"I understand what you are getting at, but there is one problem: I am the chaos emerald. This body is no more than a suit of fleshy armor. Removal of the Black Emerald would cause my body to disintegrate. I also don't have to worry about death either. As long as my Chaos Emerald isn't destroyed, I can reform my body by absorbing a nearby tree or something. The only problem I have is being unable to control the absorption."