*SPLASH*
Y/N woke up to the cold water they poured on him. He was standing on a small platform, his body was chained on a pole and his arms were wrapped with a thick cloth.
He can feel the pain from the wounds and bruises all over his body. He blinked multiple times to clear his vision. "Where the hell am I now?"
He heard footsteps. "You're awake." He lifted his head and saw Magath. "Commander..."
Magath aimed his gun at him. "I am not your commander."
"Why am I here?"
"What made you think the Tybur Family will be on your side?" Magath asked.
"Is this his idea?"
Magath shot him on his shoulder. "ARRHHH!!!" He squirmed.
"Is that true, what you said to Willy? You want to steal Eldians from the internment... You're full of yourself."
Y/N: *Panting* I'm not stealing them... what are you saying?
Magath: We need the Founder's Power. If you could ask the King and give that to us—
Y/N: And then what? You know it won't happen.
Magath frowned. "Then we'll continue using Eldians to get it."
"Do you really have to go that far? Don't you want peace for everyone?"
Magath frowned. "It's not something I can decide by myself."
"We don't have any intention to kill any of you... So if you just leave Eldians alone and give them their freedom, we won't have any problem."
"That's not gonna happen. Not now that the war against Mideast had just ended. You were at the meeting, right? So you know how desperate Marley is to get the Founding Titan."
"Can't you do anything to change something...? You're the Eldian's commander, I'm sure you're not that cold-hearted to not feel guilty. You even use kids to benefit Marley. Until when will this keep happening...?"
Magath sighed. "I told you, I'm not in the right position to do that."
"But you—
*BANG*
"GAAAAAH!!!"
Magath was shocked. He looked behind and saw General Calvi who shot Y/N. "General..."
Calvi glared. "Can he heal or not?"
"No, sir."
He frowned. "Is that so? Who would have thought our best sniper is the island's future king... a royal... that's great."
Y/N continued to pant, trying to ignore the gunshot.
"What about the Azumabito?" Calvi asked.
"Negative, we've already investigated. They weren't aware that he's a royal."
"Hmm. Then he did well to fool all of us. Tybur did the right thing to sell him out." Calvi aimed the gun.
"General... He might not make it to the event if we keep firing at him..."
"I-It's fine..." Y/N interrupted. "I'll take this as my atonement... So then... I'll have no regret..." he thought.
Calvi smirked and fired a shot in his arm. "AAARGHHH!!!"
"General!"
"Is everything ready?" Calvi asked.
Magath gritted. "Yes, sir."
"Then let's begin," Calvi ordered.
"My father's principle ends here... Right... I've reached her... It's time, Eren."
***
ZEKE'S POV
Hear me, all Eldians outside the walls.
I froze. "WHAT THE HELL!?" My eyes widened when I suddenly found myself standing on white sands with trails of li— wait... is this... No... don't tell me...!?
I speak to all our kind by way of the Founding Titan's power.
My eyes widened even more. "No...!" I thought it was just my imagination.
My name is Y/N Fritz
As a descendant from the Fritz bloodline, I want to right the wrong of the 145th King of the walls, Karl Fritz, who decided to abandon his people in the hands of the enemies.
"No...!! Y/N, you bastard!! What are you doing!! Eren, where's Eren!?" I screamed.
Not long in the future, this world will be ruined. I want to save as many Eldians as I can before the enemies declare war against Paradis Island.
The war will end up with the destruction of the nations involved.
I couldn't help but tear up. "You're ruining everything!!" Once he's finished, there will be chaos. I fell to my knees as I listen to what he had to say. There was nothing else I could do but listen... People around me looked confused and anxious.
I will welcome all Eldians who choose to reside on the island.
My goal is to protect my kind inside the walls and guarantee their safety against the threats of the world.
"WHAAAT...?" I heard them mumbling and chattering.
You are free. I will not stop you from deciding your own fate.
We got blinded for a second and just like that, we're back in Liberio. I was still on the ground, pressing my hands on my head. "Are you kidding...?! This can't be happening!! What are they thinking!? This is not part of the plan!!!"
-3RD PERSON-
Zeke heard the chaos outside the HQ.
People started to head out of the internment zone but were stopped by Marleyan soldiers.
"What was that!?"
"Is that true!? The Eldian king wants to save us!?"
"No!! Remember what he did to us hundred years ago!!"
"Don't be deceived by the coward king!!"
"But it's not the same king!!"
"Let's go! We have to escape before Marley kills us!!"
"This is our chance to leave this hell!"
"We are the good Eldians!! They are the island devils!!"
"No one's leaving!!"
The Marleyan soldiers fired shots in the air to make them stop.
The conflict started inside the internment zone.
Pieck was still spacing out. "W-What... is going on...?"
"Y/N, are you kidding...? is this your plan...?" Porco mumbled.
The candidates headed to them.
"Reiner!! What was that!? Are they going to attack us!?" Gabi asked.
"B-But he said he'll welcome all Eldians!" Falco said.
Gabi glared. "Huh!? What are you saying!? Are you switching sides?! They are bad Eldians, Falco!"
"B-But-"
"Do you want me to report you to the officers!?" Gabi threatened.
"That's enough!" Pieck shouted.
Even the Eldians on the island were confused and were having conflicts. Eren announced it to the higher-ups when he went back, but there were still people who disagreed with that idea.
"Tch! What are they doing!? Dammit!!" Levi groaned.
"That's part of their plan... both of them, how could they disregard us," Hange said head in hand.
"We have received a letter, but this isn't written on it..." Jean said.
Armin then frowned. "They only tell us what they want us to do... The other part of the plan is only in between both of them."
Levi: "Tch!! We don't have a choice. We can't turn our backs on them. We'll carry out their plan and bring them back to the island."
Jean: So, does that really mean, they oppose Zeke? Why are we still going to bring him? What about the volunteers on the island?
Hange: The Premier and Commander Pixis will handle that.
Armin: What about the people in the camp?
Hange: The Azumabito offered their help along with the Garrison so no need to worry, for now.
***
Marleyan soldier: General, commander! There's chaos going on inside the internment zone.
They both gasped. "What!? What's happening?!"
"The Eldians claim that the Founding Titan spoke to them!!"
Their eyes widened. Both of them looked at Y/N. "What did you do!?" Magath asked.
Calvi glared at him. "We'll continue... We'll show him to the people as the King's descendant."
"B-But isn't it will make things worse.." Magath asked.
"No, they will be reminded of the sins of his ancestors..."
***
They put him down from the platform and untied his feet. The soldiers began to line up with him in the front. Hands were still tied and clothes were soaked in blood. They pushed him to march from the HQ to the internment zone.
Once he got outside, people were shocked and started to watch. A soldier began announcing him as the royal descendant, an island devil.
There were mixed reactions from the people but most of them looked disgusted and outraged. They began throwing things at him.
"The leader of the island devils! Kill him!!"
"Bring him back on the island as a titan!!"
"Devil!!"
There were a few people that looked worried, those were the ones who wants to escape to the Island. Military started capturing Eldians who tries to fight back and run.
Pieck and the others went out and were shocked.
Porco: You gotta be kidding me!
Gabi: Mister Uri!!!
Reiner: What's going on...?
Marleyan Officer: The Tybur Family reported that he's a royal from Paradis island and infiltrated Marley.
They gasped. "W-What...!? I-Isn't he from Hizuru?"
Reiner froze. "F-From the island...?"
Marleyan Officer: No, even the Hizuru was fooled by him.
Porco, head in hand. "This is ridiculous. What kind of plan is this!?"
Pieck pursed her lips. She wants to help but she didn't know how exactly. "This is my fault. I pushed him to go to Tybur Family... they sold him out... Dammit! How can I ask for the Scouts' help...? If I go to the island, it will be already too late. *gasped* But he told me it's fine... Is this part of his plan? To get Eldian's trust...?!"
Porco: What do you think about this, Pieck!?
Pieck: I-I don't know...
Porco: Why is he doing this!?
Pieck: I—...
***
LATER THAT NIGHT
Noble people from different nations arrived and were gathered at a party hosted by Willy Tybur.
"As all of you know. You have been invited tomorrow to the Liberio internment zone. It is a compound full of demons who once tried to destroy our world. Descendants of devils who once massacred the people of many nations and led us all down into the depths of hell. It is home to the devils known as Eldians, a race whose blood reins in my veins, too."
"Marley oppressed more than any other by those devils. Then used them to oppress other nations only repeating the tragedies of the past. So we all thought if only the titans didn't exist... I understand very well the feeling of wanting to exterminate the Eldians and when I thought about this endless question... I arrived with a single answer." He smiled. "Tomorrow this answer will be unveiled to you on stage in my first ever production.
TO THE GREAT DRAMATISTS AND THE WITNESS OF HISTORY!
People began to cheer. The candidates who were serving the people were stunned by his speech.
The final day.
Marleyans managed to control all Eldians who planned on going to the island. Others decided to just stay out of trouble even if they wanted to escape. But most of them, especially relatives of Eldian soldiers, decided to oppose the offer and continued to be loyal to the nation of Marley.
Y/N spent two days being tortured by the Marleyan officers. He threatened them that if they continue to kill Eldians, they will get wiped out, which for whatever reason Marley took seriously and decided to just locked them up, ordered by Commander Magath.
Some people turned a blind eye and pretended that nothing happened. They attended the event with big smiles on their faces.
While the festival was currently being held in the internment zone. The Maleyans decided to bring Y/N out to a march from the HQ to several areas outside the internment zone to show the face of the island devil who dare to infiltrate the nation of Marley.
Again, Y/N was chained. Soldiers were lined up and pointing a gun behind him. People with different reactions but most of them were full of disgust throwing rocks and other things at him. Face and body were beaten up by the officers.
The Scouts who were on stand-by for tonight were standing on the side street seeing the gruesome acts the Marleyans even some Eldians were doing. Even though they want to help him, they couldn't afford to ruin both Eren and his plan.
The special night has come. People from different nations, even military officers were gathered in the plaza. Eldians were to be seated separated from non-Eldians.
Everyone was just waiting for the event to start.
"Where's Falco?" His brother asked.
"He ran a minute ago saying he found someone he knew," Udo answered.
"So many people..." Zofia said looking around the area.
"Will he be okay? Our orders are to be in our seat on time, you know." Porco reminded them.
"Oh, there he is," Zofia said pointing at him.
"Where did you go?" Gabi asked.
Falco grabbed Reiner. "Captain, can you come with me for a sec?"
"Right now?"
"I think it's fine. We've still got time until the curtain rises." Zeke said after checking his watch.
Falco led Reiner to a basement behind the stage. "This way."
"What's this all about?"
"You'll understand once you get there.
"Sheeesh"
They headed down and entered the room.
"Hey. It's been four years, Reiner."
Reiner froze and his eyes widened... "Eren."
"Good to see you made it back home." He glared.
Falco awkwardly laughed. "Eh heh heh. I thought you said you two were good friends... right, Mister Kruger?"
"Yes, thank you, Falco, for making this meeting happen. There's a lot we have to talk about. It's just hard to think about where to start."
Reiner gasped. "T-This can't be real."
"Sit down, Reiner. This is a good seat. You'll hear the commotion on the stage from here. Above us is a regular apartment building. It's behind the stage, but a lot of its residents are looking out their windows. Excited for the curtain to rise. Right above our heads." Eren said as he raised his bleeding hand pointing up.
Falco noticed it. "Huh? Mister Kruger, did you hurt your hand?"
"Yes, it's just a scratch," Eren said as he continued to glare at Reiner. "Reiner. Sit down." He then obeyed.
"Well, I'll see you both later."
Eren stopped him. "No, Falco. You stay here and listen to our story, too."
"F-Falco, do as he says," Reiner said looking anxious.
PLAZA
"Oh my... It's nice to see you again. So you came today, Mister Leonhart." Karina greeted.
Mister Leonhart glared. "Miss Braun. I suppose we haven't met since the day we welcomed your son home. It would have been a shame to turn down the honor we're being given."
Karina sat beside him. "Yes... They went to the trouble of giving us our own seats here, after all. What an incredible honor."
"By the way, I knew old Hoover was bedridden... But I heard he up and died?"
"Yes... He passed peacefully in Marley's caring hands until the very end. He always spoke of how proud he was that his son devoted his all to Marley and I'm sure your daughter was just as splendid when she...-"
"She's not dead." Mr. Leonhart interrupted. "Annie's alive. She promised me she'd come back."
***
"We're really making a declaration of war in this filthy internment zone?" General Calvi grunted. "Look at all this open-air seating... What security is in this place?"
"Magath is responsible for on-site operations." The officer replied.
The soldiers started chatting. "Wow... Even General Calvi is here."
"The navy and army commanders, too."
"The core of the military, squatting amid this squalor... ridiculous."
"Look at all the foreign ambassadors and nobles. They must all know the Tyburs and reporters from every major newspaper in the world, I guess?" Zofia said.
Gabi shook her shoulder. "It's like being at the center of the world."
"It's incredible what the Tybur Family is capable of," Colt added.
"Even though they're Eldian's, just like us..." Porco said. Pieck didn't look great. She felt anxious and worried about what happened to Y/N.
"I wonder what happened to Mister Uri." Zofia pouted. The band started to play. She covered her ears. "AHH!"
"It started..." Gabi said. "Are Falco and Mister Braun still not here? Sheesh, what could they be doing?"
"Warriors of Marley. Commander Magath has summoned you." A tall soldier said to the Titan Shifters.
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Hello! It took me a while to publish the following chapters because I got nervous whenever I change the storyline too much. But whatever lol here we go.
I hope you enjoy reading!! Thanks!