鋼の錬金術師 (FullMetal Alchemist)
Chapter 6 Ahead
Ed and Al met with the group.
They watched Scar talking to the people of Lior from the temple.
Everyone listened carfully.
After Scar ended his speech, everyone clapped and shouted.
The place was soon emptied, and Scar joined Ed with Rose and their son.
"I told them to head to Central".
"Good. Well… We split here…". Ed whispered.
"Yes. I'm going to Ishbal, to gather some people, if I can".
"Be back soon. We'll need you, even if Ishbal comes or not". Al said.
Scar turned around, and kissed Rose. He pat his son on the head, and went to the station.
"I have to send a letter to central. We'll need some trains sent looking for the people at Ishbal".
o0o
"Stop complaining, and walk". Envy said.
"But, my Lord… We're tired… The water is almost over…". The soldier said.
"Tell the alchemist's to turn the sand into water, or to make a well and extract it. I'm not thirsty".
The soldier walked away, and spoke to the alchemists.
"Whimp". Envy said.
o0o
"We're going to Xenotime". Ed told Hohenheim.
"Why?". He asked.
"Fletcher and Russel Tringham are there, investigating after the misterious cures of Doctor Marcoh. They still want to help people, and improve their alchemy".
"They sent us a letter". Al said, handing the paper to his father.
Mei Yang talked with Paninya quite happily. Wrath was asleep, and so was Izumi. Armstrong was nearly finishing his book.
The trip was nearly over, and the sun was leaving it's position high in the sky.
"What about Gluttony?". Al said.
"Hm?". Ed asked, wandering back to his thoughts, leaving those of Winry behind.
"I think we'll have to jump into him again". Ed said, sighing.
They heard a book closing, and Armtrong getting up with a hop. The wagon shook a little, and Wrath fell to the floor.
"The greatest story ever written! Thank you, master Hohenheim!". He said, approaching Hohenheim for a hug.
He lifted his hand, as a sign for Alex to stop, and shook his head.
"I didn't write it. I just wrote down what I remembered of it. I read it back in Germany".
"It's still great!".
"What is it?". Paninya said, showing interest, while fooling around with Xiao Mei.
"It's a story about a young man and a woman who fall in love deeply, but their families are enemies to death. Her cousin kills His best friend, and he takes revenge. He is exiled, and she decides to fake her death with a potion, and then ran away to her beloved one. He finds her, and thinks she's dead, so he takes real poison, and dies. She wakes up, and finds him dead to her side, so she kills herself, and their families stop fighting, to cry together…!". He cleaned a tear drop from his eye.
"Wow…". Al said. "Lemme read it". He took the book, and sat down.
Ed was in shock. He was glad that would never happen to him. But it was a deep story.
"What is it called?". Mei Yang said.
"Romeo and Juliet". Hohenheim answered.
Izumi snored, and Wrath crawled back up to the seat, to sleep again.
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Scar sat down in the tent, and looked at his master.
"So… War, you tell me?". His master said.
"I'm afraid so". Scar said, nodding.
"Our country has already been devastated by the war. We can't fight for Amestris. The people won't agree".
"We are in terms of peace with Amestris".
"As we are with Xing".
"But they are invading us!".
"That's impossible".
"They will conquer Amestris, and then the rest of the countries! We have to help stopping them!".
"It's non of our business".
"They brought me back! I'd be dead if it weren't for the Elric brothers! I left my son behind, and my wife, together with my whole country, and now that I'm back, after having saved another world, I won't be appreciated by my own people!".
"We didn't start this war!".
"But we can end it! My brother studied alchemy, because he believed that it would save the world! We must achieve peace!".
"But it can't be done through war!".
"'If you want peace, prepare for war'… That's a saying from the other world, from a country a lot like Xing. We can help stopping the war, and we must".
The master sighed, and looked at Scar.
"I will help you".
o0o
Fletcher and Russel received Ed and Al with a hug, and shook hands with everyone else in the group.
After telling them everything, they looked around at the trees, and the people that sourrounded them.
"We are appreciated in this community. But we can go. No one here will fight, that's for sure". Russel said.
"How did your research go, by the way?". Al asked.
"We found some of Marcoh's notes in his appartment. They looked like kitchen recippes, but we deciphered them".
"Human lives. That's whats needed for the stone". Ed said.
"Yep… Well, I guess you knew this since a long time ago. You did come and go from the Gate". Fletcher said smiling.
"We saw you there. Thanks for the effort". Al said smiling.
"Let's go get our things, Fletch. We're going back to Central".
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The train, filled with Ishbalan soldiers and men, moved quickly through the rails. Scar was thinking about how to convince them deffinitely.
And another idea stroke him.
Ed had mentioned that every alchemist arriving would be named State Alchemist.
Could he reject it? Could he quit after the war?
He lowered his head, thinking if he'd have to kill himself.
And finally forgave every state alchemist.
Because he was becoming one.
Then, he forgave himself.
o0o
"Well… We're finally back at Central". Ed said, walking in the platform.
He had his hands in his pockets, and walked quite quickly, sepparating from the group.
He noticed he had left them behind, so he started going back, but someone grabbed him from the shoulder.
The warmthj of that hand increased by every passing second.
He turned around, and found Winry, smiling softly, and with some tears in her eyes.
"Welcome". She said, trembling a bit.
Ed smiled, and grabbed her hand. He pulled her closer to himself, and kissed her.
Then she hugged her, and left himself drown in that happiness.
Knowing it wouldn't last long.
o0o
Envy looked above the dune, and saw some buildings in the horizon.
"Rush Valley".
He walked ahead, without stopping, making his troops hurry.
"Come on! We're in Amestris already! We have to get to Central in two days!".
He turned, and saw the buildings. He could already see Central burning.
