House of the Homunculi
Chapter VIII: Hohenheim of Light
Introduction
Welcome back to House of Homunculi. I've been working alot on this fanfic and I'm happy that everyone enjoys it. It makes me happy. Sadly, I may be neglecting my Star Ocean fic a little too long now... so, after maybe the next two chapters I'll be taking a break. I'll be back though, hopefully in a few days time. You can count on that! Also, I'm debating whether to put in Kimbley and Tucker later on in the series... as you can see I'm not very fond of their betrayal! Well, we'll see. Anyway, that's enough yapping for now, Back to the story.
Act XV: Can I eat him?
Setting: Central City
Food... It's one of those factors in life that humans depend on. The need and desire to consume energy, thus, we produce energy. Without food, humans cannot live... without food, humans cannot function... and without food, humans cannot produce energy. It's essential and humans need them to survive. As you know, the food we consume goes through a long and hard digestion process, the end product is energy and also waste product. But that's enough about biology lessons for today. Humans depend on food almost as much as my dead uncle depended on cigarettes and alcohol... it's necessary. But Humans don't live to eat, on the contrary... No one has every discovered the meaning of human life. What is our purpose? and Why are we here? Food is not the reason, but it deffinitely helps.
Sadly, the Homunculus name Gluttony lives to eat. He does not know his purpose, all he knows and understands is that he must consume to keep going. A blessing at times, but it is more of a curse. He can eat, and eat, and eat forever on end. Still, his hunger can never be satisfied. It's a sad and scary existance, but without a soul, this poor creature can never find the answer unless someone does it for him. Gluttony, the Ultimate Hunger... he is not human. His two brothers, Envy and Greed weren't human either. Being the youngest of three brothers was hard. He had a different opinion of both of his brothers, the two didn't get along but Gluttony was in the middle.
Again, it was a blessing and a curse. Greed always told him, "If you like to eat, then by all means, eat. Atleast, be happy doing it." And Envy always told him, "Eat the humans, other than that go on a diet." When it came to that, he liked Greed better... but then again, Envy was the oldest. Envy could be scary sometimes... Gluttony would freak out when Envy would go all psychotic on them, and when Envy was happy and cheery... that was much worse. Greed, on the other hand was supportive and carefree... the problem was that his Ultimate Shield form was powerful. And when Greed was angry, he was ANGRY. Clean and straightforward.
Gluttony didn't know which one of his brothers were scarier. The Ultimate Hunger's hunger was neverending, unlike human's digestive system, Gluttony's stomach was quite literally a blackhole. The Food just enters his mouth and vanishes. Well, whatever he eats has to end up somewhere, right? As of now, no one dares want to find out. To him, everything tasted good. The world was his meal, and he was happy to take a bite of everything and everyone. Even so, the Homunculus Gluttony was still a child. Someone always has to keep an eye out on him, and like a kid, he was sad, lonely and bored when he was alone.
Gluttony sat upon the roof of a building, he peered down at the streets filled with people. From way up high, they looked like small ants. His forefinger was in his mouth as he stared hungrily at the people down below. The Homunculus' stomach was growling... he ever-so wanted to just swoop down there and take a bite... but he knew it was forbidden. They were in Central City, the streets bustling with humans, dogs, raccoons, street cats and children. Greed was gone momentarily, and Gluttony, bored and alone was chewing on a metal pipe he found. Greed promised, that if Gluttony didn't eat a single human until he returns, the Ultimate Shield would give him a treat when he comes back.
So far, their search for Hohenheim was fruitless... He was not in South City, nor was he in Central or even East City... the man was nowhere to be found. Gluttony and Greed has been searching for 3 weeks now... not a scent was traced at all. It's as if the man never existed...
"I'm Hungry..." Gluttony mumbled staring down at the humans below.
"Oy, I'm back." Greed climbed the side of the wall and hoisted himself up beside his baby brother. In his hands were two large bags of different items. "Did you miss me, Tubby?"
"Not really..." Gluttony replied staring back down at the humans below.
"Hey, hey..." Greed sounded slightly annoyed. "You can atleast be a little happy to see me, punk. And to think, I actually went to go get you something to eat." Greed swiflty grabbed Gluttony's cheeks, pulling on them mercilessly in his grip.
"Oughwww, Owwwgh," Gluttony's mouth began to burn slightly, Greed's clawed fingers pulled them farther and farther.
"Say it!" Greed gave a smirk, continuing to torture the little Homunculus, "Say you missed me, Or else I'll be forced to knock out a few teeth while I'm at it."
"It hurss..." (hurts) Gluttony replied.
"Wrong answer!" Greed pulled harder, "Spit it out, Gluttony, Or no dinner! And you don't want that, do you? I'm very hungry..."
"Werrconn baqqq Greed." (Welcome back, Greed) Gluttony replied, "Hou wath thor tripd?" (How was your trip?)
"That's better." Greed smiled, his claws released Gluttony's cheeks. The Ultimate Hunger rubbed his cheeks in pain. It seemed his mouth stretched twice it's size from all the pulling and squeezing. Greed reached into the bag and held out some type of meatbun. "Here, eat."
"Food!" Gluttony jumped at the meatbun in Greed's hand.
"Psyche!" Greed quickly pulled the meatbun away, Gluttony crashed into the hard stone roof face first. "I call first dibs since I bought it."
"Ouch..." Gluttony slumped back up holding his nose with his hand.
"Too slow." Greed howled in laughter, holding up the meatbun while he held his stomach in pain.
Gluttony looked sadly at the meatbun, but as if by instinct he reacted. Gluttony jumped mouth first at the Meatbun, along with Greed's hand. Automatically, Greed stopped laughing. He began to flail his arms around attempting to throw off the hungry Homunculus off of his hand. Gluttony, persistantly refused to let go. The Ultimate Shield stared in horror as his hand began to dissolve in his little brother's mouth. The monster's saliva was like acid! It began to dissolve the flesh on Greed's hand.
"Get off!" Greed yelled throwing his arms around furiously.
"No!" Gluttony began to chew down on his hand. The little monster refused to let go of the hook.
"Get off my hand, right now!" Greed snapped angrily. He knew well enough that he couldn't regenerate his melted flesh AND put up his shield at the same time... The Saliva began to hiss as it touched his hard-yet-vulnerable skin. "Let go, now!"
"No!" Gluttony yelled again.
"Don't be an idiot! You're melting my skin off!" Greed began to punch Gluttony in the face to release his grip. The Ultimate Hunger refused to let go, Greed now had to play rough. He pulled his arm with all his might, his leg kicking Gluttony in the stomach. "Now, Let go!"Finally, with one last tug, Greed pulled out. The two went flying in opposite directions. The two Homunculi fell backwards.
"You little beast!" Greed yelled, "Why didn't you let go?"
"Because I was hungry..." Gluttony replied sadly.
"Ah!" Greed stared down at his left arm. His entire hand was gone! Nothing was left but a moldy and bloody wrist... When he attempted to move his fingers, well... there were no fingers left to move. "My hand is gone!"
Gluttony's mouth was covered in blood, he licked his lips. "Mmm... it tasted good..."
"Look here!" Greed grabbed Gluttony, his hand began to slowly regenerate. The bones appeared first, followed by some muscles, and finally the skin to finish it off. He cracked his fingers and moved them around. Finally, he pointed an accusing finger at Gluttony. "These are my hands, got it? No one gave you the right to eat what belongs to me! Understood?"
"Yes..." Gluttony looked down sadly, Greed was angry at him. The Ultimate Shield, sensing his sadness stopped yelling. He released the chubby ball of fat on the floor and walked over to the bags.
"Look tubby, I can't regenerate and harden my skin at the same time, got it?" Greed spilled all the contents of the bag on the floor. The ground was littered with packaged food, junk food, some cans of beer, a pack of cigarettes and a few other assorted items. Greed picked up the cans of beer and the cigarettes for himself. "What are you waiting for? Eat already."
Gluttony jumped in the pile of food and began to happily eat them down, wrappers and all. Greed smiled as he watched the Homunculus eat his fill... it was like watching a kid jump in a pile of candy. Greed pulled out a match, igniting it with the side of his wrist and lit a cigarette. He watched as his younger brother began to hungrily consume the food...
"So... did you catch a scent yet?" Greed asked.
"No." Gluttony replied for a second then continued to eat through the pile of food. Using his bear like arms, the Ultimate Hunger shoved the food in his mouth. He barely needed to chew it at all, they would dissolve the moment they touched his saliva. No wonder he drools alot... The long tongue began to move around messily and noisily as he ate. Greed could see the tattoo of the Uorborus clearly plastered on the slimy red tongue.
"Hmmm... that sucks." Greed exhaled the smoke, "Damn, I would have thought he'd be near heavily populated areas... I guess I was wrong. Looks like we'll have to head for West City next..."
The Hungry little Homunculus didn't give an answer. It was too busy digging through the food.
"What a pain in the ass..." Greed sighed, "What's worse is that it's a human man... maybe if it was a woman it would be worthwhile... We don't even know where this old fart is... Waste of freaking time I'd say..."
"Can I eat him?"
"Huh?" Greed looked at Gluttony, he held two packets of sweet buns to his mouth. Almost ready to eat.
"Can I eat him?" Gluttony asked, looking up from his food pile. "Can I eat him when we find him?"
"Nope... sorry, punk..." Greed tapped Gluttony on the head, "That bitch told us not to kill him. That means we can't eat him either..."
"Aww..." Gluttony peered down the edge of the building staring down at the people below. "Can I eat them...?" Gluttony asked.
"Huh?" The Ultimate Shield walked over staring down at the people walking along the streets.
"They look tasty..." Gluttony giggled with an evil glee.
"Err..." Greed scratched the back of his head, "I don't know... they might not taste very good..."
"They smell tasty..." Gluttony stared down drooling. "I want to eat them..."
"Maybe next time." Greed pulled Gluttony away from the ledge. "Did you keep your end of the bargain, tubby?"
"I didn't eat anyone." Gluttony replied.
"Really now?" Greed reached into his pocket and pulled out a small red stone. He held up the glittering catalyst to Gluttony tossing it around. The Hungry Homunculus followed the small red stone almost trance-like. Greed chuckled in delight, "Since you've been a good boy so far, I have a present for you." Greed tossed the stone around once more, "Everytime you do something good, you get one of these, ok?"
"Ok." Gluttony replied as if in a trance.
"Good, now here. Eat up." Greed held out the small piece to him. The small red gem between his two fingers. Gluttony pounced on the small gem eating it up as well as Greed's arm in his mouth once more.
"Hey! What did I say about eating my hand?" Greed yelled. This time he was ready, the shield was up automatically, protecting his skin with a diamond like shield. Gluttony clamped down on the Red stone his eyes wide. The Effects of the Red stone was extraudinary... Greed stared down at Gluttony who seemed to have frozen completely. His mouth snapped tightly over Greed's hand.
"Oy... Gluttony?" Greed tapped his brother's forehead. "What's wrong with you? Hey, can you hear me? Hey Tubby?"
"..." Gluttony only stared wide-eyed.
"Gluttony!" Greed used his free hand to wrench the Homunculus' teeth from his skin, this only led him to snap it tighter. "Gluttony!"
Suddenly, there was a loud hissing noise. He stared down at his hand that was protected by the diamond like shield... Greed gasped. The teeth began to crack his shield slowly... "What the hell...?" Greed began to tug it out. "Gluttony! Yo Tubby! The Red stones..." Greed growled in anger, the Red stones is giving him more power... this is bad. That mean his hunger will be worse too... Nothing ever broke his shield before...
"Huh?" Gluttony opened his eyes. Greed quickly pulled his hand out from the monster's mouth... rubbing it slowly by the wrist. Homunculi were dangerous creatures, indeed...
The Sun was beginning to set, Central City was covered in a blanket of orange, red and violet light. The Evening breeze blew past them, the wind that traveled the entire world and back. Gluttony licked his hands, the red stones gave him more energy and power, the more he ate. Greed lay down on the roof of the building, his mind elsewhere. Gluttony sat staring down at the delicious looking humans that walked by. It was late, our Homunculi were restless from boredom.
The Clock tower began to signal 7:00... Already the World was coated with darkness. Another chilly evening wind blew past. This time, Gluttony sat up, his eyes widened. A small, sharp scent was picked up by the icy wind... Gluttony's nose could smell it.
"He's here..." Gluttony smiled with evil glee.
"What's wrong?" Greed asked sitting up.
"I smell him... I smell him...He's here." The Ultimate Hunger began to chuckle and giggle. "Can I eat him? Can I...?"
Act XVI: Encounters
Setting: Brigadier General Rendin's office
Envy sat by a desk, his feet on top of the table and a blue cap pulled over his eyes. He's done a nice day of hardwork, he 'murdered' three officers, 4 soldiers and 1 official secretary today. It was fun manipulating people... Envy was in the guise of a Brigadier General, one of the higher ups... Though he may 'pretend' to be doing great things to improve his ranking, Envy was the master of sabotage. He received strict orders from Dante to slowly, but steadily cause chaos among the country. Envy was proud that most of these disasters were created by him... afterall he was a twisted, twisted creature. But hey, atleast he's cute doing it.
The room Envy sat in was neatly cleaned. He smiled keenly as he looked around... On his name tag and badge it clearly says 'Robert Rendin', Of course this wasn't Envy's true face or name, he stole it from whoever this 'Robert' person was. Robert was a no-named soldier with very little ranking, he wasn't even a major yet. Envy had fun pretending to be him. The Homunculus murdered him in an alley one night to sneak in the military, after he disposed the body by dumping it into a hole in the outskirts of town. One-by-one the Ultimate Mask enjoyed blackmailing humans, framing them for crimes and starting outbreaks. He can, afterall change his appearance by will.
Envy looked down at the desk, there were paperwork and files that needed to be completed. Boring, Boring Boring... Envy gave them to his private secretary to handle. Once a lowly officer, he was now a Brigadier General. Envy couldn't help but laugh to himself. He picked up the picture of this "Robert Rendin" and chuckled...
"Be grateful I killed you, fool." Envy snickered, "I brought you up in rank, even after death!"
Whistling to himself, The Green haired palm tree Homunculus was taking a nap after a hard day's work. People feared him for his cruelty, Envy would laugh maniacally but that was too risky... afterall it would blow his perfect cover. Just a few days ago, he sent Dante a nice woman for a new host. The Elderly Alchemist was very pleased, not only was the woman very attractive but the body was extremely 'cozy' she claims. The Military was slowly growing in numbers, all in an attempt to restore peace in the country of Amestris. Little did they know that their current Fuhrer was a no brained twit, little did they know that all this chaos was caused by a single Homunculus. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and an attractive young lady entered. Startled, Envy quickly put his legs off the desk and reached for his pen and papers.
"Ah, Mr. Rendin." It was Envy's private secretary. She had blonde hair tied back in a series of difficult braids and twists and sophisticated glasses... She would have made a perfect candidate for Dante's new body but sadly she was hired one day after Dante performed the switch.
"Hmm...?" Envy looked up from his papers. "What do you want?"
"I was just wondering sir... if you would like something to eat?" The secretary asked.
"Nah, I'm not hungry." Envy replied. Homunculi don't need to eat at all. Except for maybe Gluttony, but Envy did enjoy the feeling of consuming food. It was fun and made him feel a little more alive.
"Alright. Atleast have some coffee Brigadier General, Rendin." The Secretary placed a mug of coffee on Envy's desk. Envy blankly stared at the steaming liquid... He didn't see what was so great about coffee. It didn't taste that good, but it sure made Envy hyper as a monkey on steroids.
"Thanks," Envy continued to 'pretend' to do work. He quickly shuffled the messy sheets of paper.
"What are you working on, sir?" The secretary asked.
"Well, I was working on that new project the military was planning on building." Envy replied. In his hands were the official documents regarding some new facilities that were being constructed. "I do get to have authority on one of them, afterall."
"Really? That's fabulous." The Secretary smiled, "Soon you'll be promoted in no time at all. Which one are you planning on overseeing? I heard it's alot of responsibility."
"The Laboratory at the farthest end of town." Envy pulled out a sheet of paper, an evil grin on his face. "The 5th Central Laboratory."
Setting: Central City Streets
Greed, The Ultimate Shield followed the trail led by his younger brother, Gluttony. Just now, Gluttony caught his scent... the Scent of an old geezer by the title of Hohenheim of Light. It was amazing how this little Homunculus was like a tracking device, he had a nose that could track a man in a 5 mile radius. The two Homunculi dashed through the streets of Central. It was dark, the city was already covered in the black veil we call night. The Ultimate Shield didn't know why... but he felt a tweak of excitement now that the whereabouts of this Hohenheim was found. Maybe it was his curiosity kicking in? Either way, he followed Gluttony in his hunt. Gluttony still had the same evil, hungry face as he ran. His tongue was hanging from his mouth as he ran at full speed. It was quite surprising how quick this Homunculus could run... despite his size.
"I smell him! I smell him!" Gluttony giggled, "I smell the scent of the old man! He's close..."
Hohenheim of Light, that was what everyone referred him by. Sometimes he himself would forget his real name. It was a title given to him even in Old Central, the Great Administrator of Light as they would say. He was growing older, slowly but steadily. If it wasn't for the Philosopher's stone, he would have fallen by now just like the rest of the humans. He constantly moved from place to place hoping not to look back. Hohenheim stood before the incomplete construction of a Laboratory. Something in the back of his neck told him that Dante was behind it... it was by an old Prison...Human lives were a precious ingredient, afterall. He covered his face with a hood and a veil, hoping not to give away his identity. Luckily, the darkness of the night was on his side.
"Good Evening, Old man." A voice appeared from behind him. "Kind of late for a stroll, don't you think?" He quickly turned around, scanning the darkness of the owner of the voice. "We're up here."
"Who are you?" Hohenheim asked. He looked up, on the roof of the prison was two men. One had dark spiky hair, black shades and a grin of a shark. He looked young and brash. The second was fat, round and bald, on his face was an evil smile... drool dripping from its mouth as he stared hungrily down at the old man.
"Can I eat him? Greed, Can I?" Gluttony asked.
"Greed...?" Hohenheim looked up in surprise. "If you have that name... then..."
"Well, 'she' told us not to hurt him too badly..." Greed shrugged, his smile broadening. "I guess one little accident wouldn't hurt." The two couldn't see the old man's face, he was dressed in black. Judging from the clothes he looked old... "But let me at him first, ok Gluttony?"
"She...?" Hohenheim paused. "So... it's Dante. Now it makes sense."
"Who knows," Greed replied, "Personally, I don't give a shit about her, but orders are orders." The Ultimate Shield jumped down from the roof and walked forward. He pulled his hand out of his pocket, the tattoo of the Snake devouring its own tail was clearly seen, even in the darkness. "Sorry, I don't hold a grudge on you or anything, but it can't be avoided."
"The tattoo of the Ouroborus..." Hohenheim sighed in disappointment, "Dante... that fool... commiting the ultimate taboo isn't a game."
"Who gives a shit?" Greed lunged forward. His body covered in the black diamond like shield, he smashed his arm onto the ground. Hohenheim quickly stepped aside dodging from the fatal blow.
"If it is man who creates sin..." Hohenheim clapped his hand, "Then we humans must be the one to rectify it."
"Alchemy...?" Greed's eyes widened as he jumped back, a barrage of deadly ice spears crashed from the ground. A few of them stabbed through the Ultimate Shield's arm, but unable to scratch the diamond like skin. "Sorry Gramps, but I have the Ultimate Shield. No fancy Alchemy will be able to hurt me."
"I see..." Hohenheim clapped his hands once more. "I'm terribly sorry... I pity your existance."
"What?" The Ultimate shield growled in anger, "What are you doing...?"
A flashing light appeared, the insignia began to glow an eerie light. He recognized it at once, it was decorated in Dante's room... the Snake hung on a cross. Greed felt his insides begin to stir rapidly as if they were vibrating all at once. Greed felt himself choke from the inside. A small amount of Red Stones maybe 2 or 3 pieces poured out of his mouth, It was the most painful feeling he ever felt in his existance. "What the hell?" Greed gasped, sweat pouring down from his face. "What did you do?"
"I'll Eat you!" Gluttony yelled, after watching the whole thing, Gluttony felt an unknown rage grow inside of him. He jumped from the roof and ran up to the strange man.
"Wait-!" Greed gasped holding his stomach, "Gluttony!"
Another loud clap followed, the ground in which the Ultimate Hunger stood on was beginning to crumble, A group of spears pierced out of the ground and caught him in its grip. The sharp edges stabbed through Gluttony's skin almost perfectly to prevent any motion at all. One Spear in particular cut right through his tongue like a fish on a pole. The young Homunculus began to scream and wail as he attempted to pull himself out. It was of no avail. The Spears refused to pry loose. "Scary..." Gluttony wimpered at last...
"You..." Greed growled.
Hohenheim merely looked away. His face covered, "I apologize that our meeting was brief..." He clapped his hands together as the dust rose from the ground. The Smokescreen was thick and dark. The Dust went to Greed and Gluttony's eyes, quickly Greed covered them, coughing. He slowly made his way to Gluttony.
"Hurry! We have to get him, now!" Greed broke off the spears, "If we don't, that bastard will get away!"
"Can't see..." Gluttony mumbled rubbing his eyes.
"Can you smell him?" Greed asked.
"Mmhmm..." Gluttony replied.
"The let's go!" Greed pulled Gluttony's large arms.
" He's scary..." Gluttony whimpered.
"Not as scary as that bitch will be when she finds out we failed! Come on Gluttony!"
They ran after Hohenheim's trail. He was nothing but a black speck in the distance. Greed hasn't been able to see a glimpse of this man's face at all... he was like the shadows. The two Homunculi quickly followed him, but the Alchemist continued to stop them. Greed had to break through a few hundred obstacles. Stone Barriers, Metal Barriers, Ice Barriers, Barriers with spikes, Flames that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, Pits on the floor... It was annoying.
"Wait up, Gramps." Greed smiled evilly when he finally caught up. Hohenheim ran through the deserted alleys, running alongside him on roofs above was Greed. "What's the rush?"
Hohenheim clapped his hands, the Spikes shot up from where Greed was running. Greed quickly dodged it and flipped to the other side. "I'd look forward if I were you." Greed smirked. Up ahead came out Gluttony, his mouth twisted into another grin.
"I'll Eat you..." Gluttony laughed, "I'll eat you untill there is nothing left."
"Here, Gluttony! Have an appetizer!" Greed chucked the rest of the red stones in his mouth. The effect was quite extraudinairy. Gluttony grew larger, his hunger rising within him. "See you later, Old man." Greed whistled, "I'll send my regards to you in hell."
The Next instance moved by quickly. Gluttony lunged head first at Hohenheim, the old geezer reacted by clapping his hands together once more. The Next second began with a bang, Greed, from above smiled as an explosion took place... It was quite marvelous. The reflection of the burning flames were visible on Greed's black shades. He sat with his legs crossed watching with interest, and his chin resting on his palm. "Oh?" Greed spotted Gluttony walking out of the flames rubbing his eyes...
"Yo, that was some good action right there." Greed replied. "Good job, Chubby."
"He got away..." Gluttony mumbled sadly, "I didn't get to eat him..."
"Ah, it's alright." Greed tapped Gluttony in the belly, "He was too much for us anyway. He must be miles away by now..."
"What do we tell 'her'?" Gluttony asked.
"..." Greed paused. He smiled and shrugged, "Eh, who knows... maybe we'll just say we didn't find anything. Keep your mouth shut, ok?" Greed pet Gluttony on the head, the Ultimate Hunger sucked on his finger sadly... looking into the deep flames. There was a sudden wailing of a siren, Guards and police officers were beginning to swarm down blow on the streets. Greed got up, brushing the dust off his pants. They caused a scene... it would be best to leave.
"Let's go, Tubby." Greed turned around and walked away, his hands in his pocket.
"I'm hungry..." Gluttony replied.
"Yeah, me too..." Greed smiled, "So what do you want to eat?"
"Humans..." Gluttony answered.
"Oh?" Greed smirked, "Maybe that can be arranged..."
Setting: Central Streets
The loud sound of sirens blared around, an accident has occured. Envy walked to the Crime scene, according to the report it was an explosion... he was dragged in due to the proximity of the Explosion. It took place in the same vicinity as the 5th laboratory. Envy scratched his head and yawned, it was already 6:00 in the morning... the flames were put out and the yellow tape prevented anyone from venturing too close.
"My, how disasterous..." Envy's secretary stared in amazement. "Mr. Rendin, what do you think happened?"
Envy shrugged, "Probably some idiot thought it was fun to blow things up." The two walked passed the yellow tape and made their way into the alley. "It's probably nothing..." The dirty alley was covered in soot and ash from the flames... it reaked of burnt garbage.
"Luckily, no one got killed." The Secretary replied, "According to the report, only 4 people were injured and zero casualties. The explosion took place approximately at 12:45 A.M..."
"Ooh yes, what a relief." Envy sighed sarcastically. He WANTED humans to die... luck was totally against him this morning. "Any suspects?"
"Well..." She began to read from her clipboard, "Witnesses claimed to have seen two people chasing a man in black... One of the persuers were round and heavy, the other Muscular and tall. Maybe they were mad drunkards?"
Envy snickered, "Greed and Gluttony's doing, eh?"
"Sir?"
"Uhh... Nevermind." The two walked down deeper into the alleyway. The amount of soot and ash was decreasing... but what he found was even more interesting. There was a trail of blood on the wall. Whoever was here, was injured, running as fast as he could away from the Explosion... Envy stared. He rubbed the wall with his finger, and smelled it. Eyes widened...
"Blood..." Envy replied.
"Is it fresh?" The Secretary asked.
"I'm not quite certain...Secretary, go get me the file report."
"Yes, sir." The Secretary walked back.
Envy followed the trail of blood. It smelled like Hohenheim... that old man. He was alive, but from the amount of blood lost, probably not in the best of shape. Envy smiled, he changed back into his cute Greed haired form... good thing he sent that useless Secretary away. It was lucky that Greed and Gluttony didn't kill him. Envy ran through the alley where he reached a large hole at the dead end, it was broken through by Alchemy. "Hohenheim..." Envy chuckled... "I finally found you."
On the floor he picked up a small pin with the insignia of the Snake and the cross. It was deffinitely that prick's pin... he clenched it in his fist. "Bastard... You're mine." He squeezed so hard, the pin cracked and broke in his grip. Envy quickly left, leaving a message for his Secretary. As for him, he was heading back home... ready to tell her the news.
To be Continued!
More Action in the chapter! Yay! I doubt that Greed ever met Hohenheim before, but hey, it was interesting all the same. I'm raising the climax of the story! Don't blame me XD. Anyway, that would be my version on how they would meet, Afterall Hohenheim can't be defeated by a mere Homunculus as stated later in the series by Dante. Also, I had to add the tidbit with the 5th Laboratory since that is the place Greed-san gets sealed. (cries) Anyway, i hope you enjoyed the chaper!
The question corner!
If you would like to ask a question for the Question corner, please add it with your reviews!
-First Question: What is your favorite holiday?
Greed: "Ooh, good question... hmm... I'd say New years, Valentine's day and X-mas. Why, you ask? Well, on New years I get cash and I'm allowed to drink as much as I want! X-mas I get tons of gifts! And finally, As for Valentine's day all you ladies will get to know me real well." (wink)
Envy: "Holiday... hmph, maybe Halloween. I can cause as much trouble as I want plus, I mug little kids of their candy!" (Evil laughter)
Gluttony: "Foood... Thanksgiving... Hungry..." (Stomach growls)
Dante: "My favorite Holiday? Mother's day of course! Then all the attention is on me! me! me!"
-Second Question: What do you like to do in your free time?
Greed: "If you're a woman, why, be with you of course. Other than that we can be great drinking and gambling buddies."
Envy: "What a stupid question, terrorize humans of course, need I say more?"
Gluttony: "Eat..." (Stomach Growls) "Can I eat you?"
Dante: "I pass my time by thinking of devious plots and dream about my beloved Hohenheim. I also enjoy creating more dresses and encoding all my knowledge on Alchemy. Other than that, I'm a part-time Pharmacist."
-Third Question: What word(s) do you think Describes you best?
Greed: "Badass, Cool, and a Ladies man."
Envy: "Evil, Insane, a monster and the best."
Gluttony: "Hungry..." (walks away)
Dante: "Important, wonderful, and a genius."
-Final Question: Your thoughts on the others?
Greed: "Well, I think Envy is an annoying crossdressing freak who needs a new fashion sense and he needs to learn how to use a GODDAMN brush. That freak quite literally takes hours in the bathroom and he still looks like a mess. Gluttony needs to stop thinking about food for once and also, the Tubby has got to stop eating my hands. And Finally, Dante is a bitch. End of Story."
Envy: "In simple terms, Greed is an ugly dumbass, Gluttony is a fat Dumbass, and Dante is just... Dante. And I hate my dad, no need to get into detail."
Gluttony: "Envy is scary... Greed's hand is tasty, Dante is mommy and I want Lust! What happened to Lust?"
Dante: "They're all sweet children... but they are just homunculus, easily expendable."