Chapter 1: last thoughts of Crimson

Ok first let me get one thing straight and it's either now or later that I say this so it better be now…

I'm not crazy, I'm not insane, and most importantly I'm not a murdering PHYCO period.

Now that THAT'S out the way, I would also like to say that this journal was given to me by a dear friend of mine to write all the events of my little adventure, and I plan to put it to use so that in the event of my death some one such as you would find it and once your done reading this, tell every one that you now, because this is a true story and I plan to let people now about this.

Now I suppose you are wondering about my name.

My name is Zolf J. Kimblee also known as the Crimson Alchemist, and yes, yes I know what you're thinking 'OMG! THIS BOOK BELONGED TO A CRIMINAL!' or 'Crimson Alchemist? Never heard of him.' Or my personnel favorite 'Oooh I better take this to the authorities so they can find this guy!' well for the people of option #1 yes this belonged to a criminal don't make a big deal out of it. For option #2 I'm famous for blowing crack heads like you into teeny tiny bits. And for option #3 Guess what if you found this damn thing I'm more then likely dead so HA!

I'm sure you can find my picture on WANTED posters or news papers HELL even the military records if they haven't burned them yet, so I won't bother to describe my looks but I will tell you this much I'm just as good looking if not more then any guy you would ever meet.

Now moving on with the whole reason I'm writing this thing, you people must obviously know how I died because my so-called Death was posted on the military KIA list HA! Who would even bother looking though considering my family disowned me and all.

Well let me tell you something my end didn't come when I was attacked by Scare the ishbalin who's brother I murdered it didn't come when I was smacked around at Briggs by the FullMetal it didn't end when that lion chimera who was one of my own men, broke my neck in that sneak attack, or when pride Devoured my body ripping it to bits in his jaws…

No, out of any thing my life was only beginning.

At that moment I thought I had finally been killed.

But as fate would have I was brought back for another go.

Damn fate.

It has started after I had awakened from the pit of black nothingness, all was bright and shining and in front of me laid a gate but not just a gate this gate was dark and sinister, almost enough to make your skin crawl "Is this the gate to Hell?" I asked directing to no one of interest.

"No silly." I looked around to see a child a small boy of thirteen who looked a lot like that Elrick boy what was his name again? Oh who cares?

"Who are you and if this isn't the way to hell, then what is it?" I asked him getting a little boy he smiled at me and said "that's the gate one that holds the ultimate truth, I'm its guardian." He walks over to me that smile still on his small face, and grabs my hand, I look down at him while he looks at me and say's "some ones trying to take you back, some one who betrays you and will hurt you." As he speaks the gate starts to open and sudden warmth fills the room, there is nothing but blinding light inside and yet my heart starts to race out of fear.

I then ask the boy "you said someone is trying to take me back, take me back where exactly?" I can barley see anything the light was so bright but I can still feel his grip on my hand growing tighter by the second he say's "back to the other side to the side you where raised on with the humans." It all came back to me, the lion, Pride, the Elrick Brothers, and most importantly Greed some one was trying to bring me back, bring me back to life.

"Should I go through then?" as I asked his grip got tighter and he said "that…entirely up to you, you still got a job to do you know." At this I thought of course I would go back! But then it dawned at me if I go back then, what will happen will I just slip back in my old life? Or will something be different? I asked the boy "you said the one who was betraying me… who do you mean?" as I stared into the light my eyes grew droopy and only two words made it into my ears before my slumber

"You'll see…"

Sep-14