-I-
Isabella remained perched on top of the wall, her dorsal spines flashing menacingly as she slowly crept across it like a cat on the top of a fence. She narrowed her gaze as Battra rose back up, before perching himself on top of a mountain of burning rubble. He fired a pair of prism beams out of his eyes, aimed at the wall. Isabella quickly jumped off right as the lasers hit, and she then landed right in Stohess. Battra unleashed an Alpha Call, controlling the minds of all the Zillas and Baby Zillas.
[Spawn of the King, I command thee: rip the rogue Zilla to pieces!]
Isabella laughed as they all began approaching her. As one of them lunged for her, she spun around, smacking her in the side with her tail, cracking her spine, and sending her into a nearby building, before unleashing her atomic breath, blowing up both the building and the Zilla with no remorse. She then stomped on a pack of the Baby Zillas, before grabbing another one of her sisters by the throat, slamming her to the ground, mounting her, and tearing her flesh to ribbons with her claws.
Battra scoffed in frustration and smacked the other two Zillas out of the way before assaulting Isabella with his prism beams, leaving a scorch mark on her hide. She quickly burrowed underground, practically swimming through the earth. Her dorsal spines were the first to breach the surface as she emerged next to Gigan. She proceeded to shoot down the Mutos one by one. Battra launched himself towards her to try and stop her before all the Mutos fell, but was suddenly stopped by a shotgun beam blast to the underbelly, courtesy of Gigan, who had rapidly recovered from the EMP bombardment and was already regenerating from all the damage.
{Time for round two, Battra,} Gigan snarled, his visor glowing and heating up.
[So be it,] Battra replied, his eyes doing the same.
Prism Beams and Particle Beams clashed as Gigan and Battra closed the distance and clashed at the center, causing an explosion that knocked them to opposite sides of the city and caused the walls to crack from the mighty burst of energy. Gigan was the first to shake off the explosion, and rocketed towards Battra, shoving his chainsaw hands into him and slowly digging into his abdomen, slowly ripping through his exoskeleton and causing him to roar in agony. Gigan lapped up all that pain with a grin on his face, but then Battra narrowed his eyes while screaming and stabbed Gigan in the stomach with the pincers on his abdomen, discharging energy through them and causing Gigan to release his hold on Battra, allowing him to take to the skies and fire a volley of Prism beams, which Gigan blocked with his forcefield.
While they were fighting, Isabella was cleaning the streets of the Baby Zillas while squeezing the neck of the final adult Zilla, who was desperately clawing at her hand to no effect. Isabella proceeded to throw the Zilla at the last Muto, knocking it out of the sky, before marching through the streets as Baby Zillas fell at her feet, with the Scouts following her, picking off any that escaped her wrath. The few MP soldiers who had survived the initial assault of the Zillas watched in awe and confusion as the far more powerful and benevolent Isabella liberated the city of the Zillas she appeared so similar to.
Hitch, Marlo, Serizawa, and Carla eventually reunited, with Mikasa, Armin, and Eren joining them. Mikasa and Armin leaped off of Eren's shoulders to hug Carla, tears rolling down their eyes. Or, eye, in Mikasa's case.
"Oh, Mikasa, your eye…" Carla gasped.
"It's nothing I wasn't prepared for," she said.
"Hold on," Serizawa said as he approached Mikasa. "Let me have a look at that."
Serizawa tilted Mikasa's head up to look him in the eye as he observed the wound carefully. She winced as he opened the damaged eyelid to look inside, but managed to suck up the pain.
"It doesn't seem to be infected, thankfully…" he said. "But you won't be able to use that eye again."
He proceeded to take a knee and fish through his bag. Eventually, he pulled out some medicine and bandages, then pulled Mikasa aside so he could treat her injury.
As Mikasa was being treated by Serizawa, Eren, at the allowance of Levi, knelt before her mother and steam billowed from her naip as she began to pull herself free. Carla's eyes widened when she saw Eren emerge from her titan, Mikasa helping her out of it. She looked so different from when Carla last saw her, namely due to the fact that she was no longer a he.
"E-Eren?" Carla stuttered, her hand over her mouth. "I-is that really you?"
Eren sighed softly, a bit relieved that her mom at least recognized her. She nodded and pulled out the key from beneath her shirt as proof.
"Yeah… it's me, mom," She replied. "A lot has changed since we last saw eachother."
"I can see that," Carla replied, trying to keep the tone light. "If you don't mind me asking, what happened to you?"
"That's kind of a long story. One that I don't even fully remember," she said as she rubbed the back of her head. "But I'll try my best to explain what happened. Mikasa and Armin can fill in the gaps in my story."
Carla nodded and placed her hands in her lap, listening to Eren's story. Serizawa also listened, curious to learn more about Eren's power.
Gigan slammed hard into Battra and pushed him away from Stohess. The two streaked across the sky, both dishing out blow after blow to eachother, before quickly landing outside the walls. Battra stood up on his six legs but was kicked in the chin, cutting it and launching him into the air. He did a flip before finding his balance and swooped around Gigan while firing crimson Energy Orbs from his horns, which passed through Gigan's force field and exploded on impact. Gigan grunted in pain as they hit him and began flying out of the way while retaliating with missiles.
{Pelops, send me a blueprint for Markelite towers!} Gigan said as he fired blades out of his chest and at Battra, who dodged each shot of them, then rammed into Gigan, causing them to crash into wall Maria.
"Confirmed. Blueprints will be complete in 2 minutes!" Pelops said before Gigan's HUD glitched out as Battra began discharging energy through his legs and pincers.
Gigan Shotgun Blasted Battra in the face, before blasting him again with a beam from the sole of his foot. The two then flew up into the air and clashed several times, chainsaw to wing. Eventually, Battra surrounded himself in a purple aura and slammed into Gigan, blasting him down to the ground once again, this time just in front of the gates of Stohess. He groaned audibly as sparks flew out of his severely damaged abdomen.
"Be careful, Gigan!" Pelops pleaded. "One more hit like that could snap you right in half!"
{Yeah, but, the thing is…} Gigan watched as his damaged torso rapidly mended itself. {I can regenerate from that. I'm guessing he can't.} He said as he revved up his chainsaw hands.
[Hey, Gigan! Are you alright?] Isabella asked while leaning against the wall.
{I'm fine, Isabella,} Gigan said, before being assaulted by a flurry of Prism Beams.
He quickly dodged them and then sprayed down Nano Metal, which quickly formed into seven Markelite FOP towers that fired blue beams at Battra, while Isabella fired her Atomic Breath. Battra dodge rolled out of the way of all the beams, before swooping down over the city. As he flew, however, he briefly sensed the presence of the Attack Titan, and it gave him an idea.
-E-
After finishing her story and embracing her mother, Eren, Mikasa, and Armin were swinging through the air on their ODM gear to regroup with the other Scouts. As they approached, however, Eren suddenly collapsed onto a roof, stumbling about for a moment before slowly rising to her feet. Mikasa and Armin soon landed behind her to make sure she was okay.
"I think I'm fine," she said while rubbing her forehead.
"Are you sure, Eren?" Mikasa asked. "Do you think you need to sit down and rest?"
"Maybe. But I have no idea what that wa-" Eren suddenly yelped and clutched her head as she fell to her knees.
"EREN!" They both shouted as they ran to her side.
Eren clenched her eyes shut as she felt a splitting migraine which only grew worse and worse by the second. She felt as though her head was about to explode. Like something was about to burst out of it.
No…
Like something was trying to break into it!
Suddenly, she opened her eyes and found herself in a black void, her migraine now gone. She looked around frantically, wondering where she was. She called out to Armin and Mikasa, and her voice echoed throughout the void. A chill coursed through her body and she began to shiver, clutching her arms for warmth as she continued to look around. Eventually, she looked up and saw two massive, purple orbs above her, looking down upon her with sinister intent. She then watched Battra emerge from the darkness, still looking down on her as he began to speak.
[Eren Jaeger: Secondborn of Grisha Jaeger, firstborn of Carla Jaeger, your blood is tainted with the filth of humanity. However, unlike your ilk, you serve a purpose.]
"Wh-wh-what do you w-w-want?" Eren asked, still freezing cold.
[The power of the titans flows through your veins. This makes you valuable to me.]
"What a-are you t-t-talking about?"
[The power of the nine is not humanity's power, but a fragment of the power of the divine moth. As such, I am able to control it, as well as whoever uses its power, making them my obedient minions.]
Eren's eyes widened in shock, but that shock immediately turned to a look of rage and determination. "No!" She replied definitely. "You can't control me! I am no one's slave! DO YOU HEAR ME?!"
Battra sighed in annoyance. [Your resistance is futile, you annoying little creature.]
Battra's voice echoed through her mind, but she was undeterred and began approaching him. However, suddenly, shackles sprung up from the ground and wrapped around her ankles and wrists, pulling her back, away from Battra. She reached out desperately to try and do something, anything to stop Battra from doing this to her, but it was all in vain.
[You can not deny the will of Battra.]
-E-
As Armin knelt next to Eren, he noticed her eyes snap open, and for a brief moment, he saw her expression change to one similar to the one he saw on Ymir's face back in the barracks of Trost. She looked towards him, and he heard her whisper something so uncharacteristic of her that it made his blood run cold.
"Armin… please, help me."
He then watched that look fade away as her emerald eyes suddenly faded to a deep purple with bright white lines surrounding her retinas. Her expression then changed to one that he had never seen before, and one which frightened him greatly, as he could tell just by looking into her eyes that Eren Jaeger, his best friend since he was a child, was no longer present.
Armin jumped back in surprise as Eren slowly stood up, causing Mikasa to take a few steps back. Eren slowly looked around, observing the battle between Battra and Gigan in the distance, as well as Isabella and the rest of the scouts picking off the Baby Zillas, her expression never changing even for a second.
"Eren? Are you okay?" Mikasa asked.
Eren slowly looked at her with the same vacant expression she gave Armin. Mikasa gasped when she saw Eren's face, and in particular, her eyes, immediately realizing that something was wrong, but unable to tell that Eren wasn't there until it was too late.
[Attack.]
Eren ran at Mikasa and punched her right in the face. Mikasa fell to the ground and placed her hand on her bruised cheek, horrified at what had just happened. Eren didn't stop there however and immediately proceeded to straddle Mikasa and pummel her while she was down until Armin came up behind her and hooked his arms underneath hers. Eren managed to throw Armin off, then saw Mikasa trying to climb back to her feet. As Armin recovered, he watched in horror as Eren kicked Mikasa in the jaw, sending her back to the ground with a bleeding lip. Armin proceeded to grab Eren by the jacket and press his forehead against hers.
"EREN STOP IT!" He shouted. "I KNOW YOU'RE STILL IN THERE! WHATEVER'S HAPPENING TO YOU, YOU NEED TO FIGHT IT! YOU CAN'T LET IT BEAT YOU!"
Eren froze for a moment, allowing Mikasa to get into a sitting position. However, she was in too much mental agony to stand up and simply knelt there, motionless.
"PLEASE, EREN! I KNOW YOU'D NEVER DO THIS TO HER, SO DON'T LET IT MAKE YOU!"
[Kill him.]
"Stop it…" She muttered.
She saw a gleam of hope in Armin's eyes, which quickly faded when she clenched her eyes shut again, tears welling up in her eyes. Armin desperately tried to pull his best friend back, but it was all in vain, as she was suppressed once more.
[Kill him!]
Eren headbutted Armin, causing him to recoil and let go. She then pulled him in and threw him into Mikasa, knocking them both over. Armin stood up once again and took a defensive pose as Eren began approaching.
"Come on, Eren," he said, spitting out a bloody tooth. "I know you can beat it."
Eren sucker punched Armin in the gut, then proceeded to repeatedly punch him in the face, blood squirting out of his nose and a wound on his cheek, as tears streamed from both their eyes. Eventually, Armin fell to his knees and looked up into Eren's eyes as she grabbed one of her blades and raised it up over Armin's head.
"Ha… ha…" Armin huffed as he looked up at her. "This thing really has you beat, huh…? I understand…" A bitter smile crept across Armin's face as he lowered his head. "I just hope one day… you'll get to see the world for me…"
Tears began to stream from Eren's eyes as she lowered her blade down. The sound of a blade cutting through flesh filled the ears of everyone in the area. Blood splattered all over Armin as Eren's blade clattered to the ground… as did the arm carrying it.
Eren clutched her bleeding wound where her arm once was before being kicked down and impaled by Mikasa. She then released her blade and helped Armin to his feet.
"Come on! We need to go before she transforms!" She said.
Armin looked back at Eren as she gripped the blade with one hand. He looked into her eyes and saw that one had turned green once again.
"GO!" She screamed through gritted, bloody teeth. "I CAN'T HOLD HIM BACK MUCH LONGER!"
Armin and Mikasa heeded Eren's warning and ran. As they left, Battra took control once again, and Eren lifted herself off the blade, an electric aura starting to form around her.
[No. Don't bother with them. They are irrelevant. You have proven your loyalty. Now, I want you to eliminate the rogue Zilla instead.]
"But master, my titan form is far too small and weak to defeat her."
[In your current state, yes, it is. However, I will temporarily grant you access to the full power of the Founding Titan. Additionally, I will allow you to use the omen state of the Attack Titan, as you have done in the past.]
"Thank you, master. Thy will be done," Eren said as lightning struck down upon her.
The Scouts and MPs stopped and looked back as they saw Eren's titan form. However, this form was much larger than her normal titan form. It was about the same height as Gigan. Its body looked to be in a berserk state, its hair was far longer than usual, nearly reaching down to her hips, and its face was completely skeletal, save for its eyes, which had two small, purple pinpricks in them.
"What the hell?" Levi muttered before Mikasa and Armin arrived before him and the others.
"Something's very wrong with Eren!" Mikasa shouted.
"What happened?" Erwin asked.
"We're not sure," Armin explained. "All we know is that she suddenly started having severe migraines, and then Eren's eyes suddenly changed color and she began attacking us!"
"But we're sure it's not her fault!" Mikasa quickly pointed out. "We believe something must be controlling her!"
Suddenly, the ground began to rumble as Eren began charging in their direction. Everyone braced for impact, however, Eren barreled right past them and instead ran towards Isabella, going in for a tackle which Isabella immediately intercepted with a tail swipe to the face. While Isabella was readying herself to pounce, Eren hardened her fists and calves and went in to strike Isabella in retaliation. Isabella pounced over Eren and onto her back, prompting them to wrestle on the ground, trading deviating scratches and punches to each other's faces.
Levi pulled out one of his blades and pointed it at Eren. "All of you! Focus on Jaeger! We need to eliminate the threat before-"
"Wait!" Erwin interrupted. He then approached Armin and Mikasa. "What is your evidence that Eren is being controlled?"
Armin gulped nervously. "W-well, it's not much, b-but she did say something to me before she started acting like this, and then something else while we were fleeing…"
"What did she say?" Erwin asked.
"S-she said, 'help me.' Then later, she said, 'I can't hold him back forever.' Both times, at least one of her eyes changed back to their normal color."
Erwin nodded, then turned to everyone. "Listen up!" He said. "Our goal is to cut down Eren's titan and remove her from the naip of the neck, however, we must make sure that she is alive! To do so, you must cut the naip open, as that is where she resides! This will not be an easy task, however, we can not risk losing the greatest hope for humanity, be it through her escaping, or her killing one of our greatest allies! NOW MOVE OUT!"
The Scouts and MPs did as they were told, zooming into action to save Eren.
-I-
Eren grabbed Isabella by the tail and dragged her along the ground before swinging her over her head and slamming her down onto her back. She then swung her back upwards, and then back down onto her back again and again. Eventually, Isabella lurched forwards and sank her claws into Eren's back while she was swinging her, then pulled her tail free, wrapped it around her neck, and dragged her to the ground. Isabella then jumped onto Eren's chest and ripped her jaw off. She was then punched in the jaw with a hardened fist, knocking her off, but she quickly recovered and immediately tried to bite Eren's leg off. Eren managed to harden her leg just before she could sink her teeth into it, then kicked her into the wall, revealing one of the Colossal titans inside of it. Steam billowed out of Eren's face as her jaw quickly regenerated and she snapped it back into place.
Isabella grunted angrily and rose to her feet, charging up her Atomic Breath, when Eren suddenly let out a roar that caused the titan to wrap its arms around her neck. Isabella blasted its head off, only for Eren to roar again, summoning several more from the wall, in the process completely destroying the border between Stohess and the interior. People screamed and fled in terror as they watched the battle take place.
Gigan watched this from above in horror, wondering what had happened to Eren. Suddenly, he heard Battra laughing mirthfully and slowly looked over at him, an enraged scowl slowly forming on his face. Battra in turn looked back at Gigan with a smug and knowing look on his face.
Enraged, Gigan slashed Battra across the face, then rammed into him, piercing his thorax with one of the metal spikes protruding from his head. The people of the interior watched Battra and Gigan twirl through the air before Battra knocked Gigan down onto the Temple of the Black Angel, which he landed safely on top of, before launching off of it, his beam locked with Battra's, until he amped up the power, forcing Battra's prism beams back and knocking him out of the sky.
Before Battra could land, Gigan grabbed him with his tail claw and dragged him through the sky, then threw him outside Stohess. Eren was distracted by this as she watched Gigan dive down on top of Battra. She inhaled to roar again in an attempt to defend Battra, but she was suddenly blasted in the back with Isabella's atomic breath. Smoke billowed out of a gaping hole in her torso as she panted loudly, before turning around and hardening her entire leg a mere fraction of a millisecond before it could be blasted off.
Eren inhaled again and prepared to roar, but suddenly, Mikasa and Levi swooped by, slicing the tendons around her jaw and causing it to fall limp. Her eyes began following them as they and the rest of the scouts began swinging around her. She tried to reach out for them, only for Isabella to jump in and tackle her and restrain her against the wall. She then tore off Eren's jaw and sank her teeth into her forehead, wrenching it off of her body in one quick movement. After Isabella ripped off Eren's head, Mikasa saw Eren sticking out of the naip and tried to go in to save her, but before she could, Eren quickly encased herself and her titan's neck in crystal hardening, preventing Mikasa from ripping her out. Eren's eyes followed Mikasa before she eventually grabbed her out of the sky. She then grabbed Isabella by the neck and threw her off, before running through the streets as she waited for her head to regenerate.
The Scouts tried to chase Eren but were taken off guard when Battra suddenly swooped low through the city, creating a cloud of dirt and rubble which blinded and disoriented all of them. Battra then fired energy orbs at Isabella to keep her off of Eren, and when Gigan tried to attack Battra, Eren jumped in the way. Her simply being in front of him made Gigan hesitate long enough for Battra to shoot him down with Prism Beams and Energy Orbs at the same time, before using his Excell Dash against Isabella, hitting her with such immense force that it knocked all the air out of her lungs and launched her straight through the wall. She landed against Wall Rose, writhing in agony and coughing up blood, as she felt that her ribs were shattered.
Eren's head soon regenerated fully, and she roared once again, causing all the walls around Stohess to fall and Colossal titans to begin either approaching Isabella, or attacking Gigan and the humans.
People fled through the streets of the interior as one Colossal Titan marched through the city unimpeded. The old, poorly cared-for cannons were so weak that it was like trying to tear down a house with spit wads. It simply walked right through them, setting fire to everything in its path as it grew closer and closer to the capital. Battra began assisting it, decimating the capital city easily, with all of his foes distracted in some way, shape, or form. It seemed like an absolute victory for them…
Until one man who they didn't account for suddenly cut Mikasa free from Eren's grasp, severing all of her fingers. He then glided across her chest, then sliced off all of her fingers on her other hand so she wouldn't be able to grab him or Mikasa. Eventually, he landed on her shoulder, weapons were drawn as they locked eyes with eachother.
"You really let us down, you suicidal maniac."
It was Jean.
Eren swung her hand to smack Jean, but he jumped off of her before She could hit him, and proceeded to swing by her naip, pretending to cut at it, while Mikasa landed several strikes at her Ankle, which was eventually enough to send her to her knees. Battra noticed her being downed by Jean and Mikasa and called out to her again.
[Eren! The Founding Titan gives you the power to turn humans into titans with just a roar! Use that ability now!]
Eren tried to follow her master's orders, but hesitated, allowing Mikasa to remove Eren from her naip, and take her down to the ground. Her eyes were closed when they landed, but Mikasa was relieved that she was at least alive. However, she then heard Jean land behind her, his swords still drawn, clearly intending to kill Eren. Mikasa, in response, pulled out her own swords and aimed them at Jean.
"Don't you dare…" She growled.
"You've gotta be kidding me, Mikasa!" Jean said. "You're gonna defend her after she just tried to kill you?!"
"It wasn't her fault!" Mikasa shouted. "She's being mind controlled, probably by Battra!"
"And how do you know that?!"
"She's clearly trying to fight it! She had plenty of time to kill me, but she never did! I know she's still in there, we just need to get her out!"
Suddenly, Eren's eyes opened. She immediately sank her teeth into her hand again. Jean tackled Mikasa out of the way as Eren transformed into a 120-meter-titan again. She then looked down at the two of them and extended her hand, about to crush both of them, when she suddenly heard someone call out to her.
"EREN!"
Eren turned around and looked down the street, seeing Carla at the end of it, alone. She was un-intimidated by her stature, or the threatening aura she was giving off, and spoke gently, but firmly, hoping to get through to her daughter.
"Armin told me everything," she said. "Eren, what has that monster done to you?"
"MOM!" Mikasa called out as she reached out for her, being held back by Jean.
"What is my baby being turned into? What happened to the boy with dreams of creating a better world for everyone he loves? Who would risk life and limb to fight for everyone's freedom? Who would throw himself into the jaws of a titan to save his best friend?" Carla began to weep softly. "What happened to my baby?"
Eren slowly looked down at her hands, trembling as tears began to well up in her eyes.
"Eren… please come back to me. Come back to us."
Eren then saw Armin step out of an alleyway next to her. His injuries hadn't healed yet, allowing Eren to see what she had done to him. The bruises, the cut cheek, the black eye, all of it. And within her titan, Eren began to break down. However, her sobbing stopped when she heard Battra's voice in her head once again.
[Kill them.]
Eren slowly turned to them, that malevolent look in her eyes returning.
"EREN! PLEASE, DON'T DO IT!" Mikasa screamed.
[Abandon your humanity, and kill them all!]
Eren froze, her eyes dimming, becoming vacant husks with nothing in them.
[KILL THEM, EREN! YOU CAN NOT DENY THE WILL OF BATTRA!]
Eren slowly stood up, turned around… and screamed,
"NO!"
Suddenly, all the colossal titans stopped what they were doing and began charging toward Battra at remarkable speeds, leaping onto him as he tried to fly up to avoid them. Battra cut through them all before seeing Eren running at him, screaming furiously. As she approached, flesh began to form around her face, causing her Founding Titan form to look more like an enlarged version of her normal titan form. Before she could reach him, her titan body, as well as all the colossal titans surrounding them, suddenly exploded into harmless clouds of steam, and Eren was launched out. She managed to zip onto the top of the wall with her ODM gear, finding herself face-to-face with Battra.
[YOU ARE UNWORTHY OF THE FOUNDING TITAN, YOU DISGUSTING HUMAN!]
"GO TO HELL, YOU BASTARD!"
[You first…]
However, before Battra could fire his prism beams at Eren, Gigan launched a blade right into Battra's eye, causing him to scream in agony before Isabella emerged from her camouflage state and jumped on top of him.
Battra tried to fly away, but he couldn't escape their combined onslaught as Gigan and Isabella began taking turns tearing at his exoskeleton. He managed to get Isabella off, but Gigan continued his assault. Gigan eventually sawed off both of Battra's wings, before stomping on his abdomen and shoving his chainsaw hand right through his thorax, pelting his back with missiles while doing so.
Battra coughed up blood as he yelled desperately at Gigan, [YOU… CAN'T… DO THIS... TO ME! I AM THE GUARDIAN OF EARTH! WHAT WILL BECOME OF IT WITHOUT ME!?]
{It'll be free. That's what.}
Battra screamed one last agonizing scream as Gigan sawed him in half, his blood splattering everywhere like lava from a volcano. Gigan and Isabella then roared victoriously as all the soldiers on the ground cheered for them.
After all, was done, and the battlefield was calm, repairs immediately began, starting with Gigan spraying Nano Metal around Stohess and in front of the interior. The Nano Metal quickly formed into new, repaired walls. Eren swung down from the walls and hugged Carla, Mikasa, and Armin tightly, as the Scouts began gathering together around them. Eren looked up from the group hug and saw all the scouts surrounding them with their blades drawn. She held a hand in front of Mikasa, preventing her from retaliating, before raising her hands in surrender.
-P-
"THEY DID IT!" Ymir and Frieda cheered while hugging each other.
Annie, who was leaning against the tree away from them, smiled slightly. After all that Battra had done to humanity, her home, and her family, it was satisfying to see him lying in defeat, and especially to hear that scream. However, as the girls celebrated Battra's death, they stopped when they heard a voice echo through out paths.
[YMIR!]
Ymir yelped in terror as she heard Battra's voice, and all of them, even Annie, shuddered as Battra appeared in the form of a purple specter flying above them, his rage radiating off of him.
[I COMMAND YOU TO REVOKE EREN'S POWERS! REMOVE PARIDIS' MEMORIES! MAKE ALL HUMANS FORGET BASIC BODILY FUNCTIONS! DO IT NOW! DO IT NOW!]
Ymir winced as sand began to swirl around her. She clutched her head as she tried to fight Battra's orders.
[No.]
Suddenly, Ymir stopped, her command halted in its tracks. Battra was confused by this until an orange ball of light began to rise behind him and swell.
[You and I are meant to protect the balance of nature, brother. Instead, you chose to forsake your sacred mission, and imprison me while I was vulnerable, all just so you could take out your petty revenge on humanity.] The ball of light said as it began to take on a shape similar to Battra's.
[S-sister, you don't understand! The humans, th-they would have destroyed the world if I didn't do somethi-]
[Enough.]
The ball of light morphed into a moth similar to Battra, but with a softer, fluffier, more friendly appearance. Battra shielded his eyes from the bright light, before watching as chains rose from the ground and began to drag him down to the ground.
[Your reign of terror is over, brother,] she said.
[NO! STOP THIS! YOU CAN'T! MOTHRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!}
As Battra disappeared beneath the sand, the goddess slowly lowered herself to the ground and landed right in front of the three girls.
[Hello, Ymir. It's good to see you again,] she said, before looking over to the other two. [Frieda, Annie, it's a pleasure to meet you two.]
Frieda nervously pointed up at the goddess, while Annie simply fainted. "I-is that…?"
Ymir smiled as she gazed reverently at her old ally. "Mothra."
-G-
The seal was broken.
He could feel it.
In Mothra's haste to prevent her brother from winning, she had re-absorbed the sealing magic she used on this prison in order to fully restore her power. Now, whenever the claws of his underlings struck the crystalline walls of his cage, large pieces would crack and break off, allowing them to make much more rapid progress.
The king will soon be free.