"ALPHONSE!" Edward screams as his brother falls, voice raw with grief and rage. The Soulmates' Bond between him and Alphonse disappears, cut off as though it has been abruptly taken into the Gateway of Truth, just as Alphonse's body—and Edward's right arm and left leg—had been four and a half years ago. The emotional and psychic trauma feels almost exactly the same as it felt for Edward to have his arm and leg Deconstructed—only it's a million times worse, even compared to the pain Alphonse must've been feeling as the same happened to his own body that night. Half of Edward's soul has been ripped apart at the seams, and he can almost physically feel that pain.

Letting out an agonized scream, he turns his Zat on the remaining Goa'uld and shoots them each twice, no longer caring about sparing their lives. Then he adds a second shot to the two he already stunned, ending their lives as well. As the Embarkation Room falls silent, Edward starts shaking violently, slowly lowering the Zat, then letting it slip from his grasp as he collapses to his knees beside his brother's body. He breaks down crying, not even bothering to try to hold the tears back, picking his brother's body up and cradling Alphonse's head against his chest.