Mother
Possessed by the bloodied liquid that is the incomplete Philosopher's Stone, he can't stop tears streaming from his eyes. He is aware of the panic around him, fury of the homunculi. Yet the visions he sees, terrible visions, dominate his mind. Each death…
He sees each sacrifice in detail and his mind recoils, he cannot accept. The stone he has searched for is a hellish object. The illusion has been shattered.
Inside, he despairs.
Then he feels arms wrap themselves around him and he is held, like a child, to his mother's warm breast. But it's not her, it will never be her. She is dead…
His eyes close as he loses consciousness, Maria still clutching him, protecting him.
Like his mother once did.
Author's Note: Perhaps I should explain. This was a drabble about that moment in the anime where Ed is almost possessed with light in the derelict laboratory and Maria is the only one who runs to him. I just found that very interesting and quite significant. Anyway, thank you for your reviews everyone, I'll keep them coming.
