Author's Note: I do not own any part of the game "Shadows of Destiny" for the Playstation2. It belongs to Konami. The only real piece of my story that I do fully own is Allan, whom you'll meet real soon.

Homunculus: "Well, let me begin with telling you about how this mess all started. I told how Fate was a dangerous enemy, did I not?"

Eike: "More than once."

Homunculus: "Well, it appears that Fate has had its fill of you, and has decided to come for me now, so it can have revenge on me for interfering with your demise."

Eike: "Okay, but can't you just fight it off? I mean, you are some sort of 'supernatural being' aren't you? Why do you need me?"

Homunculus: "Fate has dispatched a person who has the ability…to destroy me."

Eike: "But you're immortal, how can he kill…"

Homunculus: "He cannot kill me, but he can destroy me. There is a difference between those two words. To kill is to die. To destroy is to incinerate from existence. Therein lies the difference."

Eike: "Okay, so who has the power to destroy you?"

Homunculus: "He is called…"

Voice: "I am the one who shall destroy him."

Both Eike and Homunculus are startled by this and turn around to see a man in an overcoat with a scarf around his neck that covers the lower part of his face. However, whitish, grayish hair shows from underneath a hat that he wears on the top of his head. He wears black shoes and has gray eyes that seem to pierce Eike's soul and wears black gloves.

Man: "I am Allan. I have come for Homunculus. If you do not hand him over willingly, I shall take the beast by force."

Eike looks at Homunculus.

Homunculus is standing straight and looking terrified.

Homunculus: "How…? How did you find me?"

Allan: (laughs menacingly) "Surely, you would have figured it out by now! Whenever you travel through time, my dear Homunculus, you leave behind a trail of energy that leads me right to you. Enough small talk. Are you ready to be destroyed, Homunculus? Well?"

Eike: "I have a question."

Allan and Homunculus both look at Eike in astonishment.

Allan: "You want to ask a question, when I'm about to blow up this monstrosity? Hmm, you got guts kid. All right, fire away."

Eike: "Why do you want to get rid of Homunculus?"

Allan: (talking to Homunculus) "You didn't even tell him did you, you filthy mongrel?" (He turns to Eike) "Okay, I'll tell you why." (He sits down on a crate in the alleyway) "My father was an alchemist. He will summon up this monster, in the future. So, I want to get rid of him, before that happens."

Eike: "But, Homunculus will still be made in the future, even if you destroy him now, won't he? Because of the ingredients…"

Allan: "If the Philosopher's Stone never exists, then Homunculus can never be made."

Eike: "So by destroying Homunculus now…"

Allan: "The Philosopher's Stone will never have existed in the future and my father will be saved."

Eike: "But how did Homunculus get sealed in the Stone in the first place?"

Allan: "He was called forth by another alchemist, who held a small amount of the Stone. Homunculus was pulled to that alchemist, just because of an ounce of the Stone. Homunculus asked him for his wish and told him the consequences. The alchemist, though, was prepared for this in case something went wrong, and he sealed Homunculus away. (He turns to Homunculus.) You may have escaped Wagner, but that one caught you off guard, huh?"

Homunculus: "That is in the future, but thank you for warning me about that."

Allan: "Oh you shouldn't worry about that alchemist." (He rises, and walks to point that's about six feet away from Homunculus.) "Right now…" (He raises one hand to Homunculus, arm fully stretched out) "I am the only thing that you should worry about."