12 years since The Promised Day, Amestris reopened its gates. Ed and Al’s research became a global sensation: a new rule by the laws of the East and the West. It was their promise to help those who suffer from alchemy, one that would have spared the life of a little girl they couldn’t save. Little did they know, the world isn’t only run by alchemy. Greater threats await as their knowledge expands, and they begin to realize every promise is a debt to be paid in the future.
Starting when Roy was promoted to Führer, Riza handed him an envelope. It was her resignation letter.
Chapter One: The 520 Cenz Promise
Until the day he reaches his goal
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Chapters: 1/80 (may still change)
Rating: Teen and Up (may include politics, belief systems, mentions of drugs but nothing descriptive)
Categories: General, F/M (but I will include other relationships in the future)
Characters:
Riza Hawkeye, Roy Mustang, Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric, Winry Rockbell, Edward and Winry's children, Team Mustang, Olivier Mira Armstrong, Rebecca Catalina, Alex Louis Armstrong, Mei Chan | May Chang, Ling Yao, Lan Fan, Jean Havoc, Vato Falman, Heymans Breda, Kain Fuery
Relationships: Riza Hawkeye / Roy Mustang, Edward Elric / Winry Rockbell, Mei Chan | May Chang / Alphonse Elric, Lan Fan / Ling Yao
Genre: Action/Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Medieval Science, Science Fiction
Additional Tags:
Worldbuilding, Fuhrer Roy Mustang, Emperor Ling Yao, Edwin's Kids, mostly in Riza's POV, subtle romance like in FMA but a bit more suggestive, Astrology, Alkahestry, Automation
Canon-Typical Violence, Mentions of Drugs, Implied/Referenced Drug Addition, Politics, Belief systems
This is my personal love letter to the series since the manga is now 20 years old, and FMA:B has first aired 12 years ago.
And this is the product of 12 months of planning (still ongoing tbh).
I have dissected the mangahood for hints and clues on what might happen after the series, and I'll be happy to share my analysis in a bit (fma mangahood predictions link)
Disclaimer: I’m not saying this is how the canon story should continue, or that this is absolutely 100% accurate in characterization, plot analyses, among other things. These are just my crazy headcanons whenever I’m in class (lmao) so take it with a grain of salt.
And if you do not like post-canon stories, you don't have to read this!
Also, based on the premise, this story focuses more on worldbuilding than romance. So, the relationships included in the tags serve as the relationships that this story includes, not the main thing this story is about. Although some of the conflicts revolve around these relationships.