diff --git a/include/vmp_rtn.hpp b/include/vmp_rtn.hpp
index 05993b6..9ce80db 100644
--- a/include/vmp_rtn.hpp
+++ b/include/vmp_rtn.hpp
@@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ namespace vm
         std::shared_ptr< llvm::IRBuilder<> > ir_builder;
         llvm::AllocaInst *virtual_stack, *stack_ptr;
 
+        std::map< ZydisRegister, llvm::Constant * > native_registers;
         std::vector< llvm::AllocaInst * > virtual_registers;
         std::vector< llvm::BasicBlock * > llvm_code_blocks;
         std::vector< vm::instrs::code_block_t > vmp2_code_blocks;
+
+      private:
+        void create_native_registers( void );
+        void create_virtual_registers( void );
+        void create_routine( void );
+        void create_virtual_stack( void );
     };
 } // namespace vm
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diff --git a/src/vmp_rtn.cpp b/src/vmp_rtn.cpp
index 3760363..f567661 100644
--- a/src/vmp_rtn.cpp
+++ b/src/vmp_rtn.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,88 @@ namespace vm
     vmp_rtn_t::vmp_rtn_t( llvm::LLVMContext *llvm_ctx, llvm::Module *llvm_module, std::uintptr_t rtn_begin,
                           std::vector< vm::instrs::code_block_t > vmp2_code_blocks )
         : llvm_ctx( llvm_ctx ), llvm_module( llvm_module ), rtn_begin( rtn_begin ), vmp2_code_blocks( vmp2_code_blocks )
+    {
+        // create native registers...
+        create_native_registers();
+
+        // create llvm::Function and llvm::BasicBlock's...
+        create_routine();
+
+        // set the insert point to the first code block...
+        ir_builder = std::make_shared< llvm::IRBuilder<> >( *llvm_ctx );
+        ir_builder->SetInsertPoint( llvm_code_blocks[ 0 ] );
+
+        // create stack and stack pointer...
+        create_virtual_stack();
+
+        // create virtual registers...
+        create_virtual_registers();
+    }
+
+    void vmp_rtn_t::create_native_registers( void )
+    {
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RAX ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rax", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RBX ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rbx", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RCX ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rcx", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RDX ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rdx", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RSI ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rsi", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RDI ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rdi", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RBP ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rbp", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RSP ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rsp", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_R8 ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "r8", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_R9 ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "r9", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_R10 ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "r10", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_R11 ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "r11", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_R12 ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "r12", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_R13 ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "r13", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_R14 ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "r14", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_R15 ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "r15", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+
+        native_registers[ ZYDIS_REGISTER_RFLAGS ] =
+            llvm_module->getOrInsertGlobal( "rflags", llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ) );
+    }
+
+    void vmp_rtn_t::create_virtual_registers( void )
+    {
+        for ( auto idx = 0u; idx < 24; ++idx )
+            // allocate virtual register space...
+            virtual_registers.push_back(
+                ir_builder->CreateAlloca( llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ), nullptr,
+                                          ( std::string( "vreg" ) + std::to_string( idx ) ).c_str() ) );
+    }
+
+    void vmp_rtn_t::create_routine( void )
     {
         // function has no arguments and returns void... maybe change this in the future as i learn
         // more and more LLVM...
@@ -25,17 +107,10 @@ namespace vm
             blk_name << "blk_" << std::hex << vmp2_code_block.vip_begin;
             llvm_code_blocks.push_back( llvm::BasicBlock::Create( *llvm_ctx, blk_name.str().c_str(), llvm_fptr ) );
         }
+    }
 
-        // set the insert point to the first code block...
-        ir_builder = std::make_shared< llvm::IRBuilder<> >( *llvm_ctx );
-        ir_builder->SetInsertPoint( llvm_code_blocks[ 0 ] );
-
-        for ( auto idx = 0u; idx < 24; ++idx )
-            // allocate virtual register space...
-            virtual_registers.push_back(
-                ir_builder->CreateAlloca( llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 64 ), nullptr,
-                                          ( std::string( "vreg" ) + std::to_string( idx ) ).c_str() ) );
-
+    void vmp_rtn_t::create_virtual_stack( void )
+    {
         // allocate stack space...
         virtual_stack = ir_builder->CreateAlloca( llvm::ArrayType::get( llvm::IntegerType::get( *llvm_ctx, 8 ), 1024 ),
                                                   nullptr, "stack" );
@@ -59,7 +134,7 @@ namespace vm
                     std::printf( "> failed to devirtualize virtual instruction with vm handler index = %d\n",
                                  vinstr.opcode );
 
-                    llvm_fptr->print( llvm::outs() );
+                    llvm_module->print( llvm::outs(), nullptr );
                     return nullptr;
                 }
             }