Prologue
When I was three years old, my father, Maes Hughes, was murdered by a Homunculus named Envy. I don't remember much of him, but what I do remember is that he loved me with all his heart. So I've decided to follow in his footsteps and become a state alchemist. The only problem is that when I was eight years old, I decided to perform human transmutation and try to bring my dad back.
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Chapter 1
I stand in the kitchen with my mother, washing dishes.
"Elicia dear, I have to go to the store and pick up some groceries for a few minutes. Do you want me to call grandma to watch you?" My mother asks me.
"No that's ok. I can watch myself" Eight year old me says. She smiles at me and kisses my forehead.
"Ok, my big girl" She says. Once we finish the dishes she grabs her purse and leaves. I quickly run to the basement and pull out a box full of stuff. I've been practicing alchemy since I was four so I hope I can do this. The box is full of random ingredients that make up a human body. I then pull out a different box, the bigger box, the heavier box, the box containing my fathers body. I clear out the junk on the basement floor and begin to draw the transmutation circle. Once complete I pull my fathers body and the ingredients to the middle of the circle. I grab a knife and make a small cut on my finger and my blood drops onto the ingredients. I then stand on the edge of the circle and take a deep breath. I can do this. My master told me to never perform human transmutation but I know what I'm doing. I can do this. I can do this. I put my hands on the circle and it erupts with light. I smile. The lights take over and it looks like its gonna explode. The lights turn red and I watch in fear. Something is wrong. I don't know what, but something is definitely wrong. Suddenly, I'm flying in the air as clips of different things whip past my body. Its information, all information about alchemy. All of the knowledge makes my brain ache so much that I scream. Suddenly, I'm no longer flying through the air, I'm sitting before a bright white figure in a white room with a giant door behind me.
"Who are you? Whats going on?" I ask him. He smiles at me.
"I am truth. And you must be Elicia. You have just done the unthinkable, and now is my favourite part. Equivalent exchange. You've got a fine arm there" He says. The white things' arm turns into a normal arm, my arm. I look to my side and see my right arm is gone. Suddenly, I'm no longer in the white room, I'm sitting in my basement with my arm missing as blood gushes out. I cry out in pain. I push myself to look in front of me and see an ugly beast.
"Dad?" I say. The creature oozes blood in every direction. I failed.
"No!" I scream. I stand up and run up the stairs. What do I do? What do I do? As the blood streams out of my arm, the room goes white and I collapse.
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"-and that's what happended" I say. My master sits in his chair and sighs.
"I'm very disappointed in you Elicia" He says.
"I was only eight at the time. I'm twelve now, I've learned from my mistake" I say.
"I haven't seen you in four years and in that time, you've done the most dangerous act an alchemist could do. You're lucky you only lost an arm and not you're entire body."
"I'm sorry master" I say. He stands up and wraps his arms around me. I'm so confused. He told me that if I were to perform human transmutation that he would hunt me down. So why is he hugging me?
"Maes Hughes was a good friend of mine back when I was young." He says.
"You knew my father?" I ask.
"Yeah. When I first came to central, he offered me his place to sleep and that's how I first met you" He replies. I sigh and look down. My master puts a hand on my shoulder.
"You're very lucky that your mother is close to my wife and got you some good automail for your arm." He says.
"Yeah." I reply. My master sighs and pulls up the sleeve on his right arm.
"See this arm?"
"Yeah?"
"I didn't have this arm for nine years. I got it back when I was sixteen."
"You performed human transmutation?"
"Sort of. I tried to bring my mom back, causing me to lose my leg and my brother, Alphonse, lost his body. I put his soul into a giant suit of armour. In doing so, I lost this arm. He risked his life to return my arm so I gave up alchemy and got his body back. I haven't been able to perform alchemy since."
"Wow. Thats insane"
"Yeah. But now, I have my brother back."
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure"
"How old were you when you became a state alchemist?"
"I was twelve at the time. I still hold the record for being the youngest state alchemist to join"
"I'd like to be the second youngest person to become a state alchemist." I say. He smiles at me.
"Good luck. If you impress the Führer, you're in. Good luck though, he's pretty stubborn."
I smile and crack my knuckles.
"Trust me. He will be begging on his knees to let me join"
"You remind me of myself when I was your age." He says.
Author note: Hello my peoples! So this is my first Full Metal Alchemist fanfiction and if you guys liked it, please let me know because if no one likes it so far, I won't continue. Thats all. Peace and love.