"I left Eren and Mikasa with Kristan and Lura, so you don't have to worry about them." Levi told Ashten, watching as he slipped on his black combat boots.

Ashten nodded and turned to Levi, wearing a black leather suit with black snake bites. His hair was in a tight bun, and his eyes were hardened with resolve. Levi sighed through his nose, wearing the same thing. Ashten was being unusually quiet, and he knew it was because of yesterday's events. He was probably arguing with Pyro about being able to handle everything. He watched as Ashten strapped two daggers to his thighs, and then gripped his head with a feral growl. Levi walked over to him and gently grabbed his hands, placing them at his sides; Levi wrapped his arms around Ashten, providing what comfort he could. He could tell by the way his shook that he was crying.

"Ashten… We will have our vengeance." Levi told him, and Ashten shrugged defenselessly.

"… I just don't understand how someone can slaughter children to prove a point!? Like… Who does that!? To children!"

"You'd be surprised." Levi told him, and Ashten nodded as he wiped his eyes.

"Come on, I'm ready."

Ashten and Levi walked out of their room and met everyone downstairs. Levi's friends had decided to come along, and he vaguely noted Natori and Petra standing side by side. Alex's hair was in a long ponytail.

"Is everyone ready?" Erwin asked.

They nodded.

"Alright now listen, since Ashten and Levi have actually seen and been inside of their base, they're going to lead us there. Once we get there, I want all personnel dealt with. Keep anything valuable, destroy everything else. I want the outside to look exactly how they left it, but the inside in shambles. Am I understood? We will show no mercy for what they have done. Today, we officially declare war… The peaceful days are gone." Alex told them, receiving a nod from all present.

Ashten and Levi then took the lead. Of course they still had to be careful, just because the elders were temporarily removed, didn't mean that they couldn't come running back at any moment. Alex swirled his hand in circles, creating a barrier of fog. It would conceal them and quiet their steps. Levi used his hidden psychic abilities to speed up the process, so what should have taken days only took a few minutes. Soon, they were standing in front of the barrier of the Light realm and the realm of the elders.

"Their base is just beyond here. But be warned… Their poison has spread and killed everything here." Levi told them before they stepped passed all that was good.

"Ugh!" Alex exclaimed as he covered his nose.

The air of the sacred realm was thick was the stench of death. The grass had browned and crumbled, and the water had turned black. The trees had withered, and each building they passed was brittle and broken. The citizens of elder realm had sunken in faces with black eyes. Alex covered his mouth in horror as they watched one person decay into dust as they walked.

"What have they done..?" Petra whispered.

Upon reaching the elder manor, Ashten unfurled his wings. Taking to the sky, he locked on each individual guard and servant outside. Levi mentally scanned the entire inside, locking on each personnel. Ashten dropped down in a couched position. Straightening up, he took a deep breath.

"There are about twenty personnel outside."

"Ten are inside." Levi added.

Alex nodded, a sinister smirk slowly splitting his face. Erwin knew that smirk. It was whenever Alex's more evil side came forth. His eyes slowly tinted yellow.

"It's about time Alex set me." Luno said, smiling up at Erwin. "Erwin! Baby! Did you miss me?"

"Not in the least." Erwin deadpanned, making Luno whine childishly.

"You never did like my methods for dealing with people who piss Alex off. Fuck you, it's not like you're my goddamn boyfriend. Anyway, Ashten, let me talk to Yukaro please?" Luno asked.

Ashten's eyes widened for a moment. Was this who his father was talking when he spoke about his DID? Someone who was as evil as Alex was good? Ashten's eyes turned light blue then.

"What do you want father?" Yukaro asked, walking over to Luno with crossed arms.

Luno turned and put his arms around his neck. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking love? I know you are."

Yukaro smirked. "Maybe I am… That flesh eating virus?"

"Nice suggestion, but not for this situation. I'm thinking of something more… Gorey, no cure."

Natori and the others watched, mystified at how easily the two talked about biochemical mass murder.

Yukaro thought for a moment. "Um… Oh! I know exactly what you want… Absolutely brilliant."

"I aim to please. You remember how to create it right?"

"Yeah, but we should probably have a time set for it to activate. And we should make everyone go to sleep so Ashten and Alex can do what they need to do."

"Of course, of course…"

Yukaro and Luno joined hands and closed their eyes. A white mist began to emit from them and spread into the air. It covered the manor for a while before dissipating. Next, a sickly green mist emitted from them and spread over the manor for a while before dissipating. They let go and smiled at each other.

"I do hope that the elders like part one of their gift." Yukaro giggled.

"So do I, since they were so gracious enough to slaughter children as gifts to Ashten."

Yukaro turned to the others with a smile. "My father and I have come up with a very poignant virus. It eats away at the flesh and takes over the central nervous system. I'm sure you all know what happens when shit gets in the nervous system. I'll give you a hint… 'No Ash, I CHEWS you!'"

Oluo gapped. "Holy shit they're zombies."

Yukaro and Luno laughed, and then surrendered their control back to Ashten and Alex.

Alex placed a hand on his forehead and took a deep breath, while Ashten gave him a confused look.

"Dad…"

"I'll talk to you about it later. Right now, let's just get this done."

Walking through the open gates, the group examined the manor itself. It was the best looking building in the realm, and Alex smirked suddenly.

"Luno and Yukaro… Are amazing. Let's go!"

Ashten entered the manor and immediately set to work, breaking vases and pictures. He set fire to the curtains and wallpaper. Alex began looking through drawers, throwing them haphazardly whenever he didn't find anything. He strolled into the bathroom to find Erwin already in there. The mirror, bath tub, and shower head had been broken, and he was currently stuffing the toilets with toilet paper. He then grabbed some super glue and glued glass shards onto the toilet seat.

Alex gapped. "… Really Erwin?"

"Fuck those bastards." Erwin deadpanned, smashing the framed picture of the elders that hung over.

Alex laughed as he laughed as he strolled back into the main part of the room and opened the drawers. He wrinkled his brow as he pulled out two journals.

"King Jeremiah Kuran Sukimori… Isaiah Smith… Why do they have journals with our fathers' names on it?" Alex asked as he sat down and flipped through the pages.

Alex's eyes widened, and he dropped the journals to the ground. He ran into the bathroom where Erwin was currently ripping out the sink and showed him what he had just read.

"… Oh My God…" Erwin whispered, looking to Alex.

The two burst out of the door and down the hall, catching everyone's attention. The manor was halfway destroyed, they only had one floor to raid and they would be done.

"Father! What's wrong!?" Ashten called as they followed both leaders down the steps that would lead to a dungeon.

"The elders have been twisted for far longer than we realized, that's what's wrong!" Alex called back, and Ashten heard the white hot anger in his voice.

When they reached the dungeon, Alex and Erwin raced to a room all the way in the back. The door was solid concrete with gold and black runes on it. Alex and Erwin joined hands and placed their other hand on the door. The runes glowed and faded away, and the door opened. Inside was nothing but two pairs of shackles that hung from the ceiling. The dirtied forms of two men slouched, the only thing holding them up were the ceiling shackles. Alex took a deep breath, his trembling body slowly advancing towards one of the bound creatures. He was black and blue with dirt all over, but Alex could still recognize him.

"… Father...?"

His body twitched, and slowly, the shackled men looked up, almost fearfully.

"… A-Alex...?" He whispered back, his voice hoarse with years of torture.

Alex gasped and ran over to him, while Erwin rushed over to his own father. Hugging his father hard, Alex cried in joy, sadness, and anger. Joy that his father was indeed alive, sadness at his current health, and anger that the elders were still alive. Ashten and Natori ran over to Jeremiah and held him up, watching as Alex hit the chains powerfully with a fiery whip. Ashten and Natori helped Jeremiah to his feet, while Erwin, Levi, and the squad helped Isaiah.

"… Take them outside. I'll be out in a moment."

"What are you about to do?" Erwin asked.

Alex turned his ruby eyes to him. "I'm fucking shit up."