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Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fundamental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn land for the Philosopher's Stone, a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform alchemy in impossible ways.

After the failure to resurrect their dead mother using human alchemy, in which their bodies were destroyed, two brothers, Ed and Al, have devoted themselves to searching for the all-powerful philosopher's stone to restore their bodies.