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'Onward!' Commander Erwin's voice brought Evaline back to reality, as she was day dreaming again. She turned her horse left, giving the final gaze to Levi's and Eren's backs, praying for their safety. Evaline herself always hated titans- yet she feared them more. She graduated below the top ten, so any encounter with a titan now, would mean her death. She very well knew that she can easily die on this expedition- not only she could not take a single titan down, she still felt dizzy and tired after the accident. The markings on her back burned, her skin felt like ripped off. But she couldn't back off now. She wanted to be with her friends, she wanted to help them. Even if they no longer saw her as one of them.
Evaline felt how her mare, Soleil, began to breathe deeper. Evaline ran her fingers through Soleil's manes and slowly massaged her fur.
'It's alright, girl, keep calm' she uttered in a gentle voice when suddenly a titan appeared in front of them both. Evaline cried out and turned Soleil to the other direction. The girl tried to grab the red smoke round and it almost slipped from her hands as the titan's hand came crashing to the ground. Evaline screamed again, looking into that terrifying smile of the titan, his gleaming eyes. The titan rose his hand again, this time trying to grab Evaline, yet she was faster to avoid the strike.
'Why is it so fast?' Evaline panicked as the titan began to follow her, and it was so near that her hands began to tremble in fear. She finally was able to fire the red smoke round. And yet another strike hit the ground, but this time Evaline felt of Soleil. 'It almost got me' Evaline whispered, her voice filled with fear as the titan turn to her again. Where could she run? Soleil was now lying on the ground, breathing heavily, her forefoot was all covered in blood. Evaline tried to stood up, yet a big dark shadow appeared above her. She froze and rose her head cautiously. The titan was already there, stretching his hand to catch her body. 'N-no' she pleaded silently.
'Cadet Herz!' she heard a male voice and turned to that direction. Suddenly, the titan felt and Evaline covered her face with her hands. 'Are you alright, kid?' Squad Leader Davis stretched his arm and Evaline grabbed it to stand up. She hold on his shoulder for few seconds for support. Then she turned to see her horse, and began to choke on her tears.
'My...M-my Soleil. She's...'
'It's alright, I have another horse. You can use it' he said and Evaline turned to him. 'Just be more careful. It's dangerous here- if you won't look after yourself, nobody will. Take care, Herz' he waved as he sat on his horse and began to move to the horizon. Evaline starred to the empty field for some time, then turned her gaze to the wounded Soleil, and muttered an apology. With those final words, she climbed on her new horse.
'Damn you Levi' Irina cursed once again, clenching her teeth as her horse began to move. Her long, coal black hair were tousled by wind. She noticed two titans in front, two stupid, brainless beasts with creepy smiles and horrifying eyes, yet none of those things scared her anymore. She lived outside the walls for ten years as a human, a little girl, slowly growing here all alone, in such a dangerous place. She learnt more than any kind of instructor could teach. She didn't learn how to kill titans, or how to give her heart to humanity. She learnt how to survive.
Irina stood up, her horse still running fast as they both approached the titans. She crossed her hands in front of the chest, her blades glittering in the sun, her eyes filling up with the heat of battle, with the desire of blood as she finally used her 3DMG and span around one titan's neck for few times. A low chuckle left her cherry lips as she hit the nape of titan's neck and he felt, blood gushing from the wound, those little red drops covering the sea blue sky like a mosaic. Another titan was a quicker learner- he was able to capture Irina by her wire, slowly moving her body to his mouth. Yet another laugh, this time more triumphant and loud, came out of the woman's mouth.
'You'll need more than that to kill me' she muttered and cut off titan's fingers. It was confused for some time- eyes widened in surprise, those sharp teeth sticking out from that enormously large, open mouth. Irina turned around, quickly cutting the titan's cheeks, so that it's mouth would be open till he dies. The titan let out a sound of pain and displeasure as Irina landed on his head and finally ended his life. She watched how titans' bodies disappeared. She sighed and put her blades back to their places, slowly climbing back on her horse. She looked to the sun, that was shining even so brightly.
'Where should I go next?' she thought to herself, blinking few times from that bright light. 'I could try to get Evaline, or I could try get to Eren. The girl probably is somewhere in the corner, and the boy must be in the center. Erwin must have protected him well' she tousled the horse's manes, whistled silently and the horse began to run.
Evaline rode her horse silently. It has been a long time since she saw a titan. She didn't know if that was a good or a bad sing. The girl just kept calm and bit sad, since she lost her companion, the pretty mare that she treasured quite a lot. In the sky, a red flare round appeared. Evaline's body tensed up as she realized that the titan is somewhere near. She very well knew that it would be better if she would not get any nearer. Yet...
Wait...
Evaline finally got up the hill and saw the three boys, Jean, Armin and Reiner, in one place. And further, there was a titan, blonde haired and quite big, somehow very fast.
'Guys!' Evaline called out and made her horse go faster, so that she would catch up with them. 'What happened?' she asked when she was near enough for them to hear. Armin and Reiner seemed quite happy to see her, yet you could not say the same about Jean.
'Oh, no you're the last one we need right now' Jean said, scowling.
'Stop it Jean, now it's not the time' Armin said and turned to face Evaline.
'Is it an Aberrant?' Evaline asked. The titan slowed down a little and Armin shook his head.
'I doubt that. I think... It's a human in titan's body'
'What?' Evaline widened her eyes in surprise.
'What makes you think that, Armin?' Reiner asked him. Armin looked into the female titan again, and swallowed thickly.
'The titans only eat us. We're just killed in the process. Killing us isn't ever specifically their goal. But when Sys aimed for its weak spot, it crushed him and smashed him into the ground. It just kill him, rather than eating him. It's different than the others. Maybe it is the one that lead the army of titan when the Colossal Titan destroyed the walls. Or not. It felt like it's been looking for someone...' Armin explained.
'In that case... Could it be looking for Eren?' Jean asked and Evaline's heart skipped a beat. She froze when she realized that Eren is with Levi's squad. If that titan is intelligent, if it's searching for Eren... She covered her mouth with her cold hand, trying to stop her heart from beating so fast. Her chest began to hurt and go heavier, it felt as if the heart itself tried to break her ribs and chest bone.
'Eren's with Levi's flank, and they are in charge of the right flank'
'They are in the rear of the left flank, at least according to the plans that I got' Jean knitted his eyebrows.
'Mine said that they were near the front of the right...' Reiner said too. 'So where are they?' Reiner turned to Armin once again.
'Probably in the safest place in the formation' Armin stated. 'Which means in the center, and towards the rear...'
'Hey, Armin! At this rate it's just closing to it's goal, and if the formation is wiped out, it'll be the end!' Jean interrupted.
'What should we do?' Evaline finally spoke, her voice a bit trembling since she already knew the answer. They cannot let the titan go away. They have to buy some time. And that meant that they will have to attack the intelligent titan.
'We might still be able to draw it's attention' Jean answered. 'We might be able to buy some time, at least'
'But it's intelligent. It can crush us easily' Armin said, his eyes widening in horror as he remembered the squad leaders, the senior member's of Survey Corps, getting smashed into the ground in few seconds.
'That's scary...' Jean said, clenching his teeth, letting out a nervous chuckle.
'Hey, are you really Jean? The Jean I know thinks about himself only' Reiner noted and Jean closed his eyes.
'Don't be an ass. I just don't want those charred bones to be disappointed in me! I...I know what I have to do now!' Jean said loudly, completely confident.
'Jean' Evaline muttered, feeling the same as he does when she remembered Marco.
'Just put on your hoods. It searches for Eren, so it might not be able to recognize us' Armin said and everyone did as they were told.
'Just... Be careful guys' Evaline wished them luck and pressed her fingers to her collarbone. She was scared too. She knew that this very moment she could die. And everything would disappear. She would disappear. And she would probably leave no trace. Nobody would mourn over her grave, nobody would bring flowers to that dry soil, where she lies. No, her body would probably be left here, in there empty fields, where only wind sings it's songs, where only sun shines when the moon is in deep slumber. She would be alone, she would be left alone to rot. And that loneliness, that coldness scared here. But she moved forward.
Evaline began to ride in the titan's left. She looked into it, into those blue eyes that had an objective, a clear goal. For some time they all waited for something. Evaline tried to calm herself, and she looked calm, yet inside she was terrified by the titan, by its speed, eyes, size. And suddenly, the blonde head turned slightly to Armin. At that very moment Jean jumped and used his 3DMG. Then Evaline saw something magnificent. She saw how fast the titan was, it turned in the same moment as Jean tried to get nearer, and the boy felt to ground. Evaline called out for him, making her horse go slower. And then the titan punched Armin's horse, making the horse and Armin fall to ground. Evaline tried to call out for him, yet her voice disappeared, her throat went dry, and she turned her horse and began to run nearer the titan. The blood froze in her veins, her heart skipped the beat, her eyes widened in horror, yet she tried to keep still, she tried not to panic.
'Armin!' this time Jean called out, one of his wires hooked to the titan's shoulder. And it turned to him. Jean was able to avoid its attack, yet when he aimed for the neck, the titan covered it. The titan made a fist, a little smile formed in her lips.
'Jean!' Evaline and Reiner both called out.
Defeat your fear.
Evaline, with tears in her eyes, cried out, quickly jumping. She tried to push Jean to the other side, so that they both could avoid the strike and survive, yet she was too slow. When she got a grip of Jean's coat, and slightly pushed him, she felt a strong fist striking her down, her bones crying out, blood gushing from her mouth, a pain-filled cry escaping her lips as she was smashed to the ground and then, the last thing she heard was her friends calling out for her. She looked at the sky, as her vision went blur, as her head began to feel like it's been ripped apart. She looked into the sky, her vision going even more blur when tears formed in her eyes. Pain chained her body, ceasing her from any movement. She couldn't feel her legs or arms, her breathing and eyelids became heavier. She heard how her friends called out for her again, yet she was already surrounded by darkness. A deep sigh left her lips as she closed her eyes and allowed her body to sink into the eternal darkness.
My eyes are shut
My ears are shroud
There's nothing that I feel
The only thing
That pains my heart
Is that you're not with me
I'll sing a song
With golden birds
I'll watch how you will fight
And nothing more
Just pain and sore
Will lead me to the grave
The Death awaits
The Reaper hails
And Angels steal the days
The night will come
The stars will fall
Yet I won't see again
OK, I'm baaaack! This is a boring chapter, I know. Sorry, but it has to be this way. In next chapter you'll get more Irina, maybe a bit of her past. So anyways, thank you for reading, for reviews, favorites, follows. I love you all! I'll probably update soon. I PROMISE, the next chap will be more interesting. More things happening and stuff. Oh, sorry for killing Eve (or maybe she is not dead?... I'll decide later, cause I'm evil)And sorry for that poem, it's horrible, but I needed something for the horrible ending. *And I think I should kill Irina too, since I got some comments recently, that you guys want Evaline with Levi and stuff. Plus, Irina became too OP. huh, still thinking about it.:)*
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