Tides Of War:

Prologue: The Fires over Nebald

It was nightfall, and all was silent in the city of Nebald. Word of how the negotiations had just arrived a few hours before. Another revolt occurred in a village far away from here and rumors were that the State was going to use this as an open declaration at war, and the civilians of Nebald were worried that they would be the first to be attacked since they were the closest city to the borders of Ishbal and Amestris. For years talk of war had crossed the borders between the two nations. Not many Neuruvians were friendly with the people of Amestris, rather hating them than loving them, but they would accept the people who were running away with open arms.

Winry Rockbell, Alphonse Elric, and Khristie Turner were sleeping in their hotel room. They had, had a long journey a journey that had taken them from Central all the way through Hiessgart, Liore, and now it had brought them here.

Khristie was asleep falling deeper into her realm. Her mind played with what she knew what she had been told and what she was still searching for. She found herself on a road. On each side she saw figures. She saw fire she men women and children laying cold on the ground and a man standing on a hill laughing with fire raining from the sky. She saw a great door and a small boy, she once again saw the Seven figures standing she noticed that as it moved on, some of them disappeared and then they returned again. She kept walking down the road searching for truth searching for the knowledge she needed. She heard screaming and crying sounding out around her. She began to shake, then she found herself in front of a large door. She stared up at it trying to find away to open it.

"How do I open you?"

You cannot open me right now as of yet child,

"What do you mean as of yet?"

Soon child very soon,

"All will be clear blah blahblah I'm done with that bullshit I want answers!"

For a young child you have quite the potty mouth,

"Don't tell me what to do door, I've had enough with it, I've been forced from my care-free life into something I don't understand, and now I'm on a road that has so many twists and curves I never know where it's going to go next!"

The door began to drift away.

Your time is coming fast Khristie, very soon your purpose will be known.

"Tell me!"

If you knew it would kill you,

Khristie fell to the ground as it began to fade. She held her head in her hands her hair frayed out in every direction she lifted up her head and screamed. "TELL ME!" She stood up and began chasing after the door. Though the more she ran the farther it seemed to go. She kept on running but soon she grew weary. Tears fell from her face. "No fair! TELL ME!" She fell to the ground again crunched up in a ball she listened to the world move around her. She heard tanks and screaming and fires burning. She heard marching footsteps and Alchemy all around. She heard voices but couldn't quite make them out. She continued to lay there sobbing until suddenly she was woke with a jolt.

"Khristie, Khristie, are you alright?" Khristie jumped up and hit her head on the bunk just above her. She fell back with her hand on her head. She looked to her left to see Winry on her knee looking at her. "I'm okay Winry,"

Winry looked worried, "What happened to Sissy?"

Khristie turned her gaze. "I'm just, I've changed over the last few days. Everything isn't the same. I do not know but I feel like I've grown up a lot already. I feel like my body is growing more quickly and well," She looked at her hands and clapped them. She placed her hands on a piece of cloth and it turned into a origami like flower. "along with this power, I can do Alchemy and apparently its special."

"Khristie don't worry about those powers." She placed her hand on her shoulder. "You are a special girl. Everybody is different in their own way."

Alphonse awoke, "Khristie, Alchemy can be a blessing," He stood up and walked to the balcony door. "And a curse." He turned around and looked at them. "You just got to realize, you can't let it be both at once. You have to make sure that you are using alchemy for all the right reasons. Equivalent Exchange that's the first law of alchemy. In order to gain mankind must give up something of equal value in return. As long as you follow that principle everything should be alright."

Alphonse turned and looked back out the window, and then suddenly they heard an explosion and then an uproar of screaming from the city below them. Alphonse ran to the side of the room and grabbed their things. "Winry come on Amestris is attacking!" Winry realized the truth of it and grabbed Khristie and they ran for the door. The halls were filled with people running to get to the lower levels of the building to make it out into the streets. Shouting and yelling and gun shots sounded out around them. They finally made it and they saw the war machine that was now bearing down upon them with full force. Tanks and foot soldiers were charging into the city, but what caught Khristie and Alphonse's eyes was standing on a hill a ways to the north from them.

Fire was falling from the sky explosions and bombs dropped down upon them from the sky. Alphonse looked afraid. "I recognize that Alchemy! That is Kimbley!"

Khristie noticed that the world was slowing down around her. She stepped forward and watched as everything moved around her. Alphonse and Winry took a moment before they started to move they turned and she heard the mumbled words of "D-o-n't, Khri-stie, Come- Back!", yet she didn't stop. She walked forward as the people of Nebald ran around her. They ran away and the army kept baring down upon the city. The city was on fire and she stood there with her hands outstretched staring up at the figure. "Kimbley!"

Kimbley watched as his army bore down upon the unsuspecting City. His fires had begun to burn and the city was in shambles. No one could stop his rampage now. Not even Fullmetal.

"HAHAHAHAAHAHAAHA" He continued to barrel bombs and fire upon the city. His men marched ever deeper into the city, but he noticed as in the center they began to slow down. Something was in the way. He turned his efforts to that portion of the city.

Khristie noticed as the fire began to fall upon the area that they were in Khristie clapped her hands and struck the ground. The earth vomited the tanks that were in front of her in the air. They got in the way of the bombs exploding them before they could even touch the ground. Khristie's eyes began to glow red. She stepped closer and time began to speed up. She clapped her hands again yelling. "Kimbley!" She smashed her hands upon the ground and a shockwave erupted through the city towards the army in front of her. They fell to the ground and the rage continued to flow through her. A bright white light shined and directly in front of her nothing was left but the buildings around her.

Kimbley watched scared as his forces were being cut. He threw more and more down upon that area but it was more fuel to the fire. The force was growing stronger and it grew closer then he heard a loud roar. "KIMBLEY!" Kimbley continued to assault the city trying to drown out the sound of the disturbance but he could not. His men began to turn back around even with the city in shambles they were becoming scared. Kimbley jumped and put his hands in the air. A large ball formed in the air above him he fell to the ground and landed in the middle of the street. Standing in front of him was a girl. She no longer looked like she was 8 she was in her teens. Her hair was floating in the air around her a bright white glow around her. Her eyes were glowing red and she stared at Kimbley.

He held his hands in the air and laughed. "So you are the disturbing little brat who is trying to ruin my beautiful fireworks display ey?" Winry was being held back by Alphonse who knew getting to close to Khristie right now would do nothing better than make things worse. Winry was yelling out for Khristie to come back, but nothing got through to her she stared him down and put her hands out to her side. Then the she looked him in the eye and ran forward. Kimbley raised his ball of fire and slammed it to the Earth right upon Khristie.

For a moment nothing happened but then the ball began to glow a bright white. It began to fall apart and it erupted in a final blow. But instead of it destroying the city it disappeared and flowed right into Khristie's palms. Kimbley began to step back.

"What are you!"

"My name is of no importance Kimbley." Her voice echoed with the roar of thunder and yet with the gentleness of wind. "Kimbley your mine!" She threw her hand out and jumped forward her hand groping for him but as it grew near she began to grow red and Kimbley's stone broke apart and disappeared. Kimbley jumped up and ran. He launched a few fireballs from the bodies that lay from the ground to finish off what he had started. When he left Khristie fell to the ground the same as she was before except with one exception she looked like she was thirteen.

Winry got away and took a hold of Khristie. She looked around seeing what was left. The city was in shambles, and Khristie had saved them, but now she was unconscious. Alphonse stepped forward and picked her up. "Come on we need to follow the Civilians like Ed said." Winry nodded and they both started running to catch up.

They left the city burning around them. Nothing was left but the bodies of those who couldn't get away. Nebald was in flames, and the Tides of War had been set into motion. Chastity found herself in Nebald right after the battle between Kimbley and the girl. She walked and noticed the power that had flowed through here. "Yes she's doing exactly what she is supposed to be doing. You are the only hope for the world girl you will soon know everything." She then turned and fell away as she sensed Kimbley reporting his failure. Pride would not be to pleased. She laughed, "Exactly how I want it."