The sheer fury in Koumyou's voice stops Devero dead. Fear hooks its claws that much deeper into his heart and he almost, almost goes down to his knees in response to that tone alone. Perhaps only the fact that it's a man's voice and not a woman's spares him.

He turns jerkily, as if being drawn against his will, to face the priest.

"Maybe that's why you like me so much, then," he says in a twisted, almost dead voice. "I am one of those monsters. Maybe you can't help yourself."

Isn't that what she always says? He's just as bad as any of those self-absorbed monsters who ended the world; he'll consume anything if his selfish appetites aren't contained. He's an emotional predator and a drain on the society that supports him. All he wants to do is take without bothering to give back.