What's good guys and gals? I've returned with Chapter three of, Succumbing to Love. Where we left off at, Armin was about to get eaten. Now seriously, just a reminder almost all of this is NONCANON. Meaning don't go and read chapter seventy-two of Shingeki no Kyojin and say "hey… this shit never happened… well, time to feast on the blood of the innocent." (╬⁽⁽ ⁰ ⁾⁾ Д ⁽⁽ ⁰ ⁾⁾) Anyway, without further ado chapter three.
*Time Lapse a half hour earlier*
*Armin's P.O.V.*
He was riding horses with Eren, the two were sent by Levi to get Eren from the battle when it turned into an all-out firefight. Armin looked down riding Eren and him to a supply station within the Forest of Giant trees, he hears a voice behind him, "Armin…. can we talk?"
"Um now, Eren?" Armin asked confused from his friend's question. "I mean… yeah sure what is it, we have a few minutes," he said seeing the forest in his line of vision.
"A-Armin… I need you to talk to Mikasa… Yo-you know I love her, loved her since training…. Bu-but, this isn't love. You've seen what she did to me; she might hurt me and I shift and kill her on accident. I was wondering if may-maybe you could talk to her." Eren said absolute fear and concern in his voice; painting a vivid description to Armin of how he genuinely feels.
"Er-Eren, I can't! She would never listen, a-and what if I freeze up in fear?" Armin said, his eyes darting around in a slight display of fear. "Armin… You don't understand, you're my only chance, a-and besides she wouldn't hurt you ever. Just please talk to her about it, may-maybe we could have a normal relationship. …. Oh and Armin I never really thanked you properly for going to try and get her off me… You may not be strong to fight for yourself, but you definitely have courage when you need it." Eren said, giving a faint smile though potentially pointless he knew that he had placed the job to the most qualified person.
Armin sighed he knew that if the roles were somehow switched there wouldn't be a second of hesitation, Eren would agree to help his friend immediately just as he has down as a child. "Okay, Eren… I'll help you, just understand I'm not a miracle worker, " Armin said, bucking his horse so signal Eren to eject into the trees.
The two scale the tree, grabbing extra blades and gas. Armin looks at Eren while he has his back turned, "you know Eren, I may not be the hero I need to be like the other scouts, thank I'm glad you can trust me as if I was," Armin thought to himself. "Hey, Eren, let's get going. We have to deliver the supplies quickly," said Armin, earning a nod in response from Eren and they were off.
*Same Time different place*
*? P.O.V*
"Do you think we gathered enough titans to buy us time to search for what we came for?" asked a young man talking to his partner. "We can only hope, remember though we're looking for the coordinate, so though we claimed minimal casualties, we have to make sure if anyone is eaten, if there is a new face." The two nod and pound each other's back, "TO CHANGE!" both men chanted simultaneously. With that they jumped the wall and started toward the surrounding villages looking for their objective.
*Time lapse back to cliff hanger*
*Eren's P.O.V.*
-Within titan form- "ARMIN?!" Eren's monstrous form roared, echoing across the valley have were reclaiming. "I must save Armin, he can't die like this!" he started to melee the titans in front of him, throwing a hard punch and knocking a seventeen meter class toward Armin. The titan knocks into both Armin and his captive, unfortunately causing the smaller titan to swallow Armin whole.
Eren is now helpless to witness his best friend get eaten by a titan and his body starts to fidget, steam erupting violently from his pores, "ARMIN! … YOU'LL PAY, YOU ALL WILL PAY!" his eyes turn a harsh light blue, veins of ember ignites in his skin, and his incisors and canines grew to that of fangs. "I WILL AVENGE YOU ARMIN!"
Five seconds, five seconds is the time for Eren's berserk mode to kick in and him to have the nape of a giant within his teeth. Searing hot blood painted the air, showing a cascade of crimson petals raining down. The figure, now napeless lays gone and forgotten evaporating into steam. It didn't take long for Eren to take out the titans Armin courageously gathered all dead except one all before the first titan could burn away. "YOU! YOU! YOU TOOK ARMIN, I WILL MAKE YOU FEEL WHAT MY FRIEND FELT!" the titan roared once more, a small trail of flames shooting out of his mouth; within a second he held the titan in his hand by the head and squeezed hard erupting its head. The body fell but Eren was sure it was still alive, he knew that maybe titans couldn't distinguish pain, but this titan would feel his just anger. Piercing his claws into both shoulders, he pulled apart the beast watching three bodies drop to the ground. The titan was dead and Eren roared an earth trembling roar, and collapsed escaping his form, seeing a oily hand reach for his.
"Sleep well, Eren."
*Time lapse fifteen minutes before Eren and Armin's arrival*
*Mikasa's P.O.V.*
She beautiful war goddess was showing no mercy, she meant to get to her horse and tail Eren, but she kept finding herself between multiple ungodly beasts. "Where do they keep coming from!" she yelled aloud, slashing another three's napes. She lands on a roof building and wipes the blood off her sweaty brow, there were dozens of these monsters still standing, mercilessly killing her comrades. "I need to get to Eren." *CRASH!* Suddenly, the ground shook, standing before the squad was the Armored Titan. Mikasa remembered how this behemoth easily torn a hole in the wall, without a problem. It had to be here for Wall Rose.
Mikasa knew that she needed to occupy this monster, only Eren could properly take him on and he wasn't here. "Ackerman! Quit standing there and bring down the Armored Titan! We can't let it bring down wall rose!" yelled the Captain himself. Standing before her, they both knew of their combined forces, maybe even they could stop this titan. With a simple nod, they jumped, hooking onto his armored plates. They weren't going for the kill, instead to slow him down before he starts his run. The two swinging and speeding up and down this titan occasionally drawing his attention and slaps at the two.
Mikasa swings up to the titan's face and thrust both swords into his eyes. The titan roared in pain and launched a hard fist toward her taking her moment she flipped off causing him to break into his armored face. Launching the titan and Levi back, the titan slowly started to dissolve the man inside it, exhausted to continue, and released a large steam vail and got away using a 3dmg.
The titan destroyed the stronghold, it wasn't worth saving anymore; both Ackerman's saw this, "Alright, everyone retreat!" called out Levi. And with those words, an exhausted Mikasa left to camp.
Hey guys and gals, hope you enjoyed chapter three. I wanted to state that because roughly each chapter is only a thousand words give or take, I will try to upload two chapters bi-daily. While also making another one that will hopefully be released Monday. Anyways thanks for reading hope you enjoyed, please comment anything you'd like to see. Arrivederci!
-Frank
