Edward shakes his head, dismissing the older man's concerns. "I'm just reversing the transmutation I did before, but under more control." Ed looks back down to the circle, his eyes following surges of energy as invisible to Ginko as the mushi are to Ed. "I'm being careful, don't worry. I've been doing calculations ever since you left to make sure I don't hurt anything more than I already have."

But despite Ed's reassurances, something is clearly wrong. Ed doesn't notice it at first, focused as he is on the transmutation, but from the edges of the circle small, black arms emerge and begin to stretch across the ground toward the alchemist.