Real Alchemy
#1 of SCRAPS
REAL ALCHEMY
Alchemy, the power to convert one thing into another by breaking the item down into it's most basic of elements and reconstruct it as something else. An early, unscientific form of chemistry that sought to change base metals into gold and discover a life-prolonging elixir, a universal cure for disease, and a universal solvent alkahest by the dictionary definition. The process was very popular back in the medieval days.
The only problem is the days of Alchemy have long since past. From what I believe, the days of Alchemy were used back in the 16 to 1700 when it was most used. Not much is known about Alchemy in the old days, other than it slowly started to become less and less used as real science took it's place. Eventually Alchemy was stopped altogether and passed into folklore, then into legend.
I was fascinated with it. The power to break down one thing then reconstruct it as something else. Buying every book I could find about the subject, but even with the few books that had some actual truth about the subject, it was usually in small amounts. Throughout the years I compiled the information about Alchemy and I found out a little about how they did it back in the day.
Though I did find out the first part of the Alchemy process was easy to understand. Knowing the makeup of the thing that your working with. The second part was to brake the item down and I had no way of knowing how to do that. The third part was to reconstruct the broken down item into something else. It was just like writing a story and coming to a writers block.
Only in this case it was an Alchemy block. Many times I thought about giving it all up, but then something in a new book or a flash of inspiration would put me back onto the track of breaking the second part of the process. As well as my parents telling me to find something better to do with my time and living. Then without warning as I was going to school one day, my science teacher taught us about the different reactions certain chemicals have with other chemicals.
It was like a spark of inspiration by god himself. After waiting until class let out, I started hounding my teacher about what he was teaching us. Over the next few weeks he brought me as much information about that subject.
"Finally a breakthrough." I said in excitement. As my teacher handed over another few books about the subject of chemicals breaking down other chemicals.
"Are you still going on about Alchemy?" He asked me once I had all the books stuffed into my pack. Turning to look at him he started to laugh with his hands on his sides. "So are you any closer to finally understanding Alchemy?" He asked after he was done laughing.
"Just like I said. With this information, you've helped me to finally understand and work out the second step of the Alchemy process. Maybe even the third as well." This seemed to take him back as his eyes went wide with shock.
"You mean that your serious about this?" Quickly zipping up my pack and slinging my pack over my back, I turned to him and gave him a thumbs up.
"You got that right. And yes I am serious about what I said. With this information and the proper items, I think I will be able to finally be able to do real Alchemy."