In an Alternate Reality IV

Freedom

"Ever since I was born, there before my eyes, stood those miserable walls...."

"Flaming water.... Frozen earth... I do not care what it is! Those who sees them will be the freest person in the world!"

"This is.... Freedom....Right.... Armin?"

Armin was transported to the Titan Realm and saw Eren walking around with his hands in his pockets. Eren looked back at Armin and saw a green glow coming from his eyes.

"Eren." Armin said before being transported back.

"There's no hope for this world..." Reiner said with his hands dug up in his hair.

"Liberio....My family...My comrades..."

"Who does Eren think he is?" Jean questioned.

"I am the God of this world..." A voice spoke in their head.

They were all transported to the Titan Realm where they saw Eren standing in front of them. His eyes were glowing a blinding pink color. Behind him, the Nine Paths shone a bright light blue, and it shrouded his face in darkness.

"This Rumbling will not stop.... I won't' let fate decide the future of Paradis...I will keep moving forward..."

"Why not?! Can you not trust us?! Let's talk this out!!! You've killed enough people!" Jean pleaded.

"Eren, please forgive us. We were the ones who led you to this point!" Reiner too pleaded.

"In order to gain the Freedom that I've ever so craved, I will take their Freedom away...But....I won't take anything away from you...You are all free."

"You have the Freedom to fight for theirs And I have the Freedom to move forward.... If you wish to put an end to this Hell, you will have to fight. If you want to stop me, you'll have to stop me from ever taking another breath.... I will not stop...Until my enemies are destroyed."

They were all transported back to the real world. The Squad fell on their knees while breathing heavy. Levi, Pieck, Armin, and Mikasa were still on their seats. Armin and Mikasa had their hands dug into their hair.

"It's time...Mikasa." Armin whispered.

Mikasa nodded then put her scarf up to her face. The others were on the floor. They all felt weak, but it wasn't their fault. Eren's godly presence made them all feel like nothing.

"Just....Kill me already." Reiner said.

They all sat on their seats while sweating profusely.

"Is there nothing we can do?" Jean questioned with his right hand covering his eyes.

"Well, any hopes for negotiations are now gone." Levi said.

"This was all our fault.... But I guess we awakened that monster 9 years ago." Annie said while looking down.

-

Two y ears back, that same day Eren met with his other self and the time he first spoke with Zeke. They both spoke about many things regarding the Ackerman.

"Headaches?" Zeke questioned.

"A disease unique to the Ackerman Clan? I've never heard of anything like that. Not even from Titan Research or Mr. Ksaver. Though, a lot of records do show Ackermen awakening their powers when their survival instincts are triggered. For instance, a traumatic experience or when under a lot of stress..."

"It wasn't by chance that she picked to stay with you. You mentioned that she made it loud and clear as to why she shows you so much kindness and affection. It simply wasn't out of an "Ingrained behavior"."