The 8th Sin
-Father, part 2-
Okay... it's 10p.m. when I typed this chap down, believe it or not. P
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Freesia was sobbing now, quietly pleading for Greed to release the now suffocating chimera that he held a few good inches off the ground by the neck. What she just said baffled him. That beast was her father?
Now, he wasn't naturally nice, but he figured that if that thing was in her past, it would be best if she dealt with it personally. Huffing in an almost regretful tone, the Ultimate Shield released it, leaving it an untidy heap on the floor. The cold, sleek surface of his shield disappeared with a soft sizzling sound and that was when Freesia released him and went to hug the chimera, crying into its dark fur which was the exact same color of her hair.
It seemed to purr in her embrace, lifting up a clawed hand to gently pat her back as its deformed limbs couldn't return her hug, "Father... who did this to you...?" she cried, still clinging onto the chimera she called 'father' as he called her name raspily again.
Greed just watched the reunion, one hand jammed in his pocket, leaving the other one on standby in case their 'guest' pulled a fast one and pounced on him or anything.
Instead of the chimera assaulting him, the sounds of someone falling down the stairs reached their ears. They all turned to face the source of the sound and saw Rin lying crumpled at the foot of the stairs, bloodied and bruised, writhing in pain.
"Rin!" Freesia stood up, approaching the fallen half-chimera who was trying to pick himself off the floor, falling back down in almost every attempt.
Melody came down shortly after that and went for Rin's pet dog and a stray cat just outside the window, "Sorry Rin, I'll buy you a new dog tomorrow!" she called to him over her shoulder, pulling out three pieces of paper with alchemic circles on each of them. Two of them hit the animals and with a flash of alchemic light, the two were joined to form a beast.
Envy had just jumped into the living room as a mighty bolt of thunder struck the floor where he had previously stood, leaving a hole in it as John chased after the homunculus, who looked like he was actually enjoying the little cat and mouse chase. The black-haired alchemist was not at all amused; instead he looked like he could murder someone.
"Ah, there you are," said the palm tree look-alike, performing a perfect back flip and attempting to land a kick in Greed's face, to which the taller homunculus merely caught his leg and flung him across the room. He picked himself out of the rubble, a clearly visible cut on the back of his head bleeding profusely and actually showing his cracked skull and partially, his brain. The wound closed in a matter of seconds as he stood up, only to be knocked down again by Melody's chimera, which started biting and ripping him apart on first sight.
The skinny little man growled at the pain and kicked the creature off of him. His right arm, which was in between the beast's powerful jaws, came right off of its socket when it refused to let go.
Blood painted the wall a deep shade of crimson as Envy suppressed a scream, clutching his severed arm as it regenerated. Taking on the three alchemists would have been easy, if only the stupid chimera that he had taken along with him would help!
"Demetrius, you do know what will happen to you if you refuse to follow what she says, right?" Envy hollered over to the beast, which was cowering in a corner, clutching its head. Its still human mind was fighting against its bestial instincts and obviously, it was a painful process.
"What do you want?" Freesia growled, towering over the smaller homunculus. He just looked at her boredly,
"I was just sent here to fetch you two. Obviously, these people here are making my job more difficult," he said with an annoyed lilt in his tone, standing up effortlessly as his body completely regenerated, flawlessly.
"That didn't give you a reason to hurt them!"
"Oh? Would it be reason enough if I told you they started ganging up on me? Besides, your mother's worried sick about you. She sent me after you," he said silkily, smirking at Freesia's bewildered expression.
"...My... mother...?" she repeated slowly as the other occupants of the room just stood ready, knowing just how much of a threat the nimble palm tree homunculus was. Freesia looked down at her feet, trying to recall how her mother had once looked, but to know avail. Come to think of it, she hadn't many memories of seeing her mother. Most of her life was spent with her father. He taught her everything he knew. Her mother never seemed to care, neither was she ever in one place.
Envy took this as a sign that she was curious. She had taken in some of Greed's charming traits in such a short time, but it was worth it; he was sure she was dying to see her mother again. Extending a hand towards the female homunculus, he said, "Come with me, your mother's waiting."
She looked at his hand, then at his cocky face and back again. Slowly, she raised a hand, as if she was going to accept it and before the alchemists could stop her, a surprising someone voiced out before they did,
"He's lying, Freesia! Don't do it!" It was Greed. Her blank eyes locked with his for a moment before she faced Envy once more, looking down at his invitation. Sighing, she let her hand fall into Envy's. The green-haired homunculus smirked triumphantly, but that smirk didn't stay there very long.
Freesia's hand hovered over Envy's wrist, where her fragile yet powerful fingers clamped around Envy's wrist, breaking it. With a surprised yelp, the smaller homunculus broke free of the female's grip, clutching his broken wrist.
Her moves were sudden, swift, like Pride's as she went up to Envy and kicked him in the side of the face with strength that would have matched Envy's own and knocked him down to the ground, leaving him temporarily defenseless. Using that small opportunity, she'd performed a somersault and landed on Envy's torso, knocking the wind out of him and started pounding her fists in his face, leaving no space for him to breath.
"You're lying!" she screamed, hitting her prey over and over again, not caring how much blood he shed, "She never was there for me! She never was there when I was on my deathbed! She never cared! Never! NEVER!" she shrieked, hitting the sin of envy with whatever strength she could muster, unconsciously activating her Ultimate Shield around her fists to make the impact greater.
The others watched on as she continued to pummel the now unconscious Envy, who had had several concussions in succession and could not regenerate as fast as she could hit him. His head was literally a pulp now and the only thing that stopped her was her chimera father, who placed a paw on her shoulder. The simple gesture made her stop instantly, looking at the beastly creature with tears in her eyes as she got off of the victim of her wrath.
Melody had long disposed of the incomplete chimera she had created and said, "Is that enough to kill him?"
Greed huffed, "Expect him to be back on his feet in a few minutes. Don't drop your guard now."
Melody nodded at this and John merely kicked Envy's motionless body in disgust, "Don't you homunculi die once your heads are ripped off?"
Greed shook his head, "It takes more than just that to get rid of us."
John was going to ask what it was when Envy's body twitched and his head started coming together again. As Greed had predicted, the once motionless body was now in full motion, stopping at the window when his head had completely regenerated and said, "The next time I see you, I'll be sure to rip you apart."
"Well then, why don't you take a second beating right here, right now then?" John threatened, charging his rod once more with electricity and taking a step forward as a means of challenging the homunculus.
He chuckled, "It wouldn't be a problem if I had to take you on one by one. Unfortunately, I haven't any back-up, as you have four behind you," he said sharply, silencing the Storm Front Alchemist. With a huff, he then continued, "I wasn't lying about your mother. She'll be waiting, 'Life'," that said, Envy disappeared without a trace into the night.
Greed frowned at where Envy once stood. He didn't like the homunculus' tone one bit. He was just about to go and call it a night when a howl erupted from Demetrius, Freesia's chimera father who was on the floor, clutching his head again, this time curled up in a fetal position.
"Father? Are you alright?" Freesia knelt down next to the chimera and attempted to pat him on the head. She got an unpleasant surprise when he snarled at her and snapped his powerful jaws at her, almost as if he was going to bite her. Luckily, she pulled her hand back before he did so.
Melody found this disturbing, "You're Freesia, right? Get away from him!" she cried, motioning for the girl to move away.
"But..."
"No buts! If he really was your father before the transmutation, then I can safely say he's losing his sanity!"
"That's not true!" Freesia countered angrily, frowning at the Half-Breed Alchemist.
Melody sighed exasperatedly, "Every human who's been transmuted with an animal has a certain length of time where they can retain their human-like thinking. Obviously, being combined with more than one animal is pushing your father to his limits! It's no use Freesia, he's too far gone."
"SHUT UP!" Freesia bellowed, covering her ears. At that exact time, Demetrius was gone. His human side had vanished. Without hesitating, he roared, pouncing on the nearest person to him; Freesia. She was taken aback as he bit her in the shoulder, his sharp fangs cutting right through her bones and earning screams of pain from the homunculus below him.
"Freesia!" Greed surprised himself; why was he so worried of her well-being? Rin, who had also called out her name at the same time, looked at the homunculus with utmost loathe as did Greed to him and they stayed that way for a moment before an agonized yelp ended the whole din.
A lance could be seen protruding from the beast, right through where the heart should be. Both assailant and the assaulted had shocked looks on their faces, one not being able to see the attack coming and the other attacking merely on the thought of defending herself.
Warm blood trickled down her arm like a river before the lance vanished with a sizzling sound, returning it to her human hand. Her whole body was trembling as she realized what had just happened.
With a low moan, the chimera fell on its side, eyes slowly but surely fluttering closed as its life slowly left its now useless body. Freesia stayed lying on her back, the wound her father had given her now completely healed and her hand still stuck through his chest. Her breathing was labored and she prayed as hard as she could that this was just a sick nightmare.
Of course, reality didn't want it that way. She had to accept what reality gave her. She pulled her hand out of Demetrius' chest and brought it up to her face so she could see it. Drops of blood dripped from her fingers and fell, one drop after another, on her pale face. She was shaking even more now as a long suppressed cry forced its way out of her throat and she finally screamed.
It was horrible. One miserable event after another. If this was the price she had to pay to discover who she really was, where she really belonged, she'd rather not find out. But as reality would have it, she wouldn't be seeing a happy ending any time soon. As she continued to wail, now crying over her father's dead body, Melody had done the same, burying her face in Rin's shoulder. She knew how it felt. It had happened to her before.
John merely looked on. To him, this was of no significance to him. Everyone goes through it one day, one way or another. Another surprising revelation from the other homunculus present in the room made Rin turn green with envy.
Greed had actually hugged the hysterical young lady protectively, something that even made him question his own actions. He was comforting her.
On a normal occasion, he wouldn't be doing what he was doing at that time. Something about the enigmatic being who was crying into his shoulder at that time made him feel her pain, made him feel sorry for her.
In spite of her hysterical state, she managed to ask him why it had to be this way and why it had to happen to her. He said nothing, he just held her. Reality was never nice to begin with. Everything felt wrong to her, everything was a 'why'. She was right on one thing though,
The biggest question on his mind was, "Why?"
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