Artemis tilted his head slightly, still smiling away. Was there any point to hiding it? No, not if Reid and Mello already knew. He would take hold of this, make it his own, tell his own story.

"Among other things? I extorted an entire species. And when I was done with that, I started ruining people's lives. And I did that sort of thing well before I turned twelve. I put people in danger. Once I threw a temper tantrum and caused the extinction of a species. I even would have killed the person who had taken it from me, just because if I couldn't have it, no one could.

"I've stolen, blackmailed, and cheated my way to the top. Not once did I think of anyone besides myself. I believe that's punishable by hell, wouldn't you say Badou?"