Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20161208022759/@comment-30069705-20161208033426

So Eren's life has been shortened severely, as has Armin's, and the same goes for all people who bear a titan shifter power. It really sucks for them.

It will be interesting to see how Mikasa moves forward from this if she survives.

And here I was, back then, thinking I wouldn't mind Mikasa and Levi getting titan forms. But now, forget it. Besides, they're already such beasts even without it anyways. And likewise, I also now wish Armin would have been allowed to just get it all done and over with on the rooftop and rest in peace right then and there as well.

What a shame. And not only does a titan shifter power shorten its holder's life severly, but even if the holder tries to avoid passing it on to someone else directly to stop the curse from condemning anyone else, that still won't be enough to get rid of it, as it would still find its way to some other person at random, no matter how far away they are.

This all stems from Ymir Fritz's "deal with the devil" or whatever, so she caused this mess. But maybe there will turn out to be some supernatural method to give back or throw away the powers along with their curses just like there was a supernatural method to gain them in the first place. That's the problem that really needs to be solved, if it's even possible, or the same thing will only continue happening. Then, maybe Eren and Armin can be saved and live normal lives and lifespans. That would take a miracle at this point, though, and honestly, my hopes for that aren't very high right now. Otherwise, if their fates are irreversibly sealed, I hope they just get it all done and over with and die heroic and honorable deaths on the battlefield, well before their "time lmits" are up, just after all the fighting is finally over with the good guys winning and everyone being saved and freed.

If the manga does give us a bad ending, then hopefully we can get another alternate ending (like maybe for the anime) that's at least a little better...