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Titan Forest year 850
"Yeah… that's right." Reiner agreed, and then he pinched the bridge of his nose in agitation.
Allen couldn't understand his whole ordeal. Eren voiced his thoughts, "Huh? What in the…"
"I think I'm starting to see what's going on here. I thought something was strange. I mean, why would the man who destroyed the wall risk his life to save Connie?" Ymir said. "You were taking contradictory actions, but without being aware of it. I don't know why that happened, but you were originally a warrior who planned to destroy the wall. But you pretended to be a soldier for so long, you could no longer tell which was the real you."
"I think I'm getting it." Allen said, looking up to Reiner. "It's because you couldn't bear the weight of your sins. In order to keep your mind in balance, you unconsciously escaped into a fantasy, convincing yourself that you were just a soldier who protected the wall. That caused your mind to split, and alter your memories." He raised his eyebrow. "And, judging by Bertoldt's expression, this isn't the first time your stories stopped fitting together."
Ymir nodded, Eren seemed slightly shocked. "That sounds about right. Wow. But that happening to someone with an overly honest personality like yours isn't-"
"Shut your mouth." Reiner growled.
Ymir faltered for a moment. "My bad. I guess I pried too much."
Allen's lips formed a thin line. He wasn't too sorry about it, though he did feel a little bad for the guy. "You… you have to be kidding me." Eren said, still not truly believing his situation. "How can you act like a victim…? What are you… even thinking? Why did you even listen to what we had to say that day?" His voice wavered slightly. "Tell me, Bertoldt. Yeah, you, you stupid flunky. Don't you remember what I said? I was right in front of you two. I told you about the time my mother was eaten by a titan. Didn't I? About how she couldn't escape because a shard of the gate you kicked down landed right on my house… you know about that, right? I told you, didn't I?" His eyes glistened in the sunset light as tears threatened to escape. "What did you think? What were you thinking that day?"
Bertoldt frowned. "Back then, I felt very sorry for you."
Eren paused. "Oh… I see…" He seemed strained. "You… you two… you're not soldiers, you're not warriors… You're just murderers. You massacred people who'd done nothing wrong! You're mass murderers!"
Reiner gritted his teeth. "I know that! I don't need you to tell me!"
"Then stop acting like responsible citizens worried about the state of the world!" Eren snapped. "You two aren't even human anymore! You're the ones who turned this world into a living hell! Don't you see that, you murderers?!"
"So what do you want these murderers to do?! Do you want us to repent?! Do you want us to apologize?! Are you really going to preach a couple of cold-blooded murderers about how killing is wrong?! Will that satisfy you?! The Reiner and the Bertoldt you know are gone! And if all you want to do is cry about it, then go ahead! Keep crying!" Reiner yelled back.
Allen really wished that Eren would just drop the subject. But, to his dismay, he didn't. "You're right… I was being naïve. All I can do now is work. Work hard. To make sure that you two die the most painful death possible." His voice dripped with hatred.
Ymir furrowed her eyebrows. "That's not it, Eren."
"What?"
"I'm begging you… I can't put my faith in you if you keep talking like some stupid kid." She said.
"Like what…?" He looked annoyed.
"I'm saying there's no way I'm going along with someone worried about petty little things like that. Hey, Reiner. What was that ape?"
"I can answer that." Allen started. He had almost been as silent as Bertoldt the entire time. "The ape, or the 'Beast titan', is the cause of the recent mess. He was the one who summoned all the titans inside the wall. If these two get back to him, they can get back to their-no-our hometown." He explained. "I know, because that's what I used to be able to do. Except… I wasn't the 'Beast titan', I was known as the 'titan lord'." He felt that he had to share this information for some unknown reason.
Reiner, Bertoldt, Ymir, and Eren seemed shocked by his sudden burst of information.
"What…? Titan lord?!" Eren exclaimed.
Allen ignored Eren and continued. "If I knew him any better, he was trying to test our strengths back there."
"Listen, Eren." Ymir began. "The point is, if you think everything will be settled if you take care of these two, then you're dead wrong."
"Then… who's our enemy?!" Eren asked.
"Our enemy?" Ymir hummed. "Well, if I had to say, then it'd be-"
"YMIR!" Reiner shouted. "Do you think this world has a future? If you know that much about what's going on, then think about your plans. Surely, at least you can come to our side."
"And trust you? Fat chance!" She seethed. "You can't trust me."
"No. I can trust you. Your goal is to protect Christa, right?" Reiner asked, and at the mention of her name, Ymir's eyes widened. Allen wondered then just how important this Christa was, but then he remembered when he was in training corps with them. They were hardly ever seen separated. "That's one thing we should be able to trust each other on! This might seem like a joke to you, but can't you imagine that we both at least want to do something for Christa?" Reiner's eyes narrowed. "Or… do you think Eren's strength is more reliable than ours?"
Eren's eyes widened. "What?!"
"You were thinking of using Eren to escape from here. Probably because you had no chance if you let us take you." Reiner said. "To be honest with you, that's exactly right. Especially, with both Eren and Allen, you have an advantage. And, even if you did join us, we won't be able to guarantee your safety. But if we're just talking about Christa, then together we may be able to make something work." Ymir's eyes narrowed, as Reiner looked even more determined. "Your tiny little life or Christa's future… it's your choice."
"Hey! So who's our enemy?!" Eren demanded.
Ymir contemplated for a moment, before responding, "Who knows…?"
The time seemed to pass by quickly in only silence. It wasn't long until they saw the sun float lazily over the horizon. Allen took this as terrible news. Soon, they would leave this world behind, and it would be totally against his will to do so.
He sighed, and looked out to the horizon. It was what he saw that sparked his hopes up. Signal flares had shot up into the sky, announcing the arrival of the Survey Corps. Sure, they had a ways to go, but they would be at their position before sundown. "We're up against a tough bunch." Reiner said, shooting his gear in the trunk just above Eren. He kicked himself off the trunk, and landed in front of him.
"Huh? What is it, Reiner?! It's not night yet!"
"It doesn't matter, we're heading out now. Hey Allen," He turned his head toward the albino boy. Said boy didn't react whatsoever. "You think you could transform? In case of emergency."
Still no answer.
"Whatever." Reiner turned back to Eren, in a rush. "Eren, don't be stupid and put up a fight."
Eren contemplated. "Hey, you don't need to put up a fight." He lifted his arms, which were only healed half-way. "Look at the state I'm in! There's no way I could possibly fight back. Come on…"
Without warning, Eren threw a stub at Reiner. He lost balance, and while Reiner tried to recover, Eren elbowed him in the face. "Die! Die!" When Reiner eventually recovered, he restrained Eren by wrapping his arm around his neck. All the while, Eren yelled, "I'll kill you! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"
In the meantime, Bertoldt had landed next to Ymir. "Ymir, just before you turned back into a human, do you remember who you ate?" He asked.
"No, I don't remember, but that was right around five years ago, which could mean… was it a friend of yours?" She asked. Bertoldt frowned. "Sorry, I can't even recall it." They watched as Eren bit down onto his stump of an arm, but nothing happened.
"There's nothing you can do if you don't remember. It was the same way with us…" Bertoldt remarked.
"I see…Eren doesn't remember either. I guess that's just how it works." Ymir looked to Allen. "Hey, beansprout. Do you remember who you ate?"
"Don't call me that." Allen snapped.
"Ah, he's alive at least." Ymir teased.
Allen pursed his lips. It wouldn't make any sense in lying to them, if he was bound to travel with them… "Yes." He said. "I remember who I ate." However, he ignored their reactions, and focused his eyesight on the flares shooting into the sky.
"Allen, for now, I'm reactivating your innocence, since we only have two maneuver gears." Reiner said, hauling Eren over his back. "You can use your clown belt thing, can't you?"
Allen frowned. "Yes, but what makes you think I won't escape from you once it is activated?"
"Allen. You know there's no future for this world, we've already discussed this." Reiner gritted his teeth, but then he took a breath. "Anyway, if you come with us… we truly mean it, we won't destroy any more walls."
"…Fine…" Allen sighed. "I'll go with you… for the sake of humanity..."
"Right." Reiner nodded. "It's done, you can activate it now."
After a small thought, a white cape and silver mask appeared out of thin air. A large claw replaced his original left arm. "Good. Right now, let's just head somewhere with no titans." Reiner said. The three of them jumped off the tree trunk, and aimed their gear. "Stay away as far away from them as possible. My titan moves slowly, so if we get surrounded, I won't be able to protect us."
Hopefully things have been explained now. In case you haven't noticed, this chapter is much longer than others. One of my New Years' resolutions is to write longer chapters; hopefully this will work I guess. Anyway, pls review!