Code Light Chapter 7: A Step Up
Light groaned as he slowly woke to Ryuk's yammering.
"Hey Light are you awake? I can't believe they got you so easy. You should get a look of this place, its crazy! I've mostly stuck here but apparently there's someone named V.V. running the place. Haven't seen him yet but by is name do you think he's another one of those immortals?" Light looked right through Ryuk to observe his surroundings. The room was spartan with one wall being made sheerly out of some translucent material and his possesions had been taken from him. He most likely was imprisoned now, but for what reason? He doubted that any would have discovered he was Kira. Perhaps due to his research on geass he had been mistaken for Zero? Unlikely again, anyone with access to these resources and the ability to capture him was no fool. Perhaps waiting would be the best of solutions. His captors may think they could strike a deal with him if he appeared calm. Light did not wait long before a boy with hair longer than his body showed up. Light wasn't all too surprised, if this was the immortal Ryuk spoke of then he would have stopped aging at some point.
"Welcome Light Yagami. I do apologize for the conditions in which we meet, but one in my position must be careful."
"What do you want with me?" Light kept his tone even and slightly curious, though he guessed that this boy wondered where he got his ability to kill. It wasn't a geass power after all.
"Straight to the point are we?" He chuckled with an annoying high pitched laugh. His face suddenly darkened as his voice became serious. "We suspect that you are Zero." Light watched him from behind a calm face. The neurons which served him so well put themselves to work. Why would they think that? This appeared to be a faction of the Brittanian Empire meaning Zero held value only as an enemy commander to barter with the terrorists. However the only person they could take as influential enough to strike a deal would be Zero himself. So as a bartering chip he was out. Light knew, or at least had grounds to believe that Zero was Lelouch, a Brittanian citizen. However the Emperor had not gone after him, so they either did not know or there was reason to stall perhaps since Lelouch was of the royal family. Most likely though to them he was an extreme patriot or hated Brittania a great deal, either way they weren't recruiting him. In any of these scenarios they would only benefit to kill Zero. Yet here he was still alive. The boy had lied.
It wasn't to great a surprise so what did he want? The other logical option was that they knew he was Kira, but how. It dwaned on him that they had taken and most likely searched his belongings, finding and reading the Death note. Well it would be impossible to feign innocence, so Light played the offensive.
"V.V., You know I'm not Zero. You do know that I am in fact, Kira. So I ask of you again, what do you want with me?" The boy's eyebrows raised ever so slightly, however more in an expression of curiosity than in surprise.
"You were ranked as one of the smartest student in Area 11 and even would have good standing on a global stage. I see that that designation is not unwarranted." Light remained silent. "Well then I'll ask you some questions. Do you know who Zero is?"
"Do I comply and present myself as easily subjugated, or do I resist and risk punishment?" The question likely was a test, and one does not simply lock wills with the god of the new world.
"Ah, you think we already know and are asking you to test your compliance?"
"You do know, but I feel as if I've derailed this plot of yours to tell you it's Violet-eyes and be done with it." V.V. gave a questioning look at him for a moment before realizing. Light picked up on it and was glad. As smart as he tried to appear he was still only human, more or less.
"Violet-eyes? That could mean nearly anyone, but it does imply the royal family." Light grew tired of the charade.
"Violet-eyes, goes by the name of Lamperouge at Ashford Academy. Son of Emperor Charles and Lady Marianne, brother of Nunnally vi Brittania. The first day we met he thought me for a standard student who posed some sort of threat and used a poorly worded geass to keep me from speaking or writing his name."
"And yet you've done nothing about it." he mocked
"Shall we stop playing games? You know I attempted to write his name in the Death Note. That is my only weapon by which I am untraceable. My power is absolute, but not nearly as flexible as geass. Since you don't want him dead, you know I can only kill but am unable to kill him, what do you want from me."
"To keep watch over him." Light let his face turn to one of a tempered rage.
"Is that all?" He was rather furious to be interrupted for such a trite task.
"He may be important to Charles' plan. In fact it is by my brother's request that we are doing this."
"And my reward for this is my life?"
"Oh no, we aren't so brutal. Charles very much admires your convictions as he is safe from your list, as am I. He thinks we should reward you with geass."
"Do all Immortals have the ability to grant geass?"
"Once again exceeding our expectations! And I rather like the term Immortals, much nicer than code-bearers and yes it is true."
"I assume you have experimented and there are no negative repercussions?"
"There are none other than those provided by your own individual geass."
"Then let us proceed." Light allowed the edge of his mouth to turn up to a smile. Ryuk, who had silently intrigued with the conversation spoke aloud, mostly to himself for he knew Light wouldn't respond.
"I'm getting a bad feeling about this but I have to admit. Humans are so very...interesting..."