All Eren expected was the release of death, he felt how his head fell off just to be caught by the caring hands of Mikasa then being pulled up for a kiss, those lips against his were the last sensation he would ever feel. Whether if hell or heaven was waiting for him, he couldn't care less where he would go.

Eren felt like there was nothing else for him to do, he may have left this world as a mass genocidal but he didn't care how the world view him, he only cares about his loved ones Armin, Jean, Connie, and even Captain Levi. Then there was Mikasa that was the most painful to remember, he just hoped that she can live a long life.

It was pitch black Eren couldn't move, see, breathe or speak. He doesn't know how long has it been neither he care, it was only him with his thoughts he kept thinking and thinking about how things ended up the way they did for him. But thinking about that it was a constant reminder that he was a 'slave of fate', there was no other way around it Eren was a living contradiction.

Suddenly Eren felt something and that wasn't supposed to happen, he can feel his lung inflate then deflate, he feels himself standing somewhere. He slowly opens his eyes to check out his surroundings. It was a room painted in a slightly deep blue from carpet to the ceiling to his left side there's a small bar with a bottle of wine and a couple of cups, there are windows but the outside was covered by a thick fog and Eren notice something else 'Is this room moving by itself?'.

He observes there are couches as well one to his side and the other in front of him. But the couches are not the things that caught his attention, sitting in front of him there were two people an old man and a woman, but the one that intrigued him the most was the old man. He looked skinny Eren was pretty sure he is mostly bones than flesh, he was wearing a black and white suit with white silk gloves and he was bald only having some hair to the sides and back of his head, although the characteristics that stood out most of him were his nose, ears, and eyes. His nose was long and pointed, his eyes were enormous and his ears were long and pointed as well 'Hell this guy might as well be an abnormal titan'.

Then he changes his gaze to the pale woman next to the old man, she was wearing a jacket and skirt matching the same color as the room they were in and black stockings, she was also resting her hands on a thick handbook on her lap. Then the bizarre-looking man opens his bloodshot eyes.

"Welcome...to the Velvet room" He spoke in a smooth tone

"Who are you? and where the hell Am I?"

The old man simply smirked "Please don't be alarmed, my name is Igor and like I told you are in the velvet room, this place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter."

"Aren't I suppose to be dead, is this some kind of hell or something?"

Igor chuckled at that question "Well yes but you were brought back, you see only those who are bound by a 'contract' may enter this room."

"The hell are you talking about!? what contract!? and how the hell I even got here!?" Eren was starting to lose his patience.

Unfazed by his guest Igor continued "Well the contract can be arranged some other time as for how you got here, somebody wanted to make up for the awful fate you were imposed on in your past life. Indeed you encounter an awful fate, Eren Yeager."

Eren's eyes widened "How much do you know? and who is this person you're talking about?"

"We've seen your entire life from being born to your death, we know what you did but don't worry we won't judge you, we are here to guide you through your intriguing journey, and as for this person it looks like they brought you here a second chance in life but as for why they brought you here specifically is beyond my knowledge."

"...You said 'why they brought you here specifically' what does that mean?" Eren asked.

"Well...you see you are not in your world anymore, we are in a world far different from the one you once knew."

Eren couldn't help but take some time to process the things that Igor was saying "...So what am I supposed to do now?"

"Hmm, how about we take a look into your future" Igor waved his hand and a small stack of cards appear on the table in front of him. Eren could notice that each card had different designs that he wasn't familiar to "Tell me, do you believe in fortune-telling?" Before Eren could answer Igor started flicking his hand, causing the cards to shuffle themselves. The cards spread out and took seven places on the table "Each reading is done with the same cards, yet the result is always different. Very much like life itself, wouldn't you agree? Now then, let's take a look at your destiny"

Igor made the motion of flipping a card in the air, and the card to the lower right turned over. On that card, there was a picture of a tower being struck by lightning and some sort of symbol to the bottom 'XVI'. Then again Igor repeated this motion and the lower-left card flipped to show a crescent moon with a face and a silhouette of some sort of animal? bug? above it, honestly, Eren couldn't tell what it was "Hmm...The Tower in the downward position foretells a great catastrophe in the near future and The Moon in the upright position tells of a mystery...very intriguing indeed..." Igor said in a calm yet somewhat amused tone.

Eren was completely lost at this point that he would rather be dead than keep listening to more of this non-sense "Just what the hell are you talking about!? Talk sense already!" Eren snapped.

"What I'm saying is that you will encounter misfortune at your destination, and a great mystery will be imposed upon you" Igor retorted "The coming year is a turning point in your destiny...If the mystery goes unsolved your future may be forever lost, and our duty is to help you to prevent that from happening" Igor made a sweep motion on the table making the cards disappear "Ah! I have neglected to introduce my assistant to you. This is Margaret. She is a resident of this place, like myself"

"My name is Margaret, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance" The woman introduced herself "I'm here to accompany you through your journey"

"My dear guest I know you may have a lot of questions, but we shall attend to the details some other time. Until then farewell..."

"H-hey wait!" But before Eren could say more everything went completely dark.

Eren snapped his eyes open, breathing heavily he looked at his surroundings. But the place where he was standing wasn't like anything he had seen before, it was completely empty yet he could a voice at the distance.

"Yasoinaba. Yasoinaba"

'What is this place?'