The Blade Alchemist: Father Returns
The Last Monster
Drake POV
I couldn't believe my eyes. My fourteen year old daughter had just managed to kill Wrath on her own. We all sat there and started catching our breaths when Al walked up to me. He took a look at my chest and began to draw an array on it. "Liz sure is something. Huh Drake?" he asked and I chuckled. "Yeah, she is." I answered as he touched the array and the large gash across my chest began to heal back up. I turned when I heard more footsteps entering the room. "Well, looks like we missed the fun." I chuckled at Roy's comment. "No, I think your the one who was having all the fun. We could hear you guys on the other side of the damn city." He lowered his head and chuckled.
"True, but it wasn't fun for a particular fat boy." My brow rose a bit. "You killed Gluttony?" Riza and Alex then nodded and I sighed. "Just one left. Anyone seen Envy yet?" They all shook their heads. "No, but that coward is around here somewhere." Roy stated and I nodded. "All done." Al told me and I slowly stood up. "Well, everyone ready?" I asked and they all nodded. "So where is this 'war room' at?" Ed asked. "Not a clue. Only the top officials know that, but it is in the building somewhere. Liz, how's Greed holding up?" She shook her head. "Okay for now, but Wrath did quite a number on the stone. He's not sure if it will last much longer."
I sighed with worry in my eyes. "Are you sure you want to go on? I don't want you guys to push it." She nodded. "We'll be fine dad. He says there's still enough left, but we'll be careful." I nodded and turned to Jess. "You okay hon?" She smiled and nodded. "Just fine honey." She gave me a quick side hug and I turned to the others. "Well, lets go find him. Roy, you guys work on the east side of the building. Ed, west side. We'll work in the middle. If you find anything, get the rest of us." They all nodded and we split up. We searched through each of the rooms thoroughly, but couldn't find anything. We came to the last room, and something seemed odd to me. Like the rest, there were bodies everywhere. But in this room, one of the bodies was laying next to the wall, but the blood was seeping under the wall.
I walked closer and held my held close to the base of the wall. I could feel a very faint breeze blowing from it. "Hey, over here." I called and Jess and Liz walked over. "What is it hon?" I followed to bottom of the wall until a came to a small crack. "I think we found it." I followed the crack up until my hand hit a very small hidden latch. I pulled on the latch and heard a faint click of something unlocking. "Found it!" I mumbled and the door slowly opened. It opened to what looked like some kind of elevator and I turned to Liz and Jess. "I'll wait here, go get the others." They nodded and ran off. I took a look inside and saw a few floor buttons, but they all had red lights on them.
"What is it Blade?" I turned to see Roy and the others walking up. "I think this is the elevator that goes down to the bunker." Ed smirked. "Well, what are we waiting for?" I turned to him. "It's locked down. We need an access card to activate it. Search the bodies for anything that looks like an ID." We began looking at the bodies and found access cards, but none with the clearance to access the elevator. "You'd figure that the Presidents guards would have access so they could protect him." Riza stated and I shook my head. "No, the President, or those with clearance, would unlock it. The guards would only follow." Roy growled. "This is taking too damn long!" He yelled. "Looking for this?"
We all turned to see Envy standing in the doorway. "There you are, you coward!" Roy readied his hand for a snap. "Roy wait! If you cook him, you'll destroy the card!" Envy grinned. "That's right, and this is the only one left." He slipped it into his pocket and walked forward. "So, now that you know you can't burn me, that leaves you out of the fight, Mustang." I drew my sword as Liz encased her body. "It's time to put an end to you Envy!" Ed yelled and pulled a spear from the ground. "I see. Well you are more than welcome to try, but do you want to risk your only chance to find Father?" I knew it! He is still here. "Enough talking Envy. It's time you died." I growled and he chuckled.
"Oh really? Mustang can't cook me because he'll destroy the card, and you can't hurt me either, Drake." I narrowed my gaze. "Really? And why is that?" He gave an evil grin, then reached behind the wall where he was standing. "Because you wouldn't risk killing your mother." We all froze as he pulled my mother from behind the wall, bound and gagged. My eyes filled with pure shock and rage. He changed his hand into a blade and held it to her throat. "So now, all of you surrender, or she dies." He pressed the blade into her skin to emphasize his point. I growled and lowered my head. We all just stood there, not making a single move. Tears ran down my face.
"Stand down." I spoke softly and the others relaxed there stances. I let my sword fall from my grip to the floor. Envy then grinned. "You are such a fool." he stated and readied to strike my mother. "No. You're the fool for leaving yourself wide open." we heard a familiar voice say, then we heard a gunshot. We all looked to see Envy fall to the floor with Lieutenant Colonel Boits behind him. I couldn't believe what just happened, but I grabbed my sword and swung at Envy. "Secure the civilian!" Boits yelled and five men ran up and escorted my mom away. I continued my assault on Envy as Ed ran up with his spear. But I then kicked him in the chest, pushing him away. "No! He's mine!" I yelled and swung at Envy again.
"So, you're going to take me on yourself are you? Foolish human!" he taunted as he took a jab at me. "You messed with my family, so now you belong to me!" I yelled and sliced him in two. He quickly healed and came at me again. I kicked him in the side and sent him into the wall next to us. He turned to me and quickly changed himself into my mom. I briefly froze, and clenched my teeth in pure fury. I launched into him like crazy, cutting and slashing in anyway that I could. "You would cut down your own mother!?" he yelled as I sliced him again. "I know you are not my mom, but instead just a monster! Turning into her has only added to my rage!"
I finished my yelling by stabbing him through the chest. I used my array to split the blade down the middle and fuse Envy to my sword. I then threw him to the ground, drew a knife and began a stabbing frenzy, killing him over and over again. "Wide open." he said and ran his hand into my stomach. I coughed up blood as he just grinned at me, but then smiled. "I can't believe you fell for it you fool." I again fused my sword, now pinning him to the ground and took the card from his pocket. "MY TURN!" Roy snapped his finger and encased Envy in a large inferno. Envy tried to get up, but my sword was holding him to the floor. Roy snapped again and Envy erupted in another fireball.
"So how many times will I have to kill you this time Envy!?" Roy yelled again and sent more fireballs at him. Envy screamed in pain as Roy just kept unleashing hell on him. Envy managed to get free and stand up, but I ran forward and forced him back down by holding my sword with my automail arm. "Oh no you don't! You stay down monster!" I yelled as Roy continued with his barrage of flames. Being so close to the flames was starting to burn my skin as my sword began to turn cherry red from the fires. I watched as my metal hand started to turn red as well. Envy kicked at me and I backed away. He jumped up and ran at me, but I grabbed his face with my still red hot hand and burned it.
"I SAID TO STAY DOWN!" I yelled again as I held him down by his face and Roy continued to cook him. Only thing was that he had to dull down his flames a bit because of how close I was. Roy sent flame after flame at Envy, and I finally told him to stop. I grabbed my sword that was still in his chest and shaped it back to normal. I pulled it out and held it to his neck. "Roy has tortured you enough, now you are mine!" I growled and he stared at me. "Damn you humans! I will kill you all!" he yelled as he pushed my sword aside and charged me. I sliced across his chest and he fell back a few feet. I ran at him and cut him again.
We continued for another two minuets and we both stopped. We stood there panting like crazy and glared into each others eyes. "It's over Envy. You die here, and now." I stated and he grinned. "Lets see you try." We charged again and I got him across his legs as he hit my flesh arm. We both hissed in pain as we went at each other yet again. We both got to each other and stabbed. We then both froze and I looked down to see he had run me through, and my sword went through his chest again. "Damn." I wheezed and we separated. I fell to the ground on my back and Jess ran to me. "Drake!" she held my head up and I winced in pain from the movement.
We looked to see Envy's body evaporate and Envy's small green form fall from it onto the ground. "No! Not again! I can't be killed by you humans again!" He tried to crawl away, but Liz picked him up. "And where do you thing you're going brother?" Greed growled. "Greed! You traitor! Father will kill you all for this! You are far too late to stop him now!" he finished in a laugh. "I've had enough of you. Time to die." He shoved his fingers into his mouth and began pulling on his stone. "You may kill me, but you will all soon die!" he yelled as Greed pulled the stone out and crushed it. "You first, brother." he stated and Envy's body crumbled away.
I let out a relaxing sigh and winced in pain again as my adrenaline went away and I could now feel the effect of him running me through. Al walked over and began to patch me up. I pulled the card from my pocket and gave it to Roy. "We'll be right there." I said with a grin and he nodded. "We'll be waiting." he stated and they all went back to the elevator. "Drake!" I turned to see mom running up and she encased me in a hug. "Hey mom. Long time no see, huh?" She then slapped me and kissed my cheek. "Don't you ever scare me like that again!" she yelled and continued the hug as I chuckled. "Yes mom." I moaned and she pushed away. "You're just as reckless as your father."
I gave a weak laugh as Al healed me up. "At least I'm not as annoying." She scoffed. "True, but you're still just as crazy." I chuckled and returned the hug. "Your all good now Drake." Al stated and mom help me to my feet. "Well mom. Time for me to get back to work." Tears came to her eyes and she kissed my cheek again. "Please be careful Drake, for me." I nodded and we hugged one last time. "Love you mom." She nodded and gripped me tighter. "I love you too son. With all my heart." We separated and I smiled. "See you later." She nodded and Al, Jess and I went back to meet with Roy and the others. "In the next life." I mumbled.