Oh good evening my dear. I see that the sedatives are starting to wear off. Do not worry the grogginess will fade. What was that? Where are you, and why are you on an operating table? My, my, aren’t you full of questions this evening. Well, let me answer them in the order you asked. You are in an underground facility in my personal laboratory. And secondly, because I have chosen you to be my next patient! Tonight you will be transformed into something more than what you are! Tonight I will give you a new purpose in life. You will join my little family. Oh don’t worry, you will feel right at home here. I have at least a dozen or so reporters in my family now. Snooping reporters like you really do come a dime a dozen in this city don’t they? No matter. As they say more meat for the grinder!

Eh? What was that? You don’t know who I am? Where are my manners, ya? Allow me to introduce myself. I am the great Dr. Claus Dietrich Gottschalk and this young man is my assistant Dr. Vashilok.

Oh please stop trying to escape. You will only hurt yourself in trying. Those bands were designed to hold creatures a lot stronger than you. And even if by some miracle you did get loose. There is an army of highly trained soldiers and mutates between you and the surface. So, please do not bother. I can see that you are anxious. Let me tell you a little story about my humble beginnings. This is after all why you are here, ya? You wanted to know who I am and what is going on here.

Dr. Vashilok please inject the patient with a stronger does of the sedative. And while that takes effect, I will tell you who I am. I am a founding officer of The 5th Column and loyal subordinate to Requiem. There is no sense in telling you of anything prior than of my true birth. The night I became what you see before you! The night I lost my impure genetic heritage and gained something more! See, Germany had lost the second world war and our country could no longer afford to carry out my experiments. So a simple plan was designed. I along with thousands of our scientists would defect to the Allies and continue our work utilizing their resources. And once our work was complete, we were to destroy all of our research and escape with the data and samples. I communicated my success to Requiem and he suggested I alter the formula with some mystic rituals that would, in theory, infuse the formula with mystic energy. I performed the blood rites as instructed and consumed the formula. The transformation process was excruciating. I could feel the dark power course through my veins. Everything worked out as predicted except for one. The formula was only supposed to work internally. However, as you can see the process took its toll on…the outside as well. That’s the price you pay for the advancement of science. For knowledge. And it’s a price I would gladly pay again.

Ah, I can see that the sedative is beginning to work its magic!

Dr. Vashilok if you wish to continue to be my assistant, you must be willing to do what is required of you. I will show you the dark secrets your mind yearns for, my life’s work. Remember, the advancement of science requires sacrifice! Now, please, hold her legs still while I get to the bone saw.

Don’t worry my dear. I promise, this will only hurt…..a little. I am going to make you beautiful. After all I am God’s Servant…..