Do you know the story of Edward and Alphonse Elric? The infamous duo who at a young age sought out the powers of a god, to bring their mother back from the dead, and only succeeded in creating a monster, losing precious parts of their body and seeing Truth? Well, here's another story, some years after they finally gained their goals.
In fact, you could say it was the Next Generation of the Fullmetal Alchemists…
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It was night, pitch black darkness, and that insanely familiar 'dream' was again haunting a young woman.
She walked calmly down the underground path…She knew the area, and she knew she was being followed…Or was she just imagining those small little creeks and shadows quickly flashing by?
"Who's there? Show yourself, damnit." Her voice came out masculine; the dreamer KNEW that here, she was a he…For some strange reason. "I am." A smaller, childish voice state boldly, a tiny girl stepped out from behind one of the pipes. "And you are…?" She asked, as if she had any right asking HIM who he was! She looked at him for a while, then snapped her fingers without waiting for the man's reply. "You're Ling! My dearest Alphonse's friend!" She got a dreamy look in her eyes, speaking of the younger Elric boy.
"Am I? Really, I had no idea." The man growled. "Name's not Ling anymore. I'm Greed. Don't forget it, brat." The homunculus smirked at the girl, lunging at her and laughing when she ran off instantly. 'Maybe you should chase her.' The 'man' heard. It was the real Ling, trying to give the being advice. "Ha, nice try. I don't have the time, and you just want me in trouble with Father." Greed said aloud, smirking and walking towards the Throne Room, as he called it.
A few moments pass, and the dreamer and her host reach the so-called Father.
"Hey, Pops, whatcha got?" Greed asked immediately. The old looking man sighed, tired of Greed's…Greed. "An announcement," He stated simply. All his beloved 'children' gathered around.
Lust, Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, and Greed himself at the moment; seeing as how Pride and Wrath (A/N: I'm not sure if he's really called that, sorry if it's a mistake.) where with the humans, playing their parts in the plan.
"There has been a setback…So, Lust and Gluttony will go fix it," the old man grumbles. 'Yeah, we are totally mind readers, Daddio!' Greed inwardly deadpans.
"They are to go and watch the older Elric brother and report back what is going on. Envy, Greed…Just don't mess anything up."
'Why thanks, Pops! Real pro at freakin' being NICE. Damn old fu-'
'Language, please, language… '
UGH! Even his damn host was nagging him! When did that even start…!
"…Furthermore, blah-blah-blah, world domination, blech, human's will die, and dadadadaa…" Was all Greed really heard, due to the inner arguments with his host.
Much to the dreamer's annoyance…She had already felt that all this was important, and tried so hard to remember it when she would eventually awaken, but this idiot wouldn't SHUT UP AND LISTEN!
And then of all times, the dreamer awakens.
All that is heard is the softest and saddest…
"Damnit… Still can't remember that dream."