The Island of Devils

Chapter 31

Zeke was sitting at Grisha's desk, as he started to think about why he wanted to do the Euthanasia Plan.

(Flashback)

A City was shown with many houses and a wall separating it from the other houses. Two People were standing on top of the tower.

Grisha's voice is heard, he sounds a bit younger, "Take a good look Zeke. That's Liberio, where we live."

"Compared to the world, it's like a tiny birdcage." A Younger Grisha was standing next to Dina with a young Zeke in his hands. "Since we can't leave, we have to live here till we die."

"Zeke wouldn't you like to leave?" A closer view of Zeke was shown as Grisha speaks. "Yeah I would." Zeke says while he abruptly looks to the side.

A man came out of the door, "Oh, what's this? We hardly ever get visitors this early." He smiled at them, "I'll come back later."

"It's okay. We're on our way out." Grisha said. The Janitor got an intense look in his eyes and noticed the yellow armband Grisha was wearing.

The man looked annoyed and angry, "Oh Eldians?" He splashed the water in his bucket on the family. Zeke looked terrified.

Grisha spoke angrily, "Wh-what?! We got permission to leave the walls!"

"It's my job to clean the tower and get rid of the trash." The man says, "You came in and defiled it, you devils!"

Dina looked dejected, Zeke looked afraid and Grisha just looked angry. The man continued angrily, "Your kind slaughtered countless lives! Yet here you are pumping out more kids?!"

Grisha and Dina were seen walking away, drenched in water as Marleyans shouted and whispered, showing nothing but hostility.

"Devils!" "Stay in the Internment zone!" "You guys stink!" "Thanks for ruining my day!"

Grisha looked on and whispered to Zeke, "Remember this day well Zeke. This is the outside world." Zeke was crying silently as he held onto Grisha. "If you don't like it, you've gotta change it. Zeke, you're going to save everyone."

A new batch of Warrior Candidates was seen running up a small hill. A younger Zeke fell down and catches himself while panting harshly. He stood back up and continued running, although he was far behind.

Two Men watched them from afar. "Will one of these kids be my Successor?" The man with a red armband asked.

"Yes we will choose one." The other one answered.

"One of them is falling behind, who's that?"

"Ah, Yeager again? All the other kids are fiercely competing to be Honorary Marleyans."

After noticing Zeke trailing behind the others, the other man, Theo Magath commented, "Yet he has none of that drive. Why does he even come here?"

Grisha and Dina were seen walking along with Zeke. "How was training, Zeke?"

"It's really tough." He answered him.

"I see but I know you can be a warrior." Grisha said.

Dina spoke sweetly, "Because you have a special power." Zeke was smiling as Grisha continued, "And most important of all, you're our son!"

"Right!"

In front of a house, An elderly man had opened the door and Zeke went inside while Grisha and Dina stood outside. "Father, Mother. Thanks for watching Zeke."