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22.04% Harry Potter: Dimensional Wizard / Chapter 139: Human

章節 139: Human

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Inside his house in central, Edward sat in a chair next to the firehouse reading a book. After a few minutes, he finished the book, put it aside, and took the drink next to him to sip.

"How is it, master?"

"Well, the automail is quite interesting. Although the Empire can regrow limbs, it's not much use in the medical field. However, for the study of cybernetic enhancement, it should be useful."

In the Empire, there is a small group of people who study how to turn ordinary people into Cyborgs by replacing some body parts with cybernetic enhancement, turning them into living weapons.

Because of magic and genetic engineering, this field is not that popular, however, Edward has been funding these people so that they can create a biochip that can be implemented in a wizard's brain, thus granting the computing power of a supercomputer.

Although he already has Morgana--and she has been bound to his soul--and does not need it, his family members along with other wizards in the Empire will benefit greatly from this technology.

"So, how is the progress of reverse-engineering the dimension inside Gluttony?" asked Edward as he took another sip of his drink.

"The process should take a few more days," replied little Morgana with frustration on her face.

"There is no need to blame yourself. After all, you're not at full capacity," reassured Edward. Then, he became quiet as if he was in deep thought.

"Morgana, do you think I should contact my family?"

The little elf frowned after hearing this. She knew that her master could contact the people in the Empire through the Gate of Truth and Soul Space since he left a piece of his soul there.

As long as one person in the Empire used a spell to enter his Soul Space through the little piece of soul he left there, they could contact one another.

As for how to make them use the spell, Morgana just has to connect to her main server and send a message through Skynet since she is Skynet herself. Even if it's possible to send a few words, this method has a high probability of working.

However, there is a major problem facing them: Truth. That's an essentially omnipotent existence. Although they have currently theorized that this omnipotence comes from this world only, and as soon as he leaves this world, he should be weakened drastically.

Nevertheless, this is just a theory; there is no proof or sufficient data to back up this theory.

So, Morgana knew that her master was worried that if he sent a message to his family, Truth might intercept the message, and even use it to discover their world.

Morgana knows very well how paranoid her master can be; she guessed that he might even be worrying about whether Truth has read his mind and knew everything that he was thinking.

So, after thinking about it for a while, she said: "Master, it may be useless, but I think it's best to be prudent."

Edward then nodded his head, "You're probably right...Hmm, it seems that we have visitors."

Meanwhile, Ed and Al--who followed the address on the card--entered the house with a weird look on their faces. After seeing Edward waiting for them, Ed immediately yelled out loud: "What was that? Why is it that only Al and I can see your house? Why can't Lieutenant Hawkeye enter the house even after standing right in front of it?"

Edward looked at the brothers and said: "Boy, know how to behave when in someone else's home."

"Sorry!" said both Al and Ed who immediately felt like they were facing their teacher and her cruel training.

"As for the answer to your question, that's because I place a little magic on my house so that uninvited guests do not interrupt my peaceful life. The reason you two could come in was because of the card I gave you."

"Magic? There is no such thing," replied Ed. "Alchemy is based on scientific principles and the laws of physique that govern our world."

"You're too closed-minded. In some places in this world, an alchemist would be considered a God because of their abilities. Why is that?"

"That's because of ignorance," replied Ed.

"Exactly. The same can apply to you right now. Because you have never heard of magic or seen it, you're ignorant of its working and intricacies."

Ed frowned after hearing this, then Al asked: "Sir, in that case, what is magic?"

"Magic is not so different from Alchemy. The biggest difference is the fact that Alchemists use earthen energy from the movement of technic plates to control the laws of physics and achieve extraordinary things, but magic uses a different kind of energy called mana.

"Alright, there is no need to mention this; I doubt any of you will ever encounter mana in this world."

Edward then invited them to sit down in the living room while serving tea. The Elric Brothers--knowing that Edward did not want to mention the topic of mana again--did not ask any more questions.

"So, what brought you two to visit this old man?" asked Edward.

Both Al and Ed were a little speechless as they looked at Edward who looked like someone in his early 20's. Ed then chose to ignore this before asking: "We are here to ask you a question."

"Oh, go ahead."

"We want to know why you're such a powerful Alchemist. Why could you save Nina so easily and we could not do anything about it? What differentiate you and us?"

Ed stared at Edward waiting for his answer. He did not think that the answer had anything to do with magic since when Edward saved Nina, he only used Alchemy.

Edward paused for a brief moment as he was surprised by this question. Then, he answered: "The answer to your question is quite simple: humanity."

"Humanity? What does this have to do with anything?" said Ed with gritted teeth.

"Brother, calm down and let him continue."

"Fine," said Ed as he stared at Edward. The latter smiled like an old man appreciating youth's vitality and exuberance. Then, his smile faded.

"I did not lie to you. The truth of the matter is that you two have slowly accepted the fact that you're human and have limitations. I guess that after failing in human transmutation, failing to save Nina, and discovering the key ingredient in making the Philosopher's Stone, you have realized the consequences when Alchemists try to play God: loss of their humanity.

"So, you guys have slowly decided to keep that humanity, to keep your moral compass; you have accepted your limitation.

"But I'm different from you. In my path of pursuing knowledge, I have slowly let go of humanity and have done many horrible things. As a result, or as a price, as equivalent exchange, I have acquired power beyond the limit of humans.

"This is the reason that I can save Nina and you cannot."

In many ways, Edward and Father are the same kinds of people. The main difference is that Father refused to acknowledge his human origins and see it as a weakness.

However, Edward never let go of human origin and saw it as an anchor to keep him from going over the edge.

"Sir, do you ever regret your choice?" asked Al.

"No, since when I made the choice, I perfectly knew what path I was taking. However, there are still times I regret being forced into situations when I have to do things I regret."

After chatting with Edward for a while, the Elric brothers left his manor with a desolate look on their faces.

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Next Chapter Title: Failed Species


章節 140: Failed Species

[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.

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Al and Ed stood in front of Edward's house with a solemn look emanating from their bodies.

"Brother, what should we do? Should we…"

"No," replied Ed. "Just like we promised not to use the stone to get our bodies back, we did not need to walk on Mr. Bones' path. I believe that we will find a way to get our bodies back; certainly."

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Hawkeye--who had a puzzling look on her eyes after seeing the Elric brothers suddenly appear out of nowhere--rushed towards them.

"Are you guys alright? What just happened? How did you guys suddenly disappear out of nowhere?"

The two looked at each other, but they did not answer; they just left to do their things.

Meanwhile, after the Elric brothers left, Edward had something else to do: he apparated to the house of the leader of Amestris, Fuhrer Bradley. The latter was in his study reviewing some papers.

Suddenly, he felt something and raised his head. After seeing the person in front of him, Bradley said with a calm look: "Are you the Alchemist called Edward Bones?"

"That's me."

"So, what brings about this visit?" asked Bradley, still staying calm and composed.

"You know, of all the homunculi, I have to say I hate you and Pride the most: I hate your arrogant demeanor and your level of coldness and indifference. It's a shame I cannot kill you lots."

"Is your opinion supposed to affect me?" As soon as Bradley finished saying these words, he rushed towards Edward with two swords in his hand. His speed far surpassed the limits of humans.

He swung his sword intending to chop Edward's head clean. However, midway through, Bradley suddenly coughed, blood starting sipping from his mouth and nose.

He looked down to see Edward right in front of him, in a punching position. What shocked Bradley the most was the fact that the force of this punch severely punctured one of his lungs.

'My Ultimate Eye could not keep up with his speed. How fast is he?'

Immediately afterward, Bradley tried to distance himself from his opponent knowing that his opponent was faster than him. Unfortunately, he discovered that he could not move a muscle.

"What did you do to me?"

With a smile on his face, Edward said: "Do you know that all creatures with flesh and blood have something called pressure points. If you hit all of them, they will be rendered immobile.

"The human body has 18 Pressure Points, and since homunculi have the same physiology as a human, you also have the same pressure point."

He paused for a moment, turned his head to the corner, and said: "I wonder if this fact is true for creatures like you whose flesh and blood are merely a container, Pride. I truly want to know the answer to this question."

In the corner that Edward was looking at appeared a young child about 8 years old or more. However, unlike real or ordinary children, his face had an eerie smile.

"Do not place me on the same boat as humans," replied Salim Bradley, also known as the homunculus, Pride. "I've heard about you, Edward Bones, and I have to say, for a human, you're quite special. I've taken some interest in you--especially your origin."

While saying this, countless shadows appeared around him; some of them had mouths at the tip.

"Capturing you should be quite entertaining."

Edward was momentarily surprised, then he laughed out loud; his laughter echoed throughout the room. Oddly though, no one outside the room came to check, or realize that an intruder successfully infiltrated the home of the most powerful man of this country.

"Why are you laughing?" asked Pride with a frown on his face.

"I cannot believe that you're so arrogant that you even fail to see who is the hunter and who is the prey in this situation," replied Edward as he shook his head. "I have to say, as a species, you homunculi are quite the failure."

"Failure? A mere human calls us failure? Hahaha, this is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in my life."

"Really? Then, let's think about this logically. Homunculi are made by implanting Philosopher's Stones into a human's body. Philosopher's Stones are made from human life.

"So, without humans, there is no stone. Without stone, there are no homunculi. Even if there was a Philosopher's Stone, without humans to place it inside, no homunculi can be born.

"In conclusion, your entire race is nothing but a parasitic race that can only exist and survive because of humans. Even your so-called Father was created from a humble slave. So, am I correct to assume that you guys are failures?" said Edward with a smirk on his face.

Meanwhile, Pride had the word "furious" written all over his face. Even the immobile Wrath was angry.

"Well, you seemed not convinced," continued Edward. "Let me tell you another interesting fact. Humans can make homunculi, but homunculi cannot make humans.

"With all these facts, I truly want to know why you people always look down on humans, thinking that we're inferior to homunculi. Is it because of our emotions? Your Father seemed to think that emotion is a weakness, and all of you seem to have inherited that idea.

"However, similar logic could apply to you guys as well. With each of you having only one of humans' seven deadly sins, doesn't that mean that all of you are incomplete? How pitiful!"

"Shut up!" roared Pride as his shadow spike rushed straight towards Edward's eyes; he hated the look that the latter gave him. Unfortunately, a force field appeared, blocking the attack.

"Maybe it's because we are weak?" continued Edward as he ignored Pride's constant attacks.

"The human race is indeed inherently weak, however, we are a race of endless possibility. With our weakness and limitations, we can create wonders beyond anyone's imagination."

Edward paused for a moment, looked at truly outraged Pride, then said: "Well, I guess it's time for my sermon to end. Alright, let's get back to business."

He raised his hand to create an intense light that enveloped Pride. Immediately after that, the latter shadows disappeared.

Edward knew that one of Pride's weaknesses was the fact that he could control shadows, not create them. So, as long as there are no shadows around him, he is powerless.

The intense light served that purpose.

After rendering Pride powerless, Edward made a clenching motion, then the earth underneath Pride's feet moved to form a sphere that imprisoned him.

The intense light disappeared, making Pride's environment that of total darkness, without any shadows.

Under Edward's control, the Earth Dome slowly shrunk to the size of a marble before he placed it in his pocket. He was truly interested in Pride's ability to absorb the power of the people he swallowed. Then, he turned his head to look at Wrath.

"Now, it's your turn."

The first thing he did was to read the latter's memory. Wrath was a unique homunculus as he was made with a Philosopher's Stone that contained only one human stone. As such, he did not have his brothers and sisters' immortality and healing factors.

Without many souls to interfere, Edward was able to easily read his mind and memories.

"Interesting," muttered Edward with a slight surprise on his face.

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