Somewhat Human (Fullmetal Alchemist)

7: God's Domain

Cornello sneers at Edward, " My, your really quite the pest aren't you?" Cornello looks at Rosé with an unsettling look, " Rosé, my dear." His voice dripping with faux kindness," Y-yes Father?" Rosé trembles but tries to look as respectful as possible, " The gun beside you, pick it up."

(Y/n) and Rosé look toward the gun making eye contact, " Rosé, don't" (Y/n) warns but her words are meaningless compared to Cornello's, "I am the Sun God's chosen one! My word is the word of Leto itself!" (Y/n) and Rosé continue their staring contest, (Y/n) silently pleading for Rosé not to pick up the gun.

"Shoot them Rosé. It's God's will."

Rosé breaks her gaze from (Y/n) and tries to look at the gun but (Y/n) claps her hands and uses a seed to make a vine and swings the gun to herself," You don't want to do this." (Y/n) tells both Cornello and Rosé, but only looks at Rosé when she spoke.

Edward watches (Y/n) methodically fiddle with the trigger trying to think of a plan, he was ready to back her up but (Y/n) tries to talk Rosé out this, " Rosé are you going to throw away you're humanity for someone else? Are you okay with killing someone?" Rosé's eyes widen, this is completely out of the moral code she holds dear but she was desperate.

" I don't know!" Rosé speaks shakily, (Y/n) letting out a tiny laugh full of pity, " C'mon Rosé, you're smarter than this." Cornello looks between the two of them.

" Don't listen to her what has she done for you?! Compared to me who saved who from the deepest parts of despair! And soon your lover will be returned to you!" Rosé looks at Cornello, letting him emotionally blackmail her, Edward goes to attack Cornello but is cut off by (Y/n)'s suddenly stern tone.

" If the positions were switched, would you want your lover to do what you're doing now?" Rosé stops, stunned at (Y/n)'s question, ever since she met Cornello she has done whatever was asked of her, spent so much of her life just to serve Cornello, she had to give up time from dancing to better serve him, and if it wasn't for (Y/n)'s intervention she would have done something unforgivable.

" Would you want him to give his life away to someone else for your sake?" (Y/n) sharply spoke, casting the gun away from everyone. This question is what broke Rosé, she fell to her knees grasping at her hair while crying, " N-no I wouldn't!" Rosé couldn't remember the last time she ever smiled for herself, not because someone else instilled the feeling of happiness inside her.

Charismatic, that's who some would describe (Y/n)'s stunt. Though (Y/n) would say she only chose her words carefully, making sure to not bring up Cornello and his 'miracles' and went to a more logical level or to Rosé, personal.

In the end it worked and Rosé saw what she was doing and the sacrifices she made, though she still believed in Cornello that was something (Y/n) was sure would be solved soon.

Cornello narrows his eyes at (Y/n) deciding not to mention her button one, " You wretched thing! Looks like I'll have to be more firm!" Cornello pulls a switch on the wall and they turn to see eyes that seemingly glow red and they hear it growling as it comes into the light, it was a chimera a half-lion and half-lizard maybe? Edward whistles at the sight of it.

" So this is what you can do with a Philosopher Stone, now that's just twisted. " Rosé looks up and jumps back with a scream, "Don't think I can brawl my way outta this, I need a weapon." Edward pulls a spear out of the ground and shocks Cornello.

" No transmutation circle? It appears you're not all talk, but no matter my chimera will destroy that iron!" This is when (Y/n) realized she was at a disadvantage, plants will not do anything to fend off the chimera effectively. She needed something stronger, like what Edward made.