Chapter 1
I was ten when it all ended at Wall Maria. No one could stop the breach that titan had made. It was able to stand over the fifty meter high walls and destroyed the wall within seconds. The second biggest titan in the books appeared and rammed through the wall. It was all chaos.
I went by boat to the safe closure of Wall Rose. I could've done another means of transport but wanted to keep it a secret.
My parents were part of the Survey Corps and I dreamed of following their footsteps. Only my parents, three other people, and I know the truth about my birth. They know of my secret.
Even though I was only four when I began my trials in secret, I knew that what it must be… a secret. My secret? I was born with wings. My parents helped me learn to fly in secluded secrecy. At this point, I was as skilled at flying as the birds that flew overhead.
I don't know how I was born with them and I may never know. My parents seemed to know but the day the titans breached the wall, they died right in front of my eyes.
My name is Era Windser. This is my story.
As the boat sailed away that day, I heard a boy talking to himself. I recognized the voices as another tried to join in. I looked in their direction. One was a boy with black hair and green eyes and the other was another boy had blonde hair and blue eyes. Their names were, Eren Yeager and Armin Arlert. I looked behind them and saw a girl who was waiting patiently, she was an old friend but we never saw each other much. Her name was Mikasa Ackerman. Mikasa's parents died to the titans, and Eren's family took her in.
She was my only friend (if you can call it that) of mine. She was the only person, outside my parents and the three people who were with my parents at my birth, who knew my secret.
I turned my attention back to Eren and Armin. Eren looked more angry than sad and I heard one thing he said that was muffled by anger and gritted teeth, "I will kill all of them. I will kill all the titans."
Knowing Eren that was one vow he would not let go. I've never seen him so angry and then I realized why. I saw it happen to the side while my parents were being… I couldn't think of it. I saw Eren's mother die and be eaten.
I sighed. I will become part of the Survey Corps. Just like what my parents were and what they wanted me to be. I thought.
Eren sat down next to Mikasa again and Armin stood to the right of him. I decided to go over and talk to Mikasa for once after so long. I carefully stood up from my seat and walked over. Eren looked at me, followed by Armin and Mikasa. Mikasa stared at me with eyes that told me she was relieved to see a familiar face.
"Hey, Mikasa. It has been a while, hasn't it?" I said trying to sound calm for Eren's sake.
"Yeah, it's nice to see you again, Era," she said. But she sounded upset and down.
"I saw what happened to your mom, Eren. I'm sorry," I said.
"I don't need your sympathy," he growled.
"Eren, I know you watched it happen," I said and he looked at me. "I may have watched yours for a brief second, but I was crying on my side of the field too." He turned to me and stared further looking for more explanation and looking for hope he wasn't the only one. "I was there when both my parents died by the hands of the titan. They were protecting me and they went down."
"Weren't your parents part of the Survey Corps?" Armin asked.
"Yeah. I never saw them much, though. When the titans marched in and destroyed the house, they couldn't grab their weapons and gear before they had to run out with me," I explained. I felt tears beginning to form and Mikasa put a comforting hand on my arm. I put my own comforting hand on hers.
We were silent for the rest of the trip. My brown hair was swaying in the wind along with my shirt and long dark brown trench coat. I wear the coat to hide my wings. My wing span is fourteen feet so the trench coat helps. My hair is a bit strange. It has one, naturally born white streak that travels down my hair.
When we arrived, we were placed in a refugee camp. For the next two years, we got a roll of bread, two if you're lucky, some soup and water at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
