Story telling time!

Before he could even process what happened, they were hovering above the watchtower of the camp.

-H-How?

-Sit down, kid.

-...

-Let me ask you a question. Do you hate Titans?

-OF COURSE! THEY KILL AND…

-Okay, okay. No need to scream. Let me tell you a story, a story from 2000 years ago…

… A few minutes later.

-And from generation to generation they continue. The will from the first king forever affecting their minds.

-H-But-I-How?...

-Take it slow.

-Why tell me this?

-Can you imagine where the founder Titan is now?

-... Wait! Don't tell me?!

-Don't scream, kid.

-! Sorry…

-But you are right. This missing Titan, this power that was lost is now inside of you. Eren Yeagar.

-! BUT HOW?! I NEVER ATE ANY…

-Where do you think your father is right now?

-...! No… Impossible! My father!!

I placed my hand on his forehead and applied a wave to calm him down.

-I know it's too much for you to take, but this is the truth.

-It can't be! That would mean we trapped ourselves here in the first place!

-The story is way deeper than you imagine.

-I want to know!

-Unfortunately. I can't give you that answer right now.

-WHY?!

-Because you want to live a good and peaceful life, right? Isn't that why you want to exterminate the Titans? To live a peaceful life with Mikassa and your friends?

-Some answers should be kept away. Dying away with the Titans.

-...

-And that leads us to my proposition, Eren.

-What if I said, I could kill all of the Titans right here and now? Would you help me do it?

-...Are you crazy?!

…

-The origins of the Titans are much more complicated than you think. But at the same time, they are much closer than you could ever imagine.

-You aren't making any sense!

-It's getting late already, so I think it isn't time for another story. So I would rather just show it to you.

I placed my index finger on his nape.

-This region right here on your spine. Doesn't it ring any bells?

-... No?

-The same spot where you strike all of the Titans, the same place you emerged from the Titan.

-But what does it have to do with anything?

-I will show it to you.

I applied a wave into his spine, trying to attract the foreign creature that lives inside the spines of its hosts, like a parasite.

It doesn't mean any harm. It's only trying to live and prosper, to replicate, as dictated by nature.

As such, this creature should theoretically be attracted to Hamon, since its pure life force.

And as I expected, a small white tendril left his skin wrapping itself around my Hamon.

-What is happening mister? In fact I never asked your name…

-Just stay still. My name is John, kid. Make sure to remember me, the one who killed all Titans.

-I continued to increase the potency of the Wave, and with a final push, a worm-like lifeform was wrapped around my arm. Draining My Hamon. But there was still a tendril connected to Eren.

-What is this?! It's connected to my neck!

-Don't pull it! I can't keep this up for long, nor completely remove it, but this is it kid! The "Source of all living matter". The energy that propels the Titans. Remember the start of the story? When I said the girl fell into a tree and gained the titan? Well… This is the creature that allowed such a thing to happen in the first place!

-But… How can such a small thing…

-I know, it's complicated, tomorrow I will tell you more about it. I can't kill it currently…

Else I might not be able to collect the Titans shifters blood.

-What can I do to help?

-I will tell you, but first let me take this out of my arm.

I transfered a big wave into Eren's body, making the creature latch onto him.

-Its creepy and gross!

But after a while it came back into his neck.

-Few. That took some effort.

-But… What do I do now?

Eren was extremely confused about… Pretty much everything, be it about himself or the world in general. Was his cause even worth it? Just like the mister… John said he could just forget about everything and live inside the walls. At least, until he meets his end in a few years.

-I know what you are thinking about. But if I am successful, you may still live past your 30s, kid. I ask that you don't tell this to anyone else, until tomorrow. Let me rest for a bit and collect some of the necessary materials for taking that thing out of you.

-But what even is this?

-A very ancient creature. I don't even know some things about it myself. Previously it was just living in a lake below three, in some sort of symbiosis. But then, it found a human, its wish created everything you hate and see now. From millenia afterward, the will of this person would maintain the Titans by using the power of this creature.

-So in theory, if we removed this person's will from the game. All of the Titans would disappear. But that is… A little bit too... Godly, even for me. It's way easier to kill the creature, since it's here on Earth, and not in some alternate dimension.

-I understood the start but I lost myself in the middle.

-In essence, we are taking the easy way. Sigh, such a magnificent creature, but it's too malevolent to human society as it is. I would try to move it away from here, but time is limited. Tomorrow we will kill this creature together and end this nightmare.

-... Realy? Will it all end?

-... It depends on your perspective. The Titans aren't the only thing you've got to worry about, kid.

-The people on the other side of the ocean… They wouldn't attack us after we become "normal" right?!

-...

-Say something!

-War is inevitable. Be it the Titan or because of something else, the interests of those in the top will always make those at the bottom suffer. Very rarely does the two of them gain something good without one of the sides suffering.

-The moment this creature dies, so will your power. Do you prefer to live powerless and save millions now, or to help a few in the future with your power?

-I…

-No need to think about it too much. Just keep trying to do your best. OH! And, kid, there is something more.

-What is it?

/SMACK!/

I hit his head with a lot of strength.

-OUCH! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!

-Your actions in the future made me very angry, else I wouldn't be here. Make sure to enjoy what you have, because the "you" in the future would love to be here in your place.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! YOU AREN'T… He disappeared… DAMMIT, MY HEAD!

The emotional pain combined with the pain from his head was making Eren go mad.

On a dark alley, the man being cursed inside Eren's head is recovering his breath.

-Few… That was much harder than I thought. I almost lost composure there.

A few more controlled breaths and he was back in shape.

-I need to collect the blood of the Titans before I kill that damn thing.

If things are like they were in the show, then there should be a few Titans here right now.

Colossal

Female

Armored

Jaw

Combat+Founder

-I just need to find the first four. Eren is already in the bag.

I looked towards the barracks set in an open field.

They are currently in duty, thus, they shouldn't be in another district.

Eren told me a lot about himself and his friends while we talked too.

They are definitely around here.

Time to hunt some impostors!