Author's Note
Rated T for swearing
Even in this messed up era where people live under the fear of the Titans, I was never afraid of death. Because I knew that I wouldn't die before meeting Eren.
In our previous "life" we died only one day after meeting each other. Eren was travelling around the Northern Villages, investigating natural resources, when we bumped into each other. This time we didn't play our "game", and he came home with me. In this "life" we were about the same age, in our early 20s. But the next day was the day that, out of nowhere, Titans suddenly appeared. They ran into the village like starved animals and started devouring anyone and everyone. We were shocked. Never in our past 80 "lives" had something so bizarre happened…What the hell are they? Where did they come from? What should we do? We could only run, and run, and run, but…
That's why, I came into this current "life" with the determination to drive these horrible monsters to extinction. I have never died before meeting Eren, so I will use my life up until then to carve the way towards a future for us; for our next "lives".
This messed up world and my messed up determination…when I finally looked back, I was already over thirty and had become quite a messed up person. The fact that I hadn't met Eren yet meant that he was either alive and well somewhere or yet to be born. Either way it was a good sign, even if it meant I spent three decades fighting this lonely battle.
Yet when I finally met him, I was heartbroken. I could tell from one look that he had been though hell…or even a few. I was able to save him, but because so much was happening I couldn't even meet him, let alone talk to him. He was locked in a cell while Erwin and I tried desperately to argue for his life.
A Titan in disguise? Don't fuck with me! They don't know the first thing about him and they want to condemn him?
But it was, without a doubt, true that Eren had some kind of power. Dammit! DAMMIT ALL! Eren and I had both experienced all kinds of hardships over the millennia, but to think that such a cruel fate would be forced onto Eren, when we are already in such a messed up era. Either way, first thing was to make sure he doesn't die. Fortunately I am recognised as Humanity's Strongest, so it was easy enough to convince Erwin that I can handle the monster boy.
For Eren's sake, I will continue pretending that I don't know him.
For Eren's sake, I will play our "game", just as we have in the past.