(English) Chapter 2: The Encounter (Deai)

The Year: &#%

"Look daddy a butterfly!"

"Yes, a beautiful butterfly just like you" Dr. Yeager then bobbed her on the nose and walked off to attend a matter.

Young Kira sat down, so close to the butterfly she reached out her hand to touch it. The gorgeous bug did not fly, but stepped onto her hand. After a moment of admiration she opened her mouth.

"Isn't it beautiful? Hana?" She turned to face a small girl, with porcelain skin and huge maple eyes.

"Yes.." Hana whispers as her mid-length brown hair sways in the breeze. "I had a butterfly in my room once, they would dance around my head at night, as I watched them. She says in a distant voice. "All I wished for was to see them one day, in a real meadow!" Hana says aghast as she sits in front of Young Kira. The rested butterfly launches away and spirals into the air. Upset with Hana, Young Kira puts on a pouty face. The porcelain girl grabs Kira's hands and looks into her eyes.

"Kira, I have never known you but if I had, I would tell you there is much you can do. But for now you need to

Wake

Up."

The Year: 850

The meadows disappeared, and were replaced by a suffocating, crushing, giant palm. Losing oxygen Kira scrabbles to find her blades in the pressing darkness. Finally finding a grip, she unsheathes the blades and slices the darkness. The hand instantly released and fell. Impacting the ground she wiggles out of the limp hand. Peaking at the pained Titan she aims her 3D device at a nearby tree. Flying through the air she meets the gaze of the eerie 5 meter titan.

"You! Should have never been created!" she yells, anger radiating off of her from the newfound pure hatred. She steadies her balance in the swaying tree, and crouches.

"Beasts like you, kill innocent girls! Innocent girls like Hana!" She screams, flipping onto another a tree as the titan demolishes her old spot, along with all her supplies. Kira frowns at the loss but redirects her attention to more important matters.

"All she wanted was to see the world; she wanted to see a world of beauty!" She screams trembling as her knuckles turn ivory white.

"And you took it away from her!"

Finally breaking she launches at the Titan and stabs its face. The Titan, now surprised, stumbles about, with steam rising from its face. With one last push she maneuvers around the head and creates a gash in the titan's neck. It falls to the ground with a thud. She returns her blades to the carriers, and scavenges the destroyed necessities. Picking up the note she tucks it into her pant pocket and grabs the dirtied bag from the ground along with the other flattened objects.

Taking off once more, tired by the fiasco, she glides tree to tree. The smell of blood and sod fill the air as she whizzes past. Scanning herself for injuries she flies herself strait into the ground. Letting out a sigh she straightens herself out and begins the trek across the field. She checks her blades and starts a jog. Holding her arms out she runs across the field.

Dad?

I will make you proud.

She runs for what seems as forever, kicking up dust around her unaware of the changes in environment or the fact there were no Titans around. The sun briskly shines on her, as it reaches the perfect height in the sky.

Its noon? Already?

Looking back in front of her the black spots clear and she finds herself staring at Wall Rose. The gate to the Karanese district is not too far from her. Bounding over she is relieved when the signature sign of Wall Rose appears above the gate.

Standing directly in front of it she places a palm on the cold wood.

"I made it" she whispers, closing her eyes. Exhaling her worries she inhales her triumph.

"I did it, dad."

All of the sudden the Gate creaks as it slowly lifts up, doubt rushes up to greet her and she jumps back. When the gate finally stopped she was a fair distance away.

"Hey! You!" A male voice calls from behind her.

She stops, facing the wilderness she turns partially around, her hair swaying in the wind as well as her green cloak.

"Who are you?! What are you doing outside of the wall it's dangerous!"

She shifts to face them full front, giggling slightly then putting a serious face on, she glares at the guard.

Until….she notices who was behind him….

..the full Survey Corps Fleet watching on horseback.

"Uh…uh.." She stutters at a loss of words. "Commander Erwin, Corporal Levi…" She whispers amazed that on her first sight she sees two of the most important people in all time.

"Where did you get the 3D Maneuver Gear?" Commander Erwin asks her with a straight face.

Gripping her sides, careful not to grab the blades, she looks into his eyes.

"My father gave it to me." She answers across the 4 meter stretch separating them.

"Which district are you from?" He presses his horse taking a hoof forward.

Startled, she grabs the blades from her sheath and holds them protectively in front of her. After a few seconds she regains her posture and holds the blades down.

"I don't come from a district." She raises her blade, pointing at them. "I live outside these very walls."

Some of them gasped, some stared in disbelief that she was still alive; Corporal Levi however showed no emotion.

"How?" some voices mutter quietly but not quiet enough.

"How? I survived alone all my life?" she snarls " How, until now I have never seen another human in my life?" She lies through gritted teeth, apologizing to her dad silently. The thing is she doesn't even know is it because of gut, fear, freedom?

Before continuing she looks at all the stunned faces, staring at her.

No, not her, behind her, above her….

Titans!

Whirling around she grips her blades tightly, and tumbles away as 15 meter titans foot comes crashing down. Realizing that it's difficult to beat makes her want to demolish it even more.

If she is to be interrogated to death might as well be a suck-up showoff. She runs around attacking the ankles viciously to start the show.

The Titan goes down as it smacks its hand down next to Kira. She flips onto it and uses the 3D Gear to propeller her spinning, like a tornado. The Titan's arms become shredded as she reaches the neck, suddenly it spins around and shakes her off. Flying a way she comes on the ground hard, shattering her blades.

"Great!" She mutters skidding a few feet till launching herself back in battle.

Meanwhile, The Survey Corps stand there enjoying the performance, but not helping. It wasn't Commander Erwin's orders it was Levi's. Erwin dismounts his horse and takes out his blades, before being stopped by Levi.

"Commander, wait, let's see what she has to offer." Erwin looks at Levi with slight shock then realizes his point and remounts his horse.

Back in battle, Kira switches her blades and stands in front of it.

"Hey come at me!" The Titan reaches down and clasps its hands….

..Around air.

Kira leaps up drilling the 15 meters eyes. With ease she jumps, doing a tuck over its enormous head. Sky rocketing upwards she sends her hook into the neck and pushes the boosters. She notches the skin deep enough to kill it and leaps off.

Totally silence dawns across the Survey Corps, and Kira. She shoves the blades back, and steps forward.

With one final breath she decides to introduce herself.

"My name is Kira Yeager." She shouts putting her right hand in a fist over her heart, the true salute.

"Take me to your leader." She finishes with a curtsy.