FMA Quiz: Elemental-Part 2: As Fate's Hand Would Have It

Memo Box:

Satori sets out to the next town, and comes across the lady Lust. Ed and Al– having followed her trail– arrive just as Satori and Lust disappear into a mining cave entrance, deep in battle. Ed and Al follow close behind, and wait for a chance to make their entrance. Satori makes a false move, and loses something important. A man sits in the shadows of the cavern, and leaves just as he sees what Satori has lost. What did Seigi lose? And who is this shadow man?

Question Box 1

Satori took off her coat and folded it into her pack. Slinging the one-strap pack over her body, she tied it tight so it could hang as a belt. Her newly made sleeveless shirt was still white– miraculously– and blew in the slight breeze from the north. Kneeling to examine a footprint in the dirt, she recognized it. Seeing none other like it except behind her, she stood up and grabbed her katanas out of their sheaths.

Satori: Now, Lust, I didn't have you down for a beating today, so what are you doing here?

Lust: jumps down from tree behind Satori And I didn't have you down as one to pick fights.

Satori: turns to face Lust You've been following me since I left the village, what do you want?

Lust: You always jump to conclusions, Seigi.

Satori: It's Satori.

Lust: I just need to talk to someone. smirks You are not an easy person to follow.

Satori: laughs dryly Talk? We're talking. Talk.

Lust: I was thinking on me doing the talking. I was hired by a very persuasive man to have you taken care of.

Satori: What a surprise. Thanks for the offer, turns and starts walking away but I take care of myself.

Lust frowned. She strode forward and pushed Satori. The road was uneven, and before Satori had time to get her footing, she tumbled down the path. As she stopped, and her katanas skid down next to her, Lust walked over and looked down at her.

Lust: You're fortunate I like to confront my victims before I kill them.

Satori: Isn't that your fat friends job? gets up and dusts her pants off, picks up katanas

Lust: I told him to watch, I want to take care of this one personally. You've become quite a nuisance in the community.

Satori: Then by all means, try to kill me.

Lust took a step forward, causing Satori to step back. Holding her katanas in a cross in front of her ("X" shaped, not "t"), she checked her footing before backing away from Lust and toward a mining cavern entrance. She turned on her heel, sheathed her katanas, and ran into the cavern. She was swallowed by the intense darkness of the cave. She heard Lust run in after her. Satori ducked behind a boulder.

Satori: Your employer must hate you, Lust, or he wouldn't sacrifice you.

Lust laughed, a cold, dead laugh. Satori was bluffing, of course. She had never killed anyone in her life. Only come so close to doing so, then walked away.

Lust: You wouldn't kill me. You don't have the nerve!

Satori: You're right, but I could make you get lost in here. These caverns must be pretty unstable.

Lust: You don't know your way around these caverns. walks around boulder to find Satori gone Come out and play, Elemental. That is your unofficial name, isn't it? smirks

Satori: from deeper in the cavern Anyone could find that out. backs into the caved-in wall of the cavern, mutters Shit.

Lust: walks slowly toward her Backed against a wall, no way out. Seems these miners did me a favor.

Satori gritted her teeth and stared at the point where she had heard Lust.

Outside the cavern, Edward and Al Elric stopped in front of the entrance to the mining cavern.

Ed: I saw her go in here.

Al: I saw Lust go in after her.

Ed: From the sounds of things in there, I don't think Seigi's winning.

Al: Not yet, brother.

Ed: Let's go.

They ran inside the cavern.

Lust picked up a rock from the cave floor and threw it at Satori. Satori raised a katana to strike it away. The rock hit the blade; the sheer force and weight of the rock caused the ninja blade to spin out of her hand and lodge in the wall next to Lust. Lust walked over and pulled the blade out, holding it, she came within an inch of Satori.

Satori: Don't soil your feminine hands with that. glares

Lust: Wouldn't dream of it. takes blade and runs it in a vertical line on Satori's right cheek; the cut runs two inches

Satori didn't flinch. She wiped a drop of blood away, staring at it.

Satori: Look, red blood.

Lust: Any last words?

Satori: It's never that easy.

She pushed off the wall, ramming her weight into Lust. Dodging the weapon Lust now held, Satori twisted Lust's free hand behind her and put her blade on Lust's neck.

Lust: Coward.

Satori: I don't need to kill you.

Lust: You wouldn't. An opportunity comes along and you always pass it up.

Satori: That's because I'm not a heartless bitch like you. releases her hold

Lust turned around and pinned Satori against the wall by her blade arm.

Lust: You should have finished it when you had the chance.

Lust brought the blade down to hit Satori in the heart. Satori's hand shot up and twisted the blade so the flat hit her in the chest. Satori screamed.

Ed: running in Seigi!

Satori looked down at her left hand. Every finger but her thumb had been reduced to stubs. The blood was already clotting, but God it hurt. Lust backed away, and looked at Satori in revulsion.

Lust: You should have killed me when you had the chance. I'll get you another day.

She turned and walked out of the cavern. Satori slid to the floor, clutching her bleeding hand– or half-hand. Ed came and crouched by her. He tore a piece of fabric from his jacket and wound it around Satori's hand.

Ed: Don't do that again.

Satori: Like you care, alchemist. gets up I need to get going.

Al: blocks her way out No, you need help with that hand.

Satori: looks at both of them Listen, Al, Full Metal: I'm touched yo want to help me, really, but I don't need help.

She clapped the bottoms of her hands together. A flash of light, and when it died, there were four metal fingers where the stubs had been. Ed's jacket wasn't torn anymore, but fixed. Ed smirked.

Ed: Metal and fabrics?

Satori: One of my many talents.

Al: earth rumbles beneath him Um, brother, we need to go.

Ed: Right.

Satori: Let's get out of here.

The three alchemists turned and headed out of the cavern.

A man in the shadows of the rocks picked up a pay phone that was embedded in the cavern wall. He dialed a number and waited for pick up.

Called: Hello, Gyro. Is it her?

Gyro: Yes, sir, Mr. Oliver, it's the Unofficial Elemental Alchemist.

Oliver: Excellent. Keep an eye on her, Gyro. I need her alive.

Gyro hung up the phone.

Question Box 2

Ed: So you knew she was there?

Satori: For the last time, yes, I did.

The three of them were walking on the side of the road. Ed had been pestering Satori on her fight with Lust for the past half hour.

Al: Brother, I have a bad feeling.

Ed: No, Al, no one is following.

Al: But, brother–

Ed: Al!

Satori: I had a glimpse of a man following us a while back. He was average height and figure, tan overcoat and hat. The hat covered his face. I saw a bit of black hair, and his black shoes are covered in road dust.

Ed: Anything else?

Satori: No, nothing else.

Ed: forgetting So how did she get your sword?

Satori: exasperated She threw a big rock at my blade. She put enough force behind it that it spun out of my hand.

Ed: But she–

Satori: Enough! Full Metal, I'm not in the mood.

Ed: Why? Fight with Lust tire you out, little girl?

Satori: No, pipsqueak. My medallion is vibrating against my chest.

Al: What does that mean?

Satori: It means the man in tan is following us.

Ed glanced at Satori's metal fingers.

Satori: My fingers bothering you, Full Metal? sidelong glance

Ed: I have a metal arm and leg. No, they do not.

Satori: Then don't stare, it's rude.

Ed: It's just...how did you make them without having to connect the nerves?

Satori: I had to do it in my mind.

Ed: Telepathy?

Satori: No, I connected the nerves in my mind, and it sent the signal to my nerves in my hand, connecting to the metal fingers.

Ed: Another advantage to living in the Alps?

Satori: I lived in the Alps, Full Metal. It's very lonely and empty up there. I learned to meditate and control my body without moving. All I did was send a brain signal, nothing more.

They walked on in silence. Satori glanced back at the man following them. Every time she looked back, he did a very poor job of hiding himself.

Satori: turns and shouts We know you're following us! Come and show your face like a man.

The man in tan stepped out from behind a tree. He took off his hat as he stepped toward them. His black hair was cropped army-short, and his grey-white eyes showed no signs of emotion. His smile was cold.

Satori: Nice to see you again, Gyro.

Gyro: You still recognize me? smirks

Satori: crosses her arms and raises an eyebrow Like I would forget a dance with death.

Gyro: No hard feelings, I hope.

Satori: sarcastic eye rolling No, my life means nothing to the laws of nature, kill me now!

Gyro: You keep insisting, you'll get yourself killed.

He thrust a small dagger at her neck. Satori twisted out of the way, twisting his wrist. Gyro's wrist cracked and the dagger fell out of his fingers into the dirt. Satori released her hold. Gyro held his wrist. It was broken.

Gyro: Little bitch!

Satori: Bastard. Never try and kill me. I can do much worse than give you a broken wrist.

Gyro: I'm not out to murder you, Elemental, my new employer wants you alive.

Satori: Get a new one? Did your last master die on you?

Gyro: You!

Satori: Me, what? It wasn't my fault he hated the sight of blood. He stayed in the room during our fight. It was his own fault he died.

Gyro: It was your fault! Mr. Lijette was a good man!

Satori: A good man who didn't mind getting his hands dirty with the blood of a sixteen year old? Be for real, Gyro: he wanted me dead, no matter the cost. He died for nothing.

Gyro: You killed him.

Satori: It wasn't me who went up to him, holding your slashed arm out to him saying, "Oh, Master Lijette, please help me, I'm bleeding!". He was a squeamish old fool, Gyro, and it was your fault!

Ed and Al stood behind Satori, watching this verbal battle go back and forth.

Gyro: I'll kill you! lunges for Satori

Satori: You can try.

She raised her left hand. Her transmutation circles blazed on her skin. She let it fall and hit the ground. A circle wound its way around Gyro. The ground around him gave way. He fell into the newly formed eight foot deep hole in the ground. They heard him give a cry of pain.

Gyro: Damn bitch broke my leg!

Satori: looking down on him Better set that while you're still conscious! The pain will knock you out.

She turned away from the hole and kept walking.

Ed: runs to catch up We can't just leave him–

Satori: not looking back I can and I will, Full Metal. He's my enemy.