A/N Hey guys, I am so sorry that I have not been updating for the past few months, but I will finish this story, so don't worry about that! I've just been very busy with work and honestly, just hadn't had the motivation or time to sit down properly and write but here it is finally!


Chapter 6: Preparations

Commander Erwin leaned back on his chair while he observed the room, Hange and Levi was sitting opposite him with their respective squads standing behind them.

"Before we begin," said Erwin. "There is something that must be addressed which will impact our plan to retake Wall Maria significantly."

Looks of confusion marked the faces of those in the room. The truth that was revealed during the trial was still very recent, as a result it has not reached the public yet.

Erwin looked around the room, making sure everyone's attention was on him. "Now, as you all know, Eren was successful in his task to retrieve Annie Leonhart, who is here today with us in this room," many spared Annie a glance, some were hateful, but most were wary of her presence. "As a part of the agreement struck between the court and Annie, she had agreed to reveal information regarding our world. In other words; the truth behind the Titans."

Armin's eyes widened; this was big. Whatever she was about to say, Armin knew it would change everything. He glanced towards Eren, whose face expressed no emotions, which was a surprise. Armin expected Eren to be the most expressive in this circumstance, unless he already knew what she was about to say.

"You may question how genuine her words are, but I can assure you what you're about to hear will be the truth. Why?" he nodded towards Eren. "Eren had already revealed this information to me a few days prior. Annie is further proof to back up what he said to me," explained Erwin.

Armin looked towards Eren again, that explains his reaction or lack of reaction in this case. But why had he not told him and Mikasa? How much does he know?

'How much is he hiding?' thought Armin.

Erwin looked over at Annie. "Annie," he nodded at her, giving her the signal to start talking.

Annie took a deep breath, trying to ignore all the eyes that were on her. She didn't have to look to see how she was perceived by most people in the room; she was untrusted, hated even.

She took one more shaky breath. "E-everything you've learned about humanity is wrong," she started saying. "Humanity has not perished; it was never close to such thing. Humanity thrived outside these walls," she looked around. Shocked faces now looked back at her. "I come from a place called Marley, a nation located outside these walls."

She paused as the faces around the room turned to expressions of shock, silence filled the room as people digested what she had said.

"Now tell us where the Titans come from," instructed Erwin.

She nodded, she then went on to explain who the Subjects of Ymir were and how they came to live on this Island while other Subjects of Ymir lived outside these walls and how Marley, along with the world, hates them and is the source of where all the pure Titans come from and why they do it.

Armin's hands trembled as he listened to Annie. Whatever truth he expected, it wasn't this. Humans outside the walls? Other humans were responsible for this hell they live in?

"So, you're… telling me all this time, I've just been killing other humans?" voiced Levi.

Annie nodded, hands trembling. "I'm sorry… I'm sorry for all the suffering I have caused! I can never be forgiven, I should… I should just-"

She dropped to her knees; her eyes focused on the ground as the weight of her guilt hit her. She froze when she felt someone else's hands on her trembling ones.

Sympathy washed over Eren while he watched her slowly crumble from her own guilt. He walked over to her silently, crouched down, and placed a hand on hers, his eyes were soft and understanding. He understood more than anyone what she was going through; he had done the same act in his reality; he had killed innocents.

Looking up, her eyes widened when she was faced with familiar eyes. 'Eren…'

"I understand," he whispered, just loud enough for her to hear. "I would have done the same."

Armin stood frozen, his trembling hands slowly settling while he watched Eren comfort Annie. He understood why Annie did what she did, who wouldn't? What were the people inside these walls compared to the world? But there was one problem, one major problem.

'I am one of the Eldians inside the walls. I am… a Subject of Ymir.'

He was sure Eren was ready to do what needs to be done; to fight against the world. 'Am I ready?' Armin looked down at his hands, now calm and steady. 'Will these hands be stained with the blood of more humans?' he had already taken a life to save Jean. How many human lives will he have to take to protect the people he loves? Armin hated this, all he wanted was to explore the world with Eren and Mikasa. Why can't they just live without the need to fight?

He looked back up, his eyes trailed over Mikasa and then to Eren and Annie. He balled his hands into fists. 'We can do this without bloodshed.' Armin slowly walked towards Eren. 'We must find a way to find a better future without this bloodshed. I believe in peace; I believe we can find this peace without meaningless deaths… ' He knelt beside them. 'This is what I have to believe... I do not want any more innocents to suffer, there has to be another way…'

"Annie…" Armin started saying. "What you did was unforgivable… many lives were ruined and that can never be forgiven or forgotten."

Annie shoulders slumped slightly while she listened to his words.

"But… You can fight for a better future. You can never return the lives you have ruined but you can fight to ensure that it never happens again," said Armin.

Her back straightened while she nodded as she digested his words. She took a deep breath and stood up, Eren and Armin doing the same. "You're right," she looked at him, a hint of a smile playing at her lips. "Thank you, Armin."

Erwin stood up, gaining the attention of all those in the room. "Thank you, Annie." He looked at those around the room. "I'm sure this is a shock to all of you but despite this information, our current mission remains the same; We must retake Wall Maria."

Erwin pulled out a map of Wall Maria and rolled it out on his desk. He placed both hands on the table, his head now scanning the faces of those with him. "Today, we start our walk down a long and dangerous path, but we must fight! For the people that are dear to us! For the innocents who live behind these walls! We are not devils! We are human! And every human has the right to live! Because-"

"We were born into this world…"

The voice was soft, yet powerful. The words reached every ear in the room, igniting a range of powerful emotions in the hearts of everyone while they stood in silence but none as powerful as the person behind the voice; Eren Yeager.

Erwin had his eyes on Eren, who stood directly opposite him on the other side of the desk. He smirked.

'Because we were born into this world.'


Reiner leaned over the railing as he silently processed the events that had transpired mere days ago. The sound of the ship was drowned out by the gentle waves of the sea. He stared down at the water, his eyes catching glimpses of his own reflection during the brief moments which the sea remained calm.

'How could this happen?' he leaned his head back, his eyes closed as his skin was kissed by the warmth of the sun, calming him.

'We have failed… I have failed… I have failed Annie… Bertolt… my family will surely suffer now for my failures,' he looked down and observed the roughness of his hands, a reminder of his time on Paradis.

His hands started shaking, tears formed around his eyes. His breathing became erratic as he stumbled backwards, panic and fear clouded his mind as he thought about his family. 'What will Marley do to them?'

He sat down on the deck of the ship, his shaking hands now on his head. 'In… and out… In… and out…' he repeated, trying to calm his breathing.

"Get up."

Reiner recognised the voice immediately; it belonged to the War-Chief.

"I said… Get up!"

Reiner didn't struggle as he was roughly pulled up. His eyes remained downcast, his will to live slowly slipping away. His resolve was broken as he imagined the kind of punishment, he had just sentenced his family to. What was the point anymore?

"Look at me!"

Not getting a response, Zeke growled in frustration.

'Pathetic.'

Zeke gritted his teeth as his hold on Reiner tightened, his knuckles turned white as his heart pounded violently against his chest, anger rising as he watched Reiner drown himself in his own sorrow.

He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. The irritation and anger built up inside him drained away as he exhaled, his hold on Reiner slackened as the last bit of air escaped him.

"Reiner," he said, his voice free from the viciousness it had just moments ago. "I have no doubt you have a lot on your mind, but this is no time to wallow in our failures, we have work to do."

When Reiner finally looked at Zeke, he was momentarily taken back by the fire in his eyes. Such passion can only belong to man who has figured out his purpose in life. Envy grabbed Reiner's heart as he longed for that kind of feeling, the feeling of belonging in this world. How can the War-Chief still push on after what happened? Does he not realise what this failure means?

"What's the point…" muttered Reiner. "We failed… I failed… my life is over; Marley will have my head and my family will suffer because of my incompetence."

"So what? You're going to drown in your own self-pity and just let it happen?" Zeke scoffed. "Give me a break."

Reiner stood lifelessly as he absorbed Zeke's words, he couldn't feel a thing. Maybe this was his punishment for trying to be someone he wasn't. How could he think he could ever be a hero?

"Are you not a Warrior?" asked Zeke, his voice took on a commanding tone.

"Did you not inherit the Armoured Titan? Are you so weak minded that you are giving up after one set back? Is that it?" Zeke's voice continued to rise; each word came out louder than the last.

Reiner continued to fall deeper and deeper in his sea of despair as Zeke's words repeatedly hit him but what he said next completely froze him.

"Do you not love your family?"

Reiner's head snapped up, his eyes wide, droplets of tears visible at the corners of his eyes as he stared at Zeke in a mixture of shock and anger. How could he ask such a stupid question?

"Of course, I love my family!" he shouted in reply.

"Then why are you giving up? Will you not fight for their sake?" challenged Zeke.

Reiner stumbled backwards. Was that what he was doing? 'How could I think like that? What's wrong with me? I must fight for them…'

Finally finding his resolve, he stood up straight and looked straight at Zeke, his eyes unwavering. "You're right. I must fight for their sake; I must not give up," he said, as if he was reminding himself.

"Good," said Zeke, satisfied that his subordinate had found his resolve at least.

"War-Chief?" asked Reiner, sounding stronger but the hint of hesitancy still lingered in his voice.

"Yes?"

"What will we do?" he asked, unsure how they would turn this situation around.

"Come," said Zeke. "I have something to show you."

Reiner followed when Zeke started to move, staying just a few meters behind him as they walked. His eyes observed the view in front of him, he could see land at the horizon; they were close to Marley now. Only a few more hours left until they reach their homeland.

Shortly, they arrived at Zeke's room. Reiner was surprised at how simple it looked. It was relatively small, a bed sat at one corner of the room, only big enough for one person. A medium-sized rectangular table sat to the side of the bed; a large piece of paper laid on top of it; it looked like a map of sorts. He had always imagined it would be more… extravagant due to his status of being the War-Chief of the Warrior's unit.

'I guess Marley wouldn't treat any of us that nicely, not even the War-Chief,' Reiner thought.

Zeke beckoned Reiner over. "This map shows Wall Maria and its surrounding area, it's only a quick sketch, but it will do for now," he explained. "The Survey Corps will attempt to retake Wall Maria, but that won't be for at least a few months, which means we have time to plan."

Reiner eyed the map, reading the annotations that Zeke had already made.

"Looks like you already have something in mind."

"Of course, it is still a rough draft but if my proposal is accepted by Commander Magath, we will have a considerable advantage in this inevitable fight for Wall Maria," said Zeke.

"Proposal?" asked Reiner.

"This plan will require a considerable force and weaponry but with the long-lost Attack Titan up for grabs and if I'm right… the Founding Titan will also be present, along with the Colossal that we lost. With this in mind; I have no doubts they will accept." Zeke paused for a moment. "If all goes according to plan, the next time we arrive on Paradis, we will be accompanied by a large force, around three hundred strong. We won't attack solely on land… no… we will also attack from the air using blimps, this will surely overwhelm the Survey Corps, who have no experience in fighting human warfare."

Zeke pointed at the walls, motioning towards the circles he had drawn at various points of the wall. "We will place a platoon of soldiers inside certain points of the wall, this will surround the Survey Corps the moment they arrive. We will have them surrounded before they even see us," he then motioned to the buildings that make up the Shiganshina district. "Soldiers will be scattered around these houses, providing close quarter threat to the Survey Corps. The blimps will stay back, with me and Pieck. While, Porco will be in the walls."

"Porco? You mean… Porco will inherit the Jaw Titan from Ymir?"

Zeke nodded. "Yes, I plan to feed her to Porco, will that be a problem?"

"N-no… it was expected," replied Reiner, though he couldn't stop the guilt that lingered within him. He made a note to speak to Ymir after, it's the least he could do.

"What about me?" Reiner asked after a moment of silence.

"You'll be accompanying one of the squads that will hide within the buildings that make up the town," Zeke looked at Reiner with an expectant look. "Your success will be critical to the outcome of this operation. Your job is to keep Eren busy and subdue him if possible. With him out of the picture, we will dispose of the Survey Corps quickly and not even he can fight all of us alone. Can you do it?"

Reiner clenched his fist as he was reminded of Bertolt's fate, the small fire that burned within him grew a little stronger. "Yes," he declared strongly.

Zeke nodded in approval. "Good. I haven't told you this yet, but I believe Eren also holds the Founding Titan."

Reiner's eyes widened in fear, his hands slamming on the table as he shouted, "What! How can you be sure?!"

Zeke had a thoughtful look as he replied, "I'm not… but just be prepared for that possibility. Even if it turned out not to be true, Eren still poses the single biggest threat to us with the power of the Attack Titan and Colossal Titan in his hands. We don't know what abilities he had gained, there has never been a reported case of someone holding more than one power…"

'This is bad! Eren is the worst person imaginable to hold the Coordinates power…' thought Reiner.

"I will try to be careful," replied Reiner, though something still bothered him. "But…why would Marley give us another chance? We failed, surely we will be punished as soon as we return?" Reiner reasoned.

"Leave that to me, I will speak to Commander Magath," Zeke said in reply. "He is one of the few who will listen to us."

"Okay," Reiner still felt a bit uneasy, but he had nothing else to lose, so he nodded, putting his trust in his War-Chief.

"I think that is all, go get some rest, the next few weeks will be hectic," Zeke ordered.

Realising he was being dismissed, he made his way towards the door but paused when a sudden thought came to him. "War-Chief… you say that Eren poses the single biggest threat to us but there are two who we cannot underestimate. They are Captain Levi and Mikasa Ackerman," his face took on a thoughtful expression as he remembered them. "Captain Levi is their strongest soldier and I cannot help but agree with them, while Mikasa Ackerman could very well be taking that position in the future. We had already fought them, back in Trost."

Zeke's eyes widened a fraction. 'So that's who they were? Ackerman huh? That does pose a problem. I wonder if this Levi guy is one too… The only people that can top a Ackerman in combat can only be another Ackerman, I guess I will find out,'

"I'll keep that in mind," replied Zeke.

Satisfied, Reiner turned and left. His next destination; Ymir.

Just what would he tell her? Ymir had reluctantly agreed to help them, 'Before Bertolt…' he shook his head from those thoughts, no use dwelling on that now.

'I will avenge him soon enough… and Annie too, there can only be one reason why she had not contacted us; she's been caught and probably being tortured right at this moment, or already dead…'

Reiner took a deep breath as he stood in front of Ymir's door. He honestly did not know what to say or how to tell someone that they're about to die, who does? But it was the least he could do for her… After all, they did spend years together training. After one more inhale, he raised his hand and knocked.

"Ymir?"

He took a step back when he heard the doorknob twist and unlock, revealing a tired looking Ymir.

Ymir rolled her eyes and huffed in frustration when she realised who it was. "What is it?" asked Ymir, annoyed at his very presence.

"W-well… I…" started Reiner, not knowing how to put it into words.

"Just spit it out already!" she said, exasperated.

"Okay, uh…" he started. "It's just… well… the plan that the War-Chief has for you… well to put it simply, y-you're going to be fed to one of our Warrior candidates – Porco Galliard, a-and I thought you deserve to know your fate at least…" he trailed off, his eyes scanning her face for a reaction.

Ymir chuckled. "How thoughtful of you to let little poor me know," she spat out. "Do you think you're doing something nice by telling me? That you're doing the right thing?"

Reiner opened his mouth to respond. "Well-"

"How pathetic," she carried on, cutting off his response. "Just leave me alone… I already made peace with my fate. I knew there wasn't any other option the moment I agreed to help you, just don't forget the promise you made to me and deliver the message to Historia once I've written it, you'll have it soon enough."

"I'll deliver the message, I promise you that," replied Reiner.

"Not like your promises hold that much weight in my mind but you better, otherwise I'll haunt you for the rest of your life. Now go… leave me alone," she said as she stepped back further into the room, closing the door at the same time.

Reiner remained silent and unmoving as the door was shut in front of his face. He went to say something else, something to reassure her that he will keep his promise, but he closed them when he realised that what she said was true; his words mean nothing to her, not after everything he has done.

He turned on the spot and left to get some rest, the next few weeks will be hectic.


Mikasa sat down on the ground, next to Armin, sweat dripping from her forehead due to training. The Survey Corps had been intensively training to get used to the use of the Thunder Spears in battle, which Hange had developed to combat the Armoured Titan. It was a great piece of innovation and Mikasa had no doubt that it will prove useful in the battle against the Armoured Titan.

Thinking over the last few weeks, it has been unbelievable to see Eren's impact on every discussion that was held regarding the retake of Wall Maria. It wasn't that she thought Eren was not capable of doing so, she would never underestimate Eren, but his strategic thinking was beginning to rival that of Commander Erwin.

'I guess having some of Dr. Yeager's memory does give him a new perspective…' she idly thought.

Eren's dad was a Titan shifter all this time, and he was from the outside world... a world that hated the people inside these walls. Why couldn't everyone just co-exist in peace? She couldn't understand why the world hated them. Sure, maybe their ancestors had done some terrible things but surely, they, the people that are alive now, can't be blamed for something that happened thousands of years ago right? Yet, they are…

'The world is cruel,' she thought sadly, now aware of the extent of cruelty that existed in this world.

"It is also very beautiful…" she softly whispered, imagining a smiling Eren, who had been smiling a lot recently, a very welcome surprise in her eyes.

Eren was another subject that threw her all over the place. It has been a roller coaster, to go from nearly losing Eren and then him waking up, saving Trost, and then pulling her into bed with him. They had spent a night together.

Mikasa blushed and hid her mouth behind her scarf, thinking back to that night. Okay, nothing else had happened but she couldn't remember the last time Eren was that affectionate, especially towards her, since they were kids. Furthermore, they weren't kids anymore, so sleeping in same bed as Eren now… it made her feel something that she had always tried to avoid or ignore. Yet, it made her so incredibly happy to feel Eren hold her in such an affectionate way and she couldn't help but want more of it.

'It was the warmest I've ever felt in my life…' her hand reached up to her scarf and she clutched it tightly, she wished she could feel as warm as she felt, that night, every day.

"Mikasa?"

She gasped in shock; she had completely forgot that Armin was right next to her.

"Huh?" was all that came out when Mikasa tried to reply.

"Why is your face red?" asked Armin, a teasing smile forming on his face.

"Huh?" she reached up and lightly touched her cheeks, what was he talking about?

Armin's teasing smile grew wider. "Thinking about Eren again, are we?"

Mikasa's eyes widened, finally realising what he was implying. "What?! N-no, I was not!" she exclaimed.

Armin chuckled lightly, which turned into full-blown laughter when Mikasa's face turned even redder, something that he thought wasn't possible. His laughing abruptly stopped when he saw the glare that Mikasa was giving him, maybe it was best not to push it.

Armin put his hands up in surrender. "Okay, okay, I'll stop," he said, a few chuckles escaping him as he spoke.

For the next few moments, they settled into a comfortable silence as they watched Eren spar Annie. The two had been regularly sparring, to Mikasa's dismay, since they were both shifters, so it made sense for them to train together.

"Hey, have you noticed how improved Eren seems to be?" asked Armin, turning his head towards Mikasa. "It wasn't like he was bad to begin with; he did finish just below you in hand-to-hand combat… it just seems like he reached a whole new level without us noticing. He's dispatching Annie like it's nothing. I think I've seen Annie drop Eren only once, this wasn't the case during cadet training… which was not even that long ago."

Mikasa looked at the pair, noticing how Eren perfectly countered any attack Annie threw at him, it was almost like he had years of battle experience, allowing him to counter every single move that Annie executed and adapt throughout the fight to gain every little advantage that he can, yet they only graduated cadet training less than six months ago.

"I'm sure it's nothing, it's good that he has improved," Armin said, trying to convince himself that there were no outside factors to Eren's drastic improvement. Yet, he couldn't help but be suspicious that something else is causing this.

'It doesn't hurt to observe for a little longer,' thought Armin.

Armin looked at Mikasa again, it had not gone unnoticed that she had looked a lot happier recently and one reason was because Eren had been a lot more affectionate with her. The affection was something Mikasa appreciated and returned eagerly. Armin had no doubts about that. Armin couldn't help but wonder if Eren started to feel the same way that Mikasa felt about him. It takes a blind person to not see the love that Mikasa held for Eren, but if that was the case, then Eren had to be the blindest person alive.

'I wonder if Mikasa even knows what she's feeling? She's not exactly the most adept with feelings or emotions,' thought Armin. He wouldn't say that he was the best with feelings or anything but he was better than his two best friends at least.

"Hey Mikasa?" Armin said, grabbing her attention.

Mikasa looked over, confused. "Yes?"

"Normally, I wouldn't worry about these things… but I've seen the way you look at Eren over the years and with the retake of Wall Maria looming over us, I can't help but wonder… do you…" Armin trailed off, nodding his head in Eren's direction, hoping that Mikasa would understand what he was trying to say.

Mikasa looked towards Eren, then back to Armin, even more confused. "Huh? Do I what?"

Armin nodded over again, now moving his eyebrows in a suggestive manner at the same time.

Mikasa looked over at Eren again, then back at Armin, her confused expression firmly in place. "Armin, you're going to have to say it." she demanded, utterly confused at what he was doing.

Armin sighed, why did he expect her to understand signals. "Do you… love him?"

Mikasa's eyes widened comically, a huge blush now on her face. "Huh?"

"Well? Do you love him?" Armin asked again.

Mikasa stuttered. "Huh? Y-yeah of course, h-he's my famil-"

Armin sighed at the typical Mikasa response. "Mikasa, I mean… do you love him… romantically?"

Mikasa shrunk behind her scarf, half her face now covered by the red material. She muttered something, but her voice was muffled.

Armin chuckled and reached over to uncover her face. "Do you or do you not love him?" he asked, his eyes were kind and his voice soft.

Mikasa shifted her eyes to the side, unable to look at Armin. "I don't know…" she whispered.

"Mikasa…" Armin said, urging her to admit it.

"I don't know…" she repeated, her eyes still refusing to meet Armin's.

Armin sighed. Desperate situations require desperate measures. "Do you want to kiss him?"

That did the trick as Mikasa went red as a tomato as she finally looked at Armin, wide eyed. "Huh?"

"You know… do you want to grab Eren and take him somewhere quiet and kiss-" Armin yelped when his face was suddenly covered by a hand. He looked through the cracks between the fingers to see a beet red Mikasa looking at him.

Mikasa stayed silent as Armin gently removed her hand from his face. His expression lost its teasing nature, replaced with one of understanding.

"Mikasa… I can guess the answer from your reactions," Armin started saying. "And I understand how hard it must be to confess something as big as this, even though I had never done it. But we're going to go through the biggest challenge of our lives soon and we can't be sure that we will all make it back… I just don't want you to live your life with regret, so please don't ignore it while you still have a chance…"

Mikasa remained silent as she listened, her heart feeling some type of pang as she thought about returning from Wall Maria without Eren by her side.

Her voice was small, but Armin still heard it. "Okay…" she whispered.

Armin smiled. He returned to observing the spar, when suddenly a mischievous twinkle appeared in his eyes. Something that Mikasa had caught from the corner of her vision, a deep sinking feeling settled in her stomach at the sight.

"Hey Eren! Did you know Mikasa wants to kis-"

When Eren looked over, he was confused when he saw Mikasa pinning a struggling Armin on the ground, her hand covering Armin's mouth as he struggled for breath, tears leaking from his eyes as he flailed his arms in panic.

He shook his head, smiling inwardly at the silly antics of his best friends as he took his fighting stance, for what seems to be the thousandth time today.


It had been a few weeks since Reiner had landed back on Marley. Everything that Zeke had planned had come to pass, Commander Magath had indeed backed Zeke's plan and now they were mere days away from leaving for Paradis again.

So why were they being called into another meeting?

"War-Chief, do you know what this is about?" asked Reiner.

Zeke shook his head. "No idea, it must be important if it was so urgent, so we will see."

It was a few minutes later when the door to their room was opened, revealing Commander Magath, accompanying him was a man of average height, though he looked well-groomed, wearing expensive clothing; a dark suit with a black tie.

"Gentlemen, I'm here to introduce Willy Tybur, a noble that greatly influences Marley and he has something to talk to you about," said Magath.

Willy Tybur stepped forward. "Hello, I have heard you will be embarking on another mission to retake the Founding Titan, Attack Titan, and Colossal Titan, meaning if successful… it would be the first time Marley has control of all nine Titans," he said.

Zeke bowed his head slightly. "Thank you, sir. We will not fail Marley again."

"I hope so, it is why I am here to lend you my help," he started saying. "Please, take my younger sister with you."

"Huh? Why do you want us to do that?" asked Zeke, confused.

"Because Paradis Island needs to fall and how else can we increase our chances of success other than adding… the War Hammer Titan!"

Reiner nearly stumbled backwards. 'The War Hammer Titan...' hope bloomed in his chest, there was no way Eren will be able to overcome this, victory was surely theirs.


It had been a few months since the planning of the Wall Maria retake took place, the day of the operation has arrived. It had not been easy; the Survey Corps boasted its numbers to around two hundred. While strategic, and intensive training took place to integrate the use of the Thunder Spears in battle and to implement the plan they had made, a plan that Eren had a huge part in with his extensive knowledge. They were as prepared as they could be.

Eren sat on his horse, waiting for Erwin's command. This was the day where everything will change, Eren was sure of it.

He looked at those around him; his friends surrounded him; Jean, Sasha, Connie, Armin, and Mikasa.

When he looked at Armin, his best friend gave him a reassuring smile, letting him know that he believed in the plan they had in place.

When he looked at Mikasa, she gave him the same look she had given him for the past few months, like she wanted to say something, but she couldn't. He gave her a reassuring smile, which she returned but he could tell something was bothering her but there was no time for that now, this will be the major changing point between his own reality and this one, he was sure of it.

Eren looked ahead as Erwin gave his command and the horses of the Survey Corps started moving, the sound of hooves battering the dirt-covered ground filled his ears. Though, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop the fear that gripped his heart as he bounced to the rhythm of his horse's galloping.

'Every change has a consequence, so what are the consequences of mine?'


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