Riza jumped down from the tree and aimed at rikoa " don't move another inch. "

Rikoa: you think that would work?

Ed: why wouldn't it? We have more people than you.

Rikoa: *cold laughs * naive. I like naive people. They're easy to kill.

Ed: you...

Al: nii-san. Calm down. You won't know if we haven't tried.

May: don't look down on us!!!

Kia: how come you three too...

Ed: we sneaked out. * peace sign* wanted to come back here for a breather but who knew... Pffft... Some useless guy came for help.

Roy: hey!!!

Ed: that's why... Don't look down on us!!!

Rikoa: that's it? Useless threats...

" its not only them. " rita raises her hand where her palm has a transmutation circle " you do remember my ability right? "

Rikoa: illusions? Hahaha... And how is that suppose to harm me? Rita.

Rita: bring out your most painful memory. See you scream. Hehe. Sounds not bad to me already.

Rikoa: what a sadist. Most... Painful memory... I don't have one rita.

Rita: cherry. That is your most painful memory. Seeing her die once again... How's that for another try?

Kia: rita!!! Don't be mean!!!

Roy: you're really troublesome kia.

Kia: nii-san... Don't burn him.

Rikoa: that trash as your nii-san? I am your only nii-san kia.

Roy steps forward " shall we test? Who's more eligible to be her nii-san."

Rikoa looks around " you people won't interfere and gang up on me? "

Lee: don't... Fuck... With me. I'll do anything... To kill you...

" lee... " kia hugs lee while lee was still carrying her. " don't be revengeful. "

Lee: I can't...

Kia: why?

Lee: because... Its obvious he's stealing your heart away!!!

Kia: lee...

Rikoa: return this instant. I'll forgive all your friends and you. Or else... I'll destroy all of them.

Kia: you can't.

Rikoa: don't test me. You know very well you don't have enough energy to activate back to zero if I were to activate your destruction alchemy circle.

Rita: enough of this bullshit!!!

Alchemy reacts from rita's hand. The reaction misses rikoa and rikoa charges in front of rita. His hand with alchemy reaction ready to strike her. This was when an explosion happens. Rikoa steps backwards.

Rita: you're not that useless after all

Roy: urusei!!!!

*snaps, snaps snaps*

Rikoa was going to put his hand to the ground when a stone pillar raises and the alchemy reaction from his hand was chanelled to the ground only destroying a part of the ground and the pillar.

Al: close...

Ed than makes stone strips wrap around rikoa. Of course that got destroyed easily by an alchemy reaction. But that bought lee enough time to swing his sword at rikoa.

" Ginjori!!! " and from the ground, an alchemy reaction, a katana rises up. Rikoa grabs *clank *

Lee: go to hell.

Rita's alchemy reaction hits Rikoa. He screams in agony.

May was healing kia of her injuries and pulled kia backwards. Kia's hand reaches out " nii-san...!!! "

Rikoa: kia... Kia!!! Kia!!! Don't go!!! Listen to me... Don't go!!!

Rita: what the hell...

Roy: ooi.. Are you really feeding him horrible images?

Rita: I am!!

Roy: I thought you said his most painful memory is cherry!!

Rita: I guessed!!! I'm just pulling it out. I can't control what is painful or not!!

Ed: ja... That thing he's going through... Its real...?

Riza: seem so.

Lee looks to kia " what's going on... "

Kia: it can't be...

Flashback ~

" go in to that chamber. You'll do a great job kia. " their father said.

Kia: why?

" your nii-san needs your help. "

Kia: ok.

Rikoa: kia!!!

Kia: nii-san? *runs,hugs* You're gonna do something good to me right?

His face blackens " kia... Don't. Don't go in there? "

Kia: why? Nii-san needs my help right?

" he does. If you don't do it. He will suffer. He will take over. "

Kia: eh... Suffer? Nii-san... *cries* You're so nice to kia. I'll go.

" good girl. "

She followed her father into the chamber. He couldn't utter a word. He couldn't say anything. He didn't want to get experimented either.

Kia: ahhhhh!!!!!

He could helplessly shout from the outside " kia.... Kia!!! Kia!!! Don't go!!! Listen to me!!! Break out of there!!! I'll go!!! "

" its too late. It seems she's perfect. "

End of flashback ~

Rikoa stoods up and ran towards kia. While falling sluggishly and than standing again, he runs towards her.

Lee stands in his way " stay away. " Roy makes a line of fire across setting him and lee separated.

" fuck offf!!!! " rikoa crosses the strong fire, burns his body and... Collapses...

Kia take his head and put in her lap "nii-san... " her tears flowed.

Lee: kia... He...

Kia: sshhh.

Rikoa raises his hand to touch kia " its... All my fault. "

Kia: its not. I wanted to protect my beloved nii-san.

Rikoa: you know? You heard me?

Kia: um. I cried.

Rikoa: I should have been the one to take the thousans of souls seal.

She takes his hand and puts to her cheek " nii-san... Isn't cherry more precious...? "

Rikoa: she's... Your replacement...

Kia:..... But your eyes were always on her.

Rikoa: because... She looked like you too much. Because... I could marry her. Not you.

Kia: so in the end those petty rumours matter to you.

Rikoa: no it doesn't... I just can't get close to you before because... I wasn't the head of the family. I have no power to against the others to be with you. I couldn't go against father. I'm not strong like you in the past. I don't want you to do things for me again.

Kia: nii-san... *cries *

Rikoa: cherry died helping to get the seat of the head... Than...

" ssshhh..." she kisses his lips " I forgive nii-san... "

Suddenly black matter grabs onto rikoa's body and shrinks back " hey everyone ~ "

Al: pride...

Pride: not bad. Haven't forgotten me.

Rikoa: ginjori...

Ginjori: gomenasai I couldn't stop pride. He had orders from the master.

Pride: we can't have your brain searched. You know too much. Are you still with us?

Rikoa: ah...

Ed: have you betrayed us?!!! Pride!!!

Pride: betray? I'm pride. I do as I like.

Rikoa: kia....

Kia: hm?

Rikoa: will you come back to me?

Kia: one last question nii-san.

Rikoa: hai?

Kia: why name kerry?

Rikoa: I... Felt guilty for using her.

Kia whispers something to lee. Lee widens his eyes at her words. " please... " she looked to him begging.

*stab* blood flowed...from her belly. Lee catches her " kia. "

Rikoa: what are you doing?!!!

Kia:...... Our relationship stops here nii-san. No... Rikoa. I had enough of your lies... You weren't crying for me... You were crying because father chose me and not you. You didn't dare to rebut to father because he was so much stronger.

Rikoa: its not like that!!!

Kia: stop it!!!

She turns around and grabs onto lee's shirt and cries " You're always using me!!! I was fragile!!! Saying aishteru!!! Using me to chase your engagements away... Using me... To satisfy your urges...I... WAS NOTHING TO YOU!!! Just... A tool... "

Kia pov:

Lee strokes my hair " that took you long baka. " he kisses me in the hair... This warmth... It is truly safe here. It is a place that I could stay forever. He would never abandon me...

Kia: never abandon me.

Lee: you'll be the only woman I make that promise to.

Never... Lee is mine...

Rikoa: HOW ABOUT KERRY?!!! I told you!! It was guilt. I have feelings!!

Kia: Even... Cherry... Its just a tool... You just... Want to use her to tie me. Make me jealous. Make me want you...

Pride: sigh... This is what you get for trying too hard rikoa. People like you burn their hands too huh.

Rikoa: urusei.

Ginjori: rikoa-san... We should go back.

Rikoa: hahaha... Not bad kia. You actually can be cold. I'm starting to really like you.

Kia: Fuck off.

Rikoa: I'll kiss you again the next time I see you. Sayonara ~

Shadows wrap the three of them up and alchemy reacts. They teleport.

May came and hug me crying " kia... Daijobu? "

Kia: eh....

Ed strokes my head and so does nii-san " ed... Nii-san... "

Ed: you have us.

Roy: um. Always remember that.

I hug them " always. "

Rita: ewww.

Riza: *giggles * are you jealous?

Rita: of course no!!! I don't need a boyfriend.
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Yuki hits kia's head " baka baka baka!!!! "

Kia: what?!!!

Yuki: look at yourself!!!

Kia: -_-?????

Yuki: you're in tatters!!! Especially your belly!!! Sigh... Its gone isn't it?

Kia: um. Gone.

Eliza: *cries * I can't be an aunt!!

Frin: -_-'''' that's the problem here?

They both hug kia " nee-chan. You're the best. Get well soon okay. "

Kia: um. With cake and lollipops!!

Yuki: no cake!!!

Eliza: no lollipops!!!

" why?!!! I've always been sick anyway!! " Suddenly she faints and lee catches her " I'll bring her to bed."

Yuki: is she really ok?

Eliza: she looks even worse than usual. But happier.

Ed: some real shit happened.

Roy: but to the end, she handled it well.

Eliza: I see...

Riza: that's all nice talking... But we need to go into a serious topic.

Zihein: the kenja no ishi made?

Riza: kain called already?

Zihein: um. Was pretty bad I heard. Wouldn't blame kia seeing her in shatters. Its actually a miracle she's still standing just now.

Yuki: zihein!!!

Frin: maybe she was standing because rikoa just gave her enough energy. She really maxed out.

Eliza: so I guess the question is... What's all that big hooha for? Just to make a small kenja no ishi?

Roy: and it's the first time I know... It takes so many people to make a small kenja no ishi.

Riza: I wonder how many it takes to... Make a big one... Sigh...
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Winryl: she looks really bad.

Rickie / maya: kia-nee!!!

Winryl: ssshhh... *gasps* her belly...

Lee: ah. Its gone.

Winryl: daijobu?

Lee:.... A little sad. But if its the way she seeks to cut off the relationship, its the way to make her happier... Than I'm fine with it. I can always... Make another mistake with her.

Winryl: so sweet. Tsk if ed was that sweet to me.

Lee: he wasn't?

Winryl: hmph. He just did it. No sweet speech or anything. I wonder if its the same with kia...

Lee: ^_^ '''' is it ok to want that of your own husband?

Winryl: what? I'm just curious.

Lee: they didn't do it. But I knew kia was always the aggressive one.

Winryl: hmph. That useless one.

Lee: ^_^'''' you wanted him to do it?

Winryl: well... If I didn't came back. Yea.

Lee: oh... I see. ^_^'''

Winryl: yuki can fix it back right?

Lee: um. Should be easy. May should be able to deal with it. She didn't totally lose her womb.

Winryl: I see... I'll cook some herbs for her to prevent fever than.

Lee: arigato.... Winryl, can I request something from you?

Winryl: that is?

Lee: I heard you were good with automail from ed and al.

Winryl: heh... *blush* you could say so.

Lee: do me a favor.
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Eliza: firstly. Can we establish that they are making a huge kenja no ishi?

Frin: its not for sure yet. The clue just said 80 per cent done.

Zihein: this is so so annoying!! Can we just catch one of them and asks the questions?

Rita: if we get to catch one.

Ed: the kenja no ishi that they made. Where did it go?

Flashback ~

Alchemy reacts and the pillars falter. A small red stone lies there. A woman walk out.

( yoon pic above )

Yoon: I see. Alright than. I'll leave this to you guys.

Roy: what are you talking about?!!

Kemin: enough of this nonsense. Let's go yoon

Rita: what's going on now?

Yoon: hai. Its time.

And they teleport with alchemy.

End of flashback ~

Roy takes out the stone " so I picked it up. "

Rita: they didn't take it. Weird right?

Frin: very. Neh, who opened the gate for them?

Eliza: obviously not me. *looks*

Yuki: I'm not that kind of person.

Zihein: made a deal with the gate?

Eliza: how many things can he give up?

Al: I don't know if its possible... But... Maybe is it possible? One of the gatekeepers in the past isn't dead yet?

Frin: or... They revived one of them.

May: shit!!! Doesn't that also mean they can revive all the gatekeepers? They can go in and out as they like!!

Roy: tsk. We missed that. This changes the game a lot.

Frin: shit!!!! Damn it!!! Shit!!!

Ed: What's wrong?

Frin: I hope the one they revive isn't him.

Ed: him?

Frin: I heard this from kia. The strongest gatekeeper so far.

zihein: That sounds troublesome.