Chapter Three: The Original Homunculus
Dante had one more day to create a homunculus before her
parents came home.She read an early chemistry journal and found that all of the
ingredients of a human could be found in the dust of the beggars she transmuted.
She only had to measure the right amout equal to one adult.That night, she drew
her circle and poured the correct amount of dust. Dante had the stone ready to give
in exchange for the homunculus. She gathered her nerve and touched the circle.
Dante saw a flash of light from the alchemic circle, then the gate in her nightmares.
Her eyes dilated in fear, then a hand touched her shoulder. "Isn't it beautiful?"
Dante turned and slapped the spectral's hand away. "Who are you?" she asked
in disbelief. "Some say the Great One, others say the world, yet others say the
universe incarnate, others say you." Then door opened and the man she saw in her
dreams came out. The spectral figure said,"In exchange for him I'll take your arms."
"But I have a philosopher's stone! " " Human matter must be exchanged for human
matter." the figure said. Small black arms came out of the gate and tore of her arms.
Suddenly she was back in the room, her arms bleeding profusly. The man was in the
room with her. The stone was in his hands. Dante screamed in pain. Then she
weakly said," Please, put that stone to on my arm socketsss." She saw him nod his head
and slowly she fainted with assurance that she would be alright. She awoke the
next morning in her bed, with her arms. Dante sat up in her bed rubbing her arms and
thinking about seeing a court sorceror for her dreams. Her door creaked open,
and there was the man, or rather, the homunculus she created. He had the stone in
hand and said," Excuse me, but is this your's?" He held out the stone. With caution
she took the stone and said," Thank you very much.Excuse me for asking but, what
is your name?" The man thought for a moment,then said," On the other side of the
gate, I was what the gate called Peace, one of the seven heavenly traits." All she
could say was," Oh." She heard a door downstairs open and knew it was her parents.
Hurriedly and excitedly she said," Wait here until I come and get you, Peace."
Obediently he replied," As you wish Ms..." "Dante." Very well, Ms.Dante."
" Please don't call me Ms., Dante will do just fine." After this she ran down the
stairs and hugged her father. Curiously,he said," Did I miss something?" She
happily replied, " Yes, I did something you couldn't do." Joshingly he said,"What
could that be. Dante said halfway up the stairs," Wait here." In a flash, she came
down holding the homunculus' hand.Outraged at the sight of grown man holding
his daughter's hand, he shouted," Who is that! What was he doing upstairs! " In her
defence, Dante said," Father, this is a homunculus named Peace, not a man." Peace
looked at her funny. But before Peace could say anything, her father said in almost a whisper,
"A homunculus." Then his face turned red with fury and disgust." Get you and that
abomination out of here! " "But I thought you always wanted to make a
homunculus! " she said in disbelief. " I always read on homunculi to thwart anyone
trying to make one, and how to kill one." "Don't kill him! He saved me! " Her
father's face had a puzzeled look on it. " How did he save you." Dante hesatated
"Do you promise not to interrupt?" " I do." "Okay..." she hesatated again " I made a
philosopher's stone to give in equivalent exchange for the homunculus.But it
backfired and the gate took my arms instead.But Peace put the philosopher's
to my wounds and they became healed." Her father's face turned white,and he
weakly said," Get out.Any one who takes human life so easily isn't related to me.
My daughter has died to me." Dante screamed," Noooo! I only wanted you to notice
me, to be proud of me! " Dante's father sadly replied," Dante is dead." Dante took
Peace's hand and ran. Where could she go? Her grandmother. She would care for
me .Suddenly, she was lifted by a vapor. The vapor had a head like Peace's !
" What are you doing! " Dante said with fear. Peace simply said," I am taking you
to a safe place." "Where? " "I don't kmow,but I like you, so I'll take care of you."