The night dragged on for the two dragons as they remained on the opposite sides of the kingdom. Eren laid wide awake as the five little hatchling slept peacefully curled up by their mother's side. No matter how many times he tried to fall asleep, the brown dragon failed every time. He was too worried about their fate to sleep.

Levi leaned his head against the mossy cobble wall of the cell and pulled his knees up to his chest. The weeks of sleepless nights finally taking their toll on him. Shadows glided and disappeared just barely out of his line of vision. He squeezed his eyes shut and gripped his raven black hair as a small growl rumbled in his throat. His muscles tensed up as his fangs gritted against each other and his horns sprouted from his skull.

"It'll all be over soon Levi..."

"You broke your promise captain."

"You're a disappointment, sir."

"We believed in you Levi..."

His body shook as he tried to block out the multiple voices echoing in his head; all calling his name.

"Levi!"

The ash-colored dragon's eyes snapped open when he heard Erwin's familiar tone, as clear as day, pulling him out of his trance. He looked up to see his old friend kneeling in front of him on the other side of the cell bars. He tried his best to stop his body from trembling so much in front of Erwin.

"E-Erwin..." Levi said, failing to hide the pitiful crack in his voice, "I didn't do it! I just want to go home to my family."

"I know you do but I have no authority over the situa-"

"You could've spoke up! You could've said something to defend me!" Levi hissed, cutting Erwin off, "Unless... You believe it too don't you?"

Erwin looked away, breaking the eye contact between Levi and him as the dragon shot daggers at him. There was an eerie long silence between the two before the blond haired man finally stood up and walked away, leaving Levi along once again.

"Oh how the mighty have fallen..."

Levi's blood ran cold when the sudden voice that made his skin crawl rang as clear as day throughout the cell. His narrow metallic grey eyes went wide when they fell upon the swampy green gaze of a man thought to be long dead.

"Nile..."

"Well well well... Long time no see..."

"Y-You're dead..."

"You'll be joining me soon enough..."

"Like hell I will!"

"They don't believe you... Your own mate doesn't believe you..."

"Shut the hell up!"

"I'm not lying though... Am I?"

"You're an illusion! Now go away!"

"Am I really now Levi?"

Levi's squeezed his eyes shut as Nile's voice started to fade away. He opened his eyes again to see that the person had vanished into thin air. He let out a deep sigh and shook his head. He had three days left until his fate was decided...

He hoped that within those three days, the nightmarish black dragon would return to torch another village to the ground.