Holy Virtue | FMAB

Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange.

Van Hohenheim, a living, breathing Philosopher's Stone, forged from the destruction of Xerxes, after a devastating betrayal at the hand of the Dwarf in the Flask, attempted to obtain a normal life.

He fell in love with Trisha Elric, and together they created three children. One son, the eldest, Edward Elric, and a set of twins, Alphonse and Erin.

Within Erin, a true Homunculus was born. A perfect human being, with Philosopher's Stone not at her core, but flowing within her, just as it had in her father.

The Homunculi created at the hand of the Dwarf in the Flask, while greatly similar to a true Homunculus, represented the Seven Deadly Sins of Humankind. Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Envy, Sloth, Wrath, and Pride.

For every one of the Seven Deadly Sins, there was a Holy Virtue. Humility, Kindness, Temperance, Charity, Patience, Chastity, and Diligence. Within Erin, rested Charity.

In the old days, the Seven Holy Virtues existed only within Xerxes, a holy empire. They were capable of incredible power, elemental, without the use of alchemy. With Xerxes gone, and its virtues with it, there remained only one. Erin.

Forced under the custody of the Amestrian Military for her entire life, Erin Elric must struggle to keep her true identity a secret from her alchemist brothers as the three of them search for a way to bring Edward and Alphonse's bodies back from the portal of truth. All the while, she runs from the Dwarf in the Flask, as it attempts to destroy her in an effort to become one, true God.

With Edward and Alphonse unknowing, she continuously places her precious brothers in the face of danger, with only one question remaining: How far will they be willing to go?