I Am Power Chapter 1

She looked at the mechanical thing in front of her. All metal, no skin, but it spoke to her. She wanted to see it gone. It had given her food, but she wasn't going to eat it. A monster was in front of her watching every single movement that she made.

She'd been being held by this…thing for almost an hour, but it felt like an eternity.

She finally heard the mechanical door slide open.

A man walked over to the robot. "You may go now, Hana."

The robot turned on its wheels and left the room.

"Hello, Sveta. Do you know who I am?"

"No, and it doesn't matter. I'm going to kill you once I have the chance."

"Sveta, I must be frank with you. You are a scientific rarity."

"There is no rarity. I have black hair instead of red. Why would you call me a 'scientific rarity' because of that?"

"You can control and create fire, an element of the earth that is now so badly needed."

Sveta glared at him, narrowing her eyes. "Who are you?"

"Don't even think about burning me, I've given you a drug that prohibits the use of your pyrokinetic powers."

"You know less about me than you think."

"I know everything about you, my dear. Strong amounts of Librium inhibit your powers so that they cannot be used. I require the use of your powers." The Asian man looked into her eyes. "Blue eyes such as yours are very rare for you type."

"You know less than you think." She repeated.

The scientist watched in horror as her eyes turned red. "No…it can't be…I took care of that…"

Sveta rose from the chair that she had been seated in, red hair swirling around her. "I am power. You are nothing but a speck of dirt in front of me." She extended her hand. Fire flung from it, in a powerful burst.

The scientist just barely managed to avoid the blast. She ran for the door to leave the room, but it was melted shut. He turned to find another way out.

Sveta was in front of him immediately, glaring at him with a cold hatred. "Robots…they're so easily taken care of…do you know how many I destroyed when you had them take me? I destroyed all but one. Don't worry, I will destroy it…after I've destroyed you…"

"There are others who will come for you."

"I don't doubt it. They will try, but I will be rid of them."

"The earth will die if we can't harness your powers. You will die too."

"That is something I am willing to see. I will not be a guinea pig."

She watched as he burst into flames from the inside out. The metal door began to melt down. When it was completely melted, she stepped out of the room.

Robots began to advance towards her. They burst into flames, their circuitry burning.

Sveta left the complex burning behind her, knowing that more scientists would come for her.