Quenched by the Red Water Alchemist

Chapter Eight – Vacation of Survival and Evil Part II

Edward could feel himself drifting, drifting into eternal darkness. Was he dead? Was he alive? He didn't know. And he didn't think he would ever know. His eyes slowly opened. He was floating in a dark abyss. Nothing was around him. Nothing...

Only his thoughts were there to keep him company.

Didn't Alphonse tell you not to die?

What's he going to do without his big brother?

"S-stop it!" his hands twitched as the voices ion his head teased him. He begged from them to cease but they did the opposite. They grew louder and the voices became more aggressive and the taunts nastier.

You're just a worthless bastard! You'll never get your bodies back with you being so gullible and depressed!

"Stop...please!" his hands moved to his ears and his eyes went back to being shut. But he still couldn't escape from the darkness. Just when it thought it couldn't get any worse the voices all started laughing in unison. And right away Edward heard a voice he thought he'd never hear again.

"You killed me, Crybaby!"

His eyes shot open and right in front of him was Venllie. She had a huge hole in her chest and it was oozing dark red blood. Her dark red blood. Edward became dizzy and felt the urge to vomit hit his stomach.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of me?" a smile appeared on her face.

"You're not real! You're just an illusion. A dream! Everyone told me your all in my head!"

"Am I? Am I really just a dream you dreamt up Edward? An illusion inside your tiny little mind?" she countered his nervous whimpering.

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain hit his chest. Like strong lightning hitting him but it had a warm and cold feeling. "What is this?" he held his chest. His face went to being pale to being blood red and his heart began to race. The dizziness grew worse and before he could even day anything else to Venllie she smiled and began walking away.

"Looks like you've dodged death again Edward. Oh but don't worry murderer. I'll see you soon. When we're both dead!"

After a demonic laugh rang in his ears a strong bolt of blue lightning pounced down on him. The pain struck him like a train and instantly his eyes opened.

The dark abyss was gone.

It had been replaced with a human Alphonse looking down at him. There were tears in his eyes and his cheeks were full of color. But after blinking a few times he was replaced with his usual suit of armor.

"BROTHER!" Alphonse picked him up and hugged him tightly against his cold armor chest.

"Where...am...I?" he blinked his heavy eyes and looked over Al's shoulder.

"I found you in that cave over there. You stopped breathing and I had to use Alchemy to put your heart back into rhythm. Just...just...oh thank god you're alive!" he cried. Still thinking about Ven and the strange nightmare, Edward wrapped his arms around Alphonse and hugged him back.

"Promise me...you won't tell Izumi about this. If she had figured out I almost died..." his voice trailed off. Alphonse agreed with him. They would keep this a secret from their teacher.

After the long brotherly hug, the two looked back at the cave that had almost claimed Ed.

"Why did you run off!? I thought I specifically told you to stay put you idiot!" Alphonse asked him. To be honest Edward didn't know why he had followed the man. He never would've done that in the past so why now? Why now would he so willingly go with a stranger?

"Hey, don't call me an idiot...and ...there was a man. He was tall and I could see his white hair. On top of that I had seen that man before...at the train station wearing a white coat and hiding behind a newspaper with a woman. They looked suspicious at first...but I was so upset at the time I didn't think much of it until now."

"So you mean that guy could be responsible for whole mess?" Al asked. Edward didn't respond because he wasn't sure. Instead Edward got to his feet with the help of Alphonse and began moving towards the cave.

"Brother stop!" Alphonse jerked him back "Have you lost your mind? You can't go back in there! That red mist will kill you!"

Edward froze, "Red mist? I've seen that before. The Red Water...there's Red Water on the Island. And you know what Red Water makes right?"

Alphonse didn't even have to answer because he already knew. With that red water, someone was trying to create a Philosopher's Stone.

Just as Edward spoke, a terrible noise erupted into the air and it came in all directions. The brothers froze and prepared themselves. Edward was gripping the knife Izumi left them in his back pocket tightly like it was his life. Then the noise stopped and all that could be heard was the humid wind blowing around them.

"My my...you figured me out young man...congratulations..."

The man that Edward had seen fully revealed himself as he strolled out of the darkness of the forest and into the light.

His eyes were a violent red and his long white coat had many red stains on it. Most of it looked like blood. But the other stains were red water. This man had seen a lot. Edward could tell.

"My name is Doctor En Renzo. But I'm really known as the Red Water Alchemist."


Whoa! Alright so a lot happened in this chapter. I cut it short because this is no longer a vacation! So anyway, my Spring Break has finally started and now I have a lot of time to type! So a lot of chapters will be coming out this week! :D Oh and if you're interested I've come out with another fanfic called Reality Transformed! Oh and about Izumi having a fit...what she doesn't know won't hurt her! ;3

Amabee30: Thank you very much! I I'm glad you don't think that!

Oh and everyone else that reviewed thank you so much! I really appreciate it! Well, see you after the weekends done!

To Be Continued...

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