A certain one of the spirits, when he had heard that angels are able to know the whole nature of a person from a single mental image of a word, was surprised, and wanted it confirmed from experience. So an angel came to him and disclosed what he saw from a single idea of his, which did not seem so evil, telling him what he was like. Because this spirit had had the goal of glory of fame and name after his death, and indeed greater glory than any other, [the angel] showed him what he had found him to be like, namely, that if he were able to slay the whole human race for the sake of the sole glory of his name, he would take the greatest pleasure in doing so. Thus he was devoid of mercy-a quality he had acquired by this actuality, that he had gloried and taken pleasure at thousands stretched out and lying in blood after battles.