Innocence and flesh were sacrificed when two young brothers ignored the laws of Alchemy in an attempt to resurrect their mother. In an era of war and corruption, State Alchemist Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse desperately search for the Philosopher's Stone. The legendary artifact is their last hope to restore what was lost - or it could be their undoing. The grisly truths found in the quest for the relic will test their souls in ways unimaginable....

Chuck is in luck. Intersect II is ready for the espionage service. That means that the old Intersect, a.k.a. Chuck, can go back to his old life. But if Chuck goes, he's going to be gone. Casey has orders to off him. Chuck survives to unravel mysteries of the past, become a hero in the present, and chop-and-drop himself into an even more perilous future.