Chapter 4: Crossing
Author's comments:
I HAVE been spoiled by the movie. But I don't like Dragon!Envy still. XP And I don't like how his part goes in the movie either. Plus the other random peeps from the Amestris side that didn't make it into the movie X x So yea, it's only fair that I have some of them in.
Will be a while before I churn out the next chapter... Have a few things on during the weekend and some random outings on the next week XD;;
The armour had gotten up. Somehow it figured how to break free from the array's restraining power had made its way over to the still warm corpse.
Envy.
Its hand swept over the cheek, even though it hadn't any senses to feel it claimed he was still warm and still could be brought back.
Envy...
No, he already had taken that away. He was not going to be brought back again. The brothers weren't allowed to get what they wanted.
Just as he leapt out at the glowing armour, a clap resounded and all went white. When everything came into view, he stood in front of the golden boy. Faint, barely just glowing in the white space. Asking where he was and was answered, he turned back to see the huge doors mysteriously appear.
"Where does it go to?" Envy asked just out of curiosity, and since the gate was all that was existent in that plane.
"For me, it was a place called London." The boy sounded very cheerless, dead. But of course, he was and wasn't going to see his little brother again. "That's what Dad told me..."
"Dad?...You mean Hohenhiem of the Light!" As all that anger that built up over the centuries took over, Envy couldn't care less about the child of the one of the Light. He was gone already anyway. He stepped over to the colossal doors, prying them apart with his raw inhuman strength. The soul warned him, but he persistently carried on.
The doors creaked open, light still blinding his sight from the already glowing surroundings.
The bright light faded dimmed down to a weak bulb light of a shadowy room.
The dark room that 'father' experimented in. Beakers and test tubes, glasses filled the room, each with liquids, salts and other substances filled them in turn. He had seen 'father' work with this silvery liquid. 'Quick silver' he had once heard his 'father' call it. He blinked over at the beaker with compounds formed with that liquid metal, marveling at the multiple colours. He reached over to an upper shelve full of the lidded beakers. Just as he grasped lightly around a particularly large container, the door had swung open, beaker falling from the sudden entry.
The memories flowed from one to another. The next saw himself stumbling down a flight of stairs with his vision blurring, curling up at the same time clenching his head at the foot of the staircase. Headaches always haunted him after the particular accident in the experiment room. They took hours to just even lighten up, and soon enough, the outside world was impossible to get to.
Time finally came when the pain stopped altogether. When the world went all dark and all pain and feelings ceased, when it was all over. Or so it was supposed to be. "Birth" was never the slightest bit pleasant. A partially formed human would be the end result of a failed human transmutation. Organs spilled over the ground, blood flowing freely across the flat ground. The thin mist just barely blocking out the sight of the abomination within the array, and a rusty smell of the red liquid permeated throughout the dark room. Hohenhiem gasped at the creation, just holding down the vomit threatening to rise up his throat. Reaching up toward his maker, the abomination coughed out in pain. Just as another familiar scream came, everything blurred out.
The gate.
Envy blinked about. He thought he already went through those gates earlier. Looking around, the 'ghost' was nowhere to be found, just him. Alone.
-taptaptap-
The gate creaked eerily, light taps heard from the other side soon increasing to knocks upon the gate.
-BamBamBam-
Envy.
It 'called' out. By then, the knocks had gone to thunderous slams upon the door. The force knocked a gap between the dark double doors, allowing the sin to peer in. The other unborns were smiling, calling him back to his rightful place. Long hands grasped around Envy's arm, pulling him in as the pounds continued in volume like a war cry.
-THUDTHUDTHUD-
"No! Not yet!" Envy struggled in vain against the numerous arms joining together in pulling in their catch. "I have to get him! I won't go back yet! Not now!"
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"Helllloooo? Gabriel! Are you even awake yet?" An annoyed voice accompanied with impatient knocks-now-poundings came from the other side of the door.
'Gabriel' had woken up in cold sweat, subtle pants had smoothened down to normal breathing. He raised his brow when he caught sight of the sheets wrapping around his arm and shoved it away with a hiss.
"GABRIEL! We're gonna be late!" The voice now getting even more annoyed then before. "Don't make me break down the door!"
"Alright! Alright! Collin, I'm up. I'm up..." 'Gabriel' tossed on his shirt, ignoring the wrinkles from the previous day's work, russet pants dusted slightly, scarlet vest buttoned up and boots kicked on. 'Gabriel' strode over to the door, opening it to a certain spiky haired, not to mention awfully irritated, Collin.
"Hey, tie your lion mane up at least, since you refuse to cut it." Collin sighed over and did a turn about. 'Gabriel' blinked at the snide comment, sneering at the other's back as he grabbed his coat and did up his dark emerald-ebony bangs with a green ribbon. (Guess who? And Collin too! )
"The boss ain't gonna be happy if we're late again, Gab." Smugly grinning at the fore mentioned nick. "I wouldn't want to get a pay cut for being late either, so you'd better hurry or I'm gonna ditch you from today onwards."
"Damnit Collin! How many times did I tell you NOT to call me that!" Envy ( Well, since the cat's out of the bag. I feel better writing his name again.) swung his fist at his colleague, only to have him dodge it with a laugh. Envy hated seeing that arrogant grinning mug of the shark toothed sin sibling of long ago, but he knew well it wasn't the same person as that of the long dead sin named Greed. (Wee, I said Collin too didn't I?)
"People, could you please hurry and stop your childish games?" A short blond haired individual, arms crossed over her chest while leaning her weight on a leg, wooden floor boards creaking at the shift. "Zolf would probably have unlocked the doors by now."
Collin rolled his eyes slightly at Martel. Envy thought: Same name, same face. Different person altogether, but it seemed like the personality hardly differed at all. Collin/Greed was still onto the money and such, he even mentioned about wanting a fur rimmed coat. Although yes, it was practical in this cold climate, why fur? And Martel was the type of lady who refused to wear a dress. She wore a smart vest and pants, like every other sane gentleman in the neighbourhood. Hair short, with a slightly zigzagged tassel down the right side of her face although the tattoo from the equivalent Amestris other was amiss.
"Zolf just slacks the day away. He's just early so the boss would think he's 'hard working'" Collin waved it off with the flick of his wrist. He stuffed his hands into his pockets and walked on with Martel tagging along behind him, Envy hurriedly catching up after locking the apartment door.
Post fic comments:
Short chapter -sigh- I feel it's not very EnvyEd anymore ;; But later when Ed comes along yo, it WILL be -rubs hands together with glee-
Oh well, yea. Small spoiler note: since Dorchet, Roa, lizard chimera dude (forgot his name x x ) and another guy from the Devil's Nest all appear in the anime, might as well have the rest ya?
So far, Greed, Martel and Kimblee. : D Maes and Gracia will be in the story and Alphonse Heidrich also of course, not forgetting Hoho papa too.
And next chapter. I'll explain the name that Envy has -cough- and some random events to come. Along with their umm...odd occupation.
Response to reviewers corner!
Envysloyalservant: Yay for plushie. The only thing I dislike about it, is that only 2 of them have been made. The other's Roy. Movie one with the eye patch. But I obviously refuse to buy it XP And yea! So many RoyEd fans -sulks- Not that I bother actually. I like being on the minority sometimes, although have a great time angsting over the fact the other -cough- pairing's more... existant. And for the drawing...you gotta wait X x I'm currently doing my Halloween outfit and realllyyy busy. -sobs-
EnvyRocks: Wow I can guess those sharky teeth would be good for scaring people off : D And for biting those foods that are really tough. Greed must have it easy when it comes to eating beef jerky XDXDXD
La Salle De Bain: Thanks: D
RosenMaidan: Um, I'm partly following the anime. Ed doesn't really -die- permanently. Nor does he stay in Amestris. -puts cookie into cookie jar, eating a pear already- Thanks though for the cookie and the fav