Chapter 6: A Trait Gone Wrong

Everything was set. All Dante had to do now was transmute a stone. Oh

she had enough red stones. She found that red stones were made of humans as well,

so she mad them like she made her first philosopher's stone. She lured in humans

that no one would notice was missing, like beggars, drunkards, and prostitutes. She

had enough red stones, but not the stone. To get it, she went to the Crimson Way

Opera house, the exact center of the town, and made her circle. The cirle would

have to be gargantuan, so she did it the easy way. Dante clapped her hands to-

gether, and the circle drew itself through the entire city. People who were up late

enough were wondering what it was and what caused it. Those who did know,

however, had no time to run. After the circle was complete, Dante clapped her

hands again and slammed them onto the circle. The circle began glowing

with a sinister red light. People began screaming and disappearing, but Dante

could not hear it. She was concentrating on the stone. Once again, inifinite power

was at her fingertips. But she knew what to do with it. A new homunculus would

be born! "Hehe, all is almost complete. Hoinhiem! " In moments, Peace condensed

from his vaporous form to his solid form. " You called me Dante? " "Yes, Hoinhiem,

I did. I need you to bring the elements from the upper room of the house. Don't

worry about using your vaporous form, there are no people who will see you."

"I know." he replied sadly. " Oh and Hoinhiem, bring the red stones too." He

nodded his head in acknowledgment, then vaporized. " Don't worry Love,

you'll be here soon." her smile became a little psycotic." Mommy promises."

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Peace arrived back from the house with the ingredients for a human. "Place it

at the center of the circle." Peace dropped the matter into the center of the circle.

"Good, I only need to transmute it now." Dante clapped her hands and placed them

on the powdered substances. There was a flash of dark purple light, then the gate

appeared. The spectral figure stepped out of the gate and said," You again." Dante

wondered how the gate knew it was her, so she asked." Ohh, how did you know it

was me? " The figure smiled with disgust. " Do you think you can trick me? I'm the

manifested form of the gate. You cannot fool me. Here, your soul also manifests

itself in it's true form. What I see isn't the innocent girl from before. Now your evil.

But I' not your judge. What do you want? " Dante said without hesatation," The

homunculus named Love." The figure laughed and said," Evil only begets evil,

your intentions are clear to me. You can't create heavinly traits anymore.You

can only create sins. The sin I'll give you is Envy in exchange for..." he was cut off

by Dante," Not so fast. I may not be getting what I want, so neither can you. I'm

giving you the stone instead." "Human must be..." "I know! Shut up ! " Dante then

exploded into anger"Hahaha. I know how to beat you at your own game ! "

She took the stone out of her pocket and transmuted another female body from

nothing. After this, Dante switched bodies with the lifeless one." Now then.I

offer this human for the homunculus." The figure sighed and opened the gate.

A child with blond hair and golden eyes that looked like a juvenile Peace

stepped out. As the child was stepping out, a multitude of small, black hands

came out of the gate and took the body Dante had just swithched from

Suddenly, all was back to normal. When Dante was back up, she transmuted

herself some clothes and stood back to size up the new homunculus. "Envy?"

The child turned and looked at her. "Say hello to mommy and daddy." But

Peace was gone. He fled when he saw that he was father to a sin incarnate.