Fullmetal Alchemist Page #4

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Colonel, don't!

Don't do it!

Why?

Don't panic!

This is damn hot.

How did you know?

Ross' mole is on her other cheek.

Oh.

Oops.

Careless of me.

I've been exposed, Lust.

Yes.

You have.

Hey, I know you!

Thank you for remembering me...

Fullmetal boy.

The Ouroboros tattoo...

Fullmetal.

They're not humans.

They're Homunculi...

The artificial humans.

Homunculi?

You did your homework.

Do you know Maes Hughes?

I know him very well.

He was handsome and very smart.

It's a shame...

I didn't get to finish him off.

Hughes? What's wrong?

Hello?

Who...

are you?

Nice touch, huh?

Hughes, what's going on?

I'll be right there.

Go to Lab Number 5...

It's the old prisoner-of-war camp...

Okay... Hughes!

Hughes!

Hang on! Hughes!

Hughes!

I planned to frame you as a conspirator...

and finish you off...

like Captain Hughes.

On your knees!

I'll never kneel before you.

You're merciless.

A true Ishvalan Civil War hero!

You helped Tucker escape!

What's your agenda?

Tucker...

Who let out the professor?

Maybe it was that tricky bastard...

Envy!

Gluttony.

Eat them up...

except Fullmetal boy.

She said I could eat you all up.

Open fire!

Colonel!

Even the Flame Colonel has a soft spot.

Fullmetal.

Stop them.

I'll be okay.

Go after them!

- Al!

- Don't come!

Stop there!

Come any closer...

and I'll put a hole in her forehead.

Sorry, Ed. I couldn't protect her.

Tucker!

I'll rip you apart for hurting them!

I know you would.

First, remove your right arm.

What?

Your alchemy is too dangerous to ignore.

But...

Right now!

I have to thank you.

You taught me the secret

of embedding a soul in an object.

Well...

Actually, I guess it's your brother

I should thank.

I asked him to take a peek inside...

the Gate of Truth.

So, you know the secret...

Free them then.

You know what this is?

The Philosopher's Stone!

That's right.

This is it...

The Philosopher's Stone you dreamed about.

Have a look...

At the floor.

This is to transmute the Stone...

No...

No!

It's impossible!

You really are a genius!

You know what this circle means.

- They didn't...

- They did!

They had the resources they needed.

Because this was a prisoner-of-war camp.

That's right.

The Stone's transmuted...

with living humans!

Marcoh and his team transmuted

all these Stones!

That's horrible...

You accused me of toying with lives.

Compared to this, I'm just tinkering!

See?

Right?

Fullmetal Alchemist!

Why?

Why did they do this?

I know.

So many of them! For what?

You see...

I have no interest in these pebbles.

It's just...

I have a personal desire.

I'd like you to fail

to fulfill your brilliant promise.

Such a pleasure

could only be savored

by a superior man.

I'll make sure...

your miserable quest ends right here.

I hate mouthy guys.

This is not what I ordered you to do!

How long are you going to stare at me?

It's unsophisticated.

General Hakuro...

I showed you how to make

Philosopher's Stones...

but I won't show you how to use them.

Show me?

There's no need.

The brilliant Mr. Tucker

solved the mystery.

Oh, really...

The State deemed him worthless...

but I was smart enough to know his value.

General, what's going on?

Do you know why the Military

prohibited Human Transmutation?

Sure.

Because it's unethical.

That's the official reason.

The real reason...

was to prevent

the transmutation of soldiers.

If it was allowed,

an individual could form a powerful army.

Let me show you

what the Military feared the most.

I doubt you can handle those babies.

I witnessed it all.

Mr. Tucker did a wonderful job.

What about you?

Did you plan to rule humans with them?

Would you disobey your superiors?

I don't care which Military officials

you control.

No one gives me orders.

Now...

I'll drop each Stone in a tank...

and inject a soul in each dummy.

They feel no fear and no pain.

They'll become a powerful army

of invincible soldiers.

You selfish fool!

You sacrificed all those human lives

for your army!

I won't let you!

With them I'll be King of the world!

Papa...

Yes.

I'm your daddy.

Papa.

Papa.

Papa.

What are we going to do

with these dummies?

He ruined our plan!

There's no end to humans' stupidity.

Gluttony!

Can I eat them?

Sure.

Leave no leftovers.

Stop them!

Inform the soldiers outside.

Do not let them escape.

Or the public will be at risk!

But...

Their heads...

Get their heads.

Go!

I...

can't move my body.

Out of my way!

- Leave my brother alone!

- Ed!

Sorry, Ed. I messed up...

You didn't!

Winry!

They took me hostage. So, Al had to...

Tell me later.

I'll go get the Homunculi.

Keep the dummies inside.

I'll try.

Put this on, just temporarily.

Okay!

Damn you!

I'm angry now.

You won't get away with that!

You seared your wound to stop the blood.

How resourceful.

I almost fainted a few times doing it...

but I can't die until I get you all.

How many times do I have to stab you...

before you shut up and die?

She said no leftovers!

Load!

Shoot them in the head to kill them!

None of them leave!

Yes, ma'am!

Open fire!

This time I'll punch you with holes.

You'll have to sear everywhere.

Well done, Fullmetal boy.

As a reward, I'll reveal a secret.

We're man-made.

Our hearts are Philosopher's Stones.

You can kill us,

but the Stone's power brings us back.

You're immortal...

Monsters...

Don't be rude.

We look like you

and we have senses and feelings.

We have affection for our maker.

We're humans.

Damn it...

You burned me to death over and over.

But that's not enough to kill me.

You'd make an excellent sacrifice...

but, unfortunately...

you have to die now.

Colonel.

You noticed it, too?

The skinny one

is taking longer to recover.

The woman seems to be stalling for time.

"Not enough to kill you"?

Sounds like you have

a limited number of lives.

Your slow recovery...

implies that you're near your limit.

Am I right?

I guess this is it.

Your last life.

I won't go easy on you now.

Damn...

I'll take the boy with me.

So, you have a soft spot, too.

Eat this!

Now you're on your knees, Homunculus.

How many times do I have to burn you

before you shut up and die?

I'll kill you until you're dead for good!

This one's for Hughes!

I can...

die...

Just like...

a human.

Colonel.

Fullmetal...

Lust is dead...

Ed...

That's a...

Yes.

The Philosopher's Stone.

We looked so hard for it.

The Stone.

It's ours now.

The damned thing...

I can't believe it!

Ed?

No, don't.

No!

It's a human soul!

Ed!

It's been a long time, Alchemist.

You came back with the proper toll.

Al...

Here you are...

You got so skinny.

Now.

Let's trade.

Al.

I'll come for you.

I promise.

Al!

Ed.

Ed!

Al.

I'm sorry.

I really am.

It's for the best.

If it's at the price of a life...

I'd rather stay like this.

Al...

But, Al...

Your body was there.

It's really there.

I saw it.

It's there...

It really exists.

Did I look good?

Yes.

Your body has grown!

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