Year 854
Against the wishes of the Paradis military, several members of the Survey Corps leaked information of the imprisonment of Eren Yeager and the volunteers to the public, causing a significant amount of outrage in the civilian and military population alike.
Opponents of Eren's imprisonment criticized the military's secretive nature against the public where they had once been proponents of full disclosure. The information leaks were traced back to Survey Corps members Floch Forster, Louise, Holger, and Wim, of whom Floch expressed their collective belief that Eren Yeager should rule Eldia as the Founding Titan and bring their nation to new glory. Unrepentant of their actions, all four were then jailed for insubordination.
Commander Pixis interrogates Yelena
While public tensions rose, Dot Pixis began interrogation of Anti-Marleyan Volunteer Yelena for suspected collaboration with Eren Yeager before his departure into Marley ten months prior.
Yelena tells them that her motivation is becuaase of an admiration for Eren and Zeke, claiming to want Eren to pursue his ambitions freely without the restraint of military authority. Pixis was unconvinced by her case and continued to press for the truth of her motives.
Meanwhile, Survey Corps Commander Hange Zoë meets with the benevolent Anti-Marleyan Volunteer Onyankopon, from whom they learned that Yelena's motives remained a mystery even to her fellow Volunteers.
Commander-in-Chief Zackly is assassinated
Due to Eren's insubordination, the highest authorities of the Paradis military arranged plans for him to be fed to a Titan to whom his Titan powers would be passed, believing Eren to be working with Zeke against Eldia's best interests.
This information eventually spread to Eren's followers who then began conspiring to overthrow military authority in order for Eren to seize control of Paradis. These followers, who would gain the public moniker of "The Yeagerists," began by bombing Commander-in-Chief Darius Zackly by hiding explosives in his custom-made torture chair which he kept in his office. Zackly's death was well-received by the public, who eagerly awaited Eren Yeager's rise to power.
Meanwhile, Pieck would further infiltrate the island while gathering intel.
Shortly after Commander-in-Chief Zackly's death, Eren made use of his newly acquired Warhammer Titan powers to escape from his underground imprisonment along with at least one hundred of his followers.
We see Eren climbijng on top of A hill overlooking Paradis shirtless as he approaches his second in command Floch Forster.
"Quite the Crowd. This everyone?
Floch responds to his leaders question.
"In addition to our comrades here We have many who are still within the millitary. Such as the soldiers who killed Zhacary with a bomb. No one can save the Eldian Empire. No one but you Eren Yeager."
Before eren has a chance to respond or grab new clothes a flash of blue lighting strikes his position and he dissapears.
Flouch distressed begins to yell out orders.
"What The hell happened to Eren Everyone spread out and find him he's our only hope."