Moving Chess Pieces.

»Oɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇss ɢᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴀs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ.« ________ Erwιɴ Sмιтн - тнe 13тн coммαɴder oғ тнe Sυrvey Corpѕ written by Mia.

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My static raidgroup finally killed the second boss of Savage Alexander of FF14 - and now I’m...exhausted. LMAO. Anyway, we take a break now since not even the world first groups can clear the third boss at this point.  Which means: no raid tomorrow, time to rp! uvu (And answer my asks and do plotting and sakjfhask) Sorry for being such a slow penguin OTL -flops-

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(•⊙ω⊙•) (sweats nervously)

Meme: Send me a (•⊙ω⊙•) if you want to interact with me but have no idea how to start.

[ ;mun speakingAw, don’t be nervous uvu. You can reach me anytime via ask, throw a starter into my face or ask me to write a starter for you, that’s okay!I’m always glad when people want to interact with me despite me being such a slow penguin lmaoooo. And weird. ]

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[ ;mun speaking I’m here, I’m here! ~ Okay, more or less OTL. Unfortunately I’m still in pain - so I’ll take it slowly. Sorry about that. But I am not on hiatus anymore! In fact, I managed to write a few starters earlier! Yay. finally. Please slap me. However, I’ll continue to be a slow penguin for a while. Good night!]

The game that literally killed my fingers: FF14 Heavensward. On tuesday the real raid-patch got released - which means I’m raiding for several hours a day ever since then.  We’ve beaten the first boss and the second one will probably follow tomorrow (we’re close to a clear) - but yep. It’s exhausting since my fingers still hurt OTL. Since the world first groups i.e the absolute elite are still incapable of beating the third boss, I’d like to assume that my static will continue to raid that much for the next weeks. Ew. Stupid gear checks. I simply hope that my fingers will survive this nightmare OTL -weeps-.

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Send me a (•⊙ω⊙•) if you want to interact with me but have no idea how to start.

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                       Cᴀsᴜᴀʟᴛɪᴇs.                                       Bʟᴏᴏᴅ.                                            Cᴀsᴜᴀʟᴛɪᴇs.                                                       Fᴀʟʟᴇɴ sᴏᴜʟs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ﹐ ɴᴏ ғᴀᴄᴇ.

      The last expedition had been destructive – more than he could have imagined.       Once again those grinning shadows arose to destroy the beautiful fields, soaked        in red – a place that was the last refuge of human’s hope.       Yet this picture of solace, the shining few of a new era without invisible chains,        always shattered within a few hours, changing into a living nightmare of death        and destruction.       Truth to be spoken, Erwin did not fear this area of the reaper who always welcomed        him with the Survey Corps, but he also did not forget about those he lost.       Their faces might fade away into oblivion over time, but their names remained        in one of the countless documents he had to keep for safety.        Even with this haunting conscience the man would not stop to persuade their final        goal – even if he ultimately betrayed those who trusted him.       The price he would have to pay in the end - at the end of his string of fate, of life –        would be high enough to make up for this sin.

      After passing the first city with their carriages of the wounded, and also of the few       fallen they could collect, the air seemed to be cleaner, purer despite still being inside        the Walls.       It was always like that.       Because to the citizens they were nothing more but a farce, a disgrace to their kin.                                                             --- Heartless, dead.       Just like those they had lost in the vastness of the world outside.

      Levi was riding next to him, like he mostly did whenever they had to pass a gate and       endure the deadly glares of those who could not understand.       As Erwin started to speak his voice was low and neutral – fitting for a commander even       though what he had to say was only meant to be heard by the raven-haired.

            — »You should take care of the soldiers once we have arrived in the next town.                     Their moral is battered.                     Give them the time to grieve for the fallen. «

      This was something Erwin could not do on his own – actually he would never be able        to do that after speaking their death sentence on his own.

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                             — »Good afternoon, Mike.«

       Erwin spoke commonly – it was the same type of voice he had when signing a        condolence letters or some essential documents.        His voice barely changed to the circumstances; most likely since he could not afford        anything else.       Blood was always invisibly dripping down his slender fingers, painting a picture of red       behind his traces.       The shadows mocked him. Shouting at him for all the mistakes, the sins he had done.                                -- Nᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ. Nᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ ɪᴛ.

                                                          N o n e   b u t   h i m .

      So what he said was nothing but a gentle lie – but a rather honest one.       The blonde man did not wish to deceive his old friend, one of the very few within the       Survey Corps who could guess what was in his mind, but even with this deep       friendship they still shared as human beings, he could not stop being a commander.       Naturally when he passed one of his soldiers, even one of his few friends, he had to keep       up this firm façade of responsibility. And he had learned this so well by now.       Even with so many things going on inside his head – regret he did not wish to feel,       responsibility, burden and also hope – he could not share it.

      Azure eyes simply fell on his tall friend as they almost passed by now, holding a few       documents in his hands.       It was not his work who kept him in hurry, but his mumbling conscience, far away       in his mind.

                      Aɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ﹐ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ.

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       Sometimes the rotten thoughts Erwin secretly tried to hide away, somewhere deep        inside his head unseen by anyone, silently passed his mind for only a brief second –        it made him to feel like an actual human being again; someone who was capable of        feeling emotions.       Even fear, a state of mind he tried to avoid with all cost for such a long time already       that he had almost forgotten them, because such things were simply interfering with       his duties and goals.                                                       - A  b u r d e n   h e   d i d   n o t   w i s h   t o   p o s s e s s .       That the world they lived in was nothing more but a mere illusion was the only       logical explanation to the current circumstances; and even further the knowledge       of mankind’s betrayal was simply another reason why this fragile image crumbled       away like dried sand.       Of course this had been his final goal, with the limited amount of time he still had left,       yet the truth was simply another grinning game of fate itself - cruel and merciless.       How ironic that mankind could no longer ignore the fact that there was a high possibility       that all titans were originally humans.       What a pathetic thought considering how he couldn’t  care less about this matter       when he completely forgot about his vulnerability deep inside. But this wasn’t the       full truth.

                                       A ᴡᴀʀᴍᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴀɴʏ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛs.                            Tʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜʏ ʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴇᴍᴏsᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ.

            — »It has begun. Our world is changing.«

      Soft spoken voice, yet with a hidden melancholy in it.

                                                              Cʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ…Cʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ…                                                                    Iᴛ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ.

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Casual reminder to all my partners;

                                    I am not fast.

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the fuck are nice graphics lmao

squeaks loudly. I’ve had Armin about 5 weeks now (yes I’m counting I’m a nerd) and I never could have imagined that he would get so much love and attention! You have all made entering this fandom so easy and I just love every single person who had take the time to follow me, to send me asks, to write with me, and just talk to me in general.

I’ve never actually had to make one of these before because I’ve never cracked 100 followers anywhere. I’m still starstruck. This blog means a lot to me and I’ve made quite a few friends since joining. Thank you all so so much for sticking around thus far! (and dealing with me on a daily basis)

The Baes

mikasamor

JAZZY <3 god I cannot believe that you decided to follow such a dork like me. you have been so sweet and kind to me since you followed. I still am having trouble believing you chose me as your Armin with all the great ones floating around. your Mikasa is my favorite and her and Armin’s friendship means so much to me.

humanwrath

I love your blog so freaking much. seriously. Rogue has taken Titan!Eren to a whole new level and has made me fall in love all over again. I am so happy you made your blog and that you decided to write with me because I have such intense pleasure writing our threads. not to mention you are super sweet and have done nothing but be nice to me since we started talking. there is no one else I trust more with writing Titan!Eren with me.

laceraalas

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. there are not enough words on the planet to describe my feelings about Hannah. she’s taken Gunter and made him into such a tangible person that it pains me when I read her replies to anyone. she’s such a sweetheart and has been dealing with me for ages now from both the FMA fandom to here. I’m so grateful that she pushed me into making this blog because I have had more fun in the last few months than I think I ever have. thank you so so so much for being my friend and helping me get here.

theeldo

screams loudly. Emma is so great. Eld is one of my favorite characters ever and I have had so much fun reading her replies and writing with her. creating brotps that will end in tragedy has been so incredibly fun and I can’t wait to write more tbh. plus she listens to me scream about my otp after I listen to her scream about hers. it’s a pretty great friendship.

bossard

I love Cello so muh-uh-uch! she is the one that made me fall in love with Auruo Bossard and I thank the heavens every day she did. He is such a great character and her writing on him is just A+. and she’s got me shipping petruo now. who would have thought?

fortitudxinxus

Jean is the bae and god does this blog bring it. By far one of my favorite Jean’s and I am beyond ecstatic that she writes with me. I just love our threads and how sweet the mun is. I am so looking forward to more writing in the future.

magnolialis

By far my favorite Isabel blog that I have come across. I am so in love with it that I just stare in awe when the mun even mentions writing with me. I am just floored with the way they portray Isabel and their writing in general. definitely looking forward to talking and writing with her.

strongandsiilent / catafractatus

Charlie is so great oh my god. I love him to bits and pieces. One of the first people I started to talk to in this fandom and one of the best friendships I have gotten out of joining it. Beyond wonderful at writing and characterizing his characters as well as one of the sweetest people ever. my precious nerd tbh.

fortismiles

one of my all time favorite Levi’s. they are so sweet and they write him so unbelievably well that I just want to scream loudly whenever I write with them. plus they have become a friend of mine more-so over skype than anything else. I always look forward to talking to them because they never cease to put a smile on my face.

Blogs I Stalk

| aizeos | bladewielding / kindnesskept | braunsofsteel | charismatic-commander | deductorx | halfdeadcadet | iphigeneiia | kerothi | nerdschoolgenius | petraism | praelic | praesidi | tzavah | venatorx | vitriius | warscarred | worexr / xraeus |

Other Blogs I Like

| ari-rivaille-ackerman | huntersoath | leistvng | regiusdea | renegadx | silent-on-the-hunt / blutkristall | thesquadleaderzoe |

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Guys, we’ve reached 1.7k. 

And we’re just climbing the charts as we go. Wow, I really can’t believe it, guys. We’re reaching closer and closer to 2k every single day. It’s honestly astonishing how far Ari has come in under a year of having this blog. Yeah, I’ve only had her just under a year, and this is the following she’s developed. 

Words cannot describe how grateful I am for everyone’s support and help with getting Ari to this level. Like, wow, I’m dumbfounded on what to say to you guys! 

In all honesty, all I can say is thank you. For absolutely everything. 

You guys have done so much for me, stuff that I can’t pay back to you because I don’t have the means to do so right now, but I promise once I do – I will find a way to give back to all of you. 

But, for now, I will continue to do my follow forever’s and shoutouts and promotions and whatever else is possible. 

**Note: If you are not listed on this follow forever, chances are my brain collapsed like it usually does and I just simply forgot. This will probably be changed 3993830983098 times because of that LMAO but just know that I love each and every single one of u bbycakes 

People that I’m extremely close to and are my absolute dolls: 

levente-captain-levi: My Cuban Cutie. Everyone should go to your blog and thank you tbh, because you’re the main reason why Ari is here. You convinced me to make her blog and roleplay as her, and honestly, in the beginning I was way too shy to do it. But because you convinced me, I did, and I’ve never been happier. You have been so supportive over Ari and I and you’ve always been there for me no matter what, and you’re an absolute doll in general. I love talking to you, and I love your writing, and your Levi is perfection no matter how many times you deny it. You mean everything to me bby and I really do hope you know how important you are bc you are very important to everyone here okay we love you and your Levi. And if you leave I will hunt you down bc you don’t have permission to do that. 

gerardwayismyaesthetic: I know I should probably tag ur roleplay blog but imma be hip and coral and tag ur main because I roll like that. Fuck man, you’re definitely one of my bestest friends I’ve made on his website. Not a day goes by without you and I talking and we have the absolutely most hilarious and random conversations ever tbh. You’re one of the few people I really love talking to, and that hasn’t stabbed me in the back somehow or forgotten about me, or used me for anything. You’re so adorably kind and nice and you’re just a wonderful person to talk to, and I appreciate the fact that you actually deal with my dumbfuckness bc no one else does tbh LMAO. But seriously, you mean a lot to me and I will protect u ok I will protect u with my hair. Ilysm and I hope u know that xx also I’ll get u to touch my special hole B) 

missdeliss: FUCK MAN, I fucking love you ok. You’re another one of my favorite people on this website that I’ve had the honor of meeting. You’re so sweet and understanding and such a great listener tbh. I love all of our conversations, and whether you believe it or not you’re very wise beyond your years. Your portrayal of Hitch is so convincing that I’m unsure why your name isn’t listed under the writer for her canon character tbh. Everything about her is perfect – from the characterization down to the portrayal, just 100% perfection. Also, you as a person are just amazing. You’re so down to Earth and chill and ready to learn a bunch of new things and it’s amazing to watch. Ur my 5ever dolce and I adore u with all my heart. 

my-neighbour-korra: My wife B))) my life B))) fuck do you even know how much I love you? First off, you’re adorably precious ok like seriously your precious level is off the charts. You’re one of the few people that can actually make me feel good about myself, and you’re honestly someone I hold near and dear to my heart. All of our conversations make me smile, and I’m so lucky to have a friend like you. Seriously, you’re my 5ever bae and my waifu and no one will ever take that place. Amazingly beautiful Tara <333 

chainedintimacy: [ . almost tags u as italian boobie by accident . ] Bro. Broooo ur my fucking Italian twin ok. I absolutely adore everything about you. When you did roleplay as Armin, we made so may fond memories that I’m glad to keep with you, and it was the most adorable interaction ever. And even though you stopped, I still love you because we talk ooc a lot. We have a ton in common, and you’re seriously my favorite Italian boobie ok #1 for plumpness. I keep rambling but still iLYSM. 

thegreatbritannia: Do I even have to write another one of these things like legit everyone knows I love you I mean seriously but fuck imma write a short one ok ilysm and I look up to you more than anyone because you’re so great and such a talented writer and just holy fuck I love you and your characterization is perf and I’m just gonna smooch ur face and yeah. x x x x

yougotmyknifebloody: ok honestly ur another one that everyone knows I love to bits and pieces but I feel like I need to remind u ok. I know we barely talk anymore and it’s not like it used to be but still I love you with all my heart and you mean a lot to me and you’re such a sweetie pie and u r my mommy 5ever okay and if u need reassurance on how much i love u here imma link. x x x

faithfulxforeverx: YOU KNOW I JUST FUCKING LOVE YOU TO BITS RIGHT LIKE YOU’RE FUCKING AMAZING AND YOU’RE MY SWEETIE PIE AND YOU’RE THE BEST BIG SISTER EVER OKAY I LOVE YOU AND I KNOW WE’VE HAD SOME ROUGH TIMES BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH IT AND IM SORRY IF I WAS EVER A BITCH TO YOU AND YOU JUST MEAN THE WORLD TO ME OK IM GOING TO CRY BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU YOU’VE DONE SO MUCH FOR ME AND YOU WRITE BOTH LUDWIG AND MIKASA PERFECTLY AND I JUST ADORE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU AND IM STILL CRYING LOOK AT ME IM A WRECK YOU’RE AN AMAZING PERSON AND I DON’T DESERVE U KTHXBAI 

People that are really kind and deserve some recognition for their kindness bc I love them to bits: 

kare-no-hogo

scoutingheichou

asophiora

karniivore

ghostcoordinate

thearmoredhomo

magnolialis

shrineof-theunderground

unxtedstxtes

imaginationhero

karismatickitty

jeanintheskywithdiamonds

thesquadleaderzoe

axioms-sassiest

frxcklxdsatan

fortismiles

marco-on-wheels { THE ABSOLUTE BAE } 

halfdeadcadet

sour-shorty

erenrpjaeger

vakashick

ardheis

lance-corporalackerman

askharukakujo

pxgnantis

consiglierre

astrxae

ellia-ithil

paraxenox

seastormarmin

People that I seriously stalk from afar because of how amazing they are ;w; and deserve recognition!: 

the-gayest-reiner || bertholehooter || titan-queen || socalledwingsoffreedom || wayward-bird || uisdeann-udolf || ask-titankiller-eren || the-hunter-eren || cinnamonral || amicavenia || chainreprobate || erens-jaeger-bombs || l-e-v-i-ackerman || sarcasm-is-my-form-of-attack || petobb || xdrenaline || braus-and-arrows || bowhuntressbraus || canisbelli || sarcasm-is-my-form-of-attack || hot-tempered-demoness || panglimakeji || vene-tus || viirtutem || viiiivre || virtusferocia || trancyhive-dreams || ask-sassmaster-levi || phantomhiveraven || phantomhiveheir || stone-fox-of-storms || hisonlycandlelight || praesidi || praelic || abenteueriisms || obsessedwithsnk || armiinty || galactic-blond-nerd || bloodofawarrior || ego-sum-vix || bertholdtwhorever || askmeaboutmyshittyglasses || petiteaile || warscarred ( i cri bc of their perfect levi ) || hanij-zoe || babybell3 || titanxbrat || the-clockwork-wings || bertl-the-warrior || the-princely-french-boy || prince-of-the-cakes || driftingfxte || tacticianx || nxviigate || the-bark-is-worse || assassinlv || renegadx || brighteyederen || a-temperamental-pawn || w0lferen || femaletitxn || humanitys-shortest-sassmaster || humanitysgreatest || thewingsofhumanity || tonarinokiku || aizeos || anentirebrigade || anniescrystalnecklace || sotshin || hanjis-laboratory || brxun || silent-on-the-hunt || ofclippedwings || thedamnedqueen || sobakkasu || ask-titan-boy || aisling07 || ragingtitan || ask-femalearmin || mercilessbeautifulworld || gradient-ravens || coeur-honnete || lazarusxrising || deductorx || bxzado || talk-to-mikasa || hope-titan || delxnquence

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[ (Really) Short Semi-Hiatus ]

[ You can read more under cut - I’m working on drafts/starters and post them as soon as I have everything ready after this short-hiatus. Edit: Coming back this tuesday or wednesday! uvu My fingers hurt like hell again, but I’ll try to do at least a few starters tomorrow. I honestly don’t want to take this hiatus any longer than necessary. I will be slow so that at least my wrist will be fine, but I’ll be there.]

So, as you all know my hand/wrist/fingers (yes, literally just anything including my arm) are in great pain thanks to massive gaming a few weeks ago. It simply hurts to type anything, no matter what.  The only solution to this problem is to refrain from using my arm too much. I hope it’ll be better in a few days; but yeah. Can’t promise that.  At least I’ll try to recover within the next days.  I am not happy about it; but there is literally nothing I can do. I’d prefer to reply to anyone as soon as possible, but I simply can’t right now. It hurts. Even if I managed to reply to anyone my pain will continue and make it difficult to enjoy writing. I’m so sorry. But I really need this break :/ ”Know, that I loved you” -copies Emmeryn from Fire Emblem:Awakening- I’ll come back once my pain eased.  - Mia

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C.S.I Erwin by Twoframe / ツーフレーム

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Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar  (via yourjusticelawliet)

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Art Credit: 【49話ネタバレ注意】空の人【腐向け by hitomi

What is the TRUE worth of H U M A N I T Y

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                                            Tʜᴇ 104ᴛʜ ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴇs.

        It was no coincidence that half of them joined the Survey Corps in the same         year as the military found out of the titan shifter’s abilities -         that was something Erwin was certain of.         No, he had seen their determination even before some of their friends betrayed         them, trying to challenge mankind’s will to struggle once more.         As commander he noticed those seemingly unimportant things; but by now it was         an unshaken fact that – especially after the massive casualties they had to suffer –         those young soldiers had become the true hope of mankind.         Who was he to entrust the future of this world to children?         No, this was not quite true.         They have all matured in this short time, learning from their weaknesses and have         become the soldiers they needed to be.         Even now, at the brink of time, when the blonde man was not certain of his own life –         his own future – or that of this fragile world, he would still grasp this feeling deep within,         ultimately seeing the ray of hope.         His interest for their fate couldn’t be any greater, even if his own string of fate         wasn’t allowing him to see the result they might make possible with their actions.

                                                                                 T h e y   h a v e   g r o w n   u p .                                                  A n d   i t   w a s   j u s t   i n   t i m e …

        The current circumstances made Erwin believe that he probably had not much time         left to guide his soldiers – especially since his decision to give up the title as the         13th commander of the Survey Corps was already settled.

                                   Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪғᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ ﹣                                                    ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ sᴛɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs.                      Bᴜᴛ ғᴏʀᴇᴍᴏsᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴏsᴛ ʜɪs ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ.

       — »Kirstein.               You’ve followed my orders splendidly till now.               If I am allowed, may I ask you a personal question then?               Not as commander, but as fellow soldier,               I’d like to ask you if you regret your decision to join the Survey Corps?               You don’t have to be concerned about your answer.«

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        A silent observer barely interacted with those he watched – no,  they rather waited         for the right time, for the right place.         This was exactly how Erwin felt whenever he ordered someone else to take         care of Eren although he was the one who had taken the responsibility for the young         man.         It was his final task – his currently only true function,  to keep an eye on him and letting         the seed of hope hatch inside the people’s hearts as long as it was possible to do so.         And this was no easy task, honestly spoken.         No one outside the Survey Corps trusted someone who could turn into a Titan – and         this fact was the only logical reaction of human beings who feared the unknown.

                                          Yᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴏғ ﹣                                           ɪᴛ    ᴡᴀs    ᴀ   ᴘᴀᴛʜ    ᴛᴏ    ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ   sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

                                                                       T o   h o p e .

        The possibilities of mankind were not entirely spent yet - and as long as they still         hold this trump card, this nightmare they lived in was only fragile and vulnerable.         It could be destroyed even after all this time full of never ending hatred…         So, ultimately, Erwin had to use Eren’s powers at all cost.         And that the young man learned to control this inhumane power was just another         obstacle on this long path to his final goal.         It was simply another move on this chess game no matter how cruel it was…

                                                        Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɴᴏ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛs.            Aғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴇʀᴇʟʏ sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀs﹐ ᴍᴀʀɪᴏɴᴇᴛᴛᴇs﹐  ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛs ﹣                             ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs ᴡʜᴏ sᴛɪʟʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.

       — »It seems to be exhausting, Eren.               I apologize that I – no, we - have to demand such a great deal of you.               If you don’t learn to control your powers as titan,               we might lose more than our lives.«

        Erwin’s voice sounded neutral – there was no sign of him being afraid of this         uncertainty.         His azure eyes glanced to the red, bloody marks on the young man’s hand –         knowing what Eren was trying to do under strict observation for several hours already.         Nevertheless he couldn’t feel sympathy nor pity – he simply couldn’t allow himself         to feel this way, ever.

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