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"What, you didn't hear me?" Dante smirked before doing a cocky pose. "I said I'm your uncle, Nero."

Eren frowned and shook his head slowly, although his eyes showed that he was still shocked beyond belief. "T…That's not my name… Dante…?" he muttered, still confused with what was going on.

"Really? I could have sworn your old man named you 'Nero' when you were born... Oh man, my mind must be going through a phase right now if I forgot about that." Dante made a thinking pose before massaging his forehead as if it was sore. The way how nonchalant and cocky he spoke felt odd towards Eren for some reason, he didn't know whether to be mad about it or not.

The boy's frown became more serious. "I don't know who 'Nero' is and it's not me! My mom and dad named me Eren!" He took one last look around him before glaring at Dante. "And where the hell am I? Are you a kidnapper or something? Did you take me from my father?! Answer me right now!" he continued to ask question after question and eventually the man before him to raise his hands in defeat.

"All right, all right, calm down kid, you might get a panic attack if you continue." Eren did stop asking questions, although he kept on glaring at Dante. The devil hunter could only deadpan, if Nero was like this, then he would have a hard time making him loosen up like him. Ah, who was he kidding? The kid was the son of Mr. Scowls-a-lot aka Vergil, so he should've expected this. "First off, what do you remember?" Dante asked, sounding more serious this time.

That came as something that made the boy think for a few moments. He was trying to find his father, but what happened before that again? Eren held his head with one hand, as he tried to remember what happened to him earlier. "My dad… he… told me to remember… a name… S…Sparda…? I… I think that was the name…" Dante raised an eyebrow as he heard that particular name. "He… He told me if I do… I would know…" Eren raised his right arm, only to remember that it was back to normal instead of looking demonic. "This… This doesn't make any sense! My arm wasn't normal earlier!" Eren glared at Dante once again. "You answer me right now, old man! Where did you take me and what happened to my arm?!"

However, Dante didn't take the boy's last comment lightly as his expression turned into anger, albeit in a comical way, which didn't affect Eren one bit. "Who the hell are you calling 'old', you little shit?! You better take that back right now!" he fumed, but Eren wasn't fazed or anything. He was used to older people threatening him. "Fine, fine! You're inside your mind right now, everything here is a product of your imagination, well except for me, happy now?!" Dante had a raging look after his little explanation, still looking pissed with Eren's remark about his age.

Eren still looked confused nonetheless. "But… if that's true, then… how did I end up here…? Do you know why?" The boy looked around again now that he knew where he was.

"Hell if I know," Dante shrugged as he plopped back down on the couch behimd him. Now he lost all signs of his carefree personality, still affected with one small remark made by the kid. "All I know is that before you showed up here, I was busy removing a weird serum that just entered your body, kid."

"Serum that just entered…" Eren pondered, as he tried to remember the events that transpired just moments ago with his father. It then hit him. "Wait, are you talking about what my dad injected in me? I remember him injecting something into my arm before I passed out."

"Maybe." Dante thought about it for a moment before remembering how that particular serum was seemingly unstable when he tried to deal with it earlier. "Kid, what was that serum that went into you? It was kind of unstable and I had to suppress it so your demonic side won't be —" Dante stopped talking midway when he realized what he was talking about, before he noticed the confused look on Eren's face. "Oh, for crying out— come here!" he gestured for the boy to move closer to him, who still looked wary of him, showing distrust. "You already know that this whole place is happening in your mind, kid. You must be missing a brain if you can't even come closer to hear me explaining me all of this." Dante shook his head and tapped his feet loudly, trying hard not to get irritated. But the kid… boy, if he knew Vergil's kid was going to be like this… he should've never gotten on his brother's nerves. Maybe this was karma for always teasing Vergil back then…

Eren was internally struggling whether to come closer to Dante. On one hand, if this was really happening in his mind, there was no need to worry and he could even get some answers from the old man. On the other hand, this Dante might just be tricking him into letting his guard down so he could get what he want. Ultimately, Eren chose to take the risk and reluctantly walked towards Dante, who leaned forward and rested his elbows on his thighs in a more serious pose.

"Alright kid, let me ask you." Dante began, narrowing his eyes. "Do you know the legend of Sparda? Or have you only heard of it, at least? I do hope you know it, because I don't really want to go through the whole story…" Dante chuckled in the end, as Eren looked down in deep thought.

Eren frowned slightly when it finally clocked in his mind. "I remember my mom telling me that legend as a story before I go to sleep years ago… It was about… I think it was about a demon called Sparda… who… fought for humanity and rebelled against his own kind… and… protected the humans for hundreds of years…" Eren's frown deepened as he once again thought about that name. "Sparda… that name… my father told me to —"

"Remember it, I know. I heard you earlier." Dante cut him off in a bored tone before sighing. "Well you don't know the whole story kid, but you got the beginning covered. At least that's better than nothing. I'm going to tell you the rest of the story, but are you even willing to listen?" He asked Eren, who looked like he had no answer to that. He still didn't trust Dante although he was now sure that all of this was just taking place in his mind. "Your old man told you that you would get answers about what exactly happened to your arm if you know more Sparda, correct?" Eren widened his eyes. "I can tell more about Sparda and even answer your questions about your right arm, but only if you're willing to listen to me. I'm not gonna waste time talking to a little brat who can't even make time to hear out others." Dante sent a questioning look towards Eren's direction. "Now I'm gonna ask you again, kiddo. Are you?"

Eren was shocked the moment Dante mentioned the exact same thing that Grisha had told him, and it made him wonder. How did Dante know about that? No one could have possibly heard what him and his dad were talking about earlier, right? It still made Eren suspicious about him but on the other hand, he chose to have his questions answered more.

The white-haired boy nodded, making Dante smirk.

"Alright kid, get ready for a little bedtime story. Keep an open mind, you'll need it." Dante stated as he began to explain. "You got the legend right. Sparda was a demon who fought his own kind and protected humans from the armies of the underworld and to be more precise, the armies of Mundus, the king of the underworld. Now let me ask you this, kid. Do you believe that those demons I'm talking about exist?"

"No," was Eren's short response.

"But you believe in giant monsters because of those titans you see walking around?" Dante asked rhetorically.

"Yeah, because I can see them and the effect they have on humans." Eren crossed his arms. "I'll only believe demons exist when I see one for myself."

"Understandable. But let me give you a wake-up call right now, kid. You're living in a fantasy." Eren raised an eyebrow at that. "You think those ugly titans were bad enough? News flash, it's about to get worse than that."

Eren gulped, remembering how his father said the same thing earlier about how the titans weren't the only threat they were facing. "W-What do you mean?" he asked nervously, having a bad feeling on what's about to come next.

"Demons, kid. They exist. They're very real, just like how Sparda protected the people of this world more than two thousand years ago. These demons will attack and kill you with no hesitation. And now that the outermost wall here is breached, demons are free to enter your doorsteps anytime. From lesser demons to giant beasts, the options are nearly infinite." Eren's eyes widened to the point that both his green orbs looked like they were about to pop out of his sockets, and Dante inwardly smirked at his reaction. "I can tell you're in disbelief, kid. I can explain further, but are you still with me?"

Eren nodded dumbly, completely drawn to Dante's explanation now. If he was being defiant earlier, well then, circumstances changed his mind.

"Good, now continuing…" Dante then fed himself a slice of pizza out of nowhere, causing Eren to look at him in confusion.

"What are you eating?" Eren asked with a small frown.

Dante looked terribly offended. "What am I eating, you ask? Why, it's only the greatest gift that God has given to mankind! Pizza!" he made a dramatic pose as he showed Eren the slice of pepperoni pizza on his hand.

A bit curious, Eren smelled the food on his hand. It smelled a bit salty? Anyway, he looked confused as he looked back towards Dante. "What's pizza?" the boy asked.

That single question caused Dante to drop his pizza and face-plant on the floor, with his whole body looking like it lost all signs of life as he turned white.

Eren sweat-dropped slightly at what just happened, before he tried to wake up the older man by shaking him. "Dante? Oi, Dante!"

As Eren tried to "revive" Dante, the man clad in red was immediately filled with despair. "This doesn't make any sense!" he complained to himself. "How?! How can Nero NOT know the beauty of pizza?! Didn't his parents here ever taught him what— wait, wait… what if they don't know what pizza is either?! Then… then that means…" Dante then came to the horrible conclusion that nobody in this island even knew what pizza is. "NOOOOOOO!" he wailed internally, as it looked like his soul just left him.

"Dante! Wake up you lazy-head and stop sleeping!" Eren began kicking the lifeless man's body lightly, thinking that Dante was just messing with him for the fun of it. To Eren's distate, the man's sleeping reminded him of himself since he preferred to sleep if he had nothing better to do. "You still have to tell me more about Sparda and my arm!"

"MOVING ON!" Dante surprised Eren as he sprang to his feet all of a sudden with a forced smile on his face, before sitting back on the couch. He looked a bit crazy because of his eyes, but anyway, as long as Eren would learn more. "I'll tell you about Sparda's later life after he defended humanity from the Demon King Mundus, kid!"

"Later life?" Eren's surprise was quickly replaced by curiosity as he wanted to know more about Sparda now, and it seems that Dante had the answers he wanted. He would listen willingly to the whole story if it meant getting those answers.

"I'm going to teach this kid what pizza is and how to appreciate it!" Dante told himself. "That way, he can spread to hundreds of other people here the ways of the pizza!" He made a mental note in the future to introduce Eren to pizza and why it was universally loved, but back to other matters, it was now time to tell the brat his real family.

Regaining his serious look from earlier, he began to speak again. "Sparda managed to seal Mundus away, but it cost him his powers. For a thousand years, he roamed the world and became a legend as you know him today. But only a few knew what happened next to him." Eren made sure to listen closely so he doesn't miss a detail in Dante's explanation. "He met a woman named Eva and they eventually settled down together, making a family of their own. Eva gave birth to twins. Vergil was the older one. He was…" Dante hesitated for a moment, looking saddened just for a second. "He was my brother."

Eren's eyes widened again as he looked at Dante in shock. The boy's mouth hung slightly agape as he pointed to the man in front of him with a shaking finger. "Y-You mean that you're —"

"You got it right. Like I said earlier, I'm a son of Sparda." Dante bore a prideful smile on his face while pointing to himself. "That makes me a half-demon since my mother Eva was a human. My brother Vergil is the same."

"Okay, but… what does this have to do with me? Am I a demon too? Because… my arm definitely doesn't look like it belongs to a normal human… Or… am I son of Sparda like you since I still look normal like everybody else?" Eren deeply didn't want the first option, because he saw himself as a human in all points. Being a devil would mean that all of it was just a lie to make himself feel better.

To his surprise, Dante let out a chuckle. "You're really listening, kid… I like that. But no, you're not a son of Sparda. You're connected to my family, but you're not my little brother or anything. We're getting to that, just wait." Eren nodded in understanding. "Now the relationship between me and my brother isn't exactly like your normal family relationship, because this is where everything goes downhill. My family was attacked by demons who are servants of Mundus, and during that attack my mother died."

"But why? If Mundus was already sealed away, there's no need for other demons to serve him!" Eren cried out in confusion.

"That's the thing about demons, kid. All they do is follow what their leader tells them to do. And it's already in the mindset of demons by now to eliminate every person or devil who bears the blood of Sparda, the blood of a traitor." Dante said grimly.

"I'm sorry about your mom," Eren voiced out his concern.

"It's in the past," Dante waved him off. "Anyway, back to the story. After my mother died, my father trained me and my brother and he eventually passed away too, leaving us with his weapons and a memento from my mom." Dante didn't want to tell Eren about what the Perfect Amulet was capable of, as he didn't want to overwhelm the poor kid with too much since he already had titans as his main problem right now. Meanwhile, Eren suddenly had the wish to somehow meet Sparda for himself. The way how he protected humanity from his own kind despite being a devil was something Eren can respect and look up to. "Flash forward, my brother and I had a fight. Not the normal fight that you have with a sibling, because we fought with the intent to kill." Eren gasped. How could Vergil even think of hurting his own family like that? "He wanted more power, and I tried to stop him. After our battle, he fell to the underworld and Mundus took the opportunity to brainwash him. I fought Mundus myself sometime afterwards and sealed him again, which freed Vergil but he was still trapped in the underworld. Years later, he finally got out of there and we had a little talk where we made up, but we eventually went our separate ways too."

"So what did you two do after that?" Eren asked, somehow relieved that Dante and his brother somehow reconciled after that. He didn't like how their family was drifted apart because of a foolish wish that Vergil had. Dante then smirked at him afterwards.

"Well, as I told you earlier, I became the owner of the world's first and only agency that takes care of all matters regarding demons, DEVIL MAY CRY!" He once again made a dramatic pose before pointing to himself in a boasting manner, only to notice that Eren didn't look amused at all. "Okay, okay, back on topic! I opened up a business dedicated to exterminating demons so I could help people, that's it." He said, while cursing Vergil for letting his son inherit his seriousness.

"That's all you did? What happened to your brother then? To Vergil." Eren continued to ask, although he was curious. He had never heard of a place called 'Devil May Cry' within Wall Maria, so maybe it was located within Rose or Sina.

"There might be more to what I was up to after all that's happened, but that's not important." He didn't want to mention anything about Lady, because her passing still shook him to this day. Trish was also a precious friend of his, and she looked like his mom, to the point he saw her like a sister he never had. It also hurt him deeply that she died. "Anyway regarding Vergil, he found himself a woman called Anne Yeager, and they settled down together."

Eren immediately perked up as soon as he heard the woman's name. "Wait a second! That woman! She has the same last name as me! The same last name as my dad!" This must be the answer he was waiting for. This must be the reason why he was connected to Dante, and how he had a demonic arm. "This Anne Yeager… she's my father's sister or something, right?"

Dante rose an eyebrow at Eren's sudden conclusion before he shrugged it off. "Hell if I know, but Anne was from Marley and it was a long-distance relationship between her and my brother at first, before they moved in together."

"Marley? What's that?" Eren frowned in confusion as he looked at Dante for answers. The man in red looked at Eren as if he just grew a second head or something.

"What do you mean, 'what's that'? Marley is a place, you moron." Dante said with a frown, confused with how Eren was acting. Didn't he know about Marley? "Pay attention to maps next time, kid. It'll help you not to get lost in the future."

Eren looked at him with a frown of his own. There must be something that Dante wasn't telling him. "I don't know what you're talking about, Dante. There's no district or village named Marley within the walls. There's only Shiganshina, Trost, Stohess and a few other districts but there's nothing named Marley among them."

"I'm not talking about within the walls, kid!" Dante said in an annoyed tone. While he normally got on Vergil's nerves, karma seemed to target him as the son of his brother was now getting on his own. "It's a goddamn place OUTSIDE these walls! It's a freakin' continent, for gods' sake! You're an even bigger idiot than me, kiddo!"

Eren glared at Dante for that particular remark in the end. That was something he won't let himself get called. "What do you mean, 'outside the walls'?! You're the bigger idiot than me! You're out of your mind! Nobody has ever gotten out of the walls but one day, we will!" he screamed back.

Dante grinned dangerously as he stepped forward towards Eren, who remained indifferent despite his expression. "Listen here, you little fuck… I'm gonna —!" It then hit him. When the people here used to stare at him weirdly, to the titans roaming the land outside the walls, the lack of technology and now, Eren was telling him that nobody had ever gotten out of the walls.

Everything finally made sense.

Dante's eyes widened as he froze. "What the hell is going on here in this place?" he thought in confusion. He had never encountered something like this before. "How can they not know of anything that's outside the walls? Something's up here. I initially thought those titans just stranded the people here and they're waiting to be rescued… but no, they're… living in ignorance."

"Dante, what are you planning now?" Eren asked with a scowl, he had a feeling that the older man would try the same trick he did earlier when he fell face-first to the floor. He was then caught off guard when Dante immediately grabbed both his shoulders as he knelt down to the same height as himself, a dumbfounded expression mixed with confusion could be seen on his face.

"Listen up kid, you remember how I told you earlier that you were living in a fantasy? That demons are about to knock on your doorstep any second now? Guess what? You're all living in a literal fantasy. All of the people here, including you, have no idea what's happening outside these walls." Eren looked both confused and shocked and the same time. "Listen to me kid, there's a world beyond these walls you're living in. There are many other places in the world aside from this one. I wasn't even born here, if you want proof. Compared to all the other places out there, this is just a tiny island you're all living in. You're all living in ignorance. The technology outside of the walls is even more advanced compared to this place. You need to wake up kid, and realize that this island isn't all that there is in the world. If you stay ignorant, then you're all going to be cornered and killed by both the titans and demons."

"But…" Eren tried to argue, yet his expression were failing him. He himself could see the truth in Dante's words. Has he been ignorant himself all this time? Even though he always preached about getting out of the walls and killing the titans? "There's no record of humans outside the walls… textbooks always say… that they've been wiped out by the titans…"

Dante nodded, understanding the situation. "Then the titans aren't the main problem here. Something is happening within these walls that's preventing the people from knowing what's outside. If I'm correct, the information in those textbooks is given by a higher power, do you have an idea on who's in charge of everything within these walls?"

Eren looked down, as his body went on autopilot. There was too much information going on in his mind that he could collapse or something. "The Capital… in Wall Sina… The King… he's in charge of everything…"

"Then you need to get to that capital, kid. You need to find out what is going on there that's keeping these people ignorant. You have to because if you don't, everyone here will die. Everyone you love, they'll be killed or eaten. Don't tell anyone about this for now, or they'll think you've gone out your mind. This is something you have to figure out on your own. The fate of the people inside these walls rests in your hands now, kid."

"But what can I do?! I'm just a normal kid, Dante! No, I… I don't even know what I am! I can't do any of that, I'm sorry. I'm not the guy you're looking for, Dante… I'm just not cut for it." Eren stated sadly. Truth be told, he did want to do his part and help the people here in any way he can, even if he had to do what Dante said. But then again, what can he do? Because the only truth was that he was like every other person here. Ignorant to the truth that was the world beyond the walls.

Dante smirked. "Wrong. You're not a normal kid at all." Eren looked up at him in confusion. "Come to think of it, we never got to finish my story earlier, so let's finish it now okay?" The boy couldn't even let out a proper answer because Dante spoke immediately without letting Eren talk but the kid listened on nonetheless. "As I was saying earlier, my brother Vergil and Anne Yeager got together and made a family of their own. My brother was happy, because he could finally live the life he wasn't able to. But no, the demons can't give us a break."

"No way…" Eren breathed out.

"Yeah… anyway, it turned out that Mundus' control over Vergil was still there, and he accidentally killed Anne because of it. I could've saved both of them, but I was too late. By the time I got there, Vergil was already crying for her, blaming himself for what happened." Dante's eyes looked downtrodden as he remembered that day. "Then all of a sudden, he entrusted his child to me, while he charged to the underworld to get revenge on Mundus. His child's name…" Dante then looked at Eren. "...was Nero."

Although he was caught off guard, Eren didn't say anything after that. However, he definitely knew what it meant. He remembered how Dante kept on referring to him with the same name earlier, but he didn't say anything yet. It might be better to listen some more before he'll say something.

"I went back to my agency with Nero, and I saw it in ruin. The place was attacked by demons while I was gone. While I stood inside the trashed place, one demon snuck behind me and stabbed me through the heart with the sword that belonged to my father. I was supposed to heal that wound like always, but it became my death flag since the sword that stabbed me was my father's. Only fitting that someone more powerful than me can kill me."

"Does that mean… you're dead now?" Eren asked in a shaky voice.

"Well yeah, but hang on, I'm not done yet." Dante answered in his nonchalant tone. "Using whatever strength I had left, I transformed into my demon form and killed the demons there, before I flew up with Nero and searched for a place where I can leave him before the demons can lay a hand on him. That's when I noticed this island. Looking at a map, it's pretty small and with reverse psychology, the demons won't suspect that I left Nero in a place where he can be easily found." He crossed his arms and smirked, while Eren could only gulp. He had a feeling where this was going, and he just needed the final closure. "With that in mind, I also saw titans roaming the land outside the walls. I've heard about them from Anne, so I had some regrets about leaving Nero in a place where demons aren't the problem, but instead, a new threat. After I flew across the outer wall, I transformed back and I landed in Shiganshina, in search of a place where Vergil's kid can grow up properly. I felt myself getting weaker and weaker with every second, so I left Nero at the doorstep of the nearest house to me. Who would have thought it would be you… Eren Yeager?" Dante chuckled, calling the boy with the name he's gotten used to for a long time.

Eren looked down at his hands, slowly coming to realize everything that Dante told him. "So… that's it? I'm… the son of your brother… the son of Vergil… you're… my uncle… and… Sparda…" he slowly contemplated, before he remembered something. "Then what about my arm? Did Vergil had an arm like mine?" he asked.

Dante exhaled and shook his head. "As far as I'm concerned, this is the first time I've seen a case like this. Your pops did tell me that he sensed a great amount of demonic power sleeping within your arm when you were born, so I knew about it. We called it the Devil Bringer, since it had to have a name." That was a lie. Vergil felt there was no need to name the arm, and Dante insisted because it would be boring if it had a unique look, but had no name. He then put his hands on his hips and nodded several times. "Rest assured, this arm of yours is special and unique. Its power is in your hands now, and only you can utilize and control it."

Eren thought about what Dante just said, as his mind drifted back to what happened in Shiganshina. It was thanks to this Devil Bringer, which was his arm, that he was able to save his mom if not all three of them, himself and Hannes included. But then he remembered the look that both adults shared when they looked at him back then. They looked afraid of him, not just from his arm, but like his whole self. It's as if they were looking at a monster in a child's body.

"I know what you're thinking," Dante said as Eren looked at him. "You think you're an outcast of society, and that you don't belong here because of what you are. You just want to be a normal kid like everyone else. I know since I went through the same dilemma as you. I'll tell you this, though. Don't treat your arm or your true heritage as something to be ashamed of." The boy stared down at his right arm once again, before slowly clenching his fist, regaining his determined look. "Use it as a strength, and as a means to protect those who you love and care for."

With a look of determination on his face, Eren nodded which gave Dante the exact answer he was looking for. Looks like despite being Vergil's kid, he had no problem expressing human emotions unlike his father. The man in the red coat grinned widely before clearing his throat so he could speak once more.

"Good call, kid. From here on out, how you do things is up to you." Dante gave him a thumbs-up. "Just remember what I told you and make sure you do it. The fate of the people inside the walls depends on whether or not you succeed, but I believe you would. You have to hide your arm too, or it'll be trouble. The reason demons will hunt you is because of Sparda's blood running through your veins. The demons despise our kind, but if you cover your arm so that no one notices it, the less chances of you attracting demons."

Eren raised his arm and looked at it, before imagining the Devil Bringer in its place. "I get what you want me to do, but…" He turned back at Dante with a look of doubt. "Can I really do all of those with just using this arm? I know you said that my father, Vergil, sensed power in my arm but… I don't think it's enough." Instead of looking saddened though, Eren simply frowned to express his disappointment.

"Hey Nero, is that all that you're worried about?" the older man asked with a silly look on his face, going back to calling the by his original name. Eren didn't say anything, so Dante just continued. "You don't need to worry about only that arm of yours, because you have a little package from your pops that'll help you in your little adventure. Consider it your first and last birthday present from him, so make sure to treasure his gift." Dante smiled and looked at Eren's right hand.

The boy looked down at his hand, before a quick flash of light suddenly shined into his eyes, temporarily blinding him as Eren blinked a few times to regain his normal sight. He then felt that he was carrying something heavy that he needed both of his hands to lift it up, and he widened his eyes at what he saw.

"That's your father's weapon, the Yamato." Dante explained, eyeing the katana that Eren struggled to lift up by its scabbard. "A katana that is so sharp that it cut through anything, even through dimensions. It's also said that it has the powerful ability to separate man from devil, when Sparda used it to seal the gate to the underworld. When my brother entrusted you to me, his final will if he doesn't come back alive from the underworld, was for the Yamato to be sealed into your arm. Now, it's yours."

While he admired how the sword looked clean and sleek, Dante mentioning that it was now his snapped Eren out of it as he looked at his uncle in shock. "Wait, what? I don't even know how to use it the right way, I might end up hurting someone else! Can't you teach me before you give it to me, Dante?" Also, even though he never really got to meet his father in person, it made the boy slightly sad that that moment will never come.

"Nope, that sword has never been my expertise anyway." Dante shook his head in amusement. "And I wouldn't worry about it. When the Yamato sealed itself into your arm, along with it is a piece of your father's power and knowledge. You see, our weapons were a big part of us that it became synonymous with ourselves. You may not feel it right now, but once time passes, your father's knowledge and skill in using the Yamato will be passed on to you. All you have to do while that is happening is to train your physical self to become stronger than before, unless you want to fight demons while still holding the thing that way." Dante said, referring to how Eren carried the katana with both hands, before it disappeared in a flash of light. Eren looked confused and he was about to ask Dante where did the Yamato disappear to, his uncle was already of him. "If you want to summon it, just focus hard and think of it while holding out your hand. Your weapons are sealed in your Devil Bringer, but you can bring them out anytime."

Eren nodded slowly and closed eyes, before they snapped open once again as he looked at Dante in confusion. "Weapons?" he asked in curiosity.

"That's right." Dante smirked and crossed his arms. "You'll also be getting your birthday present from your Uncle Dante… like your pops, my final will when I left you with your foster parents was that if I didn't come back from the underworld alive, my sword and my two guns would also be sealed in your right arm. To add to that, I also sealed some of my power away in your arm before I left, which is the reason why I'm here right now."

"Then, where is it?" Eren asked as he reached out his arm and waited for the flash of light to come, but it didn't.

Dante laughed. "You just have to do one thing, kid." His expression then turned serious all of a sudden, with the look in his eyes becoming scary to look at. "Take back what you said about me being old."

Eren looked surprised at Dante's strange request before nodding. "Alright, alright, I take it back." Almost immediately, Dante's demeanor changed and went back to his smiling self earlier.

"That wasn't so hard, was it?" The man in red grinned before he started laughing and for the first time since arriving here, Eren let out a small smile. "Okay, okay, that's about everything… you can go back now."

"What?" Eren raised a brow.

"I already explained to you everything you needed to know and I already told you. From here on out, everything you do is of your own choices. Just… remember the little mission I told you about, okay?"

"But I…" Eren tried to speak out.

"You're asking for my weapons? Kid, give me some slack and let me spend one more time with my babies. I'm giving them away to you forever, anyway!" Dante exclaimed with a comical teary face that made Eren sweat-drop.

"Uh no, I… I was going to ask how can I leave this place. And if I do, can I even see you again? What if I have questions about demons that need to be answered?"

"Oh, if that's what you're worried about, then it's easy. I told you earlier that all of this is happening in your head, right? So, just focus hard enough on waking up and you'll find your way back. Now, are we going to see each other again? I'm not sure myself. To be honest, I never even expected us to have this little meeting so I don't know how to answer that. If I have a say in it, I'd like it if we can meet again here in case you do need to ask questions. But right now, you have to understand that you'll be on your own in this. I don't mean that you can't work with others anymore, I'm talking about that little mission I told you about earlier. Only you know about it."

Eren looked troubled with Dante's answer that he averted his gaze to the side, unsure if he can do just that without his help.

"Take care, Nero. Adios." Dante smiled and made a finger salute in farewell and Eren was about to reach out to him again, since he felt like he wasn't ready yet, only for his vision to go blurry as everything was starting to fade to black. Dante was already gone. The boy looked like he was about to pass out, and he did. But before he could even hit the floor, he was already out of there.


Eren rose up from the grass, slowly waking up from a deep slumber. He was back to the real world. He remembered everything that happened, from Grisha taking him here, to using a weird injection on him, to his talk with Dante in his mind despite the words of his now-adoptive father saying that his memories will most likely be affected.

He quickly looked at his arm, and saw it just the same as it was before meeting Dante. Eren narrowed his eyes seriously, he had to hide this from everyone else, now knowing what it really was and what it can do. It seems even Dante didn't know it can exactly do, and it would be up to him alone to find out.

Temporarily forgetting about what he wanted to do even before he met the devil hunter inside his mind, Eren searched along the ground for the white cloth that Hannes gave him to wrap it up around his arm again. Luckily for him, it was just behind him as he crawled over and started to wrap it around his arm again.

"Dante was telling the truth all along, wasn't he?" Eren thought to himself, before looking down sadly. "It means… my mom isn't also real mother… my real mom… is dead too…" He shook his head to keep himself from having those thoughts. "No… no, she may not be my real mom but… for years, she's been like one to me. Adopted or not, she treated me like her own. I'm going to talk with her about this later… sorry, Dante. But if I'm going to do what you told me to do, then I need to be in the Military first. And to do that, I need my mom to let me." He then finished wrapping his arm up and was about to stand, only for him to notice a bloody hand on the ground just ahead of him. Eren looked confused for a moment, before it came crashing down on him.

His father injected him with something…

He felt something weird that time…

Grisha's crying…

Everything going black…

"No…" Eren breathed out with a terrified face, before the life went out of him as he fainted into unconsciousness.


Another chapter done! This was solely dedicated to explaining everything to Eren, and now he is aware of many things!

First, the legend of Sparda and demons. Now he knows they exist, but when will they show up? Wall Maria has been breached now, they could show up any time and he has the Devil Bringer awakened too. That will surely attract the demons. Eren has to train before that time comes, if he wants to protect his people against the demons.

Second, Marley. Okay, I know that this is going to be fully different from the manga to those who follow the source material, but there's a reason for this. In canon, Eren became depressed when they reached the ocean because he thought it was freedom beyond the walls, but it's not. Here, Dante kills any possibility of that ever happening now that Eren knows that there are other places outside of the walls. This will also allow Eren to become less of an angry, determined boy like in canon and open up more since he now knows what they're fighting for. HOWEVER, the mystery in the basement is still unknown. Eren is just aware now that they aren't the only ones in the world. The seeds have been planted, now he has to figure out everything else.

Third, his real family. Okay, Anne Yeager is not just a simple character I created to give Vergil a woman to settle down with. That last name isn't for nothing. She is connected to Grisha, but I'm not telling how… yet. You have to wait for it. This is REALLY important, especially to those who read the manga like me.

To make it clear, yes, Eren transformed into a titan and ate his father. You know what that means in canon. However, that didn't last long because Dante 'removed' the serum from his body. Does this mean his titan power is gone? Stay tuned to find out.

Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance