Chapitre 8: New Hope
Up in the sky dark clouds started to form up as it was about to pour heavy rain down the city of The Trost District but unknown to the people down below there was a huge object what appeared to be a ship was hovering in the sky as it was using the clouds for cover.
Inside the ship it was dark and there didn't appear to be any signs of life. There were small lights but not enough to illuminate the room. As door opened eight figures came out of room and looked at a table as the light lit and then what appeared to be a hologram of a woman was talking to them.
"Ok listen we can't officially go down there just yet with the rest of our reinforcements, so we need you guys to help out the locals as best as we can, showing them that we're not a threat ok, we also heard that one of our spies down there have reported that this is about get more tougher as our enemies are here to tear this place apart. Remember stay out of sight and don't get caught till further notice, we can't lose this opportunity understand." She said briefing them.
They nodded and walked into a room which was an armory. They armored up themselves with swords and other bladed weapons except for one as the was holding what appeared to be a pistol but more modified and high tech along with other ranged weapons they also load themselves with high tech weaponry.
As they all finished equipping themselves they left the armory and headed to individual doors which their pods as they went to each one, they strapped themselves up and waited for the signal. Then in front of them a screen turned on to show it was the same woman who was debriefing them earlier.
"You guys ok in there?" She said as they all nodded in their different pods.
"Good luck out there guys." She said as the screen turned off.
"Counting down for launch ten...nine." A computer voice was heard that sounds like a woman was counting down. (A/n: it's the computer female voice from Pacific Rim in Gypsy Danger)
"Eight...seven...six...five...four...three....two...one...launch!"
Outside the ship eight small pods were shot off headed towards the ground. The pods was heading towards the ground at high speed. The outside began to get engulfed in flames, but that didn't slow down the pods. The pods then released some flaps to help it slow down. The pods then soon landed in different parts of the district. Several minutes passed by one of the pods were opened up as one figure came out. He had futuristic looking armor that was green all over him, he wore a faceless helmet except the mid part that was gold, looked around and got out his assault rifle. It was quiet....to quiet. Till he heard the voice from his communicator in his helmet.
"Chief this is command do read me respond over." The voice of a woman said
"Loud and clear command I'm in pursuit." He said
"Roger good luck out there Spartan." The woman said as the comm went off.
Once he heard it turning off he started heading towards a street ready to take on anything that tries to kill for he's one of the greatest super soldiers that is known by...
Master Chief
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-Meanwhile-
"Armin wake up hey Armin! snap out of it! I need you to talk to me! Say something." Connie shouted to him. Armin snapped out of his trance.
"There you are. You with me now? What's going on? Where's the rest of your squad? All we found was you, Mina, and Mylius out here unconscious." He said to him seeing Mina and Mylius next to them.
"The rest of my Squad?" He said in question.
"Alright let's get you on your feet. You shouldn't be out here alone especially since they're unconscious. And what the hell you got all over you that's so dam slimy? What happened?" Connie asked him about what happened to the others.
That was when he remembered, he remembered his comrades getting eaten seeing Thomas getting swallowed up and Eren on the rooftop missing his leg, he even seen two bright yellow eyes. He then started screaming very loud
"You're worthless! Why can't you just die?" He shouted to himself.
"Hey you need to pull yourself together." He said to him trying to calm him down but it wasn't working.
"Dam you!"
"Where is everyone?" Connie asked him again but Armin didn't say anything.
"Let it go Connie. Him and the other two are it. The rest of them are dead." Ymir said to him.
"Damn it don't talk like that! We can't assume he's the only one!" Connie retorted back hoping the others are alive.
"Take a look around you, isn't it obvious. We can't waste anymore time here with him. We've gotta move on." She replied back.
"You're not making any sense. Why would the Titans ignore them?" He said in question.
"I dunno. Maybe they thought he was already dead or something. When you get right down to it, that's the real tragedy here. Eren and the others busted their assess and the only one standing is him and these two surprisingly." She said in cruel/taunting manner.
"Alright that does it bitch. I'm gonna shut your mouth up permanently." Connie said angered by what she said and was about to lunge at her but he was stopped by Christa.
"Both of you stop it right now! Look, were all at the end of our tether okay? We're seeing our friends being killed like animals. It's normal to be upset." She said to them both
"Look at my Christa keeping the peace! You're so gonna have to marry me when all this crap is over." Ymir said and then laughed.
"Yeah, well...she'd best get a hold of that mouth." He said with a glare "Alright come on. We gotta get out of here. Are you able to stand?"
Armin looked at his hand as he remembered before.
"Sorry to be a nuisance. Don't worry about me. I'll rendezvous with the rear guard." He said ready to leave.
"But--Armin." Connie shouted but too late as Armin already zipped out and left.
"Connie hop to it. We've been given orders to advance!" A male cadet said to Connie and he left with them hoping Armin would be alright on his own.
Armin was zipping around, he couldn't believe one of his best and childhood friend is dead, and now he believes he's weak that he couldn't save Eren. He still remembers the past when Eren, Mikasa, Eric, and Diana helping him.
"I was wrong. This world hasn't become hell. Its been hell. I just couldn't see it before now. Were condemned. All of us. Have been from the beginning. Strength preys on weakness. It's very straightforward arrangement, actually. And my friends... they-- they tried. They knew how the world worked. They wanted to be strong. For me. Someone who only brought them down. In their eyes, I was a victim. I needed protection. But all wanted was to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them to be strong, like they were. To be worth something-." He thought to himself. And then one of his hooks didn't go through the rock and he ended up loosing balance, and then collided with a wall. He crashed down on the street floor and crying his heart out.
'And this is how it all ends up. Eren tried to protect me and--'
He then heard something grunting and saw it was Hanna doing CPR on Franz.
"Hanna. What are you trying to doing?" He asked her.
"Oh god Armin! Help me, please! Franz quit breathing, and I can't wake him up! He won't respond to CPR! Come on, baby! You got this!
Somebody help us!" She shouted with tears in her eyes still doing CPR.
"Hanna please. It's not safe on the ground, we need to get you on a rooftop-- " He got cut off by her.
"No! I'm not leaving him like this!" She shouted to him and turn back and did CPR again.
"You really don't understand, do you?" He said to her saddened that she still believes that she can save."Hanna, I'm sorry. Franz is-- "
Even though she's still trying bring him back. But it was no use.
"Please stop. Please stop doing that." He said to her but that didn't stop her as he's on his limit at what's going on.
"I can't. I-- i can't take it. This is hell.
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Meanwhile outside of Trost, Godzilla is having a hard time taking down the newcomer as it has some claw marks on its back from Godzilla. But it wasn't the Skullcrawler that was the problem, but those small alien ships that was annoying him.
Some of them started shooting but he used his Atomic breath and instantly destroyed them. He was then slammed into the ground as he got slammed by the overgrown two-legged Lizard.
He got dazed as he regained his vision as he saw more and more coming. He knew he wouldn't last. He took a glance at the wall, hoping one of his Related Brethren would do it for while he takes care of the Kaiju.
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Meanwhile in the Trost HQ four cadets were hiding behind a turned over table as they were hiding from the Titans as one was looking through the window.
"It's over. All over we're doomed." A girl cadet said in fear as a guy was loading up musket. A huge crash was heard and felt as the titans were crashing through the building.
"There." The guy cadet finished loading the musket.
"Cmon now. That muskets not enough to stop them." The girl said to him as she saw him putting it in his mouth. She realized what he was about to do.
But before he pull the trigger a huge crash was heard as the door and window were broken down. They thought it was elite soldiers but till they heard voices and that was then it wasn't one of their own. It was a unknown language that they never heard of, and they heard another.
"Hey boss we searched the entire bottom part this place there's nobody." A high pitch voice was heard till they heard heavier steps coming in the room.
"Well keep looking leave no area of this room unturned." A very deep was heard from that to.
The girl put her finger to her mouth telling her comrades to be quiet. She looked at the hole they made on the table. Once she looked in it she couldn't believe what she's seeing. She's seeing some sort creature that nothing but had to be imaginary. One was a short, stubby one had a odd round shape on its back as it had big hand carrying a small weapon that looked like a pistol.
The other was unlike the small ones this one was tall, very tall as it has a skinny waist but muscular upper body that had what appeared to be armor as it had only two big toes on its feet, she then saw its hand as it has four hands instead of five when she looked at its face it had two mandibles on its mouth and then saw its pointed helmet making it very intimidating.
As they see them going by they heard other voices.
"Not bad devices for man filth." A low gruff voice was heard from them as she seen two small forms looking at their equipment. These knew ones were different from the others. They were as tall as a man but they have rusted old armor but had animal skin and had what appeared to be a bone necklace. And their facial appearance was very unsettling with their hideous face.
"Yea but to bad they aren't as tough and more challenging than the ones we know of." Another was heard as the other was snickering at the comment.
"Enough! Stop fooling, search this entire building for any humans." The deep voiced creature said looking at the others.
"And who made you boss. Our orders were from our Warchief so what are yours. Is it that you followed that tarks orders I didn't know you were such a- ack!" The creature said but was cut off as the taller one grabbed its neck.
"I don't take orders from a weak human nor anyone else except my superiors. Do as I say or your head will be next on my blade." The tall creature said as he let go of him as he was coughing for air. He got up and glared at the taller one.
"Yea sure whatever you say...boss. You heard him look around don't miss a single spot." He said holding his throat telling the others to search.
"Wait. I smell something." The other said sniffing the air loading its crossbow.
"Where?" The lead ugly creature said taking out its sword.
The girl realized that they smelled their scent, she can see the rest of her comrades were getting scared but she put her finger to her mouth telling them to be quiet. But unknown to them they knew where they were at. The lead one decided to toy with them.
"Where are you little pinkskin?" He said with a taunting tone. The others realized what he was doing then followed his lead.
"Yea come on out. We're not gonna hurt you....much." It said with a snicker.
"Yea you could join us for cup of Grog and maybe some Caragor meat to fill your bellies up." Another said getting closer to the turned tables as it took out its jagged sword.
She saw it moving closer to them as she closed her eyes ready for it to take her life but it was changed when they heard a faint voice.
"Field Master....do you read me...Field Master do you copy." A deep voice was heard with the sound blast fire came from the tall creature as it took out a device and spoke to it.
"This is Field master Thasa 'Raham, what's wrong." The tall creature said on his communicator.
"Were under attack.....he's to fast -static- we can't hold out." The voice said with
"Who's to fast identify the enemy, who is it." He said on the comm.
It's -static- its...oh no, its the De-Ughhh." The voice was cut off from an attack.
The tall creature known as "Thasa 'Raham" growled in anger hearing that.
"You five go investigate." Telling the two small ones and the other creatures.
"Uh us." The small one with the weird hump said shaking in fear with its high pitched voice.
"Yea but what if it's the De- ugh." The other said before getting kicked by the Thasa 'Raham.
"Enough don't you dare say that name if it is kill him." He said to them. "Useless Unggoy."
"You heard him let's go down." The ugly creature with the curved sword said. The smaller ones now known as 'Unggoy' hesitated but soon followed them.
They obeyed his orders and left the room. They waited for a minute. Till they heard yelling and screaming and gunfire.
"Boss! Boss! We need back up Now!" One the creatures yelling.
Thasa 'Raham looked out on the doorway then looked back at the turned tables. But left with rest of his troops. The girl lifted her head from the table. See saw that they left so she sighed in relief that they're gone, but she was so wrong.
Then the turned table was moved out of the way by an unknown force as they were in fear of what sorcery was this but then something was forming up as electric zaps appeared and then formed up to be what they thought they wouldn't see. It was Thasa 'Raham the leader that left the room.
"But we saw him left the room how did come back without even seeing him or hearing him." The girl cadet thought.
But how-" One of her comrades were about to say but was cut off.
"Ha. Fooled you didn't I. You and your pathetic race are predictable as ever. Now I'm shall take your lives." He said ready to kill them.
The boy with the musket shot at him in the face. But that didn't do much effect on him as they were all in shocked to see him without a scratch or the bullet mark. He looked at them and made what appeared to them to be a smirk.
"Ah still determined as ever but now...." He said as he took out and object then something came out as a light bluish color came out of it. This made them go into shock to see this, it appeared to be a weapon of some kind but not of what they've heard of or seen.
"Join the rest of your pathetic kind to Extinction." He said and started to laugh.
They were ready as they closed their eyes ready to join the rest of their fallen friends and families.
As he was about to kill them he felt something stabbed him on his back then saw it was "Him" as he died.
The cadets opened their eyes as they see Thasa 'Raham dead as his body was thrown by the side. They saw their savior as they couldn't believe at what their seeing. It had a body of a man but very tall and was very different from them, it had green armor all around it and had numbers 117 on its left breast plate, seeing it made it look inhuman, actually they don't what this thing is and why it saved their lives. It came towards them making its heavy footsteps felt to them.
"We don't have much time, let's go." It said to them.
They realized that they have second chance to live through this.
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The 104th gathered on a collection of rooftops, exhausted and traumatized. They had seen so many horrible things today that they would never forget. Lives snuffed out at a moment's notice, screams of the dying echoing in their minds, and the thought that they, too, would suffer the same fate.
"Hey, Jean!" Connie exclaimed, one of the few that put aside the trauma. "What are we gonna do?"
The brown-haired teen didn't even look at him, finding the roof a far more interesting sight. "We can't do anything. They finally gave us the order to withdraw, and we're all out of gas. Of course." He sighed. "I can't believe this is how it's gonna end...because of those damned cowards."
"You mean the supply depot?" Connie asked, confused. "What is going on? Where are they!?"
"They all lost their will to fight," Jean explained. "I can understand why...but they abandoned their duty to supply us, barricading themselves inside HQ. And, of course, Titans have swarmed the place which means we can't get the gas ourselves."
Connie was getting more aggravated by the situation. "Then why are we waiting!? We gotta go! Start thinning their numbers so we have a chance! Sitting here on this roof is completely pointless! Eventually, the Titans are gonna come for us."
Jean didn't say anything and only gave him a cold look.
"We don't have much gas left," he went on. "We'll just waste what little we've got if we try to run. And without our mobility, we're completely screwed!"
"You're using your head for once, Connie," he noted. "Nice going, but I'm not sure if we've got the numbers needed to pull this thing off. The veterans in the vanguard force have all been killed. How exactly do a bunch of rookies pull off a suicide mission like this? I mean, let's assume half our forces survive the initial assault. Then what? The supply room is probably crawling with Titans in the three to four-meter range. I don't see us accomplishing much there."
The words sunk in as Connie lost the drive he had. "It's...hopeless."
Jean let out a sigh. "God, what a dull life this turned out to be." He looked up for a second. "Any sign of him?"
He shook his head. "Annie asked me the same question not too long ago."
Jean chuckled a little. "Bastard's too stubborn to die. If anyone has a chance of making it, it's him. What about Eric have you."
"No not since the preparation, not even Diana knows." Connie said looking at a worried Diana not taking her eyes off the city.
On another part of the roof, Sasha was attempting to rally the troops. "Come on, guys. We can do it! Right? Let's go. If we all work together, we can make this happen. I know we can. All right? I'll take the lead."
Her words fell on deaf ears. The cadets were too traumatized to even move. They had seen horrors they never imagined in their worst nightmares.
Discouraged, she looked around for a kindred spirit and found Armin sitting in a corner, looking down. She quickly ran over to him. "Armin, it's time to go!"
He was just like the rest of them: petrified and motionless.
"Let them get their heads straighten up ok once they do then we're out of here." Diana said to her.
"Right." Sasha simply said.
Nearby, Annie kept a sharp eye out for any sign of Dillon. She knew he wasn't dead given that their mind link was still open, but her attempts at contacting him mentally were met with silence. There were lots of reasons why that could be, so she kept her ears and eyes out.
"It's not like you to hope," a voice suddenly noted.
She forgot that she was standing next to her squad. "He's still alive, Reiner."
"How can you be sure, Annie?" Bertholdt asked, giving her a confused look. "None of have seen him since the debriefing earlier."
"I can't explain it...but I know he's not dead," she replied.
"You really care about him, don't you?" Reiner realized.
Annie didn't answer that for a moment, but then she said, "He's my boyfriend. Of course I do."
"Must be nice to have someone like that in your life," Marco stated, giving that same traumatized look everyone else had. "Someone that cares about you, someone that loves you. When I die, I'll have no one."
"Hey, don't talk like that," Bertholdt rebuked. "We're gonna get through this."
"It's no use," he replied, lost in despair. "There's too many of them especially those huge lizard things. I don't think any of us are going to survive this. I've come to accept my impending demise." He looked up at the wall ahead, so close but not close enough. "I just...wanted my death to mean something."
At this time, there was nothing they could do to help Marco. Not while he was like that.
Their ears perked up at the sounds of ODM gear being used. Some of the cadets look over to see another cadet coming down showing that he was injured as they who it was.
"Dillon!" Connie exclaimed, running towards him.
Jean, Diana, and Sasha's eyes widened, quickly joining him.
The blacksmith didn't look injured save for some blood running from his nose.
"Water." He said wheezing.
Connie handed him his canteen. "Here."
Like earlier, Dillon knew to take careful sips as he sat up in a sitting position. "Thanks."
"Move!" Quickly, his friends moved aside to make way for Annie as she knelt down next to him, worried. "What happened?"
"I didn't...recover fully from the Colossal Titan's attack earlier," he lied openly, but on the mental side..."Too much strain on my powers."
She let out a sigh. "You just don't know your limitations, do you?"
Normally, Dillon would've had a snarky comeback, but not this time. Not after losing His entire squad. He was still shaken up over their deaths.
Annie picked up on his pain. "Something happened."
He nodded sadly" I lost my whole squadron, they came out of nowhere I didn't act till the last minute." A tear fell from his face. "I still can hear their voices."
Doing the only thing she could do, Annie embraced him gently, rubbing his back. "I'm sorry, Dillon."
"Why are they doing this, Annie?" he asked quietly. "Why do they hate us so much?"
"I don't know," she answered.
"There is no reason," Reiner stated, kneeling down to their level. "The Titans are feral monsters who want to kill us all. That's what they want."
"Thank you for your help, Reiner," Annie spat, annoyed.
He sighed, ignoring her. "Holt, I know today has been hard on you. It's been hard on all of us-"
Fricking. Understatement. Dillon thought to himself.
"-but you've gotta put all of this aside. We have a mission to complete."
It was really strange for him to get sympathy from Annie and a dose of reality from Reiner. Nevertheless, he nodded. "You're right. We're not done yet."
"It's happening all over again first the soldiers now the squadron. If only I could've been more vigilant, -sigh- but it's been so long since I've been in one." He whispered to himself but unknown that they heard him
This made their eyes widened when he said that.
"What are you talking about?" Annie said as he looked up to her.
"Huh?"
"You said you lived in Wall Sina all your life, what do you mean it's happening all over again. You said you've never been a battle at its our first time too what are you saying." She said to him.
He sat their not saying a word after a minute he stood up took a deep breath with a unexpressed face.
"It's nothing. Nothing at all." He simply said as he got up heading towards Diana leaving them confused.
"Annie!"
The blond-haired girl glanced at Mikasa, who had just arrived on the scene. Seemed like she decided to abandon the rearguard after they evacuated the civilians.
"Wait, is Dillon all right?" she asked, concerned.
"Shaken up and dizzy, but I'll live," he answered, turning around to face her. "Appreciate the concern."
Satisfied that he wasn't critically injured, she went back to talking with Annie. "I know how bad things have gotten. It's selfish, putting personal matters on the forefront, but have you seen Eren's squad?"
"Some squads made it back," she answered, "but I don't know about Eren's."
Reiner pointed his thumb to Armin. "We found Armin, Mina, and Mylius They're over there."
Seeing the blond boy, Mikasa ran towards him. "Armin!"
'Mikasa what am I gonna tell her? And Eren's mom, oh god!" Armin thoughts to himself.
He continued to stay silent, and even curled himself into a ball as she stopped in front of him.
"Armin, are you okay?" she asked gently as she knelt down in front of him. "You're not hurt, are you?" With every second of his silence, she grew more worried. "Where's Eren?" Her voice took on a tone of desperation. "Armin!"
Armin stayed quiet with his head low. She then ask the other two.
"Mina? Mylius? Where is Eren?" She asked them.
They just stood quiet since they didn't want to tell her what happened to him.
That's when something eerie filled the air.
It was a banshee like screech as the the cadets covered their ears, after that they saw a huge creature coming down from the sky as this made the 104th look up in fear.
That's when Dillion's eyes were wide opened as he recognized it and know what it is.
"Everybody don't move a muscle do you hear me not a muscle." Dillion shouted to them, they all stop moving as the creature landed right in front of them.
This creature was different from all the others it had pointy spikes on its frill as it has pale light bluish color on its skin. Huge wings that is white as its skin.
With its white eyes starring at them they were all in pure shock but they stayed still like Dillion said but some were still fidgeting the creature started to glare at them like it doesn't like them moving as it growled.
"I said don't move. No matter you want to piss in yourself, don't move. Not fucking one bit." Dillion said to the others.
They obeyed at what he was saying and stood still. The creature looked at them slowly as looked at Dillion and getting closer. They thought he was gonna get eaten but unknown to them while they looked at the beast Dillion gave the creature a small smile and winked at it.
The creature then looked at one cadet that was shaking in fear it was a boy. The creature moved towards to the scared cadet as it sniffed him. Stayed like this for a minute as it raised its head and then .......sneezed on him as it's mucus was all over him. After that made a loud roar which made all of them cover their ears. After that a took to the sky and left, leaving them in awe at what they just saw.
"Well that was close." Dillion said.
"I'll say." Diana commented back
Mikasa ignored about what happened and looked at Armin.
"Armin, please tell me where's Eren please." She said to him.
Finally, Armin looked up with her, tears falling down his agonized face.
Inside, Mikasa felt her life being torn apart as she finally realized the truth.
At this point, many of the cadets had gathered around, wanting to know what happened.
"They were..." Armin spoke, his voice breaking. "The cadets of Squad 34: Thomas Wagner, Nack Tierce, Eren Yeager. These brave three...upheld their duties. They died valiantly in the field of battle." Unable to take it anymore, Armin broke down completely.
Everyone who knew those names all became saddened and shocked, while Sasha breathed, "Please no..."
The others began to talk, one remarked, "His squad nearly got wiped out...its only luck that got the others out of there alive."
"The same thing will happen to us if we try to fight the Titans..." another said.
Everybody was all quiet till they heard what they weren't supposed to hear.
"TITANS INCOMING"
Everybody's slug heads and spines bolted upright when they heard those words. All of them were on their feet as they see six Titans heading their way. They all started panicking in fear as the titans were getting closer.
The clouds in the sky parted and an angel with swords descended upon them and with one heavenly blow three titans fell. Followed by other divine strikes. This was just how it felt to the soldiers as a green cloaked soldier charged in and began slaughtering the beasts one by one. They watched with awe as he killed with the speed of a phantom and one by one titans fall with precision slashes. To the weaker ones, they couldn't believe their eyes and thought it was some sort of dream.
Within seconds the area was cleaned. The soldiers felt a sense of momentary relief. Despite what they have to face again. Their hooded hero stepped towards them. The clouds parted to let some light shine down making it seem he was approaching on a path of light. He was still steaming from the blood that was evaporating off him and his slump shoulder made him look cool and creepy at the same time. And his gleaming ragged edged swords make him somewhat like a heavenly zombie.
The man lifted his hood and looked at them. They were all shocked to see him.
"Hey guys. You look pitiful." He said
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-Meanwhile other side of the District-
Hannah finally had given up to do CPR on Franz and cried hard on his chest.
"Oh Franz if only you'd just come back to me and tell you about how I feel." She said crying on his dead body
She felt huge footsteps coming her way as she looked up and saw a Titan heading towards her. She holds Franz body close to her as she was ready to join with him.
But before the titan can reach to her a huge force came out of nowhere and crashed on it.
Hannah opened her eyes and saw the titans corpse on the ground. And once she looked up she couldn't be what she's seeing. She's a huge reptilian monster big as a building, covered with gray color on its skin. But unknown to her this creature was the same creature the cadets saw and confronted earlier.
She looked at it and made a dashing escape while dragging Franz body with her. But due his half body he was still a little bit heavy for her. The creature saw her and walking towards her.
Once it reached to her it looked at them in curiosity, but it wasn't helping for poor Hannah.
"Get away from us!" She shouted to the creature holding her broken blade swinging at it.
But the creature was not backing down and used its claws to pick her up and moved away from Franz body. She was shocked thinking it's going to eat the rest of him.
"No please don't!" She shouted to it but wasn't listening. She started running towards it. But the giant reptilian pinned her down with its claws. It looked at Franz's body in curiosity and crooned a little. Hannah was a little confused at what's it doing. After it took a good look at his body it did the most unexpected thing to ever do.
The creature closed its eyes for a while then after a minute or two it opened up at its eyes were bright white and then a bright-like mist came out of the creature's mouth and went to The bottom part of Franz's body.
She was so shocked to see something like this as the mist turned into some sort matter on him then shockingly turned into his legs. Once the creature was done it backed away from the body. With no hesitation she started sprinting to him.
To see if it what it did worked
"Franz, Franz wake up its me Hannah. Can you hear me, say something. Anything." She said to him, but there was no response from him. She then laid her head on his chest and closed her eyes crying softly.
Then she felt something on her back that felt like hand. She looked at who it was. It was Franz. Who was wide awake.
"Hey how you doing." He said to her with small smile. The made her happy now, she hugged him so tight that he might not have air.
"I thought you were gone for good." Hannah said while she was crying.
"Don't worry I won't go anywhere." He said as he hugged her back.
She looked up and noticed the creature wasn't with them anymore and noticed a huge form with a tail going down the street. As it disappeared into the smoke she gave a small smile and whispered.
"Thank you"
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Meanwhile
The heavenly zombie that saved all the soldiers stepped towards the group gathered, waiting for him with confused and relieved faces. The soldier was still steaming from the blood that was vaporising off him and his left arm/sleeve was thick. And had bandages sticking out and around his hand. He also had some human blood stains on that didn't disappear from him. The tearing in his jacket sleeve showed several signs of rapidly and poorly patched cloth running around his left arm. They saw very rough and ragged edges in the sharp edge of the blade meaning it has been put to heavy use.
He lifted his hood and showed everyone his face. His black hair was messy and covered in dust and mud. His eyes were back to their powder blue colour and his grinning face has been painted with a splatter of dried blood around his left cheek. He kept his smile and spoke in a raspy tone. "He guys, you look pitiful"
"Eri . . Eric. Is that really you?" Armin was actually the first to speak.
"Why? Is there someone else with my face and skills around?" Eric replied.
"You badass son of a ... I'm so glad to see you" Connie yelled with eyes definitely trying to hold back tears.
"You... you...you bastard. Don't you dare stay out their for to long ok you know I hate it right." Diana said hugging him tightly and crying softly.
"Good to see you guys too." He replied as he hugged his sister back.
"Good to see your alive brother." Dillion said giving him a bro hug.
"As to you too." Eric replied back patting his shoulder.
"Thanks man you really saved all our asses. I still can't believe you dashed around here and wiped them all out like it was nothing." Marco said.
"Yeah, not to be rude but what are you doing here? How do you have so much steam? And what the hell happened to you?" Jean said feeling very weak to able to do nothing while he saved them all and noting his dirty, messy and blood stained state.
"Nice to see you too. I actually moved to the middle guard very early and held off many of the titans. But I ran into some very deep crap. I squeezed through with some really bad injuries" he showed his left arm remembering the insane thing that happened. "It was probably a godsend but luckily I found a broken medical building. Just tapped up myself, scavenged some fresh gas and blades from a dead soldier and rushed here." He explained.
"We get that but what about your arm. What happened to it?" Reiner asked.
"Oh, uh an abnormal drove me into a hard rock building. The crash nearly broke my arm and its still a miracle I can still use it. But enough about me we have bigger things to worry about." He said. Then his expression hardened. Then he smiled again.
"Oh yeah, I got a gift for some of you guys. Bring em up guys!." He shouted down as a person got up. The person that was with him had different clothing and unknown uniform than one of their own, with a feminine body shape which was girl with a hood and leather clothing with a armored skirt and had a mask on her face.
After the the unknown girl came up another came it was a girl too but she had a different outfit along carrying a big pole axe. She had black armor all over her body. They looked at her as they remembered she was wearing and old armor that ancient warriors they used long ago. But this was far different than they know.
Then two more came up to them pulling up something. Same as the other girls but are guys and different outfits too. One looked like a warrior that was sent from heaven with his winged helmet and armor shining with the sun glistening on him with his glaive. The other looked like a demon with his horned helmet look like he was a servant of the devil carrying both twin swords and a spear on his back.
Then he manuvered back up with a rope. Everyone watched as he and other new people pulled hard on the ropes and the other end came up a silvery objects. Realization then hit them all.
"Is that gas?" Many asked. Yes a small cluster of gas tanks were in Eric's hands as he approached with a smile that almost looked childishly 'cute', a word you can hardly use in a moment like this. He put the gas down on near him and his new friend and started talking." Here, I picked these up with my friends here from the dead soldiers along the way here. They died pretty early so there should be good enough gas to help replenish the amount you lost in that skirmish. I thought you might be running low. Also forgot to introduce to you my friends here. This is mercy and she's Abigail, he's Axel and he's Tex."
"Man you're a life saver." Connie said. "But there isn't enough. So don't get your hopes up." Eric said with a sad tone back in his voice. "This may be enough for some to get back to the wall."
"Then please give it to me!" A cowardly soldier ran foreward to take one of the tanks. But was stopped by one of Eric's new friends now named 'Mercy' took out a sword.
"No. This isn't how its gonna happen. I ain't that nice." The commanding demeanor returned to his voice." Cowardice is un acceptable. Either we all escape. Or no one else does. Nobody gets special privileges here. I only have about ten tanks and looks like there are at least forty people here. So this is what we do. We charge and reach HQ by ANY MEANS NECESSARY. And those who take the gas tanks must vow to take the lead and defend the others. Anyone who tries to run with the gas. I'll treat you like a titan. Just know that and I won't hesitate on that got it." Many cringed at his cold words but others acknowledged him.
"But Eric please, many of us can . . . " the fallen soldier begged. "No, you wuss. Everyone bragged about their skills in training but most of what I see is a bunch of unskilled spineless maggots. Just pull yourselves together. True strength lies within everyone. Look for it; if you really have the will to live. Now get ready we storm HQ in a few moments. Those who want the gas make sure you are ready for the responsibility along with it" He commanded.
The soldiers faces hardened. They wiped their tears and prepared mentally. Eric smiled again with hope of succeeding. The members of the top ten and and a few others came and took the gas with the exception of Mikasa who was still with Armin standing in a corner of the roof.
He let out a deep breath, shedding a few more tears in the process. Right now wasn't the best time for him to break down.
"I'm so sorry, Mikasa," Armin wept softly, wrapped up in survivor's guilt. "It should've been me that died. Not Eren. I couldn't do a thing. I'm worthless."
Letting out a sigh, Mikasa knelt down and placed her hand on his. "Armin...calm down. There's no time to get emotionally right now."
Armin looked at her and nearly flinched at the sight. Mikasa's eyes were completely devoid of...anything.
"On your feet," she ordered, pulling him up. She began walking to the other side of the roof. "Marco, if we eliminate or bypass the Titans at HQ, we can refuel our gear and get over the Wall? Is that assessment correct?"
"Well, uh, yeah, I guess so. Sure," he answered, a little put off by the change in demeanor, "but there's just too many of them out there, even with you in point."
Mikasa stopped and glared at him. "I can do it!"
Marco instinctively back up.
"I'm strong," she stated, pulling out her sword and raising it in the air. She had everyone's attention now. "Real strong. None of you come close! You hear me? I am a warrior!" It sounded like her voice was beginning to break.
"Know this," she went on. "I have the power to slay all of the Titans that block our way...even if I have to do it alone. As far as I'm concerned, I am surrounded by unskilled, cowardly worms."
The cadets stared at her, surprised. Some were upset that she had the gall to insult them, though it was getting them out of their traumatic state. Dillon clenched his fist at her words, but he didn't verbally retaliate. He knew she was in mourning and idiotic things were gonna come out of her mouth.
The rant continued. "You all can just sit here and suck on your thumbs and watch how it's done!"
"Wait, Mikasa, are you out of your mind!? That's crazy!" A girl cadet protested, brushing away the final remnants of her tears.
"You can't be serious, trying to take them out by yourself!" a male cadet added.
"Mikasa, we have to stick together," Dillon interjected, realizing what she was really going to do. "You can't just go off and-"
"Don't tell me what I can and can't do, Holt," Mikasa warned darkly. "If I can't be beat them, then I'll die, but if I win, I'll live...and the only way to win is to fight."
Before anyone could stop her, Mikasa took off, ready to kill...or die trying.
Dillon shook his head. "She's throwing her life away," he muttered.
Jean scoffed. "You know, I was expecting something more motivational. Her way with words was kind of a letdown." He drew his swords, shaking. "I blame everything about this on you, Eren."
"Well she does have a point. But she doesn't see at what's going on, she's still blind as ever on her emotions. Stupid Idiotic girl." Eric said to them while gritted his teeth. He turned to Mercy and whispered something in her ear.
"Go after her make sure she doesn't get herself killed." He whispered to Mercy as she nodded and left with the rest, jumping from roof to roof. As they see them left Eric just sighed and looked at the others.
"Alright people its go time. No sucky cowering or any of that bullshit. Just keep going till you reach the fuckin' building. Do or die. Let's move out!"He shouted when he jumped afterwards yelling "Yahooo!"
Dillion and Diana nodded each other and started following him as they shouted as well.
"Yeeaah!"
"Yahoooo!"
The rest were in awe struck to see them still hanging in as they commented on them.
"Those guys are nuts."
"I love him"
"He's insane"
"That's the trio for ya."
Jean just stood and made up his mind.
"Well you heard him, don't just stand there!" Jean shouted to all the cadets. "We weren't taught to let our comrades fight alone! Unless you are a coward, in which case, stay out of my way!"
"Never expected that from Jean,especially listening to Eric." Reiner commented as he, Bertholdt, and Annie followed them.
With a sigh, Armin put one foot in front of the other, catching up to Marco who waited for him.
"Hey!" Sasha shouted while on the edge of the roof. "Seriously, come on, you bunch of chickens!"
Properly motivated, the rest of the cadets gave a shout of determination before following Sasha off the roof. Even the sun was starting to shine its way through the clouds. That's when they found their spark.
"All right let's move out!"
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH" a unified roar launched the human charge to Trost HQ.
Mikasa sped through the battlefield as she killed a Titan with ease as Eric took out two of them.
"Hurry!" Jean instructed, "Follow Mikasa and Eric! We do this fast! We need to storm to HQ before our gas runs out!" Jean shouted.
"Mikasa's a badass though," Connie remarked as he looked up at her, "Your friends are good too Eric. But how is Mikasa moving so fast?"
Armin looked with dread. 'No, she's using too much gas. She'll run out fast! No matter how good you are, without the Maneuver Gear, you're helpless.'
Mikasa hooked onto another building and killed another Titan. As it crashed into a building, Mikasa hooked to the next building and swung around the corner.
'I knew she wasn't her usual calm self.' Armin thought, 'She's going to run out of gas if she-.'
As on cue, the gas in Mikasa's tank ran out. She slowly flipped in the air as she crashed onto the roof and tumbled to the floor.
"Mikasa!" Armin cried as he went to go and save her.
"Damn it." Eric said. "Jean take over! Dillion! Diana! follow Jean!
"Wait I'll come with . . ." Jean began but was stopped mid sentence.
"No, these guys need someone to lead them. You can do it. I'm counting on you. Connie with me." With that Eric disappeared to the right leaving Jean in the forefront. "Hey"
"Eric is right Jean we need your skills."
And with that, Connie took off with Eric to get Armin and Mikasa before they got themselves killed.
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Mikasa lied down on a blanket-like roof as she stared at the cloudy sky. She didn't have a reason to live anymore. Her parents, Eren, they were all gone, and she was all alone again. She lifted up her blade and looked at her reflection.
'Again,' she thought, 'This again. I lost my family once more.'
She jumped off of the stand and fell to her knees on the ground. She was also frustrated. Frustrated that she couldn't save him.
'Do I have to remember the pain again?' she asked herself. 'And start over again from here?'
She heard loud and slow footsteps from beside her. She didn't look up but she knew it was a titan. She almost gave a sad smile. It looks like this is the end for her.
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Jean looked down to see 3 to 4 meter class Titans around the area they were in. He was beginning to lose hope in the fact that they wouldn't make to HQ, at least not everyone.
"We can't even get close to HQ." Jean said to himself as he looked down to see the Titans, 'Not unless we're willing to risk causalities.'
Jean suddenly heard someone scream and looked down to see a soldier trying to use his 3D Gear to get up the house, but it was no use, he was out of gas. And to make matters worse, he was in the middle of a swarm of Titans who didn't notice him yet.
'Damn he out of gas.' He thought to himself again.
Jean widened his eyes as a Titan spotted him and ran to grab him. The man yelled stay back, but the Titan didn't care at all. Jean wanted to help the man, he really did, but he didn't want to die either.
"Tom, I'm coming for you!" a soldier proclaimed as he used his gear to get to him. The female soldier from earlier decided to use her gear to so and save her comrades.
"Don't!" Jean cried, "It's too late!"
The man known as Tom cried as he was in the grip of the Titans, ready to be eaten.
"Don't!" the soldier who wanted to save him cried, but another Titan caught him before he could get to Tom. Jean's body began shaking.
Tom widened his eyes with tears as the Titan opened his mouth, ready to eat him. Tom screamed for his life, but instead of getting crushed by giant teeth, he fell to the floor with a thud. Tom and everyone around them looked up to see the nape cut. As the figure came out and it was one of Eric's friends that saved him, it was Abigail, the axe girl.
Another titan came close to them. Abigail got ready but the titan went down as it was killed by Axel who taking his glaive out of the titans nape.
Another came but Mercy was quick enough as she used her sword to pierce the titans neck and used her dagger to boost her up and used both her blades and slashed the nape as it fell to the ground.
The cadets were all shocked to see that a they killed the Titans without ODM gear.
Tom looked up at Abigail seeing her looked a angel came to save him.
"Are you ok." She said to him, holding out her hand. He hesitated but accepted it as he was raised up. One Titan got a girl cadet holding her by the arms as it was about to pull off her arms. It would've been worse if weren't for Tex as he came down holding his twin swords and cut both of the titans hands and let her go. She fell to the ground and ran behind Tex. The hungry naked humanoid started getting closer to them but Tex took out his spear then threw to the towards the titans head, they thought that it wasn't enough to stop but then it did as the spear went the titans head and now sticked to the wall now.
They're eyes were wide in complete awe. They all wondered how are these guys are friends with Eric and how does he know them?
"Who the hell are these guys? How many unknown people does Eric know of?" That was one of the questions that Jean was wondering.
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Mikasa put the last blade she had in her holder. 'This world is cruel, but also...very beautiful.'
She smiled as she remembered Eren putting the scarf around her neck after he saved her from the traffickers . She lifted her head and closed her eyes. 'It was a good life.'
She waited as she heard the Titan's footsteps coming closer and closer. She waited patiently, but something inside wasn't giving in. As she sensed the titan trying to grab her, she reacted. She grabbed her last blade and sliced two fingers off of the titan. She jumped out of the way as the titan tried to grab her with his other hand, only to hit a wall.
"Eh?" she questioned. The titan slammed his hand into the ground as Mikasa barely dodged it and slammed into the wall back first. 'Why am I doing this. I'm suppose to die.'
She grunted as she tumbled and skidded across the ground. She slowly pushed herself up to her knees and looked at the piece of the titan she had cut.
The sun began to shine down on the piece of the titan. 'Why?' She slowly stood up and looked up at the titan who was now standing and looking down at her.
She was going to make a run for it, but another titan came and blocked her path, stepping over the destroyed building. She was in a dead end.
'Fight!' she remembered Eren telling her the first time that they met. 'Fight! Fight!"
"Eren." she muttered.
As the two titans came closer to her, the word grew louder and louder. "Fight! You must fight its kill or be killed! Fight! Fight! The only way is to fight!
Mikasa gasped in realization as tears came down her face. ' I'm sorry, Eren. I won't give up again.'
Her memories of Eren flashed through her mind, remembering when they first met to all the way they last saw each other.
'Because if I die. Then all of these memories will die with me. That's why I'll do what it takes. Whatever it takes to live!'
Mikasa got into a battle stance and let out a battle cry, ready to defend herself, but she was suddenly shot into the air by an unknown force. She protected her head as she slid across the ground.
"What was that?" she asked, but widened her eyes at the sight. It was a 15 meter class titan with a muscular body. Its hair stopped right at the nape of the neck, and she noticed pointed ears in between. The titan had no lips, but its teeth were showing completely. Mikasa looked in wonder.
The titan let out a loud roar as Mikasa covered her ears. She looked to see the titan, stomping his foot on the other one, killing it.
'A titan...killing another titan?' Mikasa asked herself. She took her hands off of her ears and looked in shock and surprise. It rose up with a shine of light.
She looked at it in pure shock to see as its going against its own kind.
Meanwhile Armin was looking for Mikasa try to find her.
'Please be all right. I'm coming for you!' He said in his mind. He turned his head to the left and seen her on the ground.
There she is.' He said again in his mind.
He turned to the corner and lowered himself, enough for him to grab her. Then once he did they crashed right on top of a roof.
"Mikasa, are you ok ?" Armin asked.
They turned to see Eric and Connie land on the roof next to them. "Are you guys okay?"
Armin nodded his head.
"We better get moving!" Connie declared. All four heard a loud roar and turned to see another 15 meter class titan appear.
"Aw crap!" Connie cursed, "two 15 meter class titans."
"No. That titan is different." Mikasa began.
Armin looked over at the decaying skeleton and widened his eyes. "What?"
The two titans roared at each other, ready to fight each other to the death. The rogue titan raised its hands and got into a simple fighting stance, shocking the four. The titan charged at the rogue titan without thinking, but the rogue titan slapped the titans head off. The head spun and crashed into a tower nearby. The now headless titan fell to the floor as steam rose from its neck. The rogue titan looked at its hand as it slowly regenerated. The headless titan tried to get back up, but the rogue titan crushed the nape of the neck with its foot.
"It...it finished off. He knew exactly where the Titan's weak point is at." Armin said aloud as they see it go by them.
"Incredible." Eric said in one word.
"Cmon guys, time to split. Last thing we need is him coming our way." Connie said
"No. He has no reaction to us. Any other Titan would've been on top of us by now!" He said examining this new Titan.
"It seemed to understand the skill of hand to hand combat. What is that thing?" She questioned at what this new creature is.
"Just gonna chalk it up as another abnormal. Hell, they're always an unpleasant surprise, right? Forget about it. Let's just get outta here!" Connie said to them.
"Wait a minute, hold on. Mikasa's tanks are empty." Armin informed them.
"Huh? What are we gonna do? We can't clear HQ without your help!" Connie said.
"There is always a chink. C'mon I'll take you." Eric said.
"Wait. There's only one thing to do. I know there isn't very much left in them, but it's better than your empty ones." He said as he switched his tanks for Mikasa's empty tanks.
"Armin!"
"This is are only choice! It'll be a complete waste if I keep them. But-- Use this has more sparingly. Everyone's lives are riding on you." Armin told her about what happened.
"He does have a point you headed out without a plan or strategy." Eric said to her next.
Her eyes were wide that she did that.
'What have I done? I led the attack without any regard of their lives at all. I was even reckless with my own life. They were lucky because Eric was there but now he's not with them. I lost track of what you taught me. Oh, Eren. I'm so ashamed. Eren.' She thought to herself
"There! Got it! The ODM gears functional. And I restocked your blades. Just-- Just leave me this one, okay? It's just that. I would rather be this my end not being eaten alive." Armin said holding one of Mikasa's broken blade. But then Mikasa took it out of his hand and threw it away.
"Why'd you--?"
He then felt something on his hand. He looked down and saw Mikasa's hand on his.
"Armin. I will not leave you behind." She said to him. His eyes wide hearing that.
"She's right there's no way in hell that we would leave you behind." Eric said with a smile.
Armin smiled as well when heard rose things from his friends. Mikasa then looked at the Titan in the distance.
'What was he? Are there any more like him? I've never heard of a Titan killing another Titan. No one has. Besides the giant monsters that came five years ago and now. But it struck a chord in me. Something so familiar. So primal. I bore witness to the manifestation of humanity's rage.'' She thought to herself as she remembered it killing the other Titan. She remembered it attacking and anger. She then thought of one thing.
Maybe there's still hope for humanity after all.
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