From the Previous Chapter:
Ed looked at Al with shocked eyes. "No..." Ed started to run as fast as he could to Hatred, but Hatred jumped high into the air and came down right in front of Ed. Pain was once again inflicted upon the alchemist and he, meaning Edward, fell to the ground, blood painting the floor beneath him. "I...uh..." Suddenly, Ed's eyes were glazed with a dull golden color and Ed slowly faded away. Ed was dead. Gone from this world...not EVER to be seen again, or was he?
CHAPTER SEVEN: A New Life
Before Ed had died, he told Alphonse, "Al….I'm…sorry, just promise me this: …you won't bring…me back…or even….try…to…." Ed's voice faded away and he was gone. Al, without a real body anymore, couldn't cry. His lifeless body fell to the ground and bled to death.
But, Alphonse did all he could to fulfill his brother's wish. After their mother died, Ed told Al, "If I die, bury me next to mom…" And Al agreed to his brother's words, that he would, indeed, do so.
But after he buried him, he went to Winrii's home. It was deserted. It seemed the main reason the girl was coming to Central was to tell the Elrics' that she had died from old age. But it was too late. She was gone and so was auntie, Ed, their mom, and their dad had left them when they were little too.
Two years had gone by since then…
And Al lay in Winrii's old room as he stared intently at the ceiling, looking at the pattern of all the bumps on it. But an idea occurred to him as he lay there. "I CAN'T GO ON LIVING LIKE THIS…!" Al sat up and shouted. "I'm going to bring him back, no matter what it takes…" Al said to himself. He stood up with a CLANK of the metal armor and he darted out the door and into the open area, running his way to the market.
A few hours later, he had many of the necessary elements and he was gathering the last few. "Phosphorus……Sulfur……Salt, Saltpeter……okay…I've got it all…" Al said to himself, dumping in the now mixed elements into a pan in the Rockbell's basement. Ed, I hope this works, even though you told me not to do this, I'm going to anyways…
Taking the time to draw out the complicated circle, he finished it and a storm had rolled over. Al sighed heavily and looked down at the circle. "I have nothing to sacrifice, yet I'm still doing it…why?" Al asked himself, before gently pressing his hands onto the edge of the circle. As if only for a moment, the air around him contracted and a golden light flared up. The once peaceful air was now shaken and was vibrating violently.
Al looked around, feeling no pain nor seeing anything being eaten by the Gate. But a few moments later, Al was blown back and was on his back. Sitting up, he looked to where the pan was. Instead of a pan, a body moved around, still trying to take form. About five minutes of staring at it, Al leaned in to see, and the body stood up, wobbling. "E-Ed…." Al said underneath his breath. The figure had taken its shape and was in the shape of a oh-so familiar alchemist named…
Edward Elric…
But something seemed off. His eyes were completely dulled and though he succeeded in standing he fell over to his side. Al moved in just a bit closer. Seeing this really disgusted Al. The boy wasn't fully created. His body was still unstable and he couldn't stand on his own. Al looked down, and the boy looked up at Al. "Who……..are…….you…?" It said. It's first three words, and Al was a bit taken aback by this.
"I'm your…brother, Ed…I'm Alphonse…" Al said solemnly. "I revived you…Edward…"
The so-called Edward looked back up and asked him, "Is that…my name? Edward?" Al nodded and looked to the doorway. There, he looked back to Ed and told Ed he'll be back in a moment. And just as he said, moments later, he was back, holding fresh clothes for the naked boy.
"Let's get you dressed…"
A/N: Ed's back! Yay….but is he a homunculus? Or is he the first Human Transmutation to succeed? Stay tuned to Silence, to find out what happens next…
Also, I'm sorry it's so short, but I was making it like that for a reason: the other's will be more dense...meaning they'll be twice as long. It may be about 2 more chapters before I'm making the extra long ones...enjoy!