RPG Full Metal Alchemist: Blood of the State [PG-VL]

[digiX]

when they arrived back to town Celia got off the cycle "so what are you going to do now Isis" Celia said "Simple I'm gonna get Isis back lucky for me I put an alchemic traser on Itsu before she left as long as I'm breathing I can sense her" he said he mounted his cycle and followed her trail "Wait I;m going with you" she said "can you defend yourself" Isis asked "u-huh I can do a bit of alchemy" she said "k then hop on" Celia climbed on the cycle and they followed Itsu's suddenly a homonculi climbed on the cycle "flithy beast" ISis said he used one of his old orbs and blew a big hole in the Homonculi

[Sir Gawain]

"Why do people have to make my life harder?" Michael said aloud as he drove throught the mostly empty city streets. "Kyoske doesn't know how hard it'll be to find Scar! I've been lookin' for more than five months and he just expects me to pop up next to him!"
After more such venting, he put his mind back on getting to the new Ishbal. In a jeep like this it would take about two days. Two days that could have anything happen between now and then.
When he passed through the outer gates, he began looking for the proper dune to place Itsu and Isis's payment. If Kyoske and Damon did their job, the two mercenaries would be able to pick it up later, if he could find it.
"They all look the same!" he cried into the night. Life is cruel, he thought. Instead of bothering to retrace his steps he just threw down the money in a bag and made a small flag beside it from the napkins he had smuggled out of the resteraunt earlier. "There," he said trying to brush sand off his arms. "If they can't find it, tough."
He got back in the jeep and speeded off into the night, not knowing what could possibly happen in the little town he left. He would never really know what would happen.

[Deadpool]

Damon looked around as they trugded through the terrain. "I'm hungry, what took you so long, who is this girl we are going after, have ya'll fucked yet?"

Kyoske drew his hand back. "Shutup Damon"

Damon smiled. "Alright alright. When are you going to screw her, is she hot, I bet she's good in the bed"

Kyoske turned to him starting to grow agitated. "What do you know about that stuff?"

Damon laughed. "A lot more than you" He turned away. "I'll shutup now"

[Raze_3103]

"So, Soul Taker, how much longer till we reach the city?" Damon asked as he put his hands on his head.

"I told you to never call me that. And the gates are right there." He pointed to a large archway.

"Your the one that told me that that was what your father named you on the side. He was a powerful member of the state wasnt he?"

"Big deal. I rid myself of him long ago." They both walked throught the gates and noticed multiple guards standing with guns,"DAmon. Be careful ok? I dont want to have to give you another arm."

"Dont worry about me. So tell me, you really like this girl dont you. I mean, you are trying to find her so badly." He said with a big grin as they walked past a dead Homonculi.

"Shut up." He looked at the dead body then looked up and saw Isis and the waitress next to him."Isis, where is Itsu?"

"Kyoske? What the hell are you doing here? i thought you guys left." Isis said with a confused look on his face.

"Hey, I know you. You are the Amber Alchemist arent you?" Damon said pointing at Isis.

"I dont go by that mane anymore. Just call me Isis. Oh, and Tai took her. Why she let him, I have no idea. I was trying to protect her." He looked downat her sword that was on his belt.

"That bastard. You know which way he went? I'm gonna kill him!" Kyoske said as he clenched his fists.

"Damn dude, chill. We'll find her." Damon said as he put a hand on Kyoskes shoulder.

"Why is it you care so much about her? You only just met her not to long ago." Isis said as he looked from Kyoske to Damon.

Damon leaned close to isis and wispered in his ear, "I think he likes her, alot."

"I heard that. In anycase, I dont know why. Tell me, Celia, do you know where they went?" Kyoske said as he turned to her.

"No, but Tai really ticked me off on several occasions."

"Why not try the base here. It may be a good place to look right?" DAmon said a little out of nowhere.

"Good thinking. Isis, it would probably be best if you left her here and us three went on."He turned to Damon who just looked at him."Fine, maybe just us two shoud go Isis. Lets leave her and Damon here."

"Couldnt have said it better myself."DAmon said, slapping Kyoske on the back.

"You with me, Isis?"

[digiX]

"sure as long as she wants to stay" Isis said
"No Way I wanna find Tai and give him a peace of my mind!" Celia said
"you herad the lady well you coming Kyoske" Isis said he revved up his cycle and headed for the nearby base
"aren't you going to tell him that Itsu kissed you" Celia whispered
"Nah,if he wants to help he can it just means she has to decide who she likes more me or him" Isis said Kyoske wasa following right behind

at the base

"you still havent anserwed my question What o you want with me" Itsu said
"I'll tell you once we get back to headquaters" Tai said as he loaded suppiles into his sack
"well if Isis finds us he's going to be pissed" Itsu said
"oh one more thing you start gettin all grabby and I'll kill you myself" Itsu said she pulled out a little spike

[Kiba_the_Chosen]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=Teal]?Grabby. Who is getting grabby? Just get on the bike.?
?Fine but obey my rules for the time being.? Tai nodded in agreement as to not cause anymore trouble.

-later on the road.

*The Amber Alchemist would know how to put a tracer on someone. Any alchemist with in their right mind would do so. Maybe I can save my skin along with returning her to Isis without being punished. Finally a way out. But I forgot I left Celia alone with him. I?m in more trouble than I think.* The motorcycle hit eighty miles per hour once he thought of Celia.
?Tai!? Itsu yelled holding on to the sides while watching the road ahead. ?Mind slowing down!? She yelled again. Tai slowed down and looked at the sun coming up over the dunes and the city in site. Itsu let out a sigh of relief. ?What the hell were you doing!??
?It is called thinking. By the way I know Isis put a tracker on you so just play along with what I?m going to tell you now.?

-Central

?Commander I have brought the one you wanted.?
?Good work Tai. I knew you wouldn?t fail me. But one problem remains. The other one named Micheal needs to be here as well.?
?We got one of them isn?t that good enough sir.?
?Their group must die.?
?Sir??
?Put her in the cell I?ve arranged for her. After you have done that come up here again.? Tai once again gave a salute and went down into the cells.
?Now Itsu you wait here. I know it won?t be long until Isis will be here.?
?Don?t pull any tricks on him.?
?Alright now you wait here.? Tai walked out of the room of cells and back up to the commander?s room.

-Commander?s room

?Tai I?m disappointed in your work. You have done so well before.?
?I?m sorry commander.?
?Sorry isn?t going to work Tai. You will be held down stairs along with that girl you brought along. Security!?
?Yes.?
?Take him away.?
?No I did nothing wrong!? Tai said as he was dragged away.

-Cells

?Hey Itsu.? Tai said after he was thrown in and the guards walked out. Tai was lucky enough to be placed in Itsu?s cell.
?What happened? Is the plan going to go into effect??
?I?m not sure. If I?m not out of here before Isis gets here there will be many military personnel hurt. There was a silence after that because there was nothing to talk about. But there was something that Itsu thought of.
?You never gave a reason.?
?A what??
?You never said why you were to be imprisoned under the state?s control.? Tai looked away from Itsu for a moment but then turned back to her.
?If you remember there was one camp back when the Ishbalens first went up against the military.?
?Oh yeah that camp. Wasn?t it called the God?s children camp.?
?Yes. You know your history. Anyway that camp was?.? Tai suddenly quited as if to hold truth from her. But there was no use. They had a couple hours until Isis would come but the time flew fast.
?Well??
?I was-? There was a crash outside and skidding/scratching like a motorcycle. ?What the hell was that?? Tai said looking out the small hole in the cell. Five of the units around the prison fell from the motorcycle crash but there were seven more coming out of the building. They were all enveloped in their own amber colored jars. Kinda like when you catch insects and stick them in a jar.
?It?s Isis!? Itsu said with a smile on her face. Tai looked towards the door which wasn?t that far from the entrance. It was busted down by Isis. He ran to her cell while Tai hid in the shadows.
?Itsu come with me we have to hurry. Before someone comes.?
?Not so fast boy!? The commander?s voice shouted from the hall. ?Those are my top captives.? Isis wondered why he used bad grammar but he soon realized and searched for another in the cell.
?Come out of hiding.?
?There is no use of trying to find a way around it is there.? Tai said coming out of the shadows. ?Whenever you get close or involved with my work there is always trouble.? Isis looked at him with his mouth gapped open.
?Why are you in there?? Isis said closing his mouth.
?Let?s just say he didn?t complete his assignment.? The commander said stepping down into the hallway of cells.
?Who are you??
?Depends on how you know me. I could be your best friend or your worst enemy. I could be your leading officer or I could be just another person on the streets. What difference does it make??
?What are you??
?I?m not dead nor human. I?m actually scientifically created. I?m what you humans created. Now I want what you have.?
?Damn homunculi.? Isis said as the commander transformed into a person of shorter stature.
?Isis watch out.? Itsu said while backing up unnoticeably into Tai. Tai, after being bumped, walked towards the door.
?Hey did anyone else come with you.? Tai whispered.
?Why would I tell you? You took Itsu.?
?Hey I want to get out of here as much as Itsu does.?
?Well at least Itsu has a soul.? Isis said as to counter his words. But the argument was over when Tai heard that familiar voice behind him.
?Hey how do we break this thing.? Celia called down from the small window in the cell.
?Enough of this. I will kill all of you.? The homunculi said as it started doing some weird martial arts aimed at Isis. He dodged them but Tai had to answer Celia.
?What does the sign look like?? Tai said trying to get a good idea on what alchemy she could use to break the seal.
?It has three orbs in the middle along with a triangle. A circle fits it all in place along with three more circles one for each of the points on the triangle.?
?Alright that is a combination of two circles. First one will be broken by-? Tai was cut off from a crash down the hall but he started back up with his explanation ?by using an anti recovery circle. It uses one filled in circle in the middle along with a triangle surrounding it. Next draw another circle just fitting around the triangle with one half inch line sticking out of the points of the triangle.? Celia started to draw as fast as she could. There was a small light that enveloped the window but the circle was gone. It canceled out one another.
?Ok got that one what is the next one??
?The next one is a simple structure circle. It is great for prisons because there is no anti for it. All it does is keeps the bars on this window in place which means no human strength can break it.?
?Well then how will I get you out of there??
?Simple break the circle somehow.? There was a loud explosion on the other side of the building after Tai gave Celia the instructions.
?I have a chisel in my bag with a hammer. Will that work??
?Yeah that will work. By the way what do you need a chisel for??
?It is for my remedies. It helps break down the hard minerals.? Celia said as she walked off. Itsu was in the cell worried.
?What will happen to Isis??
?Don?t worry we can uhh help him. Besides I got a little grudge to settle anyway with the commander.? Celia chipped at the circle and broke it
?Alright it is broken. Now what??
?Stand back.? Tai said as he made his own circle. ?This one will stop at step two and a half. This will not only explode and break away the cell window but also keep Celia safe.? Once Tai put his hands to it the wall burst into thousands of sharp pieces. They were all soon envelopes in a jelly like substance of it?s own minerals. ?Two and a half or two will work to make anything explode but two and a half keeps people safe.? Tai said exhausted of doing all this in one day. Tai climbed out with Itsu. Itsu went to wait with Celia while Tai headed towards the direction where Isis was fighting the homunculi.

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[digiX]

"You think you can beat me damn monster" Isis said the homunculi, it was relentless in its fighting not tiring and breaking out of every amber case he was put into
"Take this" Isis said he took out his old orbs and used them as lasers to keep it busy
"Your still using that palor trick" a voice said Isis looked over his shoulder it was Tai
"Hey it your the only one to figure it out so shut up" Isis said Tai joined him in fighting the homunculi.
"great it's two birds with one stone and after you two are out of the way that ishbalin girl is mine" the homunculi said
"your not going to touch Itsu you piece of shit" Isis said he took out his new orbs and used them to shoot spikes
"wow thats new" Tai said
"yeah I combined the powers of the two old orbs one circle for projectiles and one for blades" Isis said
"Quick kill it I'll keep it busy" Isis said he stooped his onslagut of daggers and and created an amber cage around the homunculis feet and renforced it while the old orbs contiuned fire tai quckly pulled out his coal swrd and sliced off the homunculis head
"well it might not be dead but atleast that will buy us some time" Tai said Isis quicly encased the head in amber
"try to heal that" Isis said Tai and Isis ran back to Itsu
"ISIS! your safe" Itsu said she wrapped her arms around him he blushed
"quick lets scram we will talk once we're out of central" Tai said they all quickly rturned to the outside many military guards surroned they vechicles
"Itsu you handel this" Isis said he gave Itsu her ssword and she ran towards the guards. They opeed fire Isis put walls in front of itsu to protect her

5 mins later

"lets go" Itsu said Kyoske and Damon were wating at the exit guards at the gates all dead or unconciues. they all rode out of central

[Sir Gawain]

As the gang was headed out of Central, they saw a large swirling dust on the road. "It's their reinforcements! Run!" Kyoske said getting a grip on things.
But they couldn't outrun whatever was chasing them, which was a very good thing considering. "Hop in. Brought a few friends along for the ride." Michael said from the passenger seat of the same jeep they had stolen those few days ago. Kyoske and Damon smiled hopping in behind him, but the others were a little more cautious.
"How did you find us?" Isis asked suspiciously, not wanting another run in with homunculi. Michael smiled and held up a piece of paper that had his and Itsu's pictures on it.
"Thought I'd turn myself in for the reward. Don't know how they got my picture though. But sure is a good one, don't you think?"
Tai grinned and got in the cargo truck behind them, a clever getaway if they had been earlier. "So how'd you get to the new Ishbal so quickly? It should've taken you a lot longer than this."
As everyone else was climbing into the cargo truck, they noticed the only other occupant. It was a tall Ishbalin man with white hair and a cross shaped scar on his face, and his right arm was adorned with alchemic circles. Scar, the most feared Ishbalin in the State.
"I set up a trap. We captured a State caravan just as your friend was coming along, so we decided to pick you up too. As a favor." Scar replied for them.
As the small escort took off, every once in a awhile they would see the other jeeps, outfitted with gun turrets in case of threat. Celia, Itsu, Isis, and Tai were all wondering the same thing. What next? We can't help the military any more, so where do we go from here?
The group moved slowly over the next several days, stopping every night for camp. People were set on watch, and everyone else was able to socialize and take their minds off of the coming war. Though most of the people surrounding them were Ishbalin, Celia and Tai were able to fit in easily. It was a homely enviroment, and it was nice, even if they were on the run.
Finally, five days out from Central, they came upon a large city with small huts everywhere. There was the occasional temple, and some buildings were much larger than those surrounding them. And at the center of the grand city was a large golden statue of the goddess, Ishbala.
Kyoske, Damon, and Michael jumped down and turned to everyone else who was just getting out of the cargo truck. Together, they cried, "Welcome to the new Ishbal!"

[Kiba_the_Chosen]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=Teal]?New Ishbal eh.? Tai said looking at the place. He still thought of things like how the homunculi were controlling the military. Tai got off and looked at Micheal then Celia and finally Scar. ?So Scar you are wanted among the military but I found the truth behind most of them now. So if we could call a temporary truce.? Tai said knowing the rumors behind Scar. Scar just looked at him and gave a very small nod. No one noticed his nod except for Tai because he was looking for yes in his answer. Celia went over to the closest vacant hut and started to make something with a familiar scent. Tai went to her hut and checked what she brought along with her. ?Viles is all you brought??
?Yeah seeing as how you destroyed half of my town my work being part of it.? Tai sighed and looked at her to give and explanation.
?Hey it wasn?t my fault Isis didn?t give up Itsu and that my commander was actually a homunculi.? Tai said trying to blame things on them. Suddenly there was a man that came in. ?Are any of you Celia?? He asked holding a small piece of paper in his hand.
?I?m Celia.? She said as the man walked over to her. ?This is for you.? He handed her a letter and walked out of the hut. Tai didn?t even get a chance to turn around to see what she got. Before he knew it he was ten feet out of the hut with a boot mark on ass. All he could hear was ?what happened to him?? and laughter. Scar just stayed silent. Tai went to find his own hut as to not suffer wrath from Celia again.

-Tai?s hut (New home for the time being)

In the middle the fire was going and a kettle over the flame. Tai sighed again not knowing why Celia had kicked him but he was pretty sure it had to do with that letter. ?The homunculi have taken over the military and they are hunting down Ishbalens with them. Why I ask? Why are they doing this? We obey people like the commander. I knew he was acting odd lately but a homunculi never would have guessed.? The sun was setting after the long drive to New Ishbal and Tai heard a knock at the door. ?Coming.? Tai said as he opened the door. Celia came in and sat right where he was sitting. ?Hey I was sitting there.?
?Was is the key word.? Celia said somewhat ticked off.
?What is the matter?? Tai asked trying to get her into a better mood.
?You are the matter. Also your little buddy Isis. Even though I?m supposed to all cheery and nice in front of you guys I just can?t stay that way forever. I mean you two have your emotions. You expressed them a little too much in my town. Now they are blaming me for all the damage. Not only will I get a bill I am now exiled from the town. Thanks for ruining my home.?
?No problem. And you don?t have to give any thanks for saving your life when that orb went after you!? Tai shouted not noticing half of the group was right outside the door. He even heard the word confrontation from somebody but didn?t give a care to notice.
?I could have saved my own! I don?t need you! Besides you aren?t the only one here that knows alchemy!?
?That may be true but your knowledge of alchemy is not greater than mine!?
?Who got you out of that jail cell!?
?That was you but with my instructions!?
?If I never came then you would have been stuck in there!?
?I would have found the circles anyway I worked there!?
?Oh so now you think you are very smart when you were in there for about an hour and you didn?t once look for them circles that was a really good deduction!? Tai stammered for a come back but he had none. He lost the fight that he knew he would never win. Celia left and Tai was again alone but he finally noticed the others staring into his hut. ?What you want?? They all looked a different way and went around their own fake business. Tai grabbed his coal sword and went to the outskirts of New Ishbal.

-Outskirts

Tai rammed his sword into the ground with a vertical strike. Then a horizontal one sliced the air. Then a diagonal one and so on. As he swung with the swords he found some ivory sediment in the sand. He made a small transmutation circle and made an ivory sword of pure white color. He then judged on his swords. He made a small chuckle and then thought of what the swords meant to him. ?Hmm. An ivory color for when I?m actually fighting for a right cause but a coal sword for the one who commands me. I?m basically a fallen angel or a risen demon. Nothing actually judges me. I have never been able to find my true self. I did know that she made me see myself for what I was. I was not but a dog back then. After her guidance I fight for what is right. At the same time I do not get in trouble. Well concealed evidence and a knack for pulling these things has done me good for awhile. But now cruel fate has pitted me against friend and allied me with a foe. Is there not but one cause that has one side to it. Has one bad and one good. That way it is easy for me to find myself. Who I really am. Where I belong and am I good or evil. Am I wrong to fight the military as I?m deceiving the ones that I worked for or am I right to do so? They have harmed the Ishbalens. But the Ishbalens fought back. In self defense is it still a sin to kill. Yes that is why there entire code by god is a lie and the state?s code is as well. Fate is all that is left. That still does not have complete control over it. But in the end it doesn?t matter what you believe in or what code you follow in the end you will end up-?
?Dead.? A women?s voice called from behind him. She had black hair with curls and was as tall as him.
?Who are you and how long have you been listening??
?Quite awhile. You are quite correct. Everything is a lie. Even our existence.? Tai let out a small angered growl.
?Damn you homunculi.?
?Us called by that name means more to us than it does to you.?
?Enough of this what are you here for??
?I?m here for reasons of my own but I could ask you what are you doing here??
?It is my business.?
?As well as my own. But since you have seen me now and my companions you will have to die. I?m so sorry.? The women said as she pointed her fingers outward. They came closer and as fast as a bullet Tai nearly dodged it. Tai took out both of his swords.
?Die homunculi.? Tai barraged a flail of swords and alchemic reactions. The women merely dodged them without even a single sign exhaustion. Tai was finally kicked in the side by a different person.
?That is for getting in the way of our little talk back there.? The one that was the commander said. But it was back to its normal state.
?Am I able to eat him? He looks pretty good.?
?No wait let?s see what he has on him first.? The tall one said. Tai noticed the small chunky one with a circle on its tongue.
?Dirty ba?st?? Tai stopped as he seen a medium sized male start ravaging the attackers. Tai then went blank after some blurry visions of explosions and dust kicking up. The next thing he saw was her over him.

OOC: I will be posting less often now just top give everyone a head?s up.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[digiX]

Isis walked over to Celia's hut she was there sobbing.
"May I come in" Isis asked
"Go away!" Celia said Isis came in anyways
"I overheard you and Tai I just wanted to apologize for what I did to your town as a mercenary I have plenty of cash you just tell me how much you need and I will give it to you if I dont have enogh I will give half the money Itsu and I earn to you until your debt is paid." Isis said he sat on a nearby chair
"why only half" Celia said
"because me and Itsu spil any bounty we recive 50/50" Isis said
"I'm glad at least one of you has a soul" Celia said
"I dont desvre it thogh I killed countless people as a mercenary I am no better than Tai" Isis said
"thats not true he's a jerk he didn't apologize let alone say he'd pay me back" Celia said she leaned oer and hugged Isis.

"you know we are still getting paid" Itsu said to Kyoske
"What! but why you cant wor for the state"
"yeah that dosen't mean we have to fight in the first place" Itsu said
"grr fine I'll tell the leader you still need payment,How much?"
"25,000 plus the money you owe" Itsu said
"WHAT! 25,000! is that your ussual price!" Kyoske said
"no but this is a big mission and besides it would of been 50,000 if the whole incident at central didn't happen your getting off easy" Itsu said suddenly her sword began to glow
"Homuculi" she said
"How do you know?" Kyoske said
"My sword is enhanced with alchemy whenever it gets blood on it it can sense that blood for 72 hours Isis must of used it on a homocul"
"but how do you know its a homuculi" Kyoske said
"because its glowing blue and if it were human blood it glow red and if was animal blood it glow green so if it not human or animal I bet its homuculi" Itsu said she ran towards outskirts

Outskirts

Itsu saw as 3 homuculi were beating up Tai
"hey Lust I see you haven't changed a bit" she said with a smirk
"you know her" Tai said threw coughs
"yeah she once tricked me into hurting Isis using one of her friends" Itsu said the shapeshfiting one turned into Isis
"remember me" he said
"damn you to hell" Itsu said
"oh can I eat her please she looks so tasty" the round one said
"No I want to have a little fun first" Lust said she quickly ran over to Itsu and started attacking her with her sword like nails she was blocked
"you cant beat me" Lust said
"well I can try" Itsu said

[Raze_3103]

"You want to eat something that looks really good, yuu creatin?" Kyoske said as he walked infront of the round one as it changed its glare from Itsu to kyoske.

"You I have had no warning about eathing." It said as it licked its lips.

"Right. You just come on and try." Kyoske said as he cleched his fist.

"Listen tubby, you may not want to tick off the soul alchemist. His alchemy is a little diffrent than normal."Damon said as he walked out from behind a tree.

"What did I tell you about calling me that?"

"You should keep it. It suits your power really good."

"Hows this. I'll think about it.But first, I gotta a little fight on my hands." Kyoske smirked as the closed his other fisht onto his right one, then slamed them both down onto the ground. A second later a bright white light surrounded him and sparks of electricity shot off in all directions.

"Now, try and eat a peice of this." As the light fadded, he was left with a peice of spiky body aurmor on his left shoulder, back, right leg and shin, and two spiked gauntlets.

"It will only be the better. It will make it a little crunchyer." The Homuculi licked its lips agian and smiled.

"Damon, if need be, shoot the bastard. Dont worry about me, got it?"

"No problemo. Just dont make me have to do it." He said as he put a hand on his gun.

[Deadpool]

Damon pulled out one of his guns and readied it. "Why can't I shoot it now?"

"Because I'm fighting it" Kyoske stared at Damon.

"You always get all the fun" Damon sat down on a bench. "Hurry up and get this over with. I'm still hungry" He looked ovr a Itsu. "Damn, she is fine"

"Kyoske stopped. "Damon, No"

Damon smiled. "I was just admiring"

[digiX]

in between dodging Lust's attacks and attacking herself Itsu noticed Damon looking at her.
"Get any ideas and you'll end up on the other end of my blade" Itsu said

"see I told you, and by the look she had she's serious" Kyoske said

"Oh come one cant I at least fantasise" Damon said

"No!" Kyoske and Itsu said

"Ha,Die" Lust said Itsu was distracted Lust went in for the kill sudenly a spike appeared threw her arm sshe winced in pain

"If anyones dying its you" Isis said

[Kiba_the_Chosen]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=Teal]Tai was finally regaining consciousness. It wasn?t her that was over him but Itsu. For some reason he mistook her for someone else. Tai groaned as he heard a big explosion. It was actually a lot of dust kicking up. ?Tai your awake.? Itsu said looking at Tai.
?What is going on?? Tai asked as he saw the homunculi, Isis, and Damon. ?Damn them.? Tai said as he got up. The three all had their own homunculi. Tai saw his chance on the one with the long fingers. He took out the Ivory sword not knowing it and charged at the homunculi. She quickly dodged his and Isis?s attack at the same time only left with a scar on her back.
?Your going to have to try better than that.? She said.
?Enough of this and leave this place or I will have to eliminate you!? Someone said from behind them. They all turned to see scar ready to kick the homunculi out of New Ishbal. He rushed after them with his fist ready. He grabbed hold of the shorter one with the huge appetite and blew off his arm.
?Aww that wasn?t nice. But you look delicious.? He said as he ran after him. The next limb to be blown off was his leg. Then came his other arm and another leg. Scar was going to strike his head but the tall women with the long finger nails stepped in.
?We?ll continue this another time.? She said as she grabbed the limbless one and fled. Tai grunted and walked back into the camps.

-New Ishbal inside camp

Tai had some sort of invisible presence taking him to see Celia. He walked over to her closed hut door and was about to knock when he heard some sounds from her hut. It was sobbing but there were other murmurs too. ?Some people have no respect for others. My town ruined, my mother gone, my father left there is no one that cares for me anymore except for Isis.? She said out of little whimpers. Tai looked in his pockets for something. He pulled out, eventually, a small piece of paper. He set it down by the door after writing a message. His thoughts ravaged over this message until he played it out in his mind to give himself confidence. *She will open the door find the paper and read the apology. For now I should live in exile for the time being.* Tai ran off to his hut and grabbed some of his stuff. He started to walk off but looked back at the door again. ?It is all for the best. I will see you again someday just not now.? Tai walked to her door and knocked on it as he ran off with almost god like speed.

-Outskirts.

No one was there anymore. The sight of blood and footprints were still visible. Only thing Tai saw that was interesting was the long trail of blood. He decided to follow it. He started his walk down the bloody road. After a couple of sand dunes and canteen of water later he thought about what he was doing. He stopped to let himself think. ?Why do you call to me? It feels like I?m leaving something I can?t lose. But why? My argument was settled and I won?t turn back. I won?t turn back for awhile. I will see them later. Some day when I?m not exactly the military?s dog. I have not only betrayed that of the state but as well as being a human. I?m sorry it took me this long to realize it but I now know where I?m supposed to go and do. Please forgive my absent mind.? He said as he hummed a tune that he remembered from a long time ago. But after awhile he got sick of doing this.

-desert uhhh he?s lost

Tai traveled along the blood stain for awhile now and he finally caught site of a city. He ran to it with what ever strength he had left. When he reached the city he found the first water supply he came across. ?Hmm there is something odd about this place.? He said as he was done drinking. It was still day but there was no one around. He found doors swung open and windows cracked but that was it. ?What happened here? It looks to be that this town was deserted a lo-? Tai stopped as he stared at the horror in the middle of the park. His eyes widened and he turned pale a bit. He stared at a huge pile of mangled bodies. And it looked like there was something moving on the other side of the pile. Tai snuck around the back.
?How poor of these people to know what we are.? A familiar voice called.
?Yeah it is a pity I wish we could have tortured them a little more.? Another one said.
?Not bad for me. I get to eat them all.? The small homunculi said.
?Dirty little!? Tai said as he charged in with both of his swords. He tried a vertical cut again but was blocked by the taller homunculi?s fingers.
?I thought we left you in that small little camp.?
?I left and came after you.? Tai said trying to push back her fingers. Tai was thrust to the ground in the end.
?My my aren?t you feisty?? The one that transformed said. It then turned into Celia. ?Please don?t hit me I will only kill you.? It said mockingly.
?Damn you.? He said getting up with his right arm in pain. The small one that liked to eat things took advantage of his downed state. He ran after him to eat him but Tai pulled out his coal sword with his left hand and sliced off both his arms again. ?Who the hell keeps putting you guys together?? Tai said as the small one came over and bit off his right arm. There was a great stinging sensation in his arm then it left after he removed his mouth.
?Let?s go I don?t want to be late. Besides he will die out here anyway and you can come back to him.? The taller one said. They leaped off again with the small homunculi saying something about he not eating Tai. Tai got up and cringed at the pain of loose nerves at the end of his stub of an arm. He walked onward even though he was one arm less. He fell after getting up weak from the fight and the walk. He sat there laying in the sun as it beat down on him.
?You alright?? A military soldier asked above his face.
?I need?to get a mechanic.? Tai said getting up with pain. He was rushed to central where he got a new arm on military pay.

OOC: There Tai is back in Central. Right where he started. Tough like Tai. Oh wait that is me. Awww why did I do this to myself.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[digiX]

Isis walked around new Iahbal past Itsu and Kyoske and t Celia's hut she was sobbing again he looked for Tai so he could smack him no luck. He walked into Celias hut.
"Tai's gone" Isis said sitting in a chair
"Good he didn't care about me anyway" she said
"threw all this your the only one who actualy cared about me Isis" she said she hugged him like she did before this time she kissed him as well he walked out of the hut and left towards the outskirts his mind muttled with thoghts.
"Oh how could this happen I'm falling for Celia but what about Itsu I dont know if she still has feelings for me like I did before I met Celia" he said he was at the outskirts he noticed the trail of blood where Gluttony had lost his limbs even if he followed it he's only be in more trouble.
"Oh what am I supposed to do!" he shouted
"simple DIE!" he heard he quickly ducked and saw just the transformer homoculi
"What the hell are you doing here and where's the other two?" Isis asked perpelxed ussaly the 3 homuculi traveled together or atleast close by
"I wanted to get revenge so I ditched Gluttony and Lust and came to kill you" he said he tranformed first into Celia
"now dont worry this wont hurt a bit" he said then he transformed into Itsu
"now you dont have to decide just die and all your pain will go away" he said before tranforming into his true form Isis was pissed he quickly shot his hands to the ground and created large spires pf amber to kill the homculi but there were dodged
"I'm going to kill you one way or the other" Isis said

meanwhile back in new ishbal

Itsu and Kyoske were waking around talking about differnt stuff Kyoske held Itsu hand unknowingly
"uhh sorry" he said blushing
"no its ok" she saaid she finnaly looked up
"oh no I'm falling for Kyoske" she said but then just contiuned talking

ooc: not what I expected to come out but hey what fun it is

[Kiba_the_Chosen]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=Teal]Tai felt his arm as he flexed it. It worked like his old one only with the sound of mechanics. ?We heard you fled from central when the cells were attacked. Cornel Mustang was appointed the new commander when the old commander turned out to be Homunculi.? A man said. Tai got up off his seat and then sighed.
?I need a transport to the desert. I will not give anymore information than that.? Tai said as he was ready to head back to Celia and apologize in person. *I wonder if she ever got that note.* Tai thought as he walked out of the room.

-Train Station

The train was ready and departed soon after Tai got aboard. He was taken to the desert just as he commanded. Once he got off he soon came to the south of New Ishbal and saw Celia walking around the streets with saddened eyes muttering a small murmur of ?where is Tai? I hope he isn?t dead.? Tai ran over to Celia. ?Celia I have something to say.? He said softly.

OOC: Ok Aura Star go ahead and post. It has been awhile since you last posted.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[Sir Gawain]

OOC: Just watch yourselves people. This hasn't gone into the M rating yet, and please make sure it doesn't. Everything so far has been good though.



Damon was trying to find Michael in the far off corner of New Ishbal. He was probably visiting Reycha again, as usual. "Hey, Mickey! Where are you? Tai's missing man, hurry up and get moving!" he shouted.
Michael finally walked out of a hut behind Damon and yawned. When the other turned around he grabbed Michael by the collar and started dragging him back to the center of town to meet the others.
"Let me go! Just wait until I reach my guns!" Michael was yelling and struggling but Damon carried him on.
"No one in this town's scared of you, and you know it. Some gunslinger."
"That's only because either you or Kyoske always kill my opponnent before I can."
"Whatever."
Michael held his arms up and slid out of his coat, finally showing both of his automail arms in a long time. They seemed to absorb the light around them, creating a darkness around him. His pants were covering his automail legs (thank goodness) but small glints of metal could be seen just under their rim.
The two men drew their guns and aimed. The silence was deafening. The wind swept up dust and threw it in their faces, but neither of the them blinked. Not that the urge wasn't there.
"Bang." Damon said and doubled over in laughter. Michael smiled and holstered his guns, picking up his coat as he passed Damon.
"Very funny. Let's hope the military die laughing when they hear that." He patted Damon on the back and they walked back to the center of the town.

"Missing, missing. So, he's missing. We care, why?" Michael asked Isis. Isis just turned his head. He was remembering his fight with the humonculi, what it had said, what it had done.
"We really shouldn't. But I don't think it's safe for one man to be out there with who knows how many humonculi running amock in the military." Isis said.
"Well I hope he dies, after everything he did to my town. He's not even sorry about it." Celia put in. Michael turned to her and pulled out one of his guns and held it out to her. She stared at him in disbelief. "What's that for?"
"Well, I destroyed your town too, and don't give a damn about it. Here's your chance to do something about it. I swear I won't move. Just make sure to get everyone else too."
"What? That's crazy! I'm not going to kill you for that!" Celia said.
"You said that you hoped Tai was dead. Figured that you would want to do the deed yourself."
"I can't kill someone! Especially if they want to die!"
Michael holstered his gun again and frowned. "Next time you want someone to be dead, mean it. If you want somebody dead you kill them. Understand?" He turned back to the assembled rag tag group. "Oh mighty leader, what shall be our course of action?"

[digiX]

OOc:do not fret gawin I do this kinda thing all the time I have not yet gone over the bondary

[Raze_3103]

"So Kyoske, whats your opinion on the matter with Tai?" Michael asked as everyone turned to him.

"Depends really. He did help us with the humonculi. If he werent there, it may have not ended out the same way." He closed his eyes and then looked up into the sky.

"Oh, shit. Hes thinking. This only means that I'm gonna be dragged into this." Damon said as he sighed.

"Shut up." Kyoske then looked over twards the outskirts, then back at everyone else. "No one needs to go look for him. Its only a waste of time."

"Thats not a very nice thing to say there, buddy." Damon said as he looked at Kyoske. Kyoske only pointed behind him as Tai came running up to Celia.

"I have something i need to tell you." She just looked at him as they walked away, so they could talk alone.

"Isis, you wanna know what they are talking about, dont you?" Kyoske said as he gave a small smile.

He turned to him and glared,"No. I dont." He turned back.

"Right. Well, me and Damon are gonna go scout. Make sure no ones comming. Arent we Damon?" He turned to damon who only nodded.

"Yeah, I guess. Its our turn anyway." They both began to walk to the outskirts of the camp.

[digiX]

after thinking about it he decided to snoop he inched closer and tranmuted a piece of wood ito a litsening device
"Celia I just wanted to say how sorry I am that I did desrtoyed your town,Celia why are you ingoring me" Tai said
"do you know what Isis is doing for me" Celia said
"What" Tai said
"he's giving me money to pay off the debt I owe" Celia said she looked in the direction Isis was he hid but still saw her eyes he blushed trying not to wince at the pain he had suffered at the hands of the transformer who he had stunned long enogh to escape before he died his arm was cut severely he was worried since his and the homculi's blood had mixed together he noticed his wound starting to heal after only a few hours
"He really did that man I thoght all mercenaries were greedy" Tai said Isis clenched his fist trying to supress his anger he could hear a voice in his head telling him to kill Tai
"damn that homculi his blood is effecting me I have to get control" Isis said
"Don't say that Isis is twice the man you'll ever be he's kind and is idependant he's not a military dog like you" she said and walked back to her hut
"sorry I might have given her the idea to say that" Isis said he came out of his hiding spot
"yeah maybe,hey whats with your arm" Tai said Isis looked at his arm it looked like automail then it turned back to normal and shifted again into a Coal and then again normal
"damn it, The homculi's blood is messing with my dna" Isis said his arm was suddenly glass then amber he ran off towards the outskirts of town

outskirts

"hey Homculi come out here I have a score to settle with you" Isis said the homculi steped out
"I see I guess my blood is cousing you to have similar powers as us soon I bet you'll be one of us your wound is already started to heal I see" it said
"I'll never be one of you I am still part human" Isis said
"I guess your right but still your homculi blood will soon over power you just wait oh sinse your one of us I guess you can learn my name it's greed" he said Isis ran off back to New IShbal he had to go tell the others

[Sir Gawain]

As Tai and Celia came were walking back to their huts they noticed Michael just lying in the sand. They went over to him and stared, wondering if they should say something.
"Nice arm." he said, still laying down, but now he was smiling with his eyes closed. "Just wait 'till you have the full set. It'll be worth the trouble."
Tai rubbed his new metallic arm. "I don't plan on this happening anymore. We have to kill those humonculi. But how? You can't kill something that's not human."
Celia sat down on a nearby crate in the shade. "Yeah. The dog does have a little point. We can't kill nonhumans."
"Bingo. I may not know too much about alchemy, but I do know that you can't perform it on humans. Humonculi are only artificial humans. That's why Scar's always best at fighting them. He only breaks things." Michael said standing up. He brushed himself off and started walking away.
"Hold on there. Do you mean that we could transmute them?" Tai asked.
"Only if they stand still long enough. Gluttony won't be too much of a problem, or Wrath or Lust. Sloth definitely wouldn't be too hard to get. But, make sure that you turn them into something useful."
Isis came running up to them, panting. "Humonculi, on the outskirts. Be ready."
"Don't worry," Tai said. "We are."

[Raze_3103]

Kyoske turned to Damon and sighed, then looked back at the town,"Its weird isnt it? I mean, both of us have no ishbalin in us yet we willingly risk our lives to protect them. Why?"

"Listen kid, wether or not we have Ishbalin in us doesnt matter. its how we live our lives. We both made a vow that we couldnt let anything or anyone hurt the Isjballins like the state had. We have been doing a pretty good job, wouldnty you say?" Damon said as he looked at the sun.

"Yeah, I guess. I'm still confused on why though." He looked at Damon, then saw a black blur go running past."Damon, you see it?"

He was grabbing his gun as he nodded,"Yeah, I saw it. You try to get in fron. Your quicker." He began to walk around behind the creature as Kyoske started to walk twards it.

"This is great. Its either a dog of the state of a Humonculi."He reached behind him and got his mothers gun, the only thing he rarly ever touched."Hey, why dont you show your ugly ass face so I can make it pretty!" He stopped as it walked out from behind a rock.

"Pretty? You want to make me pretty? Trust me, you wont get the chance!" The houmonculi said as it began to smile.

" Trust me, it wont take me long. Just a few seconds." He threw the pistol onto the ground then grabbed his sword."Why should I make this easy, when I can make it fun?" He gripped the hilt a little hards as id began to glow a gold colour,"Its a shame you dont have a soul, or I may have had to go back to my old name." He charged the humonculi and broung his sword down to meat the others hand,"Cool, you can block steel, but not alchemy!" The sword let off a bright light and threw the humonculi back a few feet, leaving a burned mark on its hand.

"Damon, stay back a little, this one wont be that much of a problem," Kyoske yelled as Damon ran from behind a rock.

"Dont worry, I'm not gonna get in the way. Damn you you fat ass pig!"He fired a few rounds as Gluttony came bouncing from behind the rock after Damon.

"After he eats your friend, then he will try to eat you. Too bad that you will already be dead." Greed said with a big smile on its face.

"Shit, we may actually need a little help, where the hell are the others?" He said under his breath as he charged Greed."If you kill me, You will have too many people on you ass to know it. You would die in a matter of seconds!" He rammed the hilt into the side of greed then came back and landed his fist on its jaw, sending it back agian.

[Aura_Star]

Celia stood back and watched the fight she fumbled around with bottle as one of the Humonculi's came towards her. The bottle fell and broke causing a green haze to form infront of her. Creating an transmution circle under and snapped her fingers together creating a flame. She manipulated the flame and shot it into the green smoke and the area infront of her blew up. Jumping back Celia saw the Humonculi surrounded by flames.
"Hope you like fire. Learned that from my uncle and modified it to my taste."
Celia looked over towards Tai and thought she saw her uncle but, relized that it was Tai not Mustang. A sudden emotion washed over Celia as she stared at Tai. It wasn't hate it was the oppsite. She turned quickly and stared hard at the ground as she formed a sheild of fire around her. Even though the fore was sorching hot she felt warm and protected. Through the flames she saw the Humonculi staring at her and Celia turned away from it and concertrated on keeping the flames up.

[digiX]

"hey Homnculi eat this" he waved his hand over his arm it morphed intp a gun that fire rapid shots threw the Homoculi
"Isis" Celia said
"you should be our side Isis" Greed said
"and I would be if not for this" he lifted up his sleeve a alcheimic circle was drawn consuming his whole shoulder
"I fouund it in a book I dug out of the sand it said it prolongs illness it gives me a yar before the effects start happening so NAh" he said a tranmuted his arm into a mace and sung it at the Homoculi knocking him against the wall
"I'll eat you alive" Gluttonly said and open his gaping jaw around Isis's hand he turned it into Dynamite and the head was blown clean off Greed grabbed Gluttonly and fled the fire sheild fell
"Isis what was that" Celia said Isis explained the battle with greed the wound the book in the sand she backed away
"so your a -" she cut off
"no,not yet I have a year left before I turn into a homoculi that gives me time figure out a modified symbol so that it never happens" Isis said he looked into Celia's eyes and then he fled into his tent

[Aura_Star]

Celia let the fire die and followed Isis into the tent. Celia frowned at him and placed her hand over her eyes.
"Isis I have something I want to tell you."
"What?" Isis turned towards her and looked at her strangly.
"Your friend, Itsu. Well she isn't the only one with Ishbalin blood flowing through her veins."
"What do you mean Celia?"Isis was now intrested and strared hard at her.
"Come on you mean you haven't noticed. Look at my eyes!" Celia moved her hand to revil her red iris one of the main character traits of Ishbalins.
"So what if their red?"
"I'm half Isbalin myself! It's because of my mother that I don't have a darker shade of tan skin. According to my father that was her last gift to me."
"If they were part of the State why didn't anyone find out and why aren't you being chased?"
"My father and my aunt, his sister, under went a surgry to change their eye color using alchemy. My aunt wasn't happy about it and left to find her own line of work while my father became intranced by alchemy. People are curious about my eye color but, they don't question it since I don't look Ishbalin. I'll explain more later but, you aren't the only one with an issue, remember that." Celia finshed as she walked out of the tent looking down but, she was stopped when she walked into Tai who looked shocked as he looked down at her. Celia steeped back away from him as she stared back at him with her ruby red eyes.