His work was not yet complete but soon, God willing, it would be. If God willed it, then God would continue to provide Richter with the necessary opportunities. He always had. Richter grew closer to God with each of his achievements. When he was a child, a woman, maybe a teacher at school, had told him that “cleanliness is next to godliness.” She couldn’t have been more wrong. The only thing that was close to godliness was power, absolute power over others. Richter thrived on the power he achieved by saving the chosen few. There was no greater feeling than controlling, and then taking, the life of another. Most people, ordinary people, spent their lives trying to increase the amount of power and influence they had over others. Foolishly, their main goal was to use this power for financial gain, popularity, fame. They were not seeking true power. Richter received his greatest satisfaction watching the lifeblood slowly leave a person’s body at his hands.
