Volume 3
Ch. 40 Rematch
.Pov
-Krista-
We rode out until night when the Titans should've been resting but out of nowhere there was a second hoard coming at us again
It was dark out so we stopped at an abandoned castle
Soon we were swarmed with Titans despite it being night we were forced to go to the roof after a 3 meter managed to get inside
"What now ??" I hear Connie after Riener slams the door shut
"N-no don't !!" I jump on the edge as Nanaba finally gets caught by a Titan
"Stop the tower is going to collapse at any second you have to stay still" Ymir pulls me back
"No !! let go th-they're dying in our place i-it isn't fair !!"
"No! No, please I'm sorry !!" Nanaba begs for her life "please I'm sorry daddy! I'll be a good girl from now on, I promise !!" She shouts as a Titan raises her to its mouth
"Noo !!" I shout before we witness her get eaten alive by that thing
"God dammit what do we do now ?!!" Connie turns back
"W-we have to do something…" I clench my fist "if only I had a weapon I'd go down fighting" I mumble "at least try to be worthy of the people who died for us…"
"Forget it there's no way" Connie sighs
"C'mon" I jump on the edge "we gotta do something it's what Kara would do"
"Kara ?" Riener smack his lips
"What is your deal with him" I get in his face he's always getting angry and moody everytime we mention him
"My deal ?" He asks "is that he's an animal! You're all praising a fucking devil!!"
"Devil?! Cause of his fur ?!" I shout
"Guys please" Bertolt steps in
"Just forget it you two… Kara is a God compared to us there's no way we'd lay a scratch on those things without gear" Connie sighs
"So what ?! We have to do something !!" I shout
"Enough with that crap already" Ymir growls "don't use their deaths as an excuse, they didn't sacrifice their lives so you could fulfill some fantasy about going out in a blaze of glory" she says
"Y-Ymir you know I wouldn… that's not what I meant !!" I put my foot down
"Whatever" she turns around before snatching the knife away from Connie
"H-hey" Connie stands up
"What are you gonna do ?" I ask as she backs up
"Not much" she smiles "just gonna give'em hell"
"Okay does that mean you have a plan ?" Riener asks
"I guess you can say that" she smiles before stopping beside me
"Wh-what are you gonna do ?" I ask
"Krista…" she tears up
It was the first time… I've ever seen her like this
"Remember that promise you made me ?" She asks
I nod "d-don-"
"Please Krista… live a life you can be proud of" a year rolls down her cheek before she wipes it away
"N-no I won't let you" I grab her shirt
She pushes me aside before jumping right off the edge
"N-no you idiot !!" I jump on the edge
"Whoa Krista stop" Connie grabs my leg before I trip over
In that instant a sudden lightning strikes Ymir
"Sh-she's a…" Connie gasps
"Titan" I whisper as Ymir takes the form of a 5 meter Titan
"That's…" Riener gives her a dirty look
"C'mon Krista you had to be in on it right ?" Connie asks as we watch her rampage around the Titans
"N-no I never…" I watch her rip ones nape off as she chomped down on another
"Don't bullshit Krista !!" Reiner grabs my shirt
"M-maybe let's not do that Reiner…" Connie says nervously
"Shut up !!" he growls
"It doesn't matter" I slap Rieners hand aside
"Look !!" I point down at Ymir who was going crazy on the Titans
"She could've easily gotten away by herself but she didn't…" I say
"B-but it is a hell of a secret to be kept hidden" Connie says
"We have to trust she had a good reason to keep it hidden… I mean you saw how they wanted to kill Kara and Eren.. m-maybe she didn't want to risk that" I say as we watch her grab onto some blocks that stool out from the tower
"C'mon Ymir" I whisper before she lets go
"Oh c'mon she's afraid of the tower falling down?!" Connie shouts
I clench my fist that idiot is gonna get herself killed if she fights like this
"You idiot !!" I jump on the edge
"Whoa Krista c'mon carefu-" Connie tries stopping me
"Don't you die on me!" I yell
"Not in a hovel like this, damn you!" I try kicking Connie off me "you wanna be the hero all of a sudden?! Haha Fuck You!" I shout "Hoping to go out in a blaze of glory? Don't make me laugh!" I throw a rock making sure she was listening "you filthy slut!! it's too late to think about Heaven now! You're a selfish bitch and you know it!!"
"Stop dammit" Connie grunts
"You'll die protecting this stupid tower! Tear it to pieces! Live for yourself!!" I shout
"Damn Krista did Kara teach you that ?" Connie asks
"C'mon" I mutter as I lock eyes with Ymir
"Gruaaahhhhh" she roars before going beserk throwing slabs from the tower without a single regard of it falling over
"Yeah haha! Atta girl!!" I shout as she climbed up to us
"Grab on if you wanna live" she growls
We all grab ahold of her hair as the tower began falling
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoaaa!!" Connie shouts as we crash down
"Ahh" I gasp as my arm slams onto the ground
I quickly push the little rubble off me before looking around for Ymir
"Kghh" she grunts behind me
"Ymir" I smile
She limps over before a giant hand grabs her head
"Ymir!!" I shout as it smash her head onto he ground over.. and over
"Noo" I run tripping over my feet to her aid
"Don't die I promised I'd tell you everything, remember ?!!" I shout desperately
The massive 10 meter Titan puts her head in his mouth
"Nooo!!" I drop to my knees before…
The Titan stood still for the longest second… not moving a single muscle
And after a few seconds his head rolled off its shoulders and it drops
The cut was so clean it took a few seconds before blood began gushing out from where it's head used to sit
"Haha Kara !!" Connie shouts
I look up as he sliced the napes right of the rest of the Titans
"Haha die trash !!" He laughs as he's done with the last one before landing beside me
"Wassup kid" he smiles before pulling me into his arms
"Kara… thank you" I tear up
"What took you guys so long?" Connie laughs
But Kara's smile fades away after locking eyes with Riener
There was a moment of silence as the two stared each other down
I felt chills go down my spine as the two continued
"Haha yess my first ODM kill!!" I hear Eren
He was standing on top of Ymir ready to slash her nape
"Wait!!" I throw a rock nailing him right in the forehead
"Gahh" he falls back
"What is the meaning of this ?!" Mikasa asks before steem escaped from Ymir's nap
"It's… Ymir" I smile as I see her pop out
After we pulled Ymir out from that Titan corpse we made it back up to wall Sheena where it was safe
I was about to join Kara before Mikasa stopped me
"Y-yeah?" I ask
"Nothing… just careful" she smiles "there's a darkness inside him, that even you might not be aware of…"
I pull my arm away from her
What is she talking about?
What did Kara do?
"O-okay" I smile
She returns the little smile before going on her way
.Pov
-Kara-
"You know you could've given him a hand" Krista says sitting on the edge of the wall beside me
"Who? Riener ?" I ask
"Mhmm… what is it with you two ?" She asks
"Nothing…" I see him getting pulled up by Eren "did you know Ymir could transform ?" I ask
"No…" she says disappointingly "she's my best friend, even so I never would've thought…"
"Dang" I sigh
I look away from Riener but made sure he was still visible through my peripheral
"C'mon" I stand up
We were about to go before I felt someone's hand on my shoulder
"Kara…" it was Riener
"Go" I whisper at Krista
"Umm okay…" she gives me a skeptical look before I turn around
'Let's try to get him underground before we do anything first' I remember what Zoe had said
"Wassup" I give him a fake smile
"You know don't you?" He asks as he held his hand arm out stopping Eren
"R-Riener ? What is it ?" Eren asks nervously
"You know you're a real fucking dog, Kara" Reiner says
"What are you doing?" Bertolt grabs his arm
"Yeah?" I ask "now why is that?" I smile
"Y-yeah what're you saying Reiner ?" Eren asks
"Shut up" He growls
"Tell me how long you knew ?" Reiner asks "or was it Armin that found us out as well ?" He asks
"Well you two and that bitch Annie always smelt kinda funny" I smile "I just needed confirmation"
"Your gonna pay for what you did to Annie" Bertolt clenches his fists
"Annie deserved what came to her… just know you got it coming yourself" I chuckle at the thought of listening to him begging for his life like their comrade did
Out of nowhere we hear someone pull themself up the wall
They had a hood over their head so I wasn't sure who it was
They slowly made their way to our group
…
Annie…
I can't take on the three of them
I look at Eren
I draw my sword aiming right at Reiners throat
Only… it hardens on impact
He raises his hand showing me he had already cut himself to transform
"W-were really doing this ?" Bertolt asks nervously "here? Now ?" He asks again
"You ready for this shit ??" Reiner smiles widely as a yellow aura engulfed his body
Annie raises her head "it won't go like last time" she gives me a sinister smile
"You're right" I return the same nasty smile "I'm gonna kill you" I giggle before the explosion of the three Titans sends me and Eren flying
I amputate my finger in mid air and a sinister purple Aura engulfs my body
Just before I hit the ground a lightning bolt strikes my chest
"Gruahhhh" I roar landing on my feet staring down the armored and female Titans
They stood in front of the colossal who had only transformed to half its normal size and was sitting on top of the wall
Annie's female Titan was almost completely covered in crystal she wore it like armor and had that same sledgehammer as before
Somehow Reiners armored Titan had managed to crystallize two machetes one on each hand
I hold my hand out creating a fitting sized Susanoo from the crystal
The wall began shaking as the both of them charged at me
I raise Susanoo blocking Annie's hammer before sidestepping one of Reiners blade and catching his second
"Ha" I smile before moving Annie's hammer aside and kicking Reiner in the chest
I charge at Annie as Reiner fell on his ass
She steps back just as Susanoo grazes her belly
I jump up over Reiner trying to kick my feet, and drop kick Annie before I force Susanoo through Reiners thigh
"Guhh" Reiner grunts
Before I hit the ground I do a 180 leading my fist directly to Reiners face
When I suddenly felt Annie slam her hammer on my chest
"Ghhk" I clench my teeth before the impact sends me over the edge
I reach out trying to turn in mid air but just couldn't
I pull my arms in bracing for impact before my back slams on the ground
"Nghk" blood slips from my mouth
I open my eyes to be met with both Annie forcing Sussanoo through my shoulder and Reiner forcing his blade through my other shoulder pinning me to the ground
"God d-dammit" I cough as they pull their arms back for the final blow
That idiot
Eren, where's he at ??