Yush! An update! I was beginning to get worried, but my muse pulled it out in the end. –nods all knowingly- Well anyway, welcome to chapter 5! Very exciting, we're almost up to the big climax! Yay! Much love to evil vampire Ed, yup yup. So smexy when he's evil. –happy sigh- Moving on…
Disclaimer: Sooo sick of these. Yadda yadda, you know the drill.
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Down in the cold depths of the dungeons, Al lay slumped against the wall, his neck and head bleeding slightly. He suddenly jolted away, his glowing silver eyes searching the room quickly. He sat up, wincing slightly. "Brother…what did you do…?" He hissed through his fangs, licking softly at his blood.
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Amaya smiled. "That's it Edward…"
Ed froze, Yukiko's blood spurting onto his face. He squeezed his eyes shut, as a sudden, frozen feeling seeped in through his fangs. It was almost liquid, feeling of death.
No! I can't…let Amaya…control me…He fought again the liquid, the poison, trying hard to not let it enter Yukiko's bloodstream. How can I…save her...what did Amaya say about the poison? The poison crept forward more, against Ed's will. He was running out of time.
A pair of glowing red eyes flickered in the shadows, its slitted pupils narrowing at Ed. "Think of what you've become, Edward."
What?
"There's no real way to save her…all poisons are designed to kill. The second…transforms into what we are. That's the only way."
No! I won't change her.
"Edward, that's the only way. You'll kill her if you keep her waiting…and even if you could activate the third poison, you'll kill her anyway."
No…can't I-
"Poison has to come Edward. You have to."
I…I c-
"Amaya sensed power in you…I can sense it too, now. Try Edward, for the girl's sake."
The poison was already at the edge of his fangs. His jaws ached, trying to keep it from not flowing. How do I do it?
"Concentrate Edward…you know how the poison feels…it entered you, didn't it? It's hot…death is cold, understand?"
Ed moaned softly, trying hard to concentrate. Any warm sensation would slip away in the dark haze. Come on…! He pushed hard against the cold poison, at the same time trying to summon the warmer poison the voice talked about. Beads of sweat ran down his face. He could feel it! White hot poison, slowly oozing down as the cold poison retreated.
"Well done Edward…"
Ed finally let go, painting and wiping his mouth of Yukiko's blood. He stared at the bite wound, seeing the skin around it go dead pale.
Amaya stared in amazement, clapping her hands twice. "Edward…excellent. I never thought a mere blooding would be able to bring in the transforming poison…I knew you were special." She smiled. "Come Edward, let's leave her."
"No!" Ed yelled, covering his ears. "I'm not going with you!"
"Tch, this again Edward?" Amaya scoffed, clenching her fist. "When will you learn to just behave?"
"Leave me alone!" He shouted, glaring up at her. "I'm never-AH!" He doubled over, as his chest seemed to fill with fire.
Amaya laughed. "A result of our hearts binding Edward, you can't defy me now. Now listen to me…I want you to do something for me, okay?"
"Nnn…n-no." He choked, gasping for breath.
She glared at him, her eyes shooting daggers. "Edward." She growled.
He made a small, strangled sound. "Y-yes-s Mother." He mumbled painfully, straightening with a grimace.
She smiled again. "Good. Please bring this into my room…keep it safe." She said, handing him the jeweled amulet.
He nodded slightly. "Yes Mother." He said, taking it and running down the hall.
"You can't keep doing that. If you force him to hard, you might break him." Said a voice from the shadows.
She chuckled. "I don't remember inviting you…Alexander."
Alexander stepped from the shadows, his once slicked back hair now wild and long, his bangs hanging over most his face. His red eyes glowed through the strands of hair.
"A new look? My, that's more handsome then what you usually have." Amaya said playfully, brushing his hair back behind his ears.
Alexander sighed, fixing his hair irritably. "Amaya, this isn't funny. You could do some real damage to Edward if you're not careful."
"Oh?" Amaya looked at him curiously. "I thought you didn't care for Edward."
"I just didn't want you to split your soul." He said angrily. "Which you did, didn't you."
"It was a complete success, Alexander." Amaya said with a smile.
Alexander pushed his hair out of his face, sighing heavily. "You never listen…there are so many ways this could go wrong."
"I told you before, this is none of your concern." She stared him hard in the eyes. "Have you been able to retrieve our little sister?"
"Not yet. She's hard to locate, her and that wolf brother of hers." He growled softly.
"Now, now, be patient. I'm sure they'll turn up soon enough." She glanced at Yukiko, starting to stir slightly. "What a bother she is…I'm going now Alexander." She said softly.
"Fine. Please, be careful Amaya." Alexander said softly, kissing the top of Amaya's forehead. His fangs grazed against her skin.
"I will Alexander, not to worry." Amaya whispered. She smirked down at Yukiko. "Feel free to play Dolls with her." She said quietly, before vanishing.
He chuckled softly, watching Yukiko. "Not with this one, older sister. She's special…almost as special as your little Edward…" He whispered.
Yukiko groaned, weakly sitting up. "Ah, damn…" She muttered, wiping the blood off her face. "Ow!" She hissed sharply, her hand clamping over her bite.
"It's going to hurt for a while." Alexander said.
"What- who…where'd Ed go?" Yukiko demanded, glaring up at Alexander.
"Forgive me for not introducing myself. I am Alexander, Amaya's younger brother." He said with a bow, then held Yukiko's hand and helped her to her feet. "You must be Yukiko-chan, am I right?" He asked, kissing her fingers slightly.
Yukiko's pale face flushed. "Yes, I am." She said, pulling her hand away. "Where'd Ed go?"
He smiled, showing long fangs. "He's with Amaya."
"Why is he still-ow!" She winced, her hand over her bite again.
"Ah, I'm sorry Yukiko-chan." He said, pulling her fingers away from her neck gently. "It's going to hurt like that until the Vampire's Moon, I believe it's called the new moon for you humans…it'll hurt a lot more then." He said, tracing the wound. "That's what happens with a vampire's bite."
"What?" Her eyes widened, then narrowed. "Amaya did this, didn't see?"
He shook his head slowly, keeping her eyes on Yukiko's. "No…Edward did."
"H-he…did?" She repeated slowly, her bottom lip trembling slightly. "You're lying."
"It was either this, or kill you."
Alexander patted Yukiko's hair, winding his long, thin finger around her long silver strand of hair. "It'll be okay Yukiko. You're still human now, be glad of that."
Yukiko sighed, staring at the ground. "I don't know…" She said, covering her face with her hands. "It's just-"
Alexander leaned forward, kissing Yukiko's cheek softly. "It's going to be okay Yukiko-chan. If you're lucky…the vampire's blood will remain dormant within you…" He whispered in her ear, smiling at her. "And if not, it wouldn't be too late to change back."
Yukiko blushed. "O-okay." She muttered.
"When bitten, it's never impossible for a vampire to appear human…you just wouldn't be as pure as one." He sighed. "But for a born vampire, there's no way out. Understand?"
"Not really." She muttered.
"I thought so…so much to learn. Listen…there might not be any hope for Edward and his brother now, not while they share a heart…you might as well leave before it's too late." He said quietly.
She shook her head, pulling away and glaring at him. "No. I promised them both I'll save them. And I will."
He chuckled. "I knew it…" He said, pulling something from his cloak. It was a thin, white pearled necklace, centered with a large diamond. "Wear this always…and call my name if you ever need me." He said, fading away.
She blinked, staring at where he was just standing, then looked down at the necklace. "…I'm so confused…" She sighed.
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"Amaya's going to be mad at me for this…" Alexander sighed, walking outside. "But really…if Amaya can select strays and keep them for herself, why can't I…this might even be fun, being a…father figure towards Yukiko." He smirked as he vanished from sight.
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"Cheter ehieh pater. Sephiror hochma iah nani filius. Sapichil ramus chesed."
"That's it Edward, concentrate on what you want to accomplish."
"I'm…trying."
"You're not trying hard enough, now concentrate!"
Ed glared at Amaya, then sighed and closed his eyes. His hands were held high above his head, outstretched wide. "Cheter ehieh pater…" A small, black ball formed in his palm, glowing a dark red. "Sephiror hochma iah nani filius…" As he continued to chant the spell, the ball got larger and larger.
"That's enough Edward. Now…focus on what you want to do. Kill? Torture? Mind control?" Amaya gestured around the dark dungeon room, where many prisoners sat chained to walls, watching in horror at what was happening. Al was one of them, his silver eyes fixated on his brother.
Ed brought the ball down and stared at it, a small smirk on his face.
"Let's keep it simple. Kill someone."
"……why."
"Because I told you to." Amaya said stiffly. "Don't you dare try to resist me Edward."
"…I won't." He gripped the ball harder. "How do I do it." He said through clenched teeth.
"Must I show you everything?" She sighed, a ball of white light formed in her palm. She pointed it at a women, who started shaking uncontrollably. "Atun." The light blasted towards the women, as she shrieked loudly while her body disintegrated instantly.
"Now Edward…kill to your heart's content. You'll feel so much stronger." Amaya said with a smile.
"B-brother…you wouldn't…" Al stuttered weakly.
Ed's grip tightened around the ball, the light only shining between his pale fingers. He stared at his hand with a twitching grin, as a sudden hate for these people's lives filled his heart.
"You can't do this! They're innocent people!"
He outstretched his trembling hand towards a little girl, his grin getting wider and crazier. "Heh…"
"Brother, no!"
"Atun."
There was a sudden flash of black light as the girl's flesh was suddenly stripped from her body.
Al's eyes widened. "N-no…"
Ed lowered his hand, staring at the bloody skeleton in horror and…amusement. "…heh….heh heh heh…"
"Good Edward…"
Ed lifted his hand, this time at a man. "Atun." A dark shadow formed around him, as he slowly seemed to melt from within. Ed grinned more, his blood red eyes seeming to dance with excitement.
He pointed at another person. "Atun." A red flash of light, and a pile of ash formed. "Ha! Atun!" Flash, blood exploded around the room. Another flash, bones fell to the floor.
Al screamed over his brother's repeated shouts of the dark spell, straining on the chains that bound him to the wall.
Ed laughed loudly as the blood splashed onto his face, then turned to Al, palm outstretched. The glow turned a deadly red.
"Br..brother…" Al choked.
"Edward, silly boy. That's enough." Amaya chuckled.
"Oh!" Ed put down his hand and shrugged. "Sorry, got carried away."
"I would think so." She looked around the room, smiling. "My, my, you slaughtered them. All 30 of them dead, and it hasn't even been a full 10 minutes."
"It was fun."
"Wasn't it…why don't you stay with your brother for a few minutes…and catch up." Amaya smirked, slowly walking from the room.
"Ha! Did you see that Al!" Ed said excitedly.
"How could you…kill all those people…and you laughed…" Al whispered.
The older Elric's face fell. "W-well I-"
"They were innocent people Ed…and you killed them."
"I…killed…them?" He repeated weakly, wiping off his face. He stared at his bloodstained hands. "I….I ki…no…I didn't want to…" A nervous giggle escaped his mouth. "I-it was so much fun, seeing the pathetic humans die, not even trying to save their own lives! The power was just so great, and they were so weak…"
"Brother…"
He clenched his fist. "What's happening to me Al?"
"It's Amaya…she's controlling your thoughts or something…"
"I didn't mean to…" He looked around the room, surveying the bloody scene. "I didn't want this…" He smeared the blood over his own mouth, a sudden grin on his face. "This isn't what I want…I want more! I want a challenge. They should make this more fun for me; let them try to fight for their lives!" Maniac laughter came from him as he fell to his knees, tugging his braid out and started to cry.
"Brother, stop…you're scaring me…"
"I'm scaring you?!" Ed suddenly snarled, his fangs bared. "You're beginning to sound human Al."
"I…I am human Brother, and you are too." Al said quietly.
"…I'm not even sure anymore…" Ed said gently, running his hand through his hair. "I just don't know."
"We'll get out of this though…right?"
Ed stared at the ground, then smiled at his younger brother. "Of course we will. I promise I'll get you out of here." He reached out and patted Al's head softly. "Let's see if I can take you out of these cha-" He suddenly doubled over, hissing and sputtering.
"What's wrong?!" Al said quickly.
"Ama…Mother wants me." He mumbled.
"She's not our mom, stop calling her that!"
"…………I have to go Al…" He stood up, making slowly to the door.
"Brother, wait!"
"Take care of yourself Al…" Ed smiled. "Goodbye." He left, creaking the door shut.
Al stared at the door. Why did it sound like he was never going to see me again…?
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Ooooh, is this foreshadowing I see? Why yes, it just might be! Gasp! Yes, I spared my readers the joys of cliffhangers, yay for ya'll. Though next chapter….myahahahahaha…
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