Rods… long piercing rods of impossible metal jettisoned out of me and wedged themselves deeply into Envy’s body. He screamed as these incredible needles fixed him in place. I withdrew my swords and stepped back from his massive, writhing body. “Bastard…! You puny, worthless, basta– ”

I clapped my hands and turned the rods into raw energy, completing the cycle of my transmutation. Mustang had hit Envy with dozens of explosions that probably cost hundreds of souls to survive. If I had to guess, this was a very close equivalent and the damage would be far too much to recover from… If it was a matter of burning, Envy might have gotten right back up again. But I don’t think Envy had ever been electrocuted before. It must have been a novel experience – past the agonizing pain, of course.