The Winged Alchemist

by Hawkeye329

Edward is sent on a deadly mission when he is brought to death's door... until an unexpected woman comes and saves his life. But soon he notices some odd changes in his life. The biggest change is the wings that sprout from his back. R&R!COMPLETE!EdxWin

1. The Deadly Assignment

The Winged Alchemist

Chapter 1: The Deadly Assignment

He couldn't move. He couldn't speak. He couldn't hear. All he could do was wait. Wait for the end, for eternal darkness, for he had failed what he had come to do. So now he could only wait for death to come knock on his door.

Flashback

"Your late again Edward." Colonel Mustang looked down upon Ed. He looked back up at him. "What do you possibly want this time Colonel!" "Some damn respect for starters!"

Ed groaned and sat down on the overstuffed chair that was placed in front of Mustang's desk. The Colonel sat down behind the desk and leaned forward. "Your next job is to investigate the homicides in a town called Ciara." He stared at the man. Why don't you let the police solve the problem? There's bound to be some locals there too."

Mustang clenched his fists in irritation. "The police and all local military personnel are dead!" He leaned back in his chair. "Your train leaves in an hour. Oh, and another thing, you are ordered to go without Alphonse. He will be staying here."

End Flashback

As he lay there, feeling the blood flow from his torso and the throbbing of his broken ribs pushing against his lungs, he thought of his brother.

He was relieved that Alphonse wasn't able to come. The one thing he didn't want was his younger brother getting injured or brought to death. But at the same time, he wanted him by his side. He didn't want to die alone with the monstrosity that did this to him.

Flashback

"Brother, are you sure you can handle this by yourself?" Alphonse looked down at him with concern. "I'll be fine Al, don't worry. Besides, if you were commanded not to tag along, it can't be that bad."

"Ed, I heard people talking. They were saying that Ciara was home to monsters. They said the killers weren't even human! What if it's a homunculus!" Edward gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry Al, look, I promise that I'll come back in one piece okay?"

End Flashback

As he lay there, unable to remember what hit him, he did the only thing he could do. He waited for the darkness to swallow him whole. And swallow him it suddenly did, but without him knowing, death never came…

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