A Little Bit Human (Erwin x OC)

74: The Rumbling

Lillian had fallen asleep after her long cry. She knew it wasn't very professional to do at the time, but no one woke her up, so it didn't seem to bother them.

When she did wake up, they were all already discussing the plan to take out Eren. She listened for a moment, but her mind went elsewhere. She knew what the plan was going to be. They wanted to talk to Eren, but Lillian knew she wouldn't work. They would have to kill him.

She looked up from her seat between Levi and Pieck over to Erwin who stood just outside the cockpit. He nodded at her, understanding her train of thought. They both knew what had to be done. They both knew it from the moment Erwin and Eren fought in Shiganshina.

Their surroundings around them changed suddenly. They were taken back to the land of nothing but sand and darkness, with one bright light source in the middle that resembled a tree.

"Again?" Jean groaned.

"Was he listening in?" Levi asked.

"Eren!" Amrin shouted out into the unknown. "Please hear me out! This is already enough! I'm sure no one will attack the island for hundreds of years! The terror and destruction have been just that extreme! If you stop now, we can end all this by agreeing to a non-aggression treaty! You don't have to kill any more people! The island will be okay now!" Armin paused. "I was all our fault! We were the ones who drove you this far!"

Lillian could agree with that. "Armin's right, Eren. We put too much pressure on your shoulders!"

"Eren!" Jean yelled out next. "We'll figure out the rest! You don't have to keep committing genocide for our sake!"

"That's right." Tears were threatening to fall down Connie's face. "Eren! I hated you after what happened to Sasha, but in truth, you were hurting too, weren't you?! And yet, I didn't even try to see things from your perspective at all!"

Everyone went silent. They were waiting for a response, but none came.

"Eren." Mikasa spoke softly. "I...I want to shoulder your sins with you. The sins you've committed...We're guilty of them, too. So please, don't push us away anymore. Please, Eren, come back to us!"

"Enough is enough, Eren." Erwin spoke up. "You know that what you've done is wrong. It's time to stop."

"You heard 'em, Eren. Do it now, and I'll let you off with just a swift kick in the ass."

"Levi." Lillian sighed.

"Well?" Levi ignored his sister and spoke to Eren again. "Ain't it about time you said something?"

It was silent for a long time before they heard Eren's voice. "The rumbling will not stop." His voice echoed through the endless land. "Nor will I leave Paradis Island's future to chance. I will keep moving forward."

Levi pointed over to the tree. "Look."

Everyone turned to look at the direction Levi pointed at. Just under the weird light tree stood a little boy. The little boy Lillian assumed to be Eren. Mikasa, Jean, Armin, and Connie all ran towards him.

Erwin turned to the rest of them that was left. "I think everyone here agrees on what needs to happen."

Pieck nodded. "I had a feeling you didn't agree with Armin's plan, Commander."

"I don't want to, but I don't think that Eren will stop while he's still breathing."

"And what do you think about this, Lily?" Levi asked his sister. "You love that kid."

Lillian had never said out loud that she loved him, but it was clear with the way she treated him. She loved all of them. "I know that we would have to do this." She took a deep breath. "I've come to terms with it."