alchemy

When his grieving father orders the destruction of the Dark Library, Victor retrieves a book in which he finds the promise of not just communicating with the dead, but entering their realm, and soon he, Elizabeth, and Henry are in the spirit world of Chateau Frankenstein, creating and growing a body.

Edward Elric returns to Resembool and reunites with his father who reveals an important fact about the human transmutation they attempted years before.

With all the pieces now in his possession, the homunculus "father" executes his master plan as Edward and the others watch in horror, when the dust settles, the entire world has been reshaped, and with the help of Hohenheim, the Elric brothers launch a desperate final attack.

Hohenheim finally gets his chance to stop the mysterious homunculus "father" who rules over Central City.

As the battle for Central City rages on, Alphonse faces off against Pride and Kimblee with the aid of a Philosopher's Stone.

After Pride's consumption of Gluttony's powers, he becomes too much for Ed and his allies and their only chance lies in Alphonse and Hohenheim, but Ed doesn't know if he trusts his father enough to allow the plan to work.

Ominous news spreads quickly about a mysterious portal and this gateway may help the Elric brothers regain their natural bodies, completing the gigantic underground transmutation circle and leading to a major regime change.

A ritual goes awry causing Edward Elric to lose limbs and his brother to become trapped in a suit of armor.

Lieutenant Hawkeye reluctantly tells Ed all the dreaded details of the role Colonel Mustang and the other state alchemists played in the Ishbalan extermination campaign.

Ed and Al come face to face with the "father" of the homunculi, who just so happens to be a dead ringer for their own father, Van Hohenheim, a resemblance too uncanny for coincidence.