[She nods, letting go to sit back and collect herself. Her people's story is never easy to tell, gruesome as it is, but after what Navia shared, she can't reasonably withhold it.]
I have to warn you, it's a painful tale.
...
Where I'm from, the nation of Eldia ruled over great part of the world for millennia, conquering other lands with its titan armies. Titans are gigantic, man-eating monsters. Among the people of my world, Eldians alone have the ability to transform into them.
[And usually, they never turn back into a human afterwards.]
After many centuries of oppression and subjugation, an Eldian king came to power who abhorred what his forebears had done. He conspired with the oppressed, orchestrated his own downfall, and led his people into exile on an isolated island. Using the powers of the Founding Titan - the first of its kind, passed down through the royal bloodline - he altered the Eldians' memories, making them believe that they were the last remnants of humanity, the rest devoured by the titans.
[She hesitates before she continues. It's never easy to reveal herself to be of royal blood, considering how no one can really grasp the shame and guilt that comes with it.]
He was my ancestor. With the world's hatred upon us, we can't do anything to make up for all our empire has done to the world, and one day soon, it'll all catch up with us.
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I have to warn you, it's a painful tale.
...
Where I'm from, the nation of Eldia ruled over great part of the world for millennia, conquering other lands with its titan armies. Titans are gigantic, man-eating monsters. Among the people of my world, Eldians alone have the ability to transform into them.
[And usually, they never turn back into a human afterwards.]
After many centuries of oppression and subjugation, an Eldian king came to power who abhorred what his forebears had done. He conspired with the oppressed, orchestrated his own downfall, and led his people into exile on an isolated island. Using the powers of the Founding Titan - the first of its kind, passed down through the royal bloodline - he altered the Eldians' memories, making them believe that they were the last remnants of humanity, the rest devoured by the titans.
[She hesitates before she continues. It's never easy to reveal herself to be of royal blood, considering how no one can really grasp the shame and guilt that comes with it.]
He was my ancestor. With the world's hatred upon us, we can't do anything to make up for all our empire has done to the world, and one day soon, it'll all catch up with us.