I teleported back to the prison and looked around.
"So, you're back…?" Knives said, leaning lazily against the bars that kept him caged and grinned evilly.
"Hn," was my trademark reply.
"So… what do you want?"
"I want to know what the hell you mean by 'she can control it'."
"Chhk," he made an annoyed noise. "It's her arm, fool… she can control it; it's just beyond her understanding."
"So, explain to me what the hell all this Angel Arm crap is," I said, leaning against the opposite wall.
"Perhaps you don't know about our… 'family'. We're practically gods. That's why everyone should obey us…"
Hn, another guy who wanted to rule the world. The older me would have smirked and laughed at him for his stupidity then told him that he was looking at the one who everyone would one day obey but I didn't care anymore, really.
"So, what's this Angel Arm and how does it work?" I asked, folding my arms just to show him I wasn't afraid of him in anyway.
"The Angel Arm is our power. It's the power anyone apart of us has. We're so called 'plants', an unimaginable unbelievable power. Me, my 'brother', that girl—even her mother, are the only ones who are able to contain a near human form. We're living power… power meant to rule over the weak…" The tone in his voice made me nervous and afraid but I didn't let it show. Well… that's what I thought. I couldn't help but be impressed. He had a way to control the world. I caught my reflectionin a window and realized I was staring, almost in awe. I quickly hid everything.
"How the power got to my brother's wife is unknown… Not even I know. I'm starting to believe this phenomenon is contagious. How it works? I'm not even sure of it. It's still a mystery. I just figured out how to trigger it… that's all."
I hesitated in asking my next question. I knew by asking I was dragging myself down into it and then if that happened it would be longer before I could get home. "… So, how do you trigger it…?"
"It's connected to weapons. Not just any weapons; guns."
I stared at Knives wondering why it was me dragged here and not Sniper. He might have actually enjoyed it here. I held back an annoyed look. I was really missing home if I was thinking of Sniper, who I disliked.
"See why they all use guns? It's the only thing that controls it. I modified their guns, though…"
'Modified'…? For what? I blinked after a moment. "What do you mean 'modified'?"
"When the Angel Arm is activated, the gun becomes a part of them. All I do is snap my fingers and bam. It works. The guns activates, activating the Angel Arm."
He had everyone under his control… "What?"
"You heard me…"
"You wouldn't…" I had no doubt in my mind that he would.
"I would."
I remained silent, thinking quickly. What the hell had I gotten myself into?
"Heh… there's no stopping me…"
"If I kill you?" I asked, using my Jagan to occupy the guards.
"Kill me? Like I can die."
Everything can die, I thought. "When…?" I asked.
"When ever I want. Maybe even now…"
I stared at him remaining silent.
"Four Angel Arms, all at once… no, maybe… five?"
"What?" My instincts were screaming at me to leave, to make a run for it… Meanwhile, my heart, which I have actually been able to hear and listen to lately, told me not to let this little girl, Sora, down. She was depending on me to help her.
I saw Knives hide something. "Just our DNA touching another being makes them one of us…"
I stepped away from the wall and started to the door, backing away.
Knives smirked as I backed away. "Why don't you join our small, over ruling species? Hmm?"
I didn't answer. I was determined to get out that door and away from Knives. My instincts had won over my heart.
I didn't notice how close the door and cell were to each other. I was watching Knives. "You could rule with us; or die under our power…"
I spoke quietly, still trying to sound cold. "You're crazy. It's impossible…"
Knives walked to the corner by the door and before I realized what was happening grabbed my arm. "You'll be… apart of me…"
"NO! Let go, damn you!" This couldn't happen…!
Knives held up a needle. "I don't think so." He quickly stabbed my arm with the needle and laughed as I cried out in more of surprise then pain.
"Don't worry, Hiei… It'll be over soon. You'll know what it's like… to be… a god."
