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Spelling and grammar probably suck, but oh well.
Thank to all how reviewed about my rape notice last week, there were a lot more of you than I thought there would be, so that's good.
I would also like to point out that during the next few chapters are going to be hard on Eren. I would like to remind that there will be NO RAPE and NO SERIOUS VIOLENCE towards Eren. Everything I do is for a reason so please respect that.
Eren couldn't really remember what happened. One minute he was on his horse, the next he was fighting cloaked men with unknown status's.
And now, he was tied up and blindfolded. Was this really necessary?
He listened out for any sounds of movement. He heard sniffing and the sound that only metal could make when you tapped it. Where was he?
Eren twisted his hands behind him, but all the knots held good. Whoever did this knew what they were doing. The sound of footsteps could be heard and they were getting closer and closer to Eren, until he was sure that they were standing right in front of him, looking down at him. Everything was silent, until Eren got bored of it.
"Well, are you going to say something or are you just going to stare?" he questioned. He heard a quiet chuckled.
"You've got good hearing. The last Omega that we brought in kept on screaming and asking if anyone was there even though we were right in front of her," the voice said. We? So there was more than one. They must have been standing there the whole time.
"Sorry, but I don't scream for reasons like that," Eren said.
The sound of shifting clothes could be heard, making Eren think that the man in front of him knelt down.
"Do you know why you are here, Eren?" the voice asked like he was in a damn court and being the one convicted. Eren felt like laughing.
"How the hell should I know what you sick people want me for? But let me guess. Is it because I'm an Omega?" he said. The man stood up and footstep could be heard walking around Eren.
"That is part of the reason, and you will understand eventually what the whole reason is," he said before reaching out and taking off Eren's blindfold.
Eren's eyes squinted from the harsh light in the room. Four men were standing in front of Eren with their arms folded. They were all Alphas.
Wait.
He could smell them, but why now? The man from behind moved in front of Eren. Eren glared at him, but there was something about him that made him confused.
"Who are you?" he asked like he was trying to remember something. The Alpha knelt down in front of the Omega and smiled gently.
"You know me, Eren. You do, but you would never remember, would you? You were a baby after all, and I tried to kill you," he said.
The gears in Eren's head started to turn, then something click.
"Dad..." he breathed, it wasn't a question. His eyes widened, but they weren't
looking at the man in front of him. It was like he was staring off into space.
The man smiled and got up.
"Well done, Eren. You're smarter than I thought you would be. I'm not here to kill you, son. You'll learn that reason soon enough," he said. Eren growled at his father and fought against the knot again.
"Grisha, you bastard!" he shouted. But Grisha wasn't paying attention and just left his son tied to a pole in the middle of the cold, damp room. Eren was being watched by two Alphas now, and he could still hear the sound of clanging metal.
"What is that sound?" he asked his captors. They huffed and smiled cruelly.
"You're fate," was all one said.
Eren's jaw tensed up. How long had he been out for? Levi was probably thinking that he left him. He was wrong. 'Levi, you're wrong'. He didn't leave him, he didn't.
. . . .
Eren had spent the night tied up to the pole. He hadn't had food or water since he left the palace, and he didn't know how long that may have been. It may have been 24 hours, it may have been more. All Eren knew was that he was hungry and becoming dehydrated.
He barely slept that night and he wanted to go home. To Shiganshina or the palace, he didn't care anymore. He wanted Levi, he wanted his mother, he wanted them both. Instead, he had the bad parent that wanted him dead seventeen years ago - great!
Footsteps on rock could be heard and soon Grisha came through the door.
"Eren, how did you sleep?" he asked, like he actually cared.
"I've slept worse," Eren replied. He had actually. The night after he had killed Alex and Michael had been his worst night ever. He kept thinking the shadows in his room were them peering at him from the window, out to get him again.
Grisha nodded and gesture for the two Alphas that had been staring at him all night to leave. They nodded and did as they were told. Eren chuckled.
"You seem to have done well these past seventeen years," he stated. Grisha hummed in response.
"It wasn't easy, being thrown out of my home. I left for Rose, met these guys, and not long ago we made plans. But I needed something," he said. Eren nearly choked.
"How the hell were you thrown out of the house? Mum told me that you just left after you tried to kill me," Eren said, nearly shouting.
"Yes, Eren, you forced me to leave. I had a reputation to uphold. And for me, a High Alpha, to have an Omega son? It's a disgrace. But I'm back here for three reasons. No.1 is a secret and you find out soon. No.2 is to take you and have you involved with No.1. And No.3...I'm going to need that key, Eren."
Eren frowned and looked down at the key around his neck.
"Why didn't you just take it from me while you had the chance?" Eren asked. Grisha smiled.
"Now where would the fun be in that? I want to see your reaction. I want you to fully understand what that key means. You do know what it means, right?" Grisha asked. Eren shrugged his shoulders.
"Mum told me that it was passed down the Jäeger line. She wanted me to have it, even though she never like you." Grisha clicked his tongue.
"No, Carla never really did trust me."
"You have no right to say her name, you shit head!" Eren exclaimed. "You left her because I was the wrong status. What would you have done if I was a girl? What's wrong with being a male Omega? I'm stronger, faster, and I can beat the crap out of an Alpha any day."
Grisha glared at his son, before stepping over to him and grabbing his hair forcefully. Eren hissed.
"The only problem with you is that you're not very smart. If you were, you would learn to shut up by now. I need that key, Eren, to carry out my plans. Our family are known as Gate Keepers, and you are the bad blood in the family that defile us," he said, before letting go of his head, making Eren's head hit the pole.
"Gate Keepers of what? Does this damn key really have that much meaning to it?" he asked, feeling a little dizzy.
"That it does, but I learnt during my travels that it wasn't always like that. One time, we were protectors to hide away what are ancestors did. Now I am bringing it back," Grisha said. Eren rolled his eyes.
"Usually in these moments, when someone says that, it's always something bad, so I'm going to say this before you even tell me what it is. You're completely insane!" he shouted.
"And you are naïve. It seems we all have our fault. But this, dear son, is not insanity," Grisha replied, before walking behind Eren and cutting the ropes. "I was planning to show you this in the future, but I guess the present is still good."
Eren frowned. "Show me what?" he asked, getting up. Grisha gestured for him to him to follow, walking out of the room.
Eren hesitated, before he followed Grisha. The sound of metal clanging got louder as he left the room.
Eren's whole world fell apart as he saw what the source of the clanging was. He stood in the archway and stared in shock at a hall filled with cages. And in the cages were Omegas.
"Welcome to what we do, Eren," Grisha said. Eren gritted his teeth and was fuming with anger. "We have taken these Omegas from all over Maria. We've got Trost, Karanese and, of course, Shiganshina." Grisha pointed to a thin girl who was trembling at the back. Eren gasped.
"Helen!" he called. Helen stared wide eyed at Eren, before throwing herself to the front of her cage, trying to reach out for him.
"Eren, you've got to get us out of here. They're going to sell us. Please, Eren, please tell me you aren't with them," she pleaded. Eren could remember the time when Helen was a girl who thought she was so high and mighty; now look at her.
Before Eren could speak, Grisha hit the bars hard and she was forced to move back.
"Bad Omegas will be sent to bad owners. You aren't doing a very good job, Helen," he said. Eren felt sick.
"You are disgusting. How can you do this to Omegas? We have done nothing wrong and you think that we deserve to be owned? You really are the worst," Eren hissed. Grisha shrugged his shoulders.
"Did you tell that to Alex and Michael?" he asked. Eren's breathing stopped.
"W-What?" he stuttered. Grisha smiled and turned to his son.
"Ah, I see. Well, I have to admit it was a shame that they couldn't complete their task, but it wasn't me who killed them in the end, now was it?" he said. Eren gulped.
"It was you. You're the reason why they tried to do those things to me that day. You're the reason why they thought I needed protection," Eren realised. Grisha nodded.
"Yes. I came to them as a simple passerby and I warned them about protecting what was precious to them. They didn't get it, so in the end I had to threaten them to take you. I needed you mated before I could take you, but it seems this will have to do," he said.
"They were my brothers..." Eren said. Then, Eren began to process what Grisha had just said. He thought that Eren wasn't mated. His hand moved to his neck to feel the bite mark under his shirt. "Why are you selling Omegas?" he asked.
"I'm glad you asked. You see, Rose currently has a market for selling Omegas. It seems that Maria, with it's child King, doesn't understand this and is trying to bring rights for them," Grisha chuckled a little, making Eren even more angry. "Let me explain what our family once did, Eren. The Jäeger family, a hundred years ago, were chiefs of a group of people, located in Rose, who sold Omegas."
Eren couldn't breathe.
"Sadly, one of the younger generation refused this and the group was taken down. Everything that we had was locked behind a door, right in the centre of Rose, only to be opened by family. The key has been passed down, along with the story, so that they door may never be opened again, until now."
Eren thought for a moment. "Did you have a bad upbringing? Because I think your parents did crap," he said, only to earn him a slap.
"Give me the key, Eren. It's either that you give me the key, or I pry it from your neck and throw you in with the other Omegas. You will sell for a high price," Grisha said, holding out his hands.
Eren looked down at his key, before his eyes turned to Helen. Her hair was greasy and her face tired, but she shook her head, mouthing 'don't'.
"What will happen if I give you this key? You will still sell me, won't you? You don't give a shit about me and all you care about is money. You'll have to kill me to get this key because I will not be the reason why all these Omegas are being sold to some stranger and taken against their will," Eren said, glaring.
Grisha smirked.
"But what about that King you hold so dear. Rivaille, was it?" he asked. Eren didn't flinch. "I'm sure, deep down in his heart, he would want all this. He is a High after all, and all Alphas are the same. You used to say that when you were younger, didn't you?"
"For someone who was never around, you seem to know quite a bit about me," Eren said, suspicious.
"I had people watching the village. I want my mate back, and with you gone, I can have that," he said. Eren began to wonder something.
"What would you have done if I was an Alpha?" he asked, just curious. Grisha was surprised by the question.
"I would never have left, but nothing would have stopped these plans. I was planning all this way before I met your mother. Carla was becoming depressed through her pregnancy, so I gave her something to help. It was to make you stronger, but instead it made you this."
"You would have made me like you, wouldn't you? You would have made me think that Omegas are nothing but possessions, but they're not, and they - we - have every right to stand tall," Eren said. Grisha smiled.
"What a heartwarming speech, but I'm afraid that you cannot change me, Eren, and it seems that I cannot change you. Shame," he said, before grabbing Eren and throwing him into one of the empty cages. "I'll let you keep the key for a little longer, we aren't in any rush. If you give me the key willingly, I'll let you out. You have a week, Eren." And with that, Grisha walked out of sight.
Eren's heart was beating rapidly. His hands gripped the metal bars and he shook the cage, it wouldn't budge.
"It's no use, Eren. We're stuck here," Helen said. Eren turned to the cage on his left and looked down.
"I won't give him the key," he said. Helen smiled as best as she could.
"Good, then you are not to blame."
. . . .
Levi had sent Erwin and Hanji to trace Erwin's steps and find anything that could lead them to where Eren was. It had been three days since Eren was taken and Levi hadn't slept much. Roxas hadn't been found either.
It wasn't about the fact that his one true mate had been taken from him, but also because of Maria matters; he wanted to fit it all in. The council didn't take much notice of Eren's absence and used it as an opportunity to push a bride on him...again. The next person who mentioned about a fucking bride was going to be executed, and Levi wasn't joking. He only joked around Eren.
Farlan and Isabel had tried to help Levi. The problem was that Levi was way to calm. They watched him with a close eye, but nothing, it was like his whole soul had been turned to stone and he was completely emotionless, just like when he was younger.
Isabel began to understand that Eren was the source of what made Levi change. He was still an utter prick to absolutely everyone and had a mouth with no filter, but he changed. And now it was like Eren never happened.
Darius still hadn't written back, and Levi was tempted to go there himself to get answers, but he would wait. Darius had once been a faithful friend to his mother, but even HE couldn't stop what happened to her.
The whole palace felt too quiet without Eren. Usually, there would be Petra and Hanji bickering over pathetic bets to do with their love life, or Eren talking to Levi and annoying the hell out of him. But there was nothing.
Levi couldn't stop thinking about the fact that as soon as Eren became his, he was gone. Those bastards stole what was his and he wanted answers to know who the hell was on his side.
But it wasn't the time to be drowning in sorrow when he had a Kingdom to rule.
Levi sat on his throne, thinking over matters that involved the bandits and what they were truly after.
They weren't after Eren just because he was rare, because then why would they take the others? Things weren't adding up in his head and it was giving him a headache.
At that moment, the doors opened and a messenger marched towards him, holding a letter. The messenger bowed.
"His Majesty, King Darius, send his condolences and wished for me to give you this," he said. Levi got up from his throne and took the letter as calmly as possible.
His eyes set upon the royal seal of Rose, which was a green unicorn, and opened the letter.
Rivaille
I am indeed sorry for what has happened. Let me begin this letter by saying that these bandits are not mine. I suspect that they are the people which I banished from my lands no longer than a year ago. I have attached a file of the bandits who I suspect are behind this.
I banished them because of the things that they were doing, which was selling Omegas off the black market. If your Omega has been taken by them, I suspect that they will try and sell her off. I fear that they may try and come back into Rose again, but I have my men guarding the border.
If you truly need my help Rivaille, you need only ask. I may not have been there to save your mother - may her soul rest in peace - but I will do what I can for you. I owe you that much.
Read over the files and tell me what you think. Are there any links that you think are worthy of analysing?
I shall be waiting for a response.
Darius
Levi folder the letter and turned to the messenger.
"Thank you, you may go now," he said. The messenger bowed and left the room.
Levi ignored the fact that Darius had called his mate a 'she', knowing that he didn't know.
There were several separate pieces of paper in the letter, which was most likely the files. Levi took them all out and flipped through them, memorising their names and faces, until he got to one that made him double take. He must have stared at the paper for five minutes, hoping that he wasn't mistaken, but he wasn't. It was all there in black and white.
Grisha Jäeger.
Levi looked at the picture of the man and found that he may have shared a slight relation to Eren. He glared at the photo.
"Erwin!" he shouted, knowing that the head guard wouldn't be far. Erwin came rushing through the door and in front of Rivaille. "How has the tracing gone?" he asked. Erwin looked down.
"I regret to tell His Majesty that we have found nothing. Hanji believes that the stuff that they used to hide their smell was Teria, but nothing else," he said. Levi finally understood.
"Teria is a rare plant, is it not? Where do you find it again?" he asked. Erwin looked confused.
"In the centre of Rose, Your Majesty."
Levi smirked, before holding up the paper of Grisha.
"Tell me, is he one of the men you saw attacking Eren?" Levi asked. Erwin frowned and walked over to his King, taking the paper out of his hand. He inspected it.
"All the men had cloaks with there hoods up, except for him. Yes, I do recognise him. I suspected that he was the leader because he seemed to be the one who ordered everyone. Who is he?" Erwin asked, handing back the picture.
"Grisha Jäeger. Sound familiar?" Levi said. Erwin's suddenly realises what Levi was taking about.
"Eren? You think that this man has something to do with Eren?" Erwin asked. Levi nodded.
"I do, and there is only one way to prove this. I need to go to Shiganshina and see Carla. If this man I truly related Eren, she would know," he said. Erwin nodded.
"And if he is?" he asked. Levi sighed.
"It doesn't matter if he is or isn't. This man took Eren, and Darius has said that these people have been involved in selling Omegas to Rose. I suggest that we team up with Rose and track down Eren. Everyone needs to be on the look out. Someone has to see them at some point," he explained. Erwin nodded and bowed.
"I'll tell Hanji the plans. Is there anything else?" he asked. Levi nodded.
"Get Lucas ready for me, I'm going to Shiganshina today. Carla still doesn't know that her son has been taken and she needs to know now," he said. Erwin nodded and left the room.
Levi looked at the picture of Grisha one more time. It didn't matter is he was a relative of Eren or not, he was going to pay.
. . . .
Erwin made sure to bring enough people to go to Shiganshina. Even though Levi wasn't an Omega, and wasn't being targeted, anything that could threaten him had to be dealt with.
Levi knew that he had to just say it out to Carla. Usually he would be fine in these situations: just saying it out straight away, not really caring how they felt afterwards, as long has they knew.
But Levi knew how much Carla treasured Eren. He swore that he would protect Eren, and what did he do? He kept him safe for a while, made him his mate and then lost him. He failed a simple task.
Shiganshina was soon in sight and Levi watched as many of the villagers looked at him, worried, like they knew something was wrong.
He got off his horse and walked to Carla's front door, knocking on it. A few seconds later the door was opened and Carla came into view, smiling a little. The smiled faded as her eyes set upon Levi.
"Levi? I mean Your Majesty, this is unexpected? What can I do for you? How is Eren?" she asked, hoping that he wasn't going to say what she was thinking.
Levi looked down.
"Carla, it is Levi to you. I owe you that much. I'm sorry," he said.
"Levi, where is Eren?" she said, worried. Levi sighed and took out the picture of Grisha from his pocket and showed it to her.
"Do you recognise this man, Carla?" he asked, only for the picture to be snatched out of his hand.
"Where did you get this?" she asked, in complete shock.
"I'm sorry, Carla. I have failed you. Eren has been taken and he was taken by this man. Do you know who he is?" Levi asked, hoping she would say what he wanted her to say. She nodded.
"Yes, this is my mate, Grisha. But he left years ago. I'll kill that bastard myself for taking Eren," she said, tearing beginning to fall down her face.
Levi could only watch the woman, who he made a promise to, cry her heart out over his own failure. This man was Carla's mate and Eren's father. He must have had some serious problems.
"We suspect that he is planning to sell Eren, along with the other Omegas, to Rose. I have the King of Rose on my side and I promise you, Carla, I will find Eren and I will bring him home to you," Levi said.
Carla began to stop crying.
"Wait, take me with you. I can help. I know it is very selfish of me, but let me stay at the palace. I know things about Grisha that could come in handy. Please," she pleaded. Levi thought for a moment, before sighing.
"Of course. You may bring Mikasa if you wish, or anyone else you think could help," he said. Carla's face became very serious as she nodded.
"I suggest Armin as well. He is know to be very smart and can help." Levi nodded.
"Very well, you have ten minutes," he said, before walking back to Erwin and the rest of his men.
"Well?" Erwin asked.
"She coming too, along with two other brat. Introduce this Armin brat to Hanji, apparently he can help," Levi ordered. Erwin nodded.
They stood aside and watched as Carla, Mikasa and a blonde haired kid walked towards them. Mikasa glared a little at Levi and the blondie looked a bit nervous. They carried minimal items, which Levi liked.
"Let's go," Levi said. Everyone nodded and Erwin got the new arrivals to pair up with the guards as they didn't have any spare horses.
Levi could tell that Carla was worried beyond her wits about Eren; so was Levi. But all they could do was hope that they wouldn't be too late.
. . . .
They made it back to the palace in a few hours, and the sun was beginning to set. The journey had been quiet.
Levi had to find a room for his guests. He may live in a palace, but he wasn't just going to dump them in a crappy room.
They got off the horses and Levi decided to show them around, taking that they had never really explored the palace while Carla and Mikasa were last trying to break in...ah happy days. They stopped by the lab first.
They entered the smoke filled room and there were sounds of awe coming from the blonde kid, Armin.
At that moment, there was a small booming sound, and Hanji ran out of her office coughing.
"Hanji!" Levi shouted. Hanji jumped and her eyes set upon her guests.
"The last time you invited someone to see me, I wanted to take their blood. Do you have any more for me?" she asked, like she was a child begging for a cookie. Levi rolled his eyes and pushed Armin forward.
"He's yours. Let him help you and teach him stuff. Apparently he is a genius, I'll let you be the judge of that," he said. Hanji gave a casual salute and started a conversation with Armin.
Levi wanted to leave the smoke filled room already and dragged the two women out of the room.
"I'll leave Armin with Hanji. She'll take care of him. She won't be after his blood," Levi said.
"Was she after Eren's?" Mikasa asked, glaring a little.
"Yes, and she got it. Now quit glaring already," he said.
"Humph." she said, turning her head away.
Levi rolled his eyes and lead them upstairs.
"I'll allow you two to take my room while you stay here," he said. Carla frowned.
"Levi, we cannot do that. You are King after all and for us to take the King's room-" Carla said, but was interrupted by Levi.
"It isn't the King's room. It's the Prince's, and as there is no Prince, there is no use for it. I have been delaying my chamber move and refused to allow myself a huge room to myself, but I have Eren now. And I hope I will still have him in the future," Levi explained. Mikasa huffed and walked ahead. Carla smiled.
"You mated him, didn't you?" she asked. Levi was not afraid to nod. "Thank you," was all she said, because catching up with Mikasa.
Levi knew exactly what Carla was thanking his for. It wasn't because he mated her son, but because he gave him someone that wouldn't mistreat him. Carla trusted him for some reason and Levi would not betray that trust.
Now all he had to do was get her son back.
Tada! Chapter 18 has arrived and I feel so happy. I love all of you for being nice to me about my fever, one of you was even like a doctor; making a list of things I should do. So thank you for that and I am now feeling a lot better. Still coughing, but that won't get in the way. Hurray!
Many of you knew that it was Grisha all along, so well done you. I seriously have nothing against Grisha. It's just the fact that a lot of people do use him as a villain in their story, so why should I stop that. I'm not going to say anything else that could spoil the manga for everyone. Go read it!
Chapter 19 is ready and waiting and I have notice that in two weeks time, on this very day, it is in fact Christmas. Christmas = Levi's Birthday. I do have something special for that day that will be really nice, sort of, and I'm sure that if Levi was real, he would appreciate it (HE IS REAL!).
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22 reviews this week, absolutely awesome. Thank you do much for taking the time to review. You may not think it means something, but it means a lot to know that people actually like your story and the chapter that you just updated. I have some lovely every week reviewer who I always wait for and smile like crazy when I get it (stupid me). I'm really pleased with myself that I have been able to continue updating every week since I started, so I'm going to give messed a pat of the back. BUT WAIT! It isn't over just yet, and I don't even know when this will be over. I was hoping to save this until the end, but I will tell you now.
There shall be a sequel!
That's right! I have already planned out both stories and I want to know what you guys think. Even though you guys have no clue what I am planning (and believe me when I say you don't) I'm sure most of you will be really happy to know that this will not end when Breaking Down Walls ends.
Hurray! Okay, said too much.
Well, until next Friday.
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