Title: At the very ports we blow (Part 4 of 5)
Author: cryogenia
Pairing: None (gen)
Rating: R (rating has increased)
Spoiler level: Post-series, pre-movie
Warnings for this fic: References to ethnic tensions, both fictional and historical

Previous Chapters:
Part 1 - the effect of impact on stationary objects
Part 2 - the seed of the fire
Part 3 - i hear the electric shock

Current:
Comprehension, Destruction, Reconstruction. The three tenets of alchemy, the three pillars that held up his entire world. If man could destroy something, then with sufficient understanding, man could also rebuild it.