Revelations unfold at a frantic pace in this new volume of Fullmetal Alchemist! Edward and Alphonse Elric continue their fight in the north of the country against the Machiavellian scarlet alchemist Solf J. Kimblee. The struggle is brutal, with the latter taking advantage of the power granted by the Philosopher's Stone to destroy everything in his path. Meanwhile, in Central City, the homunculi plot their dark schemes in the city's basements. Their 'father' is in torment. This is an opportunity to learn more about the events that took place during the fall of the legendary city of Xerxes.