It was the feeling that he felt towards Alan, a sense of fate as if something pulled them together.
His attempts to disregard them were futile, as his thoughts and desires to confront them only intensified. Anne, a woman of exquisite beauty, had her essence altered by Vinea's transformation into a demon, which magnified her beauty and appeal more than double, which clarified Asmodeus' feelings.
'Different from Alan, fighting her and wanting to crush her were not the same... I wanted her to submit to me, to accept me as her lord...'
He was not the demon hero, as much as he thought he might be.