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After absorbing and digesting all the knowledge he acquired about Alchemy, Edward was prepared to attempt the ultimate taboo in Alchemy: Human Transmutation.
So, Edward drew the Transmutation Circle along with the Runes for the process. He did not use the same one either Edward Elric or Izumi Curtis used. Instead, he designed it himself based on his understanding of the human body and Life Code.
That way, Edward knew for sure that he could create a perfect body with Alchemy. In fact, he tried to make a clone of himself before this and succeeded. Just like Edward Elric said in the anime, the chemical components of the human body are actually quite cheap and can be bought for a few cents at a store.
After designing the entire transmutation circle, Edward placed a bone in one of the spots; this bone belonged to the random person that was about to be resurrected.
"The reason that Human Transmutation is believed to be impossible is because of the Law of Equivalent Exchange. After all, what can equal the value of a soul? Of course, it's another soul," muttered Edward.
After that, he brought one living prisoner and placed it inside the circle.
"To be sure, let's place another."
So, he placed another. After everything was finished, he began to transmute. Electric sparks appeared as the chemicals materials for the human body slowly started to change shape.
Based on the Soul Data of the bone, a new body was created; it was an individual with red eyes and brown skin: an Ishvalan.
After the body was created, the soul was next. Edward tried to recall the soul of that Ishvalan and brought it back to his body. Unfortunately, a rebound occurred during the process.
'Failed? Why? My calculation was correct.'
Soon after that, an eye appeared in the middle of the transmutation circle. Luckily for him, he did not have to pay any toll as the two people inside the circle was the toll he prepared beforehand.
So, the two prisoners--along with their souls--slowly decomposed in front of him. And after that, he was swallowed by the eye.
Soon, Edward found himself in front of a gate. The first thing he noticed was that the gate had the design he placed in the Death Eaters: an ouroboros with a pyramid inside. Inside the pyramid was a lotus with a single eye at the center.
After seeing the Gate, it opened and swallowed Edward. Then, countless knowledge about Alchemy was instilled inside his mind. Since he paid an entire body plus a soul as toll, he learned plenty of things.
Nevertheless, it was still not enough. Edward had the urge to swallow all the knowledge inside the Gate. Of course, he still controlled himself.
After being sent out the Gate, Edward was a little distracted as he reviewed what he learned.
"So that's why I failed. In this world, after a soul dies, it does not go to the afterlife but turns into energy that flows through the world. This is in line with the alchemy theory of Izumi Curtis that All is one, and one is all.
"So, even if I recreated the dead Ishvalan's body, his soul has long returned to the universe, so I cannot call it back. In short, Human Transmutation is impossible--at least in this world.'
"So, you've finally figured it out, foreign wizard," said a vague shadowy figure.
"Who are you?" asked Edward, not surprised that this person knew his identity.
"Don't you already know?"
"I thought it would be polite to ask."
"So, foreigner, for what reason did you come to see me?"
"Truth, your highness, should I call you that? Or…"
"You can call me what you want."
"In that case, I'll just call you Truth. So, I have a few questions I would like to ask you if that's alright with you," said Edward.
"And I cannot guarantee that I will answer them."
"That's fine. First of all, am I allowed to interfere in the affairs of this world?"
Truth paused for a moment, then said with his usual smirk: "I'm surprised that this is the first question you asked. What if I said you're not allowed?"
"Well, this is your world, of course, I would listen to the owners."
"Interesting. I pegged you for an arrogant wizard who despised being known as Gods and so on, thinking that they can do whatever they pleased in their search for strength. But, you're rather...What's the appropriate word, malleable."
"Well, you're right about me, but I also know when to bow to the circumstances. If I was as strong as you, of course, I would not be so amiable."
"Straightforward, I see," said Truth. "As for the answer to your question, you can intervene as much as you like, but you cannot kill anybody."
"Even the Homunculi?"
"Even them."
"That's fine by me," replied Edward. "Second question, what is your relationship with the Akashic Record?"
"What do you mean?" asked Truth whose smile faltered for a brief moment.
"In my world, there is a legend about something called the Akashic Records; it is said to hold all the knowledge, thoughts, events, and emotions of all living beings from past, present, and future.
"At first, I thought that this Gate of Truth was actually connected to you and held all your knowledge. When an Alchemist gets access to it, they are granted some of your knowledge.
"But then a thought came to my mind after entering the Gate. What if the Akashic Records is real, and you were granted access or authority to all the Alchemy Knowledge from it?"
Edward stopped talking, waiting to hear an answer from Truth. A few seconds later, the latter said:
"You know, being too intelligent can be a problem--especially when you are this weak."
Immediately after that, Edward was sent away from Truth, returning to the material world. Meanwhile, Truth had a pensive look on their face as he muttered: "Merlin actually sponsored this guy? Interesting."
Meanwhile, after Edward returned to his laboratory, he started laughing out loud like a madman. Luckily for him, the round was sound-isolated.
"The Akashic Records are real. Endless knowledge. Since Truth can get access to it, so can I. More importantly, I already have an idea how."
Edward's mind rapidly moved as he concocted a crazy plan to find the Akashic Record.
"For me to be successful, the main thing I need is to understand the country-wide transmutation circle that Father used to become a God. In that case, I need to learn and observe the process myself."
After making a preliminary plan, Edward finally regained his bearing. He first checked the Ishvalan that he transmuted. He saw that the body was wiggling on the floor, and quickly learned that the reason for that was that soul energy entered his body, making it activate.
It was similar to the Immortal Soldiers or Homunculi that the upper level of the Amestris Military was secretly created with the Philosopher's Stone. Unlike the Seven Deadly Sins Homunculi, these ones had no intelligence and acted purely on instinct.
Of course, the one Edward created actually looked like a human instead of the white humanoid monsters. However, since this one only had a little amount of soul energy inside of it, it would not last long and is not immortal like the others.
So, after killing it, he buried the body and proceeded with his next plan.
(AN: Disclaimer for all the people who have not seen the anime. The concept of Akashic Record is not a cannon thing but made up by this Author for this fiction.)
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Next Chapter Title: Gate of Truth
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Edward sat in his alchemy laboratory while thinking about his meeting with Truth. He then looked at Morgana and asked: "You're more sensitive than I am, so what did you sense during our conversation."
The little elf placed her hand on her chin, making a thinking posture: "Although I did not dare scan him, I did feel something familiar: [Authority]. And it was way more powerful than Herpo."
"Oh, which one?"
"A lot of them, and maybe all of them."
Edward had a frown on his face after hearing this, then he said: "This should make sense since he might truly be an omnipotent being--especially since [Authorities] are the fundamental rules or concepts that govern a world. By controlling them, Truth can probably warp or bend reality to its whim.
"However, the real question is whether this power is only in this universe, or in all universes."
"Unfortunately, we do not have a way to answer this question," replied Morgana. "At least for now."
"True. In that case, let's get back to business."
Edward closed his eyes, soon after that, he found himself in a white room with nothing in sight. In front of him was his Gate of Truth.
"I was right, the Gate of Truth resides in a person's Soul Space or Dimension."
"That's indeed an extraordinary discovery," said Morgana, who appeared in the Soul Space as well. "More importantly, it seems that I have my own Gate of Truth."
The two of them turned around and saw another Gate behind them. The Gate's design was different from Edward's as it had many brains drawn on it, along with something that looked like a super-computer.
"Since my soul is connected to yours, it's normal for your Gate to be in the same space as mind, just like the Elric brothers were connected to another after attempting Human Transfiguration."
Morgana nodded her head, but she was strangely focusing on the Gate.
"Is there something wrong?"
"I can feel the connection of my main server through the Gate of Truth."
Edward was slightly surprised after hearing this, then he said: "Well, technically speaking, the current server and the main one share the same soul. So, this should explain the connection.
"Is there any benefit to the connection?"
"Yes. I can now use 30% of my calculation powers instead of the previous 10%. Additionally, I can use the connection as a space coordinate to return home."
"That's excellent news. Alright, let's begin our next experiment."
Both of them then left the Soul Space and Edward returned to his body. He then entered his World Gate, headed straight for one of his laboratories.
He took 4 people: one wizard, one muggle, one wizard clone, and one muggle clone. He placed his hand on the wizard's head and entered his Soul Space. This time, however, he did not see a white room.
Instead, he saw a world where the captured wizard was having fun torturing a group of women.
Without caring about what was happening around him, Edward began to search the small dimension of this person's soul to find a Gate of Truth. Unfortunately, even after searching everywhere, he could not find anything.
"Could it be that only the people in this world have a Gate of Truth? I thought that all living beings with a soul had one."
Edward paused for a moment as he contemplated, then he muttered: "Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way."
Immediately, he connected to his Gate of Truth. Then, he connected his Soul Space with this one. As soon as Edward's Gate of Truth appeared in this wizard's Soul Space, a strange vibration came from it, traveling throughout the entire dimension.
Then, the image of torture vanished before the room turned all white. The wizard found himself standing in front of Edward.
"Your majesty?" he screamed as he walked backward without looking back. However, he soon found himself touching something. With confusion, the wizard turned around and saw a black gate slightly floating in the air that had a strange design on it.
"What is this?"
Nevertheless, Edward ignored him as he looked at the Gate with a smile on his face. "So, it is true. Every living being with a soul could have a Gate of Truth of their own."
After making this discovery, Edward left this wizard's soul space to check the other's people. And they all had a Gate of Truth.
"The clones' Gate seemed weird as there is no design on the Gate. More ever, something just feels off about it. Well, I can study that later."
After discovering that everybody has a Gate of Truth--just like all the citizens of this universe--he was satisfied since the Empire will be able to use this world's form of Alchemy that he labeled Gate Alchemy.
Of course, just because someone has a Gate does not mean that they can become an Alchemist. After all, Gate Alchemy is a form of science that requires scientific knowledge as a basis.
Additionally, each alchemist has different talents that manifest in the form of their ability to sense energy and properly control it. No matter what world, the concept of all men being equal is still the biggest lie. Talent is often the divide between extraordinariness and mediocrity.
After making sure that his Empire will be able to use Gate Alchemy to further increase their strength and foundation, Edward prepared to review the gain he acquired after surviving Human Transmutation.
So, he entered his alchemy room, placed his hands together like he was praying, then transmuted a spear from the ground.
"Well, there is no need for a transmutation circle. But I can go even further."
Electric lights came under his feet, then the ground turned into a giant fist that punched the wall.
"Well, I can even use my feet instead of my hand, quite convenient."
All this time, he was not using magic, but Alchemy. Edward then snapped his finger, and a raging flame appeared before hitting the wall again.
"Well, I have to say, Colonel Mustang's Flame Alchemy is truly overpowered in this world. Maybe I should develop alchemy unique to me.
"Maybe I could get a title like the Electricity Alchemist? No, the Lightning Alchemists. That's a cool name."
"Master, your narcissism is showing again," said Morgana who suddenly appeared on his shoulder.
"Just let me be. What's next on the schedule?"
"You have to study this world's Philosopher's Stone, the Chimera, Mechanical Repair, Xing's Alkahestry, and the Homunculi."
Edward nodded, then he said: "Let's study the stone first, then go meet some people and establish a plausible and trustworthy identity in this world."
"As you wish."
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Next Chapter Title: Philosopher's Stone
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