Had he once been a seraph, as so many other Marauders had been? He could not remember, nor would he now care if he did. Even the name he had taken on after his conversion to Marauder was lost to him. He had taken on a new name for himself, a name that befitted his manner and station. A derivation of the Japanese word for chaos, Life World knew him now by this name only: Konton-Ran.

Benjamin finally got his first look at the Animus. He felt an instinctive shiver of fear and loathing run down his spine as he gazed at the creature. Oddly enough, he felt as though he should know this…thing…as it sat there on the raised dais before him, as if there was some sense of recognition concerning this creature, even though Benjamin knew that he had never seen anything like the Animus in this world or any other.