It seems that in Shou Tucker’s desperation to create a Chimera in time for his assessment, he managed to make everything go horribly, horribly right. He was surprised by his success, especially since it was even better than his last one. He was certain that the result would bring him more glory and accolades.

However, it seemed that nobody around him, including the Elric brothers, shared his view. Especially Edward, who was more than angry at his experimentations on his own daughter.

Luckily for Nina, despite being turned into a Chimera, she could still lead a somewhat normal life, despite her abnormalities. It would be difficult, but manageable with some help. Being taken away from her father and hearing what he did was bad made her sad, but the various Alchemists seemed to be nice people.

Especially the one named Maes Hughes, who was more than willing to try and help her feel better