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[Rod Reiss]: At last, nobody else is here but us..-Rod said, carrying a brief case in his hand while Historia turns to him-
[Historia]: Father...
[Rod Reiss]: Sorry to make you wait. Listen, Historia..-He places a hand on her shoulder- This may sound very strange to you, but Frieda is not entirely dead..The memories of Frieda still live on. Would you like to meet your sister?...
Historia forms a small smile, little tears formed in her eyes as she nodded.
[Historia]: Yes..
Rod squint his eyes at her before letting her shoulder go. He places the case down, opens it, and digs through to pull out a black box. He opens it to reveal two syringes and a small bottle in place.
Seeing this, Eren's eyes widen. The memory of her father next to (Y/n) as he drew blood from her before appearing next to him. At that moment, Eren began to struggle and tried to scream while Rod just watches.
Levi kicks open the entrance to the crystal cave, making everyone in Kenny's group become full alert.
[??]: They got in?..-The girl thought, as she looked at mirror attached to her gun. She saw three 'barrels' roll down the stairs- That's... What are those?..
Levi, Louis and everyone else ran in while Sasha had her arrows lit and Armin holding a flare gun in his hand. The girl's mouth dropped at the flaming arrow.
[??]: Fire arrows?!..
Sasha releases the arrow and it zooms over to one of the 'barrels', causing it to explode and smoke to erupt.
[??]: Gunpowder?! By the burning pattern, they must have scattered bags full of oil..This could get ugly!..
Through the smoke, Levi, Louis and Mikasa run forward.
[...]: Here they come!..-One of the men shouted, guns aimed-
[...]: Shoot 'em down!..
But then, green flares were shot out to the three as the girl turns her head over to the source.
[??]: Smoke signals!..-She sees Connie, Louis, Hanji, Moblit, Jean, Armin, and Sasha shooting them out- Tsk! We'll never hit a thing in all this smoke..
Levi maneuvers himself around a pillar and looks over at Kenny's troops, counting.
[Levi]: Twenty-four. Thirty-two. Thirty-five enemies!..They're gathered behind the pillars!..-He descends down to the smoke while the others try to find at least a glimpse of them- Continue the plan! We'll take 'em all out right here!..
Levi, Louis, reveal themselves, making the girl tense up and shout.
[??]: All troops, spread out! Surround them one at a time!..-She then flights out, making Connie, Mikasa, Jean, and Hanji move in. Sasha releases another fire arrow and it explodes again-
[...]: More smoke?!..-One of the men said-
[...]: Shit! Where'd they go?!..
Jean came flying above, glaring down at the man as a thought of Armin explaining comes in his head.
[Armin]: A big weakness of the Anti-Personnel ODM gear is... their line of fire and anchor trajectory are both faced in the same direction. In other words, the are directly behind them is completely out their reach..
The man looks up and sees Jean swing his blade at his neck. Two of the troops fly in front of them before they look over and see Connie.
[...]: Over there! Fire!..
But Connie was soon quickly covered in the green smoke as a man used both his guns to shoot, but when the smoke cleared a bit, they noticed that Connie wans't there anymore.
[...]: I missed?! Where are they?!..
Connie comes flying in and slices the mans back as the women glares up at him.
[...]: You're mine!..-She aims his gun at him, to which, he gasped, but an arrow pierced through the girls heart, making her fall to the ground-
[Connie]: Sasha..
[Armin]: Connie! Hide in the smoke and fight!..-Armin shouting, reloading another flare-
[...]: Take this!..-A man screamed, aiming his guns at Hanji right before a smoke covered her- Shit!..
[Armin]: But their greatest weakness is... once they've fired off two shots..
Hanji flies in and stabs the man right through his chest, causing blood to splatter all over her face.
[Armin]: ...it takes a while for them to reload..
Sasha fires her arrow at the last barrel as it, again, explodes and causes smoke to form.
[??]: This ain't looking good...-The girl thought, eyes darting everywhere-
[...]: The hell's with that girl?!..
All the men were shooting in the direction of Mikasa, but she just dodged the shots and killed each man with ease.
[??]: When they manage to get this close, swords have the advantage!..-A man had aimed their guns at Mikasa, charging in to get closer, but she moved out of the way and kicks him against a pillar- We've gotta stop 'em!..
Two men were killed in an instant by Levi, as the blonde-haired girl tries to escape from the chaos. She looks back and sees Levi gaining up on her.
[??]: At this rate, we'll get wiped out!..
Levi goes for the attack, but catches something in the corner of his eye. He sees Kenny, who shoots at him, but he simply hides behind the crystal pillar. Kenny lands against another crystal pillar, gun aimed at the one Levi is hiding.
[Kenny]: Levi..-He calls out- Not that I've got time to waste on you, but..-He unloads his used bullet and replaces it with a new one- If you get past here, it'll all be for nothin'...So be it. Guess I'll have to play...-He jumps off the pillar and zooms around it and makes his way over to Levi's-
Kenny's eyes avert down to see Levi flip down and zoom above before descending down and tried to swing his blade at him, but Kenny blocks it with his gun.
[Kenny]: You're a spunky one, damn..
Levi sends a hard glare down at Kenny before flying off. Kenny shoots his gun at him but Levi was able to hide behind the crystal pillar on time. Levi averts his eyes away from his right before looking down at the smoke.
Mikasa quickly approached the blonde girl. The girl gasps when she notices Mikasa swinging her blades at her. The girl moves her head on time, only have a few strains of her hair get cut off. Mikasa flew to the left while the girl continued on going straight forward.
Levi, he notices Kenny had gained up to him. The man smiles down at the raven-haired boy.
[Kenny]: Not sick of playing yet? Good grief..-Kenny disappears when passing a pillar. Levi keeps alert until he heard Kenny's voice behind him- Didn't I teach you?!..-Levi shoots his head over his shoulder- When chasing an enemy, don't just stare straight ahead!..
Kenny shoots a platform, to which, black smoke appears and the platform breaks. Levi quickly looks back and dodged the incoming wood. He lands against the pillar and sees Kenny coming at him.
[Kenny]: Over here, dimwit!..
Kenny thrusts his gun at the raven-haired, but Levi quickly jumps off and flies away, but unfortunately, Kenny was able to slice Levi's cheek due to the man holding a small dagger. Kenny turns around, gun aimed with his usual smile on his face.
[Louis]: Damn you, bastard! ..
Louis flew close to Levi and tossed a bag filled with gasoline. The bullet and the bag meet, and it explodes. Levi looks for a second at Louis, who smiles at him before quickly leaving. Kenny covers his face from the heat while Levi flies through the fire and swings his blade at him, but Kenny blocks it with his dagger. Levi used more force and was able to slice Kenny across the stomach.
[Kenny]: You...bastard..You're lucky..-Kenny utters, before flying off- That really hurt!..
The blonde girl was still trying to get a safe area.
[??]: If I can force one of them to show a small opening...-Her thoughts were interrupted when she noticed Hanji making her way towards her-
The blonde girl glares at Hanji and aims both guns at her. She does a small flip before firing, but she misses Hanji by a long shot.
[Hanji]: Huh? Both your shots were way off!..-Exclaimed Hanji. She smirks and raises her blades- You like to live recklessly, too?!..
The girl lands against the crystal pillar, gun raised towards Hanji, who gasps and a worried expression grazes over her face. The girl uses her left grappling and shoots it towards Hanji. Hanji tried to dodge, but it pierced through her shoulder.
[Hanji]: Agh!..
The girl swings Hanji around for a small bit before releasing her and throwing her against another pillar. Hanji's back hits the pillar, to which, she falls and rolls on the floor. Levi lands against the crystal pillar as everyone's eyes widen when they see their fellow comrade, and friend, fallen.
[Louis]: Hanji!...-He yells, quickly approaching her. A small pool of blood starts to form around Hanji- Damn bitch..-He looks at the blonde girl with a frown-
The blonde girl stares down at Hanji before yelling at her people.
Levi stares down at Hanji's body, eyes widened still before he notices Kenny and dodges the oncoming bullet.
[Kenny]: Stay our of the way, you little runt..-He says, still clutching his wounded stomach- Ouch...
One of the soldiers cuts a rope, releasing a huge net blocking off the entrance.
[??]: Guard the ritual, Captain!..
[Kenny]: Yeah, that's where I'll be!..
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[Rod Reiss]: It seems the enemy is nearby..-He looked at (Y/n) on the ground, but she still didn't move.- Let's hurry, Historia..-He says, clutching the syringe in his hand, he approached the body of (Y/n)- Historia , Help me..
Historia hesitated a bit but just as she grabs (Y/n), Rod grabbed her arm and brought the syringe closer. (Y/n)'s eyes widened when an energy appeared around her body, thousands of images appeared in her head, she heard screams in the background, causing tears to appear in her eyes. No loud screams came out, since her mouth was gagged.
[Historia]: Right..-The girl replied, but, the sound of Eren's voice protesting makes her stop and glare up at him- What, Eren? Why are you glaring..-The girl questions, (Y/n) looked at her with few tears in her eyes while frowning-
[Rod Reiss]: It's because... he has perceived his fate. That the stolen power will return to where it belongs. Historia... That means inside you..-Historia stares at her father with brows furrowed. Eren continues his muffled yelling as Rod turns to his daughter-
[Ros Reiss]: This cavern... it was built around 100 years ago by the power of a certain Titan. Those three walls were built by the same power. By creating those enormous walls, humanity was protected. The power of that Titan reached out to touch people's hearts and alter their memories. However, several bloodlines were excluded from that. But their descendants and the rest of humanity... retain no history of the world past a century ago. Except for one, Frieda Reiss. Frieda possessed more than her power as a Titan. She knew how this world came about and all the details behind it. She was 15 years old when that knowledge became hers. Right here, 8 years ago in this very place... after she ate her uncle, my younger brother. Frieda inherited the Founding Titan and the memories of this world. As had been done for 100 years repeated and passed through generations..
[Historia]: Father..
[Ros Reiss]: Yes... Basically, if Frieda has just had her power, there wouldn't have been any problems. We might have eliminated Titans from this world entirely. If only his father hadn't stole the power from her..-Rod eyes Eren real quick before continuing- Now, that power resides within Eren. However, that power... It can't truly manifest unless the blood of the Reiss family runs through them. As long as he remains a vessel for that power... this hell will forever continue..
[Historia]: But why (Y/n) is here?..What does she have?..
[Ros Reiss]: She..is very special for the royal family..-He said, looking at (Y/N) while Historia too. Eren frowned- She has a special blood. I have investigated and the girl comes from an almost extinct Clan in the world...
[Historia]: Huh?..
[Kenny]: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!..-Historia and Rod look over to see Kenny landing down to them- So unless it's a Reiss who eats Eren, they can't become a true king?..
[Rod Reiss]: It is correct...-Kenny looks up, a rather nervous and upset expression is shown-
[Kenny]: Th-Then... even if I turn into a Titan and eat Eren, it'll mean nothin'?..-Rod looks at him confusedly-
[Rod Reiss]: What are you—?..-His sentence was interrupted when Kenny grabs the collar of his shirt and lifts him up in the air with Kenny's gun pointed directly at Rod's right eye-
[Historia]: Father!..
[Rod Reiss]: Do you think I'm lying to you or something?..
[Kenny]: Nope. I waited long for this day 'cuz I knew you weren't lying about the succession ritual. For crying out loud! You used me this whole time knowing full well what I was after, you sleazy playboy!..
[Ros Reiss]: I'm grateful for you. You may have been a stray dog that my whimsical younger brother took in, but—
[Kenny]: Keep on insulting Uri, and you can say goodbye to half of your head..-Kenny threaten, digging deeper with his gun, until Historia came in and grabbed the gun-
[Historia]: Stop it!..Let my father go!..-Kenny raises a brow and sighs-
[Kenny]: Huh? You're plain pitiful, Historia. Don't you get it?!..-He pushes her to the floor- This father of yours wants to turn you into a monster and make you eat Eren...-He gestured his gun up towards the boy. Historia stares at Eren for a moment before glaring at Kenny and standing up-
[Historia]: Because that's my duty..-Kenny narrows his eyes down at her while she continues- Yes... I'm going to eat Eren and bring my sister back. I'll inherit the world's history and exterminate every last Titan! That's my duty!..
(Y/n) lets out a small laugh, causing everyone to look at her while (Y/n) looked at Historia, tears still coming out of her eyes.
[Kenny]: Oh, what a brave girl..-Kenny, displeased, lowers Rod to the floor, but still holding onto his collar- Hey, hey, Historia! Have you forgotten everything this guy has done to you?!..-He brings out his dagger and holds onto Rod's face, bringing the knife to his teeth- The only thing he care about is the blood inside you..-Rod's mouth opens and Kenny plays with his knife, touching both upper and bottom teeth- He doesn't wanna become a Titan himself! He's just trash that forces his brother and daughter to! That's this father of yours!..
Historia looks away from Kenny and her father, shaking a bit. Rod grabs Kenny's dagger by the blade and tries to speak.
[Rod Reiss]: He's wrong, Historia... I must not become a Titan myself. Do not believe... what anyone else says...-There was a pause before Kenny let's go of Rod-
[Kenny]: Oh, is that right?..
[Historia]: Father!..-She kneels down to him while Rod coughs. He looks over his shoulder, holding his mouth due to the blood-
[Rod Reiss]: Kenny. You've served well up until now. You're free now. Go find another purpose in life... and live out your years...-Kenny stares down at them and replies-
[Kenny]: That would bore me to death..-He walks away from them and walks towards (Y/N). He pulled the gag out of (Y/N)'s mouth, some drops of saliva fell down her chin, Kenny looked at her for a few seconds before cutting the ropes from her hands-
He grabbed her hair and slashed her forehead as the blood flowed on (Y/n)'s face before walking towards Eren.
[Rod Reiss]: Kenny! What are you doing?..-Rod questions-
[Kenny]: Go ahead and turn into a Titan. I won't interfere anymore..-He finally makes his way to Eren, grabbing him by his hair and removing the mouth piece- However, no head starts..-Once the mouth piece was off, Eren pants a little while Kenny brings out his dagger again- The three become Titans and have at it. If Historia wins, you'll have your peace. But if you lose to Eren and (Y/n), the situation stays the same..-He drags the blade across Eren's forehead as blood starts to spew. He lets go of his hair, making him fall forward- Keep drawing breath till I run out and die? Can you even call that livin'?!..-Kenny hisses, staring down at the, rather odd, quiet Eren-
Rod gets up and stomps his way over to Historia, holding the syringe.
[Rod Reiss]: Historia! With this injection, you can become a powerful Titan! Then you can eat him, but in fact, it's more than that! You must bite his spine and consume the spinal fluid!..-He places the syringe on Historia's hands, who's mouth is widened and looks puzzled at it. Kenny readjust his hat-
[Y/n]: Historia..-(Y/n) calls her as she got up off the ground. Historia looked at her silently as (Y/n) looked at her with a frown- You think I'm going to let you eat Eren..maybe he won't want to fight against you.. but I'm going to do it..-She said, when a field of electricity appeared around her- I'm going to kill you..
[Kenny]: Whoops, better step back..-He then flies off to a safe area, far from the four-
[Rod Reiss]: Hurry up, Historia!..
She has the syringe ready to inject, but her hand shakes. She gasps and looks over at Eren and start yelling at him.
[Historia]: Eren, why?! Why aren't you transforming?! If I become a Titan, you'll get eaten! At this rate...-Eren lifts his head and looks down at Historia, tears at the edge of his eyes. Historia's breath hitches as her father screams at her-
[Rod Reiss]: Do it, Historia!..
[Eren]: It shouldn't have happened..-Eren muttered. (Y/n) looked at Eren with sadness and concern, but inside, she felt a rage against Historia and Rod Reiss- Me ... My dad, too ... If five years ago, he hadn't done that here ... Your sister ... would have been able to do something, right? But my dad stole the power of the Titans from its rightful place of him. Just how many died for that? Armin's grandpa ..... Thomas, Nack, Mina, Milieus ... Marco ... Those guys on Squad Levi ... The people of Stohess ... Those soldiers who came to save (Y/n) and me. .. Mr. Hannes ... I can never atone for it all. It shouldn't have happened ... Those days of training ... That dream beyond the walls ...- Tears are now falling down in Eren's cheeks-
[Y/n]: Eren..
[Eren]: I... shouldn't have happened..-Historia stares at Eren with sadness, as it was reflecting on when her mother abandoned her- So, at least... let it end at your hand. Eat me. Save humanity. It's all... up to you..-Historia looks away from Eren and at her exposed arm-
[Historia]: Eren... That time... when you and (Y/n) called me a normal person, I was so happy..-Then, the thought of Ymir's words came into her head-
[Ymir]: So you're trying to do something "nice," huh?..
The syringe was close to Historia's arm, but she couldn't muster up the courage to continue though. Rod was now next to her and started questioning her.
[Rod Reiss]: What's wrong, Historia? Are you scared? All you have to do is inject that liquid into your body...Also blood, is the only way..
[Historia]: Father ... Why? Why didn't the Reiss family ... in that whole 100 years ... eliminate the Titans and liberate humanity? All while possessing the power to control all the Titans ...-She questioned her father- What happened to all the people like (Y/n)?..
Rod looked at her with a blank expression before he blinked and explained again.
[Rod Reiss]: Because, the first Reiss King who built this world within the walls... wished for us to be controlled by the Titans..-As he starts explaining, Eren listens with his eyes widened- The first King believed that was the only path to true peace. But I do not know why..
Rod grabs both of Historia's wrists.
[Rod Reiss]: It's only known by those who see the world's memories. Long ago, I... along with my brother, pleaded with out father to free humanity from the Titans... time and time again. However, he would not fulfill our wish. Eventually, it came time for my father to pass on the role. When my brother inherited the Power of the Titans and I looked into his eyes... I understood what that meant. To create this world... To govern it's very foundation... To be an omnipotent being is to be what my brother became. Do you know what we call that? God. What we call that... is God. And my duty is to bring God back to our world and offer them my prayers. I'm praying, Historia. For God to lead and guide humanity!...
[Y/n]: What happened to those people?..-She asked, looking at him with a frown-
[Rod Reiss]: The royal family..captured every single person that was still in this world. They had to kill them so that they would not suffer, and they kept the blood to continue transforming into Titans..-He replied, (Y/n) looked at him with wide eyes as more tears fell from her eyes- Years ago, I captured one girl to have her blood, was from that clan already dead. She was a very small girl ... she was injured while around her there were corpses. Also your parents..
[Y/n]: N-No ... it's a lie..-She murmured, a gasp out of her mouth when Rod mentioned her parents, the people she never knew. And she hoped they were alive. She let out a heartrending scream. Eren looks at her with concern-
[Eren]: (Y/n)...
Rod places his daughter's hand on the syringe, and placing her thumb over the injector. She stares at her hand, twitching slightly, until suddenly, she gets a flashback of Ymir speaking to her.
[Ymir]: Christa. I have no right to tell you how to live your life...So actually, this is nothing more than a hope of mine...
The syringe slowly gets closer to her arm. Eye's widen story. She tosses the syringe away, causing it to break on the floor and the Titan Serum to go everywhere. The other syringe with (Y/n) blood was also on the ground.
It takes a moment for Rod, but he soon realizes, and gasps in horror. He turns to Historia and grabs both her shoulder violently, craziness in his eyes.
[Rod Reiss]: Historia!..
She glares up at her father then grabs the collar of Rod's shirt and tosses him to the ground, causing major bones to break.
[Historia]: God, my ass! You're just giving yourself an out and manipulating other people! I've had it! I won't let you kill me!..-She rushes over to the briefcase, but (Y/n) frowns at her before running towards Historia and attacking her. The two fell to the ground while (Y/n) had her hands on Historia's neck- (Y/n)..
[Y/n]: I'm not going to kill you now..But remember these words, Historia..-She said, Historia looked at her and realized that (Y/n)'s eyes were lifeless- one day, I'm going to kill you and I don't care if you're from the royal family..-(Y/n) gets up while she kept looking at her- Go with Eren..
[Kenny]: That's the spirit! This is gettin' good!...
Once Historia had reached Eren, she grabs the keys in the briefcase and begins to unlock the chains while Eren yells out in confusion.
[Eren]: What are you doing, Historia?!..
[Historia]: Eren, we're leaving..-The blonde-girl claims, but Eren shakes his head and begins to protest-
[Eren]: Hey, stop it! If I go living, everyone will keep suffering!..-Tears begin to prick his eyes- Hurry up and eat me! I can't take living like this!..-Historia sends him a look before giving Eren's head a rough jab-
[Historia]: Shut up, idiot! Just shut up, crybaby!..-Eren looks over at his shoulder and sees Historia ripping the chains off the ground, continuing to send a look towards him- Exterminate the Titans?! Who the hell wants to do that bullshit?! I'm starting to hate humanity! Let 'me get wiped out by the Titans! I'm humanity's biggest enemy! Got it?! I'm the worst girl who ever lived!..-She tosses the chains away and continues unlocking more of them- You escape from here. I'll destroy everything else!..
Rod had crawled his way over to the broken syringe.
[Y/n]: Tell me the truth..-She said, approaching Rod with a frown- Tell me the truth. You killed those people..
[Rod Reiss]: Yes, our family killed every one of those people to get their blood. You want to see the truth..-He raises his hand towards (Y/n)- You have to touch my hand ..
(Y/n) thought about it for a few moments, but still grabbed Rod's hand. An electricity appeared in her body and she saw memories of another person.
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[??]: No!..Let go of me!..-A girl was screaming while her hands and feet were tied- You said you were going to help me return to the walls..-She yelled as Rod approached with a knife- What are you going to do?..
[Rod Reiss]: You are going to return home..-He murmured, the girl tried to free herself but could not- You are going to return home..
[??]: No!, please!..I don't want to die, I want to go home!..With my family, with my friends!..-She screamed while tears appeared, she looked elsewhere- Please, help me !..Help me!!..
Rod Reiss brought the knife to the girl's neck and cut her throat, the girl fell to the ground again as blood came out and stained the floor. Rod just looked at her and turned away from her, the girl was looking forward.
[??]: Help me~..-She murmured, before falling to the ground while the blood still came out of her throat-
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[Y/n]: You..-She lets go of Rod's hand- You killed her..-She looks at Rod with a frown, her gaze darkening- Why did you do it!!!..-She screams as she kicks him in the face with hard as tears spilled from her eyes-
Rod's face was with wounds and blood, but (Y/n) kept hitting his face in anger. But she stopped, looked at him for a few moments before running towards Eren.
[Rod Reiss]: Father... Uri... Frieda... Wait for me... I'll... now...
He then licks the Titan Serum and the blood, which makes his eyes and mouth flow a bright yellow. Rod begins his transformation of becoming a Titan, as it's skeleton body bends over to look at (Y/n), Eren and Historia.
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Preview
Rod Reiss becomes a Titan. To protect (Y/n) and others from a cave-in, Eren is cornered by another decision.
Next episode: "Outside the Walls of Orvud District"...