The Promised Day

Greed is initially overwhelmed in his fight against Bradley, but he manages to survive and escape. Meanwhile, Olivier requests, mainly as a means to avoid the family being taken hostage, that her father determine leadership of the household, which leads to a fight she inevitably wins against her brother. May passes through Youswell, and the people there offer to help her on her journey back to Xing, but Envy tricks her into heading back to Central. Edward, Darius, and Heinkel arrive at one of the old hideouts in Central and are soon met by Ling, who had managed to temporarily regain control over his body. Before Greed takes over again, Ling tells Edward that Father will try to open the gate on the Promised Day. Since Greed had severed his relationships with the homunculi, Edward suggests that Greed become his ally. Greed jokes that he just might consider it if they work for him, but Edward decides to take that suggestion seriously, and Greed accepts the offer. Alphonse passes a message to all military command headquarters, warning everyone about the Promised Day, which is set to take place next spring.