Deeper in the Cruel

Eren always told his friends safety within the Walls was fleeting, and his dream of seeing the outside world and liberating the people within the Walls from Titans was a tempting one. Yet, after the Scout Regiment is disbanded and Eren falls victim to his own ambitions, Mikasa and Armin are forced to reconsider what it means to be free, to be strong, and to survive. Their will to carry on in the face of catastrophe is strong, but as the planet plots to keep humanity in chains, they are forced to wonder what they, Eren's understudies, can do to overcome it.This is my reimagining of the world of Attack on Titan, continuing from the official spin-off/OVA "Lost Girls: Lost in the Cruel World." I recommend you read or watch that before reading, but it is not required. In this universe, Mikasa's parents are not killed by kidnappers, setting off a chain of events which send the characters down different paths from the main story. My intent is to mix this with the events of the regular series to create an all-new story, which asks how things may have gone had this plot continued.