-Cici's POV-
I broke out into a run, my breaths heavy. It was near sunset, and the angels up in the heavens were sobbing. Well, in other words, it was raining. I looked behind me, that damn alchemist still behind me. Kimblee, the Crimson Alchemist. He had his hands out and was chasing me, ready to blow me to smithereens. Well, you can obviously tell I WASN'T about to let him do that.
I kept running, and then I took a wrong turn and ended up running into a dead end. "DAMN!!" I yelled as I turned around to see Kimblee approach me.
"Now don't worry..This won't hurt, for long" Kimblee said, getting closer. Without any place to run, I stood there, then he put his hands on me. His alchemy worked, causing me to explode to pieces.
The next thing I knew, I had regenerated, and a glow was coming from my back. "Huh?" I asked, confused. Kimblee was gone by now. My eyes suddenly went pure white before I passed out.
2,000 years before...
-Author's POV-
The city buzzed and buzzed. The princess was finally going to hold it! The ultimate competition to finally decide who would not only get the kingdom one day, but also her lovely heart.
The city was beautiful, filled with lovely artworks and such. It was a very well-rounded place, with a marvelous palace to the south. The palace seemed to go on forever, and it also seemed to reach the big blue sky. Inside the palace was a woman who looked to be only the age of 25. She had black hair that was tied up in a bun, her lovely pink dress's skirt playing with her ankles. Underneath she had glass slippers on. Her eyes were pale white, no color in them what so ever.
"I GIVE UP!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, throwing her hands up in the air.
"What is it, dear?" asked another woman. She looked much like the black-haired one, except her dark brunette hair was let down and she had blue eyes.
"Mother dearest, must I truly go through with this marriage? After all, you and father did tell me that it is sometimes good for a woman to be alone" the younger woman asked.
"Life, dear, you know that you must go through with it. So your father has a heir for his kingdom" the mother said.
"But mother!" Life exclaimed.
"No buts, Life. You are going through with it, and that is final." With that, Life's mother turned on her heel and walked away.
Life sighed, going to the window and staring out. "Oh Oruboros, what shall I do? I wish to live an exciting life of adventure, but instead I am trapped in this dreadful castle and I am being forced to be married." She sighed once more, before looking down at the citizens of their lovely city. "Any of you can leave whenever you wish, yet I am stuck here!"
Just then, a man appeared. His hair was short and black, and he was wearing skin-tight black leather clothing. He had a scythe in his left hand, the homunculi mark on his neck. "Hello there, princess Life" he said with a smirk.
Life turned and gasped. "Death! You scoundrel, how did you get in here?! And more importantly, what are you doing here?!"
"I got here by my usual method. And I came to take your being, just as the prophesy said" Death said with an evil grin.
Life stepped back, pushing against the wall around the window. "No! Death, you monster, stay away from me!"
"Na-na-na, Princess..You know that fighting is bad for you. Just let it end PEACEFULLY!!" Death ran at Life as he said the last word. Life, scared and afraid, stumbled backwards and fell out the window. He simply blinked, watching her fall. "Damn, I wanted to kill her."
Life screamed as she fell, and when she slammed into the ground which was so far down, her heart began to beat slower, her breaths not coming as easy. Soon, both her heart and lungs had stopped, and she was declared dead.
At her funeral, her closest friends and family attended. But also her killer, Death. He smirked as everyone left, then slammed his foot down onto the dirt above Life's body. "Have fun in hell, sweet little Life!" he exclaimed with a laugh, then vanished. Soon the kingdom had fallen apart, and homunculi became mere creatures humans thought as fake.
The ancient prophesy had come true. "The evil one known as Death shall take the lovely homunculi princess's very being, and the entire kingdom shall crumble. And thus, humans from that day forward shall believe homunculi are mere dolls, and there shall only be one way to create them."
The present day...
-Cici's POV-
When I awoke, I slowly pushed myself up, my eyes still white. Feeling vengeful, I went after Kimblee. I don't know what had happened to me, but the only feeling I had at the moment were hatred, rage, and a lust for blood. Kimblee's blood. When I found him, I made him feel eternal pain. I started by transmuting a sword and cutting holes in his flesh. Then I transmuted a jug of rubbing alcohol and poured it on top of him. I followed by making leeches appear on his body, and I grinned as he screamed out in pain. I continued to torture him in every painful way I could think of. When his breaths were small, and I was getting bored, I brought my foot down on his head, and stepped down. A sickening crack then went out, followed by the pained scream of Kimblee. I crushed his skull, then burned the body, walking away.
Since it was midnight at the time, I went to the hotel I shared with my brothers, and Seroko, then I fell asleep. I woke up in the morning with no memory of Kimblee's death, and my eyes were normal. However, a glow kept coming from my back.
"Hm? Cici, something with your back?" Seroko asked.
"What?" I slipped off my shirt, and on my back was a large mark. The same mark of the homunculi. It covered my whole back, and was glowing brightly.
"Woah! That's the tattoo the homunculi have!" Ed yelled.
I looked backwards towards the mirror, looking at the mark. "Hey, you're right.." All of the sudden, my mind went blank. My eyes turned white, then my body went limp.