Eren opened his eyes only to find darkness, he yelled, "Is someone here?", no answer came, suddenly a light came from behind, he turned only to see the head of The War Hammer Titan, its flesh was visible, behind it was its previous owner, younger sister of Willy Tybur.

"Eren," "Eren," Jean tried to pull his blanket to wake him up. He couldn't pull Eren's blanket off his face, but it woke him up. "Aah!" Eren screamed as he woke up. He looked around and saw Jean pinching his nose. "I am glad, Armin told me to wake you up," Jean was laughing, "Otherwise, I would have missed—."

"Shut up," Eren cut him off. "Don't get mad at me," Jean chuckled before walking out of the room. He asked, "Did you wet your bed or something?". Eren didn't respond. He was confused about the stupid question Jean had asked. He was alone now.

He was now smelling blood near him. He placed his hand in front of his mouth and exhaled the air which was inside his mouth. As he expected, he smelled blood from his mouth. He pushed his blanket but didn't see anything, but he saw blood when he looked next to his pillow.

Jean and Marco were sitting together. Next to them were Mikasa, Armin, Shaha, and one seat that was left for Eren. Mikasa and Armin were seated next to each other, and opposite them was Sasha. Mikasa had already taken an extra meal for Eren, which Sasha had an eye on.

"Jean, did you wake him up?" Mikasa was worried about Eren being late on top of it; it was their first day."Yeah, I did," Jean answered. "Well, he should wake up early and be fit, just like me," trying to show off was all Jean could do at the moment. "See, there he is," Jean said with a grin as Eren walks from the door.

He walks to them as Mikasa waves at him the extra meal she had bought for him. He takes his seat next to Sasha, not noticing her. Mikasa and Armin greet him, and he greets them back. They had a pair of bread and a glass of water to eat, which annoyed Eren.

After joining the Survey Corps, he still ate these but other meals too. The bread was different from what they ate in Survey Corps. It was like it had been stored for a day or two, then gave it to them. He ate the bread piece by piece and drank half of his water. Some of the cadets had already left as Shadis had called them, and Eren told his friends to go to the training ground as it would give them extra points for being there at the time.

Eren was looking around to see the other cadets that had died, thanks to him. But then, his eyes met the figure next to him, looking at him vigorously. 'Shaha?', he thought to himself how she was shot because of him. He was looking at her, feeling guilty. "Excuse me?" Sasha looked at him with concern. "Are you fine?". Eren snapped his thoughts and came back to reality. Sasha was expecting him to say something. "You hungry?" Eren asked her. She just heard what she wanted to and knew where this was going. She nodded. Not answering her question or anything, he gave her his bread and left.

"First off, we'll test your aptitude," Shadis yelled at them. "Those incapable of this aren't suited even to be used as decoys," he kept yelling. Eren didn't even listen to him. He had this bored face, which was now becoming his usual face. Eren was already past this training. But a sudden thought occurred to him; he remembered how Shadis had broken his belt, so he cannot become a soldier and be safe inside the walls. The belt was on his hand, and he tried to see if his belt was broken; before looking at his belt, Shadis called out his name, "Yeager," Shadis yelled out his name, "It's your turn, after him."

Eren walked up to Shadis, waiting for his turn. How bad can my life be now? I shouldn't worry; I mean, I was in the Survey Corps for five years; that is another thing I didn't use ODM gear that much, but I don't want myself to get humiliated again. Then it is decided I will go out with all I got. He was pulled away by his thoughts by Shadis, "It's now your turn, Yeager."

All were watching him as he walked. They all were wondering what will he do. He had become famous in one night after smashing Jean. Eren adjusted his belt, knowing what will happen. Here goes nothing. It wasn't easy at first, but he didn't let it show others. He got support from the strings attached to his belt and got his approval.

He now got off from his so-called 'hell' training. He walked past Shadis, "Not bad," Shadis commented on his skills. "I thought I did better with a faulty belt," Eren said with a grin. Shadis was shocked by the sudden answer from him. It was not the response he expected.

Well, I did better than I expected; a sigh of relief passed through Eren's mouth. Still, I need to prepare myself for future events. These events will be slightly changed from what I remember.

He suddenly remembered the training they will be given after this.

I almost forgot, after a month, we are going on camp training. I don't even remember what it is called. That doesn't matter; what matters is Historia is going to be kidnapped during our time there. I have to save her so that Ymir will trust me. He was pulled away from his thoughts by Mikasa.

"You did great," Mikasa complimented him. It was rare to see Mikasa full of energy.

"You too," Eren also praised her.

Eren was looking around to find Historia. He found her but then thought, why was he looking for her?

One month had passed since their training. During this time, Eren had come up with various plans to attain the trust of Ymir. A soon as he got one, he found himself in a much big problem.

Tomorrow was the day when they would go for their camping. Shadis had given them lectures on what to do in this training. Their teams were also announced.

It was nighttime, and everyone was having dinner. The room was noisy as always.

Eren was in deep thinking about what to do tomorrow as he has to be super extra careful tomorrow because their teams have changed from what was last time.

We are split up into two groups, and each is having eight cadets, sixteen in total.

Team 1

Thomas (Leader)

Armin (In charge of record-keeping)

Mikasa

Bertolt

Mina

Samuel

Daz

Marco

Team 2

Renier (Leader)

Ymir (In charge of record-keeping)

Eren

Annie

Sasha

Connie

Jean

Historia (Krista)

We have to make a round trip on our target and record our progress within a given time. The journey to the destination goes on for about 40km. Both teams will set out at the same time and proceed towards the huge forest. We have to trade information at the target location and return to the starting point, completing a loop. This exercise aims to evaluate everyone's ability to sustain themselves in the absence of crisis.

But why the hell am I in this group? I mean, why are Renier, Annie, and Ymir in the same group as me. I guess I have to change my plan. Let's rethink our plan.

There are three titan shifters in our group, excluding me. If Historia were to be kidnapped, it would become difficult for me to rescue her because of Reiner and Annie.

Eren was pulled from his thoughts by Armin. "Eren?" Armin asked with a concerned face. Eren looked up to him and asked, "What?".

"Are you fine?"

"Yeah, I am fine."

"Your face says something else."

Eren didn't know what to say; all he can think of is what to do tomorrow. Eren decided to lie again.

"I just didn't get enough sleep, that is all."

"Well, you should take sleeping pills."

"Sleeping pills?"

"Yeah, you can get them at the infirmary."

Eren raised a brow. "If I eat them, will I get enough sleep?"

"Yeah, you will get a good sleep, at least for 4-5 hours".

"I see. Thank you for telling me."

"You're welcome."

Mikasa came with her food and sat next to Eren. "Eren, be careful tomorrow?" Mikasa said. Eren released a sigh and said, "Yes, mom," to which Armin chuckled. "You two are in the same group, huh?" Eren asked them while looking at his food.

It was nighttime, and everyone was sleeping peacefully except Eren. He was again in the paths.

"What am I doing here?" Eren asked himself, thinking no one was here. "Look around," a voice came from behind. It was the other Eren. Eren was pissed at the other one for obvious reasons.

"What the hell am I doing here?"

"Didn't you want to meet me?"

"Why would I?"

"You want answers, right?"

Eren sighed and walked towards him; they both sat. There was an awkward silence between them. Eren had thought the other would start the conversation, and the other Eren felt vice versa. The other Eren finally decided to break the uncomfortable atmosphere between them.

"So, what do you want to know?" the other Eren asked.

"You exactly know what," Eren answered bluntly.

"About the changes, huh?, the other Eren hesitated before opening his mouth. Eren thought this was strange. It wasn't like him, even Eren only met him once, but he felt like he knew him for a long time.

"Eren, this is how they should be," the other Eren asked with a sad face.

What?

"You think I will believe you?" Eren asked while raising a brow.

"I don't expect you to believe me, but do you know how mom died," the other Eren asked, looking at the sand in the paths. This took Eren off-guard; he didn't expect him to ask this.

"What are you talking about? How mom died? It was me—" Eren answered him but stopped himself. Eren's eyes widened. Wait, if there are changes made in this life, is he trying to say…?

"You must've realized now, right?, the other Eren asked him. "Do you mean mom died, not because of-?" The other one cut off Eren.

"The Attack Titan won't stop until the owner of it achieves absolute freedom." This was the last thing the other Eren could say. After saying this, he covered his mouth with both of his hands.

Eren was going to ask him something, but suddenly, everything went dark, and he woke up, breathing heavily. "YMIR!"

"I told you not to tell him anything. This is what happens when you do not listen to me", A voice came from behind him.

"I am looking forward to seeing what he is gonna do. Can he achieve the ultimate freedom that I failed or not?" the other Eren said while standing up. Both of his hands were covered with blood, which he vomited from his mouth.

Eren woke up and was breathing heavily. No one was awake except him; at least that's what it looked like. He sat up from his bed and walked out from the boys' barracks.

My first phase of the plan begins; stealing them will be easy, at least easy than infiltrating Marley.

It was morning, and everyone was ready to leave. Armin and Mikasa came to Eren to say their goodbyes. "Eren, be careful," both said to Eren. "Yeah, I will be" Eren was annoyed. Armin left as Thomas called out his name, leaving Mikasa and Eren alone.

"Mikasa, please look after Armin," Eren said while checking his stuff. "I will, like I look out for you," Mikasa said in a cheerful tone. Eren was not used to Mikasa's upbeat tone. He still thought about what the other Eren had told him about, Their Founder, Ymir.

Eren met with his group, Renier, Ymir, Annie, Sasha, Connie, Jean, and himself. Historia wasn't there yet.

He had worn his uniform; he had worn the necklace-type key that his father gave him before his death and the ring that the other Eren gave him in the paths. Annie was already suspicious of the ring he was wearing on his index finger because it was the same as her ring.

For the one last time, Reiner explained what they need to do and gave them lectures about the duty of being a soldier. Of course, no one was interested, and that included me. If I was the hotheaded person like I was back then—only one goal, to kill all the Titans. I would have been listening to him with every fiber of my body.

He was pulled from his thoughts when someone bumped up to him. It was Historia, carrying a heavy bag. She apologized and smiled at him.

I forgot that I have to deal with this goddess. When will I see Historia again?

Eren didn't like the nice act she put at all, as he had stated; he prefers Historia more than Krista.

"My bad, I didn't even introduce myself. I am Krista Lenz."

"I am Eren," "Eren Yeager."

Eren avoided any contact with her, as he did not want to create any trouble. Eren took her bag, and she followed him.

A/n: Here's another chapter. I know it is boring, but it is important. Anyways, the next chapter is going to be much better than this one. I edited the first two chapters. There aren't any major changes, only just grammatical mistakes.