As he walked up the steps to Central Command he got more nervous the closer he got. The big white building casted a huge shadow that embraced him as got to the top of the steps. When he was inside of Central Command he asked the nearest soldier where he could go to become a state alchemist, first the guard asked if he had already signed up for the test "Yes i have" he said confidently then the guard said he would take to the test. The first part was a writing test, which he knew almost indeffinetily that he had aced, then was a skills test. They had a big area of material, it was a part of a forrest, a grassy mountain a waterfall, and the same thing without the forrest but snow instead of grass. The Colonel infront of all us yelled out "Here is some materials for you to show your alchemy...impress me!" a guy with brown hair and pale skin ran up first, he drew a transmutation circle and put his hands on it then there was a blue glow and a miniature mountain rose up out of the ground then flowers grew on it, the man was sweating and tired as he walked back. The man was followed by many others, then he went up he walked up, shot his hands straight into the air and some sand came out of the ground which he used to make a small pyramid. Everybody was confused until he turned around and they saw the two transmutation circles tatooed on his left arm. He walked back and then some others went up, after the test he went home to his house and immediatly fell asleep on his floor. The next morning he woke up with sore neck from sleeping on the floor and went to Central Command again he asked a soldier and the soldier led him to the colonel. The Colonel had short, blonde hair, brown eyes and light skin "So" the Colonel said "You want to be an Alchemist, why?" "It's complica-" "Wrong answer, I asked you why, not for you to make up some stupid excuse I expect you to answer the brutal honesty...talk!" "Well my family was killed by an Ishvalin attack but I somehow escaped the hell hole, now the only thing I can do to put my alchemic potiential to use is join the military " "I see the Colonel said "I agree to what you had to say here is your pocket watch and i expect you to be here tomorrow I have an assignment for you oh and be here in uniform" as I walked out I asked a soldier what the Colonel's name was "Elric" he said "Edward Elric."