The issue begins by picking up on Brosh and Ross' touching reunion from last month, and quickly catching us up on the status of all the rebels in the radio station and then switch over to what the Elrics are doing.
Where we pick up from last month's cliffhanger, where Col. Mustang had lost his eyesight gazing into the truth, which is really the most beautiful punishment for a man like Roy Mustang. Not only does his powers revolve around fire and bending it to his will, but like Pride cruelly stated last month, even if Mustang makes his ambitions a reality, he will never be able to look at the promised land.
Edward remarks at the inherent unfairness of it all, stating that while Al, Izumi and himself all willingly broke the laws of nature, Roy was forced into doing it. After some quick thinking, Ed realizes this was a last ditch effort by the Homunculi to get their 5th sacrifice and likely was done at great risk.
After this the required fighting begins with the Elric Brothers face off against Selim/Pride who shows himself to be a much more adept fighter than before. May Chang deciding to take on the Father herself and as you can probably guess the Father is a just a bit out of May's league and quickly brushes her aside.
I just kind of liked this panel
We then move over to some construction workers remarking how they aren't allowed to leave the build site and yet can not work during the eclipse. They spy some Ishbalans running through the chaos and then the focus switches over to them as they take out some soldiers. They break into a house and begin digging, noting that the house is built over a spot on an old map.
We finally get to the part I've been dying to read since last month: the epic throwdown between Fuhrer King Bradley aka Wrath and the Ishbalan outcast Scar. I've got to admit the idea of having Scar fight Wrath is one that never occured to me, I guess I always expected Roy or Ling Yao to be the one to take him down, but this makes sense. Wrath ordered the genocide against Scar's people, Wrath embodies everything Scar hates about Amestrians. They fight and Wrath just beats the crap out of him, but Scar has a trump card: his left arm. Turns out his left arm is tattooed just like his right one and has the ability to reconstruct, a skill he initially found blasphemous but now necessary. End of chapter.
This was a good good chapter, right mix of talk and action. Arakawa is at her peak right here in her artwork, the fight between Scar and Wrath is fluid and exciting. Definitely waiting for next week not only for the rest of this fight, but I'm hoping we see more of Ling Yao and the Elrics.
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