At Central Command, as the soldiers gossip about his rise to power, Mustang attempts to visit the Führer, only to learn from his secretary that King Bradley has traveled south to conduct an inspection. As he travels with Roa and the captured Alphonse Elric, Dolcetto senses something is up, which is actually the Führer, Major Armstrong and a military escort arriving to inspect the Devil’s Nest. When confronted by Edo and Izumi, Greed decides to run away, with Izumi in no condition to catch him due to her condition, just as some soldiers arrive. As Martel tries to keep Al’s movements restricted, Greed arrives and mentions that they need to find a way to escape, to which Bradley arrives and says he won’t allow it. After learning from Al that the man is Führer Bradley, he tells Bradley about their age difference, and when Greed tries to activate his Ultimate Shield, Bradley cuts off his right arm. This surprises Greed, who wants to know who the Führer really is. The battle continues as Greed narrowly avoids Bradley’s sword. Meanwhile, Roa takes on Major Armstrong, where after Armstrong transforms the top of Roa’s hammer into an artistic version of himself, Roa transforms into his full chimeric form, turning into a fistfight between the two men, who are evenly matched. After learning that Roa is a former comrade from the Ishval Civil War, Major Armstrong urges him to surrender, just as a group of soldiers arrive ready to kill Roa. Dolcetto kills the soldiers and damages the pipes to create steam so he and Roa can escape while Maj. Armstrong watches.
The battle between the Führer and Greed ends when Bradley’s blindfold falls off and he stabs Greed with both swords, revealing that while Greed may have the Supreme Shield, he has the Supreme Eye, which allowed him to survive and prevail on the battlefield. Bradley reveals himself as a Homunculus with his Ouroboros tattoo on his left eye. Greed falls to the ground, bleeding profusely, and as the Führer continues to kill him until the power of his Philosopher’s Stone is nearly exhausted, Greed slowly walks to where Al and Martel are before he is pinned down. Roa and Dolcetto arrive, intending to sacrifice themselves so that Al can get Martel out of there. However, when Al has to stop an angry Martel from leaving his armor, they watch as Bradley hacks both Roa and Dolcetto to pieces with his swords. Greed intervenes, saying that while they were his men, they were also his property that he can’t leave, and fights Bradley again, only to be pinned with four swords around his chest. Bradley then heads towards Al and Martel. Martel takes control of Al’s armored body and tries to strangle Bradley, but Bradley drives his sword at a right angle into Al’s armor, killing her.
However, Martel’s blood reacts with Al’s blood rune, awakening Al’s memories of the day he was sent to the Gate. When Al wakes up, he finds that he has been moved to the same room as Ed and Maj. Armstrong and that Martel’s corpse had already been stripped of his armor. Bradley interrogates them with a few questions about their possible involvement with Greed and their current status before leaving to visit Izumi at her house. While Izumi politely declines Bradley’s offer to become the state alchemist, Ed polishes Al’s armor outside as Major Armstrong watches. When Ed brings up the subject of the Ouroboros tattoo he saw on Greed’s left arm and mentioned earlier to Maes Hughes, an emotionally depressed Armstrong urges him not to be reckless before leaving. Al then brings up the subject of his memories of the Gate returning. After talking more about it, the Elrics realize that the Führer’s presence in the South, as well as his order to kill Greed and his gang without first getting information about their actions, is really strange, and Ed decides to stay in the army for now.
In a secret chamber under Central Command, Bradley meets with Lust, Gluttony, and Envy to announce that Al and Izumi will make worthy sacrifices in the future. It is then revealed that Bradley has captured Greed while he is chained to a rock suspended in mid-air. While Greed is happy to see his siblings again, he learns that Bradley is Wrath and that he is a human Homunculus with the ability to age. After Greed insults Envy, Father stops Envy before it turns into a fight and demands why Greed betrayed him in the first place, after which Greed admits that working for his father deprived him of his desires and that father shouldn’t be surprised how he made him. in that way.
When it became clear that Greed would never willingly return to him, Father Greed poured into a vat of lava and melted it so he could extract the liquid from Greed’s stone and absorb it back into himself. The father praises how his faithful children will work toward their goal in the future.
Back on the surface, Bradley is reunited with his family, where his son Selim is happy to hear that his father’s inspection went well and about Ed’s adventures. Selim hopes to one day join the army as a state alchemist like Ed and help his father.