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You slowly blinked your eyes open to find you couldn't move your body. But you weren't moving any part of my body. 

Your eyes kept closing and opening, whatever drug they put into your body was still in effect, you couldn't see straight. 

Someone was carrying you, but who? Where were they taking you?

Where...where even were you? Where's Eren and Historia?

Are they hurt!? Or worse...dead?

Then, you heard voices approaching. 

....

There are other people here?

You hear the sound of the door opening and a man speaking. 

"Reiss. We brought the other girl you were talking about."

"Oh, good. Good. Wonderful. Bring her here." You hear the sound of a slightly old man say. 

Reiss? Where have you heard that last name before?

You felt yourself get set down, this was when you opened your eyes again. There in your fading vision, you saw a man slightly hovering above you. 

"According to others from the Military Police, she was the one who's the infamous Humanity's Strongest doppelgänger."

Wait, what? Since when have they referred to you as that?

The older man above you stared down at you with shock. 

"This is her. Such a young girl like her. To think she was so small at the time" he said. 

'Young girl?' 'So small at the time?'

What was he talking about?

"Father? Why are you looking at Y/n like that?" You heard a familiar voice ask. 

Wait...Historia? You felt relieved. 

She's alright. But what about Eren?

"Historia, listen to me. How much do you know about this girl?"

"Um...I know her from the scouts. She's a really good fighter. We found out later that she can turn into a titan like Eren. She was also kidnapped by our traitors, Reiner and Bertholdt, along with Ymir. That's all I know of her." Historia explained. 

"Oh, Historia. She is so much more than that. She possesses a being that even we, the royal family, have never seen before."

"I...I don't get it."

"Come with me. To where it all began and where we met the being this girl holds."

What...? What was this man talking about? 

"But before we do. Put this on her." he continued. 

You felt yourself lose consciousness once more. 

....

Your eyes slowly blink open. You still couldn't move your arms or legs.

Wait...you can but...your movement is restricted. 

Wait...

Huh?

You tried moving your body, but you kept hearing clanging noises. 

They sound like...chains? 

Are you in chains!?

You open your eyes fully to find yourself in a room completely surrounded by light blue crystal. 

Crystal pillars...

"W-what!? Where am I!?" You thought. 

You looked around and realized you were on the crystal floor. But...you felt something against your back. 

You were against another person's body. 

You turned your head slightly...

"Eren!?" You thought. 

You couldn't see much of him due to your position. Your chains were slightly entangled with his, keeping you in a position that your restricted your movement. 

You looked around frantically, your senses now kicking in. 

Your movement allowed Eren to wake up, who was just as confused and starting to freak out as you were. 

"Hmm? HGH!! HMMMGH!" He tried calling out. His mouth must be muffled. 

You were also muffled as well. Guess they were taking extra precautions if you happened to scream out. 

You elbowed Eren, keeping him quiet. 

"Shut up! Let me think!" You thought. 

Eren groaned at you in response but kept quiet. You got your thoughts together. 

There's no one here right now. Is there a way you can break free and get you and Eren out of here? 

No way you can transform now. You could risk Eren getting hurt. 

You looked down and realized your attire. You're in a white dress?

"When am I wearing this? Did someone change me while I was asleep?" You thought. 

You gasped...you heard footsteps. 

You couldn't turn around fully to face who was approaching. Your movement was restricted and Eren's body was blocking your view a bit. 

It was then you realized he was shirtless. And you weren't going to question why.

Historia...that must be her right?

Was she the one who changed you? You felt yourself blush. 

Well, that's embarrassing...

Historia noticed you were awake. 

"Hi, Y/n. I see you and Eren are awake now."

"Hi...? HI...!? Historia you got some nerve walking in talking about some "hi!"?" You thought angrily. 

"Just hang in there for a bit. We'll be okay." she tried to reassure you. 

"That's supposed to reassure me!?" 

Eren made muffled noises in response as well. 

"Eren, Y/n. Listen. My father has always been humanity's ally. His only goal is to keep the people within the walls safe. It's clear to me now that we misunderstood him. He didn't deny anything. It's true that he went after the scouts and his people did kill Pastor Nick. But he did that because he had no choice."

"Yeah right." You thought sarcastically. 

"Everything he's done. It was for the sake of humanity." she continued. 

"Thank you, Historia. Let me explain the rest." an older male voice said. 

You heard a voice and assumed it was Historia's father. 

It's been a while since you've heard it. Everything's a blur. You've been here before, encountered the royal family. 

But this set up...

"Wait...! No way is she gonna--!" you thought. 

"If you two are wondering. You haven't been to this place at all. But you do have some kind of memory of this place."

You heard footsteps and then were able to see Historia and her father walk towards you and Eren. You were able to see Historia's attire. She was dressed in a white dress along with a white robe. 

The man held Historia's hand as they walked closer to the both of you. You began to squirm, not liking how close they were approaching. 

Eren noticing your panic started to move too, continuing to make muffled voices. 

"Uh, father. Could you explain to them?"

"Yes, I will. But there is something I want us to try. To explain to them in a better way."

They positioned themselves where they were close to you and Eren. Reiss guided Historia's hands so that one of her and his hands were on Eren's back and the others on your shoulder. 

You felt their two cold hands touch you Electricity flew through you, you let out a gasp.

Something flashed through your vision, it looked to be a forest. The forest from the outside. 

That was how you managed to travel towards the walls. This place being your pit stop. 

 Rod was right in front of you. 

"Tell me, Y/n. Do you remember anything?" 

You shook your head slightly. 

He stared at you harder, trying to find any source of deception in your expression. Your confused facade seemed to convince him. 

"I forgot. You also can't speak." Rod added. 

"Hey, hey. What's the hold-up?" You heard a new voice ask.

You turned around far enough to make out another man who seemed to be wearing a cowboy hat and in military uniform. He had...he had the same sensation like Captain and Mikasa had. Could he...? Could he be an Ackerman?

"It's a matter of time before they get here. So might as well wrap it up."

"Alright then. Make sure to defend the entrance at all costs. I already told you the ceremony can't be performed in front of you or your crew."

"Aw, where's the trust, your majesty!? Did I make you mad!?"

Rod remained silent. 

"Oh, sorry. I'm just so worried about you." He apologized.

"I trust you. It's because of that trust is why I have you. Now go." Reiss ordered. 

"Alright then. Feel the same, your grace."

You heard him walk off. So, the place was guarded? Damn, how heavily guarded?

This is royal grounds possible? You don't even know where the exit is. And you can't really escape without causing harm towards Eren. 

You waited for a few moments, and I saw Historia and Rod moving around. What were they planning? 

They were talking...but about what. Something however perked your interest. 

"Wait...so you're saying I have to eat Eren?" Historia asked. 

Your eyes widened. 

What!? Eat Eren!? No! 

You let out muffled shouts of protest, squirming through your chains as you did so. 

"This has to be done. He possesses the power of the Founder Titan, which only belongs to the Reiss family alone. His father took that power away from us, this is the only way to retrieve what belongs to our family." Rod explained. 

Father? 

Eren, what did your father do? 

You continued you to struggle, but that turned out to be a fatal mistake. 

"URK!!" You let out a muffled scream as you began to bleed. 

The chains were digging into your skin. 

"Careful now. I forgot to mention you shouldn't struggle too much. But I guess you already figured that out."

You glared up at him. 

"Bastard..." You thought. 

Rod noticed your actions. 

"How interesting...those were the same eyes you had before we you were here. The look of restraint in your eyes." 

Historia turned to him. 

"Father, what are you talking about?" 

"Just something I picked up now to be an improvement." 

"Wait...if I need to eat Eren? How come Y/n is needed for this? You never mentioned why she was needed in this ceremony nor why she's tied up like that."

Rod turned to Historia. 

"Ah...I've seemed to forgotten to explain it to you." he continued. 

"Like I said before, this girl or Y/n is a unique case. The holder of a forgotten titan that was supposed to be killed centuries ago."

"What do you mean?" Historia asked. 

"Years before Grisha has mercilessly killed our Reiss family, we have heard a loud noise come from outside the Chappel. We rushed out, thinking we were under attack, but instead we found something else. A large titan body lying in front of our secret Chappel." he continued. 

"Another titan that came from Ymir, that somehow found our secret Chappel. Like she was pulled here. Steam came out from its nape we were able to make out a small girl inside."

Historia's eyes widened. 

"We were all surprised. I thought it was best to dispose of the intruder, but my brother insisted we take her in. Learn more about her." He continued. 

"It was revealed that her titan came from Ymir, along with the other Nine Titans. I initiated a plan to use her and steal her titan. But she proved to be a different case, I then realized why this titan was forgotten. It was meant to be destroyed. It had the ability for its holder memories to not be manipulated. She knew who we were, knew what the royal family was capable of. Knew about the Founding Titan."

"We had no idea how she could have known, we thought she could have been a secret descendant of the royal family. But she explained that her titan held a special connection to the coordinator. Serving as an enemy of some sort." 

"I couldn't believe it. But it was later confirmed by my brother to be true. We found knowledge of her titan, its connection with the coordinator, the power it withholds. I realized then she was a danger to all of us. My brother was foolish to let her go that night." 

"A few years later, I have heard a word from the Military Police that a girl managed to hold down the Female Titan with the strength similar to how she attacked my brother. That's when I knew it had to be her..."

"Wait...you're saying..."

"Yes. Y/n is that little girl I was referring to."

"Why is she needed for this ceremony? Do I have to eat her too?"

"Of course! We're finishing what we should have started with her. Her powers, along with the powers of the Founding Titan, you will be unstoppable."

"Then...why is she tied up like that?"

"You will know soon enough, that is why it is best to take her power."

Historia remained silent. Meanwhile you heard everything. 

Shit...you were going to be eaten! And there was basically nothing you can do!

"I know that this is hard to take in. But please understand why we have to do this." Rod explained. 

"Alright...I'll do it. I'll transform into a titan. And I will eat Eren and Y/n to obtain their titan powers!"

"I'm sorry Y/n...but I must perform my duty," she thought afterward. 

Your eyes widened at you realized Historia was going through with his plan. 

"Historia...why--!?" You thought. 

...

She's going to regret her decision.