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Ed proves he will do whatever it takes to stop the Homunculi -- even defile his mother's grave. Back in Central, Colonel Mustang decides to challenge the entire military leadership on his own.


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Hohenheim declares he will tell Dante the reason why their current bodies are rotting in exchange for leaving his sons alone. Dante instead tries to convince him to help her enjoy her new vessel within Lyra since it has been centuries since they last met. Hohenheim states he will remain loyal to his deceased wife Trisha, the only woman he truly loved. Dante goes on to say that she, too, has also been married repeatedly and if she had stayed with one of her ex-husbands, it would have exposed her secret and her decaying body. Flashing back to 400 years ago, Hohenheim was nearly killed when he and Dante created a Philosopher's Stone from the souls of plague victims and those accused of witchcraft. She saved his life by performing her first soul transference and they have been transferring themselves between bodies ever since. Lust realizes that this had been Dante's true objective for getting the stone. Dante states that after Hohenheim left her, she needed another alchemist. He explains to her that the virtual immortality they have achieved by transferring their souls from one body to the next is blasphemous.

In Resembool, Winry and Sheska argue over their opinions of cooking. Just then, Tucker calls the phone and he leaves an urgent telephone message for Al, which he hides from Ed when he returns.

In Central, the Führer (Pride) and the officers of the military council are questioning Colonel Mustang. The accusations of the charges against the Elric brothers in the Reole incident is reviewed and Mustang states the conflict had started because General Hakuro's troops had over-enforced their authority on the citizens. Mustang is then questioned about his actions in calling off the search for the Elric brothers. He claims that they have gone north into the territory of another country, Drachma. He then deflects further questioning by revealing the involvement of the Führer's secretary (Sloth) in the death of Maes Hughes. The Führer takes the hint and the questioning ends. While visiting with his subordinates in the hospital, Mustang admits to them that he now suspects that the homunculi were responsible for the Ishval Civil War to force someone to use the lives of the Ishvalans out of despair to create a Philosopher's Stone. Lieutenant Havoc backs this up by stating that the military had been getting involved in frequent conflicts - one after another - since King Bradley took over as Führer. Mustang concludes that the reason why he can no longer trust the Führer is because of his willingness to sacrifice innocent lives to secretly create the stone.

Back in Resembool, Ed changes his hair color with alchemy along with his clothes, while Al's armored body is hidden in a fake statue as disguises. Bidding Winry and Sheska farewell, the Elrics depart to end the conflict over the Philosopher's Stone. Back at Dante's hideout, Hohenheim explains that their souls are gradually eroding with each transfer and will soon lack the energy needed to maintain a body. Dante refuses to accept the truth and reveals that while she used the last bit of their old Philosopher's Stone to transfer to Lyra's body, it does not matter because of Scar's actions that have turned Alphonse's body into the stone. Hohenheim is then distracted by Sloth's resemblance to Trisha and is trapped by her. Letting Hohenheim know that beyond the gate will gave him answers regarding the source of alchemy, Dante uses Rosé's baby as an alchemical key to open the gate and banish him inside of it. Concurrently, Wrath tearfully runs out of the gate in horror and Sloth embraces him, meaning Dante had earlier punished Wrath for failing to kill Ed back at the underground tunnels beneath Reole. Dante assures Wrath that he won't see the horrors of the gate ever again as long as he succeeds in his future missions. Additionally, Dante frees Lust from her confinement and dispatches her to aid Sloth and Wrath in capturing Alphonse to bring the stone to her, even going as far as to state that she will fulfill Lust's promise into turning her into a human if she succeeds.

Though their disguises on the train which hide their official records are effective, the Elric brothers are forced to flee when the military search threatens to destroy the statue Al is hiding in. Retreating to a nearby hotel, Ed begs Al not to use the stone's power as there is no telling what can happen to him, meaning Al can no longer use alchemy, at least for the time being. Convincing his brother to rest up for a while, Ed leaves Al to find something else he needs in order to stop the homunculi.

At Central Command, Mustang meets with Armstrong where, having been recently promoted to Brigadier General and Lt. Colonel, the two are ordered to launch military operations across the border in the north to, nominally at least, capture the Elric brothers or force Drachma to send them back. However, Mustang reveals the testing of the Führer's reaction was part of his plan to verify what the Elrics said before about the Führer's identity. Since it gave Bradley away and exposed their secret communication with them, Mustang believes that they will be murdered at the front lines to silence them for learning too much about the truth.

Ed meets with Izumi, who had been in hiding, at Dante's house to learn the secret behind her master and he asks her whether there is any part of her child's corpse remaining, which would give him a weapon to use against Wrath. Elsewhere, Al travels to an empty factory where Tucker is waiting for him, and Al asks for Tucker's help in learning how to use the Philosopher's Stone.


Trivia

  • Ed's disguise of a large hat, circular glasses & large overcoat, bears a striking resemblance to the trademark costume of Alucard, protagonist of the Hellsing anime/manga series.

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