Echoes from the Paths

Chapter 2

The streets of Marley were dark and eerie with some of the houses still had their lights on but wasn't enough to lit the street .Only the voices and laughter of people were heard at night like drunkards and women who offered their services for money.

Eren jogged the memories of his predecessor with the help of his memories he got with his Attack Titan to try find the possible locations that he went on this particular day and soon he found him in a bar along with other Marleyan security officers.

Eren Kruger was with his companions enjoying a drink while inhaling a cigarette and soon he entered a lone alleyway where no one would disturb him so he could take off his cold mask of indifference off his face. He took another drag and looked up the sky as he released the smoke thinking about the Eldians he was forced to torture and titanized in order to keep his identity secret and the sudden change of future that couldn't have been possible but it would for which his titan power was trying to sense something that he couldn't quite put a finger on. It's definitely Important but what could it be?

Kruger moved away from his thoughts when he heard a noise next to him. With his sharp senses and agile movement he sent the person who was about to assault him on the ground. He delivered a kick towards his assaulter but he evaded it and when he tried to punch him he noticed that his assaulter was rather small in size , possibly a child....

"If you know what good for you is then you should think twice before attacking a Marleyan officer "

He narrowed his eyes at the child, the darkness preventing him from seeing his face.The figure moved quickly directly towards him so quickly that he couldn't even see the attack, whoever this person is definitely has more than enough attack and defence skills combined with his strength to be able to go toe to toe with the most elite soldiers Marley have to offer.

"I'm not here to fight you Mr. Eren Kruger...."

This confirmed my suspicion. This is definitely a child probably, male around 4 years old. What is most bizarre is his strength and his fighting ability which a child his age can't possibly have....

The mysterious boy approached him and leaned over close to his face and he realised that he looks very familiar. His familiar green eyes and looks reminded him a bit of Grisha as a child . THe child began to whisper .

"For a long time you have been observing the world from a small opening in the closet ... .So tell me did you notice the change in future through your Attack titan?"

Kruger didn't know what to say , the sentences that left from the lips had exposed him and even more he was puzzled about how he knew that the Attack titan could see the future and the change in future.

"How....?"

"I am an Eldian who escaped from the Liberio ghetto to speak with you personally...Owl."

Kruger heard his identity come out barely audible for the two of them. He had to know who this boy truly was because the one he realised is still not born yet that he knew through the memories of his successor before the future changed.

"Who are you? It is obvious that you are not an ordinary child who left the ghetto without the armband off"

"I'm Eren Yeager and yes I'm not any ordinary child.... perhaps you would recognize this ..." - he takes out a knife from his pants, Kruger doesn't lose sight of the weapon. Eren makes a deep cut on the palm of his hand, not even a second later Kruger was surprised to see the steam coming out and the wound healing on its own instantly.

"It can't be ...."

"I am the last inheritor of Attack, Warhammer and the Founding Titan.....I had to come here to the past to ensure a better solution for the survival of Eldians inside Paradis and outside without the need of the destruction that I caused with the rumbling and I need your help."