Page 27 of Forging Bonds: Part One

"Oh?" Reed asks, his eyebrows rising in curiosity.

Ty nods, "Yeah, and as suspected, there is absolutely no evidence of Neith handing in a flash drive. Curiously enough, the report does say that they got a piece of paper with written notes on it or something, but it says that it was of no consequence, and as it was handwritten, it couldn't be used against Dimitri."

I frown, "A note? Seriously?"

Ty nods, "Yeah, I thought it was ridiculous, too. I would bet that as soon as the flash drive was given to Richard, he deleted everything on it and then destroyed it as well."

I nod, "Absolutely. I'm not surprised at all that it disappeared, or rather, wasn't even logged. I knew as soon as I asked what was happening with it, and they told me not to worry about it, that something wasn't right."

Ty grimaces, "Dimitri definitely has people at HID working for him. I'm hoping that as the investigation into them progresses, we'll be able to determine the reason why Dimitri had people at HID working for him."

"I was thinking about that," Raiden surprises me by saying.

The thought hadn't even vaguely occurred to me.

"You have?" Griff says.

Raiden nods, "Yeah. So, we now know that he is working with the blue fucker who is responsible for trying to create the hybrids. We also know that HID is giving any supernaturals to this mysterious supernatural that Neith heard them talking about when they thought that they had killed her."

"Right," Ty nods in agreement.

"So isn't it possible that Dimitri is the supernatural that they are giving other supes to, and then Dimitri is giving them to the blue fucker to do his experiments on. HID has been in his pocket for a long time, and I think that it makes sense."

We all nod in agreement. It does make sense, and it will hopefully mean that when we bring Dimitri in, we will hopefully be able to get him to talk and tell us who the blue fucker is and, more importantly, where he is. I don't think I'm the only one who thinks that the blue fucker needs to be killed, not just brought in and put in one of the supernatural prisons. Not only is he responsible for the hybrids and the horrific things that they endure before they inevitably die, but he is also responsible for the war in Trieneliea and the subsequent shut down of the realm.

Actually, scratch that. Death would be far too easy for him. It would be a kindness to have a quick and easy death after the suffering that he has caused. I say we make him suffer.

Reed

"Can you strip a supernatural of their magic? Is it painful?" Neith asks in the silence that follows Raiden's theory.

We all just turn to look at her in question. I have no idea where that question came from, but I have quickly learned that if you wait for a moment, she will realize that she's started a conversation halfway through and back track so that we can understand what she's talking about.

"Erm, what?" Ty asks. "Why?"

Neith rolls her eyes, "Shit, sorry. I was thinking that the blue fucker needs to die when we find him, but then I thought, no, that's not good enough for all of the suffering that has been caused and the number of lives that have been lost because of him. He doesn't get the easy way out; he doesn't get to just die. So obviously, I then started thinking about the best ways to hurt him, really hurt him. I know some good techniques for certain supernaturals, actually a lot of supernaturals, but none of them are really enough."

"Erm," Ty starts to say, looking shocked at the bloodthirsty way that Neith is so casually talking.

A quick glance at the others, though, and without mincing my words, they are all looking at her with heat in their gazes and like she hung the fucking moon.

It's hot, I won't pretend it isn't, she's bloodthirsty and I love it.

Neith is oblivious to any of the reactions that we are having and instead carries on explaining, "I mean, they'll hurt, and they will leave lasting mental and emotional trauma if the person lives to experience that, but I still feel like that isn't enough. So it occurred to me that a supernatural who obviously uses their own magic a lot and is trying to create supernatural hybrids would be devastated if they became human. Also, that would mean that I could hurt him more easily, and we wouldn't have to worry about him being a threat."

Silence.

Griff is the one to answer her, "Yes, actually there is. I don't think it has been used since we came over to the Earth Realm, but it was used in Trieneliea for their worst criminals and also, of course if they needed information, but the supe was proving to be immune to the torture techniques that they were using. It's quite involved and requires several steps, but it is possible."

"I'm not entirely sure that making him human will get approved as it is quite extreme, and we have now been in the Earth Realm for long enough that we have softened somewhat, but it is something that I will keep in mind," Ty starts getting over his shock. "I agree with you that he deserves worse than the escape that death would afford him and that keeping him alive is risky. However, we do have cells that dampen magic to the point of causing the supernatural to have almost none. He would also be kept in complete isolation."

I nod, "Okay, well, that's certainly better than what I was thinking. I was thinking along the same lines as a human prison, and that's far too good for him."

Ty nods, "Supernatural prisons have a lot more security in place. They have to because the prisoners are all manner of supernaturals who are capable of all sorts of things. They are not easy or pleasant places to be."

"Good," she replies.

"Well, now that Neith's bloodthirsty nature is appeased," Van starts with a smile, earning a grin from her in return. His expression becomes serious, "Can you tell us anything about the Choosing?"

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