Finally it's new chapter time! Sorry if the last one felt like it dragged on or didn't have much heart in it, it truthfully was the hardest for me to write out of all my stories aside from Web of Hearts. But I also know I ended it on a cliffhanger and didn't get to explain much, but I will in this chapter along with moving the story forward events wise but not too much just yet. The Warriors have earned the right to a little down time. So on continues the Eldia Arc! As usual, drop a review, tell me your thoughts on the chapter and the Manga too if you wish, I'll leave my responses to the later at the very end. I might be doing secondary Authors notes from now on. Let us begin!

I'm aware that this is nearly 6 to 7 months without a update, and I hope this really long chapter makes up for it. I had some issues which caused an absence on working for nearly all of my stories. I'll have a full explanation at the end of the chapter alomg with my thoughts on the current chapter of the manga.

Warning, there is some question content towards the end. There'll be hints of what it is as you go further on in Reiner's POV, so just be ready. I'll be putting a warning for where it begins and ends for those who want to skip it although I do recommend it. It is my first attempt at this sort of thing so forgive me if it's... odd.

At least Hange would be interested.

Lets begun, and please leave a review.

Eldia-One Day To The Next Day.

"I only knew a boy named Zeke." Torik Leonhardt said, just as confused as Annie and James were at the conflicting knowledge they were presenting each other.

What the hell is going on here?

James and Annie knew of Eren being the only son of Grisha Jaeger wirh his mother Carla. But Torik was telling them the Jaeger family left the village along with his own parents nearly 2 decades ago, a group comprising of Grisha, his wife Dina, and his son named Zeke. So either some names are getting confused or there's some stuff he just doesn't know about here, the same going for the other occupants in the dining room. James was starting to lean towards the later and decided to press on for whatever he could find out and try to understand.

"Why exactly did they choose to leave the village?" He asked and Torik shrugged his shoulders. "I know that they were both unhappy with the way our village decided to heed the warning of the wall king from so long ago, and they challenged the leaders back then about why we should sit by and wait for death to come anyways. They suggested that we should launch an attack on the Walls themselves, all or nothing." He said with a sigh and James found it both easy and hard to believe that his parents would make that sort of a decision.

Hard because of how they raised him to protect such people, ingraining it into his brain that he must fight for them even if they hate him. But he could also see them making that decision in his mind as well, because at heart they were kind but natural fighters. They never went out of their way to seek a fight like he did for a good portion of his life before his cadet days, but they would sure as hell fight if they had to. And they would always fight to win, no matter who it was or how many. They weren't idiotic, but they always tried if nothing else.

James swallowed and nodded his head before saying "I see, and I take it not many in the village were keen on the idea with a possible war on the table." Torik nodded and was thankful that the boy was smart and didn't need everything overexplained to him. "Oh there were some who agreed with their mindset, but they weren't as committed because of their families or didn't have the nerve to actually try it. They feared that if they didn't have enough support that they would cause the rest of our people to be killed off by the Wall Titans."

While James understood that way of thinking, be still found himself disappointed that his parents had to be one of the only people to do anything against the monarch of the walls. From the way he was raised and the warriors he knew, their people were somewhat proud ones who wouldn't stop until they completed their missions. Even Bertoldt with his anxious nature would still pull through if his friends or family needed him to, and James was no different. So it prompted the question once again, why. James looked Torik in the face and asked another question. "Why did no one do anything, even before the Beast Titan appeared. Why did my parents have to be the ones to do something. Why were they the only ones inside the walls?" He asked once again.

Torik just stared him in the eyes before saying something that caught James and Annie by surprise. "Because they weren't the only Shifters inside the walls. Just the only ones on Eldia's side."

Annie was the first to speak from the shock. "What? I thought only the Royal Family had at least 1 inheritor. You mean there's more, and no one told us when we left for the mission years ago?!" She damn near shouted at her own father, had they known this then they might've refused unless they took more Warriors with them. Yes they had little time battling the Haired giants to debate such things, but this was a major thing to just overlook. Reiner and Herself were the clear fighters of their group, Marcel was built more so for speed and retrieving the power while Bertoldt would provide defense. And that was all just for a single shifter. Multiple shifters could've spelt disaster for them had they actually managed to confront the founder inside the capital city.

Torik nodded with his face holding guilt, but he did defend himself. "We haven't been inside those walls since they were erected, and only one of three Messengers was sent back. We don't know how many could have been there, but for a definite there is the royal family and possibly a guardian family to them. Beyond that it's a mystery."

James could understand the man's reasoning, although had he been in Annie's situation years ago he would've rather known and tried to be prepared for that problem. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and tried to think of what to talk about next, this talking of his parents was now starting to annoy him because of just how ignorant about them he really was.

He knew so little about his own parents, and that fact was beginning to bother him the more time passed. He would continue this talk another time, but he did want to know one thing before this ended. "I'm going to get some air, but Torik there is something I wish to know. Are there... any other Draekons alive? Is there any more aside from ny mother and father?". James asked the older man as he stood up and saw him sigh tiredly. James began preparing himself for the worst, which was that he is the last of his family. After all, he's been here about 2 days now and no one came forward to see him as kin.

If he was the last, it would both be of no consequence and painful, because he had some miniscule sliver of hope that he could claim to be blood related to someone else. And if he wasn't... then he doesn't know how he would take that cold fact truthfully. If no one came to see him then that could mean they were sick and unable to meet him being bedridden. Or, he could be seen as undesirable since his nother and father did leave against the wishes of the village and might've been seen as an outcast whose status passed unto him. But if that were the case, James doubted that the people who cheered him on earlier in the Pit were not fond of him because of his parents.

"Your father was an only child, but Selene did have a younger sister. Her name was Seliah, and unfortunately I only know she went after the group to attack the walls barely a week after they suddenly left. Your grandparents on your mother's side both passed last year in the summer, peacefully and together. John's father passed when he was about your age, and his mother after he left with your mother and the Jaegers."

The man paused as he found himself recollecting those memories for the first time in over a decade. He shook his head tiredly and finished with "I'm sorry that I can't give you better news James." Torik apologized sincerely for not being able to give the boy better news, and felt his heart crumble a bit at the boy's reaction to the news.

James took in everything he heard with a strange sense of calm and eventually a slow, freezing sorrow. Despite knowing better, He had briefly gotten his hopes up hearing that he has an Aunt on his mother's side, but upon hearing she disappeared after his parents that hope died. And if only he learned about the village a year or so ago, he might've been able to meet his grandparents who he doesn't even have names for. But he was ignorant to them, he was late. And once again it seems like Fate has cursed him with being the last of his family. He only has those he found to care about now, his adopted family.

That would have to be enough.

"You don't have to apologize for anything, it's not your fault. But-" James pauses and his eyes seemed to change in both Annie's and Torik's views, from sorrow to a sort of burning hatred. Torik was briefly reminded of how Selene and John looked when they decided to set out for the walls that night, while Annie was reminded of something far more unpleasant. She was reminded of the 57th expedition when she and James had been caught by the Scouting legion, and she was also reminded about when she told James vaguely about Reiner and Bertoldt. This was also the same look she saw in Eren's eyes at the forest of giant trees and later just before he set titans on them. This was the look of pure vengeance, and she knew he would stop at nothing to carry it out.

"I am going to make those truly responsible pay. As soon as I'm finished making this place safe, I'm returning to the Walls." He declared before leaving the table and placing his bowl and spoon on the counter, and walking out the front door. He didn't do so violently, but he undoubtedly did it in response to his emotions regarding his newly learned family history. Torik went to protest and stop the boy from leaving but his own daugher stopped him before he could. "Annie?" He questions, surprised.

"Dad, Your not going to change his mind. I've tried before with certain things and trust me when I say this is something I wouldn't try. Nor would I want to, because I'm going back as well to settle things." Annie finished, her voice full of the same unmovable resolution that attracted Torik to her mother, Ymir rest her soul. Torik however began to feel a sense of fear and unease creep up on him once again as he processed her words. She will be leaving again.

'No, I can't, I forced her to leave already!' He thought with guilt even though she did volunteer for the mission. "Annie, please don't leave. You and the others just returned after 5 years, and I already regret having forced you to grow up and take on such responsibilities when you shouldn't have had to. I-".

"Dad, I chose to leave."

Annie stopped him by raising her voice a little, but not enough to be considered yelling. She took a deep breath and went on to ease her father's guilt. "You didn't force me into anything, you need to understand that. Yes, you trained me to fight since I was little, but I'm grateful for it. It's that same training that's kept me alive, and it's allowed me to protect people I care about, including James. And for that, I thank you again. I wanted to help our people, so I did what I had to. Just like James did, and still wishes to. Me, Reiner and Bertoldt all still have things we have to atone for, and it involves us going back to the walls."

"What do you mean by atone?" Her father asked slowly, although he had some inkling of what his daughter could have meant when she said that. It was now Annie's turn to be questioned, and from the way she shrunk and looked towards the floor with shame, she didn't want it but had to do it. Torik asked again in a gentler tone. "Atone for what?"

Annie didn't say anything for a good minute, but when she finally did his daughter stared him straight in his eyes with those icy blues of hers. But there was no fire, no anger or fury. Not even melancholy or tiredness from the sheer feeling of being home once again. There was only shame, guilt, and sorrow. Sorrow for something he did not know that must have happened when she met James or arrived at the walls.

"For helping kill hundreds of thousands, including James family."

*outside*

James was sitting outside on the porch, staring into the dark woods near the house. He could see and feel a small breeze blowing through the long grassy like leaves of the huge tree nearby. He could vaguely smell cooking food in the distance, more of that Thunder Lizard meat Torik told him about before. It was pretty quiet outside aside from the usual sounds of crickets and birds flapping about or calling to one another. So in other words, it was very nice to anyone who would be out at night.

So why wasn't he able to enjoy any of it?

It was a rhetorical question, because James knew exactly why he wasn't in a good mood. Or why he wasn't really feeling anything right now aside from a weird sensation of hollowness. Because he was the last of his family, anywhere in the world that he knew about. No parents, no sister, no aunts or uncles. No cousins or grandparents, no relatives whatsoever. He was completely alone in that regard. James didn't know many people close to him who also shared that sentiment.

Eren had his mother as well as his adopted sister in Mikasa, although from what he heard during their last encounter, that relationship might have changed into something else. Jean had his mother and his father, same with Bertoldt, who also had an older sister who was into him for some odd reason. Sasha only had her Pa left, although he never knew about her mother so he never asked. Reiner did still have his mother and his cousin Gabi, which means he might also have an aunt and uncle to fall back on. Annie has just her father, and from James has been able to piece together lost her mother shortly after she was born. About the only two who could really understand James were ironically two people who pissed James off the most of his... extended family, aside from Eren of course.

And those two were Mikasa and Armin.

Mikasa's story had been told to him by Eren and Armin shortly after their vicious sparring match all those years ago. James understood then why the girl was so protective of the boy she considered her only family, and he'd commended Eren on his way of thinking when that sad tragedy had happened. He pitied her, however that didn't mean James had to tolerate the way Mikasa acted. Since in his eyes though the girl had good intentions, her actions limited Eren's growth. What did help him out was his training with himself and Annie, and his closer brotherly relationship he'd once had with Reiner.

But then again that was something James couldn't exactly just go back to. How could you just act like nothing happened between you and those directly responsible for your family's deaths? The answer was simple: you didn't.

No, James hasn't acted the same way towards Reiner ever since be discovered his identity as the Armored Titan. There was no going back from that revelation, and certainly no way to avoid it when he saw his face. James tried racking his brain to remember his reaction and his facial expressions all those years as cadets, back when he would talk about utterly decimating the Armored and Colossal titans whenever they were brought up in conversations. How did they feel all those times, when they were sometimes only a few steps or even an arm's length away from someone who wanted to make them suffer and send them to hell? Did they feel only fear, or shame?

Well he knew that they felt guilt, Reiner's split personality was a testament to that. Then there was Bertoldt,'s act of even injuring himself if what Ymir said was the truth. Annie seemed to have coped with it the best, mainly because she had him to support herself emotionally even if she never told him about that until after the expedition and later on Stohess.

James thoughts then turned to Armin, and he remembered the only mention of family the boy had ever made was of his grandfather who was sent in the failed recovery operation after Wall Maria fell. That was something James had felt guilty about because if he had been able to seal that hole all those years ago then maybe humanity could've reclaimed that territory without sacrificing so many for what Commander Pixis had outright called a purge. But James hadn't been in his best state of mind that day, and wasn't for quite a while until his very first encounter with the Beast Titan. So in a way, it was his fault his grandpa was dead, just like Annie, Bert and Reiner were responsible for his family.

It sickened him. It was like a twisted game of pass the torch, each of them responsible in one way or another for a death. If they hadn't killed his family while attacking the walls, what would he have done? His parents would've been a part of the relief effort, and tried to plug up the jole or even might've prevented Reiner from making it in the first place. If there was a hole it could've been plugged and no refugees would be sent to be killed off. If they did die and he would've had Eve, he could've tried to do it himself and wouldn't be responsible for those people dying and losing all of wall Maria. So it was both His fault and the Warriors for Armin's grandpa's death, along with so many others.

And that fact just made James hate and like death even more.

He would never say he loved death, it was hard enough to say he liked it without feeling like a psychopath. He never went out of his way to kill or harm others, especially innocent people. But he couldn't deny he did get a thrill out of besting an enemy, and it didnt matter what form it was in. A human, a titan, or merely an animal he's hunting out in the woods for food. That sensation, that feeling is the same, that tingle of power over another being and utterly robbing it of life because of your own abilities and skills. Your own mind and body having been taught and trained for that exact bloody art.

But that was as far as he favored it, because he's been on the receiving end of such power. He's been around enough death to know how it feels when it hits close to home, which is why he always gives the option to his foes to back out. If not, then all the worse for them. They made their choice, and so they would die with it.

So, he was back to being the last of his family, but he wasn't alone anymore. Right?

James held his right hand out in fron of his face, and just stared at it without saying a word. He could just faintly see a lighter streak of skin that marked his favorite area to bite when transforming. Despite his healing abilities, some things stayed om his body no matter how he wanted them gone. Marks, scars, bites, they all stayed if they were made enough times or deep enough. He wished people could recover the same, but they were so easily breakable.

Going too fast downhill, a fall from a little too high. A hit to the head or neck with more pressure or force than usual. All so frail, people just seemed to die so easily.

But not him.

No, he always seemed to survive such things. It was mostly due to his healing ability as a shifter, but it always seemed he healed more efficiently so that he could take more blows and damage to things that could not heal. He has had titans strike him, wolves and other wild animals bite and claw him. He's felt a Colossal Titan drop and crash right on top of him, he's been punched, elbowed and kicked by titan shifters he's seen as enemies and as family.

But his mind, and his heart were the two things that never really went back to how they were. Each death of someone he's cared about has changed him in some way. Each experience has made him become something else little by little. Eventually he was once a monster, surviving on instinct and basic primal emotions. Anger, sadness, content, curiosity, and hunger. That's all his mind was for a while, and then it changed because of a near death experience.

Then a wonderful change happened, but without death as a catalyst. He met someone who he could care about and protect, and that person did the same for him. He became less of a monster, and met others who he could see as something more than friends or foes. He began to make himself another family. And for 3 long years they stayed that way, a peaceful but tough slice of life.

But it didnt last.

Family, brothers became enemies once again. Sisters and brothers became unsure of him because of his actions. People died, and he was undeniable a part of the cause. But they never thought to look at themselves first, and ask if they were any better. They just did things, and that absolute way of viewing him as an enemy made him angry. But not all saw him that way, they took the time to listen, to try and understand him. They would not treat him as an enemy, but they would not let things just return as they once were. Some things just couldn't be helped, James understood that easily enough. And now he was far away from the largest part of them, in a foreign place where people accepted him, and even praised him because they saw him as something Good, a savior though he had done nothing yet.

But he also faced death once again, but not as cutting as the other times. There was instead just the feeling of loneliness instead of outright pain and sorrow. Because he was the last Draekon, and unless he ever had children of his own, which he's never considered out of fear of what could happen to them, he always would be the last. There were once others, but they were no more. Time claimed them, and left him on his own.

Why couldn't he even have just one person that he shared blood with?

Why?

'Why?'

He didn't hear the door open behind him, nor the quiet footsteps until his could feel a pair of arms slowly wrap themselves around his neck from behind. He didn't realize he could feel two stream of something like water coming down his cheeks as he stared at his now clenched hand. A hand that was held so tight that his nails were cutting into his palm, and shook with the least visible of vibrations. But still, they shook nonetheless.

'Why?'

"James?" A voice said, soft and caring.

'Why?'

It belonged to the one who cared for him that made the great change of happiness.

James let the tension in his hand ease and watched without emotion as the small cuts began to sow themselves shut as small wisps of steam rose and disappear into the air. No more than a minute passed before the hand was repaired and he heard the same voice call for him again. "James? Are you alright?" But this time it seemed even quieter, and just as soft as before. James reached and held onto the arms around his neck. Annie rested her forehead on his nape as she awaited his reaction. He didn't speak, he didn't cry anymore than he had unknowingly done already. He just wanted to hold something, and right now Annie's arms were the greatest comfort available.

After a few minutes of silence and just sitting there, James finally spoke to her. "I don't know, really. I'm not sure how I feel at all. I knew it was very likely that I didn't have anyone else in my family but... I just felt like having hope when your dad said that I had an Aunt. I didn't want to not be the last one. I wanted it so much, nd yet here I am, alone." He lamented sadly, and Annie got off his back to his left side, all the while keeping a grip on him as she did so. She turned his head so that he was no longer facing the woods without really seeing them, and made him face her.

"James, you're not alone." She began and he went to speak when she put a finger in front of his lips and continued while staring him in the eyes. "I mean that while it's true that there's no more Draekons, you're not alone because I am Here. You do have people that you can call your family, both here and back in the walls. There's Bert and Reiner even with what they did, Ymir at least is friendly to you as much as she can be. Historia and Sasha both see you as a big brother because you saved them from horrible fates. You never had bad blood with Jean, even during stohess. Hell even those three, or at least one of them doesn't want to kill you because we were all a family. Then there's me, and we both know that we're way beyond just friends." She finished in an attempt of humor to bring back the James she knew and loved.

And much to her delight she saw a small smile crack on his otherwise rocky expression. Finally his face eased up and his eyes just looked tired instead of hollowed, and a small but audible chuckle came from him. "Yeah, I guess you can say we're quite advanced in our friendship." His eyes took a serious look for a moment when he asked her "You still think your father's alright with me?"

Annie smirked a bit and lightly rapped her knuckles on his forehead as an answer. "Of course he is. Your the son of family friends as far as he's concerned, and he is worried about you James. He didn't want to be the one to tell you all that." Annie started lightly but grew more serious towards the end, her hands on both his cheek and the back of his head.

James took her hands and held them in their spots "I know he didn't, but I'm grateful that he did. I at least know more about my parents, but as usual it's left me with more questions. Even with some about Eren's family, which oddly interested me. I'm sure it caught your attention too." Annie nodded in understanding, some things just weren't adding up, but that would be a problem to face when they went back. "Yes, but I could care less about him or them right now. You are my concern right now. So I'm going to ask, are you alright?"

One last question, a last reassuring gesture. She knew this wouldn't be the last time she ever asked him something like this, but it would be the final time for now. If she could take his mind from this, then he would feel better and more like himself.

"Yes, I'm okay. I feel better cause of what you said. Thanks Ann." He actually smiled and brought Annie into a close hug, which she returned with an equally strong grip and smile of her own. Then, an idea popped into her head. Something she always knew could brighten James mood aside from "that". She pulled back and asked "Hey James, I know this probably isn't the best time, but why don't we have some fun tomorrow? Just the two of us?"

Much to her brief embarrassment and more so amusement James's face reddened a bit and he asked with some hesitation "Uhhh are you sure that's a good idea? Cause I mean your dad sleeps just down the hall and-"

"No, not that." She said in a monotone to cut him off before she got any more embarrassed. It confused him for a second before he got it, and his reaction amused her.

"Oh. Oh. Ah, well sure. I'd be down for a good sparring match, but maybe not in the pit. No offense it's cool, but a helluva walk there and back." Annie shrugged and simply said "Well there's more spots than just there, plus in case you somehow didn't notice, we're surrounded by forests. And I kind of wanted to try it in our titan forms. Just to see what it's like. That sound good?" Already knowing she got his interest since they've never fought or sparred in their titan forms before, so it was a new experience.

"Sounds like a plan. Tomorrow then." James said and Annie felt happy and excited, because it sort of teminded her of the very first time they actually talked with one another. And how combat had been the biggest common ground between the two, something of their first "date" if training could've really been called that. Then they got to know each other better and better the more they frequently met during exercises. Soon after that they usually always sought one another out before others, which earned them both massive amounts of teasing.

Those days seemed so far away, when in reality it's been kittle over a month and a half since they left that lifestyle behind.

The two stayed there for a while, side by side and just listened to the skunds of life in the woods, the smells of cooking and after almost an hour they headed inside. The pair saw that Torik had retired for the night since neither saw him around and assumed he may have gone to bed early. James and Annie however, weren't very tired and decided to stay up a while longer.

Now of course they kept any lewd actions to a near none, they couldn't deny they have both been wanting some alone to themselves for quite a while now. The last time they participated in such activities was the night of graduation, and that had been an intense time because they dreaded soon being separated due to regiment choices. So they decided a few kisses here and there would have to suffice for now. Especially since they weren't 100% sure that Torik was asleep down the hall, and would definitely rather not want to be heard or worse, seen.

They instead decided that tomorrow would be a great chance.

*The Next Day*

The day was a sunny but cool one, and Reiner Braun was the sort of person to enjoy such days when, they came. He enjoyed the sun but wasn't a huge fan of the heat, so on days like this where the temperature was just right, he made sure to be out and about. Maybe a portion of that quirkiness could be attributed to the leader traits the Warriors possessed. Or it could be how since Marcel had been taken all those years ago, Reiner would always try ro be the first one to step up.

He'd try to carry the most supplies, or accomplish tasks that would normally require more than one person. He'd make sure his fellow cadets caught up in running exercises without being caught by Commandment Shadis. He always tried to be a team player, in other words. And that way of acting made him many friends during his time training in the 104th, which is why his sudden betrayal had hurt them the most of all. And having to do that to them was one of the hardest things he's ever had to face, aside from breaking the wall, killing James sister, or having to continue the mission by attacking Trost.

But right now, that wasn't in his mind. He was home, even if eventually he'd have to leave it once again to finish his newer mission. He could enjoy the comforts of home while he was here, and he was damn sure going to. So as he finished gathering up the small amount of firewood he's been cutting comfortably for the past half hour into a bunch and stacked it along the side of his mother's, well his house as well, Reiner thought about what he should do today.

It's been 5 years after all, so Reiner wasn't sure about what he could do to enjoy the weather. Maybe he would check on Bertoldt and see if Ymir's driven him crazy yet, or if his older sister's teasing had done the trick. Or he could go see how Pieck was doing with the new generation of Warriors, but the downside would be possibly having to deal with Galliard. Reiner doesn't hate him, but the tension between them since Marcel's death had gone from Eren and Jean levels to James and Eren levels. So maybe he would hold off on that for now.

Maybe he'd go hang out with James and Annie. He hasn't seen the two of them since yesterday's fight in the pit so maybe they would want to hang out as well. Plus maybe if Janes was in a good enough mood, he could try and rebuild his friendship with him to a healthy degree. It wouldn't be anywhere near what it used to be, there wasn't a snowball's chance in Hell of that. But it would make it easier for Reiner to cope with, and might just help James in the matter as well if there could be some true normalcy between them.

'It's about noon, maybe I should check em out. By the time I get there lunch will be over, so they might all be in a better mood'. Reiner thought as he remembers the boy had a good appetite and a knack for grilling meat. That was another thing he missed about home, the ever so delicious Thunder Lizard meat. Hell just thinking about it made his mouth water, His mother hadn't made it last night because she had felt more tired than usual, but her onion soup was the perfect substitute. Damn how he missed her cooking all these years.

He popped his head inside the door but didn't see anyone, and went further in to let his mom know what he was planning on doing. "Hey ma, are you awake?" He called out, and heard her voice from down the hallway on the right of the kitchen.

"In here son, just cleaning up a bit for tomorrow. We're having a big dinner to celebrate you Warriors return, so your aunt and uncle and Gabi will be here." Katrina Braun walked out into view with a broom held in one hand and a head scarf lazily tied on. Reiner felt good as he saw peace and a smile on his mother's face, and asked curiously "So who else is coming? Just Annie and Bertoldt? Or all of the older Warriors?"

"Well I invited Pieck when I went shopping yesterday at the stalls, and you know that Galliard boy always seems to be dragged along by her. Bless her soul but the boy needs to lighten up some, he's always so tense when she takes him places. The Grice boy is filling in on perimeter watch since she's coming here, and I think gabi mentioned something about that Falco youngster taking extra training lessons. The Hoovers are a bit busy but their son is coming, along with that girl named after our goddess I presume. The Leonhardt's are both coming, and if I'm right then that other boy who returned with you will be as well" She finished and her smile lessened a bit when she saw her son's face drop somewhat at the mention of the Galliard boy and that other one who returned, The coordinate of all people.

"Something wrong dear?" She said concerned and saw her son then shame his head a bit, seemingly to clear it before taking up his usual smile. "No mom, it's nothing. Just hope we have enough space for everyone to sit." Taking note of their home which was relatively small than most in the village due to his family having ever only consisted of his mother and himself. Reiner didn't even want to think about his father because it just wasn't a subject he liked very much. He was brought from that dark thought when his mother replied to his concerns.

"Oh don't worry about that, Abraham and Tanya are bringing the large one for an outside dinner. I actually wanted to talk to you about that since I know Abraham is just one man and it's easily a four man to lift table. You remember." She said and Reiner did indeed remember sitting around that table from time to time when there was mild periods of peace in the village. In fact the last time he sat at it was the night before he left with the others for their mission. So if he had to get that table here, he would definitely need to speak with Pieck and see if she could carry it to his home if he, Abraham and maybe Bertoldt or James were to load it up. He didn't like to force manual labor on the girl since it's been a helluva while since they've talked, but they didn't call her the Cart Titan for nothing.

Maybe He'd be visiting the girl today after all, a stop on his way to or from Annie's house. He made the plan to ask and felt content with himself. "Sure do, I'll make sure it gets here and back in one piece. Speaking of which, I just wanted to ket tou know I'm going to be out for a bit today, going to see the Leonharts actually. See how she and James are doing, and talk with him about something if I can." He explained and his mother reacted to hearing the name of the coordinate and remembered meeting him two days ago when her son came home.

"Oh, that was the boy's name right? The Coordinate that you and the others brought back? What sort of a person is he?" Katrina asked, now curious as to what the outsider they returned with to save their village was like. Especially since he was invited to the dinner tomorrow night, she would like to know what to expect so she wouldn't accidentally offend the boy. Her son thought for a moment, trying to think about what to say in order to describe James.

Reiner was at a standstill mentally. How should he describe James? If he had to narrow it down to 3 words, Reiner would choose to use: Reliable, vengeful, and finally dangerous. He's seen all these things knowing James from their very first encounter to the last time yesterday at the Pit. Reliable because he would kill in order to protect his family and innocent people. Vengeful because if you did manage to harm one of those people then he would do his very best to find and punish you, and wouldn't stop until he was satisfied. And finally Dangerous because James was an intelligent person, as well as physically fit and proficient in both his human and titan forms. There were very few who could match up to him in Reiner's opinion, and he fould count them all on one hand.

Ultimately Reiner answered his mother with what he knows of James from their time in training. That was a safer way to do so than telling everything, and he can only hope Bertoldt has done the same with his family. "Well he's a smart guy for one, always likes to read but he isn't nerdy. He's likeable and very reliable once you get to know him, so we were pretty good friends during our time in their military." His mother caught on to that word "were", but decided against asking about it. "Is that so? Well if you were able to trust him then I'm sure he'll be a wonderful guest to have at the celebration."

Reiner smiled mechanically out of reflex but does have a sense of foreboding with James coming to his home and meeting his family. He doesn't fear that James will become violent or anything, but he does fear that be might say something regarding the circumstances of his family's deaths. If he were to reveal those details, Reiner is sure that his mother would disown him and Annie's as well as Bert's might as well. It was the village's greatest taboo to kill another of their kind without very good reason, and James knows that because of Annie. Hopefully James would avoid the subject like he tried to when they all meet in camp those 3 years ago, and they would stay safe.

But if there's something Reiner has come to expect, is that whenever there is a chance for something to go wrong, it will.

He shook his head absentmindedly and turned to head for the door. "Well I'm going to be off now, I'll be back before dark. See you soon Mom." "Alright Reiner, dont forget to speak with Pieck or the Hoover Boy!" His mother called out behind him and Reiner waved behind him without turning. He needed to clear his head, and knew the bright world outside would help to lighten his mood.

Reiner took his first steps outside and got a good deep breathe of fresh air into his lungs. The minor act did help immensely, and Reiner felt better as he looked around before making his way towards the main village. After a few minutes of walking more and more people populated the area around him, as Reiner found himself approaching the edge of the village market. Here produce and goods of many shapes and sizes could be bought. Cloth, spices, cleaning materials, fruits and vegetables along with different meats all helped keep the village running as best it could under such circumstances.

Reiner had been told that before the Beast Titan appeared, their people were able to travel and trade with other Shifter villages. That they would discover new things they could use or foods that were different from their own. Apparently alongside the Thunder Lizards he knew so well, other massive animals also lived and thrived far away in the world. It made him wonder about what it was like, beyond the walls and even further beyond his home village. Just how large was their world, and how little of it did they know?

Compared to how it used to be when he last saw it years ago, it was obvious that things had changed while they were gone. There weren't as many varieties of certain foods, nor of materials for clothing. That was due to there being no other villages remaining or any ventures out to establish new ones. That they were grasping their last straw of survival here. But as be saw shop owners squabble and children run around as their mothers or father's shopped, it served as a testament in Reiner's eyes that some things will never change. And with James being here and hopefully able to use his coordinate power, they could keep this peaceful scene going.

Reiner hummed to himself as he walked past many people going about their day, much like he was. A few recognized him and greeted him, some waving or bowing much to his surprise. Even some of the children gave him hugs, some of them only coming up to his knee or stomach at the tallest. Because of such unexpected treatment Reiner found himself smiling a great deal more than he has since the incident at Wall Rose.

As he finally waved goodbye to the last little boy being carried away by his chiding mother for nearly forcing Reiner to carry him on his shin, Reiner began to make the trek towards Annie's home. He knew her father built his house farther away from the rest for the sake of peace and quiet, but that didn't keep Reiner for groaning a bit at the thick foliage before him on either side of a well worn path. With no one to talk to since he hadn't seen Pieck or Bert or even Ymir, He found the area pretty quiet for this time of day which was odd. 'Not even the birds chirping?' He noted in his mind as he passed under that tree Annie always used to relax in whenever he came to talk with her.

'It's not like we're under attack or something, Pieck and Porco would've already raised the alarm and I'd be helping to defend my home. Maybe a fox or something is nearby and scared them off.' Reiner concluded as he kept his pace steady and eventually began to see her father's cabin up ahead. Reiner also saw Torik out front in his chair on the porch, drinking something from a mug. Tea probably. The older man took Reiner's appearance with a little surprise, after all he hardly got any visitors unless it was one of the other warrior parents or the Pieck girl.

Torik enjoyed her company quite a bit, mainly because in her own way she reminded him of his absent daughter. He'd known her father back when he was in the Warrior Unit himself, and yet shortly after being relieved of priority status had perished to disease. But before that sad demise had come his wife had already been with child and given birth to the quadraped titan herself. Since then with Annie becoming one of the girl's friends, Torik sort of saw himself as a surrogate father figure for the man she never got to meet. That was another sad aspect the dark haired girl shared with his own daughter, having never met one of their parents.

But the girl still held her head high and seemingly oozed happiness and contentness. He saw her go out of her way to keep her comrades and friends safe, much like the deceased Galliard boy had when Torik last saw him. And the girl even went on to become a border scout which could be a very boring job thankfully, since it meant they weren't in danger of attack by the dammed Haired ones or that bastard known as the Beast Titan. That along with Pieck also helping to train the next generation earned herself great respect in Torik's eyes, and maybe he would go into town today and try to speak with her after her duties for the day.

Clearing his head Torik greeted the Braun boy before he reached the porch. "Good afternoon young Braun. I wasn't expecting a visitor, but your certainly welcome. How do you do?"

Reiner gave the man a thumbs up as he finally reached the steps and responded " Fairly good Mr. Leonhardt, just enjoying the day. I came to see how James and Annie were doing, and to invite you all to a celebration at my home tomorrow. It's for all the returned warriors and their families, so I decided to get the most I could out of coming here."

Torik was silent for a moment, his face showing something like disappointed reluctance, much to Reiner's brief confusion. But the man seemed to shrug it away as he answered "Sounds lovely. I'm sure they'll enjoy it as much as I will. Can't say I remember the last time we had a good feast around here." Reiner dismissed that odd look as a trick of the eye before asking where James and Annie were. He was surprised by Torik's response.

"I'm not sure myself. They left this morning saying something about fighting in their titan forms, but weren't headed to the Warrior Pit. So I'm not sure where they are, they did leave about an hour ago."

Hearing Torik not knowing where his daughter was considering how protective he was of her from what Reiner remembered surprised him even more. But then again Reiner knew that Annie and James liked their privacy as well, and he also recalled that indeed they've never fought one another inside of their titans. Realizing it could be a unique sight to see, Reiner turned and waved his thanks and farewell to the elder Leonardt.

"Well thanks for letting me know, I still did want to catch up with them so I'll be taking my leave now."

"Be careful Reiner, you know how my Annie can be when she wants to be alone. I'm not sure about Draekon but if you know him much better than I do, make your choices wisely." Torik warned good-naturedly, but had a semi hard undertone when he first mentioned Annie.

Reiner took it as a father's protective nature but agreed all the same. "Don't worry, I won't make a pest of myself. I'll be seeing you tomorrow Mr. Leonhardt." He said waving, wandering back the way he came.

About 2 in the afternoon Reiner had been searching for a sign of the shifter lovebirds around the more forested sections of the valley when he began to hear enormous crashing sounds nearby. The ground near him shook as he could make out massive footsteps maybe 50 meters or so away, which means he's found his targets. Reiner knew no one lived out this far from the village, so it could only be James and Annie messing around in their titans. He had to give it to them, they chose a pretty good spot for then to fight without causing a ruckus back in the village. The noise had died down some as he got closer, so he feared that he might've been found out or the pair were taking a break to heal or such. However as he got closer and closer, Reiner heard and felt something around him.

It was something resembling a hum or some kind of purring, kind of like the one Reiner remembered James making a few times on their trip to Eldia. It had a soothing tone to it, and with how close he must've been to them he could feel the air and ground shaking ever so slightly as he continued forward. What made him pause before he could pass through a large cluster of broken and discarded trees however, was the other sound he then began to hear.

This sound was a feminine one, so it had to have been coming from Annie's titan. It sounding something like cooing, and upon hearing it Reiner stopped short in his tracks. The sound was also coming from close to the ground, so what the hell are they doing? A insane and bizarre thought crossed his mind but he immediately dismissed it because that was possible at all in their titan forms. Lacking those features on their shells made shifters comfortable with transforming in front of others, otherwise it would get awkward reaaaalll quick whenever someone wanted to fight.

'I should see what's going on past those trees. Just to be clear.' a voice in his head, curious said while another wanted to error on the side of caution telling him otherwise.

'No, I shouldn't. I should've just waited for them to go back home, why the hell did I act so insistent on seeing them fighting?'

'It makes me want to see!'

'It's none of our business! Leave them be!'

Hearing the noises again Reiner was stuck between the two choices as his thoughts both agreed on one question 'What the hell are they doing over there?!' Deciding to let the dice roll, Reiner cautiously strode closer the the massive wall of broken tress and tries just peeking through a gap between two of the trunks. The sight before him made his brain stop as he tried to process just what he was seeing. Not loud enough to be heard by the pair before him, Reiner asked himself.

"What in the actual fuck?"

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James and Annie have been enjoying a good fight for almost an hour now. After leaving her dad's house Annie transformed a dozen or so meters away and picked James up in her hand to carry him. A quick jog on her shoulder saved a lot of time and took them to a decent enough clearing surrounded by large trees. She let him down and gave him plenty of space to transform, after which they battled it out with much enthusiasm. Fighting as humans was one thing, and almost always ended in stalemates. But as Titans, they could do so much more. Since they would regenerate faster and felt no actual pain, along with their unique abilities and features, they didn't have to hold back as much.

Annie lost two limbs in the first ten minutes of their fun, while Jame had his eyes gouged three times before a few ribs or kneecap were destroyed by crystalized kicks and punches. It was honestly the first and only time in his life he enjoyed getting his ass beat, because he would always try harder the next time. And so they had a set of mini matches where a crippling move would signify a victory, and at the moment Annie was winning as he once again lost his eyesight.

However something different happened this time as his legs were indeed swept from under him, but were both intact.

WARNING: ODD AND MATURE CONTENT AHEAD, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. (99.9% CHANCE YOU AIN'T NEVER READ THIS KIND OF STUFF BEFORE.)

As his body hit the ground and his eyes began steaming to repair themselves, his other sense of touch told him that Annie just straddled him.

If he had eyes right now, they'd be wide in shock at feeling her on top of him. It really sucked to be blind, even if it was temporary and about halfway finished. James felt Annie lean forward on his torso until their chests were almost touching, and then also felt her cross her arms near his neck as if she were using him to prop herself for a up close look at his face.

'Well this is certainly unexpected, but definitely welcome in my book.' James thought to himself as his eyes were nearly finished healing, and now he was anticipating every second what her face would be like when he opened them up. He could feel her breathe on his face, hear it even with how close she must be to his face. He could smell her, and for some reason James realized he's never actually tried to remember her scent aside from that day of the expedition. Finally his eyes stopped steaming, and his bright blue slit pupils opened to face her.

Annie's face was maybe a meter or two away from his own, and on her face he could definitely make out the same look she would give back in their training days when they wanted to work stress out by other means than hand to hand combat. Her icy blues were half lidded and seemed warmer than they have been in a while, and the false smile of her near skinless face was made useless by the genuine smile she wore looking at him. She made a warm cooing to him, a conversation no one other than a transformed shifter could understand.

"Well well, looks like you're pinned down. I guess I win another round."

Even in her titan form James could still make out the flirty way she talked when she was enjoying herself. James let his own eyes ease into a similar way and rumbled to her, the sound seemingly coming from his chest and throat. "Oh and what's going to happen to me for losing?" Her response was another pleased coo and taking one hand to trace under his chin with her finger.

"I'm not sure, but maybe we can see what else we can do in these forms?"

Well this was certainly a first for James, although he knows that neither of them have those while transformed. However there are still other ways to enjoy themselves. James leaned his head forward and raised his arms to rub Annie's shoulders with his hands, answering her with another rumble from his chest. "I guess we just have to find out." As he rubbed and squeezed her shoulders let Annie out a few sounds of her own out of pleasure and grinded her waist to his, despite being as bare as he was at the moment.

James began to immerse himself more so into his titan to really feel as if it were his own hands running slowly up and down her sides to her hips. He told Annie to try the same thing, that she would feel enhanced touch and sensation doing so and luckily she was able to pull it off. Her pleased purrs and low but deep moans of satisfaction began to make James skin hot, and that was a funny thing to accomplish considering how warm the inside of a shifters nape could be. This was even hotter than that, and James decided to mix things up a little.

James was able to bring himself to a sitting position, with Annie still straddling his waist and now wrapping her arms loosely around his neck with her head dipped towards his. He held her steady and lightly rubbed his thumbs on her hip bones, and worked his way up her body, past her ribs until he reached her breasts. Although she had no nipples in this form, there was still the same sensations of nerve endings as if they were. James took full advantage of this and pinched his pointer fingers and thumbs together carefully in about the same way he would had those perky little stubs been there for his delight. Only this time he was pinched a small amount of her breast itself, and if her surprised sqeal was anything to go by, then she was most certainly enjoying this.

As much as she was enjoying his probing, Annie wasn't going to just let James do all the work. She had a few tricks of her own that she knew he'd be pleased to experience in this way. Creating a very thin and small layer of hardened crystal around her teeth and leaned forward to latch on to James collarbone. From experience and carefully keeping herself from piercing through to his flesh, Annie was able to get a surprised yelp from him. She could feel him shudder beneath her as she nipped away at the spot, running her hands and fingers through his now frantically twisting hair. She learned to pick up on his moods from his hair while they were traveling here, and from how fast it was moving he was experiencing pure spine tingling pleasure. She couldn't help but let loose another teasing coo to him as his hands faltered under her demonstrations. "Is that all it takes to drive you crazy? What about my poor body James?"

He pulled back so he could face her and Annie's heart fluttered faster as the half lidded slits and smirk he was sporting on his toothy maw. He let loose a smalk chuckle and purred toward her left ear as he leaned back closer. "Oh? Am I not doing enough for my dear Queen? Guess I'll have to take it up a notch." Annie had about 4 seconds to process all that before James suddenly rolled them both over to where she was on her back. Now he was leaning over her.

And she loved it.

James was on all fours above her, with his right knee just between Annie's thighs. His face was close enough that they could touch noses if either of them leaned forward any further. She decided to play , as she knew James enjoyed this sort of thing along. She may not have been as girly as any of the others in the 104th, but Annie loved it when James treated her as more than just a woman. She now purred for him, giving a command she's said a few times since that night in the mountains in training.

"Worship your Queen then, my King."

"As you wish." was all she hear him coo to her before he dived down to her chest.

He opened his fearsome maw and extended his long tongue, letting it drape and slide between her breasts before curling around one and squeezing with amazing skill. Annie's human and titan eyes nearly rolled into the back of her head, and she could only imagine what fun they could have if his tongue were that long in his human form. But she could easily settle for this if it were the price for nothing below while encased. She chose to close them and writhed in pleasure below James as he went to town on her other breast now.

James trailed his tongue all around Annie's chest, twirling and flicking around both mounds of tasty flesh. This wasn't the carnivorous taste of flesh he was used to from killing. No this was something much, much more carnal and pleasurable to his taste buds. He could taste her through his titans tongue as if it were his own on her body, just like all the other times during brief moments before training or longer escapades by sneaking away in the night together. Her taste was unique, and ro hin it would remain that way because he has no intention of ever leaving her. She was his unless she chose to leave him which he knows she wouldn't do to him. And he would remain faithful to her until the very day he dies.

James paused for a moment during his intense tonguing when he heard a small snap of a branch, but he dismissed it as probably just an animal being curious. And with that he resumes making Annie squirm and writhe in ecstacy below him, before trying a new technique where even though she were bare, the nerve endings between her legs tood him otherwise.

ENDING OF LEMON(?) SAFE ZONE.Reiner was back near the main village area, somewhat out of breathe and EXTREMELY embarrassed at what he was witness to. Of all the things he could've seen, why the hell was it THAT?!

After seeing and Annie's little "show" for about 15 seconds Reiner all but bolted away from the pair. He almost did himself in when turning to flee a small branch had nearly tripped him up and the warrior was forced to break it or be caught. And Reiner could only shudder in fear at what the both of them would have done had they found out he was there. Hell he still has to keep them from ever finding out that he saw... that. Which means Reiner could tell absolutely no one, not even Bertoldt who was his best friend. The boy's nervous and anxious personality would definitely reveal this secret, and to Reiner this is just as important as guarding his identity as the Armored Titan had once been. And although he was slightly sure James and Annie wouldn't kill him, they would definitely make use of his healing abilities with what they can and will do to him should they find out.

'Why the hell does this sort of thing happen to me?' Reiner asked himself as he tried to move on with his day. So much for sun and fun.

Well, at least someone was having fun..*.*.*.Well well that was DEFINITELY something else, most likely none of you were ready for that. Like I said its my first time writing a lemon, but I have read many of them to get a rough idea of what to do. Plus I had a different concept to try and pull off here since Titans don't have the full assembly down there. Now onto other things.***

Authors note 2.

I bit off a little more than I can chew at the moment, but believe me I'm gonna chew until I'm finished and keep on going. Not only do I have my first and main SnK/AoT story Wings Of A Warrior to write for, I have another SnK one (Awakening), and this one which is harder to do than the rest because its almost fully au with manga elements. I have a Tokyo Ghoul story that's just getting fired up (One Rung Up The Food Chain), and I've recently just started a small story into the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid series which I loved called Goddesses Need Love Too if y'all are interested. And that brings me to the second minor part of my absence.

As soon as I posted the last story I got two very hateful reviews from an anonymous guest whom I've grown a hatred for. Now while that ain't gonna stop me from writing it just pissed me right the hell off that I received those hateful remarks. And I know it's also the same person who leaves similar reviews to other stories like mine in the franchise just because most likely their a sad pathetic person who should learn to chill the fuck out and leave people alone just because their stuff isn't what you want. So I'm gonna keep on writing for ALL my stories, and I will never stop. Even if a story gets no updates for a long time, keep faith because it probably means I'm working on another story that needs some chapters. So rest assured I will keep writing for my stories no matter how long the delays.

I know this one will sound a bit silly, but also part of my absence is I've been watching many Anime series I never actually got to finish. And some of the endings kinda messed me up, either mental mind fucks (Neon Genesis Evangelion and End of Evangelion ESPECIALLY.) to Future Diary messing with my feels for the ending, even with Redial Ova making things sweeter. Also Deadman Wonderland, the ending was weak but overall I enjoyed it alot. Probably will read the Manga for that later on. Also have gotten into Overlord and LOVE it. Attack on Titan S3 has also been out and I'm excited that the current arc is coming to a close and one of my favorite ones is soon to be animated. Also My Hero Academia has been getting more intense and I always watch that on Saturdays after Cells at Work! which has been such a fun series and I'm sad that it's coming to a close soon. Also I've been watching Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and absolutely LOVE it, and have finally after hundreds of memes decided to get into JOJO'S. I regret nothing except having little time to write at times. So forgive me, I watch tons of anime and read waaaay more fanfiction. Anyone who's seen my profile or reviews on dozens of stories can attest to that lol. Some of you hopefully understand that one.

Final note, after some persuasion from a great friend and fellow writer, I've thought of also putting my stories on Archive Of Our Own, where my account has the same name as this one. I've already had success putting the first two chapters of my Tokyo Ghoul story on there, so slowly but surely I will be putting the rest of my stories on there as well including a possible remaster and updated version of this one. Also I've gotten Tumblr back where I'll also announce updates, same name as on here. It honestly makes some things easier to just use it for as long as I have. If any of you think or would like to see this story as well as my other works on there, just rell me in your reviews or a PM to me. I always respond to them, usually pretty damn fast.

Hope that cleared some things up, once again I'm VERY VERY sorry for the delay. Now onto more current events since part of the above it copied from another story's secondary author note which was the last story I updated before this. I've finished MANY series, and also gotten into a couple as well. Few of my favorites these seasons have been JoJo's part 5, Rising of the shield hero (I SOOOOOO WANNA WRITE A FIC FOR THIS!!!), the Promised Neverland, Dororo and Mob Psycho 100. Needless to say, this year has been pretty good so far, but we got One Punch S2 and soon Shinganshina arc from AoT S3 part 2!!!!! I myself am hyped beyond bekief for the soundtrack alone, I'm a bit of an audiophile (MAJOR) so i can only imagine the tracks tbeir going to use for all the great stuff we'll see finally animated. As for the manga stop now if you arent caught up completely...

YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS THE MANGA DISCUSSION, BUT IT WAS I DIO!!!!!!! JK Keep going!!!

I for one am very VERY surprised by a few things (almost everything) going on right now. I mean yeah Eren and Zeke agree to euthanize their own kind to save their race but i doubt whoke heartedly that Eren is actually on board with this. Eren has akways been freedom first, no matter the cost. Zeke's plan completely goes against EVERYTHING he's ever fought for, and if he were to do it, it would make evryones sacrifice be in vain, including his mother's. And zeke i know feel Soooooo good about hating once more. "saving" your race by making sure they can't breed is completely counter productive and exactly what the world wants. He wants self genocide so bad? he should've just eaten eren, gain the kings influence which makes him a depressed piled of shit that lets everyone die and that's that. I'm pretty sure Eren's just using zeke for the right time to take his blood. I sense a rumbling coming one way or the other. Pieck drawing a gun on Eren was unexpected but certainly the most interesting thing to me, only overshadowed by one thing...WAS THAT YMIR FUCKING FRITZ WHO MADE ZEKE A NEW BODY?! I mean I can see why sone would think she would bring him back so that he could do the body modifications to his race, but I think it's more so for Eren to have his tool in prime condition for whatever he's REALLY planning. Overall things have been pretty tense, and levi almost died (damn, not just yet eh?) I still don't like the guy, he's overrated beyond belief and overmarketed. call me biased, but seriously only Ackerman I ever liked was Kenny. Cause he was badass and a great baddie for his arc. And the battle for Shinganshina once again! Eren using the Warhammer was AMAZING To me Reiner has a LOT of fucking nerve projecting himself over Eren like that. I am most curious about what Pieck will do in the future considering she know the truth about Marley. Zeke will most likely be able to down that marley airship by himself. And not only since zeke infected many with his blood, but once the rest of paradise finds out marley invaded I forsee the Warriors losing this fight and all dying. Now forsing one complaint about the manga...

WHERE THE HELL IS ANNIE ALREADY? WHEN WILL SHE AWAKEN?! LIKE GEEZ THIS STORY WILL BE FINSIHED BEFORE ISAYAMA EVER FREES HER!!!! Hell I bet one piece will be finished before she gets out of that fucking crystal. seriously author, get her out!!!!

Well I've ranted enough, its about time to finish this chapter. I'm SUPER THANKFUL for eveyone whose stuck with this story for this long, and I appreciate all the support and reviews along the way. I got nostalgic going back and seeing how things used to be when i wrote more than twice a week. I still can't believe I used to write everyday for all of my stories, but it's that kind of overdrive that sort've almost drove me to no longer write. but boys and girls, ladys and gents, titans and humans, JoJo's and vampires, I. Am. Back.