บท 137: Homunculi
[If you are interested in reading 10 chapters ahead, go check out my Pa.tr.eon with the link https://www.patréon.com/LazySageDao, or just type in my writer's name in the website. The plot is getting exciting there and you guys can support me in any way you can.
Additionally, go read my other novel [Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor] and [The Otsutsuki Clan: A Legacy of Blood and Destruction], it's a Naruto Fanfic with an evil MC born in the Otsutsuki clan.
Join the discord: https://discord.gg/bnsezTApeY]
_________
Underneath Central, Fuhrer Bradley stood along with all the other homunculi, waiting respectively while looking at his father.
"You're saying that there is an alchemist that performed a perfect Human Transmutation to separate a Human Chimera?" asked Father with a calm look in his voice.
"According to the report made by Mustang, it seems so."
"Did that Alchemist have a Philosopher's Stone?" asked Envy.
"According to the report, no."
"Then the report must be a lie. There is no way a human is powerful enough to accomplish such a task without a stone."
All the other homunculi agreed with her, even Father. He knew how difficult it is to perfectly create a human body--especially without a Philosopher's Stone.
The body he currently has was made using some of the souls from the people of Xerxes.
Since he could not achieve such a task on his own, he did not believe a mere human would be able to.
"Nevertheless, even with a stone, this alchemist is quite talented. And from the information summarized, he likely opened the Gate," said Lust. "So, he can be considered a sacrifice. Wrath, have you located him?"
"Unfortunately, no. In the past few days, I've sent people to find him but there was no result."
"Since he said that he was traveling east, could he have already headed for Xing?" asked Pride.
"Not likely," responded Fuhrer Bradly. "I received a report yesterday that someone with his exact description was seen not long ago in Central. So, I'm guessing that he is here, but very good at hiding."
"Why is he hiding? Does he know something about us?" asked Pride.
"Unlikely. If I had to guess, I would say it was because of his identity as a citizen of Creta. Maybe, he does not like to draw attention to himself in a foreign land."
"None of that truly matters," said Lust. "What matters is to find this alchemist as soon as possible and control him."
"It's quite easy to accomplish both," said Envy with a grin full of malice. "Since this alchemist went his way to save Nina Tucker, all we have to do is kidnap her and lure him. Based on his reaction, we might even use her to control him."
"That's a good idea," said Lust. Then, all the homunculi looked at Father for him to make a final decision.
"In that case, Lust and Gluttony, you two go capture that small human."
--Scene Break--
East City:
Lust was standing in front of a small house with Gluttony next to her; the latter had drools coming out of his mouth.
"This place should be where Mustang placed the little girl Nina Tucker. How nice of him."
"Can I eat her?" asked Gluttony.
"You can eat the old lady taking care of the little girl, but you cannot eat her. Also, you cannot eat the alchemist as well."
After saying that, Lust entered the house calmly. However, she soon felt that something was wrong: it was too quiet.
'Could it be that Nina and the caretaker were not home today?'
With the utmost confidence in herself and her power, Lust entered the small manor with Gluttony following. However, when they reached the living room, they saw a man with black hair and blue eyes waiting for them; a smirking smile that made Lust angry for some reason was plastered on his face.
"You must be Edward Bones, correct?" asked Lust.
"That's correct."
"And what are you doing here?"
"Waiting for you, of course," replied Edward.
Lust frowned after hearing this.
"Are wondering how I knew you guys would be coming?" continued Edward. "Well, let's just say, you people are quite predictable. Let me guess, this was Envy's plan, wasn't it?"
A slight surprise flash across her eyes.
"It seems that I was right. Well, her personality is truly twisted, so only he would have no problem using a little girl for her plan."
"You seem to know us pretty well," commented Lust.
"More than you can imagine."
Then, Edward ignored her as he focused on the idiot known as Gluttony; his eyes contained endless greed.
Inside this idiot was an entire dimension that lies between reality and the Soul Space where the Gate of Truth exists. Gluttony is the result of a failed experiment by Father trying to recreate the Gate of Truth so that he can gain all the alchemy knowledge in existence.
However, after failing, he only used Gluttony as a disposable expert--an act which Edward considered truly wasteful.
By studying Gluttony, Edward believed that he would be able to create an entire large dimension by himself as right now, he could only use magic to create a small one the size of a bucket.
After creating that large dimension, all he has to do is connect it to his Soul Space, place countless mana inside the dimension, then use that mana to cast magic and remove his limitation on his body.
Of course, Edward knew that there were a few problems with his plan. For Example, he still does not know how to use energy from different dimensions to cast spells. Maybe, he will have to wait one day when he goes to the Marvel World.
Nevertheless, the first step of being able to create his own dimension will start by studying the homunculi, Gluttony.
While Edward was staring at Gluttony, Lust immediately took action and attacked. Her fingernails grew longer and rushed towards him, trying to piece his arms and legs. She was probably trying to immobilize him.
However, a weird blue shield appeared to surround Edward, protecting him. This was a force field that he created by using Alchemy to control electromagnetic fields in the surrounding.
Ever since he came to this world, he tried his best not to use magic to the best of his ability.
After being attacked, Edward turned his head and looked at Lust.
"Although you're not as important as him, you still have value. After dissecting you, I should find a way to turn the Philosopher's Stone into my magic core."
Lust was confused by the words "magic core". However, she did not have time to respond. Edward snapped his finger, then both Lust and Gluttony fell to the ground and started seizing.
Immediately after that, they found themselves unable to move.
"What did you do to us?"
With a smile on his face, Edward said: "Did you know that certain sound frequencies can affect the human brain and make it shut down the entire body?
"If it was a normal person, they would have passed out long ago. However, you, homunculi, are more resistant, so you can keep some form of consciousness.
"Alright, let's get down to business."
Edward then walked to both Lust and Gluttony to take a few samples of blood. Then, he turned on the light in the dark house, displaying a strange transmutation circle that was already drawn.
He placed the blood in the middle of the circle before activating it. Then, to Lust's horror, two bodies that looked exactly like her and Gluttony appeared inside the room.
Meanwhile, Edward nodded in satisfaction after seeing this, he then took out two stones from his pocket: two Philosopher's Stone to be exact. He placed the stones inside their bodies.
"Morgana, can you take control of these bodies?"
"As you wish, master." replied the little purple-hair elf that suddenly appeared. Then she said:
"I have already scanned these people's memories and developed a behavior model based on their personality and ideologies. However, there are a few problems."
"What is it?"
"Although I can replicate the woman's ability, I cannot do the same for the fat one."
"Well, it does not matter; their replacement is only temporary. So, just try not to use his ability until I'm finished."
"As you wish."
After that, Edward took the real Lust and Envy to go back to his laboratory, while the fake one returned to see Father.
______
Next Chapter Title: The Key Ingredient
บท 138: The Key Ingredient
[If you are interested in reading 10 chapters ahead, go check out my Pa.tr.eon with the link https://www.patréon.com/LazySageDao, or just type in my writer's name in the website. The plot is getting exciting there and you guys can support me in any way you can.
Additionally, go read my other novel [Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor] and [The Otsutsuki Clan: A Legacy of Blood and Destruction], it's a Naruto Fanfic with an evil MC born in the Otsutsuki clan.
Join the discord: https://discord.gg/bnsezTApeY]
________
Envy slowly walked inside the tunnel that led to the place his Father was; he was in a happy mood as he just finished burning down the Central Library, preventing the Elric Brothers from getting any information regarding the Philosopher's Stone.
However, as soon as he entered the room, he saw that everyone was looking at Lust and Gluttony with a somewhat somber tone.
"Lust? Did you already get back? Where is the little human girl, or the strange alchemist?" asked Envy.
"I did not capture any of them. The entire situation was a trap."
"What do you mean?"
"The Alchemist seemed to know about our existence and was waiting for us. Gluttony and I were lucky to escape after dying more than a hundred times.."
"He's that powerful?"
"More than you can imagine."
"How strong can a human be?" said Pride with a sneer. "You're just trying to use excuses for your failure."
"Brother Pride, you are more than welcome to go after him yourself," said Lust nonchalantly.
"Tell me his location and I will gladly do so."
"There is no need to bicker, children," said Father. "The Current issue we are facing now is whether this alchemist knows about our plan? Will he stop it? Finally, how did he know about it?"
Only a few people in this room know about the entire plan, and Father did not believe that his children would betray him.
"There might be some leaks from the military," said Pride, then he looked at Bradley. "Wrath, you might want to check your subordinates."
"Although some military commanders knew about our existence, they did not know our complete plan. So, if this alchemist manages to gather some information from them, then we will still have some advantages," replied Fuhrer Bradley.
"Father, there is still the possibility of Greed betraying us and revealing our plans," said Lust.
"Indeed, that's a possibility," replied Father. "Envy, I need you to go check on him. As for you Lust and Gluttony, go deal with Scar; he's been causing too much trouble in central lately."
Meanwhile, inside his laboratory, Edward had gloves on. In front of him, three bodies had their bodies opened from the middle, displaying their organs. These three bodies were the three homunculi: Lust, Gluttony, and Greed.
The odd thing was that these guys were still alive, witnessing this process. However, they were unable to move.
Edward looked at the red stone that served as their cores with a calm look on his face.
"Interesting. The Philosopher's Stone has completely replaced their essence. All the bones, muscles, and organs are nothing but decorations. They are the stone, and the stone is them. As long as the stone remains intact, they will live.
"Even if all their body parts were destroyed, it can be reconstructed if the stone is intact. However, if something happens to the stone, they will die."
Edward paused for a moment, then he said" Morgana, are you done searching for their memories?"
"Yes, master. The process took longer than needed as there were too many souls inside the stone, so I had to go through all their memories before finding the main one."
"Is that so? Then send me the important information and your analysis."
"Yes, sir."
Edward then began to analyze the process of these people turning into Homunculi. Essentially, a Philosopher's Stone was liquified and injected into the bloodstream of a human, along with one of the 7 deadly sins that served as a fusion material.
Then, all the souls in the stone fought together to be the final one that got to fuse with the deadly sin of Father. Meanwhile, during the process, the energy of the stone will destroy and reconstruct the body.
The intense pain is enough to make the majority of souls give up, but if one has a will strong enough, he or she will be the final victor, fused with Father's Sin and become the main personality of the homunculi,
After reviewing that information, Edward muttered: "Well, I was right to be cautious and not immediately fuse the Philosopher's Stone with my magic core."
After studying alchemy for a while, he did come up with a feasible plan to fuse the stone with his magic core. However, he wanted to be safe, so he decided to wait and study Homunculi first.
And after seeing the result, he knew that his bet was correct.
Soon after that, Edward continued to gather more data. Soon, both Lust and Greed will not have much help to him, so he wanted to get as much value from them as possible.
As for the Homunculi, they wanted to scream because of the pain, but their throats were blocked by something. All they wished for was that they had some anesthesia.
Meanwhile, little Morgana looked at the process while thinking to herself:
'Master seems extremely cruel this time; I wonder why he hates these homunculi so much."
--Scene Break--
Ed and Al sat with a bunch of books around them; it appeared that they have not moved out of this room for quite some time now. And their faces were one of horror and despair.
They have just learned what the key ingredient for a Philosopher's Stone was: human lives.
Ed clenched his hand in anger, then he remembered the warning that Edward gave him regarding the stone. He suddenly stood up.
"Brother?"
"Al, do you remember the Alchemist with the same name as us?"
"You mean Edward Bones?"
"Yes, him. He is probably the most talented Alchemist we've met."
"So?"
"So, why is he so powerful? He could create a miracle like Human Transmutation, but he did not have to use a Philosopher's Stone. But, look at us, we could not even save a little girl; without him, we would be powerless and watch Nina live a life worse than death."
"What are you saying, brother?"
"I'm saying that if we can find the reason he's so powerful without a Philosopher's Stone, then maybe, we can use that method ourselves to get our bodies back."
Al paused for a moment, "That's indeed a good way, but how do we find him? For all we know, he could be heading to Xing already."
"I know where he lives," replied Ed.
"How come?"
"The day after we met him, I found a card in my hotel room with his address on it."
"Brother, why didn't you tell me?"
"I forgot."
"How can you be so irresponsible with something so important."
"We were so busy dealing with Scar at that time, so it slipped my mind. Plus, there was a note that said not to reveal his whereabouts."
While arguing, the two Elric brothers departed to find Edward's house.
________
Next Chapter Title: Human
สถานะพลังงานรายสัปดาห์
200+ การจัดอันดับด้วยพลัง 
167 หินพลัง 
ความคิดเห็นย่อย