Hey! I have inspiration! WOOT! I might finish this one before Mirage of a Dream, although I did start this one later. ;)
So, now to our story! I hope you enjoy this chapter, as if focuses a lot on who the black-skinned dude is…if he even is a dude, or something screwed up like Envy. Ah well, I hope you enjoy it anyways. ;)
Dang. I ramble too much. On with the story:
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Chapter two: Heartless—He folded his tentacle-like arms over his chest.
I sense another being coming…is it one of the Elrics? If fortune shall smile upon me, my guesses my be true…
He massaged his dark temples. But if they did come here, it may put me in a bad position, since I sent Chii and Nala off to kill them. So…I have only one option left, that is, if—
A resounding BOOM! Echoed throughout his hideout.
Damn. I have no plans, no henchmen, and no train of thought. That is my current position.
A twisted smile curled across his features.
Then so be it. I have plans of my own. I still have the snakes…yes, the snakes… but if I do fail now, Chiira and Nalara can take care of them.
Shuffle. Clank. Shuffle. Clank.
His grin widened wickedly. One has come. One piece of the puzzle, one piece at a time.
And he was beginning to get a glimpse of the full picture.
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Alphonse looked around in the warehouse; it was blacker than night inside it, which made it very difficult to see.
A faint sound of some kind of liquid dripping reached him. There was also faint rustling, a faint hiss or two, but other than that silence enveloped the abandoned building tighter than a constrictor squeezes its prey to death.
That's when he arrived at the center of the warehouse, only to find a shadowy figure seated on a group of arranged crates like a throne.
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He knew one Elric would come, but he had not expected the younger. Nor did he expect such a menacing looking being to look up at him with- Awe, reverence, fear? He didn't know. All he did know is that he now had options.
Bait.
Such a useful thing it was, too. He could use this walking heap of hollow metal for something worthwhile. By attracting his older brother here, he would have his job complete for him. Then the youngest Elric boy spoke up.
"Who are you?"
Such three simple words, yet they were of such great consequence.
"I am called many things, but what you may call me Elric, is Master Schatten." (I think it means shadow in German.)
He gazed at Alphonse with contempt and loathing, as if he were a dying dog—something disgusting that was better avoided.
Alphonse looked up at him. "What are you doing here?"
"Something you need not to know."
After that brief exchange, he reached out, plucked up Alphonse as if he were no more than a doll with his long tentacles, and pulled him back into the wicked darkness.
Now all he had to do was wait.
…He would even if there was an eternity of waiting to be done.
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Edward ran along the sidewalks, muttering to himself and shoving carelessly past all of the civilians out on the streets.
He had no idea where Alphonse had gone to, only that he was gone, and that much was a little too obvious. There wasn't much left do now but search; something that they had always done continually over the short span of their tortured lives.
That's when he reached the warehouse. It was smack in the middle of nowhere practically. Not to mention it wasn't very strategic to put a warehouse in an abandoned alley. Oh well, so much for good planning.
The thing was pretty hideous too. It deserved to be demolished. Yet, what confounded him the most, is exactly why it wasn't taken down yet. It didn't add much to the décor, that's for sure.
But…
But what if someone left this decrepit warehouse to cover up something? Maybe a military secret? Or maybe this is where Mustang went to stash all of his magazines from Hawkeye…
Well, only one way to find out, and that was by going in and searching.
Well, I guess there is no other way. Wouldn't hurt to look and find out if Mustang really did stash his magazines here or something…then I could get back at him for that.
He was mostly kidding, even to himself, but even the slightest thought about vengeance on Mustang was too precious to waste.
So he stomped forward, yanked open the creaky old doors, and stepped inside.
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When he heard much shuffling, stomping, and yanking open of the doors, he had never been happier that he had snatched perfectly useful bait when he had the chance.
It was only a matter of time before his plan was set into action, and the Elric brothers wouldn't live to see another second of their damned, forsaken lives.
He couldn't have asked for a better opportunity, even with Chii and Nala gone, he still had a strong chance to succeed.
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Alphonse felt himself coming out of some sort of daydream; he felt as if he had been dreaming all day. He felt strange, as if he were drifting away. But could armor feel this way? He shifted, only to find he was bound to a steel pole.
Just his luck.
Brother…you will…come and find me, won't you?
He would have been crying if he could.
Please, Brother…I have a horrible feeling about this place…some dark secerts lurk here.
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He shifted lazily on his makeshift throne. The thrill of the kill was arising. He could feel it in his very soul. The Elrics would be dead, and out of his life, all very soon.
Ah, how he awaited this day…
How heartless and cold he was.
How excellent this evening would be.
…Perhaps this evening would be bloody, as well…
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Well, that's that! End of Chapter two- Heartless.
My next chapter will be called 'Bloodless.' Stay tuned for that everyone!
Ed: That's all?!? I had such a small scene!
Tamashii: Yes, it was rather SHORT wasn't it Edward? ;P
Ed: #Q(!!!!1!!
Al: OO Brother, come on…
-drags a swearing Ed away-
Well, since my brother is currently beinf rather antagonistic at the moment!
So…
As I'm sure Tamashii would like to say…
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