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Reverence / New Beginning (The Good Guy: Part 4)
3rd.
The wind blew across Central City.
The sound of the drums and the trumpets resonates.
The flags are at half-mast.
Today is a day when the military honors the life of a great man.
The big brother all desired to have.
The trusting friend all strive to keep.
The caring husband all wished to possess or to become.
The loving father all wanted to get.
What a grim reminder that fate was cruel.
Good does not always prevail over evil.
"We have strong leads on the suspects who murdered, Lieutenant Colonel Hughes," Armstrong revealed.
Mustang was more irritated. "Why the hell aren't you hunting them down right now?"
Armstrong revealed that the investigation team and he did not know their identities. When Mustang asked him to clarify, the Major did not. He could not. He had orders to follow. Even if Mustang went as far as telling him that he was disobeying to the order of a commanding officer, Armstrong did not flinch. Apologizing for his behavior, Mustang dismissed him.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you sir that the Elric brothers were in Central a few days ago," the Major mentioned as he was leaving. "They left along with Bailey Bennett."
"Is that so?" Mustang smirked. "Did they found what they were searching for?"
"No, sir, that would be rather difficult as they are pursuing a legend," Armstrong answered, before leaving.
When the Major was far away, Hawkeye wondered if it was a useful encounter or just a waste of time.
"It was more than useful, Lieutenant." He crossed his arms and closed his eyes. "I believe that they have their eyes set on a group rather than an individual. His refusal to talk more even if I ordered him to can only mean that a person or a group with a higher rank has ordered him to keep his mouth shut. The fact that he mentioned the Elrics means that they were researching the Philosopher's Stone."
Hawkeye gasped. "It means that some kind of conspiracy is going on here. How does it all tie together?"
"That is the question." He opened his eyes and glanced at his Lieutenant. "Hughes deserves an answer. I'm going after the top military brass. Are you with me, Lieutenant?"
"Do you even have to ask?"
Mustang smiled at her response. "It seems that we're not entirely out of luck. Armstrong told us that the Elrics left with Bailey, which explains why Nathan was on the scene. How ironic that the one full of secrets is the one tied up in this mess in some kind of way?"
They should not rejoice.
A page may have turned,
But
The martyr has not died in vain.
His death ignites
Tomorrow's new beginning.
The curtain fell in Central; however, in the South, some smiling youths on board a train are unaware of the Lieutenant Colonel's Death.
Next time, a rewrite of Episode 12-15 ("Dublith" series) Bo meets with her friends' teacher and they fall in the hands of a mysterious gang [period].
\!/ Author's Notes \!/
Starting from this point, the plot is going to a route on its own, but the key elements (ex: Promised Day) will remain. Sorry for the slow start, but I had to stay true to the characters. As long as Nate knew about the near-future, he was going to follow the course of time. Bo was more the follower type, so she would follow big brother around.
New era, new beginning, new arc.
Maes Hughes had to die. His death is the trigger of the story.
(His death also means character development. A lot is going to be revealed.)
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