Eyes of a Traitor

Duty Chains us.

Our Demons Haunts us.

The sun still high in the sky as the titan ran, clinging to its chest, two warriors with their prize strapped to their backs.

The titan ran with pace, avoiding pure titans alike, making ground far away from wall rose, their destination will be Wall Maria, after that.

Home.

"Alan, we must rest" Reiner called out "Head to the giant tree's, if you can find it".

The battle have taken their toll, the distance to wall Maria is long, and in between them are pure titans, it is true without rest, their titan form would give in and their bodies exhausted, for Reiner's and Bertholdt's case, they will not be able to transform at all.

Alan's titan, some would say unique, his curse and his mothers heritage, he would not tire so easily in titan form, even transform more than usual, yet it has been five years since he transformed into his titan, yet it felt natural after so long, he did not miss the feeling.

Alan felt caged within his titan, no freedom, yet it is the price for extra power, his duty as a warrior, his promise kept him going.

Reaching the giant tree's, luckily Alan kept his sense sharp to avoid titans, noon is approaching. Climbing the tree, allowing Reiner and Bertholdt to drop off the unconscious bodies of Ymir and Eren, their limbs bitten off, for good measure. Before using his body as a bridge as the two crosses to the other branch, saving what little gas they have, stolen from the fight with the scouts on the wall.

Opening his own nape Alan, climbed out, jumping to the branch where his friend and brother stood, his titan free falling as it crumples into steam on the forest floor.

"That was intense" Reiner breaking the silence "Thank you Bertholdt for getting me out of that jam"

"Only because you signalled me to do so Reiner, otherwise I still be on that wall" Bertholdt reminded him on what happened.

Alan narrowed his eyes, causing Bertholdt to become nervous, Reiner looking not too impressed.

"You have start taking the initiative in battles Bertholdt, me and Reiner won't always be there" Alan chastise, he understood Bertholdt's titan have its limitations but in a fight he have to look for his own, like that time in training… no, he can't think back on that now.

"Agreed, Alan was giving the orders through all that, but it is expected from our leader" Reiner nodding in agreement before stopping "Alan, I am sorry for what has happened"

Silence and atmosphere became tense as the three knew why Reiner was apologising.

"No, Reiner, you were right" Alan stopped his brother from speaking more "Our duty as a Warrior must come first, it was a mistake to begin with"

Reiner saddened at his brothers pain, he would prefer that he wasn't part of that but yet, pride swell within him, that his brother, in the end when it came to it, chose his brother over anyone else, saving his life.

Yet a sense of sorrow crept into the warrior's hearts as their eyes turned to the stirring Ymir, who wakened up from her stupor, opening her eyes, blinking at the state she is in.

"Huh, this is new" Ymir murmured seeing her arms and lower legs steaming, feeling eyes watching her, she saw the three watching her.

It is amusing how Reiner and Bertholdt, seem agitated, is it because of her waking up, her gaze now turning to the biggest shock of her life. Alan is just watching her, his eyes narrowed, burning with anger, has Ymir done something wrong? No, it is due to the fact she's holding onto a titan power.

"Don't move, don't talk" Alan commanded.

"What if I do" Ymir testing the waters, feeling nervous as Alan's gaze hardened.

"I will eat you" Alan spat through gritted teeth, startling both Reiner and Bertholdt.

"Hey, Alan that is not out mission" Reiner interjected "We have to bring them back home"

Alan whirled his head, anger piercing his features "If they try and escape, I will eat them Reiner, I rather, do that and not lose him again after what he did"

Him? Ymir thought, a memory flashed as a boy pushing a blonde boy out the way, his face screaming for them to run as he was….

Ymir's eyes widened 'oh' these three were the ones outside the walls, like her.

Silence entered the forest again, Reiner looked as if he wants to smack Alan, yet did not, it is true. Marcel sacrificed his life to save his own.

"I'm not going to go anywhere, if that would get you guys to shut up" Ymir called out, Reiner turning her attention to Ymir, a small bit of relief swept over him as Alan just huffed and leaned against the tree, resting his own body and mind.

"Good, I explain more when Eren wakes up" Reiner spoke ignoring Alan's glare, Reiner taking note, good or bad, they may need to know.

"Alan, I'm sorry" Reiner said again, looking to the silent form looking out to the horizon.

"Me too" Alan can only say, before leaving himself to his thoughts, something the others did as well. Bertholdt handing over the diary, to which Alan looking at it with ill contempt.

"Keep it Bertholdt, too many memories in that thing" Alan spat, too many memories buried in that book, why he kept it, to ease his sanity more like, his little escape. What good did it do him as not just his written thoughts of being a warrior but also as a soldier written in there as well, and the pictures he drawn, he rather not look at them again.

"Take it Alan" Bertholdt spoke firmly, causing the guy to raise his eyebrow "We all made mistakes, it's best that you keep it to remind that we are not all invincible"

Alan looked at the diary once again, before sighing "The one time you have a backbone it just to remind myself" joking at the moment, Bertholdt smiled a little, seeing that Alan is not completely lost.

Another stir came from their unwilling prisoners, noting Eren, the one person Alan does not want waking up, deciding to keep watch as he returned to his gaze to the fields afar.

Groaning is heard as Eren, Ymir casually watching him, as if relaxing on the large branch they were forced to be on.

"Ymir, what happened" Eren questioned, upon realising what happened, the colossal titan falling on top of him, shooting his gaze above to see the damn traitors.

"Welcome back" Reiner spoke, as he sat there watching them.

Eren squirmed as steam was released even more, seeing his arms missing, his eyes widened.

"What the hell? My Arms?" Eren exclaimed, trying to figure out the situation they are in.

"Eren, calm it" Ymir spoke "you're not the only one having a really shit day" waving her missing limbs where her foot used to be.

"What the hell did they do to me?" Eren questioned.

Reiner looked to Alan for a moment, to which the latter shrugged before returning his attention to Eren.

"Sorry, Alan got carried away, seeing we was in a hurry back there" Reiner casually spoke, noting Eren now looking to them "Apparently he bit your nape without thinking about your arms"

A grunt of amusement sounded from the offender, to which Reiner shook his head, in reality Alan did it on purpose for the sole reason of preventing Eren from transforming if he were to wake up.

Eren, glare intensified as his eyes rested on Alan, Reiner and Bertholdt carefully watching his every move. Until Eren moved his stump to his mouth preparing to bite down.

Bertholdt jolted up, as Reiner was also prepared to go in, Alan just casually look out, not too concern with the hot head.

"Eren, don't do it!" Bertholdt called out.

Thankfully, Ymir swatted his stump out the way "Easy hot head, look where we are"

Taking in the view, seeing titans forming around the base of the tree, as it tried to claw up, attempting pitifully to claim their dinner.

"We are in the titan forest within wall maria" Ymir continued her eyes now drifted to the trio "Even if you were to transform, I doubt you would get away from those lumps down there"

"Down there is a titan that could be an abnormal" pointing to the titan casually relaxing on the ground, yet watching them intently "looks to be relaxing there, but it never kept its eyes off us, the small ones over there, another pain in the ass"

Ymir also pointed out to the titan hiding behind the tree, joking it is a shy type as it watches them as a stalker to a crush.

"Then there's these chumps" now nodding to the warriors on the other branch right in front of them "these dirty bastards had the foresight to gear up, Reiner taking yours, Bertholdt from some poor sap that got near enough" eyeing Alan as he sat there looking out still "I don't know how he got his"

Another amused grunt, Ymir noted that even though he is not watching them, he is listening, waiting for something to come.

"So listen up, we are right into titan territory, if your transform, you be having those bastards down there, they can either zip around above you or transform, either way on a good day it be tricky to get out of, so it's no use in being a dumb ass" Ymir concluded, now fixating her eyes on the leader, his threat obvious, he would eat them and that's is not what she be planning on happening with or without Reiner's interference.

"She's right" Reiner spoke "Besides, you can't turn into titans right now, anyway, so don't count on that ability coming to the rescue"

Eren listened as Reiner spoke on why "So far your ability is more preoccupied on healing" his head turning to Alan "Only one person I know, have the strength to go titan on his worse day"

"You think I believe a liar, nice try" Eren seethed, not believing a word.

"Hey dumb ass, at the moment we haven't got a clue on the in's and out on what we can do, they on the other hand do, which reminds me" Ymir now glancing to Reiner "you say you talk when Eren wakes up, so what's your end game here?"

Reiner looked to Alan, as their gaze met, Alan just shrugged, not really caring.

"We be taking you guys to our home town, I realize you guys wouldn't cooperate, so we be waiting here till nightfall, or we could beat the shit out of each other right now" Reiner calmly spoke "I wouldn't recommend it, those guys down there are hungry and they won't care or discriminate who they eat, that I doubt our leader would let you get away anyways"

"Huh, why can't you guys go titan now, or are you all out of fumes to burn" Ymir cheekily bite as Reiner narrowed his eyes, another amused grunt from Alan.

"Why don't you guys use your imagination" Reiner sarcastically spoke, not amused that Ymir saw through them, well except for Alan, he could transform right now, but he be unable to protect them all during the day if Eren were to go ape shit and turn into his titan.

Moments passed, as Bertholdt sat next to Alan, thinking on the events that happened, until a murmur started to resonate from Reiner.

"Man, ever since the titans showed up yesterday morning, all we did was work our asses off, nothing to eat or drink, not even sleep" Reiner spoke to himself, not realising the words coming out of his mouth "Fortunately the wall haven't been breached" pinching the bridge of his nose "I think we deserve a break for once, we should get promoted later"

Alan holding his knife in his hands, listening to him talk "Reiner" causing eyes to go on him, seeing this the first words he said since Eren woke up.

"What? We have done plenty enough to deserve it, I think we've performed outstandingly considered all we've been through, hell Mikasa would be relieved to see you and Eren again" Reiner spoke,

Alan halted his gaze, pain shot through him, that is the only person he did not want to hear at this very moment, ignoring his mumbles of duty as soldiers, and saying how they all deserved it.

"Reiner, what the hell are you talking about?" Ymir asked

Alan now listened to the vents that happened at Utgard castle, with the titan that bit him and Christa, hearing him getting happy with the thought of her, was soothing, Alan was now thinking of Mikasa, as his thoughts drift to her, yet his blood screeched at the same time Eren yelled.

"What the hell are you playing at you bastard?" Eren shaking as he listened to Reiner, Reiner acting innocent in asking what is wrong.

"This is not normal" Ymir spoke "This is not the first time is it Bertholdt? Alan?"

Alan kept his silence as Bertholdt looked to him, noting that Alan is also not right as the mention of Mikasa,

"Reiner, we are not soldiers… me, you and Alan are Warriors" Alan spoke softly, before turning to the sun setting.

Something in Reiner snapped at the realisation, as he crumbled, sobbing into his hand, Alan can only listen.

"What the fuck are you playing at? Acting all innocent" Eren gritted, "What the fuck went through your mind when I told you about my mother? Huh Reiner? Bertholdt?"

Bertholdt could only stare at his feet "When you told us, I felt only pity for what happened"

"Pity? You fuckers" Eren gritted "What about you Alan? What did you think, what was going through your mind when you knew and fucking my SISTER" roaring the last word with venom, Alan remained still, his back still turned and silent.

"Answer me dammit!" Eren roared once more "What was you thinking when she gave her heart to you? What was you thinking when I said you are like family to us?"

Alan snapped as he stood up eyes glaring onto Eren, his own voice biting back "It was a Mistake!"

Halting Eren own momentum as his surprise evident, registering Alan's lashing out.

"It was a mistake, it should never have happened, I will not apologise for what I did, it happened" Alan bit "I wasn't strong enough to resist, yet it happened" Alan falling onto his knees, as memories fo her flashing before his eyes.

"What happened to the kid?" hearing Eren asked "the boy that I saw the day the wall fell?"

Alan looking up, as his eyes looked to the diary in his hand, as the memory took hold.

Shinganshia

"Break the wall Bertholdt" Alan commanded, as Reiner covered and protected Alan and an unconscious Annie from the titans, a flash of yellow as the colossal titan emerged, its leg swung back, kicking and breaching the wall.

Suddenly the titan disappeared into steam as Bertholdt stood from the exhaustion of his transformation, a blonde smiling titan walked over.

"Reiner quickly get to Bertholdt quickly!" Alan ordered once more, Bertholdt would be eaten before they can start their mission, but fortune seem to go their end as the titan just looked at Bertholdt and walked past him, ignoring him.

Reiner snatching him up as Alan, clung onto Annie and Bertholdt, using his strength to keep them steady and stay on Reiner as the armoured titan climbed to the top of the wall, the hand placed down as Alan and Bertholdt climbed down, placing Annie's body down, her breathing steady, Bertholdt kneeled by her side.

"Stay with her Bertholdt" Alan spoke "You two will be safe here"

"Wait Alan what are you going to do?" Bertholdt asked, unsure Alan's plan.

Alan looked to Reiner's titan form as it watched him, waiting for the next step of the plan.

Alan walked over to the edge looking out into the burning city, his mind running through the motion, as he planned, the view was something to look at, if it wasn't for the titans flowing in and eating people, the king should be retaliating by now, yet why?

"I'm going in, Reiner you follow with me" Alan turned round, halting Bertholdt from speaking "Let us cause more chaos, hopefully the King of the walls will show himself, if he didn't want the devils to die"

"What if he doesn't?" a question Alan was prepared for.

"Simple, infiltrate, once we are in, we need an alibi, the more believable and less witnesses the better" Alan answered.

"Alan this is the island of the devils, not another mission you do back on the mainland" Bertholdt asserted "This be no easy mission"

Alan, looked back to the city "I made a promise Bertholdt, a promise, we will finish this mission, we will return home" Alan declared the holding onto a chain with dog tags on "I owe Marcel to see it through" the thought of Marcel sacrificing himself to save Reiner when he couldn't, the grief was temporary as they cried as Alan had them all into a hug, as he declare his promise.

"No time to waste" Alan smiled before leaping off the wall, pulling out his knife, slicing his hand, a flash of yellow lighting formed as his titan free fall to the ground, crushing a pure titan, a pity, another distraction lost, hearing Reiner landing by him as he crushed a titan going for Alan.

Alan paid no attention as he gazed amidst the chaos, grunting to Reiner to follow, charging through, until seeing the smiling titan clawing its hand into the building chomping down onto a woman, the less devils the better he thought.

More screaming and the smell of blood scattered the ground, Alan saw the gate far ahead, yet three titans crowded into one spot, interesting, he has not seen titans do that before. Alan picked up his pace as he charged down the three titans, throwing them far away.

To Alan's amusement it was a small ragged brown haired boy, remarkable, the small boy, put a bit of meat on him, he would look very similar to himself, Alan contemplated as his mind planned through, the other kid screamed for the kid to run, he saw the other kid, maybe this kid is more useful than he thought.

A grunt nearby as Reiner asked what he is doing, Alan turned his head to the right, he simply nod, Reiner taking this as the moment to charge the gate at the far side, hopefully the kid along with a young girl on a man's back, escaped.

Turning his attention to the boy, the state of fright evident as Alan leaned down, extending his hand, grabbing hold of the boy, as grabbed firm but not to tightly, he needs some form of information after all.

"Please! Don't kill me" the boy squealed "I don't want to die"

Alan paused as he watched in amusement as the boy broke free, what took his notice is what is in his hand, a brown leather book, a diary perhaps? Alan took delight as his hand tightened, the boy squealing from the pain, the agony obvious.

Until blood spurted through the gaps in his hands as the brittle body crushed within his grasp, the boy letting out his last breath as Alan released the body, the diary still in his hand, landing hard onto the Stoney ground, rubble scattered across as the fire erupted nearby.

Alan opened up his nape as he quickly jumped out of his titan, the markings of his titan form on his face, as he dropped down the now dead crumpled body, seeing the diary in an instant, picking up, the leather rough on his fingers, amazing the devils can create such craftsmanship. Placing it into his hoodie that was given on the mission.

The smell of the child's blood filled his nostrils, as Alan can hear the screams around of those unable to escape, the thunderous crash of the other wall resounded into the area, Reiner fulfilling his part.

Alan stood still, not amused that the King of the walls did not show up, sighing as he looked on to the dead corpse, Alan pulling out his knife yet again cutting it deep as he turned, heading back to the walls where Bertholdt and Annie waited, this is the best opportunity to infiltrate into the chaos they created.

Alan blinked as the memory ended as Eren watched and waited, his intense glare still on him. Alan felt the diary somehow already in his hands. Looking down as the guilt emerged at the memory, he was not a soldier, but a warrior who used an innocent child as a means.

Alan's haunted expression as he looked at the leather diary, still in good condition, why did he keep good care of it? Was it his memories that sits in these pages, or was it the child and the soldier?

Alan clenched his teeth as he thought against the tears, why did he kill the child? His mind retreating away from the guilt, his first kill on the islands of Devils. Yet he killed more, his next two kills was in Trost.

Trost

The titans roaming about, as Alan chased down the titans heading to the rear, where Mikasa dwelt, the less she deals with the better, until a someone crashed into him, catching Alan's arm as blood spurt out.

The pain entered his mind as he crashed onto the floor, the sound of another grunted. Being caught off guard his arm start to heal as steam rose.

"Hey man are you ok?" a voice called out as Alan looked to the man who colliding into him.

Marcus stood there panting, as if he were being chased.

"Watch where you going Marcus, could have gotten us killed" Alan gritted as he looked at the man.

"Hey, I got separated from Dorian and some girl until…. Wait" Marcus's eyes gazed down to his arm "Why is your arm, filling up with steam?"

Alan froze, cursing his lack of self-control as he looked to the guy "Your eyes are just dazed from the crash" Alan brushing off his accusations.

"Nah, I am not stupid, your arm is steaming like a fucking titan do when they are cut up" Marcus spoke, the guy is too smart for his own good, Alan mused, this may be problematic.

"I have natural healing" Alan sarcastically said, turning his attention to Marcus as the guy seem to not understand the situation, he is in.

"Fuck that, I knew I got you in that mountain pass when the boulder hit you" Marcus spat, Alan halted his steps, tilting his head in question "Yeah, it was me, if it wasn't for that bastard of your brother and that bitch saving your life, it would have been a good accident"

Alan gritted his teeth as he tried to control his anger, so this was the guy that nearly killed Mikasa.

"Why?" Alan asked darkly "Why did you try and kill Mikasa?"

"Bitch please, the money that I would have gotten would have been worth it, Garrus father is stupidly rich, besides you was supposed to be alone when the rockslide split you guys up" Marcus boasted "Now this seem a good moment to create another accident"

Garrus, so he was behind that incident, he will pay. Alan starting to chuckle, until bellowing into a full-blown laugh.

"Oh, this is just perfect" Alan mused "I finally found someone that is worth killing" his eyes glistened with madness.

"Wait what?" Marcus paled

"Oh, I thought it was a mistake breaking down the wall, I thought these people aren't devils, how stupid I was" Alan chuckled until stopping, his eyes turned to rage as all amusement is gone.

"Now I actually found a devil" Alan's voice grown dark as he stepped forward, drawing his blade, Marcus, paled upon the realisation that Alan is responsible for the fall of wall Maria.

"Wait, I was only..." Marcus begged until his head was decapitated in one stroke, his head rolling on the floor, his body collapsed to the ground.

Alan watched the head roll across the floor, his face stoic but his eyes satisfied, one less to deal with in the future. The titans can devour the body to hide the kill.

Shortly inside the headquarters in Trost, after hearing Bruno's and Garrus's anguish, Alan looked at them in disgust, their friends are devil's no more or less, aware that Annie was watching him intently.

Heading out to the basement. "Alan a word" Annie spoke, seeing Mikasa and Bertholdt nearby "Privately", Alan turning to Mikasa, gave her a smile and nodded for her to go on without him, before looking to Reiner and Bertholdt to keep an eye out for any eaves droppers.

Alone in the room Alan turned to Annie, noticing her expression to be hard and yet anxious, this is something Alan rarely see's of Annie.

"You have my attention" Alan asked softly, yet setting off an aura as a warrior, which Annie took note.

"Can I ask your end game? I know you gave the order to Bertholdt to break down the wall, that's risky, what if he got caught?" Annie asked, needing the answer.

"I made sure Bertholdt didn't get seen, I gave him the signal on the wall to transform, and I made sure Eren was too preoccupied with the steam that Bert got away past me as I distracted Eren" Alan simply answered, Annie posture relaxing, girl was worried for all of them.

"And the end game?" Annie asked again, still wanting the whole plan as Alan only told them that he is going to hit the wall. Alan chuckled of course Annie wants to be in the know, reminds him a bit of himself in that regard.

"Hopefully now we are closer to the king of the walls, he might show himself, if not you guys join the Military police and get closer, plus less soldiers to worry about" Alan answered yet again.

Annie raised her eye "The why are you joining the scouts? We could use you if the king shows himself"

"I have faith in you, Bertholdt and Reiner, besides the scouts are skilled titan killers" Alan mused "Plus they have the humanities strongest soldier, he could be an Ackerman… I plan to kill him before he goes against you guys" Alan is confident in his plan that is for sure.

Annie walked to him and brought him into a hug "Don't get killed alright"

"I don't plan to, I promise I bring you guys home, you will see your father again" Alan said firmly, to that Annie smiled, turning to see Bertholdt and Reiner standing there as well, smiling at theirs leader's determination.

"Let's get going, before we be missed" Alan mused exiting the room with Annie in tow.

Trost counterattack

"Hey Alan, Bertholdt and Reiner are just standing there" Marco spoke, his eyes fixated on the two standing on the building watching the Eren's titan form carrying the boulder near the hole, closer in halting the titan's invasion.

"Let's get their asse's into gear" Alan joked as they flew to the building behind, Alan freezing on the spot when he overheard them.

"They are going to plug the hole you created" Reiner spoke.

"All this for nothing" Bertholdt murmured.

"Not exactly for nothing, Eren is the only lead we have since he can turn into a titan, if it gets too rough, I may need to turn into my titan to get him out of the jam" Reiner countered unaware that Alan and Marco.

"If Alan agrees to it" Bertholdt again spoke.

"He would have too; Alan wouldn't want this opportunity to pass by" Reiner spoke again.

Alan is livid, these two idiots talking about this in the open, and dropping his name in it, sensing Marcus gaze fixing on him, Alan can only watch his brother and friend continue talking.

"Is this a joke? Your titan? You creating the hole? Alan agreeing to this?" Marco blurted out, startling the two as they turned round in shock, but quickly turn to fear seeing Alan's dark expression aiming towards them.

Sweating at the sight "Yeah we are just joking" Reiner weakly replied, nervous as Alan's dark blues narrowed dangerously.

"We mean nothing by it" Bertholdt agreed, trying to keep up the façade, growing more nervous with Alan watching them intently, remaining silent.

"I get you guys are stressed, but this is something we can't joke about" Marco exclaimed "You guys can joke all you want, I'm going to help" heading off towards the battle.

Alan calmly walked to Reiner and Bertholdt his face stoic but his glare intensified watching Marco flee. The tow trembled as he got near them.

"Fix this now" Alan growled, looking to the two, Reiner flew off after Marco with Bertholdt following as Alan watched before setting off to follow that they did as they are told.

Reiner crashing into Marco, pinning him to the ground "Sorry Marco, you're always too sharp for your own good" as Marco yelled in confusion and seeing Bertholdt landing nearby keeping lookout.

Reiner grunted as he kept Marco pinned, seeing Alan landing on the roof above them as he knelt, watching and waiting.

"Alan! Help, Reiner gone crazy" Marco pleaded, to his dismay Alan just watched silently, as if contemplating on something until another thud caught his attention.

Alan saw Annie in shock at the sight the three have Marco at their mercy. "What the fuck is going on?" Annie questioned, looking distressed at the situation.

"He heard me and Bertholdt talked" Reiner explained their situation. Annie looked up to Alan, who's eyes wondered to Annie for a brief moment and back to Marco as he was listening to Marco's pleas until seeing his shock seeing Annie is one of them.

"You got to be shitting me" Annie squirmed sensing Alan's calmness as a warning.

"Guys, we got a titan incoming" Bertholdt shout out in warning as Alan looked up to see a titan inbound.

"Best make this quick Reiner" Alan chimed in, still patiently waiting.

Reiner grunted lifting Marco up a showing his ODM gear infront of Annie "Remove his gear, quickly" demanding that Annie be the one to do it, Alan jerked his head to Reiner, narrowing his eyes, this is not Annie's mess.

"No way" Annie chastising Reiner "This is your mess; you get yourselves out of it"

"It's coming!" Bertholdt shouted again, getting frightened with the titan closing in.

"Please, let's talk about this" Marco pleaded as Reiner tightened his grip causing him to yell in pain.

"Come on Annie! You saved Connie's life earlier, do you have sympathy to these devils. You're a Warrior, don't you want to see your father again!" Reiner harshly spoke, trying to push Annie over the brink.

Alan gazed to the titan getting closer and seeing Annie's hesitation, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Alan deciding not to have Annie's hands be dirtied in blood this day. The conflict in him to do what must be done, his promise, his brother, an unnecessary casualty needing to be made due to the mistakes of others and his own.

"Too SLOW!" Alan growled jumping down in front of Annie as he detached Marco's ODM as he flung it into the building window next to him.

"Wait! No Alan! Please don't" Marco screamed, feeling Reiner letting him go, as Marco tried to steady himself up just to see Alan looking down on him.

Alan swiftly stomped onto Marco's left leg, bending it backwards, a sickening crunch as the bone is broken, Bertholdt, Annie and Reiner, watch in horror as Alan broke Marco's leg and his face unreadable as he retreated away from his screaming form expecting them to follow.

Even with the antagonizing pain Marco still reached out to them as they watch "We haven't even talked" was his last words as the titan picked him up and proceed to devour him in half, Marco still screaming and resisting the inevitable.

Alan can only close his eyes as the screams turn into gurgling of blood spewing out of the mouth as the sickening crunch of the titan's jaw against bone.

"Hey" He can hear Reiner "Why is Marco being eaten?" his voice trembling as Alan knew that Reiner retreated into his soldier personality. Hearing Reiner now raging as he moved to take out the titan that ate Marco.

"Alan?" Bertholdt, terrified voice questioned, causing Alan to open, to look into an equally terrified Bertholdt "Why did you break Marco's leg?"

Alan blinked; did he do that? The memory now apparent after some thought as Annie and Bertholdt watched anxiously for his reason.

"Why?" Alan repeated the question "So I know for sure he wouldn't escape"

"But Why?" Annie now asked.

Alan watched Reiner slicing the nape in rage as he watched calmly.

"I made a promise to bring you guys home" Alan spoke, his thoughts lost before his face growing determined "I aim to do what is necessary to make sure we will go home together"

Alan casually stroke the leather diary in his hands, his eyes still on Eren, his thoughts lost.

"Because I did what was necessary" playing back the reason why he did what he did.

"Necessary?" Eren scoffed "So it was necessary to fuck my sister, necessary to betray us, necessary to be an…"

"Shut up" Reiner growled, no longer allowing Eren to spew words towards Alan.

Eren not having none of it "You're not soldiers, not even warriors… Your murderers"

"You think we do not know that?" Reiner lashing out, having enough of Eren's mouth before "We are half ass pieces of shit".

Alan watched Reiner breaking down, his glare now returned to Eren.

Ymir watched the whole thing play out, now seeing Bertholdt's expression turn to fear, following his gaze seeing Alan's own face no longer stoic, but growing dark and the atmosphere, getting darker the longer Eren opens his mouth, Ymir felt fear that Alan would do those actions that are necessary.

"Eren" Ymir spoke nudging Eren out of his rage "Best to shut up for the time being"

Warning Eren once more, as she stared at the dark face that belongs to Alan, his eyes glowering and no longer keeping his emotions hidden and controlled.

Eren, noting this gave Alan his own glare, neither backing down. Eren will be quiet for now.

Alan glare lessened returning his gaze to the sun then to the horizon, thinking of her, the regret now fading as his mind focused on the promise he made, casting aside the soldier, becoming the warrior he is, to fulfil his duty to the bitter end.

A/N: Well, it was hard not to reveal one of the big moments of my story, now that Alan is revealed to be a warrior, I decided to put in some crucial part in memory in previous chapters, many hints were laid and I had to think how to divert your attention from it. More to come my fellow readers, enjoy the story so far :)

Myzor: A big twist, I notice how you focused on the relationship between the main OC and Mikasa, I wonder how it plays out in future chapters, thank you for reviewing and reading the story, more twists and drama ahead :)

McBastable: You are correct, only those that read into the hints displayed in all the chapters, from chapter one till 31 would have some feeling that this would happen, more plots to come. Thank you for the review and continuing this story we are journeying together. :)