A mere mortal... With such a strong will... Kai was intrigued, and at the very border of erupting into maniacal laughter. He hated this man, and at the same time he loved the way he acted. He was such a challenge, such a strong, willful personality! So intriguing! So enthralling! Beautiful! Beautiful!<br/>The crimson in his eyes as if threatened to spill out, but otherwise, naught of his tranquil expression changed, not letting the explosion of passion in his twisted, dark heart on. As much as that was one of his basic skills, after all - never letting on what he thinks. Ecstatic, ecstatic. He lifted his hand off Udo's shoulder, and twisted on his heel, freeing him off the burden of his heavy presence, lingering in the air and suffocating breathing, living humans with insane greed.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">“If Germany is in trouble, then I will aid in whatever is going on.” </span><br/><br/>"You are an incredibly strong-willed, patriotic man. I have had yet to meet with one like yourself... You aren't the first, I will disappoint you, but you are not one of many. My friend here is right, and you will need strength, though... So why are you so adamant in refusing every offer I give you? I want it for the good, Herr Drechsler. I want to see your success, your rise..." Once again facing the man, he shook his head, in a faked - but rather believable - expression of sadness. "You do not trust me. Do not take me for a fool, I can sense it that you feel a distrust towards me." Leaving a narrow gap between his parted lips, he gazed at Udo. It was a long, uninterrupted stare, without blinking or shifting his eyeballs even once.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">I'll seek you out as soon as I piece the puzzle of the portal spell together.</span></span>Asmodeus' voice informed him within the crevices of the labyrinth of his mind, and he nodded softly to it, finally breaking that stare. He was alone with the officer now...<br/><br/>As the door banged, those eyes narrowed. A smirk appeared on his lips, full of malice and a dark desire. "You are a good Christian man, are you not, Herr Drechsler? I can sense that you are. It isn't much of a question whether you believe in angels and demons, then," he remarked, once more turning sideways to him, and taking a slow step to the side. His slim fingers unbuttoned the custom-made black jacket, something to be envied by others for sure, revealing the vest and dark silken shirt underneath. With a flick of his wrists, he gently put it down onto the nearest object. "But whether you can cope with the fact of them being real."<br/><br/>When he peered over his shoulder to him, that smile, full of menace, was revealing a mouth with sharp, nearly cat-like canines. His eyes burned like crimson hellfire, reflecting in pools of cruelly spilled blood. Even the white thread that usually bound his hair somehow set itself free, and let the mane of black cascade down onto his back, like a curtain covering him. All of a sudden, all of the room was filled with a strong desire for material ownership, an avarice so strong it could make a man murder and steal and ravage and betray and run and attack and hurt and spill blood and lie and sin just to pile up as much useless capital as they just could, hoarding, hoarding, hoarding like mad! Like a black smoke, it streamed from Kai's figure, garbed in shadows, cascading to his feet. The hand that he raised was clawed, fingernails sharp and black. "Do not call me Kristof anymore. The soul of a fallen angel flinches every time you call me by that human name. I am Kai. And I am," he turned, the black shadows flicking at his movement, almost like a transparent cape, flashing around him, "The Greed. Every man feels it. Every man has, somewhere within their soul, a seed that will grow a black flower of desire for the material luxuries, power, or whatever else may your heart just ask for. No saint, no monk and no priest can rid of that seed in their hearts, only subdue it at the very best. But why subdue? Greed gives you determination, dedication to your goals, an undying desire to attain more and more, more than anyone ever had!"<br/><br/>The smile reached a position in which it would be outright frightening, as Kai's figure, cloaked in black shadows, stood with spread arms amid the room. "That is the power I give. The strength to fulfill your greed. For it can be a demise of a man, too, a man that will break his bones trying desperately to climb a wall too high. If I give you this power, no wall will ever be too high... And not one, but two will feed their avarice. I am a demon, Herr Drechsler, but I am no liar."<br/><br/>A scratch at the door broke through his monologue. The grin vanished from his lips, instead being replaced by an expression of borderless surprise. Who could it...?<br/>With a few long steps, he traced through the room, passing Udo by as the shadow smacked itself against his calves noiselessly, and with a quick, but composed pull, he threw the door open. What a pleasant surprise awaited him.<br/>Upon sighting the form he took onto himself, Annik gasped, hiding her mouth with her hands. Kai's hand clenched around her neck, pulling her up, and forcefully tossing her into the room. Now she went beyond the border... Even as she struggled, he gave her nothing but a look of sheer rage.<br/>"You wench. You bead-brained daughter of a village s**t. How dare you listen behind the door like this, you scum?" he hissed at her, holding her a few inches off the floor.<br/><br/>"Kristof... Kai... I'm sorry... I was curious and worried..." she mumbled, to be tossed onto the bead and begin rubbing her neck frantically. For a moment, he gave her a madly angered gaze, but for no longer than a few seconds. That, too, returned back to his sinister, yet appalling smile, and he softly carressed her, running his fingertips down her shoulders. "I apologize for that, my dear." he whispered. She could still be of some good use... He couldn't avoid such a tempting offer of power. No way.<br/><br/>Annika collapsed onto the bed shedts, and Kai finally twisted back towards Udo. "Ah, where did we stop?" hearing this.tone after a perfect display of rage was almost like true poison to a human's mind. Disturbing at the very least.