Within wall Sheena of the district of Stohess, the commanders of their respectable brigades including the Premeire Dhalis Zachary had chatted within a castle. They all sat at a long fancy table together. For once, Dot Pixis had placed the alcohol down.

Nile Dok had opened a discussion about Eren. "He believed that, so long as we couldn't travel freely outside the walls, we couldn't be sure that titans had wiped out the rest of humanity." Nile Dok then reminisced when he and Erwin were pre-teens training in the cadet corps. During lunch break, Erwin would open discussions about curiosity outside the walls.

"You're not overthinking things. You're just being stubborn… but look at us now." Dot Pixis said.

"I think you should just apologize to him, directly." Zachary insisted.

"It's nearly dawn. Just the right time for a hero's return-"

Without any knowledge, a guard from the Garrison Regiment had pushed the doors widely open and approached the leaders without permission or access to enter. "Pardon for my intrusion... but I have urgent news! Commander Erwin, and the remaining Survey Corps… they just arrived! They took back Wall Maria!" the Garrison soldier had yelled.

"W-what?" Dhalis Zachary gasped.

"No way... they actually did it!" Nile Dok was in shock.

Dot Pixis glanced at the Garrison soldier and chuckled, after hearing the recapture of Shiganshina. He cracked a smile on his face. "Well I'll be—"


The entire city of Trost is cheering and screaming with nothing bur rejoice. Parents are hugging their children, people are dancing in the streets, people are crying out of joy.

"Wall Maria has been taken back! They succeeded!" Flegel Reeves screamed at the top of his lungs.

On top of the walls stood five Survey Corps members. Commander Erwin Smith, Squad Leader Hange, Captain Levi, Mikasa Ackerman and last but not least, Eren Yaeger. Erwin stood close to the edge of the wall so that people could see him. For moment, everyone stopped making noises once they spotted the Survey Corps' Commander Erwin.

Erwin smiled and punched the air his regained right arm, holding it high for the crowd to see. "RRRRRRAAAAAAAAHH!" He roared like a lion, loud enough for everyone in Trost to hear, and the entire crowd responded by roaring even louder.

There was nothing coming from the four Survey Corps members as they know, they lost way too many lives, way too many soldiers, way too many friends, all just to take back Wall Maria from the titans.

Eren held Grisha Jaeger's secret books that holds the mysteries and secrets of Eldia to his left side where no one could see it.

The next day was in the afternoon. It has been eighteen hours since the Survey Corps had returned to Wall Sheena. Erwin Smith walked within the halls that lead to the Supreme Court, alongside his companions Captain Levi, Hange and Floch. Erwin looked at the windows and saw geese flying away. Erwin reminisced about the time before leaving until he stopped the door.

"Tell me something, Levi."

"What is it?" Levi responded.

"Do you think that everyone will look at me differently? Now that I have regained my right arm and possess the power of the Colossus." Erwin asked.

"Pretty much. I'm sure that they would be pissing their pants, excited to see you alive." Levi answered.

"As expected from you, Levi." Erwin then turned to Hange. "Hange? What is on your mind?"

"Too be honest, I don't know how they're going to react." Hange said honestly.

"The honest part is what expected from you, Hange,"Erwin turned his attention to Floch. "Floch?"

"Sir?" Floch responded. "Oh, I think you're going to do really well, commander! You're the best commander that the Survey Corps. could ask for." He answered.

Erwin then turned to the doors. "Alright..."

Levi turned to Floch. "Hey, we're all grateful of you rescuing the commander, but try not to kiss ass too much, alright?"

"Yessir." Floch said.

"We're here." Hange said as she stopped at the door.

A Garrison soldier had opened the door for Erwin, so the four Survey Corps member could enter the courtroom. They are met with civilians sitting in the back stands, Military Police and Garrison soldier sitting in the front stands. Dhalis Zachary had sat in the top chair as the high ruler once again. Most of the people in the room were shocked and left gaughing and muttering to each other as they discovered that Erwin has two arms once again. As they recalled, Erwin only had his left arm before departing towards Shiganshina.

The only person in the room who had expected Erwin's return was Commander Dot Pixis, of the Garrison Regiment.

Floch, Hang and Levi sat in the front stands as Erwin stood in front of the premier, Zachary.

Pixis broke out laughing. "Haha! It's about time you came back with old rightey." Dot Pixis joked as he glanced at Erwin's right arm.

"Indeed. It feels good to have my right arm back." Erwin responded.

Nile Dok jumped out of his chair. "Erwin! What the hell has happened while you were in Shiganshina?"

"It's good to see you two, Nile. How is your wife doing?" Erwin calmly asked.

"Don't try to change the subject! I asked you a question! WHAT happened?" he grabbed Erwin's collar.

"Calm down, Nile. You said that you would apologize the next time you would see him." Zachary said.

Nile turned his head to Zachary. "But I have questions!"

"It's fine, Nile. I'll tell you everything you want to hear." Erwin smiled. Nile sighed before letting go of his collar and returning to the stand. "Wall Maria has been retaken. The Colossus Titan, Bertoldt Hoover is dead. And humanity inside the walls appear to have more enemies from outside the walls."

Everyone in the room gasped, except for a few including Dot Pixis and Dhalis Zachary.

"So, you're saying that the original Colossus Titan that breached both Shiganshina and Trost is dead?" Dhalis Zachary asked as he fold his fingers.

"That's correct. " Erwin nodded.

The civilians gasp, as there has been made loud commotion.

"The Colossus Titan is dead?"

"Unreal..."

"Than that's a good thing!"

Dhalis Zachary tapped his desk once. "Order in the court. Now Erwin, continue."

"Once we, the Survey Corps. had reached Shiganshina, we sealed the breaches from both inside the gates and out. Shortly, we've encountered the Colossus and Armored Titans as planned, but then…" Erwin remembered when he first saw the Beast Titan in Shiganshina. "There were two more intelligent Titans among them."

Everyone gasped.

"So, you were ambushed?"

"That's correct. The first titan I saw was a hairy beast-looking titan." Erwin recalled the time when he first saw the Beast Titan. "It is Fifteen meters tall, with pointy ears, and is able create massive damage just by throwing chunks of rocks at its target. We can use that kind of power. But, in order to take him down, I sacrificed the lives of the new recruits in a suicide charge, so that Captain Levi could take him down. The only survivors were a cadet named Floch and I."

"You sacrificed all of the new recruits? Have gone mad?" A soldier yelled in the court room.

"Hold your tongue," Dhalis Zachary demanded as he banged his hand on the desk, before turning back to Erwin. "Sorry for the more interruptions. If anyone else interrupts, they will be sent to jail for ten days."

"Thank you," he said before continuing his story. "Now. The suicide charge was a success. We managed to buy Captain Levi enough time to take out the surrounding titans and for him to make contact with the Beast Titan. But then…"

Levi remembered the Cart Titan intervening, while interrogating Zeke.

"Another intelligent titan intervened. He—or should I say, IT escaped with the Beast Titan host."

"What kind of titan was it?" Nile Dok asked.

"It was a titan that could walk on all four its legs. It is possibly a four or a five meter titan, and it is capable of wearing cargo on its back, like a horse wearing a saddle. It must've alerted the Beast Titan before we had arrived to Shiganshina."

"If that's the case, then how did you make it out of that battle alive?"

"The enemy were already aware of our arrival. If it hadn't been for young Armin Arlert, the enemy would've been one step ahead of us as usual."

"And where is Armin Arlert now?" Nile asked.

Erwin closed his eyes and slowly answered. "He's dead."

Everyone in the room suddenly was in complete silence. Hange looked down at the ground with a little sadness, Pixis who showed no reaction and Levi whom had the look of not regretting anything. Dot Pixis suddenly got a flashback about Armin Arlert and his plan of sealing the breach within Trost District.

"Armin Arlert… had came up with a plan to finally take down Bertoldt Hoover, the Colossus Titan. He made himself as the diversion, which resulted into him losing his life, while Eren were to take down the Colossus Titan from behind. And so they succeeded. We had successfully captured Bertoldt Hoover, but Reiner Braun, the Armored Titan had escaped with the others." Erwin informed everyone of the enemy escaping.

Hange remembered when the Cart Titan had got in the way, while she was interrogating Reiner, then Jean had to save her.

"As I was bleeding out and on the verge of death, a young cadet named Floch had taken me to Captain Levi, saving me by using the titan serum. I then transformed into a mindless titan and devoured one of the spies... Bertoldt Hoover."

"So, you're saying…" Zachary began to say.

"Yes. I bare the power of the titans. I am Commander Erwin Smith, the new Colossus Titan!" Erwin solute with his right arm over his heart and his left arm behind his back.

"You have my gratitude of reconquering Wall Maria. But I have one last question... where is Eren Yaeger? Dhalis Zachary asked.

Erwin paused for a moment.


"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Eren screamed in horror as he woke up in a bed. His eyes was filled with tears, he panted a little before looking around, discovering that he was inside of a jail cell, where they put criminals. This wasn't new to him, because he was once shackeled in a dark cell, after humanity had discovered that he is a titan.

"You alright, Eren?" Erwin asked.

Eren slowly rose out of bed and glanced forward. He looked and saw Erwin siting in a chair, stairing at him. He slowly got out of bed and walked towards the bars. "Commander... Erwin? Where am I? Why have I been put in here?" he asked as he clinched onto the bars.

"You've been placed into a disciplinary unit for your insubordination. You're serving time for violating military law. Believe me when I say... this was not my doing." Erwin explained.

Mikasa rose out of bed and grabbed the bars to check up on Eren. She wore a large white shirt with long sleeves, her hair was out of place. "What's wrong, Eren? Did you have a nightmare?" she asked.

Eren wiped his tears and slid his back down on the bars. "No... I feel like I just had the longest dream..." he placed a hand on his head. "No. It wasn't a dream... but a memory."

"A memory?" Erwin raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"So... everything in those books were actually true after all. I was just connected to my father's memories." Eren cried once more.

'Grisha Yaeger's memories?' Erwin thought.

"The titan that ate my mother... it was you... Dina." Eren said. He had seen in his father's past memories that his first wife, Dina Yaeger was forced to turn into a titan against her will. Just as many eldians before her. He then thought back on the day of the Shiganshina breach, where his mother Carla was devoured by her.

"Dina?" Erwin wondered.

After a few minutes of searching through Grisha's memories, Eren sat in the middle of his bed and had finally explained everything to Erwin and Mikasa while in his cell.

Mikasa is curled up in disbelief.

Erwin brought his chair closer to Eren's cell. "Erwin. Tell me everything that's going on within your mind."

Erwin's green eyes made contact with Erwin's sky blue eyes. "Fine."

Twenty minutes later, Eren finally told Erwin everything he had witnessed in Grisha's memories.

"And that's the Owl called it. "The Curse of Ymir." It said that Ymir, the Founding Titan died thirteen years after becoming a titan. And no one's power can exceed hers. During the last year of a Titan Shifter, the body weakens, as they know that their time is almost up." Eren explained.

"And this was connected to Dr. Jaeger's notes, right?"

"Yeah."

"So the price for possessing the powers of the Nine Titans... is the cost of your longevity. Your lifespan shortens for possessing these powers." Erwin placed his hand on his forehead and nearly chuckled. "I doubt that anyone would've wanted to become a titan if they knew the truth behind its secrets." he looked at Erwin with a mild face. "I became a titan a few days ago. So that means that I have at least thirteen years left of living."

"Right, commander. And since I've been a titan five years ago, I have less then eight." Eren explained.

"That's wrong. It has to be wrong." Mikasa detested.

Eren could see that Mikasa is in complete denial and chose to continue his message. "If a Titan Shifter died without passing on his power to another eldian, then the power will pass on to an eldian baby, who is a Subject of Ymir. Distance plays no factor into this at all, and neither do blood relationships. So you can't help but think that maybe... the Subject of Ymir are all connected by something invisible. One successor said that they saw paths. Paths are invisible to the human eyes. The blood and bones that formed a titan were sent through these paths. At times, those paths even carried memories or the will to act. And all of those paths cross a single coordinate. In other words, that coordinate... is the Founding Titan." Eren explained the connection.

"I see... Eren. You possess the Founding Titan and you don't possess any royal blood. You father, Grisha Yaeger stole the Founding Titan's power in order to protect those within the walls from Marley. Tell me, Eren. What is the name of the titan that your father once possessed. Tell me the name of the titan that Grisha entrusted to you." Erwin ordered.

Eren grabbed his wrist in a natural position. "It's called... the Attack Titan."

"What are you doing?" Eren looked over to see Levi and Hange whom had asked the question, as she and Levi glanced upon Eren through the bars. She leaned her back against the brick wall and grabbed her wrist, the same way when Eren said, "It's called… the Attack Titan. That's what you just said, right? Right?"

"No." Eren muttered.

"He did." Erwin said.

"What? Yeah it was!" Hange turned to Erwin and asked he and Levi. "You both saw that, right, commander?"

"Yes, Hanji," Erwin slightly turned away from her. "But, you see. Eren was-"

Hange quickly turned back to Eren. "See? That's exactly what you've been doing, Eren!"

Eren's eyes were hazy, nearly looked like it was about to fall to sleep. "It's nothing…"

"It's the name of the titan that you inherited from Doctor Yaeger, right?" Hange continued to ask Eren question, after question.

"Let it go, Hange," Levi placed the key into the jail lock.

"Huh? What do you mean by, a phase?" Hange threw her hands in the air. "I never had a phase where I talk to myself in a small space and stared at the wall!"

"Hange, this isn't the best time for Eren. Ask questions later." Erwin said.

Eren suddenly gained a headache from nowhere and teared up a bit. He couldn't handle the pressure. He was going to snap at any moment.

"Oh come on, I just wanna-

"JUST WHAT THE HELL DO YOU ALL WANT?!" Eren shouted at his superiors. Everyone briefly paused and glanced at Eren.

Levi then opened the cell door and stared. "Get out."

"What?" Eren was surprised. "But, I still have ten more days of being in here." Eren recalled, as Levi walked in the cell to face him, making eye to eye.

"You've gotten ten days worth from Hange."

"What could I actually say that was that bad to hear?" Eren asked in concern.

"We are making examples of the people through discipline, even if it's for show, is important to any organization. Still, that doesn't mean we can ignore what's going on around us."

"Don't worry, Eren. I've spoken to Premier Dhalis Zackly" Erwin informed.

"We asked what message we were sending by putting the hero who took down the Armored and Colossus Titans in jail." Hange walked towards Eren and pouted. "Plus, the officers you disobeyed were the idiots who let the Armored and Beast Titans get away."

"No, that's not…" Eren hesitated.

"Meaning the Survey Corps can't afford to punish you right now." Levi finished.

"If I ever found myself at a loss, now would be that time…" Hange admitted.

"I think we all would." Erwin said.


Meanwhile, Queen Historia Reiss were reading through Ymir's letters, thinking about the life she had went through before transforming into a titan, then started reminiscing about when they first met until the day Bertoldt and Reiner captured Eren. She felt static electricity course to her brain and saw memories of Ymir from the day she left Historia to the day of her demise within an instant. She looked at the front and back of the pages to see if she had triggered something.

Commander Erwin, Squad Leader Hange and a braced Survey Corps member, Jean Kierstein had sat in chairs, waiting for the queen's response.

"I'm sure that Ymir didn't write any messages that were useful to us." Erwin said.

"Was there a special code or a certain message that you could understand?" Jean asked.

Historia slightly shook her head no. "I don't know… but I don't think she'd do something like that." She chuckled in depression. "Ymir… she was just an idiot." Historia said what she didn't mean. "I'll never understand her."

"Yes, it's true that we didn't know the slightest thing about Ymir's past or ambitions. But I do not think that Ymir would've ever doubted in you, if she knew that you were going to succeed. And even if she drew her last breath… she was probably thinking of you." Erwin said to cheer her up.

Historia wiped a tear from her eye. "Thank you, commander." She then heard a knock on the door. "Come in." the door guard cracked the door open and let three Survey Corps members in the fancy room. Historia stood up to greet the heroes. Eren and Mikasa bowed their heads towards Historia, making her embarrassed. "S-stop it," she stuttered. "It's not official, yet."

"Sorry if we embarrassed you." Eren rubbed the back of his head and lightly smiled .

"Eren, Mikasa, Arm-" Historia paused, as she remembered that Armin is dead from the reports. "I'm so sorry." She apologized almost instantly.

"Don't be. The past is the past. Armin will still be with us. in our hearts." As Eren said that, Levi glanced at Eren, thinking that Eren still somewhat resent him for picking Erwin over Armin.

"You know, during our time in the academy, a lot of people thought that Armin and I were siblings." Historia tried to add humor, but failed to lighten the mood. "You've been through so much, and I've been watching the south sky within the walls." Historia said, as she glanced away.

"You have an important job, and that's surviving as queen." Mikasa said.

"Yeah." Eren said.

"You two are practically the same. I honestly wish that Armin was here, though…" Historia briefly looked at the floor, then back at Eren and Mikasa. "I'm sure Armin would've been happy."

"I think it is because none of us have actually felt the pain of loss…" Eren said.

Meanwhile, in the Supreme Court stood in there high officials, soldiers, the queen Historia, the three respective commanders of their regiments and the premiere Zachary.

There were nine desks in total, three desk rows in front of the premier Zachary. Commander Erwin sat in the front middle row, Levi sat on the right side of Erwin and Hange sat on the opposite side of him. Behind him were three desks. Eren Yaeger sat behind Erwin, Mikasa sat on Eren's left and behind Hange. There was an empty seat on Eren's right. He glanced over and could see the seat was empty. He imagined Armin sitting there, greeting him. The three desks in the back row. Jean Kierstein, whom still wore an arm brace sat behind Eren, Connie Springer sat on Jean's right, and the new Survey Corps. member Floch sat at Jean's left.

Hange had a stack of papers that she was prepared to give to Erwin. "It's ready."

The individuals in the courtroom are currently the only ones who know about the existence of the three books.

"The life and mystery of Grisha Yaeger, the extent of our knowledge of titans and their history, and information about the world beyond the walls. We owe their retrieval to the nine soldiers who are here today, and the one hundred and ninety-nine who are not. Their heroics deserve to be praised for millennia to come. A place to do just that, as well as to bury the fallen, be set aside at a later time." Dhalis Zachary put his hands together. "But today, I would like to share information here in the presence of the queen… and develop a joint strategy for the future." He glanced at Erwin. "Survey Corps Commander Erwin, what do you make of this situation?"

Erwin slowly stood up. "In exchange for the heavy casualties of many heroes these past five years, even before I was made commander… we, the Survey Corps were able to successfully retaken Wall Maria, defeat the Colossus Titan, and take its godlike power. However… we humans living inside of the walls are about to deal with a greater threat than the titans."

"What do you mean?" Dhalis Zachary asked.

"The titans that we have been fighting all this time were just the beginning. The true enemies that we have been fighting… was humanity. Next thing you know, we could be fighting the entire world." Erwin stated.

As everyone in the courtroom listened to Erwin's testimony, Eren started to wonder and reminisce a bit when he was interrogating Ymir.

"According to these notes, we are called, "The Subjects of Ymir." Erwin quoted. "A special race from an ancient nation called Eldia, whom are capable of transforming into titans. The Subjects of Ymir possess the power of the Nine Titans that are capable of ruling the world. I, Commander Erwin possess the Colossus. The world is fully capable of what we can do and is hellbent on making the Eldian race extinct."

Eren then reminisced about Grisha and Eren Kruger talking on the walls.

"I believe that Grisha Yaeger had completed his mission."

"A mission?"

"Yes. Grisha Yaeger, whom had once possessed the power of the Nine Titans, infiltrated the walls and stole the power of the Founding Titan from the royal family and entrusted it all to his son, Eren Yaeger. I believe that Grisha Yaeger was at the end of his life, then."

Eren Yaeger then thought about the pain and suffering of the royal family, if they possessed the Founding Titan's power. The coordinate could only be used by someone with royal Eren is well aware that they will be possessed and forced to abide by Karl Fritz's pacifism.

"In the past, Eren Yaeger has controlled pure titans in order to escape that perilous situation. That was the day my arm was bitten off by a titan." Erwin added. "Eren Yaeger possesses the Founding Titan's power, but lacks royal blood. The mystery is unknown.

Eren remembered encountering the Smiling Titan. It had deoured his old friend, Hannes and was reaching for him. Eren remembered punching its large hand and suddenly titans had attacked it.

'My name is Dina Fritz. And I am a descendant… of the royal family.'

Eren gasped and jumped from his desk. "NO WAY!"

Everyone in the courtroom paused and glanced at him. All eyes were on Eren, except Erwin's, whom was unfazed by the sudden outburst.

"You startled me, Eren. Something wrong?" Hange asked.

"I…"Eren glanced at Historia, whom looked at him with concern.

"Please continue, Eren Yaeger." Zachary said.

"It's nothing…" Eren paused briefly and sat back down shaking. "I'm sorry… it won't happen again."

'Eren…' Mikasa thought, as she glanced over to him.

Erwin turned around and looked at Eren. By the look of his face, Erwin had exactly knew what was going on in Eren's head. Previously, he mentioned that Eren possessed the coordinate and lacks royal blood, then looked at Queen Historia.

"It seems that Eren Yaeger is going through what they call, a "Phase." Hange quoted.

"I see, well, that's unfortunate." Zachary replied.

"The walls will fall into chaos, if word gets to the public." A Military Police Brigade member said.

"That's right. Even we, the Military Police Brigade aren't able to fully assess the scale of what's going on here." Another Military Police Brigade member said.

Dot Pixis rose from his seat. "So, you want us to continue to deceive the people? You're suggesting that we keep the people ignorant and domesticated, just as King Reiss did? If that's the case, what cause were we fighting for, when we snatched the crown from his head?" he asked.

"The Subjects of Ymir deserves to know the truth about their ancestors. It's time that we, Eldians step out from the shadows, enter the light and leave the walls. Our world is getting bigger by the day." Erwin said.

"We shall make an announcement. Meeting ajurned." Zachary hit his hand on the desk once.