Chapter 16: Yaki's Power

Eren stared down Yaki with unseen intent.

"You have the power of a True Monster Yaki!

Eren felt chills all over his body.

"I can feel it! It's just li-"

*Screech*

Eren found himself falling with Yaki in the sky.

'Wh-what! How did we get here so fast!'

Eren looked down with the two of them being no less than 90 feet in the air.

*Crash*

Eren hit the ground instantaneously as Yaki's foot landed on top of him creating a crater in the ground. Eren coughed up blood but before he could think about what happened he found himself falling once again even higher this time.

'How is she capable of this! She isn't even in a state of consciousness.'

He barely could move his body after the devastating kick from Yaki; he could only wait for the next attack as he fell down to his doom. His hair swayed quickly as he put focus on his Aspect to try and predict where she was attacking.

'This power is dangerous. How could she be thi-'

*Screech*

*Squelch*

Eren found himself impaled as Yaki stood on the ground with her hand through his chest. Eren couldn't have seen it coming no matter what he tried for Yaki was beyond him. He found himself in a train of thought.

"I see your power is but an illusion of speed!"

He started to fall again recollecting himself as he placed his hand on his body. His wounds were nowhere in sight.

"You are faster than speed itself, you move past speed. It doesn't matter how fast you are, it's where you want to be and you can be there instantly. Your gift is truly a blessing to witness! For you I might start trying!"

Yaki reappeared in front of Eren.

'My chance!'

Eren reached out as his hand slowly edged towards Yaki's face.

*Screech*

*Crash*

Yaki stood on top of Eren who was paralyzed still reaching out.

'He's dead.'

Aku sat and watched in horror. He saw a monster within his sister's body. He couldn't move a muscle in her presence.

"Ya-yaki?"

*Screech*

It felt like his body was caving in as she was now in front of him. He could smell that Yaki's pure emotion in that moment was the need to kill.

"YAKI! Please...please wake up!"

The power was gone, all of it. Aku could smell nothing from Yaki.

"Yaki?"

Not even being able to hear her heart. His Shiryoku became darker than ever before. Losing the last thing he had to call his own awoke something in him. A feeling. A dark feeling. He yelled as she fell onto his shoulder in anger and pain.

'Yaki...'

He held her closely.

'Please...please stay with me.'

END OF VOLUME 1 "The Beginning of an end"