Fireflies (FullMetal Alchemist fanfiction)

☾Killing A Sin☽

It took me a while to register what he meant.

''You would be putting those damn humunculi out of their misery.'' I'm not entirely sure if I just didn't want to except what he said or not. I was going to kill Humunculi and now I'd officially be considered a murderer. The worlds really messed up. Were all the reason why it is messed up. Even when our hands have been bloodied by just one mans body, us humans can never get enough of that blood until our own needs have been carried out. I bit the inside of my cheek nervously I thought I might just puke. I had to keep in the bile though, as not to give away that I'm simply a week child.

''If there was another way to keep your hands innocent we would have taken that route kid, unfortunately there is no other way. Sometimes to help the ones we love we have to give something in return, just like alchemy.'' I heard Scar's rough voice speak as I held my head in my hands. I narrowed my eyes at him and then they slowly drooped sadly instead.

''It's always going to be unfair isn't it?'' I asked softly pulling my knees back to my chest. Everyone stared at me in solemn silence.

The rest of the ride was solitude. Everyone sat pondering something on their minds. I stared out the back window my mind completely blanked. Suddenly the car was stopped. We were here. No more mercy was to be spared at this point that's what it felt like anyway. Maybe I was just being a kid about it though. Roy parked the vehicle and then the doors to the back opened slowly. We could see the unloving remains of Xerxes. Buildings falling to crumbles , dirt over heaping what was once walkable territory. I hopped from the back of the vehicle being the last to exit.

''Welcome to the lost city of Xerxes.'' Roy spoke. I remember them telling me something of this was the place the Elric brothers had disappeared through.

'' Do you think this place would be stable enough to open the portal once more?''

''It is more of a trial and error type of situation.'' He responded then began walking.

''I've been told they had captured the homunculi and placed them somewhere we ought to hurry before they find a way to get free. Everybody keep up.'' Roy ordered. Everyone nodded obediently. I looked toward the car once more before following behind. We were all alert as we walked. Suddenly I heard the shouting of someone. I turned my head noticing the sound was coming from the left of where we were heading.

''Do you guys think that could be them?'' I pointed as we heard the shouting once more. All seven of us booked it over toward the shouting in to which we had discovered none other than what I expected to be the homunculus. Two of them. One was knocked out cold on the ground then other had been griping and trying to free himself of his restraints.

''Well if it isn't kernel Roy Mustang and his little troop.'' He growled as we approached.

'' So your the one we will be getting rid of.'' Roy said clenching his fist as he watched the one struggle.

''Not if I have anything to say about it.'' he retorted back.

''Shut it Envy!'' Roy growled getting the homunculus to quiet for only a mere minute.

''Are we just supposed to kill them?'' I asked Riza quietly. My eyes wandered from them to everybody else.

''No you have to transmute them both while their still living.'' Riza said with a defeated sigh. Biting the inside of my cheek again I shook my head. I had to do it, it just seemed so wrong.

''I see you have a new guest in your crew she looks a little young to be a soldier though.'' I froze silently watching as the homunculus called ''Envy'' pointed to me.

''Yeah she'll be the one to take you down. '' Roy smirked crossing his arms.

''I won't go down that easy!'' Envy shouted as the cage that held him broke to pieces and he began to morph into some gigantic creature.

We all started to back up as he whipped the tail of his morphed body making the buildings begin to crumble and break.

''Kiomi transmute now!'' Roy ordered shaking me from my gaze. I seen rocks ready to pummel me to the ground. I quickly jumped out of the way falling to the floor.

''Weak girl you won't take me down!'' Envy growled chuckling. I steady my hands slowly and then transmuted making the ground rumble before our feet. It had even shook the creature Envy morphed into a little. I jumped up and ran around to avoid his attacks. Everybody else shot at him to distract him for me. Once I stood up I had realized that a transmutation circle had been prominently revealed this must have been the one to open the portal with. The other homunculus was still passed out in the circle I just had to get Envy enough in it to transmute both of them. As I thought of how to do so I was struck down by Envy stomping down on the floor. Damnit he's almost too strong. Envy stomped again making the floor break apart. I had to leap up to the other side as I heard Roy and the others shout my name. I gripped onto the now cliff that I had leaped onto. Using my upper body strength was useless because if I caused to much pressure the cliff might brake and fall. I looked around then huffed as I took a deep breath , launching myself from the cliff then landing onto Envy's back. He whipped around in confusion my hands almost slipping I waited just a few seconds until I could see he had moved himself into the circle. I clapped my hands together roughly then slammed them down onto Envy's back. This set off an explosion which caused me to be thrown to the ground as Envy and the other Homunculus combined together. Their scream of rage and pain echoed making everyone cover their ears.

I put my hands over my head curling up as their cries had began to distort. Quickly I lifted my head to see that the only remains were their limp bloody bodies as the portal sat in the midst of Xerxes ready to be entered. I stood up gaining balance while everyone else did the same.

''You've done it.'' Said Roy as he smirked.