Finale: Fate
Do you want to save them?
"Then trust me."
Yago watched as his past self saved Ymir from the jaws of Historia, who Titan Transformation. By now, the emotions in his eyes had become increasingly dulled. Sometimes, even when he witnessed countless lives perish before his eyes, Yago's heart remained unmoved. His thoughts gradually became rigid, and now he had only one goal: to maintain the balance and stability of Fate.
"This line of Fate must be smoothly transitioned, it must!" Yago would mutter to himself from time to time. He hadn't called his own name in a long time. As the line of Fate progressed, even though he often saw his former Comrade or comrades calling his name, Yago felt like an indifferent bystander standing on the sidelines. He gradually stopped feeling that the smug Black Hair youth was himself.
"Yago, you bastard, the price you paid is far more than you make it sound. What are you doing? In your opinion, is it worth sacrificing yourself for some so-called Fate?" Reflecting Yago's figure in his emerald green eyes, Big Eren crossed his arms, watching Yago's emotions being stripped away bit by bit along the road. Big Eren felt both admiration and regret.
"What an arrogant guy. What gives you the right to make choices for others?" Big Eren said abruptly, then turned around and walked alone into the distance within the Paths.
Whoosh! The moment she regained consciousness, Annie quickly opened her eyes, sat up abruptly, and anxiously looked around. She had just had a dream. She dreamed of Yago, of Yago desperately reaching out to her for help in the endless abyss.
"Yago..." Just as Annie was feeling down, she suddenly noticed that something seemed wrong with her surroundings. It seemed to be a completely enclosed space with only monotonous gray walls and a simple wooden door.
Before Annie could react, the wooden door clicked open, and a tall, slender figure walked into the room.
"You are... Eren? What are you doing here? Where is this place? What happened to your hair? And your expression, did you bring me here? What do you want?" Annie was very surprised to see Eren suddenly appear, and a series of questions popped into her head.
The "Eren" on the other side didn't say anything, but smiled and greeted him, "Long time no see, Annie." His voice sounded somewhat sentimental.
Suddenly, without any visible movement from "Eren," two wooden chairs and a small table appeared to rise from the smooth floor. "Eren" sat down first, then gestured for Annie to sit as well. "Sit down, Annie, let's talk."
But Annie showed no intention of sitting down, instead staring coldly at "Eren".
Eren smiled helplessly, tapped his Temple with one finger, and chuckled, "Alright, although it might not be the same person, Annie is really stubborn. Let's take a look at these then."
Whoosh! A beam of emerald green light suddenly appeared from "Eren" and instantly entered Annie's mind.
"What...?" Annie was caught off guard, but before she could even ask, a series of images flashed wildly before her eyes. Annie froze. What was she seeing?
A strange world—no, wait, the people in that world are exactly the same as in reality? Annie saw many familiar faces: Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Reiner, Bertholdt, Marcel, Porco, Pieck ...
But why, even though they are the same people, why are their experiences so different? How did Bertholdt get eaten by Armin? How did he join the Military Police Brigade? And why was his identity suddenly exposed and he was arrested by the Survey Corps?
And then... no, wait, how could this be? This doesn't make any sense from reality. How could Eren activate the Rumbling to destroy the world? Isn't the Rumbling just meant to deter the world?
And what about Yago? Where is Yago? Why haven't we seen Yago at all?
"Annie, you see? Without Yago, do you know why Yago calls himself the Fate Titan? Because what's before you is our original Fate. Yago's existence is to change all of this." Big Eren walked behind Annie and explained softly.
"No! It's fake! Impossible! This is fake, Eren, what nonsense are you talking about? Yago isn't some kind of person who changes Fate, he's Yago, just Yago!" Annie's expression became extremely agitated, her whole body looking somewhat ferocious. She simply refused to believe what she was seeing, and could not accept this so-called "Fate."
"The truth is sometimes so hard to accept, but, Annie, you're right. Thanks to Yago's sacrifice, that original Fate did indeed become a false dream. But do you know what the price is? To maintain this changed Fate, Yago will be forever trapped in the river of time Paths, and you will never see each other again..."
Bang! Before Big Eren could finish speaking, Annie slammed Annie against the wall. Annie's light blue eyes were unusually bloodshot, filled with anger and sorrow. "I won't believe a single word you say! You're not Eren, are you? You're Eren from that world! I don't care what you're doing, tell me, do you have a way to bring Yago back!?"
Big Eren was being held captive by Annie, but his expression remained completely calm; in fact, a slight smile appeared on his face. "As expected of Annie. Fate isn't something that arrogant guy like Yago can interfere with. Changing Fate isn't something only the Fate Titan can do."
Paradis Island, the Capital, the Parliament Building.
As the political center of the Paradisian United Kingdom, the Parliament Building houses almost two-thirds of the high-ranking officials of this newly formed regime, who control and maintain the progress and stability of the nascent Paradisian United Kingdom.
The Parliament Building is as busy as ever today, with a constant stream of vehicles on the road in front of Parliament Building, and countless foreign diplomats visiting the building every day.
Having benefited from the World War, Paradis has become one of the most famous countries in the world. Especially after taking over the secret military base of Ebson, a large number of advanced technologies were quickly absorbed by the Eldians. Coupled with the vast lands and various resources obtained from Marley, the Paradisian United Kingdom is entering a period of rapid expansion.
The rapidly developing Kingdom of Paradis naturally attracted the attention of many countries. These countries were either wary of Paradis's formidable strength (the reputation of the Rumbling still existed), or envious of the advanced technology Paradis had acquired. In addition, there was the unique Iceburst Stone resource on Paradis Island, as well as its newly established status as a member of the United Nations Security Council. These were all factors that attracted these countries.
To date, twenty-one countries have announced the establishment of formal diplomatic relations with the Paradisian United Kingdom, and things seem to be moving in a positive direction.