Shadow Alchemist

Prologue

Rina’s POV

I hear a scream where it comes from I do not know. Well t,hat is until I open my eyes. I see my cousin Winry in tears looking at me in terror. Why? Why is she looking at me like that? I sit up looking at my body to see what she saw. Two missing legs and one missing arm. In that moment I felt the pain through my body. Winry got over her fear and lifted me off the ground.

“You’re going to be alright little sis you’ll be alright,” she said while still crying taking me back to Nana’s house. The pain in my body fading with my link to reality. My body felt warm and fuzzy and I fell asleep.

Winry’s POV

It was time to get my little cousin for bed. She tended to stay at her old house since her Dad had passed. She wasn’t even like a cousin more like a little sister to me. I’m only 15 and I’ve had to help Nana with her since she was little. Anyway, on my way to her house, a strange feeling made its way throughout my body. It felt so much like that day with Ed and Al. In Fact it was so strong it made me run to the house. I quickly got up to the door and started to search for her. Her favorite place was her Dad’s office. So I went there first. And to my luck I found her but not in one piece. Her legs were gone her arm missing with it. My first reaction was to scream. She opened her eyes and I couldn’t help but cry. She sat up looking at her body in shambles. I picked her up quickly looking around the room to find what did this to her. I looked around before I saw a circle in the middle of the room with a monster in the middle. I started to cry knowing what had happened rushing her out of the house whispering that she was going to be alright.

Rina’s POV

I opened my eyes once again hoping that what had happened was a dream. Hoping that Papa was going to come in a give me a bunch of kisses to wake me up. Instead came Winry and Nana.

“Thank goodness child you’re awake,” Nana said while coming over to me and helping me sit up. I used my one arm to feel my stumps wincing at the pain that shot through me.

“Rina what happened?” Winry asked sternly. I started to shake at the mere thought of the creepy person and gate.

“I wanted to see Papa again,” I whispered. Winry’s face seemed to change from angry to apologetic.

“So you committed the greatest taboo? Human transmutation?” What? How did Winry know what I did? Only an alchemist would know.

“H..How did you know?” Scared to hear her answer.

“Ed and Al. Ed lost his arm and leg while Al lost his entire body.” she said plainly.

“Is that really why Ed has automail and why Al is always in a suit of armor?” I asked she only nodded.

“And they are on their way here now to talk to you.” No no no no no no no no! They are going to yell at me then ground me forever. My eyes pour tears while I used my one arm to whip them away.

“Please don’t make me talk to them. Please please please.” I begged as Nana had started to change my bandages.

“To bad. They went through what you went through so maybe they can help you through transitioning from no limbs to automail.” I continued to sob while she said that and winced from Nana cleaning my wounds.

“Y..you mean they won’t ground me forever?” I managed to sob.

“If they did that how would you become the number 1 hero in Japan?” I stopped crying when she said that only because I remembered my one and only best friend.

“S..Sukie is going to hate me for doing this. He will never forgive me.” I started to cry again. Winry rubbed my back as Nana finished my bandages and went to go and answer the knock on the front door.

“Although Katsuki is an angry little boy he would never hate you over this.”

“Yes he would, without legs and an arm im weak now. He hates weak people.” I cried harder ignoring the door opening.

“You have the shadows that keep you from being weak and after Winry’s automail you will be stronger than ever.” I heard a familiar voice say. I looked at him to see him with only one arm. I'm sure he destroyed it while fighting.

“H..Hi Ed w...where’s Al?” He laughed while rubbing his neck and explained the story.

“YOU WHAT?!?” Winry yelled at him”Now I need to design automail for Rina and fix your broken automail because you were being an idiot and almost got killed.” she yelled even louder.

“I'm sorry.” I whispered. Ed looking shocked Winry looking at me as if she had killed my puppy and didn’t know how to tell me.

“Ha, it’s not your fault little sis I love designing automail so it’s really fine.” I shook my head no.

“No it’s not alright I should’ve known not to try and see Papa again and Ed should know not to go on suicide missions because he is trying to get his body back,” I spewed “And even though he wants his body back that much and he wants to see Al in his own body he should be more careful not to get himself killed. Because he has you here and you two love each other.” I said bluntly said causing the two to blush. Even though I was crippled and now mentally disturbed I still found it nice to pick on people. Winry simply walked out avoiding eye contact with Ed as he went to sit next to me. The bed sank ever so slightly.

“Rina, did you see it too?” Ed asked me cautious as if the question would hurt me. So I merely noded my head.

“I did, it was scarry like a shadow and a creepy smile, and the gate was even more terifying,” my head started to hurt and tears streamed down my face “It hurt so much, like everything was being shoved in my head and…” My words were cut off with loud sobs as I hung my head low.

Ed rubbed my back and wipped my tears from my face. He pulled me into his lap and cradled me. I felt so weak, there is no way that Sukie will ever want to see me again let alone be my friend.

“I know the pain Ri, I know it hurt because I remember that pain. I also remember that I got through it because I had Al, Nana, Winnry, and even you.” I nodded my head in his chest. I didn’t want to speak anymore. My throat was soar and my body hurt.

“You get some rest ok kiddo I’ll go and help Nana and big sis ok?” I nodded as he set me back in my bed. My eyes felt heavy once again and slowly closed as I felt the warmth of a blanket Ed pulled over me. My mind fell into the darkness and I embraced it with every bone in my body.