Genius. Al laughed nervously, a sound that cut off and became something more of a squawk as Edmund's arms went around him.
Not that it was bad. The hard, deep pressure of a hug was something Al loved, and Edmund gave very nice hugs. His arms were powerful, and he smelled very nice -- clean, a little like soap, and maybe some shaving cream. To Al's sensitive nose, it was very pleasant.
He laughed again when Edmund released him, this time nervously. "Well... you have to provide the materials, of course. That's the first rule of alchemy. Most alchemists start small, taking sand, say, and making it into a stone or glass figurine. You see? The raw materials are the same, but you use alchemy to transform them from one state to another. Most alchemists believe that the materials you use are the materials in the final product, but the truth is they go to the gate. It's an abstract concept that many alchemists never get."
How you could trade blood and body, say, for a human soul. Or an approximation of one.
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Date: 2015-08-16 10:09 pm (UTC)Not that it was bad. The hard, deep pressure of a hug was something Al loved, and Edmund gave very nice hugs. His arms were powerful, and he smelled very nice -- clean, a little like soap, and maybe some shaving cream. To Al's sensitive nose, it was very pleasant.
He laughed again when Edmund released him, this time nervously. "Well... you have to provide the materials, of course. That's the first rule of alchemy. Most alchemists start small, taking sand, say, and making it into a stone or glass figurine. You see? The raw materials are the same, but you use alchemy to transform them from one state to another. Most alchemists believe that the materials you use are the materials in the final product, but the truth is they go to the gate. It's an abstract concept that many alchemists never get."
How you could trade blood and body, say, for a human soul. Or an approximation of one.