The Great and Terrible Future arc summary
This will be the arc title and all entries tagged as [arc]The Great and Terrible Future. These entries will be written in no specific order, but all in the same FMA Alternate Universe Setting. The basis of this setting is that Roy went a little mad with the death of Maes Hughes and that madness was cultivated by another. Driven by his rage Roy embarks upon a vicious campaign to become Furher. He succeeds and rules Amestris with an iron fist while forming a special extermination squad to hunt down and kill the remaining homunculi. Riza is promoted to Captain and leads this squad, clinging to the hope that with the eradication of the homunculi Roy's all consuming rage will will end.
However his rage never seems to lessen and Riza discovers that he is working with the being controlling the homunculi. She shoots the person with which Roy is working. In one last ditch effort, Riza tries to make Roy see reason. However in the end she has to fulfill the most brutal promise she'd made to him: to take his life if he strayed from the path they'd set out upon. Now, with Envy posing as the dead Furher Riza tries to heal the wounds of Amestris and bring peace to the wore torn country using her greatest and most unpredictable card - Envy.
These are the tales of Riza and Envy, learning to work together because neither one of them have anything left. Envy stays because he cannot stand to be alone and has little idea how to operate in the world without someone holding the proverbial leash. Riza is driven by the need to remake the world in the vision she and Mustang once believed and to not have history remember the man she loves as a monster. The road will be long and perilous with the specter of death from the outside and each other hanging over both their heads.
It will likely be tragic, dark, and angsty so be warned!
Links:Hatred Like Ash Dealing with Envy Never Let Go - (by
flamealchemist)
Love, Hate, Sex, & Pain - (by
flamealchemist)
Opposites Repel