Keith was unable to sleep that night after what they had been through. Lucas was the same after he was able to confront Spencer about the events that had taken place. While everything was happening Spencer was trying to lie low the best that he could and act as a messenger between himself and their Commander. He refused to wear any of his gear and only carried a pistol on him just in case he were to be found out. In his circumstance, he was very lucky that he remained in the shadows of his senior officers. He was capable of walking through the streets unnoticed.
When Lucas returned to the barracks he found Keith sitting in a chair staring out the window. It was an eerie sight to behold. It was almost as if Keith hadn't even blinked since he had been sitting there.
"Look I understand how you feel. But you can't just sit there and do nothing. We should at least confirm that it was Jack who did all of this to begin with."
"That bastard did it and you know it," Keith shouted slamming his fist on the window sill.
"How are you going to prove it? We can't exactly bring Lana in to get a testimony, she is a wanted person!"
Keith realized that there was going to be very few people who would believe the story anyways. Jack was recognized as a hard working soldier of the M.P's. There was no way that any one would believe that he was torturing someone for personal gain, let alone torturing a Survey Corps soldier. At this rate, it would be believed that he was only doing his job considering how the Survey Corps are wanted men and women. They were mainly wanted for the death of the many Reeves Company employees alongside Dimo Reeves the head of the company. To which Keith and Lucas very well knew that, that was false information distributed by the Anti-Personnel Squad.
Keith got up from the chair and began to head out past Lucas.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Lucas asked.
"I'm going to figure this shit out whether you like it or not."
Keith adjusted his jacket and walked out. It was his goal to come up with a reasoning to put Jack behind bars for what he did. He wanted the proof that Jack was behind everything that had happened to Lana. In Keith's mind, he knew that Jack had every reason to go after Lana. It was well known that she was a valued titan shifter to the monarchy in more ways than one. For someone of her abilities she could also be considered a threat. In the eyes of the military she would need to be brought down or at the very least held into custody. However, that would put a dent into the supposed plan that Jack had with Madame Nina. The conspiracy theory that Keith had held onto since the minute they approached this new land was starting to come to a close. He felt that if the military were to get their hands on Lana, then Jack and Madame Nina would lose their opportunity of capturing her themselves. Therefore, they needed to get a hold of her as soon as they could. When they saw their opportunity, after a failed attempt by the elite squad, they took it. Keith felt that Lana was the key to this serum that Jack and Nina have been after.
Keith had approached the Doctor's home in the hopes that Lana was awake. He wanted to see if he could get any answers from her as proof of some kind. To him, evidence was evidence no matter how he looked at it.
"Keith, welcome come in, come in," Isaac welcomed Keith to his home.
A few of the Survey Corps remained and were waiting for their orders. For now, they relaxed the best that they could. A couple remained on high alert at the sight of Keith refusing to believe that they were allies. Keith tried his best to ignore them and directed his attention right to Lana.
At this time she was still not awake. Keith couldn't blame her at all. He knew of the type of struggle she must have gone through in order to make it out alive. Beside her bed was Levi asleep in the chair holding onto her hand. He didn't want to bother to try and wake either of them up so he decided to investigate the area where he had come across the group as they found Lana.
He walked down the street until he reached the spot. In the board daylight, he could make out the tiny traces of blood that remained and had yet to dissipate. It was at this point that Keith realized just how critical Lana's condition really was. That night there was blood all over the concrete not evaporating into steam as per usual. Now in the morning, only small specks remained. Keith knew he had to hurry if he wanted to try and figure out where she was held captive. He kept his head down and adjusted his glasses. He made out a very tiny trail that led away from the alley.
Keith followed the trail up the street until the trail ended. He looked up and around the area in search of some sign of a direction that she came from. As Keith gazed out at the surrounding area, he could make out no other signs or clues as to where she had been held. Out of frustration Keith climbed up the building beside him to try and get a better view of things. Once he reached the top, he looked out in the distance in the hopes that he would see something. Sure enough, his eye was drawn to smoke coming out of a chimney of a house close to the wall. It wasn't too far away, but far enough for Lana to feel safer before she collapsed. Keith decided to try the place out in the hopes that his thought was correct.
He calmly made his way towards the building slightly away from the town. As he approached his thought was proven correct at the sight of two men in uniforms. They were walking towards Keith on the path prompting Keith to duck out of sight. Thankfully they didn't catch sight of him as he hid behind a tree. As the two passed he was able to catch wind of the conversation that they were having.
"I still can't believe she managed to kill two of our guys in her state. We had to have broken several of her bones."
"Just think, if she was able to escape in her condition, then what would she be able to do when she is at one hundred percent."
"I don't want to think about it. Let's just find her and get this over with. She can't be too far."
As soon as the two soldiers were gone, Keith made his way towards the house. He peered through the windows and made out the chair that Lana was held up in. Some of her blood remained on the wood as steam filled the room. Keith could make out bats, knives, and various others weapons that were used to weaken Lana. He was horrified at the sight of it all. He couldn't imagine the hell that they put her through.
He quickly made his way back to the barracks to tell Lucas everything. He tried to fight back the anger as much as he could. He knew that there wasn't anything he could do at this point that wouldn't put a large target on his back. As Keith returned, he found Lucas fast asleep in his bed. He shook him awake in order to tell him what he heard and saw.
"Ok so now that you have visual proof that Jack and his squad captured Lana, what exactly do you plan on doing?"
"I'm not sure but Jack has to pay for what he has done. He hurt a member of his own family."
"So what are you going to do? Just go up to the Commander and say hey Jack tried to kill a member of our family who happens to be a Survey Corps soldier. Not to mention she is also a titan shifter."
"Well, no."
"Oh so, you're just going to tell him that Jack was trying to kill Lana in order to somehow get her powers and over throw the king?"
"No."
"Then tell me, Keith. What can you even do, because to me it seems like right now those are our only options other than just leaving it all alone."
"I can't just sit here while he gets away with it!"
"Neither can I. How do you think I feel! But I'm going to try and figure something out that will not cause any more harm than good," Lucas shouted.
Keith was quiet. His blue eyes glistened in the tears that started to form from frustration. The two of them sat in silence for a while. Keith remained at his desk as Lucas tried to get back to sleep. As night had started to fall, Keith abruptly stood up. It took some deep thought but he finally figured out what he wanted to do. He went into the wardrobe and grabbed his black cloak. He armed himself with a gun and a few of his daggers. The sound alerted Lucas from his sleep as he was concerned for Keith's own sanity after watching Nicolas fall to turmoil.
"Where do you think you're going at this hour?" He asked.
"Don't worry about it," he answered with a straight and calm face.
"No I'm going to worry about it. What are you going to do?"
Keith made his way to the door. He turned to Lucas and replied without any changes to his expression, "What I do best."
Keith had left Lucas alone in the room and began to make his way down the hall. He left the barracks and made his way to the house. He was focused, determined, and ready for anything. At this point there was nothing that would stop him. He knew exactly what he wanted to do at this time. He didn't care what anyone thought anymore. In his mind it was his responsibility to take care of things and make it all better. He wanted the taste of revenge.
Once he reached the house he was alerted by the few soldiers that stood at the door. They appeared to be on the lookout for any intruders. Without any falter, Keith kept his head straight forward and made his way up to the door. The two men tried to stop him and questioned what he was doing. In a blink of an eye the throats of each of the guards were slashed. Blood splattered on Keith's cloak as the two held onto their throats and began to bleed out. They each collapsed to the ground below as Keith threw the door wide upon. With a stern look on his face he gazed out at the shocked soldiers who were inside. All he wanted to do was find Jack and get things over with. He calmly closed the door behind him and once again gazed out at those sitting there unsure of how to respond.
"Where is Jack?" Keith asked calmly in a low stern voice.
"Who are you?" one of the soldiers asked.
Keith pulled out a gun and fired it at the soldier who asked. The bullet hit their soldier in the leg as they cried out in pain.
"I'm the one who will be asking the questions. Now tell me, where is Jack!" he yelled.
"Shit, isn't that Keith Aberdeen, the one who took down Vice-Captain Nicholas?" one of the soldiers cried out.
"It's not like you to go around shooting people. Then again, you do have the blood of assassins coursing through your veins," came a cool voice from the shadows of the room.
Everyone else in the room had drawn their swords and were prepared to fight at the command.
"What did you do to Lana?" Keith asked through his teeth trying to control the rage that was within him.
"So she survived then. I guess there is no use hiding it any longer then is it?"
"ANSWER MY QUESTION!"
"We tormented her. We watched the floor turn red with her blood. And all for the sake of a better future," Jack took notice to Keith's anger and began to toy with him. "What do you plan on doing Keith? You can't kill all of us. I handpicked everyone in this room to suit my needs and to achieve my goals. Everyone here is on my side. You're outnumbered Keith."
Keith looked around the room and counted eight other individuals aside from himself and Jack. He took into consideration of anyone else that may be hiding within the building or the surrounding area. He knew that survival at this point was slim. However, he knew that if he were to play his cards just right then there was a better chance of survival.
"Besides Keith, would you really kill fellow members of the Military Police Brigade risking your own safety? If they were to find out that you did it, then there is no way that you'd be able to return home to your lovely wife Robin and dear son Sebastian. Just think about that one before you do anything."
Keith began to lower his hands with the gun still held tight in his left hand. At the realization of what he had just walked into, he knew that there was no way he could get out of this without receiving some sort of damage to himself or his family. However, he knew what he wanted to do.
"Too late," he shouted gritting his teeth.
Just as he raised his gun up to shoot Jack in the face a soldier had charged and severed his hand. In excruciating pain, Keith had collapsed down to his knees and held onto his hand. Blood was squirting out from the wound as he cried out. He cringed in pain as he could hear Jack and the others laugh at his misfortune. However, Keith was not about to let this injury get the best of him. He began to control his breathing and thought about nothing else but the wound on his hand. He focused solely on the wound and continue to block out anything else that was going on around him.
The laughter in the room began to cease as they took witness to what was before them. No one knew how to respond. Steam had risen from the wound as a new hand had started to form. As Keith continued to control his breathing and focused, he stood up from the floor. No one moved as they watched. Keith's newly formed hand twitched in the steam as he held it out before them. It was only a matter of a couple of minutes for it to fully heal.
"What…what is going on?" Jack stammered.
"It's funny, you said that I couldn't make it out of this alive. Are you really sure about that? Let me tell you a story," he said with a chuckle.
Everyone in the room was too scared to move. They were unsure of what to do and whether or not it was worth the risk to do anything. One unlucky soldier decided to make a move. Keith saw the man out of the corner of his eye. He held up the new hand and proceeded to make a fist. A large sharp piece of bone began to take form from his hand. He grabbed a hold of the man that had charged at him at stabbed him with the bone digging into his chest. No one wanted to move at that point, they were all terrified.
"Years ago, my parents were put on the chopping block. Many went on to presume that the reason was the mere fact that they were assassins, or mercenaries if you will, to the Crovus Clan. The very clan that Madame Nina and Neal Sidonia associated themselves with for what they believed to be was the greater good."
Another soldier tried to attack Keith but he was faster. He struck her with extreme force across the face. She landed hard on a table, as blood had poured from the impaled wound she received in her face.
"However, that was not the truth."
Two more soldiers charged after Keith. He crossed his arms in and x like formation as bones to appear elsewhere on his body. The soldiers were immediately impaled by the bones upon impact. Keith shook them off and began to walk towards Jack.
"My parents were going to be killed because they were titans, and not just any titans. My parents were both pure blooded titans."
One more soldier charged after Keith. He responded by kneeing them in the stomach. As they lurched forward, Keith grabbed a hold of their head. With a great force, he twisted the head breaking the neck in the process. Keith dropped the body and stepped over it to continue towards Jack who remained still.
"On that day, I vowed that I would never ever use my powers again. My parents were killed at the hands of Crovus Clan members who were faithful to the righteousness of the Sidonia family. The same people I continued to grow up with. The same people who were the main reason why my family are dead. And for what, this supposed belief that they may obtain power. The same reason that I kept my abilities a secret. The very reason why Lana was hunted down! The very reason why she ended up in her condition!" Keith began to shout as he killed the remaining soldiers in a bloody mess.
Keith took his cloak off and ripped his shirt to reveal the Crovus Clan crest on his shoulder. He stared down at Jack, the only remaining person in the room.
"You are one sick son of a bitch," Jack proclaimed. "You talk all high and mighty but I can see it on your face. You love this. You love the adrenaline running through you. The blood that's being spilled. You can't stop smiling."
In that moment, Keith had become more aware of the grin that was strewn across his face. He did admit that he was enjoying the moment a little more than expected. It was a thrill a part of him loved.
He quickly shook it off and shouted. "Explain yourself now."
"You want an explanation?" Jack calmly asked. "For years, the Sidonia family was forced to live in the shadows. They were recognized as the Royal Sword of the royal family back in the days of the King LeBlanc. After the uprising, they were promised the hand of his daughter. However, things didn't go their way, and the daughter went missing. LeBlanc went back on his word as his next child was wed to a different family. The Sidonia's where denied their seat on the throne. They turned their back on the King after his betrayal. With nowhere else to go they turned to the Crovus Clan who had done some underground research. The research came right from connections within the castle. Once the connections were found out, those in question were removed. But the research didn't end there. They continued, they needed more. In order to get what they needed they required what pure blooded titans that they could get their hands on. They wanted the power to take their revenge on the King and gain their rightful place on the throne. If we'd known you were one of them this entire time, you wouldn't be standing here."
Keith stabbed Jack in the chest and remained still, missing his heart in the process to hear what final words Jack had to say.
"Madame Nina promised me power, she said she was too old to do anything with it. She promised that I would take her place especially after Nick had failed and Neal's heart became the best of him. With those two out of the picture it was my responsibility to bring the Sidonia family back. When we came to this place it was too perfect. Take over this land would just be the beginning, the tip of the iceberg. Once I was crowned king here, I was going move onto bigger things and create a massive empire. If you ask me, I'm glad I did what I did."
"By my hands I will use my power in the name of the Crovus Clan members who stood beside my family until the end. Möge deine Seele niemals ruhen," Keith stated as he dug his hand deeper and slashed his entire chest. In that instant, Jack was no longer among the living. He died with a smile.
Keith stood up from the dead Jack with a solemn expression on his face as the bones disappeared. He finally heard what he wanted to hear. At that instant he knew that Madame Nina and Jack were both after the pure blooded titans in order to gain power.
The door swung open as a frantic Nina entered the house. She was horrified at the sight that was before her. The smell of blood filled the air as she could do nothing but cover her face in response. Keith turned to her without changing his expression.
"Nina Sidonia, I Keith Aberdeen of the Military Police Brigade, place you under arrest for the murder of Jack Adder and his squad."
Nina quickly turned to run but Keith was faster. He threw a dagger and hit the back of her heel. She yelled out in her pain and proceeded to pull the dagger out. Keith lifted her up by the collar of her dress and began to tie her up.
Nina was charged for the deaths of all of the soldiers, including Jack. She pleaded innocence, but due to Keith's word, no one had believed her. He made up the story that he had followed her and that the squad was too trusting towards her. Keith refused to tell those in the circus what had happened. He just informed them that Nina was going to be away for a while.
As Keith returned back to his room, he continued to think about what he heard from Jack. All of his assumptions, all of the clues, everything that had occurred over the last ten years had finally started to come to a close. He finally was getting the answers that he needed.
"Where were you?" Lucas shouted.
"Taking care of things," Keith replied quietly refusing to look him in the eyes.
"This! THIS IS YOUR WAY OF TAKING CARE OF THINGS!"
Keith silently turned his head towards him as he had begun to remove the bloodstained clothes.
"WHAT DID YOU DO?"
"I told you. I only did what needed to be done," Keith quietly said as he took his shirt of not caring about the mark on his shoulder.
"You're…you're one of them aren't you?" Lucas asked as he took notice to the emblem.
"Der Tod ist Schönheit"
"What?"
"Death is beauty."
"You're not making any sense anymore?"
"Does anything make any sense," Keith replied as he put on his uniform.
Keith, now fully dressed, made his way down to the cell where they kept Nina. She sat in the bed and refused to say a word to Keith.
He only stared with a straight face. He didn't say anything to her and waited for her to respond to his presence. It wasn't long before she approached the bars of the cell.
"Why," she whimpered. "Why must you do this to me? Your own mother!"
"Because you never really cared about me or the others did you. You only wanted us for personal gain. How many years has it been since you've gone through with this plan? It had to be at least twenty I was assume. It was a well thought out plan, I do have to admit that."
"And it would've all worked. I would have gotten exactly what I wanted if it wasn't for you!" she shouted slamming herself up against the bars as she reached out for Keith.
"I can get what you want. All you have to do is tell me everything."
She quickly pulled away from the bars. "How do you know what I want?"
"Let's just say in his last few moments of life, he said something about power. Some sort of power. Let's just say that, that power is much closer to you than it seems. Let's make a deal here. I want you to tell me everything that has been going on right from the beginning up until now. In exchange I will get you out of this prison cell and I well get you the power and rights you deserve."
She thought about the deal and responded. "My child, you are one crafty son of a bitch. But I shouldn't expect any less from filth like you. You have a deal."
Neal Sidonia was born to a family of five. He had a loving mother and father as well as two older sisters. The family was at peace with their lives. However, they were part of a family that held onto a long term grudge.
Long ago, the Sidonia family was the Royal Sword to the LeBlanc King. They were strong fighters and were well recognized within the kingdom. The Sidonia's were loyal to the king, however they wanted more. They didn't want to just be guards to the royal family. For years they kept asking for more but never received any. The Sidonia family were granted power once during the Great War, but never again when LeBlanc took the throne. Many of the family died due to the effects of the elixir that was created. LeBlanc refused to sacrifice anymore of his strongest fighters and promised them a different form of power instead. The power of the throne.
LeBlanc's first daughter was a halfblooded titan. Her hand was promised to the Sidonia family allowing them a seat on the throne. However, the young girl disappeared when the Weismann Prince attacked the castle, killing her mother in the process. LeBlanc remarried and bore a new human heir. However, due to the disappointment and lack of faith that had been established in the Sidonia family, the child's hand was given to a different family loyal to him. Angered with the decision, the Sidonia's began to disappear and hid within the shadows of the new kingdom. They were disowned and no longer the Royal Sword. No one heard from the Sidonia's again.
Years later, the grudge continued, however it began to dissipate from the minds of each generation that came. Neal Sidonia was among those within that generation that didn't care for an old grudge. He was there to live his life to the fullest. At a very young age he established a circus through his enjoyment of entertaining.
Neal had gathered many who shared his beliefs and began to create the Sidonia Circus. Neal's sister Amelia had married to a successful medical Doctor while his other sister Valerie had married a scientist of the LeBlanc kingdom. Valerie's marriage was arranged in the hopes of one day regaining that power that they Sidonia's deserved. Valerie gave birth to a beautiful daughter but died in the process. The distraught father began to inflict his pain out in within his work. His research was discontinued after a lack of interest of the current king. However, that didn't stop him.
The Doctor wanted to continue his research and wanted it to be the most successful work he had ever accomplished. He met those within the Corvus Clan who shared in the same dreams. Power, strength, and abilities that were thought to be a thing of the past. The Crovus Clan wanted nothing more than to become a powerful force to emerge from the shadows. Believing that they were going to be the strongest allies, Neal's father made a pact with them.
After the death of his father, Neal became the one in charge of the pact. Neal was told to gather information for the new found Crovus Clan allies. With this information, they would give it to the Doctor who would continue his research. Although he was against it, he didn't want to make them his enemies putting the circus at risk.
Meanwhile, Neal acted as the uncle he had always wanted to be after the death of his sister. He took care of the young girl who inspired to do great things. This allowed the girl's father to work on his research whenever he could using Neal to his advantage.
The young girl grew up studying medicine. She wanted nothing more than to be a doctor. However, after her father had passed she was under the custody of Neal and remained at the circus. The Crovus Clan refused to allow her to live with him, but due to the pact that was created they stayed at a distance. A new pact was devised between the two groups.
Neal was instructed to give them the final product of serum that the young girl would create, carrying on her father's work. In return, they would act as the sword and shield of the Sidonia family to take the throne that they felt that they deserved all those years ago. The two groups would rule the entire land together.
Neal wanted nothing to do with the pact. He disagreed with everything. However, at the risk of putting his new wife Nina in danger, he continued. The Crovus Clan threatened to kill the entire circus if he didn't comply with the pact. That included taking Caroline hostage.
After hearing about the situation that Neal was in, Nina wanted nothing more than to help him. She informed him that they needed to gather individuals to protect themselves and the circus if such a case needed it. Neal would travel overseas and continue to gather information for Caroline's research as well as information to share to the Crovus Clan. Meanwhile, Nina took care of their new adoptive son Nicholas.
Madame Nina disagreed with Neal's ideologies. She felt that the Sidonia's deserved the throne after all that they had been through. After being tossed aside herself, and living on the streets on her own, she wanted nothing more than to have power. She informed Caroline that she wanted no one else to have the power but herself in order to limit chances of disaster. Out of pure love for her aunt, Caroline agreed. She made a promise to her to create one serum that would give her the power to over throw the king. She hoped that by doing this, Caroline would live the life she had always wanted within the castle. She wanted to be treated like princess like in her father's stories.
Neal continued to gather information for Caroline to continue her work. He was reluctant each time, but he did it for the safety of everyone he cared about. Young skilled boys were brought to the circus years later as Caroline had come to a complete halt in her research. Madame Nina theorized that with these boys, they would be able to defend themselves from the likes of the Corvus Clan. Not realizing that Neal had brought in one of them under her nose.
With the pact that was developed, the Sidonia's would give the Crovus Clan any desired information in return for some work. Some of the jobs that were normally given to exclusive clan members were given to select individuals of the circus that enabled them to gather some funds. The jobs consisted mostly of thievery, but could also leave them with bloody hands. Those selected were the four young boys of the circus. It was the type of jobs that the Crovus Clan found to tedious to do.
When Lana had appeared before them in all of her glory it was then that things began to change. Caroline was convinced that in order to develop the serum they needed a pure blooded titan. Neal was afraid of what would happen to the young girl either way. He developed a plan to strengthen her ability to see how far she could go with her powers. He was hoping to wait until she was much older and allow her to at least live her life in the off chance that a sacrifice were to be made for this serum. After hearing about pure blooded titans disappearing around the rise of LeBlanc, Neal feared for the worse.
He had developed a soft spot for Lana. He wanted nothing more than her safety over everything else. His heart eventually lead to his demise. After defending her, he sacrificed his life. The distraught Madame Nina decided to take over as the head of the Sidonia's. The pact was brought into her name between the Corvus Clan and the Sidonia's. However, she broke the pact after refusing to give them information in regards to Lana and her strengths. Madame Nina severed the bonds that were shared between the two group believing that this was the only way that she could achieve her ultimate power.
As the years went by, she began to age. Caroline theorized that Madame Nina would eventually no longer be able to handle the serum after reviewing previous research done by her father and his team. Madame Nina decided that it was best to pass on the ability to her closest relative, Nicholas. However, Nicholas had developed strong feelings for Lana. His feelings for the girl outweighed anything else. He refused to listen to Madame Nina and therefore became her greatest failure. She had raised him to be the one to receive the power, and yet his love stricken blindness has caused him to lose sight of his own mother's wishes.
In the end Madame Nina decided it was best to turn to someone else who was loyal to her. Jack, the young boy who was cast out of his own village was the next on her list. Jack was willing to do anything that she asked. Nina promised Jack the power in order to get what was rightfully hers. However, there was no way of completing the research after the death of Caroline out in the lands beyond the walls. They needed someone who was well diverse in the idea. That was when Jack was introduced to the serum that was kept secret by the monarchy within the walls. It was believed that if he were to get his hands on the serum, then he would be able to do what they set out to accomplish.
Eventually a serum was brought to him. He was instructed to keep it safe. However, it wasn't long before a man had managed to steal the serum away from him. Humiliated, Jack had to inform Nina of his failures. Jack began to gather as much information as he could in regards to the serum. However, there was no luck at all. In the end he understood that a pure blooded titan was a key ingredient to perfecting it. He called upon those within his squad who shared the same thoughts as he did. A few intellectuals were able to figure out the research that Caroline had conducted. They devised up a plan to bring Lana close to them and take her by surprise. Once in the captivity, they would get any information out of her that was relevant to the Military Police Brigade and Nina, and try to extract her of her powers using the information that was found in some old documents.
"The serum would then be created and go to Jack so that he may destroy the monarchy so that I may rule. I Nina Sidonia am the rightful ruler. I deserve all of this!"
"No you don't. That's what you don't understand. The Sidonia family turned their backs on their king the minute that he chose a different family over them. They deserve everything that came to them," Keith replied.
"I held my end of the bargain, now let me out of here," Nina angrily stated.
"Very well," Keith calmly replied getting up from his chair. He reached down for the keys and proceeded to open the gate. As Nina was about to walk out through the door, Keith placed his hand on her shoulder and stepped in front of her.
"Don't think you are going to get out of this that easily. I can't let you just go running around plotting to over throw the monarchy. After all, what kind of soldier would I be?" he pushed her back a little into the cell. "With that being said," Keith continued pulling a knife from his jacket.
"You plan on killing me you filthy Crovus Clan rat!"
Keith was shocked by her statement. "You knew?"
"I knew this entire time. Neal was good friends with you father. I hated the idea with a passion. I couldn't believe he was going about making friends like that behind my back. When he brought your ugly little mug into the circus there was no way I could miss it. You look just like your father. The same smug look on your face was on his. The same smirk. You filthy Crovus Clan rat. I wanted to get rid of you myself if I could. But no, Neal stopped me that night you entered the circus. I was ready to kill you with my very hands. It was bad enough that we had the pact, but now we were harboring them into our own circus because he cared for your disgusting mongrel of a father. I was revolted with the idea."
Keith dropped the dagger at the sound of it all. He stared hard at Nina with an expression of anger. He was just mortified by what he was hearing, he was purely disgusted with everything. To believe that he was living with a woman who took care of him but hated him this much.
"Well, I guess I won't kill you as just a Crovus Clan member then. I will give you the same special privilege for everything. All of those years that we shared together meant nothing." He calmly grabbed a hold of her shoulder once more. "How many years was it for you to find a pure-blooded titan," he removed his jacket and grabbed her into a hug. "Well to think that I was living under nose this whole time." Large bone spikes appeared from his chest and pierced Nina.
Nina was in a completed state of shock to learn that Keith was a pure-blooded titan. She completely ignored the pain as Keith calmly pulled himself away from her. He picked up the dagger and created a few cuts on his body. He then proceeded to give Nina one final blow to the chest leaving the dagger in place.
"GUARDS!" he called out.
The guards were not hesitant to run in to see the dead body and the seemingly injured Keith. Keith explained to them that he was interrogating her within the cell only to have her get a hold of his dagger and attack him. He killed her in the matters of self-defence. The guards believed the story and removed the dead body from the cell.
Out of what heart he had for Madame Nina and Jack, he informed those within the circus about what had happened. Most were grieve stricken over the thought of losing someone like her. Others felt relieved after feeling the unwanted tension around her. It was believed in their eyes that Jack was killed by Madame Nina for not following her idealistic views of a perfect son. Keith and Lucas refused to tell them the full truth. They didn't want them to get involved any more than they were.
In the end, ten years of conspiracy had finally lead to a closing of the biggest chapter of Keith's life. He was unsure of what to do or where the road would take him. The only people he knew that were aware of the serum was the rightful king of the walls and those within his squad. Keith was finally able to relax. He believed that the worst part was over and that he could finally have a sense of normality again. He was able to return home safe to his loving wife Robin and dear son Sebastian.