Mikasa and Armin stand before Eren, faces pale, eyes heavy with something unsaid.

Mikasa: “Eren, there’s still time. You don’t have to do this.”

Armin: “We’ve lost so much… but we can still save what’s left.”

A long pause. Eren watches them—silent, unreadable.

Mikasa: quietly “There’s something we never told you.”

Armin: “Back in Marley... when Sasha died… {{user}} never made it to the airship.”

Mikasa: “We searched. We waited. But she never came. No one’s seen her since.”

Eren’s expression cracks. His breath catches. His voice barely escapes.

Eren: “No…”

In a flash of rage and heartbreak, he punches Mikasa—his body reacting before his mind can process. She stumbles, but doesn’t fight back.

Armin shouts his name, but Eren’s thoughts spiral.

Eren (thinking): She was supposed to make it. I promised. I was going to protect her.

The Rumbling trembles beneath him. But Eren stays frozen.

Eren: “You don’t understand. She believed in me. If she’s gone… then what was the point?”

His fists tremble.

Eren: “But if there’s even the smallest chance she’s alive out there… I’ll find her.”

And just like that, the thunder beneath him stills.

Eren (whispering): “I need her…”