The creature stopped and listened, green eyes flickering. Footsteps and a rustling, some sort of dress... just on the floor above him. He hissed a bit and ran his tongue over his fangs. "So easy...."
A portal formed beneath his feet and Axel seemed to turn black and become smoke. He didn't reappear just yet, instead looking up from the darkness of a portal on the floor. Waiting like a spider. He was patient. Patience brought food.