"Central - Old District"
What's wrong?
I'm wondering if everyone else is safe.
There are a lot of people in the east who have skin color the same as yours,
so I think they were able to slip in.
However, you are seen as the instigator of the rebellion in Liore.
That looks like the temple of the Lord Leto, back in Liore.
It is from an even older religion.
It's no longer being practiced now, though.
Yes. They only recognized one god,
and considered all other gods to be heathen.
It's said they had a lot of believers.
Many people died because of it. A great many...
That's awful. Religions exist to save people.
People cannot become gods, after all.
There, there, it's all right.
Why did you let those two get away?
It was your duty to eliminate the brothers, wasn't it, Sloth?
You too, Wrath.
I'll get him next time.
You defied that certain someone's word.
Sloth, don't you want to become human?
Yes, I do.
After all, I was born to become human.
I don't have any other goal.
They're here.
The Philosopher's Stone.
Those who obtain it are set free from the Law of Equivalent Exchange.
There is no need to pay a price in order to obtain something, either.
We sought it, and found it.
The reason I want to spit these creaky old memories out
is because I don't have any other proof of my existence.
The future that I thought I had grabbed hold of
is a contradiction of dignity and freedom.
The reason I want to wipe away this distorted afterimage
is because I see my own limitations within it.
In the window of my overly self-conscious self
is last year's calendar, without any dates written in.
I'll erase it, and rewrite it,
with nonsensical surrealism and an unforgettable sense of presence.
Return from the brink, and rewrite it.
Even meaningless figments of imagination
can be the driving force that gives you form.
Give your whole body and soul to me.
"Hohenheim of Light"
Why did you run off on your own without coming to me for protection?!
Elric brothers, what happened?
King Bradley is...
...a homunculus.
By homunculus, you mean those...
...man-made people, right?
Yeah.
They are covertly manipulating this country
in order to get a Philosopher's Stone.
That's not possible.
The Fuhrer did not know what was taking place at the Fifth Laboratory.
He also lamented the corruption within the military.
But I saw it!
The Fuhrer had the mark of the Uroboros!
There was the one homunculus who can change his shape.
The Fuhrer's secretary is also a homunculus.
And yet she's an alien...
Supposing that the Fuhrer and Secretary Douglas are homunculi,
what is their objective?
Why have they infiltrated the military?
I will send them back to Liore.
I'll come up with an appropriate reason
for them not to return to Central for a little while.
You do that. As for us...
You're going to Resembool, right?
Gentlemen, rejoice!
Our duties are at an end!
Major, what were you just talking about?
Were you listening to the melody being played by this body of mine?
No, not that...
Listen closely! Hear that? Hear that?
Um, how is Lt. Havoc?
He's okay. He and Fuery were sent back ahead of us.
I see...
I'm sorry about all that.
Ed, your silver watch...
That's right. You can't be a State Alchemist anymore,
if what you said earlier is true.
No, it's not that.
I mean, it was taken from me by Archer.
Huh? Didn't Al-kun give it back to you?
I-I'm sorry! Brother, I don't have it anymore!
You lost it?!
N-No! Kimbly threw it at Scar-san,
and all the red stones inside it came spilling out,
then they were absorbed into Scar-san's arm.
Why were there red stones inside my silver watch?
That miserable Archer.
He used that trick again, calling them transmutation amplifiers.
What?
Previously, in lshbal, Brig. Gen. Grand supplied us with red stones.
Hold on, Colonel.
Then, you knew that the military was making Philosopher's Stones?
And yet you didn't say anything to me?!
When Marcoh deserted, I thought it had been discontinued.
Besides, it's not as though I knew that people were used as ingredients.
I can't trust you!
Brother!
You couldn't forget about those red stones,
--Stop it, Brother! --so you tried to send us out to find them!
Enough already!
Brother!
Al!
--Al can't go in the water! --Al! Al!
Al!
Yes?!
Brother! I can swim! I can swim, Brother!
You idiot!
I thought your bloodseal would wash off
if you were submerged in water, wouldn't it?
Yeah...
Looks like I don't have to worry about that.
I wonder if that's because I really have become a Philosopher's Stone.
Okay, I get it! Come on!
What did you just...?
It's nothing...
What...
...did you just say about the Philosopher's Stone?
Nothing at all, nothing at all!
Okay, let's get going!
Brother! Wait!
Looks like the military hasn't arrived yet.
Huh? Sgt. Brosh?
He's in pursuit?
N-No, that's not it. Not him.
Brosh-san...?
What in the world is wrong?
Lt. Ross is... Lt. Ross is...
Your hair is as deep black as the feathers
of the great eagles I saw, so long ago.
I never thought I would see anything so beautiful again.
Your flattery is far too kind...
The Lieutenant, single-minded to her work, has gone absolutely sentimental over him!
Of all the things it could have been...
Good for her.
But who is that she's with? Brother?
Huh?
What are you flirting with her for?!
Edward-san...!
You don't come home for umpteen years, and this is how I find you?!
You rotten old man!
Dad...?
Yeah... Just like in the picture...
Dad!
It's Dad! It's Dad!
Um, you probably don't know who I am, in this form,
but I'm...
Alphonse! You've gotten bigger, huh?
You know who I am?
Edward...
You still hate milk, don't you?
Who are you saying hasn't grown one bit since he was a baby?!
That's not what he said.
Are you sure, Edward-san?
I'm sure, I'm sure.
Don't get me wrong.
I was just listening to the stories of his travels.
Still, you did look like you were enjoying it.
Well, he is such a gentleman.
With a whiff of his cologne subtly carrying on the breeze,
he's not the type of man we get in the military.
Cologne doesn't suit me, anyhow...
Why are you acting so coy?
Cologne, huh? I hated that about him, too.
He left home soon after AI was born.
Mom always said he was off studying alchemy,
but he never once even sent us a letter.
And yet, the scent of that cologne he wore always permeated the house.
Earlier, when I saw Lyra in Liore,
she was wearing perfume that had the same scent.
You saw Lyra -san?!
Then she must have safely got away from Dante-san's place!
Just a moment, if you please.
This Lyra-san--what kind of relationship do you two have?
Oh, sorry.
Winry-san, what are you--? Why are you holding that wrench?
I'm sorry.
The Fuhrer is married,
and he also has children.
Above all else, I've seen pictures of him when he was younger.
Homunculi do not take on the form of humans when they are first born.
When they are given red stones as a source of nourishment,
they get their own unique powers, as well as their form.
They use people's lives as food?
They can probably alter their appearance little by little,
to make it look like they are aging.
His children could be adopted. However...
...whatever the case, he is a homunculus.
How do you mean...?
You said they were making red stones in the Fifth Laboratory, right?
Homunculi cannot use alchemy.
Yet, how is it that they can teach others how to make them?
You mean there is someone who raises them, and controls them?
Still...
...even though they are homunculi,
the country is managing to get on all right,
and the military is functioning.
We need not concern ourselves with them.
Why is it that the homunculi can't use alchemy?
Because they come from the other side of the gate.
But let's not talk about that.
Tell me all about Trisha,
as well as everything you guys have been struggling through.
Dad...
I can tell just by looking at your body. You guys--
There isn't anything to talk about.
Our alchemy failed, and we lost our arms, legs, and bodies. That's all.
Edward, alchemy is not something--
Shut up! Don't you come home now and try to put on a fatherly face!
Mom waited for you that whole time!
AI, get in here!
Brother!
Brother, I'm sleeping with Dad.
Al...
Let's go, Dad.
I wonder if I can get my body back with the Philosopher's Stone.
You could attach your soul to someone else's body with the Philosopher's Stone.
Someone else's body?
That's not what I meant, I...
Your own body was lost in an equivalent exchange.
You must have given up your body as the cost...
...of obtaining something else.
Something else?
If you return all of that, it will come back.
So then, if we can defeat that homunculus...
Nothing, nothing!
You're amazing, Dad! You know what?
There's something I want to ask you.
Okay.
Dad...?
If I'd known this, I would have beat him up even more yesterday.
Stop joking around and hurry and come look for him with me!
I bet he's just gone off on some other journey again.
Fine, then I'll go by myself.
Hold it!
You can't leave here for a little while.
We just got word from Warrant Officer Falman, who was waiting at the train station.
The search party has arrived.
We're going to go over there and send them back.
You sure you want to be harboring wanted men?
It's not as though I believe every aspect of your story.
I plan on ascertaining the truth about the Fuhrer in my own way.
And if you find out that it is true...?
Now then...
Well now, how about you go down into the underground cellar for me?
No, that's okay!
You, too.
Where could Dad have gone?
You be quiet. More importantly,
how does the colonel intend to find out who the Fuhrer really is?
His secretary could only have been around for about four years, huh?
Yeah.
If you mean Juliet Douglas,
she's supposed to have been in the military for at least 14 years.
There's no way that could be.
I'm sure of it.
After all, she was the cause of the lshbalan Civil War.
Yeah, you mean when that soldier accidentally shot a civilian?
That was a lie.
The cause of the outbreak of the war in lshbal...
...was manufactured by a secret military squad.
They couldn't have...
So that's it! lshbal was also used for a Philosopher's Stone.
If they could drive the lshbalans to war...
Then maybe there was someone
who would make a Philosopher's Stone using the Grand Art.
Would they go that far?
The homunculi were behind it all.
So that's it. And Hughes-san must have realized that much,
and was killed for it.
Jerk us around, will you?!
--Colonel, you bastard! --Hold on, Ed!
What's the matter?!
It's Lt. Col. Hughes!
That was right after we left Central, wasn't it?!
The bastard! And yet he kept it from us!
Did you know about this?!
I'm sorry. I just found out about it myself not long ago.
In any case, please go back inside!
You've got to be joking! If Lt. Col. Hughes was killed,
then it was our fault!
And yet, he didn't even...
That's enough!
It's not as though he didn't tell you just to be mean, you know.
I heard about this man Hughes.
I understand he was good to you.
But Mustang-san doesn't want you to be thinking about revenge.
Maybe he was trying to say that you had something more important to do.
Even so...
I've had it all wrong this whole time.
I thought the colonel didn't care what had happened to Brig. Gen. Hughes.
But maybe...
Become important... the most important in the land...
That was his promise to him, after all.
In order to do that, he sought for ways to get promoted,
rather than dwell on personal feelings, like revenge.
The Colonel is an adult, huh?
How can that be?!
Someone dear to him was killed, and he knows who the culprit is.
Yet there's something even more important to him than avenging his death.
Is that the way that adults act?!
You became a dog of the military in order to achieve your goal, didn't you?
That bastard. I really do hate him.
Someone's coming!
Don't be ridiculous. This place is--
Who is it?
How good of you to come. Unfortunately, the master is out.
Is that the body of the girl named Lyra?
Well perceived, Hohenheim of Light.
Sure enough, you were unable to forget me.
I heard her name from my sons.
But even if I hadn't, I would have known right away.
From the scent of your perfume.
Have you come here to help me out, or something?
No, quite the opposite, Dante.
Gluttony!
I'll eat you!
I'm scared!
This one doesn't use a transmutation circle, either.
There's nothing to be afraid of, Gluttony.
He has lived far too long in that body.
He must be near its limit.
I am near my limit, it's true.
But the same thing goes for you, too.
Even if you can hide your decaying body with clothing,
you cannot disguise the smell.
Hohenheim...
Dante, do not mislead my sons any further.
If you will promise me that,
I will tell you the reason why your body has started to decay.
It looks like they successfully turned the military away.
I guess so.
Huh? Where's Ed?
He said there was something he had to do alone.
Forgive me...
Forgive me, Mom...
As my tears well up,
I don't have to stop them now.
At the end of all the grief,
the light is sure to shine through.
Stay... stay... stay... stay...
It's true, I cannot see you now,
but by hiding the heartache,
I can become stronger.
And I will go on making sure of that.
As my tears well up,
I don't have to stop them now.
Nor will I forget the pain,
as it becomes kindness.
That which I ruined in my haste,
I will take back, so that
I can walk on as I would,
for you.
Fullmetal Alchemist...
Episode 45: "A Rotted Heart."
AI, I'm going to fight.
You don't have to do anything more, now.