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Chapter 8
Scar's POV
“How can you use alchemy?” The human monster tried to intimidate me with his presence but I feared nothing. I grabbed his forehead and let loose my power. The power crackled, but the thing didn't die. It didn't effect it at all!
“It really is working.” It said. “Human deconstruction, no, decomposition.” My eyes widened and pain gripped my body as alchemy bolted through me.
This man...! He used alchemy without even moving! If I had retreated a moment later, my entire body would be torn to pieces! And he doesn't have a single wound from the human deconstruction!
“Scar-san!!” I heard Mei scream for me just as the fat Homunculus swiped at her, sending her flying. Before I could go to her Edward Elric's brother kicked him and scooped Mei under his arm.
Al's POV
“Are you alright?” I asked the little girl with the little cat as I rushed out of the room and into the corridor. Before I could get far, Chimeras blocked my way. “This is too much...”
“Scar!” He had apparently ran after me.
“Didn't you escape outside?”
“How can I through this horde of chimera when I can't use alchemy?” I looked down at the small girl in my arms. “Can you take this girl and escape outside?”
“You're letting me escape? Me, the enemy of your brother?” Scar was way too interested in my brother for my liking.
“That's not important at the moment, this girl's life is.”
“Unfortunately in my current condition, it's impossible for me to break through while protecting that girl. I have my hands full with just my myself. And I have no intention of returning to the surface at all.”
“What?”
Before we could say any more Gluttony and Envy arrived. Using his alchemy, Scar created a dust explosion so I could I hide the little girl from their view in my armor and he could escape.
“Where did he go!?” Envy demanded.
“I don't know! I only saw him jump into the waterway...”
“Damn it...follow him Gluttony!” Envy growled.
Ed's POV
“I am Greed.” I froze as he reached that hand out and brushed it against my face like an odd caress. I wanted to bat the hand away, but couldn't. “And I don't let my 'possessions' go.”
I was shaken out of my reverie and I slapped his hand away. “I'm not one of your possessions!” Did he think that I was his servant or something? Greed frowned heavily and I sent a kick to his chest, but his hard skin stopped it from doing any damage.
“Mm, that's a pretty good kick.” He smirked at me. “Looks like I'm going to have more fun than I thought!” He dashed forward and grabbed my automail arm, throwing me to the ground.
“You stupid prince! Get a hold of yourself!”
“I'm Greed!” He hissed and pinned my arms behind my back painfully.
“Like I care! Give Ling back his body!”
“That I can't do.” His hand that wasn't holding me down slipped up to grip the back of my neck. “You know Ling thought of you as a possession even before I came along.”
“Fuck you!” I twisted in his grasp and caught him in the side of his head with my foot.
“It won't work.” His armored skin was clearly visible on his smug face. He flipped me onto the ground and pinned me there once again.
“That's enough Greed.” Father said. “Envy, take these two to Wrath.” I looked up and saw Al was captured by Envy.
“But...”
“Do not protest! Your possession will not be harmed.” Greed huffed and reluctantly let me up.
Envy led Al and I out of the room but I glanced back to see Greed staring hungrily after me, making me shiver.
Later...
“Really? It was really my body?” I was taking a shower at the military barracks while Al waited outside the stall. I had just finished telling him about the gate and his body.
“Yeah, I met it when I passed through the gates trying to get out of Gluttony's stomach. But it said 'I couldn't go with you' so I couldn't bring it back.”
“Thank goodness it's there! And not rotting or something.”
“You haven't seen that body!” I jumped out of the shower to yell. “When I saw how skinny you looked I couldn't wait another day...” I trailed off when I noticed something.
“Just put your boxers on brother...”
“But why is that black and white cat on your shoulder?”
“Be..because that little girl is in here...” he gestured to his chest. The little girl...I shrieked and grabbed the boxers to cover myself. Unfortunately a military officer, who may have been Envy, chose to investigate the noise.
“Is everything okay in here?”
“It's nothing, I just slipped!”
“Hurry up and get ready pipsqueak.”
“Don't say that!” I threw the soap at him.
“What are you doing with that girl?” I hissed at Al while I got dressed.
“She's injured, we have to take her to a doctor.”
The military officer from before led us to the fuhrer's office. “We're leaving you guys to Wrath from here. Get in.” He gestured towards the large door beside us.
We opened it and there was fuhrer Bradley/Wrath sitting at his desk. “Please take a seat Full Metal Alchemist.”
I snorted. “Full metal alchemist, huh? When I first received that second name I thought it had a heavy sound to it. To think it would become such an awful weight. This second name, I'll be throwing it away.” I tossed my alchemist's watch onto his desk. “I don't need this thing. I'll quit being a state alchemist.”
The fuhrer/Wrath was silent for a moment before speaking. “Hold onto it, Full Metal Alchemist. I believe you will have to keep holding onto it, with your own will.”
I was confused. “My own will? There's no way...”
“Now what was that girl's name? Ah yes, Winry Rockbell.” I froze at the sound of her name. “That childhood friend of yours. She works in Rush Valley.”
I slammed my hands on the table. “Don't you dare lay your hands on her!”
“Hm, so what will you do then?” He tapped his finger on the watch. “I wonder.”
“Damn it!” I cursed and snatched up the watch.
“Jolly good!” He smiled. “You were brought to see me in order to ascertain the situation. Now that we have, you are dismissed.”
Once we were out of the room Al and I raced away. To the nearest pay phone. I quickly dialed her number and sighed in relief when I heard she was okay. Hanging up the phone, I relaxed a little.
“You must really like her to let your desperate fears be manipulated like that.” Al I both jumped and whipped around.
“Ling!”
“I already told you, I'm Greed.” He smiled at me with narrowed eyes. “I've never met one quite so easy to take advantage of. You really do need protecting.”
“What do you want?”
“Just making sure my possession is safe and sound.”
“I'm not your possession!”
“Yes you are.” I wanted to smack that grin off his face but I knew it wouldn't help anything. “Later, I have things to attend to.” He gave a small wave, then left. I was so confused right now. What was right, what was wrong. The leader of our country is a Homunculus who killed people to further his own means. Everything was turned on end and I just didn't know who to trust anymore. What should we do now? Continue searching for the Philosopher's Stone? Try to figure out what this 'Father' is up to?
That little girl and Scar's alchemy...they must use a different alchemical system than we do. I need to find out what it is if we are going to meet with Father again.
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Scar's POV
“How can you use alchemy?” The human monster tried to intimidate me with his presence but I feared nothing. I grabbed his forehead and let loose my power. The power crackled, but the thing didn't die. It didn't effect it at all!
“It really is working.” It said. “Human deconstruction, no, decomposition.” My eyes widened and pain gripped my body as alchemy bolted through me.
This man...! He used alchemy without even moving! If I had retreated a moment later, my entire body would be torn to pieces! And he doesn't have a single wound from the human deconstruction!
“Scar-san!!” I heard Mei scream for me just as the fat Homunculus swiped at her, sending her flying. Before I could go to her Edward Elric's brother kicked him and scooped Mei under his arm.
Al's POV
“Are you alright?” I asked the little girl with the little cat as I rushed out of the room and into the corridor. Before I could get far, Chimeras blocked my way. “This is too much...”
“Scar!” He had apparently ran after me.
“Didn't you escape outside?”
“How can I through this horde of chimera when I can't use alchemy?” I looked down at the small girl in my arms. “Can you take this girl and escape outside?”
“You're letting me escape? Me, the enemy of your brother?” Scar was way too interested in my brother for my liking.
“That's not important at the moment, this girl's life is.”
“Unfortunately in my current condition, it's impossible for me to break through while protecting that girl. I have my hands full with just my myself. And I have no intention of returning to the surface at all.”
“What?”
Before we could say any more Gluttony and Envy arrived. Using his alchemy, Scar created a dust explosion so I could I hide the little girl from their view in my armor and he could escape.
“Where did he go!?” Envy demanded.
“I don't know! I only saw him jump into the waterway...”
“Damn it...follow him Gluttony!” Envy growled.
Ed's POV
“I am Greed.” I froze as he reached that hand out and brushed it against my face like an odd caress. I wanted to bat the hand away, but couldn't. “And I don't let my 'possessions' go.”
I was shaken out of my reverie and I slapped his hand away. “I'm not one of your possessions!” Did he think that I was his servant or something? Greed frowned heavily and I sent a kick to his chest, but his hard skin stopped it from doing any damage.
“Mm, that's a pretty good kick.” He smirked at me. “Looks like I'm going to have more fun than I thought!” He dashed forward and grabbed my automail arm, throwing me to the ground.
“You stupid prince! Get a hold of yourself!”
“I'm Greed!” He hissed and pinned my arms behind my back painfully.
“Like I care! Give Ling back his body!”
“That I can't do.” His hand that wasn't holding me down slipped up to grip the back of my neck. “You know Ling thought of you as a possession even before I came along.”
“Fuck you!” I twisted in his grasp and caught him in the side of his head with my foot.
“It won't work.” His armored skin was clearly visible on his smug face. He flipped me onto the ground and pinned me there once again.
“That's enough Greed.” Father said. “Envy, take these two to Wrath.” I looked up and saw Al was captured by Envy.
“But...”
“Do not protest! Your possession will not be harmed.” Greed huffed and reluctantly let me up.
Envy led Al and I out of the room but I glanced back to see Greed staring hungrily after me, making me shiver.
Later...
“Really? It was really my body?” I was taking a shower at the military barracks while Al waited outside the stall. I had just finished telling him about the gate and his body.
“Yeah, I met it when I passed through the gates trying to get out of Gluttony's stomach. But it said 'I couldn't go with you' so I couldn't bring it back.”
“Thank goodness it's there! And not rotting or something.”
“You haven't seen that body!” I jumped out of the shower to yell. “When I saw how skinny you looked I couldn't wait another day...” I trailed off when I noticed something.
“Just put your boxers on brother...”
“But why is that black and white cat on your shoulder?”
“Be..because that little girl is in here...” he gestured to his chest. The little girl...I shrieked and grabbed the boxers to cover myself. Unfortunately a military officer, who may have been Envy, chose to investigate the noise.
“Is everything okay in here?”
“It's nothing, I just slipped!”
“Hurry up and get ready pipsqueak.”
“Don't say that!” I threw the soap at him.
“What are you doing with that girl?” I hissed at Al while I got dressed.
“She's injured, we have to take her to a doctor.”
The military officer from before led us to the fuhrer's office. “We're leaving you guys to Wrath from here. Get in.” He gestured towards the large door beside us.
We opened it and there was fuhrer Bradley/Wrath sitting at his desk. “Please take a seat Full Metal Alchemist.”
I snorted. “Full metal alchemist, huh? When I first received that second name I thought it had a heavy sound to it. To think it would become such an awful weight. This second name, I'll be throwing it away.” I tossed my alchemist's watch onto his desk. “I don't need this thing. I'll quit being a state alchemist.”
The fuhrer/Wrath was silent for a moment before speaking. “Hold onto it, Full Metal Alchemist. I believe you will have to keep holding onto it, with your own will.”
I was confused. “My own will? There's no way...”
“Now what was that girl's name? Ah yes, Winry Rockbell.” I froze at the sound of her name. “That childhood friend of yours. She works in Rush Valley.”
I slammed my hands on the table. “Don't you dare lay your hands on her!”
“Hm, so what will you do then?” He tapped his finger on the watch. “I wonder.”
“Damn it!” I cursed and snatched up the watch.
“Jolly good!” He smiled. “You were brought to see me in order to ascertain the situation. Now that we have, you are dismissed.”
Once we were out of the room Al and I raced away. To the nearest pay phone. I quickly dialed her number and sighed in relief when I heard she was okay. Hanging up the phone, I relaxed a little.
“You must really like her to let your desperate fears be manipulated like that.” Al I both jumped and whipped around.
“Ling!”
“I already told you, I'm Greed.” He smiled at me with narrowed eyes. “I've never met one quite so easy to take advantage of. You really do need protecting.”
“What do you want?”
“Just making sure my possession is safe and sound.”
“I'm not your possession!”
“Yes you are.” I wanted to smack that grin off his face but I knew it wouldn't help anything. “Later, I have things to attend to.” He gave a small wave, then left. I was so confused right now. What was right, what was wrong. The leader of our country is a Homunculus who killed people to further his own means. Everything was turned on end and I just didn't know who to trust anymore. What should we do now? Continue searching for the Philosopher's Stone? Try to figure out what this 'Father' is up to?
That little girl and Scar's alchemy...they must use a different alchemical system than we do. I need to find out what it is if we are going to meet with Father again.
LINE
I know people are reading this, but a lot of people aren't reviewing. It really does motivate me to write more, so please, review. I write faster when I get more reviews. Just one word reviews are fine too!
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