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Fullmetal Kingdom ~ Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: Prophet of Leto

After the Followers of Leto ran off, Sora had a moment to think to himself, 'These cultists don't fool around with their prey, so why did the appearance of that girl disturb them? Is she really a friend of the prophet, her? Something doesn't add up, and when there's something mysterious about a fleeing predator, then there's something mysterious about the one that the predator is fleeing from. She might be the prophet's second in command...so without a doubt, the deaths of those soldiers and that priest...'

"They're connected."

Rose taps Sora's shoulder, "Excuse me, are you alright?" Sora turns around, "Y-Yeah, I was just a bit startled by their appearance, that's all." Sora proceeds into picking his dagger up, "Good, not a single bit of blood." Rose asks, "Um, why do you have a dagger?" Sora looks at her and says, "It's a trademark weapon for an ass-! Uh, I mean...bodyguard to have."

Rose smiled and clapped her hands, "So-so that means you're a protector? You must be a very brave hero." Sora felt a little shy, "Hero? Uh, I don't know about that, and as for brave, to be honest I was just trying to avoid a fight." Rose shook her head, "Don't sell yourself like that, I can tell, you're a nice person." Sora chuckles, "I don't know, sometimes a person can be misleading."

Rose laughs, "You are so adorable! You must meet Father Cornello." Sora asked, "Father Cornello...you mean Sir Cornello, the prophet, right?" Rose replied, "Mm hmm, the very same person. He's quite a gentleman, his promises, his smile, and his miracles; truly it's God's work for sure." Sora rubbed his head, "I-I don't know, sounds too good to be true."

Rose takes his hand, "Please come along! I assure you, Father Cornello is a great man!" Sora started to blush, 'Her hand feels...so...' Sora snapped out of it, "O-OK, I guess I could meet him." Rose smiled, "That's wonderful, by the way, I'm Rose." Sora shakes her hand, "I'm Sora, nice to make your acquaintance Rose." And so the two walk toward the Temple of Leto, and as Sora looked on, he can't help but feel like he forgot something important...

"Nah, it's probably nothing."

Meanwhile, from the top of a building, a small hooded person was watching Sora walking with Rose, the hooded person smiled, "I found you...but what can I do now?" The hooded person looked up into the sky, "If I don't do anything soon, Fantasia and even Ametris will suffer!" Then the hooded one, sat back down, "If I reveal myself to the boy, I'll be caught and taken to Central for exposing my existence, then they'll ask where I came from..." So the hooded one stood up and decided to follow his target, "Nothing to do now but follow him until 'they' attacks."

The Elrics were standing before the temple with anxious hearts; Edward folded his arms, "So...this is the Temple of Leto." Alphonse looks at Ed and said, "Now Brother, don't start anything. Remember, we're only here to-."

"HEY GUYS!"

Ed and Al turned around and saw Sora along with Rose, Ed looked a bit disturbed, "Oh...it's the fan boy." Al waved, "Hi, Sora. What are you doing here?" Sora explained, "I'm here because of my assignment. Didn't I say that earlier?" Ed sarcastically said, "Yes you did 'Spiky', that's why you're traveling with a chick isn't it, because of your 'so-called assignment'." Rose walks up to Ed, "We just met you insensitive jerk!" Sora calms Rose down, "It's OK Rose, he's...a friend of mine named Edward, and this is his younger brother Alphonse."

Rose felt confused, "Younger brother? But shouldn't it be the other way around?" Ed became upset, "W-WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Sora stops Ed, "Cut it out, alright? Guys, just tell me, did you run into a mob of Leto worshipers?" Ed replied, "Yeah, funny way of putting out a welcome wagon. All they were giving out were free trips to the Hospital!"

Al explained, "They did look like followers of Leto...and they did ask if Ed was a State Alchemist. You don't think that could be the reason they ganged up on us, do you?" Sora nods his head, "I do! The cultists were after you guys BECAUSE Ed was working for the State, they even attacked me when they heard why I was here. There were three at first, but then there were 20 more of them with guns. But Rose here came and saved me."

Ed laughs, "HA, some bodyguard!" Sora finally replied to Ed's insult, "That coming from a selfish 'little' troll like you? HA, no wonder Mustang sent me to help you, you make enemies all the time buy insulting them!" Ed was ticked off again, "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A TROLL YOU THORNBUSH?" Sora replied, "YOU OF COARSE, WHO ELSE WOULD I BE MOCKING YOU BUG-EYED FLEA?" As the two gave hate-filled looks at each other, Al stepped in, "Stop it, both of you! Were on the same side, aren't we?"

Sora and Ed turn away and said, "FINE!"

But then Ed remembered something, "Wait, you said Mustang right?" Sora replied, "Yeah, what about it?" Ed asked, "You know Roy Mustang?" Sora answered, "Yeah, the Flame Alchemist, Colonel Roy Mustang. He wanted me to look after you so that you don't end up like the previous soldiers that came here." Rose then asked, "What soldiers?" Sora kept his silence, "Uh, nothing..." Ed then asks Rose, "So Rose, what do those followers have against State Alchemists? Is it in the teachings of Leto to pick fights with strangers?" Rose was a bit disturbed, "No, t-that can't be!"

"Believe it sister. They said it themselves, 'SO IS THE WILL OF LETO' they said. That's one easily riled God you worship, huh?" Rose shook her hands, "That's impossible! Our prophet couldn't possibly allow that!" Ed replied, "Whatever you say lady, for all I know, they might have been ordered to do us in by you're so called prophet." Rose retaliated, "Please, stop with this nonsense! Father Cornello taught us so much about God's ways; violence was NOT in Leto's teachings!"

Suddenly, Sora noticed the shadow he was following earlier; it was coming for Rose, "LOOK OUT!" Sora pushes Rose out of the Shadow's way, the shadow then starts to grow and change, Al draws a Transmutation Circle and summons a sword, "Brother, catch!" Al throws the sword at Ed, and as soon as Ed caught it, he attacks the shadow, "I don't know what the hell you are, but mutant pancakes aren't on the menu!"

Ed slices through the shadow, but after he did, the shadow split apart, "WAAAGH! What are these things?" Al notices something, "Ed, the shadows, their...transforming!" As Ed and Al looked, the shadows start to take more human-like appearances; they almost looked like children, with antennas sticking out of their heads, red alchemical tattoos on their black skin, and bright yellow eyes with white pupils.

Sora asks, "A-are you OK Rose?" Rose replies, "I-I'm alright, it's just, well..." Sora noticed that he was on top of Rose, his face turns red, and then he immediately stands up, "I-I-I'm sorry, I was just-!" Sora takes Rose's hand and helps her up, "I'm so sorry, did I hurt you?" Rose touches her fingers in an act of shyness, "No, no, I'm fine. It's alright; you just startled me, that's all. Thank you for saving my life."

Sora then notices the human-like shadows attacking the Elrics, "I have to stop them!" Rose stops Sora, "But they might hurt you!" Sora turns around, "What, you don't expect me to just stand here and watch them get killed?" Rose lets Sora go, "Just...be careful, please?" Sora smiles and rushes to the Elric's assistance.

The first shadow creature pushes Al down and holds him while the second one fights Edward, "For a little guy, you sure are tough, but not tough enough!" Ed prepares to slice the shadow creature in half, but it changes into its shadow-puddle form once again! Ed drops down on the puddle and finds himself tied down by the shadow's tentacles.

The shadow creature's head comes out of the puddle and looks at Ed, and then slowly, it brings out a large claw, Ed started to notice what it was thinking and tried to break free of the shadow's tentacles, "Sun of a bitch! LET ME GO!" The creature prepares to strike, but then just before it touched Ed, its head and arm were sliced off.

Sora was the one who killed the creature, by dashing by Ed and with his dagger, swiftly killing the target. As the creature fell, Ed stood back up, "Where did you learn that?" Sora turned around and replied, "I was trained in an Orphanage filled with killer kids, were you even listening?" Ed awkwardly answers, "...no."

Sora then rushes to Al's aid, he grabs the shadow creature by the throat, chucks it in the air and takes Ed's sword and threw it right into the creature's stomach. The creature fell to the ground, twitching until it was finally still. Al approached an excited Sora, "A-Are you OK?" Sora calmed down, "Yeah, how about you guys?" Ed then rubs his head in confusion, "You seemed...tense when you killed that thing. Do you assassins always act like this?" Sora replied, "Sorry, I was trained for this sort of thing, but I never enjoyed it. But honestly, I couldn't help myself sometimes." Ed darted behind Al, "SOMETIMES? WHAT ARE YOU, A FREAK?" Sora answered, "No, I'm you're new bodyguard."

"You saved them! You really did it!" Rose said when she jumped on Sora and gave him a joyful hug, "You see? You are a hero! Without a doubt, you're an angel of God for sure! Father Cornello would be pleased to meet you!" Ed heard what she said and came before her, "So, Rose...this Cornello sure sounds pretty cool. Can we come with you guys too, 'pretty-please'?" Sora stands in front of Ed, "Hold it Ed, you and I still need to talk! Mustang sent me to protect you from whatever kill-!"

Ed shuts Sora's mouth, "KILLED THE CHEESE! Yeah, it smells around here, doesn't it? Jeez, the colonel is serious about us cleaning this city up!" Rose asked, "So, you were sent by the State to keep us clean?" Ed nods his head, "Of course we are! Oh my! Me, Sora and Al need to discuss our next part of the plan! If you'll excuse us..." Ed takes Sora and Al a few inches away to speak with them, Al asked, "Brother, Lior is already clean, why do we have to clean it for them?" Ed answered, "BECAUSE I WAS LYING AL! Look, Sora was it?" Sora nodded, "Yes." "Look, Mustang warned me about the body count of 6 soldiers and 1 priest, and that's why I'm here, to solve the mystery." Ed said with a convincing smile on his face, but Sora saw through it, "That's not the only reason, is it?"

Ed gave a confused look, "WHAAAAT? Of course it is." Sora then said, "No it isn't, you're eyes say something else entirely. The look in your eyes tell me that you're after something, something that someone here has, that's why you're pupils are twitching, because you feel annoyed by my interference and you want me to stay out of your way! Mustang told me to protect you, not to trust you." Ed finally gave Sora a frustrated look, "Then start trusting me, I'm not here to cause any trouble, I'm just looking for something." Sora asked, "What are you after?"

Rose interrupted, "What are you guys talking about?" The three turned around, "NOTHING!" Sora then rubs his head, "Well, Rose, could you tell us about this...Cornello?" But while Sora was talking to Rose, the shadowy creature got back up and struck Sora down, Rose rushes to his aid, "SORA! Are you alright?" The Elrics were about to retaliate when suddenly, a burst of light came and destroyed the creature.

"Well Rose, you certainly know how to attract strange company, don't you?"

Rose's face was lit up as she smiled at the man who summoned light from his hand, "Father Cornello! Thank goodness it's you." Al helped Sora up then they and Ed were approached by the prophet, "Greetings and welcome to the humble town of Lior, I am Father Cornello."

Al bows to Cornello, "I'm Alphonse, nice to meet you." Sora waved, "Sora, it's a pleasure." Ed introduced himself next, "Edward Elric, what they said." Cornello staggered for a bit when he heard that name, then Ed asked, "Something wrong with that leg of yours, Father?" Cornello smiles and then turns to Rose, "My dear, are these friends of yours?" Rose replied, "Well, Sora just came here looking for the Elrics, he is a nice person though, he stood up to a bunch of bullies earlier and saved me from the monster you destroyed."

Cornello then looks at Sora and smiles, "Is that so? Well I'm grateful to you for saving her Sora, thank you." Sora rubs his head, "It was nothing, really." Rose taps Cornello's shoulder and asks him, "Father, I was hoping if you would spare some bedrooms in the temple?" Cornello nods his head, "Of course, anything for the ones who saved you."

As the sun started to set, Sora and the Elrics were shown to their rooms. Sora still wanted to know what Edward was after, so he came to his room and knocked on the door. However, no one answered, just before Sora could knock again, "Do you need some help?" Sora turned to his right side and saw a dark skinned man, "My name is Cray, and I have been instructed to give you a tour of our temple."

Sora was taken for about two hours through the Temple of Leto, he was shown through the kitchen, the hallways, the quire room, the altar, and even the office of the Prophet himself. Their final destination was the graveyard, where many people lost their lives after the last war. Cray explained, "During the Ishbal Rebellion, many lives were ruined, even lost. The citizens scattered across the country, looking for a new home. We were about to give up until Cornello created this town for us."

Sora was amazed at how much Cornello did for the people, "So he created Lior? Hmm, interesting, I didn't know there was a miracle strong enough to create a desert paradise like this." Sora then noticed someone sitting before a grave…it was Rose.

Sora came up to her, "Hey, are you OK?" Rose was startled at first, but was relieved to see Sora's face, "Oh, Sora, for a second there I thought..." Sora tilts his head in confusion, "Thought what?" Rose shook her head, "...No, it's nothing. I was just here to see Cain again." Sora looked around, but he didn't see anyone named Cain. But then, he noticed the grave that Rose was standing in front of, it bore the name 'Cain' on it, "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean-." Rose replies, "It's alright, Cain was just saying goodbye." Sora asked, "What happened to him?"

While Sora and Rose were talking, Ed was watching them from a window from his room. While he was listening, Al came in, "I talked to Rose, that grave you're looking at, belongs to her boyfriend Cain. He was all she had...her parents died when she was little; she's convinced that Cornello can bring him back to life with his miracles."

Ed didn't seem that surprised, "Leading her on, huh? Does she really think he can do it?" Al asked, "Well...what if he can?" This surprised Ed to hear Al say such a thing. Al sat down, "Well, what I mean is, maybe Cornello IS a holy man. Maybe there is something else out there, something we can't explain." Ed looks back out at Sora and Rose. She started to cry, so Sora pats her shoulder and walks away. He then noticed Ed watching from the window; Ed turned away and closed the window. Ed then said, "...Don't count on it."

End of Chapter 4
"A State Alchemist is in need of protection, so the State hires a child trained for combat and protection to look after the alchemist no mater what. They will face dangerous obstacles, sinister enemies, and uncover secrets that could change the world..."

Last time: In a hidden, faraway continent called Fantasia, in the country of Disney, the leader of the chimera like people called Genomes, President Mickey, set off into Ametris, the continent that belonged to their creators, the humans, in search of the chosen one who will wield the "key". Worried that their friend might be in danger, Donald and Goofy set out in the "Kingdom" to try and find him and bring him home.

Meanwhile, back in Lior, Sora was about to meet his fate when suddenly a kind girl named Rose stopped the followers of Leto from shooting him. The followers left, but Sora had his suspicions about why they would leave someone like him alive...

WARNING!!!

Fullmetal Alchemist is licensed by Bones Inc., Aniplex USA, Funimation/Crunchyroll/Sony, and Square-Enix.

Kingdom Hearts is licensed by Disney Interactive Studios of the Walt Disney Company, and Square-Enix.

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Brilliant work. I have to say, Sora and Rose's interactions are cute.