Chapter 439: Nine Titans Unite Plan!
The deep blue Night Curtain was dotted with stars. Here lay the most breathtaking Starry Sky and Milky Way, with silvery Sand forming snowdrift-like Sand Layers and Sand Dunes on the ground.
It was so vast, beautiful, and tranquil here.
In the distance.
A dazzling, white Pillar of Light, formed by converging bands of light and resembling a World Tree, stood on the 'snowy ground', pointing directly towards the deep, brilliant Cosmic Star Sea.
If you looked up at the High Altitude, you could occasionally see a meteor shower streaking past.
This was the boundary between the Soul Realm and the Material Realm, the Interlayer Space between the two. Even the River of Time seemed to be stagnant in this space.
At this moment.
A young man and a Girl stood facing each other on the snow-white Sand.
The Girl had tea-colored hair and wore a pure white headscarf resembling a headband. She was dressed in a white-based, short-sleeved cotton and linen outfit covered in dust and stains.
Her skin was fair, but she was so thin it seemed like she had suffered from long-term Nutrition deficiency. Her large eyes revealed clear displeasure, confusion, and stubbornness.
"Eren, you were too impatient. Originally, even if we hadn't sealed that 'Star Gate', the World Government on the other side wouldn't have dared to send people in easily again. We could have delayed for much longer!"
"I know, Ymir."
The young man, dressed in black shoes, black pants, a White Shirt, and a black jacket, with black hair and black eyes, gazed at the Girl's face with his calm Gaze.
"But you also know that sooner or later they would expand the Star Gate and send in a large Army. And now, we can strike into their World. Since defeat is inevitable sooner or later, why not bring the War to their World? Consider it the last bit of anger unleashed before our World is subjected to Slavery."
This young man was Eren Yeager, who was already twenty-two years old this year.
Seven years ago, in early Paradis Island Year 850, which was not long after he and Mikasa graduated from the Training Corps, he first saw a vision of the Doomsday of the 'Future' in a dream on a pitch-black night.
Golden Beams spread across the sky. When they hit the ground, they would expand into huge crimson Fireballs, followed closely by mountain-sized Magma Masses falling from the sky, eventually turning into Lava Waves that swallowed the Human, Giant, and Cannon on the ground.
Blue-Scaled Dragons flying in the Dark Clouds, their mouths spewing Pillars of Fire that split prosperous Cities in two. Hundreds of meters tall Black Giants swept through the Airship Battalions in the sky.
Although, at that time, he had no idea what an Airship was...
Finally, he saw places he was familiar with overrun by large numbers of Gun-wielding Soldiers wearing Black Uniforms. People he was familiar with, including his Partners Mikasa and Armin, and the Citizens, were captured in groups.
They seemed to be mining?
Originally, he just thought this was merely a somewhat fantastical nightmare.
But the first time he transformed into the 'Attack Titan', he was pulled into this space called the 'Paths', and he first learned of the existence of the Founder Ymir.
At that time.
Ymir told him 'everything'. She told him the Truth that Otherworld Armies would invade this World seven years later, and told him that he had to find a way to deal with it within these seven years.
But what could he, at fifteen years old, do?
Unexpectedly, his 'Future' self kept providing him with various Screen Feeds and information from the 'Future'. In a very short Time, he saw his entire Original Copy of 'life'.
Just like that, he knew what he had to do!
First.
Gather the Strength of the Nine Titan Shifters into one body, becoming the strongest ultimate Giant in history.
Second.
He must unite all the Strength that could be united, not just Paradis Island, but also those detestable, disgusting Marleyans, and even Countries from the Whole World.
Thus, with the help of his 'Future' self and the Founder Ymir, he proceeded cautiously and steadily, slowly growing along the 'Original Copy of Fate' while secretly devising his Operation Plan.
In this process, he successively devoured the Successor of the 'Female Titan', Annie Leonhart, who was an Undercover Agent Inland, the Successor of the 'Armored Titan', Reiner Braun, and the Successor of the 'Jaw Titan', Ymir.
However, during the 'Battle to Retake Wall Maria', Fate played a cruel joke on him.
Although the Successor of the 'Colossal Titan', Bertholdt Hoover, was successfully defeated, Armin suffered severe Injuries due to High Temperature Steam and was critically ill.
Just as Captain Levi wanted to use the only 'Spinal Fluid Injector' to turn Armin into a Pure Titan, and then have him eat Bertholdt Hoover...
...to gain the Strength of the 'Colossal Titan' and recover from his Injuries.
He, at that time, had to painfully intervene and stop it.
Without a word, he took the first step and swallowed Bertholdt Hoover under everyone's angry gaze.
Because if Armin became the 'Colossal Titan'...
...then if he wanted to gather the Strength of the Nine Giants, he would have to eat Armin himself!
Rather than that...
...it was better to let Armin leave this Living Hell, which was destined to be subjected to Slavery, as a Human.
Immediately after.
He told his trusted Partners like Mikasa and Captain Levi about the Matters that were about to happen in the 'Future'.
At first, they naturally found it hard to believe.
But fortunately, the 'Founder Titan''s Ability was quite convenient.
He transmitted the 'Screen Feeds' into the minds of other Partners with Eldian Bloodline, and then had them describe it to Mikasa and Captain Levi.
From then on, their small group had a unified Target.
After all, no one wanted to be subjected to Slavery, especially by people from another World.
Two years later.
That is, in Paradis Island Year 852, they launched the Rebellion Operation against the central Inland area ahead of schedule.
Under the Strength of the 'Six Titans United', the entire process occurred without Accident, and they successfully placed Krista Lenz, whose real name was Historia Reiss, on the throne as the Queen of the New Eldian Empire.
Because she was the only remaining direct Descendant of King Fritz, the so-called 'Royalty' of the Eldians!
Subsequently.
They began to actively contact the former allies of the Eldians, the Hizuru Kingdom located in the Oriental Island Nation, which was the Hometown and motherland of Mikasa, Captain Levi, and others from the Ackerman Clan.
One year later.
That is, in Paradis Island Year 853, Eren came alone to Marley across the Island, secretly contacting the true controller of this Country, the current head of the Tybur Family, Willy!
To be honest, this was another very difficult choice for him.
Because the suffering on Paradis Island over the past few centuries could arguably be attributed entirely to Marley constantly sending Pure Titans Inland, and the Tybur Family was the main culprit who made them live in Hell!
But Eren had no choice. If he wanted to unite the Strength of the entire World, he had to leverage Marley's unparalleled international influence.
So, first, he had to persuade Willy Tybur and make him believe everything that would happen in the 'Future'.
Fortunately, the Tybur Family were also Eldians and could receive the Memory Screen Feeds transmitted by the Founder Titan. Of course, this was also the sad part.
Who would have thought that the ones who made the Eldians Inland struggle in a sea of blood for hundreds of years were actually the Eldians outside the Island!
Even more fortunately.
This head of the Tybur Family, Willy, was quite rational, calm, and could even be described as having Wisdom. He had a great Overall Situation perspective. After believing Eren, he immediately began to take Action.
First, disregarding much domestic criticism, he recognized the legitimacy of the New Eldian Empire. Then, he invited the Higher-ups from hundreds of Strong and wealthy Countries around the World, including the Middle East United Nations, and publicly revealed the 'Future information'.
Then, using the reputation the Tybur Family had accumulated over centuries, his personal charisma, and Marley's powerful influence, he promoted the establishment of the 'World Alliance Army'.
But just at this moment, Eren proposed the 'Nine Titans Unite Plan' that he had been planning for a long Time.
However, to complete this Plan, he had to eat the remaining three Titan Successors as well.
Namely, Pieck of the 'Cart Titan', Zeke Yeager of the 'Beast Titan', and Willy Tybur's sister, Lara Tybur of the 'War Hammer Titan'.
(End of this chapter)