鋼の錬金術師 (FullMetal Alchemist)
Chapter 8 Inside the Symbol Room
The door fell to the floor with a loud bang, or at least it's pieces did. Ed went in, transmuting his arm into a blad, with Al following him closely.
Greed and Yeng were standing near the giant Flamel's cross. The were dragging Envy, who seemed out of strengths. They made him sit up near the cross, and went over to Lust's cage.
Greed finally saw them, and he grabbed Fu by the neck. He was very pale, and had already lost lots of blood.
"Come close, and he will die". He said. "Get ready, Yeng". Yeng nodded, and moved away from Envy. He pulled a lever, and the floor cracked open. It started going down, and a tied up Gluttony rose from the hole. He had many spears and swords stabbing him all over.
Yeng got close to Gluttony, and started takin the spears and swords out. Philosoper's stone dripped. He picked it all up, and gathered it in one big stone. He took it to Greed, who looked at it happily.
Gluttony started descending, and the floor gathered once again. Ed could see a circle drawn in it.
"Get over here". Greed shouted. Hohenheim came walking stiffly. A big piece of metal was stuck to his neck. His face showed he was in lots of pain.
"That little piece of auto mail is so useful… See, it touches Hohen's nerves, making him move, either he wants it or not". Greed said, grinning. "I could even make him rip his tongue off…".
Hohenheim got scared. Ed had never seen him like this. Not even when Envy was about to kill him in Germany.
"See that? That's selfishness… I won't hurt him, though, cause' that'll make Envy happy, and I want my revenge". He said laughing.
"Let go of him, Greed!". Ed shouted, in anger.
Greed left Fu on the floor. He was very pale, and almost for sure, he was about to die. Then, Greed crashed Lust's cage open, and grabbed her from the neck.
"Dear Lust… I've always had the hot-pants for you".
She grew her fingers, and cut his head off. After he fell to the ground, she kicked him. A giant fist grabbed Lust, and rose her in the air. Another one grabbed Hope.
Yeng walked up to her, and laughed. Greed stood up, cracking his newly grown neck, and spat at Lust.
"You'll be willing to be with me once I get into Envy?". He said. Lust's face completely changed. Greed noticed this, and grinned.
"Is that it? Envy? You really want Envy?". He started laughing wildly. Envy rose his head a bit, looking at Lust. She looked back at him, and they both smiled.
"I feel sick". Greed said, cutting his laugh. "Envy? What does he have that I don't? Do it, Yeng". Yeng clapped his hands, and Envy got trapped in a fist, too.
"Now I'll kill you all". Greed said, giving his back to Lust, and walking up to Yeng, who was holding the philosopher's stone in the middle of the circle.
Envy started laughing. Quicker and louder by every passing second.
"We made you believe we were like brothers… And now, thanks to you, I know for certain how she feels! THANK YOU!". Envy shifted into the giant snake, and fell to the floor, cracking it. A giant hand rose from it, and Gluttony came out, ripping the ropes that tied him. Greed grabbed the stone Yeng was holding, and swallowed it whole. He became blue, and started growing an extra pair of arms, and a couple of blue, bat-like wings. His size also rose.
The three giant Homunculi were moving around the room. Sadly for the Elric brothers, they were left inside the triangle formed by them.
"Al… This is gonna be just way out of hand".
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Yeng ran at him, and tried to punch him. Ed ducked, and kicked him in the chest. Al hit him in the stomach, and he fell back.
Greed grabbed Gluttony with all of his hands, and lifted him above his head, ready to toss him on top of Envy. The snake curled under the blue demon's feet, and made him trip. Gluttony fell on top of Greed, who started flapping his wings.
Ed dodged Gluttony's heads, while he tried to find Al.
"Behind you, Ed!". Hope shouted.
Ed rolled to the left just in time to evade a vooden spike that was tossed by Yeng. Al created a hand that caught him, and rose him next to the Homunculi.
Envy broke the column that was holding Lust, and once she was on the floor again, she simled at him. He got distracted, and Greed grabbed his tail, and started waving him over his head.
Gluttony jumped at Greed's back, knocking him down. He started biting his wings, and a lot of philosopher's stone dripped to the floor. Envy rolled over, and almost smashed Ed.
He grabbed a stone, and clapped his hands. The auto mail seemed to grow some sort of armor over his entire body, and he was practically untouchable. He hadn't expected this, although he felt powerful. It was even easy to move. The only thing coming out of the armor was his little hair.
Al grabbed some stone, too, and transmuted it to the armor that had come with them. They glowed with red tattoos, and they became one big suit of armor, just like the one Al used to be himself. It was big enough to fight the giant Homunculus.
Yeng grabbed some stones, and he transmuted them into a crimson blade. He could perform almost every kind of alchemy without even using his hands.
The giant suit of armor grabbed Greed from the neck, and tossed him above his head, dropping him on top of Gluttony.
Ed was covering Yeng's attacks. The armor glowed in red, and the metal spikes grew as Ed wished, almost killing Yeng many times. He spinned, and tried to cut Ed's head, but he ducked, and cut his stomach. Yeng fell back, and fainted.
"Edward!". Lust shouted.
He ran up to her, and transmuted his helmet back, so he could see her.
"Give me that…". She said, pointing at a glowing stone. He moved, doubtful, and picked the stone. Lust took it, and swallowed it.
Ed ran away, as the Homunculus grew.
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She turned into a big, dark red creature. Both of her arms were spikes, and her eyes glowed in yellow. Two little dark lines were her pupils. Her hair was dark, but it fell over her face.
She attacked Greed wildly, and picked Envy up. She slapped him, and then let him on the floor. He woke up, and tied himself to Gluttony, who was hit by the suit of armor.
Ed grew the helmet back, and grabbed Yeng. He dragged him up to Fu, and told him to cure him.
Envy finally smashed Greed, biting his neck and throwing him to the floor. Gluttony was tied up against him, and the suit of armor just stopped moving.
Both Lust and Envy returned to normal. They were very tired, and lied on each other, sighing.
"That was good". Envy said, smiling.
Lust got close to him, and kissed him.
"Did you feel that?". She asked.
"I'm gonna need some more of it to be completely sure…". He said, laughing.
Gluttony didn't diminish his size, but Greed did. He looked at Envy, and started laughing.
"You really think I'm done for?".
"You don't longer have an alchemist to tranmsmute you". Ed said, dragging Yeng.
"But I do!". Greed said, smiling.
"ED!". Winry yelled.
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Hohenheim was holding her from the neck, as well as he was holding Fu.
"Move, and they're gone, Full Metal". Greed said, standing.
"Let go of them, bastard!". Al shouted at Greed.
"Now, Hohen'". He said.
A spike grew from the floor, piercing Envy, and nailing him to Flamel's cross. Some more spikes grew from the cross itself, and Envy was cruccified.
"I think you haven't noticed what's in the floor, right?".
Ed looked at the transmutation circle shaped as the Ouroboros.