Disclaimer: Shingeki no Kyojin belongs to Ishiyama Hajime
Chapter Three
Discovery
Eren is baffled by the strange turn of events but he quickly regains his senses and stands up looking at the two women before him. He narrows his eyes in suspicion and mistrust. The tall girl gives a feral smirk.
"Whoah!" the girl whistles in surprise. "Would you look at his eyes!" She points her own to emphasize.
"Ymir…" the blond girl chides her before she could say anything else. She looks back at Eren with a strange concern, without a hint of pretence. "Are you okay?"
Eren tries to rub off the blood from his face but fails miserably, it spread some more. He eyes the two of them. They didn't seem even a bit fazed with the brief display of power. "Who..." he stops and reconsiders his words. "No…what are you two?"
"Hmn?" The tall girl who is named Ymir seems amused as she focused her attention to him. "Are you sure you know what you are? The way you hacked up the other guys I'm pretty sure you aren't normal either."
Eren just stares coldly. "Trash was just disposed of. Nothing more."
Ymir looks into his eyes. It's like she's seeing into his soul. "Well since you did help out my Krista why don't we head over to a nice place and talk." She says with a shrug and starts to walk away without a glance.
Krista slowly goes to Eren and hands him a handkerchief. Eren doesn't hesitate and takes it with a nod. He isn't too sure about this but he follows them. He could get some information from them. Besides they didn't answer his question.
"Wait…" Eren stops before leaving the alley as he remembers something. He turns his head and points towards the dead bodies. "What about those?"
Krista gives a mysterious smile and waves her hand. A soft glowing light emerges from her hands and everything disappears like they weren't there in the beginning at all. She then claps her hands together like a prayer.
"May your souls find the way to the proper place."
"Those fucking idiots are going into hell anyway." Ymir gives a remark before getting out of the alley. Krista looks at Eren before following after her. Eren thinks that's his cue and he follows after them as well.
They lead him to a small antique shop then he would have never entered. It looks like a dump lodged between the two fancy apartment buildings. Inside it is littered with different showpiece and antiques. When Eren enters, the bell hanging on the door makes a ting noise and he notices there are no smells other than that of the rusty metal coming from the antics. Eren strangely feels at ease. He looks at Krista who smiles and leads him inside, behind the counter through a secret door.
Inside the door is like a normal house. The room they are in has three couches. Ymir yawns and flops down on one. Krista sits beside her. With a lewd smirk Ymir pulls her closer. Krista is surprised but with a blush she doesn't complain.
Eren just goes to sit opposite of them. There is a tense silence around them. He looks over the two of them. They look ordinary enough. But they are not.
"So…" Eren trains off. "Care to elaborate what the two of you are? Obviously not human."
"Should you be asking us that?" Ymir seems aggravated. "What the hell are You? I bet you don't even know that."
Eren looks down and balled his hands into fists to suppress the overwhelming desire to break something. "I don't know what to say… things just keep happening around me. Everything is so messed up. Mikasa and Armin are acting suspicious, everyone has a different smell and strange lights are…"
Eren stops his rambling when he feels the small creaking of the couch because of weight. He turns his head to see Krista slowly crawling towards him. Eren becomes stiff while slowly trying to move backwards of the couch. The girl's eyes are glowing. But he still can't smell anything from her.
Just as she crawled over him, she slowly retreats. Eren notices that Ymir is no longer sitting; she is standing just before him. Krista makes her way to where she is and when she is standing close enough, they intertwined their hands and look at Eren.
Eren's heart starts pounding. He feels he has seen this before. But not with the same people. The two women stand proudly, in his mind he sees a woman with beautiful brown eyes and a man, tall. They stare at each as the air surrounding them, changes.
Suddenly there is a strange glow coming from them. The whole room seems to become darker when he notices the giant pair of fluffy looking wings behind Krista and the bat like wings behind Ymir.
"What?"
"I'm Historia Reiss, commonly known as Krista of the First division of the heaven's army, and an Angel." Krista says as Eren looks over her majestic wings. He looks at Ymir in bewilderment.
"Just Ymir, Daemon of the table." She just shrugs. Pointing her other hand towards him she syas with a clear voice. "Nephilim."
"What?"
"That's what you are." Kirista softly says as she gives a smile.
"Interesting, but I can't really feel it." Ymir looks at her with amusement.
"Seems like a powerful spell has been casted on him."
"Angelic spell isn't it."
"It's quite strong. No wonder. But highly risky. His memories should be jumbled. I wonder how desperate the other was to do use such a drastic measure."
"But the kid's a little too strong so it's seeping out from the inside."
"Stop!" Eren stands up in annoyance. "What are you blabbering about? It doesn't make any sense!"
"Oh" The two of them stop and reels their focus back to him. It's like they forgot he is there. Eren can feel the irritation bubbling inside him but he presses it down. There is no point in getting angry at them. He is surprised by their true form but somehow he thinks, deep in his mind, he knew them to be true. He thinks he believes them.
"What's a Nephilim?" he asks. They exchange glances before sitting opposite him again. Their wings retract back.
"It's what our child would be if we could have children." Ymir says with a longing.
Eren is actually surprised by this. "You two are married?" He isn't the sharpest tool when it comes to romance.
The two don't answer. Eren shrugs because it's not his problem and he isn't interested. "Are you saying that my parents are like the two of you? One Angel and the other a Demon?"
"Yeah, don't be a shit. Or else why would…" Suddenly Eren can't hear what Ymir says. Her voice feels distant and his vision narrows until everything turns black. There is a sudden excruciating pain in his head.
"Argh!" he screams as images flashes by his head. His black surroundings vanish and he feels like he is falling into nothingness and closes his eyes.
When Eren opens his eyes; everything is taller, bigger than he is. He is walking towards somewhere. There is a very distinct smell. Eren follows it. He is entranced by it. He is running towards it. He notices that he is at a room. There is a decorated table in the middle. A woman is making something as she is standing before the stove. Hearing his footsteps she turns around.
"Eren!" she calls out his name. He can see her gold colored eyes that sparkle as she gives him a smile.
"Mother…" Eren can see the silhouettes of her beautiful pair of white wings because of the light. She is looking at something behind him. Eren follows her gaze. There is a tall man entering the room.
"You're back already?"
"Yes." The man is coming towards Eren with a small smile. He puts his hand on top of his head and ruffles his hair affectionately. "How are you Eren?"
"Father." Eren just stares. With the light of the sun there is a soft glow around his him that makes him look totally harmless. But he is anything but. Eren can clearly see the pair of giant batlike wings.
Just as suddenly he is here, everything around him starts fading. And before long Eren feels the soft covers of a bed. He opens his eyes and starts taking deep breaths like he was submerged in underwater. He notices he is lying on an unfamiliar bed.
Eren abruptly sits up. He is in a bed room. It is practically empty for the desk next to the bed that he is sitting on. There is also a chair in front of it.
"Whoah there Eren. You can't just start jumping like that." He hears Ymir's voice and turns his head. She is just coming inside the room with Krista in tow.
"What…?" Eren scrunched his eyes for a second before looking at them. His head is pounding. "What happened?"
"You fainted." Krista says before putting her hand softly over Eren's forehead. Feeling nothing out of place she puts her hand away.
"Seems like the spell is weakening. You can't expect it to work on a Nephilim for long anyway." Ymir shrugs before sitting down on one of the chairs. Krista sits on the one next to it.
"Are you telling me that wings and all that I saw wasn't something my mind made up?"
"Not really but you can forget this entire thing and act ignorant if you want." Ymir's eyes gave an ominous glow.
Eren realized that it was all real. "I'm not a normal human but a Nephilim, but what is that?"
"A Nephilim is a creäture born from the union of an Angel and a Demon. It has both their strengths yet none of their weaknesses. Very powerful and feared." Krista says to make him understand.
Eren clutches his head. "How come I don't remember anything?"
"Well that's the effect of angel powers." Ymir spat the words like acid. She isn't very fond of them. Krista slowly put her hand over Ymir's and gives a squeeze; she looks at her with surprise. There is a strange wave that goes between the two of them. Eren is confused about what that is.
"You mean my mind is a mess because some angel did something?"
"Yes." Krista replied solemnly.
"And How do I get rid of this?"
"It is already breaking. Your power is too much. It can't handle forcing them inside anymore. I'm sure it'll break eventually. But that is a tiring process and very harmful for you. The whole spell is forbidden."
"Then..?"
"You have to find the one responsible for this. Only they can lift it."
"How do I find them?" Eren can feel his anger burning inside. How dare they wipe him memories and make his life like this? "How the fucking hell am I supposed to find the bastard?"
"I'm sure they are around you, watching all your movements." Ymir replies. "Like hell they'll let a Nephilim walk around freely." She mutters.
000
"Annie don't." There is a dangerous edge in Reiner's voice. Annie does not reply. She passes him without a glance. But Reiner grabs her hand and she stops.
Annie turns to look at him with a glare. She notices Berthold looking over them with worry. Annie quickly pulls her hand away. "I know what I have to do."
"Do you?" Reiner just narrows his eyes before giving a sigh. "Look I have no quarrels with Eren. He's a decent guy. But we have a mission."
Annie doesn't reply. "I know that." She presses her lips in a tight line as her eyes starts glowing ominously.
000
Eren suddenly remembers the night of his birthday. He knows he felt presences around him. They really are watching him. But the question is why haven't they done anything yet?
"Thanks." Eren says as he stands outside the door leading outside. He has much to think about now. As he turns to walk away he hears Krista call his name.
"Eren wait!" He turns to see Krista standing with her hand forwarded towards him. She is holding something. Eren forwards his hand to her and she drops the item on it. "This will temporarily allow your powers to be undetected."
Eren takes it and notices that it's a key; an ordinary looking key with a chain. "Thank you."
"And remember the ones closest to you are the ones who has been watching over you. " Ymir flips her hair as she pulls Krista to her chest and puts her chin on top of Krista's shoulder.
He nodded towards them for the last time before turning back. He puts the key around his neck and hides it inside his clothes.
Eren walks back to his house and sees Mikasa staring at him looking all worried. She tries to say something but he isn't interested. He has too much to think about. He sits on his bed and twirls the key in his hands. He thinks about his life, wonders which parts are real and which are fake. He wonders if the people around him are who they seemed.
"Eren are you okay?" He looks up to see Mikasa standing before his door, just outside as if she is afraid to enter.
"I'm…" Eren wonders. Is he okay? What is he going to do? Suddenly he knows. "Fine Mikasa. Don't worry." All he is going to do is go forward like usual. He will use his powers if he thinks they are needed. He doesn't notice Mikasa looking intently. She stands close to the door, not entering. After debating internally for some moments, Mikasa cautiously steps closer to Eren and puts her hand on his shoulder, in assurance.
"Eren I don't know what's bothering you but you should know I'll be – no Armin and I will always be there for you."
Eren, clenching his fists in determination he closes his eyes and looks up to see Mikasa with worried eyes. "I know. Thanks."
000
Armin is feeling restless. Somehow he knows something isn't right. He looks at the small hourglass. The sand had almost filled the space. He bites his lower lip is frustration and slowly puts the hourglass in his bag. He looks around the room. It is bare and empty of any furniture other than a giant rectangular shaped mirror. There are engravings on the border of the mirror. With a last glance at it, he heads towards the school.
The walk to the school is remarkably dull, nothing interesting to look at. He can see the school from where he is standing. He lived quite close to it. Students are already gathering. Among then Armin noticed Mikasa and Eren.
"Hey guys!" Armin calls out to them loudly with a happy smile, but it falters when he notices something, the slowly ever-growing energy that swirled around Eren is gone.
Hearing Armin's voice Eren turns his head to see Armin who looked baffled. But the expression changed as quickly as it came. He stops and waits for him to catch up."What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Really."
Eren sighs and starts walking towards the school. Armin notices there is a distance between the two of them that wasn't there before. He looks at Mikasa and sees that she is clutching her bag tightly, as if afraid of something happening. She looks at him with a hopeless gaze that he knows he is mirroring. He knew something has changed. When they are in the hallway Mikasa grabs Eren's arm and pulls him. With a surprised yelp Eren stumbles back.
"Eren something is really wrong. If anything happened yesterday you can tell me you know."
Eren snatched his hand back from Mikasa's hold. "Nothing happened okay? Stop asking me about it."
"But Eren." Mikasa stubbornly tries again.
"Leave it." Eren is clearly irritated.
"Is that how you talk to Mikasa Eren?" Eren turns his head to see many people are staring at them. Then there is Jean who is walking towards him with Marco on tow.
"Fuck off Jean." Eren replies with gritted teeth. He has no mood for things like this.
"Why the hell should I? I'm so jealous and you..." Jean seems furious, so much that Marco, kind and able to tame his friends anger is unable to do anything.
"Fuck off Jean." Eren slowly mouths. His eyes are glowing lightly, not enough for people to notice. There is a sudden screeching noise and the lights of the hallway flicker for a bit. Armin, unlike many students that are in the hallway looks around.
"Just What the hell is your problem man? Why the fuck can you not get it?" Jean grabs Eren's shirt and pulls him towards himself.
"Get your hand off my shirt Jean." There is another flickering of lights but no one is noticing it as they are immersed in the scene before them. Armin looks panicked. He turns to look at the other end and sees Levi making his way here.
"Do have any idea just how much of an ass you are?"
"Like I said, Get your fucking hands off my shirt!"
There is a sudden crack and all the of the window glasses of the hallway shatters. Everyone in the hallway is stunned of while Jean's hold of Eren's shirt loosens as he too looks bewildered.
Eren looks equally surprised as the rest of the students and stumbles back a bit. Everyone is busy looking at the windows. Eren grabs his head as Mikasa and Armin quickly go to him.
Levi narrows his eyes at them.
Sorry guys that I was not updating anything. Things came up that couldn't be avoided. Anyway I'll be updating everything from now on.
