Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1

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In the country of Amestris, Edward Elric and his younger brother Alphonse live in the rural town of Resembool with their mother Trisha while self-learning alchemy at a young age. When the brothers commit the taboo act of Human Transmutation to resurrect Trisha after she dies of illness, it backfires and they suffer the consequences via the Law of Equivalent Exchange: Edward loses his left leg, while Alphonse is dragged into the Gate of Truth. Edward then sacrifices his right arm to save his brother's soul and bind it to a suit of armor via a blood seal, later replacing his missing limbs with "automail" prosthetics. Edward later became a State Alchemist with the title "Fullmetal Alchemist", joining the military so he and Al can find the legendary philosopher's stone which could repair their bodies. Four years later, the brothers' search brings them to Liore where they expose a cultist named Father Cornello, whom they believe is using a philosopher's stone to recruit the people of Liore. But the brothers reach a dead end and leave as the exposed Cornello is killed off by a woman named Lust. On their way back to East City, the Elrics are side -tracked with aiding the civilians of Youswell,who are being overtaxed by the corrupt Lieutenant Yoki and later get got up in a train hijacking by terrorists whose leader gets dispatched by Edward's superior Colonel Roy Mustang.