The day before Eren left the Oni dungeon. Evening 6 PM.
The sun was preparing to set on the horizon. The gray clouds were trying to mask an all-orange sky. But in doing so, they were just distancing themselves from each other, running thin.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Eren and Alephee were about to wrap up their spar. But for some reason, Eren pressed on. It was as if he was sensing a breakthrough into something.
Eren had been having these feelings for the last couple of days. But what he was feeling at this point was more intense than before.
Alephee could sense what was happening inside Eren's mind. So she didn't try to disturb him from his current mindset and aided it by sparring with him well beyond their agreed-upon time limit.
Eren and Alephee both were using the lightning and fire element spells they had access to. This was the first time Eren felt like he was battling a much superior version of himself.