Reality (1)

[Mikasa POV]

Darkness.

Endless darkness. What was happening?

It was so dark that I couldn't even tell if my eyes were open.

Little by little, my body's warmth receded and a chilling cold took over. I could feel my lips drying up and my throat clog.

"^$^%#^&"

I heard a muffled incoherent noise. Trying to look for the source of it, I attempted to get up. The voices stopped soon after as if registering my movements.

A sense of foreboding crept up.

How did I end up like this?

The last thing I remember was running around the house, asking everyone about Eren, and then I blacked out.

What happened in between?

My thoughts halted when I felt a tug, and my vision came back, albeit in blurry conditions. The big uncle looked at me for a good minute before revealing his set of yellow teeth.

I did not feel reassured by his smile.

I wanted to ask about the whereabouts of my parents but my reason triumphed over my emotions.

Letting out a smile, I looked him in the eye and called him out.

"Uncle, are we going to play?" His eyes widened a little, perhaps a little surprised that I didn't panic. I didn't let him answer that question and continued.

"I can't play with you if I can't move, can you untie me!"

The silence didn't last for long.

"Sure, but first you have to drink, it's very important that you drink all of it. Or your parents would get angry."

…..Why would anyone fall for that?

"Can you feed me, uncle?" I asked with the most innocent look I could muster.

As soon as he leaned in, I bit him on the neck, although they tied my hands, these stupid bunch didn't tie my legs. He roared in pain as some blood came out and tried to get me off, but wrapping my legs around his arm, I rotated myself and slid to his back.

Unfortunately, the maneuver wasn't done correctly. He still managed to grab my right leg. But I couldn't back out now. Resisting his pull as much as I could, I used the chain still tied around my hands to wrap them around his neck and strangle him.

But the small body of mine could not contend against an adult. Instead of trying to break free from the chains, he pulled harder on my leg and fling me across the room.

Hitting the wall, I fell on something cold.

Groggily opening my eyes, I froze in shock.

Dad was lying on the floor with his eyes wide open, his body lying in a pool of blood.

I couldn't tell what I felt from then on.

I could see the man saying something to me and walking closer, but I couldn't think of what to do. It was the first time, my head felt empty.

I saw the glass break and a bit of shrapnel lodging into him, turning his back on me, he looked at someone with shock. I couldn't tell who the new guest was until I had a clear view.

However, it was too late by then. Mom was now lying on the floor the same as dad did. There was another man inside the house tending to the injured one.

They talked among themselves for a while and got up. I could tell from their expressions that they wanted to kill me.

After reaching that conclusion, I felt a little bit of fear but soon faded into acceptance.

I closed my eyes, waiting for my death hoping for a quick one until I heard something crash and a cold sensation washed over me.

Opening my eyes, I saw Eren looking at me with a guilt-ridden face.

I couldn't register his words. All I felt was a sense of helplessness. I couldn't get my desired death.

Eren saved me. He…..stole my death!

An unnatural rage boiled inside me. It felt like I was dumping all my grievances on him. The rage amplified when he wrapped up a scarf around me.

I don't know why I was mad at him anymore. I didn't hate him but something was infuriating about him.

I was about to get up and attack him, but then everything started turning into sand. The trees the houses, the people, the ground, everything turned to sand, forming a huge desert.

The only bright thing in this dark world was a huge tree reaching up and branching. It felt weird.

"Don't worry about that. We needed to talk with you, Mikasa. That's why we brought you here."

A rough voice came from behind me.

Turning around, I saw a blonde man wearing glasses and a slim man with long dark hair and green eyes.

He looked like Eren, but bigger.

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Give up those power stones ( う-´)づ︻╦̵̵̿╤──