Death XIX Hero
Alphonse pressed his shaking hands over the massive hole in his brothers' stomach as he tried desperately to stop the blood flow and clam his own raging heart. He ignored the sounds of battle around him, the crackling of flames, and clattering of swords, and vainly attempted to cease the onslaught of tears that poured down his cheeks. It didn't matter anymore, this journey, the war…what did saving the world mean to him if his most important person wasn't in it anymore? If he was alone, then why fight? The boy found his thoughts broken by the feel of a metal hand wrapped around his own as trembling; flesh fingers caressed the side of his face. He looked down to meet the now dimmed golden eyes of his elder brother.
"Nii-san..?" he whimpered, biting his lip in fear. Edward smiled weakly up at him, his face pale as he cupped the younger boy's cheek. "Aru…please…don't cry…" he whispered, and Alphonse only felt the tears come faster at those words. Why shouldn't I cry? He felt like asking. You're leaving me…I'm going to be all alone and I can't stop it… I can't save you… "Why Nii-san… why did you?" he sobbed instead. Behind him he could hear Captain Mustang screaming orders at his crew. Miss. Hawkeye was firing her rifle at the creatures from the corner to the right, and Jean was rigging some sort of explosive at the entrance. Alphonse gazed at the carved transmutation circle beneath his feet that was slowly filling up with his brother's life blood. "I-it was supposed t-to be me…'
Edwards smile widened, and he began to cough, a steady stream of red streaking his ashen skin. He closed his eyes and for a moment Alphonse's heart skipped a beat, until the golden iris's opened again. "Because…" the elder boy began his voice weak yet stable as his hand drifted from his little brothers face. "…I was thinking…how stupid that prophecy was…I mean if your destiny is to slay this monster with that damned sparkly sword of yours…"Here he nodded to the blade the Elven prince had given Alphonse, which now hung at his waist. "…then how is it in order to open the gate to get to this freak in the first place you have to be sacrificed…it's not possi—" another coughing fit erupted from the blondes lips and Alphonse struggled to sit him up. After a moment the coughing ceased and Edward continued, no longer facing the younger boy. "…that's when it hit me…the prophecy only states '…and when the son of Hoenheim's final drop of blood fills the circle…The gate will be unlocked'…you see…"
The golden eyed boy moved to gaze at his brother. "…you aren't… the only son of Hoenheim… I always wondered why there were two of us…if only one was meant to be the savior… but I have a purpose too…" Alphonse sobbed harder, clutching Edward tighter. "…but…Nii-san…You never…never believed in those things… Why now? What if they aren't true? You always told me that I didn't have to follow the scriptures. So…" the boy lifted his hand to caress the elder boy's cheek as he had done to him earlier. Edwards' breathing was slowing and the circle was almost complete. "…so I followed you. What…what am I supposed to do now…without you?"
Once again Edward smiled as his eyes drifted close. "Everyone…" He whispered. "…needs a hero. ..To those people it's you, Aru…and…I have no doubt that you can… save them…as for the scriptures…I don't care…would have done it anyway cause…you're my baby brother…it's my job…to…pro…tect…you…." Edward grew quiet and even though he knew he wouldn't, Alphonse waited for the elder boy to continue. There was no response, no matter how loudly the young boy wailed or how hard he shook him, his brother would not wake…and never would again.
And as the completed circle glowed and his friends continued to fight, Alphonse sat alone in the world, cradling to his chest the shell that once held the soul of the most important person in his life.
"…but" he whispered. "Nii-san...you were…you were my hero…"
Hello, hello, hello again… so my friends and I were writing this story and I got to write Ed's death scene [of course here it is!], they want me to post the entire thing up here on ffnet but first I thought I'd ask you guys. I know there isn't much detail in this scene but does it sound interesting to you? Would you read it?
Thank you, please review even if it's just to say hi or to tell me I suck that's okay.
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