03-13-2015, 08:21 PM
A plate of vegetables and steak sat in front of him, Edward was hesitant to begin eating, he didn’t know what sort of customs they had in this place. It was a city of mages, but he’d med Alchemists that attributed alchemy to being given to them by gods, and some that worshiped it as a religion. If they did follow some form of biblical prayer before their meals, he didn’t want to offend them.
‘Is something wrong with the food?’ Mark asked as he sat down at the table to the left of Edward.
‘Oh no… Nothing is wrong.’ Edward smiled, hiding a sadness that had just spread through him. The last time he’d had a meal as nice as this was back when Al had a body, and he had all of his limbs. Edward picked up his knife and fork and began slicing pieces of the steak, it had been cooked to perfection. Edward smiled with each bite as Mark witnessed the light speed intake of Edward’s food and laughed.
‘Must be hungry.’ Mark Laughed as Edward put his knife and fork down, sat back in his chair and sighed with a sense of satisfaction in his attitude.
‘When you walk around a new place and get caught up in the moment, sometimes you forget to eat.’ Edward laughed as he sat forward, grinning at Mark.
‘So this magic of Alchemy. You know of it?’ Mark asked as he pushed his empty plate away. Edward took a small amount of offense to his science being called magic, but he was in a new world and most of all, in the middle of a mage city, so it was to be expected.
‘It’s not a magic, it’s a science. We use already existing energy to manipulate the scientific make up of one object to change it into another by manipulating the elemental makeup of that object and turn it into another, already exiting material.’ Edward explained as he watched Mark take notes on the things he had said.
‘Ahh I see. So you’re not using magic, more like the energy that already exists within the world?’ Mark asked eagerly as he looked up at Edward from his note pad.
‘Exactly.’ Edward smiled as Mark wrote something else down in his note pad.
‘Some Alchemists are able to use their own bodies to create a transmutation circle, circulating energy through their body and then using that energy for transmutations that don’t require a drawn circle.’ Edward said as he clapped his hands and placed them on the plate. The plate shone yellow as sparks of electricity tore from it. The plate began to mould and shape itself before their eyes. Mark watched with an eagerness towards the science that Edward hadn’t seen for a long time as the plate formed as a perfectly round ball sat where the plate had been.
‘How did you do that?’ Mark asked without looking up from his note pad, vigorously writing down more notes.
‘I have seen part of the Truth. Committing a tabo comes at a price.’ Edward said as he pulled back the sleeve on his right arm, revealing the automail under the sleeve. Mark looked at him in confusion as he covered up his arm.
‘I tried something that wasn’t possible with Alchemy, I was given an amazing ability. But it comes at a price. I lost my right arm and left leg as payment… My brother lost his entire body.’ Edward explained as he thought about Alphonse. How was he going without him? Sitting at the gate of Truth waiting for him to arrive and pull him out of that god forsaken plane. Mark stared at him with a sympathetic look.
‘I should get going.’ Edward said as he stood up and headed for the door, Mark following closely behind. He didn’t say anything, he sensed that Edward had something important to do, all he did was nod and see Edward out.
‘Thanks for the meal, it was great.’ Edward smiled as he turned away and looked up at the central building he was headed towards. It was definitely closer, but he still had a bit of a walk to go.
Edward looked up at the building that stood in front of him, it was definitely tall. But oddly shaped, as if the top of the building was cut off diagonally.
‘What a strange way to construct a building.’ Edward said to himself as he approached the doors. Edward stepped towards the doors as they opened he looked around before entering, noticing how modern it looked. A reception area, some seats and some people occupying the room. No one had turned to look at him, they just went on with their own things, as if Edward wasn’t even there. The only exception to this was the lady that sat at the table in the center of the room. She sat inside a circular table, with a long robe on and a name tag that read ‘Lucy’. Lucy had looked up at him and smiled before returning back to her work.
‘So… This is where everything starts.’ Edward smiled with excitement as he looked around the first floor’s reception area.
‘Is something wrong with the food?’ Mark asked as he sat down at the table to the left of Edward.
‘Oh no… Nothing is wrong.’ Edward smiled, hiding a sadness that had just spread through him. The last time he’d had a meal as nice as this was back when Al had a body, and he had all of his limbs. Edward picked up his knife and fork and began slicing pieces of the steak, it had been cooked to perfection. Edward smiled with each bite as Mark witnessed the light speed intake of Edward’s food and laughed.
‘Must be hungry.’ Mark Laughed as Edward put his knife and fork down, sat back in his chair and sighed with a sense of satisfaction in his attitude.
‘When you walk around a new place and get caught up in the moment, sometimes you forget to eat.’ Edward laughed as he sat forward, grinning at Mark.
‘So this magic of Alchemy. You know of it?’ Mark asked as he pushed his empty plate away. Edward took a small amount of offense to his science being called magic, but he was in a new world and most of all, in the middle of a mage city, so it was to be expected.
‘It’s not a magic, it’s a science. We use already existing energy to manipulate the scientific make up of one object to change it into another by manipulating the elemental makeup of that object and turn it into another, already exiting material.’ Edward explained as he watched Mark take notes on the things he had said.
‘Ahh I see. So you’re not using magic, more like the energy that already exists within the world?’ Mark asked eagerly as he looked up at Edward from his note pad.
‘Exactly.’ Edward smiled as Mark wrote something else down in his note pad.
‘Some Alchemists are able to use their own bodies to create a transmutation circle, circulating energy through their body and then using that energy for transmutations that don’t require a drawn circle.’ Edward said as he clapped his hands and placed them on the plate. The plate shone yellow as sparks of electricity tore from it. The plate began to mould and shape itself before their eyes. Mark watched with an eagerness towards the science that Edward hadn’t seen for a long time as the plate formed as a perfectly round ball sat where the plate had been.
‘How did you do that?’ Mark asked without looking up from his note pad, vigorously writing down more notes.
‘I have seen part of the Truth. Committing a tabo comes at a price.’ Edward said as he pulled back the sleeve on his right arm, revealing the automail under the sleeve. Mark looked at him in confusion as he covered up his arm.
‘I tried something that wasn’t possible with Alchemy, I was given an amazing ability. But it comes at a price. I lost my right arm and left leg as payment… My brother lost his entire body.’ Edward explained as he thought about Alphonse. How was he going without him? Sitting at the gate of Truth waiting for him to arrive and pull him out of that god forsaken plane. Mark stared at him with a sympathetic look.
‘I should get going.’ Edward said as he stood up and headed for the door, Mark following closely behind. He didn’t say anything, he sensed that Edward had something important to do, all he did was nod and see Edward out.
‘Thanks for the meal, it was great.’ Edward smiled as he turned away and looked up at the central building he was headed towards. It was definitely closer, but he still had a bit of a walk to go.
Edward looked up at the building that stood in front of him, it was definitely tall. But oddly shaped, as if the top of the building was cut off diagonally.
‘What a strange way to construct a building.’ Edward said to himself as he approached the doors. Edward stepped towards the doors as they opened he looked around before entering, noticing how modern it looked. A reception area, some seats and some people occupying the room. No one had turned to look at him, they just went on with their own things, as if Edward wasn’t even there. The only exception to this was the lady that sat at the table in the center of the room. She sat inside a circular table, with a long robe on and a name tag that read ‘Lucy’. Lucy had looked up at him and smiled before returning back to her work.
‘So… This is where everything starts.’ Edward smiled with excitement as he looked around the first floor’s reception area.