Ch. 2 is here! Enjoy!


I crave everything. That's what led to this life of pain and misery. I knew it was wrong, but I had always desired immortality and power, and this led to me being at the wrong place at the absolute worst time.

I was at a bar that I had recently come to own following a risky bet with the manager. It was called The Devil's Nest; stupid name but I found that it attracted the most attractive whores in Amestris. That and it had the best drinks as well. There were never any military officials brave enough to come into this part of town, so we got away with pretty much everything.

I was relaxing on an old couch, drink in one hand, Veronica on the other. Veronica was my favorite; she never held back. All the sudden, one of my workers threw a newspaper in my direction. Catching it in the hand that just a minute before was cuddling Veronica, I turned the pages, skimming for anything interesting. "Everything is crap that goes on in this world," I said, still skimming through the articles.

"That's why we need someone like you," Veronica cooed, "Someone sexy and smart like you."

I grinned at the sudden compliment; this is why she was my favorite. "I know, baby. But until then, we just have to put up with this shit," I said, still turning through the pages. On the last page of the newspaper, an article caught my eye. A man, in his late fifties, was giving away possessions ranging from cars to jewelry. Others might think this was a scam, but I, being very greedy, wanted to make sure. I rose from my chair, which earned a scowl from Veronica, and told my workers that I would be back in about an hour, give or take.

I drove to the designated location only to find an abandoned warehouse just off the military headquarters. Damn, it was a scam, I thought. I was about to drive back to the bar when something caught my eye. I did not know what it was, but it was shining in with the reflection of the sun. My curiosity peaked, I parked my car and stumbled out. I proceeded to walk toward the shiny object, my mouth drooling with the thought of what treasure might await.

Just as I reached the object, I felt the rush of air as a man tackled me to the ground. I struggled to break his hold but he hit my head hard against the cold pavement and I felt my consciousness slipping quickly away. Crap, Veronica's gonna kill me, I thought just as the world faded to black.

As I awoke, I felt ropes binding me to a cold chair. Looking around, it looked as though I was in a warehouse, probably the same one I drove to, but I couldn't be sure. Suddenly, an aching pain in my head overcame my senses and my head fell forward. I'm dead. I have to be dead and I've gone to hell, I thought.

"He has awoken," a man concealed in the shadows said.

"Yes, shall we try?" another asked. He, too was hidden in the shadows.

A man approached me. He was wearing a white lab coat and glasses. Truthfully, he looked downright sinister. I began to panic, "What are you going to do to me?" I asked nervously.

The man smiled, revealing a single, gold tooth, "Why, we are going to make you into something special, almost immortal. Isn't that what you've always craved?" he said as he pulled a syringe from a black bag.

I began to struggle against my binds. There was no way I was going down without a fight. I did not trust this man at all, even if he said he could make me immortal. Sensing my distress, the man gagged me to keep me quiet. That's it, I'm done, I thought, closing my eyes.

The next moments of my life were a blur. All I remember is feeling an incredible pain like nothing I've ever felt before. When I awoke, I was in a room with a few other people. A woman with the most amazing figure, a man, or so it seemed for he was wearing what looked like a skirt, a thing that was bigger and fatter than anything I had ever seen, and a tall, burly man with a long beard.

"Welcome, Greed," the tall man said. The others just nodded in response.

"Where the hell am I? Who are you people?" I asked frantically, "Did you call me Greed?"

"I am Father. This is Lust, Gluttony, and Envy," he answered, gesturing to the three behind him, "I call you Greed for that is your new name. You are now a homunculous. You were the only one to come to that warehouse and survive. Now you work for me."

I didn't like the idea of working for this guy, but he scared the crap out of me so I obeyed. For a short while at least. I soon tired of his constant schemes and ran away, back to my bar and Veronica. Of course, this irritated Father, so he sent his other minions to kill my beloved Veronica. I could care less, I had more.

Soon after, I found myself wanting more power: immortality. I wasn't the only one who craved it, but since I was a homunculous and the ultimate shield, meaning no one could harm me, I had a pretty good chance at finding it.

Then, I found Alphonse Elric. Trapped in a suit of armor, he was the closest thing to immortality that I could obtain. I ordered my chimera minions to kidnap him and deliver him to me. Of course, they succeeded and I struck a deal with him. His brother would transmute me into a suit of armor and I would give him information about the homunculous.

Father, irritated with me, sent that insolent Wrath after me. After killing the chimeras, he attacked me. I tried to use my shield to no avail and the boys escaped and I was brought to Father.

Screaming at my 'brothers and sister' I was 'killed' by Father, never to be seen again.

That is, except for the traveler from Xing. I struck a deal with him; I was very good at these sorts of deals. I saw a lot of myself in him; he too struggled to gain immortality. I do not know how I did it, but I managed to convince him to find Father, and show him that he was the perfect second Greed.

All I know is that it worked, I was able to live once again. Therefore, I never really die. My soul lives on inside Ling Yao. He tries to suppress me but I am always there.

I hated Father, and once he died, I was free to live with Ling as emperor of Xing.


Hope you liked it. Greed's was really fun to write, especially in the beginning. I can totally picture him as some greedy drunk guy ;)... anyways, I'll try to write the next one soon... that is if people are even reading this...