Attack on Titan Fanfiction Book 2

Attack on Titan: A Heavy New Burden and Resposibillity

I forgot everything that happened that night. I forgot the battle we had against the Collosal, Armoured, and Beast Titan. I forgot the pain, death, and destruction that occurred right before my eyes that took place in my home, Wall Maria.

I forgot everything. But once I touched hands with Eren, I suddenly remembered it all. I even remembered the moment of me and Armin's farewell.

At the time, I had no idea what Armin was about to do. All I knew was that he and Eren was going to team up and face the Colossal Titan and finished things once and for all.

I had no idea Armin was planning on sacrificing himself. If only I knew that, I would have stopped him. I would try to whack our brains together and figure out some other sort of way to defeat the Colossal Titan, also known as the traitor, Bertolt Hoover.

Armin's plan, it was suicidal. He tricked Eren into going with his plan. The Colossal began to release massive burning hot air that begun to burn Armin horribly. If this continued, Armin would have been completely roasted to death.

Fear striked me, and as quickly as I could, I took off flying towards the battle, completely ignoring the barks and pleas telling me to come back.

But how foolish they were to actually believe that I would tolerate Armin burning to death.

I reach Armin, and with all my might, I shove him away. The hooks to his maneuvering equipment that originally kept him into place, as he faced Bertolt's wrath, disconnected and he collapsed onto a rooftops to a close by building.

I avoided the Colossal Titan's blasting hot steam that should of blasted me away originally, and I release the hooks to my maneuvering equipment and they connect to the skinless Colossal Titan.

Once the Collosal Titan laid eyes on me, finally found where I was, he released hot steam that was originally released onto Armin only moments ago.

As the burning hot steam blast at me, I can feel myself losing all my senses as the world fades away and I lose my consciousness.

That was all I remembered before waking up and being told that I had become the new host to the Collosal Titan.

Eren told me that I was burnt so badly, that I was barely even breathing. He also added that there was a debate over who should receive the Titan Serum-- me, or Erwin.

In the end, I was chosen and given the injection, and I transformed into a mindless Titan. I devoured Bertolt and gained his Colossal Titan shapeshifting powers.

Before waking a couple hours later, I had a dream. It was a dream where I was free and I wandered into a vast meadow of wildflowers. I reunited with Armin there, and we hugged while relieved that one and the other was alright. We forgave each other for having acted so rashly from before.

In that dream, there was no more war, no more death, no more Titans, and no more pain. But it wasn't real-- it was just a dream, a wish, an illusion.

By the end of the dream, Armin tells me of the heavy burden and responsibility I would have to bare once I woke up.

I woke up and the first person who entered my mind was Armin. Armin...was he okay? Was he in one piece? He has to be alive!

I jerked up from the laid position I was in and I search around anxiously for the blonde. Eventually I stop, and I look down besides me to see Armin! He seemed to be breathing. He was asleep, but alive.

Relief washed over me, but not completely. I had to know for sure if he was really fine. I kneel down besides him and gently call his name as I hesitantly place my hands over his shoulders and shook him lightly. Nothing.

I begin to shakily place a hand across his face, and I called out once more. Very slowly, his eyelids lifted up along with his eyes, and they scroll over to stare into mine.

"K-Kiyomi...?" He called out a bit groggily.

"Are you...alright?" I asked him hopefully. I needed to hear it myself. I needed to know the truth from Armin.

"Y-Yeah....I-I'm fine. But I would be lying if I didn't admit that I'm a little sore."

Armin slowly begins to sit up, and after a moment, his eyes widens as a shocked expression is painted across his face.

"K-Kiyomi...why did...why did you do that earlier?! Y-You weren't supposed to sacrifice yourself! I was..." Armin's voice trails before coming to a sudden stop.

This reminded me of the dream I had before waking up. Armin said I did something....crazy. At the time, my memories hadn't come back, so I had no idea what Armin meant. Armin saw the confusion and cluelessness in my eyes. At that moment, he knew that I lost my memory of what happened in the last battle.

Levi's squad tells me everything that happened and it wasn't until I touched hands with Eren some memories came flooding back to me. I remembered all of it.

Upon gaining the colossal Titan's shapeshifting power, Hanji has been performing experiments with me beyond the Walls so I can get used to my new power and master it. We don't have to worry about any more Titans at the time being because they've been wiped off of Paradise Island. For now, that is.

Paradise Island....that is the name of our homeland. My dream with Armin was able to come true, by the way. Armin, me, Eren, and Mikasa shared the same dream. We dreamed to one day see the Ocean. Because where theres the Ocean, there's freedom.

Except...even after reaching the Ocean, we still were not free. Because far across the Ocean, was where the enemy sat. But even then, upon coming so far, I wish Eren wasn't so glum. This is the beginning of the real war. The war the whole world will take part in. Eren wishes to end everything by killing the enemy, even if it means turning on the ones he once held dear. But me, Armin, and Mikasa do not feel the same. We wish to end things more peacefully.

All we want is peace. To be free. They are all just scared, they do not understand . they are stuck holding onto the past, all we want is to show them that we aren't like our ancestors-- that we wish not to harm anyone, but to simply get along and come to and understanding of one and the other.

The journey will be a difficult one, but it's ours to make. Armin's life, Mikasa' s life, everybody's life...they are all now in my hands. And it's both my responsibility and my desire...to protect them and to put an end to this war once and for all. Even if it means...having to fight Eren, who's turned his back on us all.

The End