Chapter 5: The Mysterious Linked Circle

Inside the center of the circle sat a medium sized, metal like box. It had a screen and a little board with various letters and numbers and symbols decorated on many buttons. "I…wasted my time…transmuting…. a box…" he groans in annoyance. Crawling over to it he grabs the box and board and brings it out of the circle. He plugged it into an outlet and one side of the box began to glow a bright white and the words, 'Windows 98' popped across the screen. "Uh…" He poked the glowing side that seemed to be like a screen. Suddenly, many icons sat on the left side of the screen. An oval type object with a wire coming out of it was connected to the back of the box. He touches it and the arrow on the screen sails around. He clicks the one that says 'internet' and a white box pops up that reads 'Surfing the web for Idiots." Clicking it he learns how to use the contraption.

"These papers said that the circle would make something called a 'computer'. Is…. this a comp-uter…?" he asks himself then sees the words on the screen saying 'in order to surf the web you need a computer. If you are reading this, you own one.' He couldn't believe how the thorough the instructions were inside this box.

He clicks a link that had read search and he began his quest to find what had been written on the papers. A thing called 'Creative Link' was what he was in search for. It was as the paper had said:

'To find the thing that is more affective then the Philosopher's stone, you must search for it on the object called 'A Computer'. The computer is a metal-based box that was constructed later on in life. Much later. Now that you have constructed the computer, you will be able to search and find all the things you would like answers to. These papers will help with the instructions, but you will be left to find the answers so that you can make use of these instructions.'

Ed read this again on the papers and got annoyed once more. He did as it said and searched on this box for the thing that surpasses the Philosopher's stone. Apparently he found out that the circle the papers told him to draw up was a linking circle. It allowed you to transmute things by offering something very little. The circle enabled the ability to create things that aren't in his time, but farther along the time line and into others. One paper was completely dedicated to things you can transmute from other timelines and what to offer in order to receive it.

Walking into Ed's room, Al tiptoes over to him and glances down at the box. The screen was still glowing as Ed continued his search. "What are you doing Brother?" He asks curiously.

He got up quickly after rapidly turning the computer off. Ed looked at his brother, seeming a little angry that he didn't knock before coming in. "Alphonse…get to bed. Are you forgetting you gotta wake up early to get to your celebration?" He asks quietly, trying to ignore Al's last question. "Get to bed dammit!" Ed exclaims getting even more irritated then he was earlier.

Al nods and listens to his brother, looking kind of sad as he leaves his room and goes off to his bedroom. He lays in his bed and stares up at the ceiling. "What's brother hiding…?" he asks himself becoming more and more curious by the second.

Slamming his door shut, he locks it many times again. He goes and sits back in front of the computer and stares at the screen. So many designs decorated it. Transmutations circles of the likes he had never seen before. It kept him transfixed for minutes at a time until he snapped out of it and continued his search. Was he chasing another lost cause? Or another pain causing attempt? Could it be, even the slightest chance, that it was all fake? A plain, flat out joke? All of this had raced through Ed's mind, but nonetheless, he continued searching the pages that came up.

There's a thing in life that makes nothing fair. Its called fate. No matter how many times you twist it, and turn it, and tangle it into other people's lives, it'll always turn out the same way. We're fate's spiders, and it's the web. Without it we'd be stumbling into darkness, without anything to guide us along. Imagine a completely, pitch-black night, with no trees, houses, buildings of any sort; nothing whatsoever. Now, think of everything as that web of fate, slowly it all returns to sight. Showing you what you need to know, what you need to see. Even if you can't see the paths, the houses, the buildings, the trees, grass, mountains, and the roads and train tracks, doesn't mean it isn't there to help you along in the journey called 'life'.

Ed stared blankly at the screen seeing a full black circle, as full as the night moon once a month. Inside it were thin, white lines. It was a new, dark type of technology that sprouted from alchemy.

"The Dorai Circle." He whispers to himself quietly. As Edward read over all the notes under the circle he realizes that what he had just seen was the secret, unmistakable, flawless way of reviving the ones you love, creating the things you want and need.

On the web page, in neatly typed letters it read:

The Dorai Circle once possessed such power to create life. To create many beings of life. Plants and Humans. Although no one really believed its true strengths, the other people who did believe, revived so many lives and created so many wonderful things. It is said that the Dorai Circle alone is more then twenty times more accurately used then the Philosopher's stone. No further offerings are supposed to be given, except something that the person or thing that you are bringing life back to used to use or wear. From doing this, you will allow the clothes to help you recreate the shape of the person in question. It has worked on: All animals, all plants, and all humans.

Aside from that, the Dorai Circle is said to be a very dark link to things. Especially since Alchemists that lived hundreds and hundreds of thousands of years ago used it. People used to be under the assumption that the Dorai Circle links every domain/realm/world together. No matter where you are, it is able to open and send you back or to a different place that is a part of the unknown. Copy the exact lines as it shows in the picture of the Dorai Circle below. Do all the lines completely straight. Color in the inner band white and the outer black. Make sure with the circles on the inside that the correct spaces are colored in white. Use very thin chalk to draw all the lines of the circle. For the black parts use the darkest black paint you can find.

On a piece of paper, Ed begins to try and draw the circle by hand with a pencil. He couldn't find a way to make the lines completely straight. It seemed almost impossible. These instructions had to be fake. Or… was it used many times by making your first attempt help you draw straight lines? Maybe your first attempt was to be used in order to allow you to just automatically draw the circle. He had know idea how this worked. The last time he used a transmutation circle was when he was trying to return from the gate he had gone through.

Finally he manages to get one of the probably fifty lines straight. He came to the decision that he would draw the lines however he liked then merely clap his hands and straighten the lines so that all he would have left to do was color in the correct spots.

Ed ends up falling asleep on the ground, computer off now. The papers were restacked beside him, as well as his few drawings of the Dorai Circle. He had taken notes as he read what was on the screen earlier in case it wasn't on the ten papers he had taken, or so he didn't have to stress himself out by trying to get back on the computer.

His window slid upward, Ed and Al asleep in their respective bedrooms. A foot touches the floor of Ed's room, and then the other foot follows. Carefully the person walks towards Ed, and takes the papers out from under him, leaving just the drawings and his notes. The person laughs proudly and then swings himself out the window, allowing it to slam behind him.

Ed's eyes shot up quickly and he looked around. Then, he finally noticed it. The papers, the ones he had stolen, were gone from under him. Looking behind him towards the window he sees his curtains on the ground and a small crack in the center of the window. Getting up quickly, Ed runs to the window and looks out it. A person was running down the street, the papers flailing around a little in his hands. He yells in annoyance. Opening the window he stared outside, watching the person run off with his papers.

Another chapter finished! Yes! I will begin chapter 10 of my Furuba fanfic Aikyou and when I finish that, I will begin chapter 6 of this. Hope everyone enjoys. If anyone would like to see the Dorai Circle (which is completely made up by me) I can send you a pic I drew of it on Paint. It doesn't look half bad,lol.

Thanks/Comments:

Lucia: Thanks again! I'm glad to see that you're enjoying this. For some reason I feel like I'm typing a humorous adventure mystery FMA fic. But it's turned out great so far.