I quickly turned to the sound, to find the familiar Lust holding Al close, her finger just over Al's seal that was on the back of his armor. My eyes widened, which made Lust only laugh as she spoke once again, "Too bad little girl, you can't save your boyfriend's brother, just like you couldn't save Jewels and Kitty.

"How...how did you know about Jewels?" I spoke in disbelief, before Lust erupted into another sinister laugh, "Simple, we ordered those boys to kill you, but they told us they got your mutt instead. But that's not too bad; at least we have a pet for Gluttony and Wrath now."

"What?" I nearly screamed in shock. She didn't, she couldn't have, could she? The only one who knew alchemy was Wrath...could he have done it? My eyes began to water, and looking around briefly I grabbed a rock and chucked it at the busty woman, who only slice the rock with her long, extensible daggers. She smirked once more and cooed mockingly, "Temper, temper Minty. You don't want me to really hurt Al now do you?"

"Let him go you bitch!" were the words that came from me, and I began to charge forward, before being tackled to the ground by a black, snarling creature with a familiar pair of eyes. My heart lurched, then sank as I was looking at my old friend; Jewels. Tears came to me eyes, and I whimpered, "Jewels..."

"Wrong, that isn't your 'precious' Jewels. This is Raven, the result of Jewel's transmutation."

Drool dripped from Raven's gleaming teeth, hitting the grass and causing it to sizzle. Acid spit. I stared in shock, tearing up and watching my friend look at me with pure hatred, ready to kill me once commanded to. Part of me was ready for it. This was too much to bear; first Kitty, and now Jewels coming back as an evil dog that wants to kill me. I didn't want to live anymore if it meant having to witness this.

I closed my eyes and sniffled, thinking in my head, Do your worst, there's nothing left for me now...

"Minty! Don't give up, we need you!" cried Al from his spot, despite Lust threatening him if he didn't shut up. The words brought me back a surge of hope. I couldn't just leave the family I had left, that would just be cruel. I opened my eyes once more, and stared into the depths of those familiar, but fierce eyes. I whimpered softly, and then grabbed the neck of the ferocious beast.

Raven simply growled and attempted to lunge, but before she could I released my grip, grabbed her legs, and forcefully bent them away from the wolf's chest, and causing a crack to hit the air. In a second Raven was on the ground, wounded badly, but still standing. She snarled, and was about to charge again.

Taken aback, I wondered why she didn't die, and then suddenly I remembered. Homunculi can be killed if the original remains are nearby. A sudden idea burst into my head, and after looking at Al, I have him a small smile, "I'll be back, don't worry." Without another word I sprinted off past Raven, and watched her lumber after me with a hunger for my blood. Her legs slowly returned to normal, healing and making her strong once more, causing her to catch up to me suddenly. I could feel her hot breath at my heels, but I didn't look back, just kept running and running until I reached my destination.

I quickly began to dig into the earth, breath shallow and eyes full of panic. Raven was right behind me, but suddenly stopped at the edge of the bushes. She sensed what I was doing, and began to cower immensely. I smirked, and after digging more, I grabbed a large bone, and whipped around towards Raven, "You see this girl? This is Jewel's leg, which means it's your leg too."

I let a smile cross my face, and without another thought I began to chase Raven, who had put her tail between her legs and ran the opposite direction in a hurry. I was hot on her trail, and when we returned to our original spot, I tackled her and forced the bone her mouth, before grabbing her neck and breaking it. A yelp escaped her, and she became still. I was panting heavily, glaring at the mutt, who soon dissolved until the red rocks she had been fed were the only thing left of her. I couldn't help but feel Jewels was now at peace, and I thanked God for letting me win.

"Minty! Look out!"

Before I could respond, I felt a sudden stab in my back, and fell to the ground in pain. The world began to spin and I felt woozy, the only sound I heard was gunshots, before I passed out completely.