The Ishval War 11: The Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Ailtree
May 29th, 1901, Ishval
You awoke to a soft bed and no one around. The room was rigged, but mostly for your protection, any seal that was made was in a protective measure around the bed, in a way that would even destroy the building, but still leave the room intact… mostly. The bed at least would survive with you on it.
As you opened your eyes and turned, the book caught your eye. It was a hastily made notebook with no spine, a small leather cover covering the front pages, and held together by twine and string.
In front of it, there was a single card of paper… with your name on it.
You turned, placing your feet onto the ground, and then reaching across the room, to the table.
And as you pulled the book over, you saw the letter sticking out of the leather cover.
You smiled as you pulled it out, and unsealed it.
To my Son, Alfred… this is my last will and testament.
Alfred, I know you wish I had more time to write this, but I could not get more time from Truth. I could not stay any longer, because our family is waiting for me… and for you when the time comes.
But that is not why I write this letter to you. I have a few things I must explain to you… things that will make a few events from the past few months… things that will make sense once things are revealed.
First, possibly the most important thing i can explain… my kidnapping was no accident. Johan, Arthur, and I were going to assassinate Dante, so that you would remain safe, both to make sure I would not be threatened to recreate my work, and also to prevent you from being tortured. Before we were separated, we came up with a backup plan to ensure we could succeed in killing her.
Unfortunately, it involved you being placed in danger. We prepared for every eventuality of you being captured, including being given up by Johan, so he could get close to her, and kill her.
But Johan failed in that objective, and was unable to commit to a rescue… Archer stopped him from doing so. We didn't count on Dante using foreign mercenaries… especially one as Dangerous as Frank Archer.
Tell that Scar Fellow… whatever his name is… that Johan owes him his life. And that he should have been faster to stop him.
But I'm rambling… The reason I was captured was as follows.
When I was taken prisoner by Dante all those years ago, I destroyed my notes and research of Energy Manipulation, there was an equation that I created that could spell the end of any sort of hope for the future of Amestris.
I called it the Doomsday Seal. And it is a seal that can destroy a city with its power. It uses an isotope, uranium, and then, with the energy of Alchemy, splits the atom of the isotope… causing a reaction that unleashes a huge amount of energy… energy that explodes…
I never properly tested it, if only for the simple fact that I believed I would kill everyone in the city if I tried.
But Dante failed… and as you know, I survived in the Seal until my rescue.
Enclosed is my notebook… with everything I can safely give you about Energy Manipulation. I recommend trying only the Lightning and staying away from the Explosive section until you are a true master of it.
They are the only thing I can safely give you… if you rediscover that Doomsday seal… destroy it… never allow it to fall into their hands… anyone's hands.
I leave it all to you, my boy.
I will give your mother, sister, and brother your love… and live life my boy.
You deserve that much.
I love you son.
Nicholas
Ps. Write a damn good article my boy… spit in the state's eye for your old man's sake. And tell Arthur that he still has a death wish.
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