Part 41
Government Secrets

Fury winced. Not only was her support giving her shoulder an aggravating ache, but her back was also in pain. That slam she took against the wall due to the rushing steam from the Colossal Titan has caused more damage than she probably thought. Something was out of place, this she knew for sure.

"What happened?" Came the command of Erwin's voice, as Fury was awaiting him outside of his office.

"Come on… Surely you heard the commotion?" Was her response as Erwin opened his door. "They got him… Eren, I mean. Kidnapped again like a little helpless princess. I'll hand it to him though, he put up a good fight against Reiner."

"Reiner?" Erwin repeated, his eyes narrowing as he looked out beyond from his window.

"Him and Bertholdt. The traitors aligned with Annie, I'm sure. It was those two who brought down the outer Wall 5 years ago…"

Erwin gave a sigh as he then turned to glance over at Fury, who he could see was in pain. "And are you alright? You've taken quite a hit, I see." Now wasn't the time for Erwin to show his true care. The man's only focus was retrieving Eren.

"Nothing that won't heal…" Fury assured, rotating her shoulder to release some of the ache from it previously being dislocated. "Others took a hit too, Commander. I think most of them are still just trying to come to terms with Reiner and Bertholdt being Titan Shifters also. Huh, which reminded me, they also took Ymir. She was always lurking around that Krista Lenz but it came to my attention from the girl herself that Ymir is also a Titan."

"More and more secrets are slowly being revealed to us…" Erwin muttered, closing his eyes. "Fury, I can trust you, there's no doubt." He then went on to say, opening his eyes and clearing his throat. "Due to… recent revelations from some digging I had Hange see too, it has come to my attention that there is one individual within the 104th Cadets that will become more important to us than ever.
I never have truly put my faith into our current Government. And Levi's little chat with Pastor Nick has revealed that this Krista Lenz is a child to someone of Government importance."


3 hours ago


"Don't even think about turning back." Levi barked as his leg extended out, pushing Pastor Nick towards the homeless civilians that had now been forced to take refuge down in the Underground City.
Nick looked on in horror. People were broken, lost all they owned. Children without their parents as they had died due to the fight between Eren and Annie. "How long do you think it'll take before these people begin to rebel against your Government? How long do you think the last of our supplies will keep them all fed before they start attacking each other, whilst you and your fat friends sit safely within Wall Sina?"

"C-Captain, I…" Nick had no words. He knew Levi was right. It's what people do best; fight. Especially when panic and fear is set in stone.

"What aren't you telling us, I wonder…" Levi continued, his leg still kicking Pastor Nick further out into the massing street full of sobs and hungry people. "Why isn't the Government speaking out of a solution for all of this? What are you hiding, Pastor?"

Nick's eyes widened in his own panic. "I can't… I can't speak of it!" He barked, clearly trembling. "If I even utter a word, they'll have me killed. No, he himself will be the one to kill me!"

"Huh. So you and your other goons are willing to let all of these people die slowly just to keep your sordid little secrets? Just to keep what we all saw hidden within the Walls quiet." Levi questioned. "You all only ever think yourselves, not the good of humanity. So keep praying to your Gods for help. It's not like they've done much to help humanity so far, maybe now they'll answer your chants."

Nick sighed. Even as he tried to look away, Levi forced the man to keep his eyes on the people that were crowding the area by grabbing a hold of the Pastor's chin. But Nick knew Levi made a point. Where has his God been all this time? Nick began to question the proclaimed safety of the Walls. Were they truly built to keep everyone safe? Or were they built to not just keep Titans out, but to keep people in line with the Government too?
"It's… like the Blood Purge all over again…" He muttered.

"Say that again." Levi ordered, violently pulling the Pastor back up the set of steps they were currently going down.

"There's not much I can reveal, Captain." Nick breathed. "You have to understand, I value my own life too but I will continue to devout myself to my God and to the Walls. However, though there's not much I dare share, the only thing I can reveal to you now is that there is one individual among your ranks that are more important than you, me or even the Government themselves."

"Eren? Fury?" Levi questioned.

Though Nick shook his head. "Krista Lenz." He revealed. "Though what I can reveal is that you need to keep both her and our Bloodborn safe and away from the Government, Captain. Any threat to our King or to those who speak for him who challenge their power in authority, they will send him to kill them."


"So, we know that this Krista is of importance but to why we still are unsure." Erwin muttered, tapping his chin. "Important she must be if the Government view her as a threat… And Fury, you also…"

"I already figured being accepted was too good to be true…" She responded, her expression stoic and yet… sad. "The Blood Purge, right? Your father told you about it in his stories, Hexis told me about from experience. The Government wanted power and the Bloodborn's threatened that possibility. They incited fear against them and they were purged from this world. I'm guessing they want to purge me now, too."

"Well that's not going to happen." Erwin bellowed, straightening his uniform jacket. "Though now that it is clear that you, Eren and this Krista threaten the Government's authority over humanity, it is now also clear to me that you three are our main priority to keep safe. So now, we need to get Eren back. In addition, the full force of the Scout Regiment will be going after him. Moreover, we will retrieve him."

"I'm going to join you." Fury insisted.

"I figured you'd insist on this." Erwin nodded. "So I ask that you be the one to keep a careful eye over Krista Lenz. There's no doubt in my mind that she too will want to accompany us to retrieve both Eren and Ymir, if we can extend to that. I will be asking both Levi and Hange to stay behind, to both keep things peaceful and in order as well as keeping their eyes on our Pastor Nick and any movements the Government makes. They have full authority over the Military Police. Something irks me that it's our MP's who will be carrying out their orders."

Fury nodded. The idea of babysitting she wasn't too fond of but it had to be done if she could potentially be the one to put the Government in line and stop their progressing corruption.