APRIL FOOLS! I have so much planned for this story, there is no way i'm giving it up so easily. I was planning to upload this yesterday but I needed an extra day to proofread it. Enjoy.
The black armoured man stared around him. The world was at war. Airships fell from the sky. Soldiers fell to the ground, never to get up again. The Palega, the feared metal ship that plagued the dreams of all, was embedded into the large castle wall. He spotted Sasha and Hange fighting back to back. He looked to his left and saw Bertholdt helping Reiner blow up the dock. One of the houses exploded behind him, and through the wreckage and flames, flew Levi and Mikasa. This was the last stand, the survivors of Paradis, teamed up with the small force of Marley and Liberio against the Yeager Brothers Forces. Their only advantage was their titans and the surviving Scouts.
Armin looked towards the castle steps. There stood the man who started this war. The man who destroyed Paradis. The man who killed Queen Historia and betrayed his people. The man who was like a brother to him.
In 3 years; he had lost and gained family and had seen the worst a human being could be. He had become one of those people. Armin gritted his teeth in anger as he watched Colt try and fail to fight Zeke. Colt had lost his younger brother in the first attack and only sought vengeance. His eyes narrowed as Colt was brutally kicked by the Beast Titan, his body landing in the sea. There was no fanfare. No moment of silence. Just another body among all the others. Armin sighed and added Colt's name to the list of comrades he had lost today; Daz, Zofia, Floch, Jean,... Annie.
He jerked back slightly and turned towards The Palega. The back half of the warship was embedded into the castle, the front half had already sunk into the sea not too long ago behind him. Annie had sacrificed herself to take out Connie and his ambush team. Connie had taken them by surprise and killed Floch and Daz on the docks. Annie had blown up the munitions room on the ship, killing her and Connie and ripping the ship in half.
Armin turned back towards the traitor and yelled. He lifted his swords, 'Leiptr', and shot his hooks towards the man. He brutally sliced any who dared to stop him. He closed his eyes, his ability to fight without sight had become second nature to him. He had made it to the edge of the fighting and opened his eyes. He spied the traitor running into the castle and followed him.
Time froze around him as he could hear his name being called.
Armin...
ARMIN...
"ARMIN!"
Armin awoke and sat up. He was lying in water and yet his clothes weren't wet.
Where am I?
You're in the void.
What was that? Who are you?
I'm the keeper of timelines. Specifically yours.
The voice echoed in Armin's head.
Timelines? What does that mean?
What you just experienced was a possible reality. A reality that has and is happening. One that you have gone through long ago.
Armin paused for a moment. Realities? Do you mean another life?
You've had many lives Armin. MANY LIVES.
Armin gasped as images filled his head. Memories that shouldn't exist. A memory of people from another world helping them during the Trost battle. A memory of Erwin transforming into a dragon like beast titan. A memory of him... sleeping with Mikasa?
What was that?
Your past Armin. Failed realities that have existed for centuries and will exist for millennia. The one you just experienced took place in a world far older than yours. Paradis was not an Island but a great Kingdom, destroyed by your brother in all but blood. Eren Yeager.
Who is Colt? And Floch? And Zofia?
Sometimes your friends, sometimes your enemies.
And Connie? I have memories of him doing horrific things to people.
A wrong choice on your part. Desperate for his Sisters survival, he turned to the darkness of the Yeager Brothers to save her. Their magic corrupted him so far, death was the only thing capable of saving him. That world was one of the more crueler ones Armin. Far crueler than your current one. Commanders Erwin and Pyxis were the Yeager brothers' main generals. They were dangerous men. Men that you and Jean killed after they led an attack that killed Paradis refugees.
Armin couldn't breathe. He gasped as more memories of this timeline flooded behind his eyes.
Sadly Eren is, more often than not, a person you will continue to fight against in the end. This is your last reality.
Armin blinked and looked up. My last reality?
I can not tell you much more but if you want to save your friends. Save Eren. Then you must break this cycle.
The room started lighting up. Armin gasped as hundreds of other versions of himself appeared, many of them in his Scout uniform but some appeared to look more modern and some looked like Knights.
End the suffering
The room lit up more as thousands of Armin Arlerts appeared. A few hundred Colossal Titans appeared around him too.
End the hatred
Armin found himself floating above the others and saw millions more in every direction.
End it all Armin...
Armin...
ARMIN...
"ARMIN!" Armin opened his eyes and shot up. Why did this seem so familiar? All around him stood his friends and the others. Eren and Mikasa look the most worried. Eren arched an eyebrow when Armin blushed looking at Mikasa. Shrugging it off, he let his dad get access to the small boy.
"Armin. What happened?" Armin rubbed his head, "I don't know. It feels like I just had a really long dream."
Behind him, Erwin and Levi exchanged a quick look.
Grisha felt Armin's head, "You collapsed while I was fighting Mike."
"You mean while you were protecting your other son!" Eren stated angrily. A slap upside his head, courtesy of his mother quickly stilled his tongue.
Armin looked around and saw Zeke, Porco and Pieck peering at him curiously. A small image appeared in Armin's mind and he spoke without thinking. "Where's Colt and Falco?"
The Marleyans in the room snapped their heads towards Armin.
Magath was the first to speak, "How do you know who they are?"
Armin glanced at him and murmured, "I don't know... who's memories are these?"
HISSSSSSS
Everyone looked to the back to see the wall open up for the final time.
Ok, so there is another part for this little 'arc'. BUT as it links with season 4 it will be in a separate chapter. It's already written so you won't have to wait an infinite amount of time for it to come out. I will say anytime between a day and a week.
UNTIL NEXT TIME
