A/N: This is a super fun chapter we actually get to really meet the first of the OCs. Music to listen by...When Eren calls out for help go to Youtube and find the song Age of the Gods by Thomas Bergerson and listen while you read from that point on. (Yes it is the song that the story was named for..It just fit so PERFECTLY!) ENJOY!
Revelations Chapter 3: Battle of Karanese pt. 3
In the middle of the district the armored titan and Eren continued to fight, crashing through buildings as they attempted to destroy one another. Their hits were so hard their skin and muscles rippled from their bones. But they were in such an angered high adrenaline state that as soon as the injuries appeared they regenerated seconds later. Eren was on the verge of entering his berserker mode. His skin was beginning to crackle and glow red in his rage.
All the while small shapes of the other scouts flew around the two giants attempting to aid Eren in his fight. Historia watched as one of the small shapes was swatted by the beast as one would swat a fly. The broken body fell beneath the skyline of the buildings.
"Connie put me down." Historia asked tapping on her comrade's shoulder. "We will get there faster if I use my own gear."
Connie came down to land on a rooftop and gently set her down. Then the pair shot off the roof towards the middle of town where the battle continued. As the pair flew through the air Jean and Sasha joined them. The small group surged forward to reach the others.
"Watch out," Jean called to the others motioning to three titans heading in their direction. Historia and Connie swung in right behind him nodded and continued moving forward.
Suddenly a loud scream sounded behind them. Historia jerked around just in time to see a large ten meter titan with a bald head and handlebar mustache jump up and close his jaws around Sasha. Historia screamed as her friend disappeared into the titan's mouth. The remaining three turned around and swung towards the titan. Jean grappled his gear to the titan's head and landed on his nose. Then he took his blades and stabbed the monster in the eyes causing it to scream out in horror. As it's mouth opened Sasha's broken body slid from its mouth and fell towards the ground. Historia flew by the titan's back and swung her blades hard, taking a large chunk of its neck. Meanwhile Connie flew to the ground and landed beside her, quickly gathering her soaking body up in his arms before taking off again. The titan's body fell forward face down onto the ground. The three landed on a nearby rooftop with Sasha's body and gently lay her down.
"Is she dead?" Historia asked with tears streaming down her face.
"She's not breathing." Connie said leaning close to the body.
Then he turned to look up at them sadly and shook his head. Historia covered her face fighting not to scream. There was so much death all around them. Now she had lost another friend. Sasha had been so full of life. She had always made Historia laugh with her constant eating...Now she was gone. Jean stepped forward and gently placed a hand on Historia's shoulder.
"We can't stay here." He said warily eyeing the three titan's that were still heading heading their way.
Historia nodded taking one final look at her friend before she turned and followed after Jean who had already jumped off the roof to continue towards Eren and the others. Connie pulled Sasha's cap from her shoulders and covered her head and upper body with it in the hopes that the titans would not see her, and maybe later they might reclaim her body for burial.
"MIKASA WATCH OUT!" Armin cried just as a Mikasa dodged a hit by the armored titan.
Jean, Historia, and Connie arrived at the battle scene to see that only Mikasa, Armin, Erwin Hange Zoe, Levi and a handful of others had survived to this point. Levi and Hange Zoe grappled onto the beast and swung around his body in a spiral, aiming for his weakest points in his joints. Levi spun in cutting just under his shoulder causing his arm to fall and allowing Eren to land a hit and throw him backwards onto his back. Eren's wrist and lower arm tore at his elbow and dropped to his side. But he did not back down. With a loud roar he jumped and landed upon the armored titan and began angrily beating his face again and again with his other fist. The armored titan's head bounced back and forth and finally with a loud pop his jaw disconnected from the left side of his head.
Jean, Historia, and Connie landed on a nearby roof to watch the battle. Eren continued to punch the armored titan until he pulled back a bloody stump where his hand hand been. With an angry roar the armored titan reached up and punched Eren hard in the face causing him to fly backwards into the building were Jean, Connie, and Historia stood. Historia jumped out of the way. But Jean and Connie were knocked off the other side of the roof. The hit was so hard half of Eren's titan head flew from his body and rolled across the ground. As he fell into the building his body twisted so that he lay halfway against the building with his human body partially exposed. The armored titan made his way slowly to his feet. He knew this battle was won.
"We have to rescue Eren NOW!" Armin cried from another rooftop. "We can't let him eat Eren and take the coordinate!"
"Distract him." Erwin commanded to Levi, Hange Zoe, and Mikasa. "We will get Eren out and get out of here."
The three elite soldiers shot forward with their gear and began a co-ordinated attack upon the armored titan. Around and around they swung striking at him with their blades attempting to stab his weakest spots in order to stop his advance on Eren. The titan growled angrily and swatted at them like flies. Mikasa came down low and struck at the joint behind his knee forcing him down to the ground. But despite their best efforts the armored titan climbed to his feet once more and headed towards Eren. He was determined not to fail again.
Historia jumped down onto Eren's shoulder. She had only a moment before the others reached them to cut Eren out.
"Eren," She said quietly, "We need to get you out of here."
"No," Eren mumbled from inside the body. "I need to defeat him."
"Eren..you can't do it by yourself. You have to trust your team."
"No…." Eren whispered once more. "They will die...I have to fight...to save them."
"Eren listen to me.." She whispered in her kind voice. "There comes a time when everyone needs help in their lives. I understand that it is hard for you to trust your friends to fight for you...you don't want to lose them. But sometimes we have to have 's ok to ask for help. You aren't making them sacrifice themselves by helping you...You are asking for them to fight along with you..So please….have faith...Ask for help...and help will be given." Historia pleaded.
Eren's eye slowly shifted to her as if he were thinking about her words. She did not know why she was doing this. She knew that nothing would happen. Yet deep in her heart there was a small glimmer of hope. She could not shake the image of that little boy smiling up at her as he handed her the note. Neither could she forget the image of his lifeless eyes staring at her...and reaching out to her..as if he were asking for help.
"If he asks...they will answer.."
The shadow of the armored titan was closing in. So too were what was left of the scouting regiment. There was only a moment.
"Eren ASK FOR HELP!" She cried.
Eren suddenly closed his eyes and screamed.
"PLEASE HELP ME!" The sound not only came from Eren's human form. But it seemed to radiate from his entire titan form as well.
An eerie silence fell over the city. All of the titans including the armored titan stopped in their tracks. Overhead the sky began to grow dark as the large round shape of the moon appeared and in a matter of seconds covered the sun to cast darkness over the land. Turbulent storm clouds gathered above. The wind began to pick up as lightning flashed across the sky and thunder began its loud terrifying roar. The ground began to rumble as if from an earthquake. Everyone including the titans stared at the sky that began to form a large funnel cloud centered over the city. It was as if even the titans themselves knew something was coming.
Suddenly blinding white pillar of light shot down from the sky and slammed hard onto a nearby titan. In a single second the titan disintegrated into a pile of ash upon the ground. The survivors looked on in shock as another pillar of light shot down and slammed into a titan, then another, and another. The titan who stood within the ruins of the church bent over to grab another victim he had found injured and attempting to crawl with one of his legs missing. Then a pillar struck the titan and turned him into ash. Sadly the injured survivor died along with him. The armored titan saw the destruction of the others and without another thought turned to flee. All around him more pillars of light came down to destroy the monsters. He had almost reached the gate when a red burning pillar of light slammed down in front of him like a fiery twister.
The armored titan skidded to a stop just managing to miss the fiery wall. Then as quickly as it appeared the fiery pillar disappeared and in its place hovered what looked like a woman with large white wings. The titan stood and stared not sure of what else he could do. He could feel power rolling off of her and something told him she was responsible for the other pillars of light that destroyed the rest of the titans. She wore what looked like a black armored corset top, and a long skirt that opened on either side to reveal long legs covered in thigh high boots. Her long white hair fell down her shoulders and back to her hips. Her skin was like porcelain. Her full lips were solid black. Her eyes were hidden by a black blindfold yet she seemed to be looking directly at him. In her hands she held a long staff with a large curved blade that looked like a deadly scythe. Her large white wings beat slowly keeping her at eye level with the large titan. They stared at one another for a long moment before she reached out with a long armor covered arm and pointed at him.
"Human titan," She said her strange deep voice that sounded like two beings speaking as one echoed all around the city. "You have been judged for the deaths of countless innocents. You have betrayed your brothers, and relished in the war you have helped to create…."
The human survivors watched in awe from their rooftop. Levi, Mikasa, and Hange Zoe landed upon the roof to stand with the group. Armin and Erwin managed to cut a half unconscious Eren from his titan form before pulling him to the rooftop. The group watched wondering if they should not run for their lives. What was this new being? Was she a friend or foe? Were they about to see the death of the armored titan? Would she come after them once she finished him? The angel continued to speak, her voice sounding almost robotic.
"For your crimes against this world…You have been found guilty before Justice…Your sentence….DEATH!" As she said the final word she pulled back her hand to grab the bottom of her scythe and reared back preparing to swing the great blade.
As she did a fiery light began to began to surround the blade as if it were powering up to strike. The armored titan took a step back and brought up his arms to shield himself from her attack. When suddenly another blinding pillar of light burst down and struck the ground between them, this one with a bright green hue to it. The force threw the titan backwards onto his back. As he looked up to the sky another pillar shot down from the sky this one dark blue and headed straight for him. It slammed hard into his body, and then everything went black…
Next Chapter: Ask and You Shall Receive
As the battle ends the surviving scouts meet their saviors for the first time. What happened to the armored titan?
See you next time!
