Chapter 1: Kren's Fears, and the Elric Legacy! The Adventure Begins!
"Alchemy. The science of understanding the structure of matter, breaking it down, and reconstructing it as something else."
-Edward Elric
"Humankind cannot gain anything, without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange."
-Alphonse Elric
Kren sighed. The famous words of the two great Alchemists, the Elric Brothers. Edward Elric, the FullMetal Alchemist, and his brother Alphonse. He'd been over their history millions of times, read the books, the articles. He'd studied Alchemy until he thought his brain was going to pop, drawn the transmutation circles over and over on paper, making sure each one was perfect, but hesitating when going to attempt a real transmutation. He knew the accomplishments of the famous Elrics, but he also knew the darker side of their past. He'd spoken to many people who'd met the fabled heroes. Edward had lost his right arm and left leg, and Alphonse his whole body, in a transmutation to bring their mother back from the dead. Ed's missing limbs were replaced with automail, and Alphonse's soul attached to a suit of armor with a seal of blood.
That was why Kren didn't transmute anything. Not even the simplest creation of a flower or a doll. He feared that if he even attempted Alchemy the Gate would mistake his efforts for the forbidden and destroy him. He shuddered at the thought and dropped the chalk he held in his right hand. His circle was finished, but he stood, dusted off his jeans and his black tee shirt, and stepped back from the array as if the Gate would spring from it and pull him in, it's reaching black fingers tearing and clawing at his flesh, itching to tear it from the bone.
His scarlet red hair glinted faintly in the fading sunlight, the rays of the great hydrogen mass making his violet eyes come to life. Kren sighed and trudged back inside from his yard, feeling cowardly and ashamed.
A/N: Ta-da! Chapter 1 up! Look, I know I'm not that reliable with my fanfics...even though I only made one...but it was my first fic, and I'm serious about this now! continues ranting in a very Ed-like fashion
Oh...ahem...yes, so, here's Chapter 1! Oh, and in case you're wondering, this is about 70 or 80 years after the end of the series. But...some things are changed. Ah...just keep reading and you'll find out! And remember, the more reviews I get, the more motivated I am to write!
-Shadowfang