AUTHOR'S NOTE: This takes place not long before Father activates the Human Transmutation Circle and kills almost all of Amestris. He never gets to in this story, because it's an AU, and in an AU, things are different.
Things couldn't have gotten worse.
Edward Elric; his brother, Alphonse; his coworker, Roy Mustang; his teacher, Izumi Curtis; and his father, Van Hohenheim were dubbed "human sacrifices" by the Father of the Homunculi, a Homunculus with the ambition of becoming God.
And now, they were all gathered in his presence, ripe for the picking.
"Excellent," Father said. "My Godhood is imminent."
"Like ^#** it is!" A voice rang from out of nowhere.
From above them leapt Prince Ling Yao, or as he was known as now, the Homunculus Greed. Ed usually referred to him as Greeling.
Greeling activated his Ultimate Shield and brought it down on Father, hoping to disorient him at the least. Before he could do any major damage, though, Father raised his arm and fired a large beam of light from his palm.
The light temporarily blinded Greeling, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
Father walked over to him, shook his head and spoke, "I thought I raised you better." Then, he took his hand, stuck it into Greeling's chest...
And ripped out his Philosopher's Stone.
At that moment, Greed was dead. But fortunately, his host, Ling Yao, was still alive.
Soon after, a few of Ed's other allies ran in: Major Alex Armstrong, Mei Chang, Lanfan, General Olivier Armstrong, Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, and Scar.
That last one was a surprise. Ed never thought he'd be on the same side as the murderous Ishbalan.
They all charged the Father, who merely held up his Philosopher's Stone and muttered, "Fools."
With that word, a violent explosion filled the room.
It's a wonder anyone survived at all. Out of the 14 people in the room...
Only 8 remained. Ed, Roy, Al, Riza, Ling, Lanfan, Olivier, and Father. Everyone else was a skeleton on the ground. The seven humans were horrified.
Father merely sniffed in disdain. "Humans are weak. And yet, they have their uses. I can make a new Homunculus with the materials available."
Roy yelled in his fury. "Is that what we are to you? MATERIALS?"
"Yes. And good ones, at that." Father walked over to the corpses in front of him and clapped his hands.
Their souls flew out of their bodies, merged, and became a tiny Philosopher's Stone.
Father then walked over to where Ed had placed his coat on the ground. On Ed's coat lay the true form of Pride, Father's eldest son.
He implanted the Stone in Pride's chest, and let the two merge.
Soon enough, in a flash of light, Pride emerged in his original form, as the child Selim Bradley.
"My son," Father beamed. "It's good to see you-"
And then Pride's shadows skewered Father through his Philosopher's Stone.
Father put on an expression of shock, then slowly disintegrated. After all, a Homunculus cannot live if his Stone is destroyed.
He died with the word, "Why?" On his lips.
And with his death, Pride was now in charge of the Homunculi.
Let the heavens tremble.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Short prologue, but the other chappies will be longer.
The other Homunculi are going to return to life in this, by the way, so be prepared for some serious action!
R & R!