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[Edward's been seeing all of these different posts come up. It's obnoxious to him, but he can see the potential of being able to communicate with so many like this, so he decided to give it a try.]
It's come to my attention that there's a few people here who use "magic." From what I've seen, there's nothing like it where I come from and I have a few questions for anyone who's willing to answer.
In science, you've got different laws that everything follows. Is that the same for magic? Does some magic have laws while others don't?
Are there different fields of magic? What are they?
Where does the energy or power come from?
What makes it "magic" and not a field of science?
It's come to my attention that there's a few people here who use "magic." From what I've seen, there's nothing like it where I come from and I have a few questions for anyone who's willing to answer.
In science, you've got different laws that everything follows. Is that the same for magic? Does some magic have laws while others don't?
Are there different fields of magic? What are they?
Where does the energy or power come from?
What makes it "magic" and not a field of science?
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Such a law tells me that someone tried! They thought they were so clever, twirling their little beard as they dropped their funny money off at the counter for a deposit.
[So that's it, then, that's why he wanted to know more about the weight of magic versus science, and where they'd blend. Everything needed something equal in exchange. To call upon Grackle took nothing, and to sing, to create those dancing lights took borrowed power from her own blood. Was that an equivalent exchange? She had to wonder. As a living being, she was always generating energy, likely acting as her own 'battery', rather than making use of reagents.]
I see... if you don't know exactly what something is made of, if your math is wrong, perhaps.
[But no, there was something there. There was a heavier weight to that pause.]
What about, say, homunculi? Golems?
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Uh, well...
[This was a bit of a pickle. It was clear he knew something, but he just as clearly didn't want to share that information. Having your loved one's lives threatened for doing so would do that. For all he knew, he was the only one from Amestris stuck here, but could he really risk it? He tries to take it in a direction he might have more control over.]
There are theories about homunculi, but just theories. Making one would fall under human transmutation, which isn't something you should dabble in. My brother and I attempted it.
[He waves at her with his automail.]
There was a rebound. I haven't heard of a single attempt where the person performing the transmutation wasn't maimed or killed. I'm not familiar with golems though.
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That's quite alright. Outside of necromancy, at any rate, treading in the realm of the gods is unthinkable. The wheel will always spin, it's said, and no mortal should seek to grasp it and stop it.
[She smirked.]
Or the Queen may send a messenger.
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Necromancy? What makes that any better than any other method of trying to raise the dead?
[He tilts his head at the comment about the Queen. It's meaning is lost on him.]
Queen?
wow. that's my first time posting with the wrong account. congrats! :D
[She propped her chin on both hands. The raven gave a click and grumbled an 'ooh' in response to Ed's question.]
The Raven Queen. She is the one who speaks for the Wheel, of fate, of life and death. We all have our time, and we should do nothing to change it. We can only enrich it, make the best of our time. But she must always be asked if something like a fountain of youth, an elixir of life must be made. There's a price for it, of course, so it's something seldom asked.
A most fascinating member of the pantheon, I feel.
LOL happens to the best of us!
[Well, that was good to know. Don't scare him like that.]
It sounds a lot like what my teacher drilled into our heads. "Alchemy is the reconstruction of matter based on the knowledge of natural laws. This world flows by obeying these laws. Death, too, is a part of that flow. Accept the flow of this world."
[Ed doesn't have to know this Raven Queen to feel some sort of connection with her.]
I honestly can't imagine any such elixer to really be worth the cost.
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[She cleared her throat.]
So! I realize I've been terribly rude this entire time. I'm Madhuri.
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Edward Elric. Thanks for answering my questions. You've been a big help!
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