SIN
Part IV
Unfortunately for me, I was injured. I didn't fare as well as my opponet.
The fire all but killed me, again.
Luckily the Taisa stopped the blast when he had realized what he had done, exactly.
Me, however, I kept sending electricity into him, because unlike him, once I start, I can't stop.
Electricity.
When you get shocked by it it sucks you in and doesn't let go, it holds you in a deadly embrace. You're stuck. It's your fault. You're dead.
But not if you are the alchemist to tame it.
Other people are doomed.
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After I stopped the blast I found myself rooted to the spot, surges of voltage zooming throughout my body at an alarming rate. I could see by the look in Eds face that he wanted to stop, but was too weak to fight the current of power. I knew immidietly we were both in a deadly bind. Then I thought... what repells electricity? Glass, plastic, and rubber. Unfortunately, neither of us had either of those on us. In fact, with Edwards automail we were very much doomed. I heard him say something, and felt the power die down.
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"I can't stop, but you can run." I growled through clenched teeth, feeling myself and my alchemy grow weaker. There was no way I would let him die with a pathetic blonde teenager like me. He'll die with honor, honor damn it!
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I shook my head weakly. "No." I said through my teeth. "If I'm going to abandon you then we'll die here..." I continued, locking eyes with the blonde. "Together."
I took a few steps torewards him, which was all it took to grab his wrists and close my eyes as I felt both of our strenth dissappear with the alchemy.
One last thought crossed my mind before it all went black.
'Am I dead?'
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I stared at it. The Gate. I looked around. Then I saw him. Roy was with me. But... but I didn't want to die. I still had to get Als body back, and avenge Hughes. There were so many things I had yet to do on Earth. And there was no way I was leaveing him behind.
The shadowy figure I had seen before, and that still haunted my dreams approached us. It had a flesh arm and leg. My arm and leg. I scowled.
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I blinked. Ed seemed to know what was going on, and who this shadowy figure was with... a flesh right arm and left leg? Those were... those were Eds! The next words it said dissappeared into my mind as I thought. Eds arm and leg, did that mean we were at 'The Gate?'
I snapped out of my day dream when Ed lunged at the creature, only to have his automail dissipate as it hit. My eyes widened as Ed cried out in pain, stumbleing onto his back as his automail leg dissappeared.
I held out my arm to snap, only to discover my gloves both sopping wet. Damn. I looked up again, unable to help Ed. The Truth was now standing with one foot on Eds chest.
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No! I can't die damn it!
I grabbed The Truths ankle, or rather, my ankle, and yanked the being off of me, hopping up onto one foot. I soon felt myself leaning agenst a warm being for support, and looked over to see Roy with my arm strung over his shoulders. We locked eyes for a moment, trying to think of what to do. What Roy did next shocked me.
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I turned to that shadowy creature standing up from being yanked from its captives chest. "Send us back to Earth, now." I said in a commanding tone. The creature only laughed at me, and I scowled dangerously. "Don't push it." I warned, pulling off one of my gloves with my teeth and wringing it out. I replaced my glove, which was dry now, and did the same with the other.
I felt Ed faint in my grasp. "NOW!" I barked. The creature seemed a bit more scared now that my gloves were dry, and barely and reluctantly obliged.
Back home again...