A/n: Here's the next drabble. Thank you Rukusho, Fading Wind, saffiremoon21 and Lil-Kudo for reviewing, I'm glad you all enjoyed it, despite it's short length. Your positive reviews have basically told me that people enjoy it (since we all know not everyone isn't reviewing though I shouldn't say that, I'd be a hypocrite, lol). And thank you for not of you saying it should be longer. I think this is my fist drabble where that hasn't been told to me, lol. :)
Also, I'd like to apologize if something in my drabbles doesn't fit with the FMA anime or manga. :)
Real meaningful endeavours, the biggies in human existence, often require the sacrifice of others.
Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Northern Lights, 1993
#2 Equivalent Exchange
He couldn't believe it, after all these years, he was thinking about it again. The ultimate taboo, forbidden alchemy.
Human transmutation.
'Would it be that hard?' he thought, staring down on the grave, his onyx eyes clouded and distant.
He still knew every calculation every transmutation circle developed, every ingredient needed.
He'd never forgotten, only locked it away.
And now, the possibility was in his grasp, the possibility to bring Maes back.
For his wife…for his daughter…for him.
The Elrics had failed, but they had thought a few drops of blood could make up for a human soul.
Roy wouldn't make that mistake. Equivalent Exchange. He would give up something as valuable as Maes' life, something of equal value.
But what that was, he did not know.
"Colonel,"
Roy didn't respond as Riza approached him, only continued staring at the gravestone, his body as cold as the carved rock. His mind had gone on overdrive.
Something of equal value to Maes' life.
He knew what it was…
who it was…
Riza.
Would Roy do that? Could he do that?
To gain back Maes' life, give up Riza's.
Kill the women he loved to get back the best friend he lost.
How…
How could he even consider such a thing?
He as a person could never do that, never. It would make him a monster, waking up everyday knowing he had killed Riza, he was the reason she wasn't by his side.
But, he as an alchemist, could. He had the recourses the power, and the drive to do it.
"We alchemists are such sad creatures,"
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