Eventually, all the problems troubling the Island of Paradis got sorted out.
The dead had been buried, the destroyed infrastructure rebuilt and unrest among the population subsided. Historia managed to stay in power, keeping it firmly in her hand throughout the whole crisis.
The army helped deal with the community of Wallists, as all the people who were previously wall titans have called themselves, guiding them to create the first colony of Eldia on the continent. Braver civilians from the island departed there, to provide them with much needed assistance.
Two years after the rumbling had concluded, the queen finally visited the colony. The crowds welcomed her warmly, during the ceremony that celebrated the first major contribution from the crown, the establishment of the Port of New Liberio.
The rest of the volunteers along with Yann, were eventually allowed to settle down within the capital. In the dark era that started after the catastrophe known to the future generations as the Twilight of the Gods, their technological knowledge was invaluable.
Same couldn't be said about the Hizuru engineers. Their sense of honour was way too great to serve the very nation that destroyed their homeland. In an act of protest, all of them committed ritual suicide known as Seppuku.
All, except for Kiyomi Azumabito. The woman just couldn't bring herself to do it. Eventually, she settled down in a small house on the coast of Paradis, after marrying an older, local noble.
Connie was overjoyed to finally be able to meet again with his mother. The two of them came back to Ragako and started rebuilding the destroyed village.
Sasha fell in love with one of the volunteers, Niccolo. His cooking skills proved to be the decisive factor for her choice and the young couple eventually got married. They lived happily together on Blouse estate and had multiple children.
The warriors of Marley were sentenced for a single year in prison, as a gesture of the queen's mercy. After that time, they lived the rest of their lives under fake names, somewhere on the island. However, after another year, Marcel decided to step into the light and joined the administration. Many of Paradisians considered that a disgrace, but queen allowed that to happen, so nobody openly opposed it. Marcel became a great advocate for the poor and those in need, imposing many regulations to help them make ends meet.
Levi, Dina and Erwin were shown leniency and after a quick trial, they were exonerated. The Yeager matron decided to grab the bull by the horns and soon she married the former commander of the scouts. Eventually, the retired soldiers found happiness together.
And so, years went by.
Today, Armin Reiss would turn eighteen. Because the queen decided to abdicate upon that day, he would ascend the throne.
Currently, he was sitting in Pierre's winery.
"Great wine" the young man exclaimed, sipping from the glass.
"The best in the world" Pierre responded "I can be sure of it, now…"
The young prince just chuckled. The winemaker poured him another glass and walked away to take care of his things.
"Here you are" the prince suddenly heard from behind.
Upon turning his head, he noticed that it was his childhood sweetheart, Ferne Freudenberg. The girl was looking at him with an annoyed look.
"Come on" he exclaimed with a smile "let's sit together and have some…"
Ferne just walked over and pulled him by his ear out of the winery.
"Ouch!" Armin cried in pain as he was being led away "alright! I'll go! Just stop!"
Upon hearing that, the girl stopped and turned around. With a wide smile, she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.
"See you at the coronation!"
"Women…"
That girl always puzzled the young prince. One day, they were playing together, the other the girl's behaviour made him feel weird.
People were cheering loudly as the previous monarch put the crown on her son's head. After that, he turned to them and started his speech.
"Many years have passed since the war has ended. It was only going on because of the hate that the world was hoarding towards us. I am happy to live in safety, where no danger is lurking to kill me. Therefore, I am glad for what my father did. He may have committed an unforgivable sin, but no person who can teach us morals right now, would be able to do so if it didn't happen."
"Eren Yeager truly saved us all. As his only son, I want to make this world a better place. A place of peace and prosperity. To all people of the world, I say this. Justice have prevailed, but we still need to commit to it. I will do my best to be the king that all Eldians deserve."
As the subjects hailed his name, he finally felt the weight of responsibility that was bestowed upon him.
After all of the ceremonies and festivities ended, Armin decided to go to his special place.
As he was lying under the tree, he saw that there was some kind of bird, flying in the sky.
"So, that's where you've gone."
Armin looked towards the newcomer. It was his grandmother.
"Who gave me out?" He asked.
"Mikasa" Dina replied, sitting along.
"Did you like my speech?"
The woman laughed out loud.
"Not one bit" she replied with a smile "I never agreed with your father's ideas."
"Never?"
Dina sighed at that. He always had a way of hitting the nail right on the head.
"Only when I was young, like you" she replied, standing up "come on, your mother is waiting…"
"Go ahead, I want to stay here for a while…"
He was alone again. At least, that's what anyone who was watching him would say.
The bird landed on one of the branches.
"Today is the day, right?" He asked into the void.
"Yeah…"
He turned around to look at the form of his father. In the last attempt to use the power of the coordinate, Eren was able to stick with him as a memory for a while, after his death. Of course, he wasn't here all the time, but Armin could always tell him about his troubles.
"I really wish you could stay longer" the young king said with a sad expression "mother misses you too."
"This is the only way I could somehow make it up to you…"
"I know" Armin exclaimed, looking to the side "I'm a king now. Everything is going great…"
"That's all I ever wanted" his father replied, "but from now on, you'll have to do what you want."
"I'm actually a little anxious about that…"
"You'll do fine" his father assured him "and please, just marry Marlowe's girl, already..."
That brought crimson to the young king's cheeks.
"I never got to marry your mom…" Eren continued, looking at the ground "don't be like me…"
"Father…"
But he was gone already.
Armin sighed out. In a way, his father leaving his side was a huge relief. He would finally get to do things he always wanted to do and not worry about being spied on.
Maybe he should just ask Ferne out, the next time he saw her.
Once again, he looked at the sky. That bird from earlier was headed towards the horizon.
'I wonder' Armin thought as he watched it fly away 'what does the outside world look like…'
THE END
Author's Note
Hello everyone! Hauti here. I just wanted to say a few words.
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For me, it's been a long two and a half months, and writing chapters daily, definitely took its toll on me. Therefore, I'm taking a short break from literary works.
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