Eren Yeager

The smell of the sea was quite soothing at he bow of the boat that came to pick them up, yet the mind does little to help, flashes of the immortal titan jaws opened, shifting quickly to a woman being dragged from the rubble, as a tall blonde pure titan crunched down, shifted to a fiery pyre.

The Memories were non coherent, some appear far different, a great wall as a tall man looked down to a prisoner, the needle in his hand, shifting to another time, it was a jumbled mess.

"Still, we have achieved Freedom for all Eldian's, maybe this time we will have lasting peace" hearing Zeke behind him, feeling his hand pressed onto him, a flash of pain ran through his head, as memories began to merge, becoming more coherent, what the fuck just happened?

Alan glanced to the horizon where the island disappeared in the distance.

"Yes, Freedom" muttering to himself, until a strangled gasp from behind, frozen in place, Alan slowly turned his head, to see what just happened, Zeke had left but someone left on all fours, near his feet, the ragged brown hair, the obvious tanned shirt, until the man started to breath, his eyes raised to look around, the very defiant emerald eyes, confused, not sure where he is or what just happened.

Alan remained speechless as he stared at the confused boy, questions raised even more, how did he get here? No that is the wrong question, how is he here? The confusion turned to rage when Eren glanced up to see him, his scowl scrunched up before, screaming as he launched his fist up, Alan did no move as eh was still processing on what happened, the fist never connected as it simply phased through.

"AAAAAHHH!" Eren raged as he tried placing a flurries of fists into every part of his body "WHY DON'T YOU FUCKING DIE!" growing more frustrated as it phased through, before tiring himself out.

Alan raised his hand to Eren's head, curious, but fear trickled down his spine, his hand phased through his head as well, interesting yet frightening.

Eren grew more angrier, before lifting his hand to his mouth, Alan moved forward to stop him, until a sickening crunch as Eren bit down on his had, blood visible, yet nothing, Alan halted his steps, a sigh of relief escaped his breath, he could not turn, which is good seeing how they are on open water and a lot of fuel beneath where they are standing.

"What the fuck?" Eren growled looking down to his hand, before looking around frantically, looking for something to grab hold of.

"Eren?" Alan whispered, as Eren jerked his head, as he placed his hands on the ships edges, he can grip it, but can do nothing, then turn to a rope, he grabbed hold of it, yet it would not lift, perhaps he could touch but not interact as a person would.

"Shut the fuck up, you fucking Traitor, you fucking Murderer!" Eren shouted as he moved swiftly around, seeing a large harpoon, the edge sharp, before grabbing it, yet remained in it's holder, Eren raged in frustration, Alan could only just watch, seeing he is not a complete threat, Alan ran back to his mind, figuring out what just happened, he was standing here, memories not so great to shuffle around until… wait Zeke touched him, that's when…. What did Zeke do?

"What the fuck did you do to me?" Eren now drawing his attention.

"I've eaten you" Alan replied, he consumed him, he took his powers and the founding titan, why is he here, breathing and being Eren.

Eren paused as he too thought about it, his face morphed to shock, to rage, to confusion, seeing he doesn't have a lot of options, to be honest he had none at all, before footsteps could be heard, a woman on crutches slowly moved.

"Who are you talking to?" Pieck emerged from the bow, her eyes glanced around, Eren glared at her, to Alan's slight amusement shoved his hand through her head, so he couldn't interact with anyone or heard by anyone.

"No one" Alan quickly brushed off "Just a memory" unsure if it was a lie or not.

Pieck stayed silent for a moment "It might be the founding power or the previous holder's memories making you slightly unnerved" concluding to that line of thought.

"Doubt it happened that quickly" Alan frowned as Eren tried to kick the crutches from underneath her.

"Maybe it is because of you?" Pieck counter argued, both Alan and Eren looked to with slight interest "You are a subject of Rufus, this is the first time, it has taken the power of the nine, the founding titan of all things, perhaps it reacts differently than it does to a subject of Ymir"

An interesting theory, yet it does not explain why he is here. it's ever since Zeke touched him, Eren appeared out of thin air, maybe there is more to it, for now, he has time to figure out, as Eren seemed to stop his fits of rage and became lost in despair, muttering about Mikasa, fantastic he gets to be reminded about her all over again.

Eren glared defiantly, as he sat on the chair across him, Alan trembled, glaring to his bloodied hand once more, unable to heal.

"You remember my name now?" Eren asked, in his dangerous calm, nearly exactly the same as he was "Good, tell me, since you seem to plan ahead and have a good prediction of things, why are we here?"

Alan looked to the grated window, chatters could be heard, why are they here, he doesn't know, for once he doesn't know.

"Front row seats to Willy's speech?" Alan offered, his eye's glancing to the door, he wanted to move, yet couldn't like he is rooted to the chair like a great tree, unmovable, Eren huffed in amusement, already expected the answer to be like that, before leaning back, his eye's remained on him.

"Something like that" Eren grinned slightly "Do you remember four years ago, when I first drawn breath after you taken me away from those I care for?"

"How could I not?" Alan muttered "I remember you acting like a spoilt little brat, calling me all kinds of things, even though you are right" admitting he is a monster, a murderer and a traitor.

"I've grown" Eren shot back "Somehow, I aged with you, yet I am amazed how little you knew about yourself, how arrogant you are, denying the truth, living in your pathetic little mind, the memories I have to endure whenever you think about it" his face scrunched up into disgust as Annie popped into mind, their lips engaging, it was sickening and it made him even more angrier.

"My body, my mind, thought you be used to it" Alan huffed, slightly frustrated in his predicament, why couldn't he move or heal? Focusing on figuring out that mystery.

"But still, we accessed both of our memories" Alan spoke up, as Eren glanced, nodding in agreement "We both learned about our past, fuck, we also experienced more than that, like parts of your father's memories, even Eren Krueger"

"Hmm, I could see why you resorted to call me Krueger, simple but not so far from the truth, but that is where the sharing of our memories ends, while you are busy playing war, whenever you lock me inside the darkest part of your mind" Eren glared harder, before softening, he despise when that happened, he felt caged and trapped "I started learning, I became passive since I could do nothing, until that first night in your sleep"

Alan jolted his head up, wait what?

Eren took satisfaction for a moment, debating whether to bring the punchline already, no, too soon.

"It isn't like you could kill me or do anything Yeager" Alan growled in frustration, he's hiding something and worst of all he could not see the memories that doesn't go any further to the point he had eaten him, a memory back in the forest of Eren's declaration of killing them sprouted in his mind "It's like your still holding a grudge, still want to kill us in the most painful way ever?"

"I said that? Huh" Eren glanced to his fingers "I changed my mind, I don't want to see you die in the most painful way, no, I see while I was with you, death is too, quick…."

"What did you do?" Alan halted his train of thought, a sense of dread trickled down his spine.

"Not yet, I will get there eventually, I learned something from you, picked up a few of your tricks, quite effective, yet I want to hear something from you, questions about the past"

"Why? You already knew what I did, fancy going down memory lane again?" Alan growled, what is he planning.

"I rather hear it from you, why did my mother have to die that day?" Eren asked, is calm and demeanour, slightly dangerous, the question catching Alan off guard.

"What?"

"I won't ask again" Eren stated, his eye's glancing to his hand, keeping his cool in check.

Alan gripped his hands, some movement at least, yet not liking feeling changed like a slave, why did his mother die? Was his anger fuelled from that? Still he needs to keep Eren's attention, hopefully enough time for Annie to figure out something is wrong.

Here around of applause, as Willy entered the stage, Eren glancing up, then back down.

"Your mother died that day because I feared in losing Reiner" Alan finally drawn breath "Marcel have been taken, Annie, Bertholdt wanted to go back, put the blame on Reiner because it was his fault, but in truth it was mine"

He remembered, how they all ran, he refuse to see it as Marcle sacrificed himself, Alan snatching the tags from him as pleaded eyes wished for him to help, but Alan was angry, Marcel used Reiner, to spare his brother, without his knowledge, he let him die, before forcing himself to believe they couldn't do anything.

"I was afraid Reiner will be taken away if we go back, I was angry when Annie beaten him, I wanted to protect him, so eventually we both convinced them to move forward, I wanted to move forward to keep them all safe" Alan breathed "I ordered Bertholdt to break down that wall, and me and Reiner to break the next, I killed the boy to make an alibi, for a time, I did it to protect those I care about, and free myself from the chains the world placed on me"

"free your chains?" Eren asked.

"My power…. Breaks the curse or Ymir, we were used as cattle, I saw this one chance, to be free" Alan admitted, but to do that he would have to leave Marley, the years he spent on the island, he felt like no one would judge him, he felt free with no expectations as the perfect warrior, he was simply Alan "There was a moment, where I could throw away my chains, but the reality I was still bound, Annie was captured, Reiner, Bertholdt, they were forced into a conrer, those I cherish, I could not leave them like I left Marcel" guilt crept into his soul, he died because of him, Reiner, Bertholdt.

"But I also fought, seeing if the world no longer needs to fear the rumbling, I would be free that way, we no longer be restrained and respected as heroes.

"So you fought what you believe in to save the world?" Eren mused, as gasps could be heard as Willy told them his story of how it happened a hundred years ago, where King Fritz was the true saviour, bound to the will of peace. "You guys were brainwashed, you didn't know what you was going into, an island full of devils"

"NO!" Alan shouted out "Your mother died because I was selfish piece of shit, she died so I can keep those I care about safe, I betrayed Mikasa, the woman I deeply loved, just to keep Reiner and Bertholdt safe"

Eren gripped his trousers tightly, the thought of his betrayal, Mikasa was broken, no doubt even more broken when he was taken away from her, yet one person he cherished a lot, his best friend, Armin.

"What about Armin? Why did he have to die?" Eren asked dangerously, he need to hear him say it.

Alan looked down as the memory flashed.

Armin's eyes open in shock, as Alan calmly walked forward on top of the wall, after Everyone leapt to cut the chunks of Rodd Riess, his realisation why is there.

"You're here for Annie" Armin concluded, staring to Alan as he continued forward.

"Bingo, Eren is no longer my concern, I have been given the chance to join you, I chose not to" Alan declared, his knife slowly behind his back, as he got closer.

"Why Alan? Doesn't Mikasa meant anything to you?" Armin spoke, Alan felt himself falter, the pain visible across his face from the mere thought.

"I have come to terms with the consequences that will happen now" Alan admitted before being close to embed the knife into Armin's throat, watching his eye's as the light left his eye's, his hand stayed firm, but the regret rushed into his core at the damage he had done.

"I am Sorry" Alan as he watched Armin gurgle, trying to speak, his arms held tightly onto Alan's arms, not trying to push away, yet accepting the outcome "I don't know what is right any more, but now, I have to face the consequences, as a Warrior, I will fulfil my duty to the end and a promise to fulfil"

Alan gasped as the memory halted from there, as Eren lowered his eye's saddened, he too saw it, how Eren wished not to relive that memory, seeing his best friend life fade from someone he trusts, stupid fool, it cost him, Eren sees it now, how such naivety can kill someone, something he learned during the four years.

"He died, because I made a promise, a promise I failed to keep" Alan trembled "I had the chance again, right there, to be free, yet again I chose to save those I cherish the most"

Eren listened, yet remained silent "We are so alike"

Alan jolted his head up, not expecting to hear those words spoken so casually, yet a hint of sadness.

"I too had a choice too" Eren began "Over the four years, I could be the same, but being trapped is something I do not wish to be in, I saw the good, the bad of the other side of the ocean, I was left conflicted at first, until I saw how you killed people that did not deserve it, how you protected your brat of a cousin in that one particular battle, that's when it happened" Eren smiled with glee "A piece of a puzzle that would lead up to something I yearn for"

Alan was speechless, Eren smile grew, as his memory came into mind, that battle? Which was it "What are you talking about?"

"The day that led to your foster mothers death, the pure titan you were forced to kill" Eren chuckled darkly.

Alan eye's widened that was the first major blackout, that cost the lives of the Marley officer and Marley soldiers, the moment, where he transformed into the Attack titan, wait, no, it wasn't him that transformed.

Alan widened in realisation, as Eren chuckle halted, his face turned serious, the emerald green grew dangerous.

"That's right, after constant experimenting, from that first time I tried to free myself, I took control during your sleep, how I made you wander, testing how long I can do it, I tried to do it while you was awake, but you fought against the pain, the headaches, you were a real pain in the ass" Eren scoffed "But that moment, when you screamed for the titans to block shots to protect those you care about, I became angry, and that's when you had the blackout, the feeling was, freeing"

Eren lifted his hand, flexing it, a smile crossed his lips, he remember holding the knife, cutting, the pain, the feeling, he felt alive, being in his titan form, to crush Alan's enemies, until seeing the officer that cause so much pain to others that didn't deserve it, he had to die, he roared and the pure titans were taken care of until Annie and the jaws stopped more casualties to happen.

The aftermath was interesting, Alan took back control, as he emerged from the nape, being taken away, leading to see his mother's frightened expression before flashing in bright light, Eren was fearful thinking they intend for Alan to die right there, but he fought, Eren urged him to to fight, it brought a moment satisfaction that Alan had to kill the woman he cared deeply for, an eye for an eye, yet felt like Alan had not suffered enough.

Eren grew enraged when Alan took Annie as a lover, his use of the founding power to keep her infertile as they fuck, ever the years, with the deal of the Tybur's, impregnate the war hammer, how Alan used the founding to prevent that as well.

Eren grew and learned, even planned as each time he took control, Alan had no recollection which worked to Eren's advantage, through tireless experimenting, it brought amusement, reminding Eren how Hange was always experimenting, shame she died in the blast at Shiganshina, there were times he came to Zeke the first time, the shock was amusing as Eren spoke to him, for over a year they planned, before Eren had to vacate when he felt the pull of losing control, leaving Alan coming to senses in a middle of nowhere.

The night time walks took careful planning, his whore Annie always questioning, but what little Alan knows, during his time with Zeke, Eren had more and more control over the founding power, lulling Annie back to sleep whenever she gets restless or suspicious.

Eren planned for so long, the first part was when he took control eight months ago, how disgusted he was to take control during Alan's monthly arrangement, forcing himself to relive inside that woman, the insemination complete, then again he had to watch him and Annie go at it, shame really, he always liked Annie, but what brought his plans forward is that meeting, where he would be executed when the child is born, Eren feared, making his last meeting with Zeke, telling him everything, the letters being sent, even meeting them.

His shock when Eren saw who survived, he felt driven more to complete what he set out to do, focusing back onto Alan, dumbfounded, trying to claw for memories from his blackouts, yet no matter how hard he tried, he could never remember, not if Eren allows it.

"I spent four years planning, writing letters, making arrangements, even convincing Lady Azumabito to arrange you guys to stay in the luxurious house, reserved for the most important people, Four years, I was caged, hw I fucking despise it, the light at the end of tunnel coming ever so closer" Eren laying out his plans, amusing enough Alan couldn't or had the knowledge to stop him, yet he isn't stupid to tell him about Zeke or the others, just subtle hints of what is too come, before his faced morphed into a scowl "Until you nearly fucked everything up"

Alan still processing the words, it was him all along, the blackouts, the misfortunes, his sufferings, Eren made him relieve memories he does not wish to see, just so he can access his body, he certainly did learn off him, until the memory of the man Reiner wished to unite, the deaths of the mother of child, Alan realised what he meant.

"That's right, you thirst for vengeance nearly undone everything, you was even going to spare them, after what you did, so I did what I had to do, to ensure everyone I cared about still have something to fight for, even my freedom" Eren stood up, as the speech came to a moment, Willy declaring Alan to be a traitor, time is growing short, as gasps could be heard.

"You did this?" Alan growled, fighting to stand up, his blue and emerald eyes glaring defiantly, Eren found this situation ironic, how his final moments were of defiance "You really are a piece of shit"

Eren shot him a glare, funny how they are alike, doing things they have to do to protect those they love, there were more things he could tell him, but time is short, even during the fours years, despite hating him, Eren would admit, he respects him, not for what he done, but how he keeps moving forward, maybe he should say something to twist the knife in him, for good measure.

"Shame really, you wasn't meant to be here" Eren spoke, Alan becoming confused "There's more memories I have experienced, Subject of Rufus? They were not meant to be of this world, funny really, if the Tybur did as he was told and killed you, maybe everything would be different, Armin…. Armin would still be alive, he would have saw the world, his dream that was taken away from you, and maybe Reiner… Reiner would still be alive"

Alan froze, Reiner would still be alive? His world collapsed, the truth, everyone died because of him, Annie would soon die, Bertholdt, Reiner, Miss Bruan, his father died because of him, his mind breaking from the guilt collapsing onto the floor, is this his destiny? To be a slave? To be suffer for life, maybe he was meant to die that day, even though he did it to protect his father, but no matter how hard he tried, they all die because of him.

Eren can only smile softly, as the words screamed out as Willy wishes not to die, because he was born in this world.

Born in this world…..

Alan breathed as he stood up, his breath shaking, looking to Eren, his lips moved, but no sound came from his voice, but Alan's own voice.

"I was born in this world, like you, I will keep moving forward, until my enemies are destroyed and you…. You will be the last one to see it all disappear"

As Eren grabbed Alan's hand, to his shock, Alan's cut started to spark, as Eren's smile vanished, the defiant glare he gave before Alan took him away was the last thing Alan would see, before going black.

Outside

Annie grew restless, not believing what she is hearing, Alan a traitor? The threat to everyone of the world, even the others appear shocked, the warriors have not returned, something is very wrong, her eyes shifted to movement as Marley soldiers ran around the building near the stage, those fuckers, Annie gritted her teeth, Alan where the fuck are you.

"Annie, is what they saying true" Gabi gasped, tears, trying to break, her hero accused of being a traitor, it doesn't make sense, the amount of times he fought and bled, protecting her and the others, Annie frowned, grabbing Gabi's hand.

"No, Alan would never betray us, he did everything so we can be safe, he wouldn't throw that away" not believing her words, the blackouts, is this something far more to Alan that she thought, his rebuffs, his cold demeanour and being shut off, is he using them like he did?

Her heart shivered, no Alan, couldn't do that, not after everything they went through together, his fear's, yet she felt like he was keeping something big from her, betrayal is definitely not one of them, something far more bigger than they ever realise.

"And so I proclaim on this day! To the Enemy forces on Paradis! This DECLARATION OF WAR!" Willy roared out.

The ground shook, as the words came to the climax, peoples thunders of applause halted as the building and the stage before Willy erupted, the Attack titan roared from within, before killing Willy, his shocked face still visible instantly, flinging his corpse into the air, ripped to shreds, blood showering.

The Attack Titan roaring in Defiance, bringing it's own Declaration.