This is another dark oneshot that I wrote during school and it actually turned into a small chapter fic. The third chapter is the darkest one by far, with the first one coming in second.
RATED M for violence, cursing, suicide.

I own nothing of Fullmetal Alchemist. Hiromu Arakawa is the genius behind it. I just write about it. A lot.

Edward struggled against his bonds, trying as hard as he could to free himself. With an arm and a leg missing, however, this was a hard feat to accomplish. The chains around his being were wielded of the strongest metal and were cuffed expertly around his remaining limbs and neck. His automail appendages were laying against the nearby wall, discarded like old playthings. They had been physically ripped from their ports, leaving dangling wires and loose pieces of the intricate machine dangling from his shoulder and knee.

His younger brother Alphonse was in no better shape than he was. His limbs were also removed, leaving only a hollow shell of the armor that included the battered torso and partially-shattered helmet intact. The younger boy was sitting facing Edward and struggled to move as well. He managed to lean a bit, but a hand reached down and pulled him back.

"Uh-uh, Alphonse. You can't help your brother. And he can't help you. After tonight, the Elric brothers are no more!" A cackle followed the ominous threat. The odd voice belonged to the same being that the hand did, that being the homunculus known as Envy. He was standing behind the younger alchemist with a restraining hand on his shoulder.

The brothers had been captured off the Central City streets earlier that day while on a mission for Colonel Roy Mustang. Unbeknownst to them, Mustang's crew was scouring the streets for them at that very moment. Envy would make sure that they were never found. He grinned wickedly down at Alphonse and held out his arm, slowly changing it into a blade before his face. Alphonse began to scream in panic and Edward fought even harder .The cuffs dug into his already battered and bleeding body but he paid that no mind.

Envy slowly drug the blade along Alphonse's chest, scratching a trail in the metal surface. A horrid but quiet screeching noise was heard as the blade touched the metal. Edward cringed and winced a bit as if in pain. When he opened his eyes, Envy was staring straight at him. Without another moment's hesitation, he aimed the blade at Alphonse's back and stabbed. Alphonse froze and uttered a quiet gasp. He felt no physical pain, but the sensation of one's soul being pulled away from Earth was something no one wanted to experience. This poor boy had that happen twice to him in his short life.

Envy slowly pulled the blade out as Edward cursed him, moving to stab him again and again until the blood seal in the armor was nothing more than an unreadable red splotch, crisscrossed by over 10 stab marks. The empty suit of armor fell forward as the light slowly faded from the eyes. Edward's own eyes were pouring out tears as his mouth poured forth a steady stream of words to his enemy.

Envy snickered, returning his hand to normal. With his foot he delivered a swift kick to the armor, sending it flying towards Edward. It landed right before him, close enough for him to see the seal. The helmet rolled slowly to the side and came to stop where it was staring up at him, almost accusingly. "Alphonse… Dammit, why did this happen?" He hung his head and waited for it to end.

A large bang ricocheted through the room as the door suddenly burst open. Gunshots filled the room, all aimed for the undead being in the middle. They either missed their mark or simply disappeared in a spark of red as Envy regenerated. He cackled before running to the window. He looked at Edward for a split second. "You will die, Edward." With that, he leapt out the window and fled into the night.

Mustang walked into the room quickly, his fingers poised to snap. Hawkeye stood behind him with a gun, aimed into the center of the room. Armstrong, Havoc and Breda were all there as well. Hughes, Falman and Fuery had remained back at the base. Mustang and Hawkeye saw Edward at the same moment, turning to each other with looks of utter horror. The both rushed forward simultaneously and knelt beside the blonde boy. They motioned Armstrong forward and he broke the chains bonding Edward with a single punch.

Edward pulled himself forward, leaning forward onto his brother's empty armor. "Alphonse…" Roy then noticed the blood seal. And the fact that it had basically been destroyed. He choked as he spoke the boy's name. "Alphonse… He can't…" A few tears leaked out of the eyes of Riza and Armstrong but Roy's face just hardened into a mask of hatred. "That bastard. Edward, who did this?"

Edward looked up at the Colonel with a blank face. He whispered the name and Roy stormed out. The others rushed into help the boys as Roy left the building to hunt down the homunculus. He found the window from which Envy had leapt and headed down the street, tracing his tracks. After a few moments, he heard a voice from an alley. "So. The Flame Colonel. Feeling lucky?"

Roy didn't hesitate before snapping his fingers, sending a large stream of fire speeding down the alley. A scream was heard as Envy was set ablaze before falling to the ground. Roy stepped into the alley, glaring down at the beast. "You bastard. How? Why? He was a child!" He snapped again as he said the last word, drawing another scream of agony from Envy before the homunculus cackled.

From his position on the ground, he looked up at Roy, crazed with bloodlust. "You want to know how? You want to know why? Because I'm Envy! Because I can! I have no human feelings, no morals or emotions! I get pleasure from the pain of others! I captured those stupid boys and was going to kill Edward too. I figured it would be worse if he watched his little brother be murdered first!" He broke down into laughter before it morphed into a symphony of screams.

Roy stepped back from the abomination that lay at his feet before snapping rapidly. If Envy would regenerate, he would keep snapping until he stayed dead. He didn't know how long he was truly there, but it felt like both an eternity and a split second to him. After one final snap, Envy froze. He turned to look at Roy, grinning devilishly. "I may be dead, Mustang, but soon Edward will join me!" His voice faded as his body collapsed into a pile of ashes that were soon scattered by the wind. The last 5 words echoed through the air, or perhaps just through his mind. The others by this time had gotten Edward and taken him to the hospital, so he headed straight there.