
Greed makes his escape into the sewers with some of his most trusted minions and Al, but the Führer takes chase, catching up and destroying them all, bringing down Greed with his speed and dexterity. Coincidentally, it happens to be to Dublith he and Major Armstrong are on their way to investigate and exterminate the chimeras that already have the Elric Brothers in their grasp. He departs nonetheless.Ĭolonel Mustang arrives in Central to the glares of his new colleagues but discovers that Grand Führer Bradley is on a mission to the South. In East City, Colonel Mustang is promoted and sent to Central with his team.Įlsewhere, the scarred assassin is visited and reprimanded by his master.

Although it seems like things are about to take a turn for the worse, Izumi arrives to join her former pupil. Greed, using a personal shield and regeneration ability, seems cocky but Ed works out the alchemy behind it both are created and maintained by carbon, and manipulating that, he can defeat Greed in battle.

Greed demands to know the secret behind Al's immortality but, fortunately, Edward arrives that moment and begins to fight (while Al is taken away). As it turns out, they're all chimeras, albeit more advanced forms allegedly created by the government, and they're all in the care of Greed, who informs him that he's actually a Homunculus, a human created through alchemy. Someone, as they don't know, is listening to their conversation.Īl is led to an alleyway by a group of people claiming to have answers and, to his surprise, they're able to hijack his body and kidnap him. Realizing that they're equals, they state that they're staying because they need her help Izumi hypothesizes that because Al lost his whole body, he likely saw more on the other side than they ever did he must have not remembered out of shock.

In their pre-training as children, what did she do to them? "One Is All, All Is One" - Reaching Dublith, Edward and Alphonse reunite with their teacher, Izumi.The Elric Brothers catch the train out of Rush Valley bound for Dublith while Winry stays behind, vowing to learn enough to help Edward be the best he can be. This, luckily, softens the man enough to assist her in a small way, even though he won't apprentice her directly. During their stay in Rush Valley, the engineer's daughter ends up having a baby, forcing Winry to assist with the childbirth. Winry is, of course, thrilled with the craftsmanship and seeks out the creator so that she can become his apprentice. They eventually find the girl responsible, Paninya, and trap her with alchemy only to discover she has two Auto-mail legs. When Edward, Alphonse, and Winry arrive in Rush Valley it isn't long before Edward has his pocket picked by a thief preying on unsuspecting tourists, and they need to head out into the mountains in pursuit.
