Walking in Shadows, Seeing the Light

Author's Note: Alright, enough of the cute stuff, in with the gruesome stuff…heeheehee… I like blood and guts and beating people up, especially the Brother's Elric.

Disclaimer: None…

Summary: Past meets present the clash of a haunting past lingers overhead as the Elric brothers attempt to find peace. Can an angel who guards the gate help them discover the secrets of her past as well as theirs? EdxOC and AlxOC

… mind you, they're a wee bit sharp…"

Professor Dumbledore

Chapter: Life, Love and Death

Asuna slept peacefully in Ed's arms, her breath rising and falling across her lips. The blonde Alchemist tightened his grip slightly, pulling her closer into a more protective position. She almost glowed with happiness, lately her smile had gotten so much that she sparkled. Ed smiled softly, looking at her, pregnant… with his child… he couldn't believe it. As if to reassure himself that this wasn't a dream his left hand slid towards her navel, feeling the small but prominent bulge in her abdomen. Suddenly his ears pricked up as he heard soft footsteps in the hall.

"Asuna…" He whispered in her ear. "Asuna wake-" BAM! Something hard and heavy smashed into the back of his skull. Asuna shot up in bed to see a pair of violet eyes glaring at her from the darkness. Power like she had never sensed before poured in waves off the figure. A heavy fist slammed into her face and she grabbed her clothes that were sitting out on the chair next to her as she hit the floor. She tasted copper, blood.

"Ed!" Her voice cracked in her throat as she was slammed out the window and into the mud. Freezing rain poured from the sky as she ran, pulling on jeans and a long sleeved shirt. She stumbled as she ran, pulling on her boots.

"Here my pretty." Anger dropped down in front of her. She slid to a stop.

"Anger." She hissed. Although he was technically the most docile of the sins he was one of the most powerful, for anger is a powerful emotion.

"Right." The blonde homunculus swung at her ferociously and was met with a clang from her arm blade. The blonde slashed at her, pushing her back in the lot. She flipped back and his blade slashed her cheek. She stopped movement for a moment, her mind reconjured the image of Ed lying on the bed, unconscious. "Worried about your precious Alchemist?" The homunculus swung at her again, his sword again blocked by an arm blade.

"BASTARD!" Hate filtered through her movements and within seconds she was gone. Anger looked around, ice crystals dripping off his sword.

"Where is she?" Anger looked around curiously. From behind him two swords impaled his back, slashing into his spine and ripping him in half. Throes over took his body as she dropped him to the ground.

Laughter rang through the empty lot and waves of astral pushed the grass over, causing the ran to splatter in all different directions from the place where the astral was originating from. Before her appeared the demon himself, his arms folded, his bone whip curled artfully around him. His huge bat-like wings caused random gusts of wind to escape from the beating leather.

"Lucifer." She released the word slowly, the name dripping in acid. The devil nodded, laughing softly, his feet touched the ground and a sonic boom of energy blasted across the earth, absorbing the living energy from the grass and trees around him. She braced herself as the demon flew towards her and in a burst of light a huge sword burst forth in a flurry of rose petals, blocking his blow. Asuna's now pristine white hair glittered in soft waves to coils at the end. Her wing like bangs hid her left eye, her right azure iris glittered menacingly. In her hands was a gigantic sword embedded with rose petals.

"That's it…" Lucifer's soft voice growled evilly and he broke the attack, gliding effortlessly into the sky. The angel, now standing in a long white trench coat and shorts with two bands attached to her pant legs at her knees and a halter top, watched him rise in altitude. Lucifer watched her curiously. Was she going to move. She shone in the dark light a night light for small children. The silvery blue glow radiating around her. In one move the Angel took off from the ground, huge glistening white wings bursting in full feather from her back. She swung her sword up and it clashed beautifully with the demon's. A shower of sparks shivered from the blades.

"This is the true power of the fallen angels?" Lucifer questioned.

"Not even close." Her voice sounded lower and softer than before, her anger turning into pure chaos. "THE CHAOS GATE IS CLOSED TO YOU OF EARTH! BEGONE DEMON YOU CAN NO LONGER CURSE THIS EARTH WITH YOUR VILE POWER!"

'No…' Lucifer's thoughts choked. She would destroy herself and him in one blow. 'No…'

KICK ASS!

That's all I have to say…

Next chapter:

Chapter 24: Angel of Death

HUGZ,

Ringo