Name: Aria Nicole Rivers aka ''Despair''
age: unknown, appears 16
race: Homunculus
appearance: plum colored eyes, sun kissed skin, long straight black hair (layered), her tattoo is located on the back of her neck. She has black tribal tattoos on her back.
abilities: She shifts into a werewolf-like state although she is not a chimera. In this form she is unbelievably strong and fast. Her werewolf form is black (the same shade of her hair), same color eyes, and white tribal tattoos over her arms and back.
outfit: black jeans, long leather boots, white tanktop
family: unknown
friends: Alphonse, Ling, Ed, Winry, Lan Fan, at times Greed.
enemies: the Homunculi, the military, and Father.
personality: smart-mouthed, cunning, quiet, kind to friends, uneasy with strangers
info: She is the Homunculus Despair. Although the Homunculi were created to not feel human emotion, Despair was uncomfortable killing humans to make Philosopher Stones. Due to this, she was often beaten. Shortly after Greed left (in Ling's body, unknown to Despair) she decided to abandon her life with the Homunculi to find out about her past, how she died, and who her family was. She then runs into the Elric brothers and finds out what happened to Greed after he left the Homunculi. Despair's main goal is to become human again.
''She went this way!'' an angry voice echoed throughout the tunnel of the Homunculi hideout.
''Lust, can I eat her?'' a different voiced asked excitedly.
''Yes Gluttony you can once we capture her,'' the third voice sighed.
'Shit!' I mentally cursed. I was running through the tunnels, hoping to find an opening that would lead my to the outside world. I tried to run, making as less noise as I possibly could. I knew if I made a noise, my location would be given to my ''siblings'' and I'd be dragged back to Father and killed. 'There has to be an opening somewhere around here,' I looked around. My black hair whipped around my face like a wild fire but I didn't dare stop for anything. Suddenly I saw a ladder pressed against the underground wall, above it was a sewer lid. 'Yes!' my plum-colored eyes brightened. I began climbing, tensing when I heard footsteps getting closer.
Run, run, run away
Buy yourself another day
''Despair!'' Envy's evil voice growled.
My eyes widened and I hurried, nearly screaming when I saw him a few feet away from me. ''Oh no you don't!'' he hissed, stretching out his arm to grab me. I lifted the lid and hauled myself up, yanking my leg free from his grasp. I threw the lid back down, buying myself some time to dash away. If it were daylight out here it would've been easier to get away. Unfortunately it was about midnight and there were no witnesses to help me. ''Damn it!" I cursed, running at top speed. I jumped on a rooftop, praying Envy would not catch me. My eyes looked behind me when I heard the sewer lid get thrown into a building. I jumped from the rooftop swiftly and through a dimly lit park. I narrowed my eyes as the cold wind sent uncomfortable shivers down my spine. ''Great idea running away Despair,'' I growled lowly to myself between pants. The trees cast shadows from the moon's light, looking like long arms reaching out to grab me.
A cold wind's whispering secrets in your ear
So low only you can hear
Run, run, run and hide
Somewhere no one else can find
Tall trees bend and lean pointing where to go
Where you will still be all alone
I then saw a darkened alley. 'It's a risky thing to do, but Envy wouldn't expect me to pick the obvious choice,' I thought mentally. I dashed into the secluded alley, hidding behind a dumpster. I stilled my breathing, clutching the ground beneath me. After what felt like forever I finally heard his footsteps. My eyes shut immediately in fear. I bit my bottom lip so hard that I thought I drew blood. ''Hmm, Despair,'' I heard Envy chuckle. I didn't move an inch as I heard him very close to me. ''Come out, come out,'' he called and I could practically hear the smirk on his face. My eyes then fell on a glass bottle on the floor, by the leg of the dumpster. 'Please work,' I prayed as I slowly grasped the bottle and flung it at the building across of the alley. Envy's footsteps froze and then ran in the direction of the bottle. ''I'm coming for you Despair!" I heard him yell. I waited a minute before leaping to my feet and running the opposite direction Envy went.
Don't you fret, my dear
It'll all be over soon
I'll be waiting here for you
After what I figured was half an hour, I slowly my run into a walk. I needed to catch my breath. The dawn was approaching and I could see the sky start getting lighter. ''Good. They won't look for me at night,'' I sighed, gratefully. I then slumped against a brick building, looking at my surroundings.''I don't even know where I am,'' I sighed. I slumped down the wall, sitting all alone on the ground. I closed my eyes, resting for a minute. I felt myself stiffen when I heard footsteps approach me. 'It must be Envy or one of the others,' I thought, panicking. The footsteps got louder with every breath I took. My teeth clenched, as did my fists. 'I have no choice but to shift into my other form and attack,' I thought worriedly. Just as the figure approached me I pinned them to the wall, my hand replaced with my claw. I froze when I saw who it was. I gasped, staring into all too familiar red eyes.
''L-Ling?'' I blinked in utter shock and confusion. ''Ling's'' face turned into a smirk.
''Not exactly babe, or should I call say Despair? This body belongs to Greed now,'' a familair voice grinned down at me.
My eyes widened. ''Greed? What the hell?" I asked. I am the eighth Homunculus, known as Despair to most. The only memory/clue to my past is my name which is Aria and a key that I had found in my pants when Father resurected me. I am a Homunculus, a decently strong and powerful one at that, but I have one goal in my immortal life:
I want to be human again.
Don't you fret, my dear
It'll be over soon
I'll be waiting here for you
For you, For you