Everywhere was blood.
No one could belive he was so good. Levi shot through the trees easily with acrobatica that were almost unbelivible. In reality Levi had known this would be no challange for him, all you needed on this device was good balance. He had brilliant balance, well being a thief recruiered good balance. He spend a lot of his life jumping from roof to roof, he wouldn't be able to do that if he didn't have good balance.
It stained his hands. It stained everything.
It was to easy. He was aware they were all looking at him with awe, a smirk wormed its way on his face. After doing a few spins in the air to show of a bit, he lands, no stumble to be found. The instructor tries to keep himself emotinless as he said weakly "V-very good Levi, you uh seemed to have picked up the 3D equitment better that um expected"
He failed them, no matter how skilled he was, he failed them!
"You were amazing Levi, how did you do it?" Farlan said in awe. Levi shrugged as he drawled "Its just simple balance, thats all" They looked at their scedule, they had hand to hand combat next. Levi noticed his company seemed more ease with his deal with Kian after he showed his skil at the 3D gear.
He wasn't satisfied by this. They did no that if someone was good at 3D gear it didn't mean they were good at hand to hand combat? Take shy Samual for examply, he was actauly pretty good at the 3d gear but Levi judged by his frame and his low self asteem he wouldn't be that great at hand to hand.
His judgement was correct. Samual was on the ground in seconds, facing his first opponent. Levi waited for someone specivic, he'd enjoy kicking the shit out of him. Kian soon arrived on the scene, a smirk on his face, Levi would enjoy in wiping it of.
They couldn't be gone, not like this, not this quickly but...they were.
Levi and Kian faced each other, a cold easy smile on Levi's face, all the cadets seemed to be watching. Who would win, Kian who so far was one of the best at hand to hand combat or the newbie? Most thought Kian would easily win.
"Levi" Erwin's voice, softer than useal, grasping his shoulder. He recoiled. Shuddering under his commanders cold touch.
Levi waited for Kian to make his first move with a bored expression. This would be easy. He hadn't noticed Hange watching with interest from the sidelines. Kian through the first punch, Levi wanting to get the fight over quickly, grabbed Kian's fist...in mid air. His hands wrapping around Kian's bulging fist and squezed.
There was a cracking sound and Kian howled in agony, not caring at all, Levi then grabbed Kians arm and flipped Kian over, his back hitting the cround with a crunching sound.
"He...killed all of the nest sir" Hange said, in awe but did Levi also detect waryness?
"I can see that" Erwin said, his voice calm but he was looking at Levi with a look that Levi had never seen on his face before.
Kian swore loudly in pain as the Instructor finally realised what was going on and rushed over. Levi sneered at him "Pathetic"
Kian glared hatefully at him. Farlan and Isabel and their freinds rushed over in exitment.
"Wow, how did you do that?"
"I wanna learn to do that!"
"Did you see his face? Ha!"
"Amazing"
Levi didn't respond to them then said slowly eyeing Farlan "I'm not going to be able to get rid of you am I?"
"Nope" He responded cheerily.
"Levi, we need to go" Mike said, bending down next to Levi. Though all it was was noise to his ears, how could they all be gone?
Over the next couple of weeks their classes were of 3D gear which Levi exelled at, long treks, hand to hand combat, stratagising, learning about types of vampires.
Levi slowly and painfully got closer and closer to Farlan and Isabel and their group of freinds.
The next lesson they had Vampire prototypes that they would fight, this was one of the hardest classes Levi had heard, what he didn't know that through the ground of older graduets that liked to come and watch the newbies fail miseribly and laugh at them, there was a new face in the crowd, silently watching in the shadows...Erwin.
He trembled, his greif once again transioning into pure white rage, how could they all be so calm? It was his fault they were all dead and Hange, Mike and Erwin were completly fine?
"W-where they just tools to you?!" He hissed.
Levi was in line, he watched as a cushion was used for where you were meant to hit the stake into with a cross in the middle showing where the heart was. An expirianced solder would hold the cushion and the trainees would have to try and stake the cushion to suceed. In hign sight it looked easy, though it was a little more difficult to the fact always one of the most higher ranking solders held the cusions and they were not afraid to hold back.
Sending many Trainees to hospital or the medical bay, knocked unconsious. Some it had been said in the final exam would go agaist some of the top trainees and even go for the kill. Only the strongest trainees would survive.
It was brutal, harsh and just how Levi liked it, he was eager to have his turn.
"No, not Tools" Erwin said softly but he didn't say anything else.
Levi glared hatefully at him.
"We need to go" Mike told him again.
"No!" He shouted, he couldn't...couldn't leave them!
Levi watched with disdain as every recruit that went before him was beaton down. As he watched he realised the Solder that was fighting them actaully was gauging their skill then how far to go. If the Trainee held back or forgot a basic move they were beaton down pretty hard, some to unconsious. If they tried their hardest and showed some skill they were lucky to get away with only a few bruises.
Isobel and Farlan got away with a few bruises while suprisingly Boris was beaten very hard. Kian was almost knocked out and Jessica got a sprained anckle and a black eye. Samual was a few trainees after Levi so he hadn't seen him fight them yet.
Soon it was his turn.
"You're freinds wouldn't want you to stay out here to be hunted down and die to" Hange told him grimly.
Levi didn't answer, head hung low.
"Levi!" Mike snapped "Listern to us! Or their sacrife's would have been for nothing!"
Levi stepped up, confidently. The apmostphere seemed to change. The high ranking solders eyes narrowed slighly. Everyone suddenly seemed more focused on the fight.
The solder throw him the stake.
He told Levi "Remember, treat me exactly like you would treat a vampire, you won't learn anything if you don't"
Levi caught it without looking at it flying through the air.
They circled each other.
Okay so they want me to treat him like a vampire, okay Levi thought.
He suddenly stood up straighter then everybodies eyes widened.
As he angled his body in a slight way then throw the stake sharply, it went straight throw the cushion, the solders eyes widened in shock.
Then in pain. It struck where it was meant to...
The stake rammed its way through the cushion of the X and into the higher ranking solders chest.
The solder collapsed, gasping in pain, blood dripping from the wound.
The next few things happened in a split second, suddenly he was being held to the ground by Hange, the other actaul solders holding up their weapons directed at Levi, the trainees did not know how to react.
"Stop!" A commanding voice ordered.
Shocked whisperes went through the group.
Commander Erwin was here?
Levi's eyes widened in suprise then narrowed as he looked at Erwin.
The solders made way as Erwin walked towards Levi, who was being held by Hange.
"Kindly explain to me why you saw fit to injure my solder so severly Levi?" Erwin asked, his voice.
Levi sneered "He said treat him like a vampire, so I did. I didn't know there was anything wrong with following orders sir"
Samual, Boris, Jessica, Isabel and Farlan gaped in shock at Levi's open disrespect.
"Your attitude has changed since last time I saw you down in the Underground City Levi" Erwin said.
"Commander" Hange said, beliving he had taken it to far.
Levi felt the urge to throw up, hell he'd taken it to far!
No!
They all knew!
No! No!
Had...Erwin just done what Levi thought he had done?
Levi was paling quickly.
Hange let him go, quickly hurrying towards Erwin and she hissed at him lowly "That was low, even for you!"
Erwin just responded cooly "If I want him, he needs to learn obidiance and to follow rules"
Levi felt like he was still in shock, he glanced around fearfully, knowing and dreading the reaction. It was just like in his nightmares.
Everyone looking at him in fear but the fear he could deal with...
It was the disgust on their faces that really made him wish the ground had swollowed him up right now.
Pure disgust as if he was some filth they just needed to rub of their shoes.
He didn't look at Farlan or Isobel's expression.
He got back that night, in his barrocks, alone.
After having many insults and rocks hurled his way.
Thief...
Murderer...
Criminal...
Should go back where he belongs...
Scum...
Should be hanged...
Levi sat on his matress, looking down at the ground.
"Why didn't you tell us you were from the Underground City!" Farlan asked irritated.
Levi didn't reply.
"Levi" He snapped.
He shrugged, still not talking.
He opened his mouth to speak again but Levi interupted it harshly "I murdered people Farlan and I liked it. I stole, I torchured and I killed! Why...Why would you think I would EVER mention it?"
They all stared at him.
He frown, suddenly realising one of the their groupies wasn't there "Where's Samual?" He asked.
Jessica shrugged somehow not at all borthered by what he'd said sitting down, Boris was holding a soft cold tissue to help her black eye "Don't know, he just dissapears sometimes, don't worry, he'll come back"
Or maybe his just to scared to face me Levi thought miserbly.
Boris grunted "I don't care about your past Levi"
He looked up, his eyes wide, wait what?
Farlan, Isabel and Jessica agreed.
Isabel said grinning "You can join us helpin me make a scap book at everywhere we go in the Survey corps! I heard we go to so many different exiting places to hunt out vampires, some look amazing!"
Her freinds groaned.
Levi raised his eyebrows at her, feeling a little amused, she'd gone on and on about it and she still hadn't stopped even when he refused to be in her scrap book.
"You know what, sure" He agreed, though knowing he'd probably regret it later, Isabel liked taking pictures at the most humiliating and awkward timess.
"Look, you may be a short tempered small asshole but you're our freind right? Nothing can change that" Farlan told him, being more serious that Isabel.
Levi looked at them all, not believing what he was hearing.
Where they all...serious?
They were serious and for a long time, Levi felt...content.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Don't be an idiot Kian! KIAN!
But unfortunanty for him this feeling was not to last...
"BORIS WATCH OUT!"
In a months time.
"No, NO! NO! Samual, please, stop! For once in your life stop trying to be brave!"
"Shut up! You hear me! We'll make through this! I promise!"
They were sent on their first expedition, to find a Vampires nest and destoy it.
"J-jessica?"
"Please...Please, not you to, not you to!"
"ISABEL!"
"FARLAN!"
And it all went terrifyingly wrong...
"P-please don't leave me..."
Deadly wrong...
Levi finally aloud Mike to move him away but not before he snarled "I swear I will wipe out every vampire that lives! I swear it! You're deaths will not be forgotten and will be forever avenged intill all of them are dead! I promise this intill my beating heart ends, my freinds..."
Then end came out weakly and his voice cracked.
Gritting his teeth, his body trembling with grief and rage he stood up, his eyes suddenly looking deader than useal, he turned around and followed Mike, Hange and Erwin back into the darkness.
