Elsa became intuitive and learned to survive on primal instinct due to living alone for so long. Thus she learned to fight and attack based on primal instinct unlike normal fighting abilities.
This gives her an upper hand and can read people better than most. She can predict their moves and outcomes of when they attack her; thus why she beat Eren so easily.
However Jean played the wild card and attacked on her weaknesses (her brief openings) thus being able to somewhat beat her.
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Elsa loomed outside wearily her head bowed slightly allowing her long blackish purple hair to tumble over her face. The sun was bright and hurt her eyes; she preferred the shadows.
It was quiet, safe and nobody could hurt you; the light was what caused her to suffer because it brought truths that nobody wanted to see. It had shown her the truth of what her parents had truly felt about her.
She clicked her teeth at the bitter memory. She would never forgive them for as long as she lived; they may have made up for their sins but she would continue to hate them for as long as she lived.
"Oi Beltz!" a loud voice yelled loudly snapping her out of her thoughts. She clicked her teeth again and turned to face them. Why was everyone here so fucking loud? Did they enjoy being annoying?
Reiner Braun, Eren Yeager, Jean Kirstein, Connie Springer and Annie Leonhart had appeared in a group. They were obviously going to training and they wanted her to go with them.
Usually she would ignore them and go alone; but then she would miss the chance to humiliate them. To show them what she was capable of other than nut kicks. Besides she had some beef with Eren for bothering her the other night when she wanted to be alone.
Life was about survival, pure instinct and the will to fight back. To overcome your weakness and grow stronger; to show weakness you were lowering your guard. You had to remain diligent at all times.
To stay alone you suffered less. Nothing and nobody could hurt you, your suffered no setbacks and only had to look after yourself. Nothing got in your way and nobody had to hold you back.
"We're off to training; its self defence today. Wanna show us what you're made of?" Connie urged excitedly. He had been dying to see what she was capable of since her attack on Shadis. It was clear she had skill but was keeping it to herself for the sake of not drawing attention.
Elsa raised an eyebrow but then realized if she scared them off they would no longer bother her. She could continue to spend time alone and no longer be bothered by them.
She smiled coldly "Sure; If you feel you have the balls" she retorted mockingly her red eyes glinting with mischief. She found their bravery amusing; thinking they had a chance against her.
These guys didn't know what they were in for. She had been looking after herself for the past 7 years without anyone to care for her. During that time she had to learn many skills just to stay alive.
Eren clicked his teeth angrily; he had learned a lot in terms of fighting from Annie. He would give this stuck up bitch a run for her money; then she wouldn't act so high and mighty.
In training rings
"H…How….I….Annie…trained me…." Eren muttered hesitantly his voice a state of disbelief. Annie was one of the best combat fighters in the core next to Mikasa; how was she able to beat him?
He had rushed at her with the knife only for her to dodge and chop him in the back of the neck stunning him and trip him via kicking his leg. He had ended up being tripped onto his back and hitting his head on the floor.
Elsa straightened up her red eyes looming at him coldly. His attack form had been good but he focused too much of his energy into rage. That was all well and good in a heat of the moment; now or never. But it would also get you into trouble and allow you to get beaten easily by stronger enemies.
His mentality was wide open allowing her to attack him so easily. If he only kept a strong guard he would have had a slight advantage. So she had easily found weakness and beaten him.
"You really think by attacking me with pure rage is enough? You were wide open anyone could have beaten you" she retorted sternly. His fighting stance was awful and he lacked any core strength. To find pure strength you had to be at one with yourself not only mentally but physically.
Eren clicked his teeth sulkily; for a moody bitch she did have skill. He knew he could learn from her but he found her personality too stuck up. He would never be able to stand her outside their brief meetings.
The other guys who had thought about fighting her were now backing off. She had moved so fast before Eren could even touch her that they were scared. Her attack had come out of nowhere but still worked effectively.
Whatever she was, whoever she learned from; she certainly had skills. Her abilities rivaled that of Annie AND Mikasa; which was not something that was common in the training camps.
Elsa turned to face the other male recruits her eyes blank and stern. They stiffened and tried to avoid eye contact as shivers ran down their spines. God were they all wussies around powerful women?
"So any of you guys wanna try?" she questioned bluntly. They had all been so cocky before; where had the fire gone? Couldn't they handle her female empowerment? God what babies!
Connie swallowed nervously; he was a good fighter but he would be down in 5 minutes. He didn't want to suffer any injuries today. If he went against Beltz he would be sore for days.
"I…I um…I kind of promised to train with sash today" he muttered quietly and wondered off to find Sasha. No way in hell was he going to fight her; unless he wanted to suffer serious injuries.
Reiner swallowed; he was good but not as good as her. Hell he could barely hold his own against Annie when serious. "I…I'll watch and take notes" he retorted awkwardly.
He was actually very good at mentally taking in battle strategies which he added to his own fighting technique. Yes he looked like a coward; but at least he wasn't stupid enough to fight this girl.
Eren growled angrily under his breath. First Annie now this Elsa girl; was he just the ass kicking dummy?! He bet all the other guys were gonna laugh at him for this later.
Jean swallowed nervously. He was scared of what she could do but was eager to learn; hell at least he could say he tried. And if he did magically beat her he could taunt Eren for it later.
"I…I'll take a shot" he answered uneasily. If Eren started on him he could say he was the first one to go down. That way he wouldn't be able to chew his ass about it as much.
Elsa raised her eyebrow impressed; he was slightly taller than her at 5'9" which gave him an advantage slightly. But she was around the same height as that Braus girl the buzz headed kid had talked about earlier (5'6").
She watched him approach then got into fighting stance. She was interested to see what he had got in him; he seemed to be confident enough. But did he have what it took to go against her; he could just be all talk.
There was a long silence between them Jean getting into fighting stance then closing his eyes for at least 10 minutes. The tension in the air was so strong you could smell it.
Eventually Jean ran at her with the knife; Elsa gripped his right arm stopping his attack. He then kicked her leg causing her to trip but she punched him in the jaw using her other leg for balance.
He fell backwards pulling her with him as she still had his arm. There were a few loud cries and an OOF sound made as they hit the dirt floor. A semi large dirt cloud filled the air as they hit the ground with heavy impact.
Jean grumbled crossly as his head rang with pain. It hadn't hurt too much but his head was a little sore. She certainly was stronger than she looked but he had kept up a little. He was pretty impressed by her fighting abilities.
He looked up and just about had a heart attack. In his fairness he was a healthy 15 year old male and puberty was attacking him hard and fast. So of course being around girls was awkward.
Elsa had fallen on top of him; her legs in a running shape on top of his own. Her right hand still gripped to his arm and scraped a little from the ground. However if she cleaned it up it would be fine and not get infected.
Her left arm was laid across his chest and over his shoulder hitting the dust. Her face was very close to his and her red eyes gleamed in his own hazel ones like red jewels. Up close they were even prettier; glowing red like blood and shiny like the waters surface.
He could feel her healthy C cup breasts pressed into his chest and she smelled very nice. Her hair was very silky and she was indeed very good looking. Despite her scary temper and loner attitude; she was a very attractive girl.
She winced crossly frowning at him but not saying a word. She was grateful that he had unintentionally broken her fall. He wasn't bad for a rookie; he had promise which said more than Yeager.
"I…um…that is…I didn't…" Jean stammered shyly his cheeks beginning to heat. He wasn't used to being around girls; so he always got really shy. On top of that if they were pretty he got intimidated because he didn't know what to say to them.
Elsa blinked at him then sighed heavily and got up slowly. It was an accident; no big deal right? Its not like it meant to happen; shit happens right? No grudges bared.
She got up slowly then helped Jean to his feet. He gratefully took her hand and then they dusted themselves off quietly. Since clean clothes were low due to shortages; they had to dust off and try look tidy.
She looked at him quietly a look of impression on her face. He wasn't bad; sure he needed to polish his skills but he showed potential; more than Yeager at least. So there were potential fighters in the core.
"You're not half bad; could use some work but you show promise" Elsa stated casually as she checked herself for dust. At least it would prove to make some interesting fights in the future.
While he wasn't as strong as her (yet) he certainly showed intuition and the ability to think on his feet. If he harnessed those skills he could definitely learn how to fight and stand his own.
Jean blushed all over again; he had never received a compliment before. He was used to being insulted or nobody listening. he felt quite flattered that a girl was complimenting him.
"Um…Thanks...Miss Beltz" he said shyly trying to sound awkward. He didn't want to sound rude by using her first name. He barely knew her apart from the odd glances and the brief encounter when Shadis got nutted.
Elsa smiled and laughed quietly; at least he had manners when he needed them. It seemed he wasn't used to speaking to girls; how cute. She had the feeling he had no sisters due to his awkwardness around her.
She held out her hand to shake his "Please call me Elsa; that was a good fight…?" she questioned waiting for his name. It would help the next time she sparred him or they got into conversation.
She wasn't one for conversation but this guy seemed tolerable. He wasn't as boring as he appeared and he was semi tolerable when embarrassed. At least he wasn't being a mouthy git when he was shy.
Jean blinked then held out his own hand to shake hers "Kirstein; Jean Kirstein" he replied quickly his tone somewhat anxious. One of the prettiest girls in the core (next to Mikasa) was talking to him. He felt like Karma was finally giving him some much needed love.
Elsa shook his hand and smiled warmly "Nice to meet you Jean. If you don't mind I'd like to brawl with you again" she retorted casually. He was certainly more interesting than Eren was; he thought on his feet instead of lashing at others. She liked that about him; she found it intriguing.
The bell then sounded for showers so they could use the bathrooms. They had separate ones for the sake of privacy and lack of embarrassment. That and teenage guys usually turned into sexual horn dogs around nude girls.
Connie helped Eren up while all the other trainee's walked away. However Elsa stood where she was quietly staring at Jean. He was semi attractive in her opinion; but she got the feeling he died his air given how his undercut was a different colour.
She hummed thoughtfully before contemplating on leaving "Say; you got a hair tie?" she asked hopefully. While she didn't mind her hair length; she was hoping to French braid it to keep it out of her way.
It did sometimes get into her face when she was thinking or fighting. On top of that keeping it down got it greasier more easily; if she tied it back she could save time on washing her hair so often.
Jean blinked then reached to his wrist and pulled a band down from his lower arm. It had been used to tie some sacks from one of his chores. However he had one extra and held onto it just in case. He had suspected she had seen it on his arm when they were fighting.
He removed it laughing in amusement "You got a good eye; it was around my wrist before I approached you". He wondered what other senses of hers were advanced; he would love to find out.
Elsa smiled; she had seen it when he got into fighting stance. However she had not said anything and decided to ask him when the spar was over. Better not to let yourself get distracted or you left yourself open.
He handed it to her quietly to which she took it gratefully "Thanks; I've been meaning to braid it to keep it out of my way" she explained tying it around her wrist. She had been trying to find one for the past few days while doing odd jobs apart from training.
However she had no such luck and couldn't find one anywhere. Now he had unintentionally solved her problem and given he was a guy it wasn't like he would need it anyway.
Jean blushed and rubbed the back of his head awkwardly "No problem…"he replied quietly looking away. God she was so cute; he probably looked like an idiot.
Elsa nodded gratefully then walked off. It seemed that Kirstein had a soft side to him compared to the douche side he usually showed. She wondered what kind of face he would make in the future.
"What an interesting guy" she chuckled gleefully her red eyes shining. So it seemed not everyone in this place was a boring carbon copy. What a refreshing change compared to earlier.