Chapter Twelve

~~Ed's P.O.V~~

I lunged for Envy, my arm aimed straight for his head. Laughing, he spun out of the way, sending me to the ground in front of Al. Al looked to me with confusion in his eyes, I half turned to him, giving hi9m a meaningful look. He stared wide-eyed at me when he got what I was saying. Now, all I could do was hope he got the message clearly. I turned my glare back to Envy, bringing my arm up in front of my face. Envy let out a cackle.

"Get Al out of here." Al was pushed inside, followed by Winry, Havoc, and Hawkeye. The others stayed outside with me, May, and Mustang. We had three Alchemists against one homunculus. This would be a piece of cake.

"Ugh, just when I thought I was done with you idiots." Envy leaned his head back in an annoyed manner, letting his arms sag by his side. "Go ahead, shoot and Fire me. But have fair warning, I won't be easy to destroy."

"Who said we were looking for easy?" Mustang piped up, snapping his fingers and sending flames forward. Some of the people with guns took a stunned step back before shooting. May and I stood our ground, waiting for Mustang to give us an opening.

May crouched by my feet, throwing her daggers around Envy in one powerful thrust. She jammed the others in front of herself, slapping her hands down. A blue light glowed, starting a similar one around Envy.

Mustang stopped his fire, keeping his arm at the ready though. May's circle glowed and glowed, and finally it happened. Envy lurched from his back, as if he had been struck there. He grabbed at his chest, casting a look to May.

We all paused, thinking May's Eastern Alchemy had actually beaten him. He fell forward, toppling right onto his hands. He stayed there for a while, but none of us moved. I transmuted my gauntlet, standing defensively. May kept her hands at the ready, as did Mustang. The others had their guns pointed and reloaded.

Time seemed to stand still as we all watched his form. There was no red light, no healing alchemy going on. I felt my heart leap at the fact that he might have actually fallen. My hopes crashed to the ground as red sparks flew from his body.

Gasping Envy rolled onto his back.

"Very smart little girl, going straight for my core." He stood up, laughing as he cracked his back. He looked to the circle of daggers, leaning down to grab a few. Smiling, he chucked them all at May.

I stood in front of her, knocking them away with my blade. The others re-aimed their guns, ready to shoot. I gave them a signal, stopping them.

"He's mine." With that, I slapped my hands to the ground, a sharp rock spear headed straight for Envy. Envy jumped, flipping right over it. He soared through the air, landing right in front of me. I started kicking, getting a good one in his side before he shifted.

Before me stood my mother, an evil smile playing on her lips. I frowned, stabbing my blade into her face. Envy gasped, shifting back and yanking away from me.

"Hmm, so heartless you would stab your mother?" Envy twirled behind me, coming around on the other side as Al. I punched him in the gut, kicking his legs out from underneath him. Envy groaned, somersaulting through my legs and back to his feet. As he did that, he shifted yet again.

This time he was Mustang. I laughed, slashing my blade through his arm. He growled, grabbing at the healing stump. He shifted back, watching me with evil eyes. I slashed out at his other arm, getting that one too.

I looked out of the corner of my eye to May. She caught me gaze, throwing her daggers again. Without hesitation, she used her alchemy again. This time, Envy let out a yell as he fell forward.

The red healing sparks stopped, his arms healed only to the point of his elbows. He layer on his back, an expression of pure shock and pain across his face. I crouched over his chest, pointing my blade at his neck.

Envy lay there, unmoving and not breathing. He wasn't healing, he wasn't doing anything. Maybe we had finally gotten him.

Maybe Envy had fallen.