Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 60: Eye of Heaven, Gateway of Earth

Edward Elric arrives at Radio Capital, a white lab coat a poor attempt at disguise. He raises his hands, a nervous surrender to rebel soldiers who train their weapons on him. Riza Hawkeye sees him, smiles, and orders her men to stand down, vouching for his character. Once inside, Edward drops the charade, letting out a comedic wail of relief. This is the last moment of anything resembling lightness.

Deep underground, Father stands over his unwilling sacrifices: Edward, Alphonse, Roy Mustang, Izumi Curtis, and Van Hohenheim. Mustang, now blind, leans on Izumi, struggling with his new reality. The Elric brothers remain defiant, held fast by shadow tendrils. Father's arrogance is absolute; he sees their lives as mere steps in his grand design. May Chang then steps from the shadows, intent on confronting Father, driven by Envy's lie of immortality.

May Chang questions Father about his supposed immortality. Alphonse tries to warn her of the danger, but May is determined, believing her Alkahestry can overcome him. She prepares her kunai for a solo fight. Father retaliates swiftly, a focused blast of red energy shattering her defenses and throwing her back. She collapses, severely injured. Alphonse catches her, recognizing Father's increased power. Father dismisses her, stating she is not a required sacrifice.

On the surface, the solar eclipse advances, casting an eerie dark light over Central. Scar's allies and Ishvalan volunteers move through the city, positioning themselves for the counter-transmutation circle. They communicate in hushed, urgent tones, the weight of the country's fate on their shoulders. The timing must be precise, the moon consuming the sun a silent countdown.

In a collapsing subterranean tunnel, King Bradley and Scar engage in a brutal, high-speed duel. Bradley, bleeding, moves with deadly precision. Scar uses his deconstruction alchemy to shatter the ground, but Bradley leaps effortlessly. They exchange philosophical blows, Bradley rejecting divinity for the pure instinct of survival. The fight pushes them to their limits, both men near exhaustion. Bradley impales Scar's shoulder, but Scar grasps his arm for a final deconstruction attempt. Bradley admits he feels "complete" in this struggle, as the eclipse peaks outside.

Underground, Pride holds the Elric brothers captive with his shadow tendrils, mocking their helplessness. Edward tries to find an opening, but Pride's shadows are too fast, too numerous, tearing at his automail. Father stands at the chamber's center, beginning to glow with an intense, humming internal light. The brothers understand, with dawning horror, that the ritual has begun. They are merely conduits for Father's ultimate power.

The eclipse reaches totality, plunging Central into darkness. Panic spreads among civilians. Within Central Command, military officers who were promised immortality realize their deception as red light seeps through the walls. The ground rumbles violently, the air thick with alchemical energy. Their pleas to stop the ritual are drowned out by the rising roar of the transmutation.

Greed, within Ling Yao's body, makes a sudden, desperate lunge at Father, claws extended. He seeks to assassinate Father and seize the divinity for himself. Pride intercepts him with ease, using shadows. Father laughs, recognizing his "Greed" attempting to overthrow its creator. He absorbs Greed back into his own mass of shadows, removing the last independent threat.

Father fully activates the nationwide transmutation circle. Massive pillars of red light erupt across Amestris, the earth itself seeming to scream. The alchemical circle etched into the landscape glows with pulsing red energy. Edward, Alphonse, Mustang, Izumi, and Hohenheim are suspended, their bodies focal points for the soul extraction. Father shouts in triumph, ready to open the Gate of the Planet and claim godhood.

Red lightning strikes across the entire country, instantly tearing souls from millions of Amestrians. In Resembool, Winry and Pinako Rockbell are struck down, their souls becoming glowing orbs pulled skyward. Throughout the nation, people collapse silently, their life force harvested. Empty, soulless bodies litter the once-vibrant country. Father forces open the Gate of the Planet, a gigantic shadow reaching into space, grasping the sun. He pulls divine essence into himself, blinding white light erupting. A terrifying silence falls over the empty streets of Central. The sacrifices, Hohenheim, Edward, Alphonse, Mustang, and Izumi, lie motionless. Father achieves his new, god-like state, having silenced all opposition, for now.