During the expedition, most of the Survey Corps members are stationed outside of a giant forest, while the center group moves in. This causes confusion all around, while Reiner and Bertolt hope that Annie successfully captures Eren. There was already a Titan transformation, meaning that Annie escaped her captors and continued towards Eren. However, a second Titan transformation occurred, which surprised Reiner. He realized Eren must have transformed as well, and the plan could be in trouble. Reiner decides to make his way towards Bertolt, and tells him they need to go and save Annie. At first, Bertolt is hesitant, as doing so would expose them as Titan Shifters. But Reiner reminds Bertolt that if the plan goes successfully, they could finally go home. Bertolt pauses, then nods, and the two move into the forest in the direction of the lightning.
Meanwhile, Annie was able to take down Eren and tried to escape. However, an enraged Mikasa attacked Annie, with Levi behind her. Just as Annie was about to be defeated, Reiner arrived and transformed into the Armored Titan. Mikasa and Levi were shocked as Reiner attacked them. While he was keeping them occupied, Bertold flew onto Annie’s shoulder, telling her that they needed to go now. Annie agreed, and ran out of the forest. Mikasa, distracted by Eren, was hit by Reiner. Levi tried to move in but his blades couldn’t penetrate Reiner’s armor. As soon as Annie and Bertolt were out of sight, Reiner ran away. As much as Levi wanted to get Eren back, he knew that he wouldn’t be able to get past Reiner, and instead decided to see if Erwin could come up with a plan. He shot off a smoke flare to alert the other members as he tended to an injured Mikasa.
Later, Eren opens his eyes, unaware of what’s going on. He sees Annie, Reiner, and Bertolt sitting opposite of him, and for a second, Eren thought he was back at boot camp. However, he began to come to his senses. Reiner broke the silence, telling Eren that they were taking him back to their hometown. Eren doesn’t understand, and asks what Annie is doing here. She was supposed to be back at the capitol as an MP. Reiner tells Eren that he's the Armored Titan, Bertolt’s the Colossal, and Annie’s the Female. Eren’s eyes go wide, realizing what Reiner’s saying, but can’t believe it. Reiner explains that they were sent from their hometown to break the walls and locate the Founding Titan. Eren never heard the term “Founding Titan” before. Was it the name of his Titan? Reiner continues, saying that the Founder was the most powerful Titan out of the nine, and that it possesses god-like power. When they saw Eren transform during Trost, they figured that he somehow inherited it or at the very least, was the missing Attack Titan. Eren was still too shocked to fully comprehend what was happening, as Annie told the two that the sun was setting, and they needed to make their way to Wall Maria. Reiner nodded, and knocked Eren out.
It didn’t take long for Commander Erwin and the others to reach Levi. He caught Erwin up on the situation, and how Reiner and Bertolt sided with the Female Titan, who they now suspect is Annie. Erwin thought hard on what they should do. They had many wounded soldiers, and they didn’t have enough resources to push forward and make it back to the walls. However, they couldn’t just let their last hope for humanity get away. Erwin realized that the group would most likely stop at Wall Maria to rest, meaning they could still catch up to them. Deciding what had to be done, Erwin ordered that the Survey Corps continued towards Wall Maria. Everyone agreed, and set out.
Eren began having dreams, but they didn’t feel like dreams. They felt as if they were someone else’s memories. He saw a boy going beyond some walls with a little girl, an airship, a woman with blonde hair, a child, Titans appearing, and a man. The man was looking at him, telling him he had to take the Founder. Then he said something about an Attack Titan. He then saw a family in robes, something about a king? The last vision Eren saw was of….him? He was being injected with something, and transformed into….a Titan!? Eren suddenly woke up, not sure where he was. As he came back to his senses, he remembered about Reiner and the others, and how he was being taken to their hometown. Eren then remembered what Reiner said about the Founding and Attack Titan. Were those the Titans he had? And if so, does that mean his dream was real? And who’s memories were they? Eren looked around, realizing that he was on top of the walls of Shiganshina.
Eren then heard an unknown voice. The person asked them if this was the boy they told him about, and Reiner agreed. The man sat down and said hello to Eren. He told Eren that he will save him from his father’s mistakes, and apologized for how his kidnapping was handled. Eren took a second, recognizing the man’s face. He suddenly remembered the boy from his dream. That was Zeke, which meant that the dreams he had were actually memories from his father, Grisha. Eren asked if they shared the same father, and the man nodded, introducing himself as Zeke Yeager. Zeke told Eren that he understands he must have questions, and is probably upset at the whole ordeal, and he will explain everything. Zeke then put his hand on Eren’s shoulder, promising Eren he would be safe, when suddenly the two felt a shock. One second later, they were in the Titan Realm.
Zeke was shocked, realizing that Eren really did possess the Founder. Now, he could go through with his plan. He walked up to a confused Eren. Zeke told him they were in the Titan Realm, a plain of existence that was only accessible to the Founding Titan. However, because Zeke possessed royal blood, and Eren possessed the Founder, the two could use its power. Eren took a second, then asked Zeke if that meant they could kill all the Titans. Zeke nodded, but told Eren before they could do that, he should tell Eren the whole story. Using the paths, Zeke walked Eren through various points in time, explaining the backstory of the original Founder, Ymir, and her history. He explained the Great Titan War, and how Eldians were eventually treated as devils by the rest of the world. He continued saying instead of staying and fighting, the 145th possessor of the Founding Titan, Karl Fritz, left to Paradis Island with a group of his subjects to live in peace.
Zeke then showed Eren how King Fritz erected three walls, and wiped the memories from his subjects, making them believe they were the last of humanity. Meanwhile, many Eldians who stayed on the mainland were treated terribly by other humans, and were forced into ghettos. Zeke showed how anyone who did anything wrong was sent to paradise, and turned into Titans. This startled Eren, as he suddenly remembered Grisha’s memory of being sent to the island with his wife and others, and how they were all transformed into Titans. Zeke, who also saw this, was startled when he saw his mother, Dina, turn into a Titan. Eren was equally startled as he realized his father’s first wife killed his mother. Zeke placed his hand on Eren’s shoulder, apologizing for him having to go through that. Eren couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Titans were humans all along? And they were turned into them as punishment by the rest of the world. Zeke pointed out that the Founder could have stopped all of this, but instead allowed the Titans to continue to exist and cause so much destruction.
This enraged Eren, who wanted to use the millions of Colossal Titans within the walls to destroy the rest of the world for putting them through this hell. However, Zeke stopped him, explaining that he had a more humane plan to fix everything: euthanize the Eldians so they couldn’t reproduce and bring more people into this world. This shocked Eren, who yelled that being born into this world was his birthright, and his people shouldn’t be punished for the rest of the world. But Zeke explained that Eldians have been put through hell, and they would be better off never being born. Eren refused this, and Zeke told him that he could use the Founder at any time, but wanted to help Eren first. He promised Eren that he would remove the brainwashing his father inflicted on him.
Zeke showed Eren hundreds of memories. Eren saw Zeke’s childhood, how he was treated by the rest of the world for being an Eldian. He showed him the many people who were forced to become Titans and the torture the Marleyans did to them. All of this horrified Eren, who couldn’t believe the torment that was happening. Finally, Zeke showed Eren a memory of Tom, where he explained how his wife killed herself and their child just because Tom was an Eldian, and how he wished he was never born into this world. All of this demoralized Eren, who began to see that Zeke was right. Finally, Zeke showed Eren the people within the walls who were eaten by Titans. He saw the members of his former squad; Mina, Thomas, Squad Levi, and the others killed by Titans. Eren realized that all this was worthless, and that Zeke was right; they should never have been born. Maybe then, they wouldn’t have had to go through the hell the rest of the world put them through.
Zeke asked Eren if he would go through with his euthanization plan, and Eren agreed. Zeke smiled, and told Eren they were going to save the world. However, Eren told Zeke he would only go through with their plan if the Eldians on Paradis could live long happy lives, safe from the rest of the world. Zeke agreed, and said they will have to put a pause on their plan in order to put everything in place. He told Eren that he would have to come back to Marley with him, but Eren was confused. Wouldn’t Marley kill him? But Zeke assured Eren that if he pledged himself to Marley and promised to use his Titans in service to them, they would let him live. Furthermore, he explained that Eren possessed the Founding Titan, which would play into their favor. Marley has long sought the Founding Titan to ensure the rest of the world wouldn't attack them. Also, since Marley didn’t know that Zeke possessed royal blood, they don’t know that the Founder could be used at any time. Eren agreed, and used the Paths to send a message to the members of the Survey Corps.
As Erwin and the Survey Corps were heading to Wall Maria, they were all teleported to a strange place. Everyone was confused, until they heard the voice of Eren. He explained that he knew how to save everyone, and promised he would eradicate the Titans. But for the moment, he wouldn't be able to. He asked everyone to go back to the walls and be patient, and he would use his powers to divert the Titans so they wouldn’t engage everyone on their way back. In an instant, everyone was brought back to reality, questioning if what they just saw was real. Among the members was Ymir, who realized how dire the situation had become, and made her way to the Commander.
Ymir got past the other officers trying to get to Commander Erwin. She demanded to speak to him, explaining that everyone was in danger and they needed to get Eren back. Erwin allowed her to speak, and Ymir explained that they were all just in the Titan Realm, which means that Eren possesses the Founding Titan. If the enemies got ahold of his power, everyone on the island would be in trouble. Erwin asks how she knows this, with Ymir cutting herself with her sword. Everyone is confused, until Ymir’s hand begins to disperse steam, showing that she also possesses a Titan. Erwin asks why she decided to tell them this now, and Ymir admits that she wants Christa to live a long happy life, which she can’t do if everyone’s dead. Erwin sighs, and tells everyone to keep going. They begin to see Wall Maria.
Eren and Zeke come back to reality, with Eren feeling like he’d been gone for hundreds of years. They are interrupted by Reiner, who asks if something happened. Zeke immediately says it's nothing, and they had to get ready to move out. It was almost nightfall and they would be able to make their way to the dock without Titans interfering. He then tells Bertolt to take Eren’s bindings off, which confuses everyone. Zeke reassures them that Eren will come quietly, to which Eren agrees. Again, everyone is confused. Just a moment ago Eren was screaming and yelling that he will kill them all, and yet now he seems calm. Something must have happened. Bertolt then removed Eren’s bindings, to which Eren got up. Reiner tells Eren if he even thinks of running, they’ll cut his limbs off. Eren scoffs and tells Reiner he can’t exactly go anywhere with so many Titan Shifters, so it doesn’t matter. Zeke says that’s enough and tells everyone to get some rest.
A few hours later, the group was woken to the Cart Titan, Pieck Finger, who reported that the Survey Corps was coming. Zeke told the others to get ready to leave, as they wouldn’t be able to follow them past the Walls. Meanwhile, Ymir, realizing they have most likely already been seen, gets off her horse and transforms into the Jaw Titan. Everyone is surprised as Ymir's small Titan outpaces them towards the Walls. She manages to climb up and spots Eren and the others. Before they can think, Ymir picks up Eren with her mouth and quickly rushes away, traveling on the side of the Walls. Knowing he can’t leave now otherwise their plan would be ruined, Eren manages to bite his finger and transforms into his Titan, causing him and Ymir to fall to the ground.
When Ymir gets up, she realizes that Eren has sided with them, and if he won’t come with her, she’ll just have to kill him. She then lunges at Eren, who punches back. As this is happening, Reiner and Annie make their way to Eren and transform, while Zeke transforms on the wall to provide ranged cover. As the Titans engage, the Scouts manage to get on top of the wall. Everyone is surprised to see Ymir attacking Eren, with Miche wondering if that was her plan all along. Erwin isn’t sure, but knows that all the Titans must be dealt with. He orders all squads to go after the Female Titan, while he and Levi wait for an opportunity to attack the Armored. While everyone is fighting the Titans, Erwin orders Miche and his squad to go after the strange furry Titan across from them, as it begins to throw rocks down below.
Eren continues fighting Ymir, but is unable to keep up with her speed. She manages to land many quick strikes against Eren, until Reiner makes his way to him. He tries going in for a hit, but Ymir dodges this and scratches Reiner’s armor, which manages to break it. This catches Erwin’s attention, as he realizes that somehow, Ymir’s Titan can actually penetrate Reiner’s armor. He orders Levi to be ready, and strike when the time is right. Meanwhile, Annie is able to fight off the Scouts, hardening her skin to prevent cuts to her nape. However, they are preventing her from making her way to Reiner and Eren. Miche and his squad make their way to Zeke, who notices them. He grabs more of the wall and throws the chunks at Miche’s squad.
Reiner goes in to punch Ymir again, but she manages to evade it and get behind him. Without a second thought, Ymir bites down on Reiner’s nape, trying to take him out of the fight. Her jaws manage to puncture his armor, and just as she’s about to break through, Eren comes in and punches her in the face. Taking this chance, Levi moves in and attacks Reiner. Noticing this, Reiner tries to engage Levi, but he manages to maneuver past Reiner’s attack and cuts his knee joints, causing Reiner to fall. Levi then gets on top of Reiner and cuts through his nape continuously until Reiner breaks out, and shoves a sword in his mouth.
Miche manages to evade Zeke’s attack, although two of his squad members, Lynne and Henning, failed to do so and were killed by the debris. Miche and the others managed to get to Zeke and began attacking, though Zeke managed to deflect their attacks. Not too long in, Tomas's gas ran out, causing him to fall down the walls. He tries to use his grappling hook to hook into the walls, but it misses, and he falls to his death. Distracted, Nanaba is grabbed by Zeke and crushed to death, to the dismay of Miche and Gelgar. Gelgar is so infuriated, he makes his way behind Zeke and tries to cut his nape, only to have his swords break by Zeke's hardening. He is then caught by Zeke, who throws Gelgar far away. Miche, enraged by Zeke, maneuvers past his attacks and flies up, ready to land a strike. However, just then, his gas gives out, and he too falls down the walls. He fires his grappling hooks and manages to hook into the walls, but can't do anything.
Meanwhile, Eren picked up an incapacitated Ymir and continuously threw her into the ground, and then bit her head off. Eren looks down at the person inside, and sees an unconscious Ymir. Shocked, he remembers how they were all comrades, and looks around at all the havoc being caused. Many Scouts are being killed, and Eren isn't helping. Wanting to stop the bloodshed, Eren's Titan screamed, causing everyone to pause and look at him. Taking this chance, Pieck, with Bertolt on her back, rush in and grab Reiner from Levi and make their way outside the wall, with an injured Annie following. Zeke also made his way down the wall, with Miche only being able to watch as he got away. Angry, Miche shouted that he will kill Zeke if it's the last thing he'll do.
At the end of the wall, everyone looked back at Eren to see if he would go. The Scouts, confused, asked Eren to come back with them, including Jean and Armin. Eren took one look back at everyone, and walked towards the Warriors. Erwin, Levi, Armin, Jean, and everyone else were in disbelief, but didn’t have the fuel to stop him. Disappointed, Erwin ordered a full retreat back to the Walls. Levi asks what will happen now that their last hope is gone. However, Erwin tells Levi that they have one last hope, looking at Ymir. She knows something, and perhaps she will help them understand what truly is going on. The Scouts then make their way back to the Wall, with no Titans in their path. An injured Mikasa wakes up with Armin next to her, asking where Eren is. Armin bites his lip, and tells her everything.
As the Warriors made their way to the port, Reiner thanked Eren for saving him, but didn’t understand why he sided with them. Eren explains that it was the only way to make sure his friends would be safe, and that's the only reason he's doing this. Finally, they made it to the port, where Zeke explained that a Marleyan ship would arrive on the full moon to pick them up. In the meantime, they should all rest. However, Eren made his way to the coast, and finally saw the sea. Zeke walked up to him, asking if it was how he imagined it. Eren said he made a promise to his friend that they would make it to the sea together, and that he wished he was there. Zeke reassured Eren that he made the right choice, and that their plan would save his friends from the rest of the world. Eren nodded, staring at the sea.
Finally, a Marleyan ship made its way to the port. There were multiple soldiers, with one who seemed like a higher up walking to Eren and the rest. He asked what happened, and if they managed to take the Founder, before noticing Eren. He asked who he was, and Eren told him his name and that he was the holder of the Founding and Attack Titans, and he would like to lend his powers to Marley.
To be continued...
As the Warriors made their way to the port, Reiner thanked Eren for saving him, but didn’t understand why he sided with them. Eren explains that it was the only way to make sure his friends would be safe, and that's the only reason he's doing this. Finally, they made it to the port, where Zeke explained that a Marleyan ship would arrive on the full moon to pick them up. In the meantime, they should all rest. However, Eren made his way to the coast, and finally saw the sea. Zeke walked up to him, asking if it was how he imagined it. Eren said he made a promise to his friend that they would make it to the sea together, and that he wished he was there. Zeke reassured Eren that he made the right choice, and that their plan would save his friends from the rest of the world. Eren nodded, staring at the sea.
Finally, a Marleyan ship made its way to the port. There were multiple soldiers, with one who seemed like a higher up walking to Eren and the rest. He asked what happened, and if they managed to take the Founder, before noticing Eren. He asked who he was, and Eren told him his name and that he was the holder of the Founding and Attack Titans, and he would like to lend his powers to Marley.
To be continued...
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