Title: Addiction
Author: SammyQuill
Series: Manga
Word Count: 249
Characters: Roy, Riza, Kimblee
Summary: Set in Ishval, Roy tries to cope with having powers akin to that of a demigod.
There was no doubting the fact that he hated himself for the demon he had become. One had only to notice his stone cold expression as he snapped his fingers, enter his tent and see the remaining shards of a mirror on the tarmac and smell his drunken breath as he talked of all those he had killed to know that.
But a part of him, one that sounded terrifyingly like Kimblee, couldn't deny that snapping his fingers, feeling the balance of gasses in the air shifting to his will, morphing into a force of nature ready to do his bidding, made him feel alive. It made him feel in control, untouchable, powerful. Yes, loathe as he was to admit it, Roy Mustang had to keep himself in check constantly so as to not get used to the feeling of getting high on his own alchemical prowess.
The temptation to give in was always present in the allure of forces a common man could never begin to imagine. All that power, the decisions of life and death, resting literally in his palm, was indeed more than he could take. It also seemed unfair, his inner Kimblee suggested, that he hate himself for doing what was expected, to never be able to take pride in his work.
But in the end, all it took to break out of that smooth voice's grip was her face, lurking in the shadows, her eyes empty, haunted and as dead as all his victims'.
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