(bows) I'm so sorry… So very very sorry… No reasons are good enough to make anyone wait for so long.(bows) GOMENASAI!
Maybe people already forgotten about this fic anyway… 9 months is a very long time…
About the ranks. I googled the for military ranks and the highest rank in the US military is indeed a general. And in FMA, generals had a higher status in the military as well. Example: (anime version at least) the general who posted Roy to Rizenbul.
Chapter 20
Roy ran like as if he was running for his life. Well, since part of his life is Ed so yeah… He's running towards Ed.
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"Die you dirtbags. DIE! HAHAHA! Drink this!" A huge wave of water slammed at the military units who were there. Some drown. Some survived. Barely. And some shoot at the three people. Useless.
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"Stay back."
'Eh?'
Roy blinked and stopped running immediately after Aunt Maira suddenly appeared in front of him.
"What do you mean stay BACK? I'm a military personnel and above all, I'm a GENERAL. Obviously, it's my job to join my men to stop this rackus!"
"Fine with me if you don't get into my way, BOY!"
"I'M NOT A BOY!"
"HAH, still don't know my real age do you?"
With that, Aunt Maira ran towards the explosion sounds. Roy glared at her back and followed. And he can't keep up. 'What the…? So fast…'
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"Ed darling, you missed a spot there."
The 'spot' was quickly turned to rubles.
"Ne ne Ed, make a wall around those idiots who are shooting at us right now."
4 walls surrounded a few tanks.
"Good good! Now, let us see them drawn!"
"NO. It's MY turn. You had yours already!"
The red bracelet on Raina's wrist glowed.
"NO WAY! I WANT TO DRAWN THEM!"
"I WANT TO BURN THEM!"
"DRAWN!"
"BURN!"
It went on and on for a while. They didn't notice that Kaze was not with them.
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"Kaze!"
He turned around and saw her. He kneeled. Feeling ashamed of himself.
"Kaze… It's not your fault."
Still not looking up, he answered, "I didn't stop them."
She kneeled in front of him and ruffled his hair roughly like she always did.
"I took them in and treated them like my own children. So it is my responsibility as a parent to stop them."
She smiled at him. A motherly smile. And she was gone like the wind.
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(bows again) I'm really really sorry. No promise of constant updates yet since semester exam is in next 2 weeks and I still have final assignments to complete.