Chapter : 8 .
(Hearing Hokan speak with such coldness, without any fear or hesitation, Doctor Suhon and Suha were left in absolute shock.)
Suha (Worried): Son, what has happened to you? Why are you talking like this? Come here, come to me...
Hokan: No, Mom. You won't understand. I know exactly what I did. You were unconscious. That fake King deceived the people, made himself their King, and turned them against you to take your life. Even though I knew that your death would never take these people back to their timeline... they would never have understood this. That's why they all had to die. When I heard the King's words, I lost control. I didn't realize what I was doing next; I just felt one thing—that I had to eliminate the enemies of my mother and myself.
Doctor Suhon: I told you that you possess powers like your father, and they are extremely dangerous. There are five levels to your power, but only two have unlocked. You have no idea how many lives you've taken...
Hokan: What do you mean? I only killed the King and those people who were shouting to kill us. I couldn't have killed anyone else... at least that's what I feel. I wasn't conscious of the numbers, but I know I couldn't have killed that many people.
Doctor Suhon: You are wrong. Your two powers activate only when you are in extreme rage. You didn't just kill the King and the rioters—you mercilessly took the lives of 5,000 people.
Suha: Enough, Doctor Suhon! You are forcing too much on my son!
Doctor Suhon: The truth is the truth, and he must know what he has done. The very humanity his father spent 10 years of his life saving... today, Hokan has sent 5,000 of those people to their graves.
(Hokan fell to his knees, speaking with intense anxiety and pressure.)
Hokan: No... what have I done? I took so many lives? I thought I only killed a few, but I took 5,000 lives? People who were living happily 400 years in the future... I killed them...
(Hokan began to cry uncontrollably. Suha quickly pulled him into a hug.)
Suha: No, son. Don't think like that. You didn't do anything wrong. You are the hope for the remaining humans. You cannot be a monster...
Hokan (Crying): Let it be, Mom. I knew I killed people, but I didn't know the scale was this massive. My grandfather and Mena were also there... I must have killed them too...
Doctor Suhon: That is the strange part. Out of those 5,000 people, you spared only your mother, your grandfather, Mena, and my spy. You killed everyone else but them.
Suha: That is enough! How many times will you repeat this? Firstly, he didn't know what he was doing. Secondly, he feels the weight of his mistake. My son didn't do this on purpose.
Doctor Suhon: If it wasn't on purpose, why did he have the thought that he must kill his enemies?
Suha: Son, don't listen to him. You did nothing wrong.
Hokan: Whatever happened was my madness. I never imagined I would do something like this.
Doctor Suhon: Whatever the case, you must appear in court today. I will try my best to ensure you don't get the death penalty.
Hokan: If I get the death penalty for what I did, so be it.
Suha: Don't talk nonsense! You will not die!
(Suddenly, a voice came from outside the underground room.)
Soldier: Hokan and Suha! Surrender yourselves and come with us!
Doctor Suhon: Both of you stay here. I will go out and check.
(Doctor Suhon stepped out of the underground room.)
Doctor Suhon: How did you soldiers find my secret room? And how can you be so sure Suha and Hokan are inside?
Soldier: Do you think we are fools? We tracked your messenger and found this place. We have orders from above to take Suha and Hokan into our custody immediately. Bring them out; they must face the court.
Doctor Suhon: I am their lawyer. I will fight this case for them.
Soldier: Do whatever you want, but you won't be able to save Suha and her son after what they've done.
Doctor Suhon: And if I told you that boy is the only hope left for humanity, what would you say then, soldier? Whatever you have to say, say it in court. I'm bringing them out now.
(Suhon brought them out.)
Soldier (To another soldier): Quickly, tie their hands tightly!
Second Soldier: No, sir... I'm scared. An 11-year-old who killed 5,000 people... he could kill me too.
Soldier: He looks normal right now; he won't do anything. Just tie him up!
Second Soldier: But still, sir...
Soldier: Do as I ordered!
Hokan: Don't be afraid. Tie my hands. I won't kill anyone.
Second Soldier: Do you really promise?
Hokan: I promise. I won't do anything. I won't kill anyone.
(The soldier tied Hokan's and Suha's hands tightly. They were then presented in court. The people in the courtroom were terrified, whispering to each other: "They should be killed!", "That boy just killed 5,000 people!", "It's better to end them both now!")
Judge: Silence! The court will now begin proceedings. Although we are 400 years in the past, we have not forgotten our traditions. According to our laws, I begin this trial. Bring the accused forward.
(Suha and Hokan were brought before the Judge.)
Judge: So, Hokan... is it true that you took 5,000 lives and killed the King? What do you have to say?
Hokan: I only want to say that the King was a fraud. He deceived the people with promises of wealth in the future, but he only wanted to kill my mother to return to his timeline. He knew her death wouldn't actually trigger the return, but he wanted to kill her anyway.
Judge: Do you have any proof of these claims?
Doctor Suhon: May I speak?
Judge: You may.
Doctor Suhon: What this child is saying is the truth. That King was the greediest man in the timeline 400 years from now. He didn't have the wealth he promised. He only wanted power and sought to turn the people against Suha and Hokan to get them killed.
Judge: If killing Suha would return us all to our timeline, what is wrong with that?
Doctor Suhon: The truth is, there is no such rule. The Demon who sent us back wanted Suha to be killed by the very people Hong saved. He lied before dying, knowing that people's greed would lead them to kill her.
Judge: How can you be so sure?
Doctor Suhon: Before dying, Hong used a one-time power to see 100 years into the future. He told us that Suha would die in 15 years, but we still wouldn't return to our timeline.
(The crowd began to murmur: "Maybe the Demon was telling the truth!", "We haven't seen the Demon girl die yet!", "We won't believe it until she is dead!")
Suha: May I speak?
Judge: Yes.
Suha: If everyone thinks my death will save them, then kill me and spare my son. The power in him came from me. These 5,000 lives were taken because of the power I gave him. It is not his fault.
Hokan: What are you saying, Mom? Nothing will happen to you! Everyone listen—if anyone even touches my mother, there will be no one worse than me!
(The courtroom went deathly silent. People began to tremble.)
Judge: For terrorizing the people and taking 5,000 lives, this court concludes that Hokan is a Demon. If he gets angry, he will kill everyone. Therefore, the court sentences him to death.
Doctor Suhon: No! My Lord, he spared his grandfather, Mena, and my spy! He didn't kill his own. And this child is the only hope for humanity!
Judge: He cannot be the hope. He is a threat. The court will not take back its order. He will be executed, and Suha as well!
(As soon as the Judge spoke, the entire courtroom began to shake.)
People: Is this an earthquake?
(Suddenly, a man ran in, terrified and breathless.)
Man: A TITAN! A massive Titan has somehow appeared inside the walls!
People: What?! A Titan inside the walls? How?!
.Suddenly, a man rushed into the courtroom, shouting the news that a Titan had appeared inside the walls. The crowd erupted in panic.)
A Citizen: "No! Have Titans entered the walls now? This atmosphere is exactly like that anime show Attack on Titan from 400 years in the future! This proves that Titans truly exist!"
Judge: "Everyone, silence! We don't know where that Titan came from, but we must get to the bottom of this. Doctor Suhon, Hokan, and Suha—is your hand behind this Titan somehow?"
Doctor Suhon (Stressed): "What kind of things are you saying? We have no idea where that Titan came from. None of us three have anything to do with this!"
(Just then, another man came running from outside, shouting.)
Second Man: "Listen, everyone! That Titan has a man in its hand... and that man is none other than Mr. Chayon, one of the richest men in the city!"
(Hearing this, Hokan and Suha were both stunned and terrified.)
Hokan: "If Grandpa Chayon is in that Titan's hand, then where is Mena?"
(Hokan bolted outside. As soon as his eyes fell upon the Titan, he was paralyzed with fear and fell backward. Suha ran out from inside and, seeing her son on the ground, hugged him tightly.)
Hokan (Terrified): "Mom... what is that thing? How can it be so massive and so horrifying?"
Suha (Thinking to herself): No... this is just like the Colossal Titan created by that Demon, but smaller in height. If this Titan has captured Hokan's grandfather, then the question is: where is Mena? And where did this Titan come from? (Suha thought with dread) Oh no... has this Titan eaten Mena?
Hokan: "Tell me, Mom! What is that thing? Are my Grandpa and Mena okay?"
Suha: "Nothing will happen, son. I am here. I will fix everything. You just don't worry."
(One of the people watching it from the front spoke up.)
Bystander: "Looking at it, it seems to be a Female Titan. She has hair too—very long and black. Her height looks about 25 to 26 meters. Oh no! She's about to eat Mr. Chayon!"
(Hearing this, Hokan ran forward and shouted at the top of his lungs.)
Hokan: "STOP! Don't eat my grandfather!"
(Doctor Suhon and Suha came from behind and grabbed Hokan to stop him from going any further.)
Hokan: "Let me go! Whatever that thing is, it will eat my grandfather!"
Doctor Suhon: "Calm down, Hokan! None of us are powerful enough to kill this Titan. We have to get out of here before that Titan turns toward us!"
Suha: "Doctor Suhon is right, son. We must go, otherwise, that Titan will kill us all!"
Hokan: "But what about my Grandpa? And Mena? Where is she? I am sure Mena is alive, and I want to save both my Grandpa and Mena!"
(Suddenly, as Hokan's eyes fell upon the Titan, he screamed while crying.)
Hokan: "NO! DON'T EAT MY GRANDFATHER!"
(As soon as Hokan said this, the Titan swallowed his grandfather. Seeing this, Hokan lost control once again. The nails on his hands became long and lethal.)
Suhon's Spy: "This is Hokan's same form... the one he used to take the lives of 5,000 people."
Doctor Suhon: "Oh no! Suha, let go of him and move back! Everyone, run away from here or no one will survive! This is the same form Hokan used to kill 5,000 people!"
(Hearing this, everyone fled the scene, but Suha was still holding onto Hokan.)
Doctor Suhon: "Have you gone mad? Leave him, or he will kill you too!"
Suha (Crying): "No! Son, stop... it's enough now. Please, be calm."
(Hokan calmly removed his mother's hands from himself and took two steps forward. Suddenly, the Titan let out a thunderous roar. Upon hearing that scream, Hokan vanished from his spot. Using Light Speed, he attacked the Titan, but the Titan caught Hokan in the palm of its hand.)
Suha (Screaming): "NO! She will crush my son in her hand! Someone save my son!"
(Suddenly, Hokan ripped through the palm of its hand. He sliced the Titan from top to bottom, right through the middle. The Titan was cut into two pieces, and Hokan fell to the ground, unconscious.)
(After a while, when everything became normal, Doctor Suhon and Suha went to the fallen Titan—which was a Female Titan—to get Hokan.)
Doctor Suhon: "Hokan is truly very dangerous and powerful. He killed such a massive Titan so easily."
Suha: "I don't know if my son will even be okay..."
Doctor Suhon: "He will be fine. I know nothing will happen to him."
(As soon as they reached the dead Titan and the unconscious Hokan, tears came to Suha's eyes. She ran and hugged Hokan.)
Suha: "Hokan, look, I'm here. Your mother is with you. You don't need to be afraid anymore. And what was the need for you to attack that Titan? If you ever do this again, I will scold you severely! If that Titan had done something to you, what would have happened to me? How would I live without you? Hokan, talk to me... why aren't you talking to me? Doctor Suhon, look at him! He isn't talking to me!"
Doctor Suhon: "Let me take a look... There is no need for worry. He has become weak and fainted due to the pressure of that powerful and dangerous energy. Suha, don't be so upset. He is fine."
Suha: "How can I not be upset? I am his mother. Hokan reminds me of my husband. I love both my husband and Hokan so much. I already lost my husband, but I cannot lose my child now. I don't want him to die before me."
Doctor Suhon: "I can understand what you are going through. But if you become weak now, how will your son become strong? He is already very powerful. If your son hadn't killed this Titan today, who knows how many lives it would have taken. Even though he took 5,000 lives, today he also saved people from the Titan. We can say that if Hokan uses his power correctly, he can become the hope of humanity. Now, take your son home. I will check this Titan. Bakoun, listen, take Suha and Hokan home completely safely."
Bakoun: "I understand, sir. I'll get the horses."
(After Suha and Hokan left with Bakoun, Doctor Suhon examined the dead body of the Titan.)
Doctor Suhon: "How did this Titan enter the walls? And why did it only kill Mr. Chayon? And how can this be a Female Titan? Hokan sliced her chest right down the middle..."
(As Suhon looked at the cut in the left side of the chest, a severed human arm emerged from the wound.)
Doctor Suhon: "Wait, what is this? In the place where the heart should be, there is a human arm—and it's severed! Let me pull this arm and see..."
(As soon as Doctor Suhon pulled the arm, a girl came out. It was Mena. Multiple veins of blood were coming out of her heart, connecting her to the Titan.)
Doctor Suhon (To himself): "Oh no... so that means Mena is the Female Titan? How did she become this Titan, and why? These blood veins from her heart are connected to the Titan... it means Mena's heart was controlling it. How is she still alive? And her arm is already recovering! One thing is certain—Mena was controlling this Titan with her heart. But the question is, where did she get this Titan power and why? Is the story of the Attack on Titan anime about to come true in this timeline from 400 years ago?"