I Love You... In Every Universe (AOT Alternative Universe)

60. That Day

"It was smart not to take off your armbands." Kruger said, sitting on the bank. Grisha lay curled beside him, shaking slightly. "Eldians without one are sent to paradise, even if they are kids." He took another drag of his cigarette.

Grisha sat up weakly. "I'll go... home."

"Wait." Kruger said, stopping him. "Didn't you come to see the airship? Might as well see it."

Grisha didn't reply, only moving into a cross-legged sitting position.

"How horrible is it that he just beat a kid for something dumb like leaving his home without permission and I'm over here thinking he's kind of okay because
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A small hand could be seen in the grass. Blood had coagulated around the ripped flesh of the wrist.
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"The following day, my sister was found in the river."
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Two security officers stood before the small body by the water as a third man knelt, taking notes.
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Grisha stood in front of his parents, his mother covering her mouth.

Arms crossed, Kruger stood leaning back against the wall behind the empty chair next to Gross.

"I showed the girl to Liberio's gates and went on my way." Gross informed Mr. and Mrs. Yeager. "I'm busy with work, you know. Eldian kids shouldn't be roaming the city without permits in the first place. It seems that your son doesn't grasp the place of his people. Shouldn't you be teaching him the sins that your ancestors committed?"
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"I knew that man from Marley Public Security was lying through his teeth."
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Gross continued to chide Mr. and Mrs. Yeager.

"If that's not enough to make him behave, put a collar on him." Gross said.
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"He had been slacking off and was napping on the bank. He wasn't busy at all. Though my mother grieved, my father..."
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Tears ran down Mrs. Yeager's face as she sat there, unable to speak.

"Thank you so much for your guidance," Mr. Yeager said. "I assure you, I'll teach my foolish son to know better."
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"He demeaned himself to the men."
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Grisha's eyes were blank with rage.

"I began to hate that man and my father so much that it made me dizzy. But more so, I cursed my own foolishness."
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Mr. Yeager sat at the table, holding a book open, teaching his son. Mrs. Yeager stood with her back to them

In that book, there was an illustration of a girl holding out an apple as a horned demon reached for it.

"One thousand, eight hundred and twenty years ago, our ancestor Ymir Fritz made a contract with the Devil of All Earth and obtained the Power of the Titans." Mr. Yeager said.
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In the next page, there was a portrait of soldiers holding swords and spears confronted a large female Titan with long curly hair and pale lightning surrounding her.
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"Upon her death, Ymir's spirit was split into the Nine Titans who formed the Eldian Empire." Mr. Yeager said.
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In the next page, there was a drawing of a small group of soldiers was shown fleeing from three giants. One giant had plucked a soldier while it held a hammer in its other hand. Another giant was on all fours. The last one held a massive rock between its hands.
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"After defeating the great nation of Marley, they ruled over the continent. Thus began the Dark Ages... The Subjects of Ymir called other races inferior and began to oppress them." Mr. Yeager said.
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