Chapter 9

Night time has come, and Eren and the others are having a barbeque outside. The kids are having their meal with happy faces, and then Eren decides to tell them the story of his past. Jean and Mikasa are also invited, although they already knew Eren's past since they were also there this whole time.

As for the others, they were still watching from the shadows, and they were able to listen to what they were talking.

"Now everything started with your grandfather, Erich, Fay." Eren decides to say. "Fay, do you know why I name you Fay?"

Fay says, "Because you told me that you have an aunt named Fay, right? I was named after her."

"Yes, but all I told you is that she died. She died before I was even born before my brother was even born. She died when she was just six years old."

This causes everyone to widen their eyes in horror. Eren says, "How did she die? She died because my father accidentally brought her out of the internment zone in Marley. The world hated Eldians, and that hatred started because of our ancestors."

"But it isn't fair, our ancestors weren't even existing anymore. Why would she have to suffer because of it?" Erich says.

"That was one of the reasons why the story started. My father was against the idea and after he lost his sister, he joined a group known as the Eldia Restorationists, a group that Peter once joined."

"Wait, you used to be a part of the Eldia Restorationists?" Jean asks Peter, who sighs, "Yeah, I did."

Eren says, "My father was able to read books with an ancient language, and they also found out that most of the history about us Eldians terrorizing the world and destroying all the nations was actually false. All Eldians did was helping cultivating lands, build bridges, bring wealth to mankind, and so on. The other nations were greedy and jealous of their power, that's why they attacked Eldia. But they lost badly because of their own greed and wanting to get their hands on Titans."

"Then why would the governments lie to other people?" Laura asks.

Gloria says, "In Marley's case, they just wanted to use Titan power as their own weapons to attack the outside world. Others are just wanting to get rid of Eldians because we're the blood of the devils."

"But that isn't fair!" Wade says.

"Life isn't always fair, that's why the Eldia Restorationists are there." Peter says. "Our main informant is a man named the Owl, and he also sent in a woman called Dina Fritz, she was a member of the Royal Family, the same one as our Queen Historia. She revealed that the first Reiss King felt bad for the Marleyan continuing to struggle to get the Titan powers, so he decided to set everything up by letting our people kill each other, and then in the midst of chaos, setting up a Marleyan hero known as Helos, and then flee to this island with most of the Eldians."

Gloria says, "And we, the Tybur Family, played a part in taking the seven of the Power of nine to Marley, in return, we were the only Eldians who weren't hated by the world."

"But that makes us traitors!" Laura says with slight anger.

"You're right, but we're just at the start of the story, please continue, Eren." Gloria says.

"Thanks, Gloria. After fleeing inside the island, the first Reiss king use Colossal Titans to build three walls and wipe all of our memories about the past, all he wants is peace, and if the other nations attack the island, he would unleash the Rumbling. That is what he said to the other nations. However, he himself doesn't want to use the Rumbling, so he makes a vow so that the Founding Titans will never be able to use its full power." Eren says.

"To us, a King who can't protect his people is no king, and that's why we all decide to take the Founding Titan. And by doing so, we will need someone with Royal Blood help out. And because of Dina and Grisha's love, they eventually married and have a son, Zeke Yeager."

Everyone who knows Zeke flinches at the mention of the name. Eren continues, "My father and stepmother didn't believe in the Marley fabricated history, but my grandparents fully believe in it. So Zeke has to memorize two versions of history, and also join the Warrior Training program. It was Marley's plan to take the Founding Titan for their own greed and they train children until 6 of them inherit the powers of the Titans. My brother wasn't good at physical training, and thus a lot of Restorationists were disappointed in him. And since Marley was close to finding out where the Eldia Restorationists were, he decided to do one thing to ensure the safety of my grandparents."

Peter grits his teeth and says, "And I know really well... he betrayed us and sold us to Marley, so that they could transform us into pure Titans and wander around the island."

"You mean your brother betrayed your father and stepmother?" Fay says. "That's horrible..."

"And my Dad has to witness all of his comrades either die by the Titans or turned into Titans. My stepmother was also one of the people who turned into Titans, and just before my Dad can become one, the owl finally show himself and saved him by killing all the Marleyans on the spot. Those who inherited Titans would only have 13 years to live, and his Titan, the Attack Titan, was given to my father so he could sneak into the walls and continue his mission." Eren says. "Thanks to Commandant Shadis' help, my Dad sneaked into the walls and eventually he married my mother and I was born. My Dad actually found where the Founding Titan was located when I was about 4 to 5 years old. But he decides not to get it because of the guilt of mistreating Zeke."

Erich says, "If Grandpa didn't get the Founding Titan then, when did he get it?"

Eren says, "He got it right after the Warriors of Marley destroyed the walls and led the Titans inside of our hometown: Shiganshina. As you can see, my Dad has the power of the Attack Titan, and as I mentioned, the Attack Titan can see the future. He tries to beg the Founding Titan, Historia's sister Frieda Reiss, to stop the Titans from devouring people in my hometown. But she refused."

"Refused?" The children gasp in shock, and everyone who doesn't know about this is also in shock. Erich asks, "Why? They already wiped the memories of everyone on the island! They didn't know about the ancestor's sins!"

"The vow also made her unable to use its full power." Aya replies. "And it was during this moment, your father lost your grandmother to the Titans. And your father also loses his home."

Erich and Fay start to cry a little, and the two parents are hugging their children. Eren says, "As for my Dad if he wants to take the Founding Titan, he has to make sure that nobody from the Royal Family gets it back. Therefore he has to kill all the other siblings of the current Founding Titan. Of course, my Dad's a doctor and he couldn't kill children."

"Hold on, if that's the case, then why would he still kill them in the end?" Jean asks.

"Thanks to Zeke's interference, he brought me to the past and I decided to tell him what happened if he didn't steal the Founding Titan. I also motivated him to do it, for my Mom, for his deceased comrades, for his first wife, and eventually, he succeeded and killed all of them, except for the father: Rod Reiss." Eren frowns.

"But what about Historia?" Odom asks. "Isn't she also one of the siblings of the Founding Titan?"

"She was an illegitimate daughter, if anything, only her sister, the Founding Titan, cared about her. But she also wiped her memories using the power to protect her from her true family." Eren frowns. "After Rod Reiss' escape, he managed to seek Historia, but he tried to kill her. But he didn't and he decided to give her a fake name: Christa Lenz, and tell her to join in the Military."

"So the queen was also a part of the military that you were? That's so amazing." Wade says.

"I have to admit, she was also one of the Top 10." Jean says.

"Were you also one of the Top 10 as well?" Laura asks Jean, and Jean says, "Of course I am, who do you think I am?"

Eren says, "Jean was 1 rank lower from me. While Mikasa here was the first."

"So that means Papa is stronger than you? Mr. Kirchstein?" Fay asks.

"Shut up." Jean rolls his eyes. Eren says, "Now where are we... after my Dad devoured the Founding Titan, his thirteen years were almost up, and he decided to give me both Titans... by having me devour him."

The others frown and Eren continues, "I passed out after turning into a pure Titan and ate my father, the next thing I knew, I was already at the refugee camp. Commandant Shadis was the one who found me and brought me there. When I was younger, I used to vow to exterminate all the Titans, because of the memory wipe, all we knew was that Titans were monsters instead of Eldians like us."

"And we have to hear you say those things every time in the corps." Jean mutters.

Mikasa asks, "Eren, I have to assume that your son wants to join the military?"

Eren sighs, "He did." He turns to Erich, "And Erich, did you remember what I did to you when you asked me to have you join the Military?"

Erich rolls his eyes and says, "Yeah, you trained me with the ODM gear, but you have aunt Gloria tamper the device and I have to fall to the ground a lot of times!"

"At least there were only us and nobody else. If you were falling down while standing in front of the crowd and the instructor, do you think you can become a soldier?"

This causes Erich to frown, and Eren says, "Commandant Shadis gave me a broken gear that day, but none of us were able to notice that until the day that I manage to hang on without falling to the ground. So I was expecting you to do the same as I could if you want to join the military."

Erich nods as Eren continues, "Three years after the training, the Colossal Titan broke the wall again and this time Titans were swarming into the Trost District. There are a lot of victims, including your grandparents from your mother's side."

"Again?" Fay and Erich are angry, and Aya says, "Yes, my Mom was a member of the Garrison and my Dad was a member of the Survey Corps under Captain Levi. However, both of them died on the same day, only in different locations. My brother was also a part of the Training Corps like Eren and the others here, and even though he survived, he was also in pain after losing our mom and dad, as for me, I also joined the Training Corps with the same attitude as Eren."

"I turned to a Titan that day after I was almost being devoured. The first transformations weren't easy to control, I had a hard time controlling my Titan, and with the memory wipe, no one in the military remembers Titan Shifters' existence. And after managing to seal the broken wall, the military is determining where I should go. Either I am going to be killed, or I am going to save humanity in the walls."

"They can't kill you, can they?" Laura asks. "You have the Founding Titan!"

"Yes, but I can't wield it because of the vow." Eren says. "The reason why I wasn't controlled by the first King was because of the Attack Titan suppressing it. And it was thanks to Captain Levi that I was sent to the Survey Corps, and also become a part of the Levi Special Operation squad."


And here is a new chapter, this is going to be split into multiple chapters because the whole story is long. I hope you like this chapter.