Choosing again
Arno Reiss pulled a vial of Potion from his pocket, and Nack, who had been hiding behind the many Coup Military Police, jumped out excitedly, "Arno! Use the blood of the Royal Family to reclaim the Founding Titan Power! We can then use the Founding Titan Power to restore the glory of the Eldia Empire! Quick! Drink it!"
Nack's excited voice made Arno frown, and he snapped, "Shut up! You're being noisy!"
Arno's chilling aura startled Nack, who immediately shut his mouth. The other members of the Imperialists were also puzzled. Herman glanced at the Potion in Arno's hand but said nothing.
Arno, holding the Potion, approached Historia and said softly, "I really don't understand, Historia. According to our Imperialists, possessing the Royal Family blood of Reiss and obtaining the Founding Titan Power would allow one to rule this world. But why? Why are you unwilling to pursue this power?"
"You already possess the Titan Power. If you devour Eren, you can become a true Queen, instead of just a figurehead sitting on the Throne. Are you really content with that? Our experiences are very similar; we are both offspring of that bastard Rod when he was in heat. Don't you want to wash away the humiliations you suffered since childhood?"
Arno's eyes suddenly turned red, and he said through gritted teeth, "I joined the Training Corps, I became the top Training Corps, I trained to the death, all so that one day I could join the Military Police Brigade, so that I could get closer to that bastard Rod, and then, kill him with my own hands! Not for anyone else, but for myself!"
It's such a shame that that bastard died first in Zackly's Coup, and the other Reiss's too, right? I remember drinking a lot that day, regretting why I wasn't the one who killed Rod!
Historia's eyes glistened with tears, not only because of the wound on her wrist, but also because she was moved by Arno's experience; Historia's childhood was also a dark one.
Even Yago was surprised after learning about Historia's childhood, wondering how Historia, who had experienced that dark period, could grow into such a kind little angel.
"I saw the unhappy look on your face on that platform. Because we share the same blood, I'm giving you a choice now." Arno grabbed Historia's arm, helped her up, and led Historia to Eren amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.
"Eat him, reclaim the Founding Titan Power, and I will not make any demands on you. After obtaining this power, enough to dominate the world, you can do whatever you want—become True King, destroy the world, whatever is yours, Yuanyuan! Historia! I am not like anyone else! You can choose whatever you want!" Arno stared intently at Historia.
Upon hearing Arno's words, Nack was terrified. He cried out urgently, "No! This can't be! Arno! This isn't what we planned! We need the Founding Titan! We must rebuild the Eldia Empire!!"
Arno glanced at Nack, then sneered at Historia, saying, "See? No one in this world is kind to you for no reason. What the Imperialists values is nothing more than the royal blood flowing in my veins and the power in my hands. But I'm different. I have no demands of you. Now, Historia, you just need to make your own choice."
"Herman! What are you doing? What are you doing! Our plan can't go like this!!" Nack was on the verge of collapse. He never imagined that with the Founding Titan Power right in front of him, Arno would be so heartless as to give Founding Titan to the mascot Queen.
Herman hesitated upon hearing Nack's shout. What could he do now? According to the original plan, Arno should have obtained the Founding Titan Power by now, and the Eldia Empire should be reborn. But now Arno was saying that Historia should choose. What the hell was going on?
Herman wanted to stop them, but didn't know how. Should he kill Historia? But wouldn't that go against Arno's wishes? Even if Arno obtained the Founding Titan, would he let Herman and the others go?
But what if Historia accepts and consumes Eren to obtain the Founding Titan? Wouldn't everything the Imperialists has done be for nothing?
Herman was momentarily frozen in place by this internal struggle.
Soon, the Train from Trost District finally arrived, bringing with it a large number of Soldiers and the Titan Warriors that Randy had been waiting for.
"We can't wait any longer. Every second we delay will only make the situation in the Capital worse. Aili, Annie, cooperate with me! We'll break through the city gates!" Yago said in a deep voice, looking at the towering city walls of the Capital.
Aili and Annie immediately agreed.
Yago then signaled to Commander Randy to prepare. As for breaching the city gate, it was not a problem for Yago at all. Back then, Reiner could easily break open the city gate with the power of the Armored Titan. For Yago, who possessed the power of several Titan Power, breaking through a city gate was nothing.
But just as Yago was about to transform and break down the door, something happened on the walls of the Capital: gunshots and cries of agony rang out.
With a hissing sound, accompanied by the Gas ejection of countless Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, a large number of Garrison Soldiers wearing uniforms bearing the insignia of the Garrison Rose unexpectedly surged onto the city walls from the rear of the Capital and immediately engaged in battle with the coup Coup Military Police on the walls.
Randy was the first to notice the chaos on the city wall. He immediately realized what was happening and roared at his troops, "All Soldiers! Charge up the walls! Take down all the Rebels!"
"Yes!" A deafening voice rang out from the army formation. Countless Soldiers immediately activated their Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, flew into the air, and quickly approached the city wall. From a distance, countless small black dots rapidly approached the top of the city wall.
Just as Randy had guessed, the Coup Military Police, caught in the chaos of battle, had no chance to stop Randy's troops from attacking the city walls; the Wall Defense Cannon fired only two symbolic shots before going completely out of commission.
"Quick! Quick! Open the city gate first!" Lance, who was being supported by two Garrison Soldiers on his left and right, endured the waves of pain in his body and commanded his men to attack the city gate.
There was only a small Soldiers of Coup Military Police at the city gate. Faced with hundreds of elite Soldiers stationed under Lance's command, they readily chose to surrender.
Soon, the tightly closed Capital of the capital city slowly opened, and Randy's eyes lit up. He immediately commanded the other troops, who were not equipped with Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, to enter the Capital.
Witnessing everything, Yago was somewhat stunned. Wait, so easily? He hadn't even made a move yet. Wasn't he giving the Titan Warriors a chance to prove themselves?
"Yago, you brat! Stop daydreaming and come with me to the Royal Palace. The Imperialists's Coup will definitely target Historia!" Levi shouted as he rode past Yago.
"The Royal Palace?" Yago looked into the distance, suddenly realizing that something was amiss.