What's a God to a non-believer?

Content Warning for the following: Violence, death, sex and drug use.

This is a different Midas than Ascendant with the split in time-line happening sometime around the failure of the device, frustration and anger brewing over this. Most notably, this Midas did not lose his hand to a certain over-zealous collector, and he did not die. He did not spend time in the Underworld, and therefore has done none of the self-reflection that lead to any betterment.

Rather, CriMidas witnessed these misfortunes fall upon the other ones, and has been laying low to bide time until stepping into the spotlight. Previously busy building a criminal syndicate in the shadows (aided by previous organization leaders in Valeria & Montague), he's ready now to cause a bit of havoc on the island.

He despises other Midas', in particular the one who calls himself "King". He thinks the attempted reclamation of that title, and that man's "new leaf" bullshit is pathetic.

CriMidas is angry that King is doing well. He has a support system in Jules, his version of Valeria, and a crew who seem to truly love and care for him. King's efforts at being a better man are working (not that CriMidas would ever admit it), and he's living a life he should be living. In charge, comfortable, respected by many. While CriMidas is where he's at; respected by the few he keeps in his circle, but feared by everyone in the criminal ring beneath him.

However, if feared if what he is, then so be it. CriMidas drinks, smokes, and is a frequent drug user (cocaine, mostly). He fucks anyone he wants, and gets whatever he wants. He's doing just fine. It's only King's attitude that pisses him off.

-"King Midas thinks he's better than everyone else because, what? He went to Hell for a few years? Fuck him. I can undo his 'progress'."

This Midas is cold with a short fuse. He has no contact with his daughter, and allows extremely few people close to him. The only exception being his two confidants, Montague and Valeria. They are his right and left hand, and the only two who can influence his decisions (often times too short-sighted to see just how many strings they control). Even with them, he does not discuss emotions as he spends little time thinking on "feelings" himself.

He is particularly ruthless, choosing to kill people by means other than his golden touch. Very much intentional, he wants to be known for his brutality over his curse.

He does have better control over his touch than some versions of Midas. Tapped into his anger and shut-off to most other feelings, he very rarely looses control. He'll turn everything he touches when in a rage, but to him, this is as intended. Although he does have a quick temper, truly losing himself to it is an extreme rarity.

Tags I'll use!

Wears his hair similar to Kado on purpose. Emulating a man who got the better of other Midas', but who he successfully avoided is an intentional slight to all those parties. His blog title is also a dig at any Midas who wears a crown.