Chapter 1

That morning, it was hot and humid. The morning Mother and Father died. I was only 10, and my older brother only 13. I remember that day clearly. I tried to do a double human transmutation. My older brother, he was happy to help me. We did this in his workshop, where he made animals out of scrap. When we started, my hands felt hot, yet cold. A force pushed me over as it disintegrated my left arm. I looked over to see my brother getting pulled in. I kept my head tilted as i tried to get him.
"Erica, Get back!" He yelled.
"Dominic, No!" I yelled back.
After Dominic dissapeared, i didn't know what to do. my right arm disintegrated as i pushed Dominic into the body of a horse. It was the only one with built in weapons. I watched as the body's of my parents where twisted, evil. I used my feet and some Alchemy action to destroy them. I saw Dominic awaken, only to jump back.
"B-brother, I'm sorry" I whispered.
I blacked out. When i awoke, i saw my uncle standing over me. I was stuck on my back and i couldn't feel my chest.
"U-uncle Toboe" I whispered.
My uncle smiled down at me.
"You need 2 whole arms" He said.
Dominic came trotting in.
"She's awake" He said.
"Brother... is it really that bad?" I whispered.
Dominic looked down, "In all truth, yeah. I mean, you are just bandages on your upper body and your stuck as a triangle-like human, what do you think?"
I groaned lightly as the Anesthetic wore off. My uncle was constructing 2 arms.
"I'm surprised your upper body is still in tact" Said Uncle Toboe.
I nodded a bit. I saw the cavity that would be put on my arm-sockets to attach the arms. I drifted off. When i next awoke, there was a sharp pain. I looked up at my uncle. He was attaching the left automail arm to my shoulder. I tried not to scream.
"Dominic! Get OUT!" Called my aunt.
A tear gave way.
"Erica, its alright. the arm is almost attached. Dailia, get me some blood, we tore the skin" Said my uncle.
Finally, my uncle went to get the right arm. He pushed the socket into place and began to attach the nerves. I could feel more nerves being attached to the arm and it took all my might not to scream.
"I'm sorry Hun, this is hard on us to" My aunt said, a few tears slipping.
The pain stopped abruptly.
"Alright Erica, drink this and sleep. Let everything work its way" My uncle said.
He handed me a bit of a blue drink. I drank it and laid backwards, already falling asleep.
Dominic came in. I finally awoke with him by my side.
"Erica, try to use your arms" Dominic told me.
I tried. Slowly, the arms rose to my face and i gasped. I then sat up and looked at my arms. The way they glistened made me happy, yet sad.
"Dominic, i don't feel right" I said.
"You haven't eaten in 5 days, of course you don't feel right" Dominic told me.
I shook my head.
"Thats not it! Fuck! Nobody gets it" I almost screamed.
My uncle turned the corner. Not before Rookie, his Siamese cat. I looked at Rookie and he jumped and ran. I looked down, teary eyed. Uncle picked the scared cat up and set her on my lap.
"I thought i was going to lose you so soon after your father. You slipped in and out of a coma" My uncle told me.