Once, in the ancient times of the first glorious civilisations of man, there stood a proud nation who stood at the forefront of mankind. A race of people so great and knowledgable, other kingdoms paled in comparison.

They were known as the Eldian empire.

For centuries the lived in peace, prosperity and comfort. They ruled over their land with justice and wisdom. All was well.

Until it ended.

It began with one young girl, Ymir Fritz, who wanted to know more about the ancient beings that guarded over them and the kingdoms her people ruled. The '9 Titans' as they were called at the time.

The colossal, the biggest of all the titan, stood as the flaming destroyer.

The Armoured, the stone shield that stood as a bull work against Eldia's enemies.

The female, the executioner. A warrior who stands as the guillotine for all sinners, as well as the only female goddess..

The Cart, who oversaw the land and what it provided, spreading fertility of the crops across the land.

The jaws, the swift and agile. Tearing apart anyone who dared near his powerful jaw and blade like teeth. But also a messenger.

The beast, who looked over nature and all living things, he also ranked as a commander amongst the titan ranks.

The war hammer, who observed all and delivered divine punishment through the storms he brewed.

The Attacker, who always seeks justice and freedom for all his Eldian subjects. A true god of war.

And finally, the coordinate.

The king of all the titan.

Ymir sought to find and meet these gods hoping she could out more about her own people as well as herself. She visited an ancient temple, a monumental shine built to appease the Eldian gods. There she performed a ceremonial ritual to call forth the coordinate in hopes of somehow conversing.

It didn't go as planned.

Instead, she allowed the 9 gods to take control of her, mind, body and soul.

And then, within a human host, they unleashed their fury.

Apparently, the gods believed Eldia had become decadent and arrogant in its time, had lost their faith the old ways and needed a reminder of what true terror their gods could bring.

With the 9 titan's powers, Ymir Fritz unknowingly destroyed her entire race. She brought storms forth, rained fire down from the sky, plagued the lands and controlled the minds of the people, forcing them into slaughtering one another. Every disaster that could befall man had been brought upon this once great kingdom.

And as the final punishment for any of the few survivors, they were sentenced to a cataclysmic horror.

Ymir brought about a event that completely destroy the country in which the Eldia's resided. Floods and earthquake sank the lands to the very bottom of the sea as a final punishment and she along with it, so that they may never be found.

And with this final act of destruction, the Eldians were wiped from the face of earth.


"...And just like that, an entire civilisation was lost to the wild rage that was the 9 titans. Or so the story goes..."

There, in a small bedroom, sat a mother and a child. A little girl tucked in her bed, listening as her mother told her stories of legends and mystery. The usual fairy tales tended to bore her, so she listened to the adventures and histories her mother had such a vast knowledge of.

"What happened after that?" asked the little girl eagerly.

"Hum?" The woman questioned.

"What happened to Ymir Fritz? Did she really just let herself sink along with Paradis? And is an entire country really under the ocean?"

Her mother simply chuckled at her daughter's interest in all her story. She shuffled closer to her, running a gentle hand through her blonde hair.

"Well Annie," The woman began, "No one knows what really happened to Paradis island. History believes it to be lost forever. But there is another legend–"

"That a part of Paradis still remains on the surface world..." Interrupted a voice from the opposite side of Annie's room. Both blondes looked up to find Johann Leonhardt, Annie's father, stood leaning against the door frame, a grin on his face. "That most of the country lays at the bottom of the ocean, while a fragment of land remained, laying in a sea of mist. That's why it called Paradis island now. "

He walked over towards his two favourite girls, taking a seat at the edge of his daughter's bed.

"Really? Is that true mom?" asked Annie.

Her mother simply shrugged. "Maybe, maybe not. No one really knows."

Annie still persisted though, wanting to hear more about her favourite story. "But the both of you explorers. Couldn't you find it?"

"We're archaeologists Annie," explained her father, "we don't know if its even real or not. But if it was, it would be the biggest find in history." He then reached over to playfully ruffle his daughters hair. "Hey, maybe one day when your all grown up, you'll find it."

Annie laughed as she tried to swat her dad's hand away but instead of retracting it, he reached over to grab both his daughter and wife in a playful hug.

The small family laughed in joy as the all hugged one another. It was moments like this that Annie truly felt the happiest in her life. Sure, sometimes her parents would leave for a long time and she didn't get a lot of time with them but they did it for her and their growing family. And when they did spend time together, like they were now, it made the little blonde cherish every minute she had with her parents.

Johann let both his wife and daughter go from his grip , his laughter dying down. "Alright my little lion cub, it's time for you to go to sleep." he said.

Annie got herself tucked back under the covers and laid down her head. She felt her mother lean down to lay a gentle kill on her temple and her father run a gentle hand along the side of her head.

"Night mom, night dad." she said as she let out yawn, her eyes feeling droopy.

"Goodnight honey." said Natasha. She and her husband both made their way out of her room, leaving her door open.

As sleep began to take over, Annie had one final thought.

'Don't ever let things change.'


(12 years later)

Annie let out a frustrated sigh as she ran a hand through her tied back hair, annoyed by the amount of paper work she was dealing with.

This, she thought, was definitely the most annoying part of her job. Usually she didn't have to deal with this side of her job but since the guy who usually did it was of in a meeting with some big shot higher ups, she was landed with it today.

She had been cramped up in this tiny office for nearly a hour and a half now and it was starting to drive her mad.

But she really couldn't complain too much. Annie had graduated university to became an archaeologist. She was able to travel around the world as a career, not many people could say they could do this for a living.

And besides, it was one of the few thing she had left to reminder her of her mother.

Annie was nearing the end of her mountain of paper when she heard a light knock on the door.

"It's open." she simply said.

She looked up to find Pieck, a fellow colleague and team member, entering the room.

"Are you almost finished up with that?" Asked Pieck as she made her way deeper inside the office and closer to Annie's desk.

"Almost," said Annie "I just has a few more things to fill out. Why? Is Zeke finished with his meeting?"

Pieck nodded. For some reason, Annie notice, she looked slightly giddy. Like she had been holding something in that needed to be let out.

"Yep." she said, and Annie notice it in her voice as well. That slight giddiness.

"And...?"

"And," Pieck began, "He apparently has some very exciting knew to share."


This is the first chapter of an AU I've been wanting to write for a while. I'll post the full AU on my Tumblr ( .com) along with a few of my own sketches on it. Let my know what you think about this first chapter and if you want more of them.

Thank you!