"Attention! Today we will be going on a new Expedition!" Erwin announced. "Get your horses, and prepare your ODM gear!"
Once everyone was near the gate of Wall Rose, they left. After they exited Wall Maria, they split into their respective squads. Erwin's squad went left, while Levi's squad went right, and the last squad went straight.
"Captain Levi!" Eren yelled, riding his horse behind the captain.
"What is it, Eren?" Levi asked.
"Uh well, uh.."
"Eren if you don't have anything to say, don't say 'Captain Levi!'"
By that point, they were in the woods, riding along a path.
"Erwin wants us to meet him up north, note any changes that you see." Levi ordered.
Soon enough, a titan showed, which this one was easy to kill. After it was killed, they finally got to the meeting spot.
"Commander Erwin!" Levi yelled, riding up to the group.
"Um, Captain Levi, there's a problem." Armin walked up to Levi and his horse. "It's Commander Erwin.."
"What happened?" He asked, getting off of his horse.
"He's...dead."
Levi's eyes widened and he looked away. He found it hard to stay strong, harder than usual. That's when it happened; Levi started crying. Tears streamed down his face, and he fell to his knee, looking at the ground. Everyone watched as their Captain broke down, sobbing loudly.
"Is...is this it?" Eren asked, whispering, and staring at the broken Levi.
"He's actually crying..." Connie muttered, his eyes filled with fear.
"We...we should go back to the walls.." Armin said, getting close to Levi. "We can get ourselves together there."
Levi started wiping his eyes, then stood up. "Don't follow me." He mumbled, getting onto his horse and riding back the way he came.
He rode fast, down the trail and tears starting to stream down his face again. Levi stopped his horse, and looked down, then heard thunder rolling in.
"Damn.." He muttered, sniffling and wiping his eyes.
Levi had finally lost hope. He had lost almost everyone he had ever cared about, and never even gotten to say goodbye. First it was his mother, then his best friends, then his squad, his uncle and now Erwin. Not to mention, he probably lost the respect of all of his cadets. Foot steps could be heard from behind him, but Levi didn't care. He knew a titan was coming, yet he didn't even bother trying to kill it. Levi started crying harder as the titan got closer; once it got close enough and reached it's hand out, Levi used his ODM gear and tried to kill it, but instead, ended up getting caught by it.
"CAPTAIN LEVI!"
The titan opened it's mouth, and the Survey Corps soldiers rode in, ready to kill it.
"CAPTAIN LEVI, WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU!" Eren yelled.
Levi didn't reply, he was looking down, accepting his death. 'I'm coming to see you, guys..' He thought, smiling to himself, tears staining his cheeks. "I'm ready..." He muttered.
"LEVI!"
That's when the titan bit off his head, then tore off his limbs, eating him and swallowing. The Survey Corps were useless, their Captain had already been killed; and Levi didn't even struggle to get free. Mikasa sliced the titan's neck, and watched it drop to the ground, then start smoking.
"Y'see." Connie looked at the ground. "I knew he wasn't fine."
Eren started to feel guilty; he knew he should've followed Levi, and prevented this. He could've killed the titan before it had gotten a chance to grab Levi.
"What do we do now?" Jean asked, staring at the titan's body.
"Let's head back to Wall Rose.." Armin whispered. "It's the only thing we can really do. We don't have anyone to lead us.."
"I can't believe we lost Commander Erwin and Captain Levi." Christa stared at the ground, tears in her eyes, and the sound of Levi's loud sobs in her memories.
"Humanity's strongest wasn't really the strongest." Mikasa mumbled, getting back on her horse. "Let's go."
The Survey Corps then started heading back to Wall Rose, mourning the loss of their valued Commander and Captain.