as if these names could take our sins
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“The elder brother pleaded to God for mercy… God put a mark on him so that his people would not destroy him, and the elder flew far away.”
“A tale of Ishval from long ago,” the nameless grunted. “Why tell it to me?”
Something flared to life in those strange eyes. “There isn’t enough left of my brother for his blood to cry out for vengeance from the ground, because of me.”Shortly after Scar tried to kill the Fullmetal Alchemist, a lost child comes looking for a scarred man, seeking peace of mind.
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- Part 1 of as if these names could take our sins
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The Fullmetal Alchemist rarely talks about himself. Roy really knows very little about Edward's parentage--on either side.
Or, Roy Mustang doesn't find out that his subordinate is half-Ishvalan in a dramatic moment but in the quiet, when Edward is almost half-asleep.
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- Part 2 of as if these names could take our sins
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Antiochus by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
14 Mar 2019
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Guilt has defined and driven Roy Mustang for so long, he's not sure he remembers who he was before. The Elric Brothers tell Team Mustang about their Ishvalan heritage.
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- Part 3 of as if these names could take our sins
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Without the aid of others, we would all die alone. To refuse help freely given is an insult tantamount to a slap.
Ironically, those are the two tenets of Ishval that Edward has the hardest time following.
Or: Edward's stumps are aching again. Team Mustang tries to help.
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- Part 4 of as if these names could take our sins
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Daniel by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Fullmetal Alchemist (Anime 2003)
06 Mar 2019
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After getting home from work, Edward gets an unexpected call: an Ishvalan child has been kidnapped. Of course he and Alphonse come to help.
An alternate version of "Bonding Memories" (Episode 24 of the 2003 adaption.)
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- Part 5 of as if these names could take our sins
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An exploration in origins: Xerxes and Ishval.
After Maria Ross's "death," Edward, Armstrong and Ross regroup. On returning to Resembool, Edward finally decides to face the results of his own hubris.
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- Part 6 of as if these names could take our sins
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The Elrics' attempt to capture a homunculus goes disastrously wrong. Edward finds out the truth about Ishval. He doesn't take it well.
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- Part 7 of as if these names could take our sins
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The king who has not the good of his people at heart is no king at all.
After Edward, Ling and Envy escape from Gluttony, Edward has to face the consequences of rashly letting his heritage slip to the homunculi.
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- Part 8 of as if these names could take our sins