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There was only so much Krista could have done to prevent her discovery from happening. It was strange, really. She hadn't meant for this to come to be. She simply wanted to go for a walk. It began normal. Just like she'd figured it would.
The sky was dark, stars were twinkling. She followed the river, through the trees and kept going.
She was new in the town of Sina. Everything was new to her. Even the landscape. She was from Maria. Which meant she didn't see much of the woods. Other than what surrounded her home. But she barely went in the area itself. Most of the time, it was for leisurely strolls, or to see someone in a different town. She's never actually took the time to see and admire the landscape before her.
The lights of Sina were the only thing lighting her way. The school was located just on the edge of the woods. Walking back was a big hassle. Especially when Christa had stayed late to help out with cleaning up. She wasn't particularly fond of the dark, that's for sure.
"Just sing a little song..." she whispered to herself. "Make the dark go away." She swallowed down hard, her mouth was dry. Like sand. She wrapped her arms around herself. The brush of leaves going through the air sent another chill to run down her spine. "It'll be okay."
That's when it happened.
The incredibly loud sound of roaring and then the ground shook violently. Krista looked down, wondering maybe if that was her fault. But there was no way that could be true. She swallowed hard and casted her eyes upwards. Just in time to see a large, silhouette of something smash into another large shadow. The shadows entangled and grabbed and shoved each other. In a fight of rage, no less.
Krista slowly backed up, hands outstretched in front of her. She backed up until her back met with a tree. She watched as the two shadows continued to fight with each other. They looked like two large human beings. But they were both naked and had no distinct features other than their pale, hairless skin. Their faces were both torn in hideous smiles. Their teeth were showing, but their teeth were mangled and rotted in their bald, misshapen heads.
The fatter giant picked the more muscular one up and threw him in Krista direction. It flew over her head and smashed into the ground. The shake of the ground caused Krista's footing to falter and she fell back on her butt, foot caught on a tree root. It seems, as soon as she'd fallen to the ground, the attention of the two giants were no longer directed toward each other, but rather toward her now.
The fat giant locked its unblinking eyes on Krista. The masculine one sat up and drew out its long tongue and moistened its lips. In a split second, Krista could see both the giants coming at her at full force. Her eyes widened.
The pair of giants were both staring straight at Krista. They didn't even care about each other's presence. They were completely and utterly focused on nothing but Krista. Just as they were about to grab her, she felt something big and strong wrap around her and lift her from the ground. She grabbed onto the meaty fist the held onto her and squeezed her eyes closed.
There was a very loud bang and Krista opened her eyes just in time to witness the collision. The pair of monsters growled and snapped at each other as if annoyed with each other, then both stood up and faced Krista's savior.
Krista looked up at it for herself.
The beast, the monster, the giant... its hair was string-like and jet black. It had no lips to cover up the jagged teeth. Its skin was as pale and as deathly as the others'. Krista saw that it had its arm draped around the fist the held onto Krista. The fist was pressed hard against its muscular chest. It was breathing heavily, its breaths sounded deep. It looked back at the pair of giants and opened up its jaws. Almost like its jaw unhinged itself to let loose a high-pitched, horrible roar that Krista was certain everyone at home would hear.
The other giants hollered back at the giant.
The giant set Krista down next to a tree that miraculously was still in tact and stood up straight. It was taller than the other two giants. The pair of giants both lunged forward, as if dragging their weight along with them. They charged, flailing their arms at the bigger giant.
Krista's savior giant brought its arm back and launched it in the muscular giant's head. It fell backwards, smashing into the ground. Then it leaned down quick and picked the same one up, by its scrawny shoulders, compared to that one, and swung it around to smack it into the fat giant. The giant barrelled backwards. And the bigger giant threw the muscular one into the air until it vanished out of sight. The fat giant struggled to stand. And even though it got up to its hands and knees, the big giant lifted its leg up and brought it down on its head.
The night went silent as Krista watch the battle before her unfold. She felt her eyes get wide as she watched for the second time as the giant's back straightened and it stood up high into the sky. It was so tall, so muscular, so grand compared to the other giants. There was something about this giant that appeared different. At first, it didn't turn to look at Christa. But when it did, her mouth got dry. "H-hello." She said and brushed a strand of blonde hair away from her face.
The giant's head tilted as if it didn't recognize the language she was speaking. It slowly walked toward her, every stride took up a single yard. Then when it stood in front of her, it knelt onto its knee and lowered its large hand down. Its claw extended out. And brushed the same strand of blonde hair that didn't obey to Krista's first attempt. Christa tensed when the sharp end of the claw touched her skin. She flinched when it sniffed.
"W-what are you?" She asked the giant, as if it could answer. "What's your... name?"
The giant's black eyes glistened in the moonlight. It made a humming sound as it lowered further. Then sat itself down in front of Krista, cross-legged. It retracted its hand and instead laced its fingers together in its lap. Krista found herself giggling at how human it looked compared to its physical appearance. Then it suddenly struck her. What this was. The muscles, the large shape, the teeth, the monstrous strength. Krista's lips parted in awe when she finally came to the realization of what it was. "You're a Titan."
The giant didn't react to her words for the longest time. Then finally, after a few moments, it nodded. Her eyes widened even further. "You understand me!" She was excited. She was communicating with a Titan! Nobody's ever done this. Nobody's even seen one in... 600,000 years. "But I've always heard you were a myth! Your entire race!"
The Titan shifted.
Krista walked toward the Titan and the Titan jumped a bit. "You could be an important specimen to find out what it was like six hundred thousand years ago! This is amazing!"
The Titan shook its head. Then it quickly extended the same claw out and placed it over Krista's mouth, which instantly silenced her from speaking, which was probably nonsense to the Titan. She felt her cheeks reddening. She was cut off from her babbling from a Titan. "Sorry." She whispered, looking down at the ground. "So... what now?"
The Titan's head perked up and it grabbed Krista again and stood up from the ground, with her in hand. Then ran toward a tree that apparently was big enough and strong enough to hold a whole Titan. It climbed up far enough to see over the tree tops. Krista looked down and gasped. She placed her hands over her eyes and tucked herself into the palm of the Titan.
When she felt the Titan stop moving, she took a chance and opened her eyes. She caught her breath when she spotted the lights casting over the trees. Her village of Sina. She could hear the cars moving, the people talking, and see the bright glow of the city. She looked up at the Titan. Its black eyes acted like a mirror. It looked down at Krista. When they met eyes, it was weird. Like Krista felt this warmth. A warmth that spread and made her feel comfortable. She liked being close to the Titan. Despite it looking so much like a monster. The Titan almost looked like it was smiling.
It lifted its other hand and pointed out to the village. Then pointed at Krista. She frowned slightly. "You're saying I should go home?"
It nodded.
"Yeah, I guess so. But... what about you?" Krista asked the Titan.
It didn't answer. It closed its fist around her gently, so she wasn't able to see anything. She only felt it running through the woods, jumping and diving. Then finally stopping, opening its fist and setting her down at the edge of town. She looked back at the Titan, only to watch its pale form disappear into the dark of the woods. She found her hand extended out, as if able to reach the Titan and stop it from going.
She frowned slightly at the realization of what just happened. "Did I just... meet an actual Titan?"
The next day, Krista kept what happened on the previous day to herself. The class wasn't as nearly as interesting, though. She found herself doodling pictures of the Titan she'd met that day. Or maybe sometimes looking out the window and wondering if the beast was out there somewhere, lurking. She bit her lip, thinking at how oddly comforting it had been to be so close to the beast like that.
The whole day had been excruciatingly slow. She just wanted to leave so she could get back into the woods and hope to find the Titan again. The Titan was so... strange. It wasn't anything like everybody had said it'd be like. They always said Titans were... vicious and cruel and kill their own brethren if they got the chance. She would have believed it hadn't she met... that one Titan. She wanted to see it again, more than anything. For some odd reason, she just couldn't stop thinking of the monster and how it had been... so inviting.
"Can I sit here?" A voice asked Krista as she continued to doodle on her notebook. She looked up.
The girl standing next to her was rather masculine. Her chest was so flat, it looked like she had no breasts at all. Her face was peppered with freckles. Her hair was a dark shade of brown. She was wearing a long sleeve, brown shirt. Her face was rather tan. Krista's never seen this girl before. She would remember such a distinct face. She smirked when Krista said nothing. "Is that a no?"
"U-um, yeah." She said, moving her things so the next seat was open. "Go ahead."
The girl sat down next to her. Then held her hand out for Krista. "I'm Ymir. I'm the new student here."
"Oh, I'm Krista." She took her hand. Her hand was so much bigger than Krista's. It was weird, but she could swear Ymir had the same kind of familiar warmth. "It's... it's nice to meet you too."
Ymir smirked again. She crossed her arms over the surface of the desk they shared. "I think... we'll be good friends."
This is the end of the first Chapter. Thanks for reading, I'll be sure to come back soon with more updates. Lemme know if you like it and if I should keep this going.
Sincerely, Erin.