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"Do you think that something must have happened to him?" The second man, worry threatening to appear on his face asked.

"And why is that your concern?" The first man asked, seeming to get upset because the second man was scared.

"I-it is not my concern but they out him under us. If something happens to him, we will be questioned," the second man replied. "In as much as I hate this job, they pay well and I don't want to loose it, at least not yet."

The first man smiled and then shook his head. "I see why you are acting like a baby, don't worry, nothing is going to happen to you. You won't loose your job," he assured his friend who sighed in relief, willing to trust him.

Shortly after, the first man slumped to the ground.

The second man gasped and was about to scream when something gripped him on the neck, making him unable to speak. Fear etched on his face as he tried to struggle but nothing was working.

He was just a normal human working in the Academy. Their job was to make everywhere look tidy, attend to the students, and carry out other duties, thermy weren't any mages, and they didn't have any special ability. The only weapon they had with them was the device, the same one that Doc James had used in Eren and the funniest part is that they cannot use the device whenever they wanted to. It was a self-operating device which can only work when it feels that the holder's life is at stake; Doc James made it this way because he thought that some of the workers might one day turn around and betray them. He was too cautious about it.

But even with his life at the stake, the device the man was holding could not activate because for a reason, it had already been destroyed. It happened even before the man was attacked.

His head was turned and he watched in horror as blood streamed out from his friend's eyes, ears, and mouth. Before he could realize what was going on, his friend had already turned pale.

"L-let me go, p-please," he pleaded while shocking on his words. He didn't know what was doing this but someone was certainly behind it. He could feel the grip on his neck tightening and life was slowly seeping out of him by each passing seconds.

As if he was going to be left after killing his friend. The sound of bone cracking ressounded in the air, followed by the man's body which dropped on the ground with a loud thud. The man's eyes widened in shock as his remaining life seeped away. Seconds later, a hole was driven into the man's chest.

The door to Eren's room opened and closed back immediately. Eren was still sleeping when drops of blood fell into his mouth and the moment it went down to his throat, his eyes fluttered open, and he was met with a familiar ceiling. His mind was foggy, but as he tried to sit up, he was hit with a wave of dizziness. He fell back onto the bed, his head spinning.

As he lay there, he noticed a metallic taste in his mouth. Blood. His stomach growled, and his mouth began to water. He wanted more.

Suddenly, a faint figure appeared before him. It was a boy around his age, with sunken eyes and an expressionless face. The boy was holding a bloodied heart in his hand, and Eren's initial reaction was shock.

But as he gazed deeper into the boy's eyes, something within him stirred. The demonic power that had been awakened within him began to react, and his hunger for blood grew.

His senses were clouded, and all he could think about was the heart in the boy's hand. He reached out, his fingers trembling with anticipation.

The boy's grin grew wider, and he held out the heart. Eren's eyes locked onto it, and he felt his mouth watering even more.

Without hesitation, Eren devoured the heart, his teeth sinking into the soft tissue. The boy gazed at him quietly, watching him as he ate the bloodied meat.

As he consumed the heart, Eren felt his strength growing. His senses were heightened, and he could feel the demonic power coursing through his veins.

"Who are you?" He asked him but the boy didn't say a word and only tilted his head to the corner.

Eren followed his line of sight and glanced at the door. He could see the two men that were lying lifeless outside his room.

"D-did you do that?" Eren asked the boy and he nodded. 'Damn it!' Eren cursed inwardly.

This was what he wanted to avoid earlier and that was why he ran away but this time, it was different — He didn't do it, someone else did it... For him.

"Did you realize that this single act of yours will land me in trouble?" He muttered but the boy said nothing to him.

He glanced at the door and soon vanished.

Eren was left lying on the bed, his chest heaving with exertion. He looked down at his hands, and they were covered in blood.

A chill ran down his spine as he realized what he had done. He had eaten a human heart, and he had enjoyed it.

The demonic power within him stirred again, and Eren felt his hunger growing. He knew that he needed more blood, but he couldn't do anything again. Not when he was yet to come up with an answer.

Who was the kid and why did he go that far to help him? Did he really help him because he wanted to or did he do it just to benefit from it? The boy's single act has undoubtedly landed Eren into trouble and he was going to be seen as the killer of those men.

"Y-you!" A man gasped and when Eren glanced at the door, he saw a young man standing there, looking shocked and scared.

Eren didn't know what to say because no one would believe that he wasn't the one that killed those men, and secondly, he didn't know what the boy was thinking when he did what he did so he could not expose him either.

With a sigh, he came up with a fast decision. "I am definitely going to get punished for this so let me escape once more. I will hurt you so that it will look realistic."

The man gasped and remembered what Ryker told he and his teammates. 'Even if I don't get killed now, I will sooner or later and I won't get paid till I die.'

"N-no!" He stammered and rushed into the room.

Eren was taken aback by the man's response. He also wondered why the boy didn't kill him along with the other two.

"I won't let you escape because if that happens, I'll loose my job and if that happens, my family will die of hunger and when that happens, living will be hell for me. So I can't let you escape," the man said incoherently as he tore a piece of shirt and began to wipe all the blood stains on Eren's face, and hands. The one he couldn't clean was Eren's shirt but it wasn't as bad as his face and hands. After doing so, he asked Eren to attack him.

"I should attack you?" Eren asked again. He was speechless and confused at the same time.

"Yes, make it look severe. Do it now!" The man replied.

Eren was reluctant, he didn't even know what to do but he saw the urgency in the man's eyes and realize how important it was for him.

"Fine but I won't do it next time," he said and attacked the man instantly. He gave the man a deep hole in his chest, carefully avoiding the man's heart by mere inches.

The man almost thought that the boy was after his heart.

"Leave now," Eren wiped his hand and looked away. The blood enticed him but he knew very well not to fall for the trap.

The man hurried out of the room before blood could start pouring out from his wound and made sure to close the door behind. Then he laid next to the first man and began to groan in pain.