Chapter 27

On top of Wall Sina, Erwin, Hange, Moblit, Levi, and the 104th ones are there. Erwin says, "This should be fairly private. It's highly unlikely anyone will be able to eavesdrop on us up here."

"Good." Eren says, "Centuries ago, the power of the Titans was under the control of a nation known as the Eldian Empire. The Eldians used the Titans as weapons of mass destruction to conquer other nations, wiping out countless cultures in the process. Eventually, the Eldians ran out of enemies and began fighting each other, which causes the downfall of the empire."

Aya says, "However, 100 years ago, the 145th king of the Empire, Karl Fritz, believed that Eldia's sins cannot be atoned for and that Eldians and Titans should not have existed in the first place. Beyond the ocean, there is a nation known as Marley, Karl Fritz teamed up with an Eldian family who possesses one of the 12 Titans, and fabricated a Marleyian hero to destroy the Eldian Empire."

Everyone is silent as they have a hard time processing everything. Katrina continues, "They succeeded and Marley gained nine of the 12 Titans as a result. The King moved the capital to Paradis Island, Eldia's last remaining territory, and gathered as many Eldians as he could on the island. One of the Titans that the King holds is the Founding Titan, the strongest of them all. With its powers, he uses millions of Colossal Titans to form three walls: Maria, Rose, and Sina."

"So that's how the walls are made..." Hange gasps.

"But millions of Colossal Titans?" Armin asks, "Bertolt is already hard to deal with, but millions of them..."

"You've gotta be kidding me..." Jean mutters.

"And that's not just it. After building the walls, the King turned Paradis into a hermit kingdom, cut off from the rest of the world. In order to guarantee temporary peace for the people inside the walls, the king left behind a warning to the rest of the world. He said that if his peace was ever disturbed, he would unleash the Wall Titans, and use them to trample the earth. This is also known as the Rumbling."

"So that's why you're saying about killing 80% of the population?" Armin asks with horror.

"The other nations see that as a threat, and that's why they have Reiner, Bertolt, and Annie attack Wall Maria..." Aya frowns. "They believe that Paradis is a ticking time bomb and that it's only a matter of time before the Wall Titans are released. Consequently, they want to eliminate this threat. The other reason is they want to recover the Founding Titan. While Marley has managed to stay a world superpower because of the power of the Titans, the world is changing. It won't be long before conventional weapons will surpass the power of the Titans. In order to maintain their position in the world, they need to take back the Founding Titan."

"Tch..." Levi mutters. "So that's why they want to kidnap Eren because of the power..."

Mikasa asks, "But where did you get the Founding Titan in the first place?"

"Before I answer that, I want to say about the Founding Titan and the current government. Because of a vow the King made 100 years ago. While he threatened to trample the world, this was never his true intention. It was merely an empty threat meant to buy himself temporary peace. He made a vow of renouncing war. The Founding Titan's true power can only be used by one of royal blood. But because of the vow the King made, all of his descendants who inherit the power of the Founding Titan cannot use it, as they are bound by his will. The King knew that sooner or later the Walls would be attacked, and he planned to allow everyone inside the walls to die in order to atone for all the bloodshed the Eldian Empire had caused in the past." Eren says.

Everyone is stunned at this news. Armin thinks, "All of them...Eren's mother...my grandfather...all of them died...all of them died...because of something our ancestors did? Something we didn't even remember? What kind of person…"

Katrina says, "And in order to guarantee peace within the walls, and to keep the people in the dark, he stole away their memories of the outside world, and led them to believe that they were the last of humanity in a world that had been overrun by Titans."

This causes them to be disgusted, Erwin says, "So my father's theory was right all along..."

"But how did you know all of this?" Hange asks, "It is still crazy if you think about it..."

"The Eldians who did not flee to Paradis Island were conquered by Marley. Marley spared these Eldians, who became second-class citizens. They were forced to reside within internment zones and separate from the Marleyan population. Marley used their new influence to spread slander of the Eldian Empire, claiming they had resorted to eugenics against the other races of the world for years. Any Eldians accused of committing wrongdoing against the Marleyans were sent to "Heaven" and turned into Pure Titans, doomed to wander for eternity." Aya says.

"So it's true... the Titans that we killed are actually humans..." Levi grits his teeth.

Everyone in the scouts is also feeling uneasy at the fact that the Titans are once humans. Connie is also sad, which means the recent attack kills all of the citizens in his hometown.

"However, some Eldians attempted to resist and restore Eldia." Eren says. "My father, Aya's mother, Peter's mother, and Odom's father are from Marley, they are plotting together with other Eldians to form a group known as the Eldian restorationists. Their goal is to get to Paradis Island to take the power of the Founding Titan. The woman we saved, Dina, was also a member of the Eldian restorationists."

Aya says, "However, they were betrayed and were brought to the edge of Paradis Island, and turned into Titans, doomed to forever wander the lands outside the walls in a kind of purgatory. But my mother, Eren's father, Peter's mother, and Odom's father escaped fate with the help of three people. The three of them give Eren's father, Peter's mother, and Odom's father the Titan powers of Attack, Ocean, and Sky, and that's why they would be able to come here."

Everyone feels sorry for them, and Levi says, "So Sarah is one of them... I guess the reason why she was underground was that she was also trying to find the Founding Titan, is that right?"

"Yes, Dad." Aya nods.

"And eventually, my father found the Founding Titan in one of the royal families, and he successfully stole the power and give both titans to me." Eren says, "So I have the Founding Titan."

"But wait, if you, Peter, and Odom are getting the Titan from your parents, what about Katrina's Weather Titan? How did she have the power?" Hange asks.

Katrina says, "I got my power from my mother, and if I have to guess, she got the power from Aya's mother."

Aya says, "I'm not sure what happened, but I have the power to take away Titan powers from shifters, that was why I could take Annie's powers and gives them to Aunt Dina..."

"So that might also be the reason why Reiner and Bertolt want you..." Armin says. "And is that also the reason your hair color keeps changing?"

"Yeah..." Aya frowns. "My hair has been changed 9 times, meaning I got the power of the 9 titans already."

"We still don't know about what Aya's bloodline relates to the whole history, we can only learn it once Dina wakes up." And everyone nods in agreement.

"But I have another question... how did you transfer Titans' powers?" Historia asks.

Peter says, "The usual way without Aya's help, is that we turned into pure Titans and eat the previous Titan shifter...which means..."

Eren frowns, "I ate my father, Katrina ate my mother, Peter ate his mother, and Odom ate his father."

This causes everyone to gasp in shock. "So you were the Titan that ate your mother?" Mikasa asks Katrina, who frowns. "I'm sorry, we didn't want to do this as well..."

"There was also a side effect. Those who have the power of 12 Titans can heal any injury, but they can only live for 13 years." Peter says. "Our parents want us to eat them because their 13 years were almost up. And we also have 8 years left."

The others react with alarm and concern. Mikasa starts to cry and says, "No...no, that can't be...it can't…"

"However, with the Founding Titan and Aya, we don't need to worry about that anymore." Eren says, which makes us feel better.

"So what's the deal with Annie, Reiner, and Bertolt?" Jean asks, "If they're Eldians like us, why would they do this for Marley?"

"The Eldians on the continent are fed propaganda from the time they're born. They're taught to think that their ancestors were evil and that they must atone for the sins of the past, and they are brought up believing that we, the islanders, are filthy devils. I'm guessing Reiner, Annie, and Bertolt believed these lies, which is why they became soldiers, and why they were selected to inherit the Titan powers under Marley's control. And even if during their time here they realized that those beliefs were wrong, they still had no choice but to complete their mission, as it was their only way back home. Their mission is to take the Founding Titan and Aya to Marley, so they can use our powers."

"So that's why they are doing this..." Connie says with anger.

Historia frowns, "But what about Ymir?"

"There was a fourth member that came with Reiner, Bertolt, and Annie, but he was eaten by Ymir as a Pure Titan wandering the land for 60 years." Eren says. "That's what I've heard."

"Ymir was a pure Titan for 60 years?" Sasha asks in surprise. "But she looks the same age as us!"

"I know." Aya says. "And since you all know about the 9 Titans that I have, the only 3 that I haven't had are the Beast Titan, the Cart Titan, and the War Hammer Titan."

"We know the Beast Titan." Connie says, "He's the one who turned my village into Titans!"

"Yeah, but the Beast Titan was similar to the Sky and the Ocean Titan, only that they have traits of the land animals." Eren says. "The Cart Titan has strong endurance and it can carry a lot of weapons to attack. And finally, the War Hammer Titan, which is from the Tybur Family that helped Karl Fritz to destroy the Eldian Empire, has the power to use hardening to make weapons. It is more terrifying than the Female Titan."

This causes everyone to gasp in surprise, Hange says, "So that's all 12 Titans... and with the current knowledge we have... you said that your Attack Titan can see through the memories of the future, right?"

Eren says, "The memories of the future won't be accurate because, in my visions, Weather, Sky, and Ocean Titans aren't a thing."

"But can you tell us the original future?" Armin asks. "Maybe it will give us a hint of what we are going to do next..."

"In the original future, we manage to wipe out all the Titans on Paradis Island, but that causes the humanity outside the island to form an alliance to eradicate us. To prevent that from happening, I was forced to activate the Rumbling, killing 80% of the people outside Paradis."

This causes everyone to gasp in horror, Armin says, "Eren, you're kidding right? That is a complete genocide! You're not going to do that, right?"

"As I said, this is the original future." Eren says. "And that's why we have been doing things that might change the future. For example, I was supposed to kill Dina after I activated the Founding Titan, but I didn't, and she becomes the Female Titan. That was one of the things that've changed."

"I see... thank you for telling us about it. With the information, we will be able to prevent the Rumbling from happening and get a better future." Erwin says.

"You're right. And we can also try to take away Reiner and Bertolt's Titan Powers and have them on our side as well." Hange says.

"But we are not sure if they're back to Marley yet." Armin says.

"No, they will return, and if not, we will go to Marley and find them." Katrina says as the others nod.

Here is a new chapter, and in this chapter, I decide to have Eren and the others reveal the plan, starting from Season 3, everything is going to be different from the anime, so I hope you like this chapter.