AU:

A story I found lying around which I thought I would upload. FMA Brotherhood, an alternative story to what actually happened.

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If there was such a thing as God … Surely …

Surely that being must hate me!

"Now, Roy Mustang!" Envy screamed triumphantly, holding his newly re-achieved arms out on a victorious whim. His eyes were wide with excitement, and his grin as crazed as ever. Finally … Finally the petty human was getting it!

"We homunculi … You humans can never reach our might!"

Roy Mustang raised his darkened face towards the green-eyed homunculi bastard and the body that was standing up behind him.

"Lieutenant," he breathed, and then with force he repeated it in a scream: "Lieutenant!"

A giggle. She raised her head, the golden locks falling about her shoulders like a still waterfall, caught in beauty.

"I'm right here, Colonel. Except …" She stood and ripped her shirt up so the skin right above her breasts were visible.

The sign of Ouroboros was carved in her skin.

The colonel looked down on the ground, desperately trying to put together a way to kill the newly created homunculi and save his precious subordinate.

"Leaders protect their subordinates, and those subordinates protect their subordinates. That should be possible … Even for us … Humans." Tears were dropping to the dusty floor. He could hear the Fullmetal and Scar moving down the hallway.

"I failed at something as simple …" he mumbled, standing up again, his eyes suddenly burning with the flames of fury, those that had driven him towards Envy's death only minutes earlier, and he reached toward the two homunculi with his arm, fingers ready to snap. "I failed at something as simple as protecting my subordinate!"

Hawkeye's body smiled. "Heh … What do you mean, colonel Mustang-san? Isn't this better? Your beautiful subordinate will live forever," she grinned, "and leave you behind in the dust!"

Her fingers suddenly increased in length and pierced their way through Mustang's shoulder. He gasped, remembering those very fingers.

"Lust?" he whispered.

"Oh? You realized it?" she laughed, piercing deeper.

"That kind of attitude … Is unfitting for my queen!"

Consuming flames sprung towards the two homunculi, who jumped aside.

"So you really do lack the heart of a human?" Envy mocked surprised. "You were ready to kill Hughes without hesitation and now her?" He smiled widely. "You humans really are filth."

"I would never kill the lieutenant!" Roy shouted, sending flames towards Envy, who, despite his best efforts, got caught in the fire. "But … The lieutenant would look down on me if I were to hold back against any homunculi!"

Something moved at his left, and he barely got to turn before seeing Lust moving towards him with the Perfect Spear ready for attack. He was only in the act of redirecting his attacks when the spear reached him …

And stopped.

Lust was shaking, her eyes focused on Roy.

"Colonel!" she gasped. "Kill her!"

The eyes of the Flame Alchemist widened, and Lust regained control of the body, sending Mustang flying back.

"Oi, Lust! Don't kill him yet! He's an important sacrifice!" Envy shouted.

"I know!" Lust grumbled. "But this man … The woman inside me is shoving me aside!"

A flame hit her in the eyes, and the scream which would have been the lieutenants filled the room, echoing deep inside to the core of Mustang's soul, carving an eternal crest.

"Mustang!" the Fullmetal shouted somewhere behind him.

"Elizabeth," Mustang whispered. "I'll be sending you ahead first … But I promise, after this day is over … We'll be together again."

The flames ignited once more.