Author's Note: This chapter is starting off with a Flashback.
On the Night Before the Festival within Marley...
On the night before the festival within Liberio... Erwin Smith was currently within Willy Tybur's office left alone. He had just saved Paradis Island after answering a guessing game. And now he was just staring at the through a massive window. Staring at the night view.
Suddenly, a person had opened the door and walked inside Willy's office. Erwin turned around to see that Lara Tybur was present and that she was closing the door behind her.
"Miss Tybur." Erwin said, in a formally tone.
Lara Tybur locked the door behind her. "I appreciate the formalities. But you have earned my respect. Call me... Lara." Lara Tybur said in a sweet feminine voice as he approached Erwin Smith.
"Lara." Erwin said.
"What can I be of assistance, Lara?" Erwin asked.
"I just want to ask you some things. How did you know that the Warhammer Titan was me?" Lara Tybur asked as she looked to Erwin.
Erwin made eye contact with Lara Tybur. "When I was a boy, I once read in a book that the about a shining knight that protected the royal family. The shining knight in the book would always stand by guard either the throne room door, the king's chambers or guard the castle entrance so that no eavesdroppers or trespassers would breach."
"I see..." Lara Tybur said as she looked at his tie. "Tell me, Erwin. Rumor had it that you were called a devil that fought would sacrifice your comrades for the sake of your goal. Was that true?"
"It is true. I did. My goal was to discover that humanity did exist outside the walls. I wanted to prove my father's theory was correct by reaching Doctor Grisha Yeager's basement."
"And were you satisfied with the result?" Lara asked.
"I was for the time being. But then I looked at the bigger picture and realized that the entire world despised Eldians. Especially "we" Eldians, who live on the island of Paradis. For one century... the entire world had lived under the fear of the Rumbling." Erwin explained to Lara Tybur.
"There's something else that I want to ask you." Lara Tybur asked. "How many years do you have left?"
"Nine." Erwin asked.
"I have six years, left. And like elder brother... I have despised my Eldian heritage for a long time. Now, that heritage is slowly eating away at my life." Lara stated.
"I understand what you're going through. But doesn't have to be that way." Erwin said.
"We Titan Shifters always die after thirteen years. I'm sorry, but... there is no way that we can escape our fates." Lara said, feeling doubtful.
"The Founder." Erwin said.
"What?" Lara asked.
"We can use the Founder's ability to rid of the Curse of Ymir." Erwin said.
Lara Tybur gasped, shockingly. "You want to use the Founder to remove the curse among Eldians?"
Erwin had nodded.
"But... how would that be possible?" Lara asked.
"Marley has Zeke Yeager Someone, whom possesses royal blood. And Paradis has the Founder, Eren Yeager." Erwin said.
"The Usurper?" Lara Tybur asked.
"I understand how your family feels about a non-royal possessing the Founding Titan. But trust me. I have a plan. And it involves using Eren Yeager." Erwin said.
"Would you please tell me?" Lara asked.
"Of course." Erwin then moved closer to Lara Tybur then whispered his entire plan in Lara's left ear.
Lara Tybur had gasped after listening to Erwin's entire plan. It had taken an entire minute for Erwin to explain his entire plan to Lara Tybur. "A... are you certain this is going to work?"
"It is a huge gamble. But I believe it will work. I promise." Erwin said.
Lara Tybur formed a light smile on her face. "I hope it does, too. When you do capture the usurper, I will fully trust in your plan." Lara said as she gently grasped Erwin's tie.
"Erwin Smith had taken one entire minute to explain his entire plan to free Eldians from the Curse of Ymir. Step one. Capture Eren. Step two. Lure out Zeke Yeager to Paradis. Step three. Make physical contact with either Eren or Zeke before the brothers, themselves make physical contact. That way there's a possibility to use the Founding Titan."
"I WILL PUT AN END TO THE CURSE OF YMIR!" Erwin screamed.
Suddenly, Zeke Yeager who made contact with Eren's forehead with his own... Zeke had suddenly fallen back after revealing the truth about Grisha killing the Reiss Family. It was because of Eren Yeager, whom had pressured Grisha into doing it.
Zeke Yeager looked up at Eren in total shock, while Eren just stared down at Zeke. "Eren... you-"
"LEND ME YOUR STRENGTH!" Erwin yelled.
Both Zeke and Eren had gasped when they heard Erwin scream. They then looked toward the Coordinate and saw that Erwin was holding a young Ymir Fritz in his arms.
"YOU ARE NOT A SLAVE, NOR A GOD! YOU ARE JUST A PERSON! A PERSON WHO WANTED TO BE FREE-LIKE THE PIGS YOU'VE FREED! IT IS YOUR CHOICE! HELP ME REMOVE THE CURSE AMONG ELDIANS!"
Both Zeke and Eren gasped in shock.
"W... what did you just say? Remove Ymir's curse from all Eldians?" Zeke asked, while trying to run toward Erwin without trampling over the sand.
'Oh, shit!' Eren had then begun to look down at his chains, then try to force himself out of them by lunging forward.
"Stop! What are you doing?" Zeke screamed at Erwin.
"You get to choose, Ymir. to either stay here for all of eternity... or help me lift the curse among Eldians." Erwin said.
"YMIR! OBEY ME! REMOVE ALL ABILITIES TO REPRODUCE FROM ELDIANS, THIS INSTANT!" Zeke screamed at the top of his lungs while running to Erwin.
Meanwhile... Eren Yeager was putting most of his physical strength into his arms by attempting to flee from the chains that were placed on his wrists. "AAAAAAAARRRGGHH!" Eren had roared. After a few seconds, his hands were free. But at the cost of his thumbs being ripped off his hands. After freeing himself, Eren then ran toward Erwin Smith and Ymir Fritz.
"YMIR! DOES AS I SAY! I AM DESCENDED OF ROYAL BLO-" As Zeke was running and screaming toward Ymir, he was suddenly pushed out the way by Eren and landed on his right knee and hands in the sand.
Eren Yeager then ran as fast as he could toward both Erwin and Ymir.
"You're the one who led me here. Haven't you? You have been waiting for someone to free you this whole time, haven't you?" Erwin asked Ymir, in a soft tone.
Suddenly... Ymir's face lifted and her eyes begun to show signs of crying and her teeth cluttering.
Eren Yeager, whom had knocked Zeke down was a few yards from reaching Erwin's shoulders.
"Shinzo... wo... Sasageyo..." Ymir had slowly muttered while being held by Erwin. And suddenly, her eyes had begun to glow a bright white light.
Meanwhile, within Reality...
While the Yeagerists and Survey Corp. were fighting on top of the Shiganshina wall... Erwin Smith and Zeke Yeager, whom had both grabbing Eren Yeager's arms were still in tact. Eren's entire body had glowed a bright white light, which had temporarily stopped the fighting between the Yeagerists and the Survey Corp.
"Eren?" Mikasa muttered as she watched Eren's body glow like a candle.
Then suddenly, a white flashbang had appeared. Nearly blinding everyone on the wall. The Titans below were still reaching upward at the top of the wall.
Meanwhile...
Within Marley... Willy Tybur was was within his headquarters and staring at the outside through his fancy window, then suddenly...
"Attention to all Eldians."
A masculine voice had suddenly appeared Willy Tybur's mind. This action made him fidget, temporarily. "That voice..."
Suddenly, Lara Tybur had bursted within Willy Tybur's quarters. "Brother! Did you hear that?"
"I-I did, Lara. That could only mean..." Willy Tybur said as he rushed to his sister.
Suddenly, both Willy Tybur and Lara Tybur had entered the Paths without knowing how or why they are there. And there's not just them within the Paths. Countless Eldians from all across the world had entered the Paths as well.
"My name is Erwin Smith. I am speaking to you all through the power of Founding Titan."
Hange had shaken her head left and right as she looked at the dark sky. "It's Erwin!"
"Wait, did he say that he's speaking through the Founder?" Connie asked.
Jean, Connie and Sasha looked up at the sky in such confusion as many Eldians from all across the world.
Gabi, Zofia, Udo and Falco were standing next to each other and looked at the sky.
"Erwin? You mean, that bad devil?" Gabi had asked.
"Quiet, Gabi." Falco had shushed Gabi.
"I have brought you all here to tell you that the Curse of Ymir had now been lifted from Eldians, everywhere."
"Wait, this can't be real..." Reiner said as he clasped his left head and looked in disbelief.
Annie Leonhardt's adopted father was carrying a basket filled with goods and just stared up at the sky with a look of relief.
"Starting today, the power of the Titans has now removed from all Eldians. And all Eldians that were transformed into Titans against their will and conscent had been reduced to being a normal person, again. You are all now free to live normal lives among people across the world... as equals."
Historia Reiss blinked as she stared at the night sky. "He did it."
"All Eldians are free?" Jean Kierstein had asked.
"No way..." Sasha had muttered.
Pieck and Porco just stared at the sky.
"Wait... no more Titan powers?" Porco asked, then looked down at his hands.
"This will be the last time that anyone ever use the power of the Titans."
Lara Tybur had suddenly developed a small smile on her face as she listened to Erwin.
"If what the commander say is true, then my mom..." Connie fell on his knees and grappled his own head with a half-sane laugh.
Meanwhile, within Reality...
All the remaining Survey Corp. soldiers and Yeagerists remained still on top of the Shiganshina wall. They were all confused on what happened after they entered the Paths. Levi Ackerman and Mikasa Ackerman were confused on what's going on, because they did not enter the Paths like all Eldians from across the world. Ackermans cannot be physically or psychologically manipulated by the Coordinate.
Levi had looked at his fellow Survey Corp. soldiers and Yeagerists who looked confused. They all stopped fighting and that kind of worried him.
Mikasa looked at the Yeagerists and Survey Corp. and also noticed nothing was going on. 'What's going on?' Mikasa then looked at the far wall and saw
Erwin Smith, Eren Yeager and Zeke Yeager were lying on the edge on top of the wall. Panting.
Eren was currently passed out on the ground.
Zeke looked at his hands and suddenly feel the Titan powers slipping away from his body. "You... what have you done, Erwin?"
Erwin panted a bit as he sat up.
"W-what have you done?" Zeke asked again, but in horror.
"I... I removed the power of the Titans from all living Eldians. Eldians will no longer be able to transform or use the power of the Titans, ever again." Erwin had answered.
After absorbing the news, Zeke Yeager had clenched his teeth in frustration and in disappointment. His plan to euthanize Eldians had become a failure. The plan that he worked so hard for had came to an end. Zeke sprinted on foor toward Erwin. "YOU FOOL!" Zeke yelled as he charged at Erwin.
Suddenly...
Zeke Yeager's head is randomly amputated by Vertical Maneuvering blade held by an Ackerman who stands at five feet and three inches tall. That Ackerman was Levi. he had used his gas in his Maneuvering gear to dash his way toward Zeke and decapitate him. Zeke's body had quickly fallen to the ground and his head had quickly fallen off the wall and made a long fall down outside the Shiganshina wall.
"There. A promise is a promise." Levi said as he cracked a small smile on his face.
"Hmph," Erwin cracked a smile.
Many Survey Corp. soldiers and Yeagerists had gasped in shock when they saw Levi execute Zeke Yeager on top of the Shiganshina wall.
Levi then turned to an unconscious Eren Yeager, whom was lying on his back. Levi pointed his blade at the back of Eren's unconscious neck.
Mikasa gasped as she saw Levi point his Vertical Maneuvering blade directly at Eren's nape. "Geh!" Mikasa had gripped her handle and was ready to charge toward Levi again.
"Don't do it. The battle is already over." Levi told Mikasa in a serious voice. "And that goes for the rest of you, Yeagerists. Floch is dead. Zeke is dead. And Eren is in no condition to fight. It's over. You all lost. So just do us a favor and drop your weapons!" Levi had ordered.
The Survey Corp. soldiers pointed tip of their blades at the necks and chests of the Yeagerists. Ordering them to surrender. And after ten seconds, one Yeagerist had surrendered by dropping their rifle. And another one. And another one, until all of them had dropped their rifles and raised their arms high in the air. Even Mikasa dropped her Vertical Maneuvering blades.
Erwin stared at his former subordinates for a moment, then looked at the city of Shiganshina. Erwin had looked down the wall and saw that all of the Shiganshina District locals whom were turned into pure Titans through Zeke's spinal fluids had turned back into normal people. But they were all passed out. As Erwin had looked, he spotted two men that he was highly familiar with. Dot Pixis, the Commander of the Garison Brigade. And Nile Dokk of the Military Police Brigade. They were both alive and unconscious by the wall.
Suddenly, the clouds in the sky begun to clear and the sun begun to shine brightly in the blue sky.
Meanwhile, within a Basement...
Annie Leonhardt, whom was captured within a crystal had suddenly broken free from her crystal and is left gauging on the cold hard floor. "U-haugh!" She was covered in crystal liquids.
Author's Note: The next chapter will be the final chapter. And it will have an epilogue.
