Chapter Summaries

As the nations began armistice negotiations, Erwin and Levi learned that Yago had anticipated something might happen to him. Selina’s exhausted army seized Ebson’s secret research base before the Far East forces arrived, where she learned the researchers had built an unstable prototype called God’s Wrath.

• Annie hoped Yago was safe when she saw someone on Pieck’s back, but realized the figure approaching was the Cart Titan.
• The Far East proposed armistice negotiations, withdrew its troops from Fas Province, and demanded that Eldia attend as a key representative.
• Erwin passed Levi Yago’s note, and Levi realized Yago had expected that something might happen to him.
• Selina led forty thousand soldiers across the frozen snowfields toward Ebson’s secret research base, refusing to let her exhausted troops rest.
• Selina’s soldiers occupied the research base, and later arrivals warned that hostile Far East units were approaching.
• An elderly doctor showed Selina the researchers’ unstable prototype, which they called God’s Wrath.

Selina’s Eldia forces held the Research Base against a devastating Far East assault until the Far East received orders to end the fighting. As the World War’s armistice was signed, Annie was restrained from rushing to Yago, who was trapped in the collapsing base.

• Selina returned to the battlefield after recovering from a blast and found her Eldia soldiers defending the Research Base at terrible cost.
• The Far East commander ordered all remaining tanks and infantry into an attack, but urgent orders arrived before the assault began.
• Far East officers carrying white flags delivered the news that Eldia had won, and Selina collapsed in relief.
• Annie tried to rush to Yago inside the collapsing base, but A-Yi held her back and A-Wu knocked her unconscious.
• Yago’s companions were told to leave the Middle East as the mountain continued to collapse.
• General Anthony Hoffman, Magath, and Erwin signed the Armistice Agreement, officially ending the nearly two-year World War.

After Yago's death, Annie struggled with guilt while Paradis celebrated victory and the governments negotiated a new world order. The chapter ended with the United Nations established and tensions still simmering beneath the surface.

• Eldians celebrated the victory and mourned Yago and the soldiers who had died, while officials and citizens visited Lucia to offer condolences.
• Annie refused to face Lucia, saying she had failed her promise to stay by Yago, then ran from the manor as Mr. Leonhardt watched helplessly.
• Paradis and Marley agreed that nine southern Marley provinces would join the Paradisian United Kingdom, while Marley would seek control of twenty-six Middle Eastern provinces and the Far East retained nine others.
• The Far East and the Eldians secretly cooperated to prevent Marley from gaining strength, while hundreds of thousands of Colossal Titans remained in Hera Province.
• The Paradisian United Kingdom proposed a worldwide United Nations, and Erwin Smith helped establish five permanent council members: the Far East Union, Marley Empire, Paradisian United Kingdom, European Lancy, and Asian Republic.
• The world situation appeared to stabilize, but hidden tensions remained.

Yago drifted bodiless through a white void and witnessed scenes from his parents’ past, including Norman Russell’s meeting with Founding Titan Ymir and the creation of Big Eren. He then saw Ebson kill Norman and collapse in despair, while Ymir watched from hiding.

• Yago drifted through an endless white void, overwhelmed by grief over memories he refused to revisit.
• Yago found a vision of Norman Russell caring for Pei Xi as they awaited the birth of their son, Yago.
• Yago watched Norman tell Founding Titan Ymir that he wanted to change the world, and Ymir used his memories to create Big Eren.
• Ymir warned Norman that the answer he sought was not a good one, but Norman insisted that she help him for Pei Xi, Ebson, and Yago.
• Yago saw Ebson standing over Norman’s body in the rain, regretting that he had killed his best friend, while Ymir watched from concealment.

Yago watched the memories of his birth and childhood, learning how Ebson arranged for him to be abandoned and how his grandfather rescued and raised him. He relived his grandfather’s death and his first meeting with Annie, remaining unable to change the past.

• Pei Xi died after giving birth to Yago, while Ebson took the baby away from the hospital.
• Ebson ordered Bill to dispose of Yago, but an old scavenger found the infant in an alley and brought him home.
• The old man named the child Yago and raised him in the Liberio Internment Zone.
• Yago’s grandfather died when Yago was six, leaving him vulnerable to street life and forcing him to steal.
• Little Yago confronted Gray and the other children who were mocking Annie, and he met her for the first time.

Yago watched his past unfold and realized that he had returned to the past, gaining the power to intervene when his childhood self received Titan spinal fluid. He understood that the Fate Titan’s role was to redirect events onto the fate he had lived, and met Big Eren as both interfered to save Aunt Carla.

• Yago watched his childhood self receive Titan spinal fluid and realized that he had gained the Fate Titan’s power.
• Yago guided the Fate Titan to save Vig and Giso during the Survey Corps expedition, then watched events continue as they had in his past.
• Yago witnessed Wall Maria fall, Mother Lucia protect little Yago, and little Yago partially transform into the Fate Titan.
• Big Eren intervened as the smiling Titan approached Aunt Carla, and little Yago rescued her.
• Yago introduced himself to Big Eren as Yago, or the Fate Titan.

Yago met Big Eren in Paths, then freed his younger self and revealed that he was his future self, the Fate Titan. He erased the younger Yago’s memory and continued working with Big Eren to preserve fate, despite feeling his emotions fading.

• Big Eren recognized Yago, realized that he was the outsider, and left as the darkness shattered.
• Yago met his younger self, confirmed he was his future self, and answered the younger Yago’s question about Annie.
• Yago told his younger self that he was the Fate Titan, then implanted the meaning of fate and erased their meeting from his memory.
• Yago recalled guiding Mr. Grisha to uphold fate and granting his wish to see his child again.
• In Paths, Yago insisted to Big Eren that he could not make a single mistake in maintaining fate’s balance, while Big Eren silently noticed something was wrong with him.

Yago remained trapped in the Paths, sacrificing his emotions to preserve the altered timeline, while Big Eren challenged his decision. Big Eren showed Annie the original fate and told her Yago would be lost forever, leaving her determined to bring him back; meanwhile, Paradisia continued to prosper.

• Yago watched his past self save Ymir and focused solely on keeping the timeline stable as his emotions faded.
• Big Eren criticized Yago for choosing to sacrifice himself and walked away through the Paths.
• Annie awoke in an enclosed room, where Big Eren showed her a world without Yago and explained that Yago had changed their original fate.
• Annie rejected Big Eren's claim that Yago would be lost forever and demanded to know how to bring him back.
• Paradisian leaders oversaw a thriving kingdom that had gained technology, resources, and diplomatic ties with twenty-one countries.

Annie went to the Parliament Building to ask Historia and Ymir for help rescuing Yago, who had sacrificed himself to change their fates. They began planning to find Eren and escape, but someone caught them before they could act.

• Annie tried to enter the Parliament Building, but the guards stopped her until Historia arrived and brought her inside with Ymir.
• Annie praised Historia’s conduct as queen, and Historia and Ymir joked together in a quiet corner.
• Annie asked Historia and Ymir to help save Yago, and they agreed that they would not accept his sacrifice as fate.
• Annie revealed that Connie and the others were waiting outside and said they needed to find Eren.
• A figure appeared and asked Annie, Historia, and Ymir what they were doing.

Annie asked Levi to help take Eren away for Yago, then showed him visions of the dead members of his former squad and the Survey Corps. Meanwhile, Pyxis kept Marley from learning that Titan Power had vanished and discussed Erwin’s expected return to government.

• Levi confronted Annie, Ymir, and Historia for sneaking around and warned that taking Eren from Parliament would threaten Paradis’s diplomacy.
• Annie asked Levi to help them take Eren away for Yago, and Levi revealed that Titan Power had disappeared after the Rumbling stopped.
• Annie showed Levi visions of his fallen comrades, including Erwin, Hange, and his former squad.
• A senior officer asked Pyxis how to respond to the Tybur Family’s inquiry about Lara Tybur, and Pyxis ordered him to deny knowing about her without killing her.
• Pyxis encountered Levi in the corridor and said Erwin would soon return as Deputy Prime Minister.

While Eren remained confined in the Parliament Building, he told Mikasa they would rescue Yago, who had used himself as bait. Explosions then rocked the building, Eren went missing, and the chapter ended as an injured Prime Minister Pyxis was carried toward the gates.

• Mikasa worried about Eren’s confinement, but he reassured her and asked about Armin and Mina.
• Eren told Mikasa that Yago was an arrogant fool who had sacrificed himself as bait, then said they would go save him.
• Jean argued with Sasha in a car outside the Parliament Building while Connie tried to keep them focused on watching the building.
• Explosions erupted in the courtyard and inside the Parliament Building, prompting soldiers to seal off the area and search for survivors.
• An officer learned that Commander Levi had arranged for equipment and gunpowder to be moved, and that Annie had accompanied him.
• Soldiers announced that Eren Jaeger was missing as people demanded to leave, and others carried an injured Prime Minister Pyxis toward the gates.

Levi and his allies smuggled Eren out of the Capital as Paradis imposed martial law and blockaded its port. At the port, Rico allowed Armin’s car through despite orders to stop it, leaving Eren’s escape possible.

• Soldiers disguised as stretcher-bearers brought the wounded-looking Pyxis to Parliament, where the guards’ response let crowds surge out and Eren was secretly taken away in a car.
• Pyxis revealed that his injuries were fake and thanked Petra, Oluo, Eld, and Juda for helping Levi rescue Eren.
• Parliament’s senior officials learned Eren had been taken and ordered the Capital sealed, martial law imposed, and the port blockaded.
• Levi’s car carrying Eren reached the locked-down port, where Armin claimed he had orders to welcome the Marley Delegation and Commander Erwin.
• Rico inspected Armin’s car, then allowed it through, and afterward her deputy suspected she had deliberately helped it pass.

Eren, Mikasa, Annie, and their companions gathered at the harbor to sail on a mission to rescue Yago. As their destroyer departed, the friends left behind pledged their support and hoped the mission would succeed.

• Jean and Armin discussed how Rico had let Eren escape, while Eren wondered why she had helped him.
• Eren arrived at the harbor, where Mikasa embraced him and the others gathered beside a destroyer.
• Levi and Pyxis brought Historia, Ymir, and Annie down from the ship, and Coris urged everyone to hurry before Commander Selina's delay ended.
• The friends thanked one another for helping free Eren, urged Annie to bring Yago back, and promised support for the rescue mission.
• Jean promised Reiner they would remain friends if he saved Yago, while Sasha, Historia, Ivanor, and Aili encouraged the departing group.
• The destroyer sailed from the harbor as Levi and the others raised their fists in salute and Pyxis wished the mission success.

Coris defied Paradis orders to carry Eren aboard the New Future through the naval blockade, while Randy Vald let the ship pass to avoid conflict. The New Future reached the other shore, where Selina prepared to help Annie bring Yago back.

• Coris ordered the New Future to break through two Paradis frigates and refused the fleet’s demand to stop for inspection.
• Randy Vald lifted the blockade after learning the Eldia Revival Army’s fleet was approaching, allowing the New Future to pass unharmed.
• Annie silently thanked Randy for protecting the ship and its passengers.
• Eren reflected on the split between the Paradis Defense Force and the Eldia Revival Army as the New Future approached the other shore.
• Selina welcomed Annie, explained that Yago’s departure had left her burdened with the Restoration Army’s responsibilities, and arranged help for Annie to infiltrate and bring him back.

Annie’s rescue team prepared to reach Scarlet Base and save Yago without exposing Paradia’s involvement or reigniting war. The colonel and his troops disguised themselves as Middle Eastern resistance fighters, drew enemy attention, and sent the agreed signal, prompting Annie to begin the rescue.

• The colonel warned Annie and the rescue team that an exposed operation could spark another World War, but affirmed their resolve to save Yago.
• The colonel’s two hundred soldiers donned Middle Eastern Army uniforms and burned their Eldian insignia and uniforms to conceal their identities.
• The colonel declared his unit would pose as Middle Eastern resistance fighters, attack the Marleyan and Far East garrisons, and cover Annie’s approach to Scarlet Base.
• The colonel gave Annie a map and led his soldiers into the darkness, telling her to wait for their signal.
• An explosion at the Marleyan ammunition depot sent a flare into the sky, and Annie set out to rescue Yago.

Annie and her companions reached the ruined Scarlet Base and found a hidden escape passage that could lead them to Yago. As they entered, Eren prepared to carry out a plan with his other self to deceive Hallucigenia and help save Yago.

• Annie and the others found that collapsed rock blocked the Scarlet Base's main entrance and that Thunder Spears could not clear it.
• Ivanor discovered a concealed emergency escape door, and Mikasa blasted it open with a Thunder Spear.
• Reiner and Porco forced open the damaged door, and Annie led the group into the dark passage to rescue Yago.
• Eren recalled meeting another version of himself in Paths, who warned him about the risks of saving Yago and asked to merge their souls to deceive Hallucigenia.
• Eren squeezed Mikasa's hand and resolved to help Yago remain free, whatever happened.

Annie’s group escaped the winding passage with Bazel’s help and reached the ruined Scarlet Base. There, Annie saw a towering crystal Pyramid of Hardening and recognized it as Yago.

• Ivanor lost track of the route, and Bazel offered to guide the group; Ivanor vouched for him, so Annie agreed to follow.
• Bazel found a hidden chain behind a dead-end wall, broke through the concrete, and asked the others to help pull it.
• Annie, Eren, Mikasa, Aili, Reiner, Porco, Pieck, Ivanor, and the others emerged into the brightly lit ruins of the Scarlet Base.
• Annie spotted a vast azure Pyramid of Titan Hardening and whispered Yago’s name.

Annie, Eren, Mikasa, and the others reached the hardened pyramid and joined Eren in breaking its seal. Annie encountered Yago in Paths, but a monstrous creature appeared before the group was pulled back as the pyramid began to collapse.

• Annie, Eren, and Mikasa carried Ivanor, Bazel, and Aili while Reiner carried Pieck and Porco toward the pyramid, then the group continued on foot across the dangerous hardened crystal.
• Ivanor bandaged Bazel's mangled fist before going to cuddle Aili, leaving Bazel disappointed.
• Eren joined fists with an unseen version of himself, then touched the pyramid and urged everyone else to place their hands on it.
• Annie touched the pyramid and saw Yago in Paths, where a monstrous creature emerged from the blue mirror and a mote of golden light entered her body.
• The group returned from Paths as cracks spread across the pyramid, and Reiner rushed to shield them while golden lightning erupted from his body.

Yago, possessed by Hallucigenia, emerged as a colossal fate titan while past generations of intelligent Titans poured from the shattered Hardening. Eren and the other Titan Warriors transformed to fight their way to Yago and bring him back.

• Reiner's Armored Titan shielded the group from the Pyramid's falling Hardening, and Pieck sensed that Titan Power had returned.
• The shattered Pyramid revealed Yago's monstrous fate titan, and Eren warned the others that Yago would try to kill them.
• Yago's roar shook Scarlet Base and released hordes of intelligent Titans from past generations, including the Red Fire Titans.
• Porco, Pieck, Aili, Bazel, Annie, and Eren transformed into Titans as they prepared to face the approaching enemies.
• The Fortress Titan and Paladin Titan fused, and the modern Titan Warriors formed a battle line against the Titans emerging from the Hardening.

The rescue squad’s Titan Warriors began their assault on the generations of Intelligent Titans inside the Scarlet Base. The battle left the Fusion Titan surrounded while the other Warriors fought through the Armored Titans.

• The Fusion Titan led the rescue squad forward and crushed the first wave of Jaw Titans beneath its hooves.
• The War Hammer Titans fired a barrage of Hardening arrows, and Reiner shielded the Cart Titan and Flying Claw Titan while the Sea-Swimming Titan froze arrows aimed at Eren and Annie.
• The Fusion Titan impaled the rock-like Armored Titan but failed to break through the formation, and nearly a hundred Armored Titans charged toward the other Warriors.
• More than a hundred Intelligent Titans surrounded the Fusion Titan as it tried to turn back toward the remaining Armored Titans.
• The Flying Claw Titan, Cart Titan, Attack Titan, Female Titan, and Reiner fought the Armored Titans with claws, joint attacks, hand-to-hand skill, and Reiner’s shield.