Chapter I
Have you ever found yourself standing on a tall wall and looked out towards the sun and all that lies before it? Imagine it if you have to but most times the land is very beautiful, no? Now try to imagine that you are standing on a wall that's 50 meters up from the ground, and look out from where you stand to the sun. Imagine all of what you would see. The very beauty of all the land-of everything you would see. All of what you would be able to see, all the land, all of the walls and beyond them. It's something few people get to view. Many people never will ever venture past these walls and only one group of people get to strictly leave.
The Scouting Legion, The Survey Corps, Wings of Freedom. There are many names for the single most uncorrupted branch of the military. They stand uncorrupted and fearless for one goal in all of their minds: "For the Glory of Humanity".
They are allowed outside of the walls to learn more about the kills that hunt us only to kill us-humanity. To research the very ones that continues to keep us within these walls for centuries and perhaps centuries to come. The creatures that mankind has come to name them 'Titans'. The story about the Titans is something I grew up hearing. Barely however, had I heard snips and patches of the stories through whispers, mutters and several times in curses but never did anyone ever sit me down and tell me the story straight. Until I was at least at the age of 6 when Grandfather sat me down and told me it.
We've all heard the story however, in some shape or form. They all tell the same tale, how 100 years ago titans appeared one day and nearly pushed mankind to extinction. Some have chosen forget the story and others have chose not to forget it. Many will forget chose to forgotten. Few shall not forget. I have not forgotten, I probably never will.
I never will forget, the thought of them will never leave my mind. Once I was fine with the idea, the story, the legend but no more. Everything I knew changed that day. Everything-nothing will ever be the same for me. Not until all of the titans are dead and gone, and humankind when takes back what is rightfully ours and what was stolen from us.
My name is Echo A. Arlert and I am 16. That's all you need to know to know about me personal. I'm in the military, that's also important, I guess. However most important fact about me that you will ever need to know about me is that I will hunt down every single titan that steps foot on this earth.
I swore on my life and on my heart that I would stand and watch all the titans die without a single piece of mercy stabbed into my heart.
I will fight for the fate of humanity until the very end of my days, and oh I will last long. I will protect the ones I love and I will kill all of the titans. Until the last one falls I will fight and stand on my own two feet with my head and sword held high.
Cross my heart and hope to die, I will fight, I will survive until the very end. I will live and fight.