The Truth Within the Truth: A Fullmetal Alchemist RP

[Redryhno]

Kallu walked back to his tent,and lay down on his cot. Much softer than what he was used to laying on, but he couldn't sleep on it, those years of putting laying his head down on the ground,stone, and sand were too ingrained in his body to allow anything else. He didn't expect the Corporal to follow him, but he did give him an out for Kimblee, there was little he could do beyond that.

He found he still couldn't sleep, the camp was much too active now and Teoule's death gave him pause. The kid just wasn't meant to live or he just wasn't good enough to keep living. Either way, Kimblee was a problem that would eventually be dealt with, just not anytime soon.

He wandered the camp, watching the soldiers as they tried to settle back down or threw either worried or contemptuous glances his way. It didn't matter whether they hated or adored him, the Stone had rarely felt anything, this new squad being the closest thing he had come to calling friends in years. As he wandered, he soon came upon Tasha, Roland, and a very distraught Victor by the looks of him.What the hell happened to him? What the hell did Kimblee tell him?Couldn't have been what I did for the kid in the cells, he doesn't have enough proof or time to have found that out.Damn, he looks bad.I better go see if I can help.

"Corporal, what's wrong? What did you see?"

Kallu looped one the man's arms around his shoulder and helped Tash half-drag, half-walk him to the medic's tent.This isn't good, he shouldn't be this messed up, the mission finished hours ago, and he seemed well in control of his faculties just a few moments ago. To break down this quickly and this easily... did Command just begin testing a new weapon? If that's it, then this war is going to be over much faster... but now the cost will be astronomical. Why couldn't I get my Golems to work sooner?

 

[JokerboyJordan]

"Shit, Roland help me get him to the medical tent. Looks like the medics are gonna have their hands full tonight"

Roland's eyes set upon the young soldier, the look on his face told him everything, and he knew who must be responsible.
He made Victor look into his eyes, they were bloodshot and staring into oblivion.

"Corporal? Talk to me, are you okay? What happened?"

What did Kimblee do now, this poor boy had done nothing to him, Crimson's just sadistic...

"Kallu, please help Tash take this man to the Infirmary, he needs treatment for shock, it's nothing more than that"

He looked at Victor again and wondered what Kimblee could've said to disturb the boy so much.

"It'll be alright soldier"
He gave him a pat on the back.

"I'm going around camp, to check to see if everyone else is okay"

 

[Redryhno]

"Kallu, please help Tash take this man to the Infirmary, he needs treatment for shock, it's nothing more than that"

Shock I'll agree with, but there's something more at work here than simply just that. The kid was doing just fine a few minutes ago, what did Solf do?

"Roland, be careful, I don't think this is just shock, there's more to this.I was just with this kid a few moments ago and he looked nothing like he does now. Solf may have seen something, ask him while you're looking around."

Kallu took off his gauntlets and slung the man over his shoulder,"Come on, Corporal, let's get you to the doc," He turned around and looked at the soldiers that had begun to crowd around the scene, "Anyone got a canteen with them,preferably with only water in it?"

What happened out there?

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

Marlin frowned and paused his writings as he considered Ken's words. It was true that the force used had seemed a bit excessive, but the artillery strike had been the result of Kallu's smoke grenade from what Marlin had understood. Still, it was something to consider. Perhaps the true reason they had been sent after Torul had something to do with the truth within the truth that the old monk had spoken of.

He could make little sense of it all with the information at hand though, and was forced to resume his notes on the jar after awhile. His writings were interrupted once again though by yet another commotion. Marlin looked up from his journal, slightly annoyed, to see a group of soldiers gathering nearby. Since there had been an explosion earlier, Marlin had a feeling this might be related and decided to investigate this time around.

Upon getting closer to the gathering, Marlin saw Kallu with their fellow squadmate Victor slung over his shoulder. Victor definitely didn't look very good and Kallu was asking for water for him. Marlin quickly filled his jar with a bit of water and transferred that over to his canteen. ".... Here...." Marlin said, pushing his way through the soldiers and handing the canteen to Kallu. ".... What happened...? Something to do with the explosion?"

 

[Redryhno]

Kallu asked for a canteen and was surprised to be handed one by Marlin, he looked and acted more the bookish type and didn't seem all that comfortable in a combat situation or any situation that didn't involve a lab.

Why was he picked for this platoon anyways?

"Thanks Marlin, can you get the guy to drink some, he seems a bit out of it. It doesn't have anything to do with the explosion,I was just speaking with him, I think something said to him set him off. Roland's going to go check on the camp, see if anyone else is acting this way."

After Marlin attempted to get the Corporal to drink, Kallu began trotting off towards he med tent, maybe there were some answers to be found there...

 

[CJ1145]

Victor didn't resist the canteen of water put to this lips. Rather, he drank it down as fast as he could. He took a few large gulps before finally stopping, taking sharp and shallow breaths for a few moments after. For a brief second, a bit of calm returned to his face. It didn't last, as something in his mind triggered, and his expression froze into a horrified expression. He sank below the others, crouching on the ground as tears welled up in his eyes. He tried to speak, but only terrified stutters got out.

"H-h-h-he s-ss-said, saidhe--h-he-he knew! Kn-kn-knew-ew ev-v-verything! H-h-he... s-said tell, said he'd tell! String me up! Oh, god!"

All around, soldiers from the camp were staring at the commotion, wondering just what in the world was happening to that soldier. A few tried to step closer, but Colonel Grand approached the scene, shouting away anyone that got too close.

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As Kallu entered the medical tent, a hand shot into his face holding a syringe with an orange liquid inside. It took his eyes a second to focus, and realize that the man holding it was none other than Kimblee himself. "Give him this." he said with a smile that seemed too gentle and genuine to not be horrifying on his visage. "It's made to deal with soldiers going into shock; he'll probably need a second dose."

 

[Jedoro]

Still laying down, Elias turned his head towards the tent's entrance, wondering how he missed the presence of the two alchemists.

"It's made to deal with soldiers going into shock; he'll probably need a second dose."

"The hell's going on out there?" he asked as he sat up, his mind running through the possible situations that could cause such a commotion but didn't involve gunfire.

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

Marlin was pleased to see Victor calm down slightly after drinking, but the effect didn't last unfortunately. Whatever had happened had extreme effects on him that Marlin had never witnessed before. In his panic, Victor began yelling about someone telling him everything which got Marlin quite curious. Could this be related to the truth within the truth? I should find out what exactly happened... Just as Marlin was about to ask Victor what he meant, he heard the Colonel behind him shouting at everyone to move away.

After silently cursing the bad timing, Marlin knelt down next to Victor. ".... I wish to speak to you after you've calmed down... I'll come find you later..." He whispered quietly before standing up and moving away, saluting Colonel Grand as he did so.

 

[CrazyBlaze]

James noticed the rest of the squad escorting Victor to the medical tent. Concerned he got up and followed them. He got to the tent just after Colonel Grand. Staying outside the tent, he began to pace back and forth and started to mutter to himself.

"What could have happened to Victor? Did it have to do with those explosions earlier? Who was responsible for those. They didn't sound like regular military explosions. More something made by alche..." he trailed off as he came to a realization. "Kimblee!"

As the rest of the squad exited the tent James asked, "Does anyone know if The Crimson Alchemist is here? And if so where is he!"

 

[Redryhno]

Kallu carried the trembling Victor and set him down on the one of the cots. He turned back around and took the syringe from Kimblee, however he didn't inject it, instead hooking it on his belt. He stood directly in front of the Crimson Alchemist, blocking his path to the Corporal if he decided to make a move on the man.

"What happened Solf? I'm not doing anything else until you explain to me exactly what made the man go from a trembling soldier into a trembling, babbling idiot."

 

[JokerboyJordan]

As Roland went round camp he began mentally checking off everyone he knew in the squad.

Kallu, Tash, Marlin and Elias are with Victor...

As he searched around he saw James and he seemed fine.

Where's Vlad, Leo and Ken?

He took out a cigarette and lit it with the parks between his fingers, he took a long drag and started whistling.

He came across Leo near the back of the Campsite, the broken rock and uprooted earth seemed to suggest a commotion, he was visibly and notably exhausted.

"Leo, are you okay? There's been trouble, and now Victors being treated for trauma down at the Medical Tent"

He took another inhale from his cigarette.

"Something to do with the Crimson Alchemist, seems to have distressed the poor boy"

 

[TheIronRuler]

Leo saw Roland approach him, he seemed to be distressed. He tried to calm his muscles but he was still agitated after the sudden explosion he heard on the other side of the camp.

Leo was still breathing heavily and sweaty from performing his exercises. "So the explosion was the work of Kimblee", Leo asked Roland. He stumbled forward and nearly lost his balance. "One moment", Leo said as he turned his back and walked towards a rock a few feet away from him. He took the folded white shirt and then turned back to Roland. "Is it anything serious?".

 

[JokerboyJordan]

"Indeed, it was to stop our dear friend Teole escaping...
A brief look of something passed over Roland's face, he thought what a waste the boys life had been.

"I see it as nothing more than shock, however the others feel it is something more, something caused directly by Kimblee"

He extinguished his cigarette underfoot and gave a large sigh.

"I'm checking to see if everyone else is okay, the majority of the group are down there already."

He wondered to himself once again,

What could Kimblee have said?

"Anyway, best we both go down there and get this thing over with ASAP. Who knows when we'll be needed next."

 

[TheIronRuler]

Leo nodded and put on his shirt. He raised his right leg in the air and smashed it on the ground. A moment later the rocks around him collapsed and entered the soil they came from.

"Lets go. I've had my training for the day"

 

[JokerboyJordan]

As Roland walked with Leo, his mind thought back to the fight with the Monk in the alleyway, how he could barely keep up in close quarters, and how he had been of little use against Torul.

"By the way Leo, I was thinking rather recently and, if you'd be gracious enough, I'd like to perhaps learn your martial arts. " He paused.

"Well, at least some of it."

 

[TheIronRuler]

"I can teach you something", Leo said as he continued to walk to the tent.

"I have seen how the monks work. I think I can show you some exercises you can use to try and stop them, but it would take years for you to be in the same level as them. You should try and incorporate your alchemy with your movements like I do".

 

[sage42]

Tasha glared at Kimblee. He looked just as he always had,calm and collected, with a smile ready. But it never touched his eyes, they remained cold, calculating, and vicious. Kimblee won't admit to anything. At least nothing that would incriminate him. Someone needs to keep their eyes on him. "Kallu better get that checked out by the medics first." She whispered to Kallu before moving past Kimblee to Elias.

"The hell's going on out there?" Tasha heard Elias say from his cot. "Nothing you want to know about Sargent. Trust me, even I don't want to know about it. But to give you the short story, Someone did something to the Corporal, we don't know what he did, all we know is that it left the Corporal in a sorry state." She sighed "But all we can do is let the medics work thier magic. For now I need to examine your shoulder, to make sure all the replacement pieces will fit. If you don't mind."

 

[Jedoro]

"For now I need to examine your shoulder, to make sure all the replacement pieces will fit. If you don't mind."

"Please." Elias sat up, made room on the left side of his cot, and motioned for her to sit down. Looking past her, he spotted the two soldiers he'd spoken to. "Earlier, you asked why the pain wasn't keeping me down. Well, it's because I've lost the arm before." With that, he turned back to Tasha.

"He wasn't caught in that blast, or what's left would've been brought in here, along with scrambling medics. Nothing physical, but a bad state. I think he'll need to sit out next mission at best, counseling at worst."

 

[Redryhno]

"Solf, would you mind following me outside?I have something I want to ask you,"His eyes never left Kimblee's own,"Tash, can you look at this, I'm not sure I'll be able to get it checked out." Kallu handed the syringe in his belt to Tasha and tapped Kimblee on the arm, motioning to follow him outside.

He arrived at the outcropping and turned to Kimblee, it was more or less devoid of soldiers besides a few in their tents either sleeping or pretending nothing out of the ordinary was going on.

He walked up closer to the man and quietly began,"What happened here Solf? I leave and within minutes of me getting back to my tent, that Corporal stumbles back into the middle of my squad, just.like.that. We get to the medical tent and you just happen to be there with some syringe filled with something you claim is for shock. You have no reason to not be straight with me... Now tell me. Or I will do everything in my power to make sure you never practice Alchemy again."

Kallu stepped back, hands clasped in front of his chest, and awaited the man's answer.

 

[CrazyBlaze]

James saw Kallu leave the tent with Kimblee. Deciding that Victor was in good hands he followed the two at a distance. Wondering if they were in league he drew his gun, loaded his newly refilled piercing bullets and set his sights on Kimblee. He tried to hear what Kallu was saying but could only make that he was talking and not the words but by his stance he was not happy with Kimblee.