Finale: Origin

Two thousand years ago, when the Hallucigenia and Ymir merged into one, the Hallucigenia, which at that time had no concept of thought, subconsciously transferred a part of its Origin to Ymir. It was this part of its Origin that gave Ymir the powerful ability to transform into Titan.

Ymir relied on this Origin power to fight for Eldia's First King Fritz, until thirteen years later when her body reached its limit and she died protecting King Fritz from injury.

Ymir's children consumed her flesh and blood, and guided by an unknown force, this Origin Power gradually dispersed in the bloodline of Ymir's descendants, eventually forming the Intelligent Titan Power.

Both the Hallucigenia and Ymir herself believed that the original Origin Power had transformed into the Nine Titans, because they all thought that Ymir was bound by King Fritz's "love" and was willing to sacrifice everything for it. Even Ymir herself thought so, until the appearance of that human named Norman.

The Hallucigenia saw hope for liberation in Norman, and Ymir saw a part of her true self in him as well. She had never understood what "love" was, and for the past two thousand years, she had only been Distorted Bondage Origin. It was at that moment that Ymir discovered that a small, very subtle part of the Hallucigenia had always existed within her. Therefore, she had never loved King Fritz.

The Hallucigenia probably never imagined that, in all its scheming, it would overlook the most crucial person, someone it had never paid attention to before: the Founding Titan Ymir. In the Hallucigenia's eyes, Ymir was nothing more than a pitiful, foolish empty shell. But now, it was this empty shell that had driven it to its doom.

The Hallucigenia is unkillable; this is no joke. Although it ages, that doesn't mean it can be killed. In a sense, the Hallucigenia is a manifestation of the concept of life. And life isn't an individual entity, so how can it be killed? Unless it kills itself!

The Hallucigenia looked at the Origin Power in Annie's hand and instinctively turned and ran. Even though that power was weak, it was still a weapon that could kill it. But as long as there was even a 0.00001% chance of being killed, the Hallucigenia was afraid. As the origin of all life, it feared death more than anyone else.

But just as the Hallucigenia was about to escape, it was shocked to find that it couldn't move. Not only could it not move, but its body was also flying backward uncontrollably.

It instantly realized what was happening. "Ymir! You damned slave! If it weren't for me, you lowly slave would have been left to rot in the wilderness long ago! How dare you!?" the Hallucigenia roared furiously. Right now, the only one who could control its body was the master of the Paths, the Founding Titan Ymir. The Hallucigenia was the creator of the Paths, but not its master. Although the Paths was shattering, it still existed. For the time being, the Hallucigenia couldn't break free from the Founding Titan Ymir's restraints.

It struggled and roared desperately, but could only watch helplessly as Annie walked towards it, holding the Blue Light. Gradually, a feeling called fear began to appear in its mind.

It began to plead with Annie, "No! Don't! Don't kill me! Annie, don't do this! I'll give you whatever you want! I can make the Eldians the only humans in the world, and turn all those who have oppressed and mocked the Eldians into slaves! Please! Don't!"

Annie remained unmoved, her face expressionless. She walked up to the Hallucigenia, raised her arm, but suddenly, Annie hand could no longer fall.

Because Yago's expression appeared before Annie once again, one eye was a deep black, and the other eye was a dazzling light. The Hallucigenia had actually released Yago's consciousness.

Yago looked at the stunned girl before him, knowing she was heartbroken. But now, the die was cast, and there was no turning back. "Annie! Quickly! Do it! Don't hesitate! Not just for me! But for everyone! For our families, for our comrades, for all the Eldians have sacrificed themselves so far! Do it! Annie!"

The Hallucigenia roared back, "Think it through, Annie! Once you make your move, Yago, who is one with me, will also die! And all of you will forget him! That's right! He will completely disappear from the annals of history! No one will remember him! No one will know of his existence! Including you! Are you really willing to completely erase Yago's existence?"

Yago: "Annie!!"

Hallucigenia: "Annie!!"

Annie clutched her head in agony, letting out a bloodcurdling scream, "Ah!! I can't do it! I really can't!!"

The Hallucigenia's face lit up with joy, while Yago sighed. Sure enough, "Annie, I'm sorry, live well." With a soft murmur, the next second, Annie's vision blurred, and when she opened her eyes again, she saw the concerned looks of her Rescue Squad Comrade.

"Great! Annie, you're awake!"

"Annie, are you alright?"

"Annie, how is Yago? Why did he suddenly disappear?"

"Yago!!" Annie shouted desperately towards the Scarlet Base, disregarding everything else.

Dozens of kilometers away from the Scarlet Base, inside Marley Temporary Military Fortress, endless howling artillery fire poured down, and the limbs and torsos of Soldiers were everywhere, but not a single intact body could be seen. In the last Trench, which was made of Concrete, the remaining dozen or so Restoration Army Soldiers huddled together next to their Colonel.

To cover the rescue of Commander Yago, this Elite Force of two hundred men endured a fierce attack from tens of thousands of Far East Forces for a day and a night. They were almost out of ammunition and food. As the artillery fire gradually subsided, the surviving Restoration Army Soldiers knew that the final battle had arrived. They resolutely crawled out of the Trench, and the last dozen or so men grabbed their weapons and threw themselves onto the last line of defense. Before them was a dense, surging tide of the Far East Army.

The Colonel's lips were chapped; he licked them, a slight regret creeping into his heart. He should have saved his last sip of water for now. Did he regret it? A little. Not regretting participating in this certain death mission, but regretting that, in the end, the flag planted beside him wasn't the Paradis Flag. To die bearing the Marley Flag was somewhat regrettable. But it was all worth it, wasn't it? As long as he could rescue Commander Yago, this regret wouldn't matter, would it?

Thinking this, the Colonel smiled slightly, then his face turned cold, and he shouted, "Fire!!"

"Wait! What are you doing!? Stop! You bastard! Stop it!" the Hallucigenia suddenly cried out in terror.

Because half of its body suddenly went out of control, it grabbed the blue light on the ground and pointed it at its own heart.

Yago chuckled and said, "You call yourself a god? I think you're a stupid god, aren't you? Arrogant and foolish fellow. Although I'm very reluctant, I'll have to personally send you on your way."

"No! No! Stop! You'll die too! You really will die! Stop! Please! No! I've come this far with so much effort!"