Kim
"There's nothing for you at your estate. What point is there in going back? You have nothing, no one. And to make matters even more ironic, there's a prominent demon threat that you are ignoring despite being a demon hunter."
John
`"Like I said, I will happily kill this demon if you can prove that the rumors are true. But since you have lost my trust, you have to earn it back before I will listen."`