Eren and Jean slowly got up from the ground after cleaning the crystal floor.
"Oww… Mikasa's brother sure gives a good blow…"
"For once, I'll agree with you Yeager…"
Just then they heard Mikasa's voice near them. She stayed behind to help clean
"Eren!"
She then rushed to them and gave Eren her hand to support him on his feet. Eren grabbed it and got up as Jean continued to stare at the scene
"Are you OK, Eren? I'm sorry if Levi hit too hard…" She put her hands on his. Jean slowly got up and looked. He then suddenly grabbed Eren's collar
"Damn it, you asshole!" he screamed at him
"Fuck you! I backed off!" Eren screamed in return
"Who cares! I'm so jealous!"
"What the hell are you even talking about?!"
Mikasa had it with this. She was struggling to keep the straight face amidst the blood on her cheeks She then emotionlessly picked up Eren and carried him on her shoulder. Eren was surprised by this move and struggled under her grip
"O-Oi Mikasa! What are you- Get me down!"
"Don't struggle when you have been punched in the gut." She said
"Well you don't carry people around when you're not feeling well!"
"Half of it will be gone if you stop bickering nonsense with people."
Jean stared at the scene with a wide mouth
"Damn you Yeager!"
Eren continued to glare at Jean who was doing the same as he followed slowly in the distance.
Soon, Mikasa found the gang near a huge statue. Her mouth went wide open as she stared at it. It was of Yeldian crystal and it was 15 m tall. It looked humanoid, but out of the world at the same time. It was kneeling on one knee and had it had its hands on the ground, like a sprinter ready to run.
"What…is that?" Mikasa mouthed
She turned to Armin, who was completely in awe at what he was seeing. His jaw was wide open as he stared at the being with immense interest and excitement. The same reaction was on Sasha's face as well. Levi looked at the statue and gave a light smile
"It's out of this world, isn't it?"
"It's…unlike anything I've ever seen in my entire life." Mikasa said slowly. She had awe in her eyes.
Levi then looked behind her to see Jean and Eren still glaring at each other His face drooped in disappointment again
"You seem to getting yourself comfortable on my sister's back, brat."
Everyone snapped from their daze to notice Eren on Mikasa's shoulder.
"Wow, I didn't know things went so far in such a short time…" Armin teased
Mikasa flushed red and dropped Eren to the ground, making him kiss the crystal floor. She then turned to him and apologized hastily
"E-Eren! I'm so sorry about that!"
He grunted something that sounded something like "It's okay. I'm good."
The rest of them (except Mikasa) began to laugh at this.
"That was a good first kiss Yeager, very romantic." Jean commented
"I have to admit, it was…" Armin agreed
Eren slowly grunted and got up from the floor. He then dusted his shirt and began to argue back
"I swear to god you two, one of these days I'll-"
His breath stopped as he looked at the sight in front of him. His mouth and eyes opened wide and his pupils dilated. He was staring at the very being that haunted him every night. He inspected from top to bottom. Every muscle, every scratch, every bruise, every mark…all of it was exactly where it was supposed to be at. He couldn't believe what he was seeing
"You'll what, huh, Yeager?" Jean taunted him
"Just give him a minute, Jean. Let him enjoy the view a bit. I don't know who built this but it looks like it's going to come out right at you." Armin continued
"It's beautiful, don't you think…Eren?" Mikasa said as she looked at it.
"…Impossible." He whispered
She then turned to look at him. But instead of awe, she saw terror on his face. He had cold sweat on his face, and his hand began to shiver.
"Eren?" She slowly asked in concern
"What the fuck…this thing…what is doing here?!" He whispered with slightly gritted teeth
Eren's breathing began to become heavier as all the memories he saw in the past hit him at the same time. Eren then held his head and collapsed to his knees. His body began to shiver
"O-Oi, Eren?" Armin asked in concern
"Eren? Eren?!" Mikasa shook him in concern again
His body started to be covered in cold sweat. Tears began to come from his eyes. His breaths started turning into gasps as a ton of horrifying memories started coming to him among which he was only able to pinpoint three things: a tree in a large casing of walls, the same tree without the walls having a gravestone underneath it and then finally as the camara pulled away the tree continued to grow bigger and bigger until it seemed to touch the heavens. At this, it seemed like his brain had too much to handle.
At that moment, it seemed like a fuse went off in his head. He then collapsed on Mikasa's shoulder.
"Hey…Yeager…*gulps*…Eren, Eren what's wrong?!" Jean screamed at him
"Eren?! Are you okay?!" Sasha screamed
"MEDIC!" Armin screamed at the top of his voice
Levi and Hange ran a little towards the surface to receive a phone signal and call a doctor
Mikasa was still at him falling on her. Her eyes were wide open as she held him. She had never seen Eren like this. She suddenly seemed to realize what happened to him and then bent her ear towards his heart, fearing the worst after the way he reacted. She then felt his heart beating faster than usual
"He…He's gone unconscious…but his heart's still beating really fast. Looks like…he's fainted from shock…"
Five minutes later, a stretcher came up and took him to the nearby clinic
A/N: I assume that during the Rumbling, Eren's hardened titan in the cavern still stayed intact because he was still able to use hardening against Armin during the final battle. So, I think other than all the stuff he hardened, all other hardening has been taken down.
