The fifth chapter of Fight for Memories is now underway! While Edward is tormented with memories of that night in Risembool, Vanity discovers that he is only a child. Will they ever meet, face to face? Read on, and find out!
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-The next morning-
Edward stood up from the bed, stretching his arms. After the night before, he had finally fallen asleep, unaware that Vanity had watched him through the window.
"Al, I'm up," he called out through the room. "Al?" In the corner, Alphonse was slumped on the floor, his eyes dark. While Edward was getting dressed into his usual black shirt, black jacket, black pants, red coat and white gloves, Al had finally awakened.
"Hey, Al," Ed greeted with a smile. "You ready to continue our search?" Al nodded, standing up from the corner.
"I heard you crying last night, brother," Al whispered, making Edward freeze. "You were muttering about Mom. I guess you're still upset about what happened that night, huh?" Ed nodded lightly, tears slowly leaking from his eyes. He quickly wiped them away, and then grabbed a suitcase from a nearby desk.
"Well, let's get out of here."
As they were making their way out of the State Alchemist HQ, he heard someone clear their throat behind them. Edward turned his head, and saw Fuhrer King Bradley standing near the gate.
"So, we meet again, Fullmetal," he greeted, a soft, wicked smile crossing his face. "Only this time, it will be our last…" He unsheathed his rapier, pointing it at the Fullmetal Alchemist.
"What are you doing?" Edward stared, not taking his eyes off the Fuhrer. "You can't attack your own military officers! Are you crazy?"
"No, just carrying out orders from Dante to kill the Fullmetal Alchemist," the false Fuhrer muttered. "I'm sure you've heard of her, haven't you? Your father's former lover?" Edward's eyes grew wide, but he remained calm. "You see, I'm not the Fuhrer. I'm one of his Homunculi, Vanity."
"One of his?" Edward inquired. "There are two of you?!"
"Yes, but Pride was killed by Colonel Roy Mustang while you were traveling through the Gate. Dante told me about that… Now, I have to kill you to make sure you don't find the Philosopher's Stone!" When Vanity slashed the air with his sword, Edward dodged the blade, and transformed his automail arm into the famous blade. He lunged towards Vanity, their blades clashing together. Vanity pressed down towards Edward's face, his sword gleaming in the sunlight.
"This is the strength of the Fullmetal Alchemist?" he sneered, leaping away from the boy, holding the sword between his eyes. "Pitiful." He leapt towards Ed, but he dodged the rapier, and moved in towards Vanity's chest. He used his alchemy to create a few stone walls, surrounding both Edward and Vanity.
"Brother, let me help!" Al called out, seeing the wall.
"Al, this is my fight! I don't want to lose you!" He closed his eyes, aiming his automail blade towards Vanity's chest. He felt the blade sink into his skin, but Vanity only smiled.
"You should know by now…" he chuckled. "I'm able to regenerate, like Greed."
"Then, I guess you should know about Greed's weakness!" Edward yelled out, pressing his hand against Vanity's stomach, causing it to become muscle. "Using carbon, I can change your entire molecular structure!" When Vanity's wound healed, Edward kicked the false Fuhrer across the face, and then stabbed him in the chest, right in the heart.
"Nicely done, Elric," Vanity sighed, falling towards him. "You passed Dante's test. She knew that you would defeat me, after all." He vomited up the Red Stones that he had consumed back in Dante's manor. "You do know that the Red Stones liquefy when we Homunculi are close to death." Edward nodded slowly, destroying the stone walls using his alchemy.
"Your mother would be proud, Fullmetal," he heard Vanity tell him, which made his eyes grow wide.
"How do you know of my mother?!" he called out to him.
"From Dante…" those were Vanity's final words before the Red Stones from his body were ejected. Edward stood up, transforming his automail back to its normal self.
"Well, looks like we'll have to still find the Stone ourselves." Edward turned to Alphonse, who nodded.
"We'll get back to normal, Al. I know we will."
I'm sad to say, but this is the last chapter.
Was it a good fight/ending?
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