Hi, all! I should, obviously, have uploaded this first...but I didn't realize I wanted to write it, really, until today. So here it is-just a basic prologue. Again, this probably raises as many questions as it answers...but I hope to continue unraveling the mysteries as I go along. Of course, let me know if anything is too confusing...and as a side note, if anyone is interested in Beta-ing this, I'd really appreciate the extra perspective!
Enjoy
On the mainland, war rages.
We have abandoned the people to destroy themselves, and one another. I can not say why our king has chosen to hide away, here on this island. Perhaps, in this new capital of Eldia, things are better.
But I fear that is not the case.
The Ackerman clan is no longer able to fulfill its role as sword and shield to the king. We have fought proudly for the Eldian Fritz for generations, and it will be a great change. But our cousins from Asia are with us, in this, and I believe we have the strength necessary.
I fear the king has lost his way. Perhaps his vision has been clouded, corrupted by the titan he carries. Perhaps, in another man, this might be understandable—forgivable. In a man who wields such power, it is not.
The walls have gone up, on Paradis.
He calls this "true peace." He could not be further from the truth.
On the mainland, Marley rewrites history. Here, the Eldian king erases it. His people remember nothing from before the walls. They live a dream, a nightmare. They are the only survivors of a world consumed, overrun by titans. They will live caged until they see the truth once more.
This, above all, we cannot abide.
As warriors, it falls to us to act. As the protectors of the truth, those who remember, it falls to us to unveil the world, and awaken its people. The king will hunt us—we are the only thorns in his new, twisted garden. Already, many of my family have fled East, back to our origin country of Asia. But I, as head of the Ackerman clan, must follow the call of my duty to the end.
Tonight, I will attempt to kill the king.
Perhaps, if none other of his family survives, the chain of this madness will cease.
If I fail, all is not lost. The Ackerman clan will survive, as we always have. We are a strong people. We will continue, and we will remember.
Senji Ackerman, Head of the Ackerman Clan and Right Hand of the king
Hopefully that's a good hook into the rest of the story! Sorry again that I didn't put this up first...but better late than never, I hope~! Don't forget to let me know how you feel about stuff-constructive criticism, compliments, and edits/suggestions are all very welcome.