Ash Woods isn't supposed to perform alchemy - he'll be arrested if anyoneever finds out. But when he's caught by the condescending RamsayThorne, instead of handing him over to the reds, Ramsay blackmails Ashinto helping with a dangerous personal mission: finding the legendary Bookof Source, said to make its reader an all-powerful alchemist.

As Ash and Ramsay work together, their feelings for each other grow. But,Ash must discover his own power and find out how far other alchemists arewilling to go to get it.