Hello! I am YamiKaiba73, in case you don't know me. I'm so happy you clicked on my story!
Before we begin, I'd like to get a few things out of the way. In this novel, it is a shared universe. Amestris and Zephillia are neighboring countries. There are also two characters wandering around in this story which I claim as my own, Dakota and Indigo. They are my original characters and I would greatly appreciate it if you asked me first if you would like to BORROW them, and please credit me for their creation. I think that's about it, so without further adieu, let us begin!
Rain was pouring down by the gallon, unleashing its wrath onto three companions, all soaking wet and shivering to the bone and in desperate need of shelter.
"Miss Lina, Mister Gourry! Look!" Amelia pointed to a temple that was slightly isolated from a small town.
"Won't the locals mind if we just barge in here?" Gourry asked.
"What they don't know won't kill them." Lina shrugged, pushing the door open.
After quickly drying themselves off and having a little snack, Lina and Gourry went to sleep. Amelia on the other hand, could do no such thing. The big, dark and empty temple scared her.
She thought she heard a noise over Lina and Gourry's soft snoring.
"Hello?"
Nothing.
"I'm warning you! Justice will punish you if you hurt me!" Amelia squeaked out. Nothing again. She quickly cast a light spell to better see her surroundings. Something looked out of place. It was not on an alter, like the other artifacts of the temple, but it was on the floor in the middle of the room. It was an oblong object, colored like a rainbow; glowing in Amelia's light spell, it seemed to enswoll her. She picked it up. Upon closer inspection, she could see herself. Not an Amelia that should be looking back at her, but an Amelia that was much younger. A nine year old girl, playing in the Sayruun palace courtyard with her Father.
"That's strange..." She muttered to herself, all possible intruders besides herself and her friends forgotten."Hey Mister Gourry, Miss Lina? I found something!" She informed them, shaking Gourry awake.
"Five more minutes." Gourry mumbled as he rolled over.
"Can it wait until morning?" A very tired Lina asked.
"I guess so. Sorry to disturb you, Mister Gourry and Miss Lina." Amelia sighed, placing the strange object in her bag.
"Lemme see that!" Lina suddenly snatched the oblong object from Amelia's grasp, looking it over carefully.
"What is it, Lina?" Gourry asked.
"Well how am I supposed to know if you keep blathering in my ear!" Lina yelled.
"Now you two are fully awake?!" Amelia wondered as the strange object in Lina's hands started to glow, making the young sorceress drop it in fear.
"What is it? What happened? Gourry asked.
"I- I saw... Never mind! Amelia! Where did you find this thing?" Lina demanded.
"I- over there-!" Amelia pointed to the patch of floor where it had been found.
Gourry inspected the floor very carefully.
"What do you see?" Lina asked.
"Just a patch of floor." Gourry responded.
"If the townsfolk use this temple regularly, then why would it be on the floor? Somebody would have picked it up." Lina reasoned.
"Unless somebody dropped it, in which case they'll be coming back for it." Gourry added.
Before either of the girls could respond, somebody stepped into Amelia's light spell. He was tall, handsome. However, they could not see his face. "That object you have there does not belong to the townspeople or this temple. In fact, it does not belong in this timeline at all." The strange man said.
Gourry grabbed the handle of his sword while Lina and Amelia prepared defensive spells. The strange man chuckled. "Yes, I do suppose you have reason to mistrust me. However, I would have attacked you while you were distracted by the Epochgrination had that been my intent." He explained.
"Then what are you doing here and what's a Epo... Chgri... Whatever you called it?!" Gourry asked.
"Like you, I merely seek shelter from the storm. As for that device you now have in your possession, it is called an Epochgrination. It allows a person or persons to look into the past, or perhaps, the future. I am not sure of the extent of its powers, so I suggest you-"
"I wanna see what my future looks like!" Gourry began wrestling Lina for the Epochgrination.
"That is not a toy!" the stranger said.
"Then what's it doing in a place like this?" Lina asked as she fought off Gourry with a foot to his face.
The man sighed. Slowly, he clapped his hands, touching the ground. Two enormous hands shot up from in between Lina and Gourry, pushing them apart. The man then stepped into the light, picking up the Epochgrination carefully. At last, his face was revealed. His hair and eyes were golden, his hair pulled into a low ponytail. He had glasses and a full golden beard.
"Do forgive me for not formally introducing myself earlier. My name is Van Hohenheim. As to answer your question, I don't really know what it is doing or how it got here. As I indicated before, I still don't know the full extent of its powers."
"A load of help you are." Lina mumbled.
"Mister Hohenheim?" Amelia asked.
"Yes, my dear?"
"Why were you looking for the Epochgrination? Is it dangerous?"
"Depending on how you use it, yes." Van looked into the Epochgrination, a happy yet sad smile on his face. He saw himself, holding a little boy with messy golden hair and beautiful eyes. Beside him was a beautiful woman with brown hair and blue eyes. She held another baby boy, with slightly darker hair and eyes than the first boy. Like before, the strange object began to glow in Hohenheim's hands. Unlike before, the light grew more intense. Slowly, it engulfed the four and the entire temple.
Rain was pouring down by the gallon, unleashing its wrath onto three companions, all soaking wet and shivering to the bone and in desperate need of shelter.
"Mind telling me what just happened?" Lina asked, blinking a few times.
"Huh? What are you talking about, Miss Lina?" asked Amelia.
"Nothing happened, Lina," Gourry said before sneezing, "but we really need to get out of this rain."
"Yeah, okay." Lina grumbled. The three travelers took shelter in a temple, where they spent the rest of the night in relative comfort.
Well, that's it for the introduction! I hope you liked it. Feel free to review, favorite and follow... I promise I won't twist your arm up behind your back if you don't... I'm just messing with you! Stop taking everything so seriously, gosh! Haha. For today's question, who is your favorite Fullmetal Alchemist/Slayers character? I'm curious, so let me know! Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time! Oh and feel free to ask me anything about the story. Okay, I'm gone for reals now.