Full Metal Alchemist: The Blood Snake

Wings: What have we got here? A dead Ed and an unconscious Al. Ha!

Ed: You bastard...

Wings: Watch that language!

Chapter 9: Sakuya, Shinsigami

Ed skidded across the road as he saw the wolf thing laugh at him. His blood was rapidly pouring out of him, smearing across the granite. Finally, he halted to a stop, his blood pouring into a puddle under him. He knew he couldn't stop it, whatever it was. That wolf thing...looked like a werewolf. A werewolf from the book Scheska had shown him called the Mythology of Nyaku, a province close to Britain that was recently settled. This was a Nyaku werewolf, supernaturally stronger than other werewolves, but unable to infect its wolfness. Ed weakly tried to get up as the werewolf wandered towards him sluggishly, obviously taunting him. Ed's blood boiled with rage as he got up hearing his brother's cries. He stood up, as the blood started to clot and stop pouring. Then he looked at the wolf with new resolve. He flicked his hand out and wearily shot a flame bolt at the wolf. The wolf easily dodged and roared. It charged him as Ed slowly ran to the side, staggering. He was so heavy...so heavy...

The wolf slashed outwards, catching Ed's arm. Fortunately, it was his auto-mail, so he twisted around and smashed his spare fist into its skull. Howling again, he alchemized the ground and let it wind under the wolf, sending it backwards. From behind, Al alchemized a part of a building into a large ball of metal to crash on the wolf. It roared in defeat, howling until the ringing echoed in Ed's ears. Then it extended its claws and slashed through the metal like paper. Ed's eyes widened as Al alchemized his arm quickly into a blade similar to Ed's and tried to cut the wolf. But he did it half-heartedly, without the usual vigor. Ed knew that Al loved animals, so he probably still thought the wolf was harmless. Ed realized that he was too cocky, for he thought he could beat it, so he barely tried. He cried out as Al was slapped aside, the armor half torn. Ed screamed in anguish and alchemized his blade with any metal around him with one large burst of blue. It became huge, glistening in his blood, as his wounds reopened. He slashed at the wolf, who dodged and struck at him. Ed fell to the side feeling woozy. The wolf closed in on him, its tongue drooling with hunger as it lifted its claw for the final blow. As Ed closed his eyes, feeling the pain already, he felt nothing. He opened his eyes to see a silvery blade blocking the wolf's claws an inch from his face. He looked to the side to see a girl dressed in a samurai/modern fashion. She grunted and threw the wolf's claws to the side, flicking her silver blade as it gleamed with the wolf's blood. She lifted her blade to eye level then disappeared. Ed startled let out a gasp as the wolf was thrown to the side, wounded on its side. The wolf roared horribly as it tried to sniff the girl. But she kept disappearing and a heat wave or something appeared right where she had been, and then she slashed down on the wolf. It struggled to get up, feeling the heaviness of the blows. The wolf refused to give and finally caught the girl in the stomach, winding her and sending her into turmoil, as she skidded onto the sidewalk. Ed scrambled up, seeing his chance, and stabbed the wolf at its unprotected back. It roared in pain, spreading spittle, and fell to the ground. Ed finished the job with a few hacks at the neck, cutting through the throat. The blood laid heavily on his auto-mail, making it creaky. He didn't care, but he wondered how Al and the girl were doing. Al, with his torn armor had wandered over to the girl and was tending to her. The girl moaned in pain as Ed lifted her up with both arms and decided to take her with them to a hotel.

Sakuya woke with a start as she felt the horrendous pain pierce into her arm with as she felt her sprained shoulder. She pulled her shirt back slightly, revealing a gorgeous bruise. Her stomach showed flat and perfect, with the exception of the growing blue bruise. She suddenly realized someone else was in the room and looked around, her shirt dropping back over her stomach. Ed and Al slept shoulder to shoulder on the floor, their backs to the wall. Ed's chest was wrapped in bandages and Al had been repaired. She felt slightly relieved. She guessed from the bloody sleeves that the young blonde boy had killed the wolf. It was a feat for someone who was mortal. Of course, she was mortal right now, but she could go back into a shinsigami if she wanted to. A shinsigami was a God of Death who protected the mortal world from supernatural happenings. She had been working overtime, with her partner Tayuki, for supernatural events were now common. It had something to do with the legendary Philosopher's Stone which was considered a mere stone to the shinsigami since they were immortal and had chilling powers. She watched the two as they snored peacefully. So this was the two boys who had found the Philosopher's Stone and saw the Gate. One had even made it past. Amazing that they were so young, she thought. She lifted the covers to see that her pants were also off. Her shirt was half a gi and she wore blue jeans. Her legs were mottled with bruises covered in bandages. Those pervs, she thought. Although, she smiled at the thought of the small one looking at her underwear. Now her face became serious. If these two were the ones the shinsigami talked about, the ones all the supernatural events had been happening to, then they were in trouble. The Nyaku werewolf was proof of that. They were so peaceful looking. Suddenly, out of the corner of her mind, she saw a flicker. The small one was moving. His eyes flickered, as he adjusted to the light and stared at Sakuya.

"You're awake huh?"

"Yes...Thank you small one."

"WHAT!"

The metal one woke up also from the yell.

"He does not like being called small."

"Haha."

"You crazy grandma."

Just then, she saw something glinting on the boy's arm. He looked towards it and smiled.

"So you see it huh?"

"What is it?"

"Auto-mail, a metal replacement for a limb."

Sakuya gasped out loud, but the boy shrugged it off. Instead, he sat into a more comfortable position and started to shoot off questions.

"Who are you?"

"Sakuya."

"I'm Ed Elric. This is my brother Al Elric."

"Nice to meet you both of you."

"Why did you save us?"

"Because...I am a shinsigami."

"God of Death...Why are you here if you're a dead police?"

Sakuya glowered at that remark but answered the question anyways.

"Because, somethings have been happening to the world, that'll throw it off balance soon. You may have seen. It has something to do with the Philosopher's Stone."

Ed glanced as Al, who returned the glance. Could this random girl be on the same mission as they were?

"Do you know anything about the Blood Snake?"

"Yes."

"Tell us, it is important towards the incidents you talk of."

"I will show you."

Sakuya touched their foreheads and suddenly, whisked them away into an age old time. In front of him stood flames and destruction, burning cities into ash. He smelled death all around the air, his heart ripped open at what he saw. He saw a mother's body clutching his dead son, her own body torn to pieces. Blood littered the ground, puddles of it everywhere. Ed's ears pricked up a scream of pure terror. His eyes widened as he heard the splat of a body, the crying of death, and the splurt of blood. He feared what he would see behind him. He heard Al gasp in horror at what he saw. Ed slowly turned around, trying to stop...

Ed staggered back, his mind full of death. He crashed onto the bed as the flashback ended. He cried out, the images still pounding into his mind. He screamed a wail of terror and helplessness. He clutched his head, rolling around in agony, as Al and Sakuya looked at him forlornly. He could feel their death, their pain, their terror, all resounding in his soul. He cried out again, feeling the visions tear him apart. He rolled off the bed onto his knees, the pain reaching deep into his mind. He shrieked pure horror, pure pain that resounded in Sakuya's mind. This boy...his spirit connection was unbelievably strong. He felt their pain. Al moved towards his brother, but Sakuya reached towards Ed instead, and touched his shoulder.

"Why...?"

"Because, men summoned it, showed it violence, showed it their weaknesses, how to exploit them. They thought they could use a spirit of neutraility. One that does not work for any being. In return, it gave its pain back to them a thousand fold."

"We are all bastards...All of us..."

"I know."

Then she held him as he cried, his tears falling onto the ground, dampening the carpet, as Al looked at him, and finally joined Sakuya in comforting Ed.

Wings: So...sad...i never knew i'd feel sorry for you Ed.

Ed: Screw you.

Wings: Hahahahaha

Ed: (sticks tongue out)

Wings: I learned this from my friend. (grabs tongue and cuts it off)

Ed: YOWWWWWWWWWW!

Wings: Hahahahaa Cya.