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"So... You're telling me that there are a colossal like titan inside the walls?" I asked Levi as we went out of my room after my fever got down.

"Yes, it's pretty much clear that the Wall Cult is hiding something. Something that we don't know." Levi let out. He wore the black blazer that I had requested.

Suddenly, a scout came up to us who looked hurried.

"There are titans inside Wall Rose!" The scout announced.

"What?!" I exclaimed. "How in the world would Wall Rose be breached? Was the colossal titan or the Armored titan did it?"

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Flashback...

"Oh Eren, did you get into another fight?" Mom (Carla) asked as she brought a basket full of laundry up the drying station above the house.

"Those jerks started it! They made fun of me." Eren mumbled as he had scratches on his cheeks.

"So I assume Y/N and Mikasa had to come to rescue you again." Mom told as Mikasa had come up with us as she helped us hang the clothes

"I was too late to stop the Eren and those brats," I added as I smiled. "Even never backs out of a fight with a passion"

Mom came up to Eren with a wet cloth as she cleaned Eren scratches.

"Eren no matter how cruel someone is or how much you hate them, you can't always charge at them head-on! Don't get influenced by Y/N" Mom said as I stare at her confusingly thinking if I'm such a bad influence. "You're a man. Show some restraint! You need to be there for Mikasa, even Y/N too"

Flashback over...

Somehow, I had remembered a memory of my mom out of randomness. As I wore my uniform and Levi's cape that I didn't give him back...

I went out of the room getting greeted by Levi who's waiting for me.

"Let's go," He said as we both head to Erwin's room. Erwin was looking at the window that showed the night.

"Titans won't even leave us for a second to rest," I spoke out as Levi had closed the door behind us.

"I see you're okay, Y/N. Can you two go?" Erwin asked as Levi walked up to Erwin while I was behind him.

"Not like there's much of a choice," Levi replied as I had noticed another scout in the room holding a report on his hands.

"It was wise to have Section Commander Miche watch the 104th. I believe he can handle the situation." The scout informed as I sighed in relief knowing that my friends were a bit alright.

"Yes," Erwin replied as he looked back at the window. "Let's hope so."

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"Hange~san." I greeted Levi and I was at the door as we saw Hange looking at something in the microscope I pursue.

"Hey, move it" Levi uttered.

"Oh sorry! But is he ready?" Hange asked.

"He's ready," I answered.

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Me, Levi and Hange took Pastor Nick as we had arrived at the cart that contained Eren, Mikasa and Armin.

"Sorry to keep ya" Hange greeted and waved their hand. "It took us a while to get prepared."

We sat at the other side of the cart. Pastor Nick is on my left with Levi on my right.

"Um... Why did you bring a priest from the church of the walls?" Armin asked.

"Oh. Pastor Nick here is our best friend, right?" I asked with a smile as Hange had nodded and placed their arm around the pastor.

"Well don't mind him. There's no rhyme or reason to the way these groups are organized." Hange spoke while Pastor Nick looked uncomfortable though he didn't do anything. "Right, Levi?"

"No, there is. Erwin didn't put these three reasons together with for no reason." Levi explained as I nod.

Though I felt a bit of exhaustion since my fever just got down but didn't cool down fully.

"Open the gates!"

The Wall gate was now open as the Commander faced behind him, looking at all of the Scouts.

"The situation within Wall Rose is unclean. What we do know is that Ermich is still safe. Going through there will save us time. Move out!" Erwin explained as he began to ride his horse.

"Yes sir!" Everyone chanted as horses began to ran following the commander.

'Such a sight. Inside of these walls were titans all along.' I felt as I looked at the sight of the walls as we left.

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"Huh? He knew?!" Eren called out surprised with Mikasa. "This guy knew about the titans inside the walls?"

"Yup, sadly he doesn't want to say more about it," I answered as all of us eyed Pastor Nick.

"Now that he's about to get a taste of the reality of titans. Will his faith be strong enough to keep him silent? Or will he start to question himself?" Hange informed as I hid my psychotic smile through the Lance Coporal's cape that I wore.

"No, screw that! This isn't right! if he knew something, tell us already! Nothing more important than keeping humanity from being wiped out!" Eren cried out as he stood up. He winced as he cupped his eyes probably from stress.

"Eren, don't get worked up" Mikasa warned Eren as he sat back. "You haven't recovered from your transformation yet."

"I know more than one way to ask a question," Levi said. he took a gun in his blazer as I was filled with excitement knowing what meant. "My injury may be keeping me out of action for now, but I'm still more than capable of babysitting. I'd prefer not to give anyone any new orifices today."

"Oh, ~~ I want to join in" I added excitedly as I took a dagger out of my cape that I wore. "What do you say, Pastor Nick?"

"Threats won't work on him, Y/N, Levi" Hange informed as they sighed. "I've tried it already."

"Damn it. What if I torture him myself in an empty room? I'm sure the agony of his screams will be heard outside." I muttered to myself as a demented aura flew out of me. I hid back the dagger and calmed myself.

"He seems to be level headed and capable of making sound judgments. That's why I have to wonder. What if there's something even more important than the fate of humanity keeping him from talking?" Hange expected.

'Is it that dangerous that the information Pastor Nick is keeping from us? Or something Pastor Nick doesn't want to happen to humanity?' I guessed.

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"Hey, Four-eyes. Is starting at rocks some depressing new hobby of yours?" Levi asked the brunette as they were looking at some rock.

I leaned on shorty due to boredness. Levi didn't budge as he let me lean on him. The trio looked at each other as if they were confirming something to themselves.

'After this, I'm going to ask what's in their mind lately.' I thought.

"Yeah. About that. This is no ordinary rock." Hange replied as I stared at what it looks like the crystal Annie had enclosed her in.

"It looks like Annie's hardened crystal," I replied as Hange nodded from my right answer. Armin looked surprised.

"It didn't disappear!" Armin exclaimed.

"Right! Long after Annie reverted to human form, this piece of her titan's body remains" Hange explained excitedly. "It's didn't evaporate. it's not disappearing. So a possibility occurred to me. I compared it to the piece of the walls and the structural composition was practically."

"So it's safe to say that there are titans inside the walls that protected us for over a hundred years," I uttered.

"And their hardened skin makes up the surface we see." Hange continued as Pastor Nick closed his eyes and looked down.

'I guess we hit a score there'

"Armin was saying the exact same thing," Mikasa announced as Armin looked surprised.

"S-so" Armin was about to speak but got stopped by Hange who placed her hand on Armin's mouth.

"Let me finish, Armin. Right now, We don't have any way to seal the hole in Wall Rose. Not unless we happen to find a boulder that's is exactly the right size." Hange looked at Eren with a shine in their eyes. "But what if, Eren in his titan form, could use that same hardening ability to seal the hole in the wall?"

"Use me... To seal the wall" Eren uttered as he looked a bit anxious.

'Humanity lies in his hands if he chooses to fight or not.' I thought.

"You should be able to create the same material. The hardened skin won't evaporate after you revert to human form, so it's possible."

"Let's do it then. We should try it.." I mumbled as Armin nodded.

"If this strategy works, we could use it to claim Wall Maria as well," Armin explained. "All our plans until now have been built around bringing materials to seal the wall with us. The need for supply outposts limited our progress. But if we didn't bring the supply wagons along, we could send a team to Shiganshina. And what if we move at night on top of that?"

"At night?"

"Yes, we travel at night when titans can't move." Armin replied.

"This kid never fails to astonish me every time he uses his big brain," I whispered as Levi nodded in agreement.

"I see. A small enough group could make it to Wall Maria overnight." Hange said as she looked at the hardened skin of Annie. "This situation is about as bleak as it gets, but it looks like hope isn't entirely lost yet."

"Yes, but the whole thing is riding on whether or not Eren can actually be able to seal the hole," Armin said as he looked at Eren. Eren on the other hand looks a bit surprised.

"Eren, I think we're putting a lot of pressure on you but... Do you think you could do it?" I asked him as he looked down to think.

"It's not a matter of what he thinks," Levi said before Eren could answer my question. "Do it, you don't get a choice. It's our only way out of this. Our forces are doing the best they can, but they're powerless in the end. You have to succeed."

"I will! I'll seal the wall no matter what! No matter what... The basement" Eren said determinedly as he took out the key our dad gave us. "In our dad's basement... If what our dad said was true, the answers to everything are in that basement."

"Thanks for keeping him determined as always. I always go rough at him to make him tough in life." I whispered to Levi as he nodded.

"We've reached Ermich District" Levi informed.

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"Hey, keep moving" Levi ordered as he pushed Pastor Nick with his feet.

"You don't want to get lost in the crowd, Pastor Nick," I told him as I looked at the crowd walking.

"T-this. Is.." Pastor Nick uttered with an aghast face on him.

"What else do you expect, huh?" LEVI whispered to him as I once again looked at the crowd that was evacuating for their lives with the same face as Pastor Nick.

"This is what happens when a wall falls..." I whispered to the Pastor while hearing a ton of sobbing and worrying noises. "You see this, right? This is what you citizens in the inner wall miss."

Pasto Nick tried to go there but got stopped by Levi as he held his shoulder.

"Hey. What are you doing?" Levi ordered with a cold look.

"Stay right there Pastor Nick and learn what people who've lost everything look like," I told the Pastor and looked at Levi then back to the horde.

'If you can't psychically torture someone, then find a way to emotionally torture them' I thought as I felt Levi's hand slip to mine.

It was cold compare to mine. Mine was warm. I felt a little tingle inside me. It felt different from holding Eren's hand. He squeezed my hand as I calmed down.

"These are the faces of everyone, your church abandoned," Levi added.

"If you people get what you want and titans come pouring through the walls, everyone will have an experience more than hell can experience inside the Titan's foul mouths. That'll be our final place as species. Humanity together will experience death."

And with that, Levi released my hand making me feel empty for some reason. I never knew that feeling that of 'Love'. It's both scary and amazing at the same time. But the question is. Is this love that I'm experiencing or just plain likingness.

Besides, I'm being too presumptuous. How could I love someone so fast by just touching someone?

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We finally arrived inside as we saw everyone inside. Hange was holding a clipboard as Moblit was escorting Eren.

Hange came up to Pastor Nick.

"Well, have you had a change of heart?" Hange asked as Nick looked down with silence "we don't have time for this. You understand that right?! Just decide already whether or not you're gonna talk!"

"I cannot tell you anything" Nick replied as I was filled with irritation. I was about to charge at the Pastor though I was stopped by Levi who held my arm tightly. "The other believers are the same way. Our minds can't be changed."

'Tsk... There's only one way to make him spill the beans'

"Thanks a whole bunch! Your assistance is very helpful to us!" Hange sarcastically said.

"This decision is too heavy for a single person to make. We in the Church of Walls must not defy the sacred will we have sworn to obey." Nick replied.

"Whose will is that? The will of God?" Hange asked as the trio went up behind them. I also noticed that Levi hasn't released my arm from his grip though I didn't complain.

"I cannot tell you anything, however, I can share the name of a person who we were instructed by the sacred will to watch over" Pastor Nick informed.

"Watch who?" I asked. Nick looked down as he closed his eyes.

"This person was initiated into the Survey Corps this year." My eyes widened. "Her name is... Krista Lenz"

'That little angel? How much information does she know?' My eyes widened.

"Her?" Eren asked as he looked dumbfounded as I am.

"Who?" Hange asked as she didn't hear the name. Sasha was behind Hange though no one acknowledged her presence instead of me.

"You must find her at once. She may be able to tell you the truth that we don't even know." Nick told. "This is the only information I can share. You must do the rest yourselves."

"Well, that's enough info to focus on" I uttered. "If that girl is in the 104th, she'll be In the front lines right now"

"Let's go! We have to go now!" Eren exclaimed. he bumped into Sasha as she fell to the ground.

"Sasha?!" Eren apologized.

"What are you doing here?" Mikasa asked. Sasha became aware as she took a scroll and went up to Hange.

"A few minutes ago, I reported into the Commander! I was instructed to deliver this to you, Squad Leader!" Sasha held out the scroll.

"Message? Thank you. Good work " Hange asked as they took the scroll and replaced Sasha's empty hand with a potato making her face spark up. I smiled at Sasha personality.

"So who's this girl we're looking for?" Hange asked me while I was with the trio trying to put on our gear.

"She's the shortest out of all the 104th," I smirked thinking the fact that I'm not the shortest.

" Has long blond hair" Eren added.

"Um, and... She's cute." Armin also added.

"She's usually together with Ymir," Mikasa answered as I nod in agreement.

"Ymir?" Hange asked. I asked Levi to tie my gear as he did it.

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"Everyone got that?" Hange asked after she had explained the plan to us.

"Yes," Armin answered.

"Hurry to the front lines" Eren rushed to the door as I stopped him

"Calm down, Eren," Levi said as we looked at him.

'This might be my first mission being splitting with Levi.' I thought.

"We'll be parting ways for this mission. Everyone's counting on you. Erwin may have a snap decision to put you four together, but you're our only hope now." Levi turned to Armin. "Understand Armin, you and Hange will need to pool your efforts"

"Y-yes, sir!" Armin replied. Levi turned to Mikasa next.

"Mikasa. I don't know why you're so attached to Eren, but... I want you to focus on protecting him with everything you have."

"Yes, sir! Of course!" Mikasa replied. He turned to Eren.

"Eren. You need to be able to restrain yourself. Don't let rage distract you from your goal. You can't afford to mess up again."

"Yes, sir!" Eren replied with determination.

"And finally Y/N," Levi looked at me in the eyes. "You have the same issue as Eren, you already know what to do. But... After this, I want to see you in one piece" He said.

"Of course, Levi" I replied with a nod giving him my iconic grin.

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I rode on Horse through the night with the trio, Hange and other scouts while I had a torch on my left hand.

I was in front of the trio while Hange was in front of me. In other words, I was in between them.

"There's a nearby tower we can use to get a view of the wall. It's in an abandoned castle in the southwest. We're going to Utgard Castle" I heard Hange in front of me.

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