Chapter one
Wings of Freedom.

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"Ne, Eren, what do you think the wings of Freedom represent? Is it a thing, a person or what?" Levi asked suddenly.

"What are you asking me for? Don't you know the answer already?" Eren retorted.

The Female Titan brought her fist down on the small figure of Eren standing dazed, looking around at the dead bodies strewn over the death site. He saw Petra's body lying next to the base of a tree with blood splattered all over the grass and, and…

A man leapt off a branch charging towards the dazed boy, hooked his arm around his waist, anchored his 3D Maneuver Gear deep into a nearby tree and took off. The massive hands claws raked down Levi's right legs upper thigh down to his ankle, leaving a massive gash freely flowing blood. The Female Titan seemed pleased that she inflicted such a wound on Humanitys Strongest Solder as Levi quickly flew through the gaps in the thick layer of trees carrying a barely conscious Eren.

Levi's face scrunched together in pain as he felt the after impact of the pain.

"H-Hei-chou?" Eren whimpered, utterly shocked at the sudden movements.

"Jeager, don't let me see you do that again!" Levi stated with a disapproving look sneaking across his face. He flinched as the sudden cold air of the forests opening grazed his broken and horribly injured leg.

"Your leg!" Eren cried out.

"Stop stating the obvious. Get yourself prepared with your 3DMG. We'll go faster that way." Levi ordered.

"Okay."

The journey continued with pure silence between the two besides the continuous flinching and grunting from Levi as he flew past leaves and branches. It had only been a few minutes after the Female Titan scratched his leg up but Levi could already feel his consciousness slipping. The path got blurrier and blurrier but he knew that he couldn't stop or else the Female Titan would've caught up to them.

The Corporal felt his eyelids slipping shut as they flew towards the outskirts of the forest. Refusing to succumb to his exhaustion he kept flying faster and faster until his hook completely missed its target and he could feel himself falling, falling towards a painful thump on the cold, hard earth or perhaps the wide, gaping jaws of a Titan. Either way, he knew that there was no more for him until he felt a pair of strong arms hook onto his waist and tug him back into reality. Levi let out a relieved sigh.

"Stupid Corporal" Levi heard Eren mutter before passing out, "should've told me that he was tired or injured."

He was definitely getting that brat back later, but for now, he knew that he could take a good rest in the hands of safe person. He knew that Eren would look after him.

XX Few hours later XX

"Whats your wings of freedom then? Eren asked.

"I don't even know myself, but im guessing its going to be the person or thing that brings me freedom and peace. Something or somebody that I look up to, that ill protect, that ill never let go. "Levi stated softly. "But I don't know what it is yet. Oi kid, what are you being so nosy for?" Levi's voice went back to being serious and leader-like and he rasied his hand, balled it into a fist and smashed it against Eren's head.

"Ow! What was that for!? You were the one that asked! Eren grunted whilst rubbing the side of his head.

Since all the horses and carts had been taken by Erwin he must've assumed they were dead after not appearing for so long. Damn it! Eren thought. So much for trust. Eren had no choice but to walk back to Wall Sina. But since there was also an unconscious man in his hands he was at a horrible disadvantage to the titans. They could be killed in an instant. Eren sighed and threw the Corporal over his back and let him settle into a comfortable piggy-back as wet blood ran down his uniform staining it a bright red. He had been constantly changing positions to carry the Corporal as he was so heavy for his height. The sun had been setting quite a while ago and he had nothing but the stars and the moon to keep him company.

The Corporals eyes cracked open slowly seeing his blurry vision focus. He wondered why it was so dark, if it was night time he should be sleeping, right? He was just about to slip into his dreamless nap when he sensed that something wasn't right. Why was the air so chilly and wind brushing past his face so quickly? Heck, his horse must be running at an insane pace while he slept. But wait, his horse was walking at a slow trot.

"H-Hei Chou? Are you awake?" Eren asked softly, not wanting to wake him up if he was still sleeping.

The Corporals eyes widened in shock as he heard the "horse" just talk to him.

"Corporal?" Eren asked again.

Levi raised his elbow and hit it as hard as he could against the "horses" head. Luckily, he was injured and very tired at that moment or else the damage would've been fatal. The hit sent the supposedly said horse sprawling forward and Levi was flung over Eren's head and into a nearby bush sitting under a cluster of trees.

"Corporal! What the heck was that for?!" Eren shrieked angrily. As he listened there was a soft grunting coming from the trees as if someone was in pain. "Corporal?" Eren said softly.

A blood-curdling shriek answered his question as Eren rushed towards the bushes only to find his Corporal clutching his right upper leg thigh as bright red blood gushed out of the wound and soaked the patch of grass underneath him. Eren slapped his forehead with his palm and swore, how could he forget that the corporal had such an injury on him? He looked across the horizon for water, a pool, anything! He spotted a small pool not too far from where they were and ran towards it.

Eren came back shortly after with water cupped in his hands, the Corporal was now leaning on a tree breathing heavily and shaking every now and then. Eren commanded the Corporal to open his mouth and tilt it backwards, poured half of the water down his throat to quench his thirst and the other half over his upper thigh and his lower leg.

The Corporal sighed at the cooling feeling whilst Eren ripped off the cloth around the injury to prevent more infection though it was already pretty badly infected.

"Come on Hei-Chou, I need to take you to that pool to cleanse you of this crap!" Eren murmured softly into the Corporals ear. Eren sighed as the Corporal made no movement to comply, taking one of his arms and slinging it over his own shoulder and lifted his body up whilst the Corporal continued to stare into space.

"Corporal! Snap out of it! I need you to walk with me to that pool! Come on! We're titan bait as we are! Hurry!" Eren snapped none too politely.

Levi took a few steps with Eren before falling straight to the ground groaning and clutching his leg. He's usually serious eyes were masked with pain and flickered in and out of consciousness.

Eren picked him up piggyback style and carried him to the nearby pool as Levi's head swam between black dots filling up his vision. He felt sick and useless.

The ground started to shake violently as a hoard of titans came into view, Eren managed to count 3 of them. They were all rather small compared in size. Levi had completely passed out whether from pain or exhaustion. He had to do something.

"Shit!" Eren pulled out two of his blades after he gently placed Levi's head on a small boulder and charged into battle. He was the only hope of Levi's survival right now; he had to save his Corporal.

Since Eren was on flat ground, he was once again at a disadvantage. Swinging his blades furiously and rapidly he cut their Achilles tendons and sunk his blades deep into the nape of their necks.

Turning back triumphantly he saw an at least 8m tall titan looming over his Corporals fragile, broken body covered in blood and gashes.

"Shit, shit, SHIT!" Its ugly hand clasped onto his waist, raising its massive arm to its gaping mouth.

"NOO!" Eren shrieked. He ran towards the titan, He saw that Levi was attempting to pull a blade out to cut off the attacker and give him a route to escape, but it was soon enough when his hands were lowered in defeat. Eren realised that he had no strength left in the small body of his.

Aiming a hook at the titans neck, Eren dragged his worn out body up to the nape of his neck whilst the titan was examining his prey, ready to feast in Levi's blood.

Eren stabbed his blade into the back of the titans neck as harshly as he could, already feeling the soft swaying of the titan, Eren leapt of its back, dragged a seemingly barely conscious Levi out of the disgusting hand of a titan, threw him over his own back and landed with a loud thud on the hard grassy plains. It sent them both sprawling forwards and Eren lay on his back for a while, retrieving his breath.

"Hey, Corporal?" Eren timidly asked.

"Hello?"

Eren immediately sat up and crawled to where the Corporal lay. His face had a peaceful expression on it, no pain, no fear.

"No no no, Corporal!" Eren yelled. "Answer me!"

The Corporals body seemed so still at that moment, so fragile, so breakable, so… dead.

TBC…

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