`The setting is "The Contessa's Castle"; a large, well-fortified, Gothic nightmare that would make any thief run in terror. If they weren't scared off by the security, they might be by the haunted graveyard, crypts, or catacombs. Heaven help them if they were captured by the Contessa herself, especially if they were taken to her "re-education" tower.*

I stand at my window, looking up at the full moon. My darkened room would be pitch black if not for the beams of moonlight shining through the glass. I bask in the moonbeams as I swirl blood-red wine in a wineglass between my long sharp claws. I think of how I've outsmarted everyone I've outsmarted to get this far.

"Those fools at INTERPOL... They kept sending me criminals and I kept making money. How come no one ever thought of this before? Hypnotize criminals and force them to reveal where they´ve hidden their fortune...I'm a genius! And now... I have the Clockwerk eyes!"

No one at INTERPOL knew I was a secret member of the KLAWW gang. Any who had the misfortune of finding out were hypnotized into forgetting. As for those whose minds were too strong to be hypnotized... Well, let's just say that while I'm not a magician, I was still able to make them disappear.

I hear you enter the room. You're either one of my servants, my guards, or possibly an intruder... Whether you're a thief or an assassin, I'm not at all worried. You wouldn't be the first to get past security and make it this far. I have many ways of dealing with people like you...

I turn away from the window to face you; my red eyes shining through the darkness of my private chambers. My glowing yet mesmerizing glare, towering height, and monstrous shape would be enough to paralyze people with fear.

Despite the limited light in the room, I can see you just fine without needing to turn on the lights. I am a nocturnal creature after all.

"Any reason you've so rudely walked into my chambers unannounced?"