The world around you is quiet, except for the distant howl of the wind and the faint cries of birds returning to the sky. The steam slowly clears, revealing the aftermath of everything that has transpired. Your eyelids flutter open, your face pressed against the dirt, your body aching as if every fiber of your being remembers the battle that has finally come to an end.
You inhale shakily, pushing yourself onto your hands and knees. Your palms are caked with dust, streaked with grime. Your limbs tremble as you rise, but your mind is elsewhere. The memory lingers—the final conversation with Eren. How it all just... came rushing back to you.
Tears spill onto the cracked earth beneath you, small droplets darkening the dirt. The weight of it all presses against your chest—grief, exhaustion, but most of all... peace. It's over. After all the pain, the sacrifice, the countless lives lost, it's over.
That is, until a heart-wrenching cry slices through the silence.
Your breath catches as your head jerks toward the sound. You stumble forward, crawling out of the crater your titan left, now no longer existing, your heart pounding in fear of what you'll see. And then—your body goes rigid.
Mikasa stands there, tired, eyes puffy and red. But in her arms, resting peacefully, is Eren's head being embraced by Armin who cries desperately, wishing to have his best friend back.
A sob catches in your throat as you slap a hand over your mouth, trying to muffle the sound, but the tears fall freely. Your vision blurs as the crushing reality settles in. Seeing him there... lifeless in her arms. It breaks you.
He was your friend. The boy who once dreamed of freedom, who spoke to you in the quiet of the night about the world beyond the walls. And now... this is how it ends.
Jean and Connie, now freed from their pure titan forms, stand nearby. Their expressions are frozen in grief, silent tears slipping down their faces. If they're here, if they're human again, then... the titans are truly gone.
The curse is broken.
No more thirteen-year sentence. No more monstrous burdens. No more titans.
Because of Eren.
Mikasa whispers something to Armin that you can't hear and holds Eren close for a moment longer. Then, she glances at you, only giving a warm but heartbreaking smile before turning away, walking off into the distance. Her form disappears into the mist of smoke and dust.
You watch her go, wiping at your tears. Then, with a deep breath, you whisper a final goodbye to both her and Eren.
Your gaze shifts across the battlefield, taking in the sight of people embracing each other, families sobbing in relief as they hold their loved ones. The Eldians—finally free from the curse of the titans.
And then—your heart stops.
A pair of broken legs peek out from behind a boulder.
Your stomach drops.
Levi.
Panic surges through you as you scramble to your feet, running as fast as your body will allow. Your vision swims with tears, your breath uneven, chest tightening with every step. You turn the corner and skid to a stop, panting.
He's there.
Levi is leaning against the boulder, battered and bloodied, his fist pressed against his chest in salute as a single tear trails down his cheek. His gaze is locked ahead, toward the setting sun.
But it's not just the sunset he's looking at.
Your breath hitches as you follow his line of sight.
Just ahead, standing amidst the golden light, are all the fallen soldiers.
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Your Wings - Reader X Levi Ackerman
Fanfiction*** Story Completed!!! *** Living in the deep depths of the underground, you have no one to rely on for most of your youth after your parents' sudden disappearance. Unsure whether they are dead or alive, you resort to surviving on your own by lear...
