AN: First story ever! It didn't turn out awesome, but I hope you like it...

Please no flames, but constructive criticism is fine. Also, this is short, but please don't complain about that.

I may rewrite this story based on the reviews people give me and I will mention you if you review so please review if you can.

Soulless, signing off!

This battle was not going well.

It had started out as the simple task of apprehending military rebels. Al and I were doing fine, knocking out all of the rebels, until their leader, Komin, had switched out the lights. Now we were fighting blind.

Komin lashed out at me from the darkness, gashing my left arm. I was already covered in cuts from the retractable claws in his bulky gloves. A soft hiss escaped my mouth as blood seeped through the new tear in my jacket.

"Nii-san!" Al's voice called through the darkness. I gritted my teeth and called back, "Im fine! just find the light!"

I would transmute a lamp, but i don't have a fire to light it! Wheres the colonel when you need him?

I clapped my hands and slammed them on the ground, transmuting a small stone box of protection from Komin's merciless claws. I heard metal grinding against the rock and knew my shelter wouldn't last long. I transmuted a hole in one side to escape before i was trapped. I instantly felt a pain in my gut. Blood spurted from my mouth as the claws dug deeper into my stomach. I desperately swung my auto mail arm around at the invisible attacker. I felt a jolt travel up my arm and a pained grunt. I knew i had connected with something. I fell to the ground, breathing erratically, trying to staunch the blood flowing from my stomach. Suddenly the lights turned on and i heard a metallic scream.

"Nii-san!"

My mind blurry, i turned my head towards Komin.

He was passed out on the floor, his arms splayed out beside him. I heaved myself to my knees with a pained grunt and leaned over him. My vision was getting fuzzy as my blood pooled on the floor. I dimly heard Al's clanking footsteps running towards me. I was focusing on Komin's chest.

Is it just me, or is his breathing too fast for him to be unconscious...?

Suddenly his eyes shot open. I leaned back-

Too late.

A blinding pain shot across my eyelids, turning my vision red. I felt blood rushing down my cheeks as i collapsed onto the hard concrete.

OOO

As soon as Al found the light and transmuted it back to working condition, he was shocked by the scene before him. Komin was lying spread eagled on the ground, apparently knocked out.

Good. He thought. Then his glowing eyes turned to his brother.

Ed was collapsed on the ground, blood rushing from his stomach, his right hand pressing into the wound.

"Nii-san!" He screamed, running towards his brother. Ed coughed, and blood flowed from his mouth, staining the floor red. His arms shaking, he pushed himself into kneeling position and leaned over Komin. Before Al could do anything, Komin lashed out and caught nii-san across his face. He fell to the floor again, unconscious.

Komin stood up, wiping blood from his lip, and chuckled.

"Heh. The little runt wasn't so impressive after all."

Ed didn't stir.

Komin lifted his foot and brought it down on Ed's chest, blood flowing faster and faster from his stomach.

"Stop it!" Al screamed at Komin, finally reaching Ed and pulling his limp body into his metal arms.

He ran to the closest wall and drew a transmutation circle with a small piece of chalk. He finished feverishly, but Komin kicked his back with obviously well trained legs, slamming Al into the wall. He heard a moan of pain from his brother, whose already battered body was crushed between Al's armor and the wall. He shoved a hand out and activated the transmutation, running off into the cool night.