In the spirit of Halloween-I personally don't celebrate it-here's the traumatic, bloody demise of the Levi Squad and Eren's chaotic fight with the Female Titan and it's aftermath. Enjoy! :)

"Eren don't you trust us? You promised you would!"

Eren hovered between joining the fight and breaking the Levi Squad's fragile trust or he could place said faith in his comrades and continue towards HQ at full speed.

Petra's earnest pleading wasn't helping his conflicted emotions. His titan on the other hand was beyond listening to the petite woman's ill-timed speech.

Uh SERIOUSLY?! Helllooooo! We're being chased...AND YER GIVING SOME GAY SPEECH ABOUT TRUST?! WHAT THE HELL, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS! KID. BITE YER HAND AND LEMME PUT IN SOME WORK ON THIS SHE-MALE TITAN! OI! YOU EVEN LISTENIN' PANSY?!

Leaves, branches and shouts along with the Female bearing down hard on their position blurred together. Eren felt like his head was about to explode. Teeth hovering inches from the skin of his left hand, he hesitated futher as their enemy kept pace with their hurtling forms, threatening to close what narrow gap they had left.

Maybe Petra's right. I should place my trust in their skills.

NO! WRONG! The titan was practically giving the young shifter a massive headache with his bestial roaring. NORMAL TACTICS WON'T WORK ON HER! FIGHT! DON'T LET THEM THINK FOR YOU BRAT! DON'T LET THEM TAKE YER CHOICES AWAY!

SHUT UP! Eren mentally shouted back. Six pairs of burning eyes bored into his face, waiting. Hopeful. I can't risk losing their trust! Not like this.

SCREW TRUST! THAT AIN'T THE ISSUE HERE. WE'RE GONNA DIE IF YA DON'T DO SOMETHING!

Gritting his teeth, Eren made a sharp turn and propelled himself in the direction of HQ and found his mouth uttering nine words that would haunt him to the end of his days.

"I have faith in the Levi Squad. Good luck!"

Yeah. This is TOTALLY gonna end well for them-

They're the best of the best, Eren argued as he kept one eye trained on the battle behind him. Captain Levi picked them himself.

Who cares? Did you not HEAR what she did to the right flank?! Well DID YOU?! Yeah. Complete and utter destruction. All cause she wants us for some ungodly reason. Oh and the ginger taunting someone who can outfight and outthink everyone in the room was such a greeeeaaat idea...

Eren glanced back at his friends rushing to face the Female form determined to slow her down. But he doubted they were going to let her live. She'd inflicted way too many casualties.

He watched in awe as they backed the Female into a tree. She had both hands covering her nape, but Eld would have none of it as he pointed to the underside of his shoulder. Watched as Petra and Oluo acknowledge the silent order without a word.

Look! He thought, willing his titan to see his friends put in work, but it didn't bother sparing the battle a single glance. They didn't need us after all. They're gonna do it!

Nope. They're dead.

Moments after the titan spoke, the Female's right eye flew open. And when it did, the Levi Squad ran out of time.

Eren zoomed between the trunks of the giant trees. Screaming a primordial wail that could be heard for miles as he watched solid, dependable Eld get snagged in mid strike and bitten in half.

Oooh. Access denied.

Petra was next. Terrified of the titan's insane regen ability, she lost altitude and unable to regain her composure was driven into the trunk of a tree by the Female's foot. Squashed like an insect.

Hah! That's whatcha get talking trash AND denying us the right to choose, ya stupid fool.

NOOOOOO! The horrified scream of denial echoed through Eren's mind. Unable to close his ears to his titan's callous running commentary it only fueled his rage as he watched Oluo strike their enemy's nape. Watched in shocked disbelief as his paring blades shattered on contact. Next instant he was kicked in two pieces, his blood painting several trunks on the way down to the grass below.

Well boy? It purred as its host hovered just meters where the Female crouched, healing her wounds. Whatcha gonna do now?

"I will..."

Yes?

"I will..."

You will...

Rage engulfed Eren, flooding his entire body, his mind, his soul, his veins.

"I WILL KILL IT!"

Without hesitation, he bit down hard. A brilliant, whistling explosion of yellowish light lit up the center of the forest like a solar flare.

Eren opened his mouth and let loose a blood-curdling shriek of dark rage. The titan laughed uncontrollably as his enraged host hurtled through the trees with nothing on his mind but the intent to rip the Female apart and devour her whole.

Unfortunately his emotions were running so high he was unable to control his punches and in the end, his enemy managed to decapitate him with one powerful kick.

Eren hazed in and out of consciousness as she cracked open her giant jaw and bit through the nape of his headless combat form. His titan had only a second to yell kid! before he was yanked out, tendons dangling before being settled gingerly on a saliva-filled tongue.

Then darkness descended and Eren knew no more until he came to on a cart fleeing towards Karanese District.

Guilt overtook the young shifter and remorseful tears spilled out of his eyes to wet the wood near his neck. His comrades were dead and it was his fault.

I should've went with my instincts.

The cart rolled on, uncaring that one of its occupants was drowning in guilt and despair. He felt Mikasa's watchful black eyes on his form and somehow the sight of her alive when so many others had lost their lives only further added stinging pain to his wounded heart.