Me: All right, here's the next chapter!
Ed: Weren't you just typing the sixth one the other day?
Me: Yes, but I want to get this one up fast!
Ed: You're hopeless…
Me: Do the disclaimer…(-sighs-)
Ed: Fine. Kararu doesn't own Fullmetal Alchemist, but she does own Kararu Rinamino and Arlic (Pride), and Shikou Rinamino belongs to Silvermoon15, we're just borrowing.
Me: Right! On with it then!
Loosing the Sight
Chapter 7: The True Power
"Kararu, wake up."
Kararu groaned. She opened her eyes to see Shikou staring down at her with a worried look.
"Are you all right Kararu?" Shikou asked.
"What…happened?" Kararu asked as she started to sit up, but found that her right arm wouldn't respond. She looked over at her shoulder to see it was gone, and that there was a pool of blood around her. "Oh God, I feel sick…" Then she blinked. "How can I see?"
"Wrath did something to you right before they left." Shikou said. "Are you all right? Other than your shoulder, I mean."
"I feel like I'm going to be sick…my nose is more sensitive than ever…" Kararu managed to sit up, a wave of pain shooting through her body. That, combined with the smell of blood around her…well, let's just say it wasn't a good mix. "Oh…" Kararu turned to the side and vomited on the floor.
"Kararu, I wish I could go over to you, but I can't…I'm chained to the wall…" Shikou said, shaking the chains so that Kararu could hear them.
"It's all right…what happened?" Kararu asked as she wiped her mouth with the back of her shaking hand.
"Well…they came in here with you, and after you woke up, they asked us about the Philosopher's Stone, though I have no idea why, and then when you wouldn't tell them anything, Gluttony ate you're arm, and you told them where it was, though I didn't hear, and then you passed out." Shikou said. "The Homunculi left an hour or two ago…"
"Damn it…I wish I hadn't told them…" Kararu said, then muttered, "Ed, I'm so sorry…"
"What?" Shikou asked, looking at her confused.
"Nothing…" Kararu said, then thought, "I just hope they don't hurt you, love…"
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Ed stared down at the graves in front of him. They were both unmarked, and were the only ones in the cemetery that had flowers growing around them.
"This must be it…" Ed said. He knelt down, looking at them. "But what's so special about them?"
He knew that the flowers shouldn't be there, but other than that, the graves were completely normal. "Kararu…Shikou…" Ed muttered, thinking of what the Homunculi were doing to them. He looked up, and jumped back when the stones started to glow. He stared at them in shock as the glow got brighter in certain places, then it disappeared.
Ed looked at the stones for a moment before going over to them. One said:
Shikou Rinamino
1338 – 1518
Loving and Caring Twin, a Demon of the Village
A Changer of the World
Next to it, the other read:
Kararu Rinamino
1338 – 1518
Loving and Caring Twin, a Demon of the Village
A Changer of the World
"Oh my gosh…" Ed said as he stared at the graves wide eyed. "They were demons…but what does the changer of the world mean?" He gave the graves a puzzled look, then looked at the flowers, then back at the graves. "Oh…they were elementals…"
The wind around him picked up, and he just sat still. He watched the grass and flowers blow around, and behind each gravestone the figure of a girl appeared. The one that appeared behind Kararu's looked just like the Kararu that Ed knew, yet she looked like Kararu's demon form. Behind Shikou's grave, the girl that appeared behind it had long, shiny light blue hair, icy-blue eyes, pure white dog ears and two pure white tails. They both wore black battle pants and a sleeveless shirt, yet one was crimson and one was light blue.
The girl behind Kararu's gravestone was leaning on it, her head held up by one of her hands, bending over as her tails flicked around playfully. The girl behind Shikou's was doing the same, except her head was held up with the opposite hand and her tails flicked in the exact opposite direction at the same time as the other girls. When the girls spoke, it was in unison with an eerie twinge to it.
"So, you have figured it out, young one. You are very smart."
"You're Kararu and Shikou…from the past."
"Yes. You are the first person to pick up on it since Hoenhiem Elric." The girls chuckled. "No wonder his own son would learn the truth."
"You knew my father?" Ed asked, shocked.
"Yes, in a way, we did." They grinned. "His father's name was Challan. Does it ring a bell?"
"My grandfather was Challan in the book…" Ed whispered.
"Yes. Hoenhiem wrote the book for us after we were killed after Challan had told him our tale before he died."
"So…is this the truth? Can I find where the Homunculi have taken them?" Ed asked them.
"In point of fact, that is why we are here. To reveal to you the way to them."
"How?"
"Like this."
The girls walked through the gravestones towards him, and he didn't have time to react.
"We won't hurt you. Just let us enter your mind until you find them." They said as they got closer to him.
"All right…I'll let you in for now…" Ed said, then he closed his eyes, and when he opened them, they were gone.
"Now, you need to head back the way you came." They informed him.
"All right." Ed said, then headed back towards the house.
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Havoc walked down the hallway to Al's dorm room, wondering if the State Alchemist was there since he hadn't been anywhere else on headquarters that he knew of. When he reached Al's room, he knocked on the door.
"Alphonse? Are you in there?" Havoc called through the door.
"Uh…just a moment!" Havoc heard Al yell. There was the quick rustling of fabric, and when the door opened, Al stood there, his hair messed and his clothes looked like they had been quickly shoved on.
"Oh, hello Havoc." Al said, slightly out of breath.
"Am I interrupting anything?" Havoc asked with a sly grin.
"Uh…no, no, you're not interrupting anything. I was just-" Al said, but was interrupted when a girl spoke.
"Al, who's at the door?"
"Uh huh. Not interrupting anything, am I?" Havoc asked with a grin. "Who is it?"
"Winry." Al said, a blush creeping up his cheeks.
"Ah. Just don't get too naughty until you actually marry her." Havoc advised.
"Al…" Havoc heard Winry whine from inside the room.
"Just a minute…I'll be right back." Al said, then walked out into the hall and shut the door. "How exactly do I ask her to marry me?"
Havoc grinned. "Well…I could set everything up for you. I'll call you in about two hours to give you details, okay?" Havoc asked.
"All right," Al said, and was about to open the door before saying, "thanks Havoc," over his shoulder.
"No problem." Havoc said. Al opened the door, walked through, then shut it again. "Now…where are they going to eat…hmm…"
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"This is the place?" Ed asked the two girls.
"Yes."
Ed stared blankly at the building in front of him. It was an old, run down bar, which looked like it hadn't been used in years.
"All right…I'm trusting you…" Ed said, then walked to the door and pulled it open, a loud creaking sound filling his ears as he pulled it. Once it was open, he took a few steps in and the door swung shut behind him.
"God…don't tell me they're back…" A voice said farther into the building.
"I…I don't feel…so good…" Another voice said, and Ed heard the sound of someone vomiting. Ed ran over to the hallway and ran down it until he came to a fork in the path.
"Which way?" Ed asked.
"Right!"
Ed ran down the passageway, reaching a flight of stairs, which he quickly took.
"Oh shit, they're back!" A voice drifted down the hallway. It was the first voice that he had heard when he first walked in. "Lay down and act unconscious so they'll leave you alone!"
"But Shikou…"
"Do it! They'll only mess with me!" Ed ran faster as he recognized the voices. He reached a large iron door, with three heavy iron locks on the door. He unlocked each one, with one last hiss from behind the door saying, "Shh!"
He opened the door.
"Oh my God, Edward?"
"Shikou!" Ed said, running over to her to transmute the metal off of her wrists, catching her as she fell. "Are you all right? Where's Kararu?"
"Ed?" Ed turned around to see a very pale and slightly green Kararu looking up at him from the floor. Ed quickly set Shikou on the ground.
"What happened?" Ed asked, running over. "You're shoulder…"
"Yeah…I know…Gluttony bit it off…" Kararu said, wincing as he helped her sit up. "Oh God, I feel sick again…" Kararu said, shifting so she could fall over on Ed. Shikou got up and ran over to start looking over Kararu while Ed held her up. A moment later, Ed felt the souls leave his head to appear a moment later in the room.
"You have found them. We must go now." They said in unison.
"Yes, I have. Thank you very much for your help." Ed said. Kararu and Shikou stared at the two souls in shock, but Ed didn't notice.
"If you need us, you know what to do." The girls said, and the wind seemed to pick up in the room and when it stopped, they were gone.
"Ed…" Shikou said in a shaky voice.
"Who was that?" Kararu asked, her voice a whisper.
"That…" Ed sighed. "Those souls were the people who lived in the Demonic Twins." Ed said. "Challan was my grandfather. My father is four hundred years old, yet is using a Philosopher's Stone to keep living…if he's still alive. I don't know if he's dead or alive."
"So…we're truly the reincarnations of the Kararu and Shikou from the past?" Shikou asked.
"Yes." Ed answered as he stood, picking Kararu up bridal style. "My father's name is or was Hoenhiem Elric. He wrote the book." Ed said. "Come on, we need to get out of here," Ed glanced down at Kararu, who just fell asleep, "and get her to a hospital."
"You know she doesn't like hospitals." Shikou said.
"Yeah, but how else is she supposed to get better? Plus, I have to call in my automail mechanic for this job." Ed said, motioning to Kararu's shoulder with his chin. "Rehabs going to be a bitch."
"I can tell that already." Shikou said with a sigh. "Come on, the Homunculi are bound to be back any minute."
Ed nodded as he and Shikou ran out into the hallway, up the flight of stairs and back to the entrance.
The two ran back into town, which wasn't far away, and entered the hospital.
"Edward! You're all ri-what in the name of-" A person said as they stood up, but was cut short by Ed.
"Hughes, get a doctor. She needs blood and her shoulder's been infected." Ed said. "I'll bring her to the room she was in before."
"All right." Hughes said, then he ran off, Ed running down the hall. Not a moment after Ed and Shikou had run into the room, Hughes ran in with Karen and a handful of nurses right behind him.
"Mr. Elric, Mr. Hughes, Miss Rinamino, I'm going to have to ask you to leave while we clean and wrap the wounds." Karen said.
"All right Karen." Ed said, then he, Hughes and Shikou walked out, Karen shutting the door behind him.
"Edward, where did you go? We've been looking everywhere for you!" Hughes said.
"First, I was at the exploded home, then I went to the cemetery. After that…let's just say I was a leaf on the wind." Ed said with a small grin.
"Huh?"
"Never mind, you wouldn't believe me even if I told you." Ed said.
"All right…" Hughes said as he took a chair in the waiting room.
"I hate this damn room." Ed said, glaring at everything in it.
"Well, Edward, we thought you were gone, that the Homunculi had taken you as well." Hughes said as Ed sat down.
"Well, I'm here, aren't I?" Ed asked.
"That's not the point."
"Then what is the point?"
Hughes sighed. "Al and Winry are in Central right now, Winry's staying with Al."
"Speaking of Winry, I need to call her. We're going to need an automail arm ready for Kararu." Ed said as he stood. He looked around, then growled out, "Where's the damn phone around here?"
"Over there." Hughes said, pointing to a pay phone by the entrance.
"All right." Ed said, walking over to the phone. He dialed Central Headquarters and waited for someone to pick up.
"Hello, this is Central City State Alchemist Military Headquarters, Sciezka speaking, how may I help you?"
"Wow, you must have practiced that one for days." Ed said through the phone with a grin.
"EDWARD?"
"No need to yell, Sciezka, I'm fine. I need to talk to Al, could you patch him through?"
"Well, I need the code…it's standard procedure…""All right then, Sciezka, Uncle-sugar-oliver-eight-zero-zero (the code is real, I checked…XD)." Ed said.
"Very good Edward, you still remember. All right, I'll patch you through to Al's dorm." Sciezka said. Ed heard a small click, a ring tone sounding after it. After a few minutes someone picked up.
"Hello?""Al?"
"BROTHER?""Easy Al, easy, there's no need to shout…"
"YOU'RE ALIVE!""Yes, I'm alive, you idiot, you'd think I'd just let myself get killed?" Ed asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"No…""That's what I thought. Now, is Winry there?"
"Yes, Brother, she's-" Al said, but the sound of rustling sheets and a loud shriek filled the phone.
"EDWARD'S ON THE LINE? GIMME THE DAMN PHONE ALPHONSE!"Ed sighed. "Hello Winry."
"EDWARD!""Like I said to Al, there's no need to shout."
"All right…""Winry, I need you and Al to travel up here to Ileki town…"
"Why?""I have an automail job for you."
"Really?""Yeah, one of the State Alchemist staying up here, one of the ones that helped me, had her arm bitten off by Gluttony. I have the measurements with me, so if you wouldn't mind, go ahead and stop by Risembool on your way up here."
"Sure thing Ed."
"And Winry, if you could, make it one of your newest models and…" Ed said, then looked down at his automail. "Could you hang on a sec?"
"Sure."
Ed set the phone down, then stretched out his arm, finding his automail an inch short, his leg also an inch or two shorter as well. He picked up the phone, sighing heavily.
"What's wrong?""Bring up two of your latest model arms and your latest model leg…"
"Why?""My arm and leg are too short…"
"Oh, I see…""Yeah, and make the one for the State Alchemist up here the least painful one you have, though I know they all hurt like hell."
"Will do, Ed."
"Thanks so much Winry…now could I speak to Al for a moment?"
"Sure. I'll talk to you when we get there." Winry said, then the sound of the phone being taken away from Winry was heard, with a mutter of 'you still didn't have to hit me with your wrench…'
"Al?"
"Yes Brother?""When can you leave to get here?"
"Where are you anyway?""I'm in a town called Ileki. It's about thirty miles north of Risembool, near the mountains."
"Oh…well, um…I'm taking Winry out to dinner, we could catch the first train after dinner to Risembool."
"All right Al, that would be wonderful."
"And Brother, one more thing…""Yes Al?"
"Mustang let me take the State Alchemist test…""WHAT!"
"And I passed, along with passing the practicals…""ALPHONSE!"
"Mustang appointed me this years new State Alchemist…I'm the Soul Alchemist…I can transmute parts of my soul into anything for a short period of time…"
"Al, I think I've heard enough for now, don't make me go into shock…I've been blind for the past three weeks, I don't need any more shock…"
"You've been-""Blind? Yes."
"Now that's just weird…""Tell me about it…"
"I guess we'll go buy our train tickets…do you want us to take the express?""Yes, I need you here within a day."
"All right, see you tomorrow night Brother."
"Okay, see you then. Bye Al."
"Bye Brother."
Ed hung up the phone, sighing as he walked back over to sit in the chair next to Hughes.
"Interesting conversation?" Hughes asked, Shikou staying silent.
"Very." Ed muttered.
"Well, we just need to…" Hughes said, but cut himself off and sat straight up, his eyes searching the area for something, his grin disappearing.
"What's wrong Hughes?" Ed asked, confused.
"Where the hell is Mustang?"
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