Hell's my Playground
Disclaimer: None of these chimeras, serial killers, or homunculi belong to me.
If they did, I would be one happy person...
Characters in the Play (thus far)
Barry the Chopper- Barry the chopper was a serial killer in Central. He killed 33 people and was put on the death penalty. For those who don't know, this is Barry the Chopper from the manga, not the anime. In the manga, he's more funny. (Everyone else, I based on the anime though, except maybe Greed since he is interchangeable) Barry is really just for comedy relief, but he too has fallen in hell. Unlike the Slicer brothers, who got their body back, Barry is still in his armor form... his devil companion is his... butcher knife?
Trisha Elric- The Mother of the Elric brothers and the wife of Hohenheim. Kind, caring and hardworking, even after death she still shares these wonderful qualities. Like Maes, she too is waiting for her sons so they can cross when the time comes... but something has occured, and crossing seems to be farther from her reach. She takes in lost kids, and protects them with her life.
Nina Tucker- Another Tragedy in the Full Metal Alchemist series. Nina, the little girl and her dog companion Alexander are the daughter of Shou Tucker. After her father used both of them to create a chimera, she died from the mercy of Scar. Together Nina and Alexander are in hell in the care of Trisha Elric.
Wrath Curtis?- The nicer version of wrath, the innocent version before Envy turned him into a twisted monster. In other words, this is the baby Izumi really lost, and when he grows up, just happens to be. Innocent and young, Wrath is also in the care of Trisha Elric. But due to an accident with a devil, Wrath is faced with a dilemma...
Chapter III: Waiting for Family
Act I: The King and the ... Butcher?
...In the Case of Barry the Chopper...
Barry blinked and looked around... this was a strange place. First, he found himself just barely surviving a major showdown in the world of the living. And having the worst of luck he finds himself dead... his murderer? Himself. Strange thought, but yes that's how the cookie crumbles as they say. Barry looked down at his body... strange, he was in the same metal body. Must be what he gets for killing his real body... When a soul seperates from his body, a strange reaction occurs.
What was more stranger than his current state of body, was his current location. It looked like the middle of a city... there were neon lights everywhere and crowds of people all over the place. It looked like a market... except it wasn't just any market. This place sure sold alot of oddities, from food to exotic creatures. Devil horns? Drugs? Poisonous Fungi? Stones of the damned? Night crawlers? Weird bat things with one leg? What the hell was this place? It was like the king of all black markets. Aside from the massive amount of oddites, there was a massive amount of people too! Barry was so excited! So many people all around him! They'd be so easy to chop!
"This isn't hell, this is heaven!" Barry cried tears of joy as he jumped at the nearest person.
"...ehh?" Barry stopped in mid-air. "Something doesn't feel right...?"
The mad butcher looked at his hands... Something was missing... "OH MY GOD!" Barry yelled, "MY FAVORITE BUTCHER KNIFE IS GONE!" Barry then collapsed on the floor, "No..." Barry was on the floor, lost of hope, "My knife... so many people... chop... must chop..."
The people barely noticed poor Barry the chopper, on the floor... drowning in his gloom. "This really is hell...oh, woe is me..."
Suddenly from a nearby vendor, an old man got up and yelled at the top of his lungs. "NEW SALE! ESSENCE OF DEVIL! 300 ARCS! (Equivalent to around 450 dollars)"
"Eh?" Barry's eyes widened as a wave of people rammed into him. Bargain sales... you just gotta hate 'em... especially if you were Barry right now. Poor Barry was kicked, pushed, shoved and tossed around with the crowd. "EYAHHH!" Barry was then tossed into the nearby river of Styx. Flailing around in the water, Barry went nuts. Once that water touches his blood seal, the poor butcher would disappear from the world. "Oh my god! Ahhh! I'm wet! I don't want to die here!" The Butcher began to flap his arms in the water, "Help! Help! I don't want to drown!"
... HUH? He looked down at the water... it was black and murky. That wasn't what scared him though, what was REALLY scary was the he wasn't dead. Even though the butcher was drenched in water...
Barry then blinked...he was just hit by a sudden epiphany. "Hey wait... I'm already dead."
He lifted his helmet... sure enough, the blood seal was safe and sound. "Wow! I'm still alive!" Filled with happiness, Barry began to dance around in the water. "I can't die! Hurrah! Nothing can hurt me now!"
...Boy was he wrong. Suddenly a large cruiseline that was on the river rammed into him. On the hull of the ship was the name, Charon. (The boatman who sends souls to the underworld when they die) A bell rang as the boatman, blew the whistle. The Ship was covering what looked like bones...
"NEXT STOP! ARCADIA!" The whistle blew, and poor Barry who was stuck on the hull of the boat was pushed down the river...
...A Crown fit for a true King...
"Ooh..." Greed looked around the black market. "Ahh..."
The place had so many interesting trinkets and curio's... Greed, in particular was peering at the shiny cursed jewelry in the vendors. This place had everything! The City of Styx was located near the river, and due to that, many rare and abstract things are sold. Styx was the biggest business town in all of Purgatory! Greed picked up a crown and placed it on his head... It was solid gold and embedded on it were cursed jewels and devil bones. It was a size too big, and the crown was kind of tilted...
"Wow, kid you have some good taste." The old vendor complimented. "Almost like a true king!"
"How does it look?" Greed asked Loa.
"Looks good." Loa replied.
"It looks pretty, Greed-Greed-san!" Anya piped up from the Ox's massive shoulders. "You should buy it!"
Greed shrugged, "You know I don't have much money." He placed the crown back down and went to the next stand. Accompanying him on his visit was Loa and Anya. Dorochette wasn't present at the moment... poor dog had to go scouting with the Slicer brothers. Also, because Dorochette lost the match of strip poker, he was running around on a scouting mission with only his boxers! Talk about embarassing! Normally, Loa doesn't push Dorochette to do this, but Anya sure does! The girl loved the excitement and laughed like a maniac when she saw him. Red in the face, Dorochette chased the girl around the tavern for hours!
Anya picked up the crown and slammed it on top of Greed's head. "Greed-Greed should buy it! Everything should go to the new King of Hell!"
"Awww... that's encouraging and all..." Greed scratched his cheek, "But like I said before, I don't have much money..."
The small girl pointed a finger at Enmi and laughed. "Silly! Enmi can pay for it!"
Without a word, Enmi paid the old vendor, and like Anya said... he had his share of cash. Greed whistled, "Thanks... wow so you're a tracking device, a guardian and a credit card. Nice." The Old vendor smiled... He got up and stretched, yawning loudly. "What's up, Old timer?" Greed asked.
"Finally! The curse is broken!" The old man cracked his neck, "You don't know how long I was waiting to sell that crown. 100,000 Years, 100,000 long years..."
Greed's eyes trailed to the crown on his head... "Something about this crown...?" Greed took a second to think. "Hey pops, This thing cursed or something?"
"That there is an actual crown of the Late king of devils." The Old man winked, "I was a thief in my younger days and swiped it myself. Sadly, one must be truly worthy to bear it."
"So it is cursed." Greed took the crown off, examining it closely.
"Only the true king of the devils can wear that crown." The man smiled... "You're special aren't ya?"
"Master Greed..." Enmi grabbed Greed's shoulder, "The Charon is leaving now... it is the last ship going back to Arcadia..."
"Hmm?" Greed placed the crown back on his head, "How long is the walk back home?"
"Approximately 3 Days, 8 hours, 47 minutes, and 23 seconds..." Enmi answered.
"Ooh..." Greed scratched his head, giving a small apologetical smile. "Looks like we'll have to wait for the next cruise tomorrow then..."
"What's your name, punk?" The old man asked.
"It's Greed..." Greed answered.
"Greed..." The Old man smiled, "The sin of burning desire. That's the one thing that motivated me as a thief..." The old man got up, "Follow me, kid. I still haven't thanked you properly."
Anya and Loa merely shrugged as the group followed the old man. "It was my best friend when I was younger, it'll help you as well..." The old man flipped the lights, "It's time to wake up and ride again, Janus..."
...Poor Barry...
Barry the Chopper, one can call him the boldest of men. There was two things wrong with this statement... first, Barry the Chopper is not a man anymore. Well, it actually depends on how you define a 'man'. Second, his boldness was usually just unluckiness. So the proper phrase would be, Barry the Chopper, the most unluckiest of souls to be attached to a suit of armor. Either way, poor, poor Barry was stuck on the hull of the Charon being pushed toward the City of Arcadia. Rivers were cruel, cruel things indeed.
But being the most stubborn of souls, Barry who has been stepped on, shoved around, kicked around and run over by a ship ever since he stumbled into hell, was sick of it! He was the Barry the Chopper! One of the most feared homicidal maniacs in all of Central! With a quick shove, he tumbled off the hull and struggled his way out of the riverside. Being an empty suit of armor had its disadvantages in the water... but Barry made it out ok! (Yay!) Panting and possessing a new fear of water, Barry lay down on the river side...
Poor, Poor Barry the Chopper. His whole life was a huge mess-up... now his visit to hell was just as bad, or maybe even worse! His companion in life (and death) his beloved butcher knife was gone... gone... The red and black sky began to darken. Surrounding the river was a black forest... it's treacherous trees whistling in the wind. He was lost, alone, and butcher-knife-less. Is this the end of Barry the Chopper?
"Noooooooo!" Barry squirmed around. "I don't want to die! Not here!"
The mad butcher slumped down. "I'm just going to waste away... waste away until my soul rots in this tin can... This really is hell..." Slowly, Barry the Chopper closed his eyes... "Goodbye cruel world..."
Act II: To chop? or not to Chop? That is the Question!
...Children...
"Wow, what a weird piece of metal! Did you find that, wrath?" A little girl's voice rang...
Barry could hear voices. Who was it? and Why the heck is everything so dark? Can it be? Did I die again? Naw, What nonsense! You can't die if you're already dead!
"Nope! I saw momma bring it in when she came home. I wonder if we can play with it?" A voice that sounded like a little boy followed.
"Mommy brought that home? Wow! Look at it, the thing is huge! But... ummm..."
"What's wrong, Nina? Did you see something like this before?"
"Big brother use to wear that. Isn't that right, Alexander?"
"Big brother?"
"Yeah, a big brother use to wear that all the time! He looked kind of like this!" A scribbling of what seemed like paper followed... "He was a funny man, but really strong!"
"Oh, I know that guy too! He was always with the light haired kid! Umm...what was his name again? He was really short..."
Short? Another armor person? Barry began to squirm...
"It moved!" The girl shrieked.
"Don't worry, Nina! I can make him stop moving again. Pass me the bat!"
Wha-? A bat? What is going on? Barry was frantic. A bat? As in the Wooden Club you hit a ball with? What in blazing heavens would you need a bat for-? His question was answered... sadly.
"Here we go!"
BLAM!
Everything returned to darkness...
...Wake up to reality Barry...
"Ohh... my aching empty shell..." Barry moaned. He could still hear the echo of his metal body being slammed by the bat... The butcher rubbed his head from the constant ringing.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah... except i feel like I got run over by another cruise line..." Barry let out another groan. "Huh...? Hey, wha-?"
Barry faced the person who he was talking to. Whoever it was, the person was sitting right next to him! The Butcher jumped back in surprise. Sitting beside him, peeling what looks like apples, was a nice looking woman. She bore a smile on her face, and her long brown hair was tied slightly in the back.
"Gak! Who the heck are you? And where's the bat?" Barry yelled, he jumped off the mat and tripped over what looked like a big dog on the floor. "Wah!" Barry landed on his rear and began to rub his behind... "Gak!"
"Calm down, sir." The woman smiled, "I found you by the river-side. You seemed to need help."
Barry examined his body... "You saved me?"
"Yes, I'm Trisha, and you are...?"
"I'm Barry the Chop... I mean, Barry." Barry shook her hand.
"Nice to meet you, Barry." Trisha placed the plate of peeled apples on the table beside his bed. "If your hungry, then just ask."
"Uhhh... sure..." Barry took the plate. "Thanks, missy."
Barry watched as Trisha walked to what seemed to be a dirty kitchen. The butcher scanned his surroundings... he was in a dirty apartment room. The dog that he tripped over was large with shaggy white fur, it followed Trisha into the kitchen. What a nice home-like atmosphere... It kind of reminded Barry of his own wife...uhh... before he killed her. The suit of armor felt his helmet get really hot. What was this? Was Barry in love? Barry sighed... That smile... it was so pretty.
His eyes fell to the peeled apples in the plate. Why did he collapse, anyway? A suit of armor doesn't get tired! And why did he feel pain when he got smacked with a bat? The butcher chomped on the apple...
"Holy Sweet Jesus!" Barry jumped, "I can eat!"
The apple tasted so sweet... can it be? "WHAT IN THE WORLD? HAVE I BECOME A LIVING HUMAN ARMOR?"
His eyes trailed lower to the shining knife... Trisha left it behind. Barry picked it up slowly, he stabbed the wall gently... it was sharp enough. A gleam of excitement appeared on his face... A knife! A blade! A weapon! Barry the chopper inched his way toward the kitchen, knife in hand.
Oh, beautiful Trisha was cooking a meal. Completely unaware of everyone's favorite butcher who was about to begin his favorite sport in all the world: Chopping people up into mincemeat! The woman looked so nice and soft... easy to chop up into nice equal sizes. Sorry Missy! This is how I, Barry the Chopper expresses my love! I LOVE YOU SO HERE'S A GOODBYE! Barry began to cackle in his mind, with a swift strike the knife fell.
"Huh?" Barry's hand stopped in mid-air. The knife was only inches away from the mother's head... Fall down dammnit! The Butcher's arm would not obey. Chop her up! Barry began to shake his arm, but it once again, ignored the command.
"It can't be..." Barry fell on the floor. "I, Barry the Chopper? Unable to kill one single woman? Have I gone soft? Is this tingly feeling in my soul, what they call... love?"
Suddenly, something really hard smacked him over. It was the leg of a swift kick. A smiling child appeared, kicking Barry the chopper out of the way. He had dark hair, pale skin and a toothy smile... razor sharp teeth in his mouth. The child, Wrath smiled at Barry... an evil playful smile. "HI! LET'S PLAY!"
...Speed...
The scenery wizzed past, Greed smiled, he was moving so fast everything seemed like a blur. The future king of hell was moving at the speed of sound towards his tavern in Arcadia... Janus, his newly acquired Motorcycle was one hell-of-a daredevil. A perfect source of transportation for the daring homunculi. The bike was black, shiny and super fast... it was nice. The Wind blew past as Greed rode his way through hell. Heck, this was way better than that cruise they took earlier! Greed had to remember to thank that old man if he ever decides to go back to Styx anytime soon.
Loa was riding in a new truck and the two devils were in what looked like a convertable. When in hell, one must ride in style! The Barren wasteland around them soon turned into a dark forest... Greed made sure to keep an eyes out on the river of Styx. If anything, the Homunculus did not want to get lost. He leaned back, his hands gripping the handles of the motorcycle, he pushed it hard to pick up speed. In the distance, you can only see a moving cloud of smoke and the distant roars of his engine. His spiky black hair began to blow with the wind, his nice black shades over his eyes.
"All of this." Greed smiled. "This whole place will be mine! We'll swarm like the quick storms and take everything!"
Up ahead, one could see the glowing lights of Arcadia. Our group of heroes (?) Slowed down as they entered the city... Devil's Nest was on the other end of the city... first, they had to pass through the slums. This was the bad side of town... who knows what surprises waited around the alleys. The first thing Greed wanted to do was probably drink, sleep and surround himself with women! (And possibly buy Dorochette a new pair of pants) but his plans were interrupted...
"Did you hear that?" Greed asked, his motorcycle skidded to a stop. With a switch of the key, the roaring of the engine declined to a low hum...
"What's the matter, Greed-Greed?" Anya asked.
"I heard something..." Greed narrowed his eyes.
"What?" Loa asked.
"This way!" Greed switched the engine back on, kicking himself forward he skidded through a narrow dark alley. It was a distant noise... but he was sure of it. He heard the sound of a woman screaming...
To be Continued...
I don't know but the idea of Greed on a motorcycle is pretty damn sexy. XD. But that's just me, anyway! Sorry for the delay on this chapter, I have so much to do in so little time! Wah! This is gonna be hard!
Anyway, I wanted to add the sweet Wrath and Nina! They were so cute and what happened to them was really sad! Unlike that evil wrath of today... (shakes fist at him) Anyway, I wonder what other characters will show up in the next installment.
And BARRY? IN LOVE? WAHAHAHA.
The Guide to Hell (Purgatory)
Styx- The City named after the dreaded river of Styx. This huge city is a massive port of commerce in hell. If you ever need anything, you're pretty sure to find it here!It's kind of like a huge black market... except there's alot more stuff... and in hell, it's all legal!
River of Styx- The River itself is said to be cursed waters. The murky water is a strange tint of black like tainted blood. The water extends through all of hell... Most Cities are built nearby, and the Charon (now a cruise-line) is one of the most popular ways to travel.
Arcadia- A gambling paradise and capital of Purgatory. The Population is 1/2 human souls and the most populated human area in all of the underworld. The Devil's nest is located here.
Melancholy woods- An eerie and dead forest that is made up of marshes and haunted trees. These woods make up 1/4 of the land scape in Purgatory. Lately, will-o-the wisps (floating flame spirits) and soulless puppets tend to reside in these forests. Strange and deadly herbs and fungi grow in abundance... ( I personally like to go pick up deadly night shades but I keep getting attacked)
Valley of the Void- The wasteland that takes up 1/2 of the entire Purgatory landscape. The valley resembles a canyon/desert and nothing really grows here. Not the most safest of places, the valley is crawling with scorpions, vultures and evil spirits.
Cemetarium- The largest Graveyard in purgatory, since not many people die in hell, the cemetary WOULD have been empty... that is... untill the world of the living is slowly sinking lower into the underworld. All those dead bodies buried up there? Yep, they all find their way down here. Nothing but empty husks where evil spirits like to possess.
I hope this guide of Purgatory was helpful! Happy traveling!