In the city of Rioru, the millitary is there to suppress the chaos created by the citizens who are at odds with one another due to the fake priest's words. In actual fact, the fake priest is an imposter by Envy and she had deliberately done this to create trouble in the city. The millitary had come to stop the rebels but ends up aggravating the situation...Envy tells Lust that the serial killer of the national alchemists (Scar) has moved to East City since most of the national alchemists have moved there. Lust remarks that both Mustang and Ed will be the biggest obstacles for them to achieve their goal and they would have to beware of them.
Meanwhile, Hughes tells Mustang about Scar being the serial killer and he has killed 9 alchemists to date not counting innocent witnesses. In addition, all victims were killed as if an internal explosion had happened within their bodies. Mustang remarks that this is the main reason why the national alchemists and King Bradley had come to East City since Mustang has been stationed here from 3 years ago and that it would be unlikely for Scar to follow them to the countryside. Just then, Hughes receives a phonecall that a new victim has been found at the East City train station, signifying that Scar is somewhere nearby.
Ed and Al head to the village of Hydo after Mustang's tip-off so as to find out more on Kenja no Ishi. As they walk around the village, they hear rave reviews about Marcoh who has changed his name to Mauroh as a wonderful doctor who has helped the villagers in many ways. However, they cannot understand why he is doing this and not keeping a low profile since the millitary may find him easily. Before they meet Marcoh, they happen to see Alex Louis Armstrong and hide from him because they are convinced that they are being followed by him at the orders of the millitary.
Ed and Al finally get to meet Marcoh but he gets panicky at the sight of them and assumes that they are sent by the millitary to take him back or to seize the research date of Kenja no Ishi. Marcoh seems very afraid to see them and prepares to shoot them. Al blocks Ed from the gun and this convinces him that they do not mean any harm.
Marcoh tells Ed and Al that he had stolen the research data after he ran away during the Isbal internal war. Marcoh says that he feels guilty at causing so many deaths and is now a doctor to help the people so as to make amends. He refuses to let Ed and Al see his research data but Ed manages to find the crystallized version of the red water in Zenotime. However, Grand barges in with his men at that time and seizes the data and Marcoh with him. He refuses to let Ed and Al read the data and brings Marcoh away.
Ed decides to save Marcoh from Grand but Scar appears at this time. He kills Grand right before Ed and Marcoh and turns his attention towards them next. However, Ed does not want to wait for his death in this matter and drags Marcoh away with him. Al manages to pull Ed and Marcoh to safety but Scar soon catches up with them. Just as Ed is about to be killed, Al blocks the attack for Ed who is unable to understand why Scar is after the lives of national alchemists. Scar explains that he will kill all national alchemists who make use of this technique to disrupt nature for the millitary's selfish goals.
Armstrong comes to save Ed, Al and Marcoh in the nick of the time and they run away while Armstrong deals with Scar. Ed returns the crystal of the red water so that Marcoh can continue treating people and lets him go...
The OP and ED has been changed. Graphics-wise, I see a lot of Winry which means that she's probably going to appear a lot from now on. Anyway, the OP "Ready Steady Go" by L'arc en Ciel is quite nice especially the chorus section which is very catchy. As for the ED "Tobira no Mukou" by Yellow Generation, I think it sounds better than the previous ED by Kitase Nana.
It seems like Scar is going to remain Ed's enemy for some time given that he hates national alchemists a lot. And as we dig further into his past and the reason for his hatred, things might change since I don't think Scar is going to remain a rival for long. It seems like people like Lust, Wrath, Glutton and Greed (Suwabe Junichi's character!!) would be the more difficult and troublesome villians to deal with.
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