The Jaw Titan lowered its head. Ymir, her face still smeared with sinew and muscle, burst out from the back of the Jaw Titan's neck.
"Historia..." Ymir's gaze met that of the Historia Titan.
But within those enormous blue eyes there was only frenzied killing intent.
Without a shred of hesitation, Historia instinctively stuffed Ymir into her mouth.
"Wait!" Yago cried out from inside the nape, but by the time the Fate Titan regained mobility, it was already too late.
The five-meter-tall Jaw Titan was before the Historia Titan.
The Historia Titan opened a mouth absurdly wide and, in a single bite, swallowed the entire head of the Jaw Titan along with Ymir at its nape.
Like a ferocious predator tearing at its prey, the Jaw Titan's body was clamped in the Historia Titan's jaws and shaken violently, scalding Titan blood splashing everywhere.
Everyone could only watch as it happened.
"Historia, from now on, you must live for yourself." This was the last thought Ymir had as she was swallowed into the Historia Titan's mouth. In the next instant, sharp teeth pierced through Ymir's body and spine.
Sizzle— The headless Jaw Titan's body slammed into the ground and began to evaporate, while chilling streams of blood kept pouring from the Historia Titan's mouth.
...
"Do you want to save them?"
In the silent depths of Yago's mind, a strange voice suddenly rang out—calm as still water, neither clearly male nor female.
"What!?" Yago was startled. How could there be a voice in his head? "Who are you?"
"Do you want to save them?" The voice only repeated the question.
"I did think about saving Ymir and Historia, but I don't know who you are! Why should I trust you?" Yago was on full alert.
"If you want to save them, then trust me. The Fate Titan—one that should never have appeared—the tenth Titan. Your existence itself is..."
Immediately after, a surge of unfamiliar information flooded into Yago's mind. His head swelled with pain, forcing him to shut his eyes.
When Yago opened them again, a flash of golden light passed through his once-black pupils.
Yago had gone through a fierce struggle between heaven and man in his mind, yet outside only a fleeting instant had passed.
Just as everyone was lamenting Ymir's sacrifice, the Fate Titan suddenly threw back its head and let out a thunderous roar that went on and on, the crimson in its eyes growing ever more eerie.
The Historia Titan seemed drawn by that roar as well. It stopped chewing and turned its head toward the Fate Titan.
Not just the others—even the Female Titan beside the Fate Titan was startled.
"Yago, what's wrong with you?" Annie urgently leaned out from the nape and shouted. As the Female Titan, she naturally understood that Yago's roar was meant to attract Pure Titans—an ability belonging to the Female Titan.
But Yago didn't answer Annie. He abruptly stopped roaring and fixed his gaze on the Historia Titan.
Boom! The Fate Titan stomped the ground, cracking the hardened crystal floor beneath its feet, then charged madly toward the Historia Titan.
As it ran, a layer of white bone armor suddenly emerged over the Fate Titan's face, covering it completely. From its forehead, a white spike nearly a meter long slowly protruded.
A crystalline sheen also began to appear over its clenched fists—hardening!
The instant it closed in on the Historia Titan, the Fate Titan spread its fists. On closer look, a layer of white claws gleamed at the fingertips.
The Fate Titan was incredibly fast. By the time everyone reacted, it had already smashed aside one of the Historia Titan's outstretched hands with its head, the forehead spike piercing straight through the Historia Titan's arm.
"Roar!!" Then the Fate Titan's hands formed claws and slashed downward, severing a massive arm that fell heavily to the ground.
"What is Yago doing? Historia ate Ymir—she should be able to turn back into a human now. Is Yago trying to stop Historia?!" Armin was utterly shocked.
Erwin frowned. No— they needed Historia. Perhaps Yago wanted to save a companion, but at this moment the people needed Historia. Therefore, Ymir had to be sacrificed.
To be honest, when Ymir chose to sacrifice herself, Erwin had felt a sense of relief. When Ymir charged forward, Erwin hadn't ordered anyone to intercept her. As hard as it was to say, that had been the most rational choice.
Erwin was thinking further ahead. Now, seeing Yago trying to stop Historia, he couldn't just ignore it.
He immediately drew his blades. "All units, stop the Yago Titan!"
Upon hearing the commander's order, the Survey Corps hesitated, but still drew their blades one after another.
"Wait! Commander, could this be a misunderstanding? Maybe Yago has other considerations! We can try talking first!" Armin hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade Erwin.
Erwin's gaze was deep.
"Yago should also understand how important Historia is. We need Historia. And if he truly intends to seize another intelligent Titan's power, then what?"
"Commander! That's impossible. If Yago really wanted to take Titan powers, he and Annie had countless chances to take Eren and the others away—but they never did. So please, Commander, trust them! Between humans, there shouldn't be only suspicion—there must also be trust!" Armin didn't give up; instead, he argued even more passionately.
At that moment, many of the recruits stepped forward as well.
"I believe in that guy Yago," Connie said.
"Yago and Annie are companions we can trust!" Jean Kirstein declared.
"Yes! Yago often gives me bread!" Sasha added.
Many fellow recruits from the 104th class spoke up together for Yago and Annie. Even the taciturn Mikasa firmly supported them, while Eren still looked somewhat dazed.
"Everyone..." Annie, inside the Female Titan's nape, was deeply moved. But she still said coldly,
"Don't approach Yago, or else..."
Annie withdrew back into the Female Titan's nape. The Female Titan raised both arms high in a guarding stance. Though she desperately didn't want Yago to harbor any thought of betraying his companions, he was Yago. No matter what he chose, Annie would choose to stand with him.
And so, the Female Titan and the Survey Corps found themselves in an eerie standoff.
"Graaah!!"
"Roar!!!"
On the other side, taking advantage of the Historia Titan's limited height and restricted movement, the Fate Titan suddenly leaped and pinned the Historia Titan's massive head.
Then it raised its arms, pried open the Historia Titan's blood-soaked mouth, and thrust in fiercely. By feel alone, it grabbed hold of the shattered remnants of the Jaw Titan's head.
"Roar!!!" In an instant, the Fate Titan's crimson eyes suddenly turned a brilliant gold!
"This is fate! The power to change fate!!" Yago roared within his heart.
Boom!!! To everyone's astonishment, both the Fate Titan and the Historia Titan began to emit intense white light and steam.
"What's happening?!" Hange's eyes widened. This strange phenomenon absolutely couldn't be missed!
So then—what exactly happened?
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