" I'm mad I'm really really mad...And now... it's time… TO PAYYYY."
His roar pierced the silence, shaking the very air, sending chills down the spines of everyone who heard it.
"Kill him…" A bandit's command echoed in the clearing, but it felt hollow, as though it had no power over the unstoppable force that was Eren.
Without warning, Eren's figure vanished into the air, leaving nothing but a blur of motion. He reappeared in an instant, standing directly in front of a man, his gun aimed at Eren's shoulder. The man's eyes widened in disbelief, but it was too late. Eren's fury was already upon him.
[Activating One Hit]
A notification blinked into existence, its eerie glow illuminating Eren's bent form. His muscles tensed, and then, with an explosive crack, his fist collided with the man's abdomen impaling right through and emerging out of it's body tearing apart his spine and in a moment of impossible force, the man's body disintegrated into nothingness, his form dissolving into dust.
Eren's gaze flicked behind him, watching as the violent shockwave of his punch split the nearby tree in two, its trunk snapping like a twig under the force.
A sick, twisted grin crept across Eren's face as he panted heavily, his tongue lolling out of his mouth, saliva dripping. His breathing was ragged, but the anger in his eyes burned hotter than ever.
"What… the… hell?" One of the remaining men stammered, his voice rising in panic. "Kill him... Somebody, kill him!!!"
But the command was barely a whisper, swallowed by the terror that filled the air. Eren was already behind him, his figure flickering in and out of existence, as though he were breaking the very laws of time and space.
"How.... How's he so fast...?"
Before the man could turn around, Eren's hands moved, crushing the dagger's handle in his palms, their edges jagged and lethal. With a swift, merciless motion, he drove them through the man's skull from behind.
The metal cutting through flesh and bone with ease. The blades emerged from the front of his forehead, the man's blood spilling out like a fountain.
[Ability Activated: Healing]
Eren's other hand gently pressed against the man's back, keeping him alive just long enough for the pain to settle in.
[Enchantment Activated: Burn +20 Damage]
A hoarse scream erupted from the man's throat, but it quickly turned into an agonized wail, as flames began to burn through his body. His skin bubbled, eyes bulging out burnet from their sockets, and his screams of torment echoed through the air.
Slowly, piece by piece, his head began to disintegrate, turning to ash, until there was nothing left but charred remnants.
"Er…en…" Mikasa whispered, her voice trembling as she tried to get up. She watched in horror as Eren's fury consumed the last remnants of the men, but her body was too weak. Her arms trembled, but she couldn't move.
Eren's gaze flickered from Mikasa enraging him even more, over to the last few men, their faces pale, sweat beading on their foreheads. Fear radiated from them like a suffocating cloud. They were frozen in place, too terrified to move, their minds scrambling for a way out.
But one of them, a fool driven by panic, raised his gun and fired.
The bullet tore through Eren's abdomen, the impact brutal, blood spilling from his side and splattering across the ground. Yet, despite the wound, Eren didn't even flinch.
He stood there, lifeless, a soulless husk of a man. His body seemed unfeeling, drained of any care or emotion. His eyes were empty, staring at nothing, as though the world had become meaningless.
The bullet, though piercing, was like nothing to him anymore. He had already reached a point where nothing could hurt him anymore. He was dried up—empty inside.
Eren slowly lifted his head, his gaze locking onto his next target. His teeth clenched, the subtle tremor in his breath betraying the storm brewing inside.
His thoughts were consumed, not by the enemy in front of him, but by the two girls sitting there in agony, their pain fueling his wrath.
"How dare... How dare you touch her!!!"
[Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost]
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
A surge of power coursed through Eren, and with a guttural, otherworldly roar, he unleashed his fury upon the world. The very air around him seemed to bend and distort, as if the world itself was recoiling in fear.
His anger and his uncontrollable power taking over. Blackish tendrils of aura rippled through the atmosphere, dark and heavy, choking the light from the sky.
His eyes snapped open wide, no longer holding any trace of humanity as his voice, a primal howl, tore through the forest. His body, collapsing and reforming, seemed to be caught in an endless cycle of destruction and rebirth.
Knowledge flooded his mind, too much to process, and a single tear fell from his eye, evaporating in the air like a fleeting, desperate thing.
The others watched, sweat beading down their faces, their eyes wide with confusion and fear. What was happening to him? What kind of monster had he become?
"I'LL KILL THEM ALL… EVERY LAST ONE…"
[Activating Royal Blessing....]
Crimson trails of lightning pierced through the sky, followed by a guttural roar from Eren that sent chills down everyone's spines.
The lightning erupted on the ground, crashing into the men with savage force, tearing flesh apart and leaving their charred remains scattered in a grotesque display of power disintegrating in mere seconds.
Eren's voice, raw and full of unbridled rage, echoed through the forest, reverberating in every living soul's chest. And just as it arrived, it vanished—along with the last of the men who had dared to torment Mikasa and Christa.
Eren stood alone, his body trembling, his eyes barely open, his once fierce aura dissipating into the air like smoke. The chaos subsided, leaving an eerie calm behind.
His wounds were still fresh, blood leaking from countless gunshot injuries. But in that moment, there was something almost peaceful in his expression—a strange serenity that didn't belong to a man who had just torn through everything in his path.
With a soft exhale, Eren collapsed to the ground.
"Eren..." Mikasa whispered, her voice breaking as she watched him fall in front of her. Her heart pounded in her chest, her breath caught in her throat. The world seemed to stop.
The others stood frozen, eyes wide with disbelief. The tension was suffocating. Reiner was the first to break the silence, his voice low and confused, "Eren? What the hell is he doing there...?"
Porco's eyes narrowed as he rubbed his temples, struggling to make sense of what had just happened. "Lenz? When did he kill the bandits?" he murmured, shaking his head in disbelief.
The rest of them—Jean, Connie, Ymir, Bertholdt—looked around, disoriented. The forest was silent now, save for the sound of Eren's ragged breathing. Where had the others gone? Why was Eren collapsing? What the actual fuck just happened? No one knew.... Since no one remembered....
[Special Ability Activated: Founding Titan]
A notification popped out
———————
Alteration Successful.
Subject Remaining: Mikasa Ackerman...
———————
Reiner took a hesitant step forward, his expression darkening as he approached Eren's motionless form. Blood dripped from the countless wounds covering his body, the damage from the gunshots still apparent. But there was no fight left in Eren. Only the remnants of a soul pushed too far.