Chapter 9

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Toda had seen the bomb, and he had felt a shock. He had seen the fire, and the smoke. He had seen the destruction, and the death. He had seen the end, and the beginning. He had seen the war, and the peace.

He had also seen the world leader, and he had felt a rage. He had seen his face, and his smile. He had seen his suit, and his scar. He had seen his button, and his trap. He had seen his plan, and his betrayal. He had seen his evil, and his madness.

He had decided to kill him, and to end it. He had decided to use his gun, and his knife. He had decided to use his skill, and his honor. He had decided to use his anger, and his justice. He had decided to use his friends, and his people. He had decided to use his enemy, and his humanity.

He had tried to kill him, but he had failed. He had tried to shoot him, but he had missed. He had tried to stab him, but he had been stopped. He had been stopped by his friends, Emily and Koiner. They had stopped him, and they had held him. They had stopped him, and they had said:

"Toda, stop. Don't do this. Don't kill him. Don't become like him. Don't let him win. Don't let him take away your soul. Don't let him destroy your peace. Don't let him ruin your life. Don't let him break your heart."

They had said this, and they had meant it. They had said this, and they had done it. They had said this, and they had changed everything.

They had changed his mind, and his decision. They had changed his action, and his consequence. They had changed his fate, and his destiny. They had changed his war, and his peace.

But they had not changed his heart, and his feelings. They had broken his heart, and his trust. They had betrayed his feelings, and his loyalty. They had sided with the world leader, and his evil. They had sided with the enemy, and his madness.

They had said:

"Toda, listen. We are doing this for your own good. We are doing this for the good of the world. We are doing this for the good of the peace. We are doing this for the good of the war. We are doing this for the good of the people. We are doing this for the good of the leader."

They had said this, and they had not meant it. They had said this, and they had not done it. They had said this, and they had not changed anything.

They had not changed the world, and the people. They had not changed the war, and the peace. They had not changed the enemy, and the ally. They had not changed the evil, and the good.

They had only changed themselves, and their friends.

They had changed Toda, Emily, and Koiner.

Toda, Emily, and Koiner had been friends, and family. They had been loyal, and brave. They had been loving, and caring. They had been living, and fighting. They had been dreaming, and hoping.

But they had also been different, and apart. They had been different in their perspectives, and their sides. They had been different in their causes, and their missions. They had been different in their countries, and their people. They had been different in their peace, and their war.

They had been apart in their choices, and their actions. They had been apart in their goals, and their outcomes. They had been apart in their fates, and their destinies. They had been apart in their lives, and their deaths.

They had been apart in their war, and their peace.

Toda had decided to leave them, and to end it. He had decided to leave the city, and the war. He had decided to leave the leader, and the enemy. He had decided to leave the peace, and the bomb. He had decided to leave his friends, and his family.

He had decided to leave on sea, and to start anew. He had decided to board a boat, and to sail away. He had decided to find a new land, and a new life. He had decided to find a new peace, and a new war.

He had decided to find himself, and his humanity.

He had left them, and he had changed everything.

He had changed the war, and he had changed the peace.

He had changed the enemy, and he had changed the ally.

He had changed the world, and he had changed the people.

He had changed Toda, Emily, and Koiner.

(Btw I know it might get confusing but think of Toda as the season 4 eren Yeager of this world)

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