Midnight | Levi Ackerman

Chapter 2

"Y/N? Are you going to play with me?" Eren asks sadly as Historia looks over at me, with the people nervously looking around. The sounds of deep brass humming along the ground, slightly vibrating the island.

I shook my head. "Yes, I'll play soon, Eren. I'll even make you your favorite drink when we go back home. I pro-,"

"Hand over the prince!"

We all twisted our heads at the dark mist that was accompanied by strong, gushing winds. "Leave!" I screamed while I was stuck in place. Historia holds Eren in a protective lock, and the mist comes closer.

And soon, it began to get warmer and warmer.

"No! It can't be!" Historia cries.

"Why, hello, Historia, and... is this the Princess? How lovely. You resemble your mother, the Queen, very well," A pair of dull, gray eyes beam at me. Hypnotized by the gaze, I walk closer to the figure. Horns came out of his platinum blonde hair, along with his cape covering his entire figure. He flashes an ass-eating glare.

"Who are you?" I sneered. I pull Eren closer to me, while Historia helps the people into their homes and giving some ice-cold water.

He laughs maniacally. "Do you not know who I am? What a disappointment. I was hoping for your mother to introduce us one day." He grabs my right hand and plants a kiss on it, causing me to retract it from his touch.

How does he even know of my mother?

"I am the Umbra King, Zeke." Dauntingly, he walks slowly around me, observing me. He frowns. "Now tell me yours."

Unafraid, I take a step forward to him. "My name is Y/N."

I feel a hand on my shoulder, feeling a warmth on it. "Watch it, you ape. This is our Princess of the Night!" Historia sneers. I look down and realize her tail has perished, replaced with her legs covered in what seems to be like a skirt made out of rabbits' fur.

Hearing the nonsense title, I rolled my eyes and shrugged her hands away. "I'm not the queen or princess! Can't you guys understand that all I want is to go home and be with my brother? I have a job to go to, for crying out loud. So, to whoever can open this barrier thing, open it for Eren!" I shouted, getting agitated.

Zeke chuckles. "Are you not aware at all? The barrier can not be opened for Eren, as he is the one who opened it. You see, your mother has been perished and stripped of her privilege to be here. After what she has done to my family, and was taken care of, she's gone.

"The barrier cannot be opened up anymore by Carla. It was never to be opened again by anyone with the lineage of her blood, even though she was a peasant woman with no royal blood. Somehow, the barrier was reopened, and this little creature," he pats Eren's shoulders. "Happens to be the one who opens it."

I glare at him, clearly not liking him. "Well, that's not our problem at all! How are we supposed to know? Just let us go and we'll never come back in," Out of nowhere, the ring finger on my right hand had turned dark, releasing a dark light out of the ring and aiming towards Zeke.

The Umbra King swats it away like nothing, throwing it in the direction of an innocent gnome. I growl under my breath. "I don't know who you think you are, but although I am no royal, let me go and leave these people alone."

He shakes his head no. "The ring is indicating that you are the queen's daughter indeed."

He steps closer to me and pushes away Historia. I begin to back away before he grabs my chin and forces my eyes directly towards his.

"You must participate in the Games."

All of a sudden, flames erupt in the twinkling lights of the trees behind him, and the snow below us behind to melts.