Creation began on 05-16-15
Creation ended on 05-17-15
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hope from the Sky: Edge
The Titans swarmed Unit-01, as Shinji was helpless within it, pondering how long the Eva could keep these beings from him until it couldn't any longer. With no power, he was unable to view the world outside the Eva or even the giant wall that these beings were trying to get through.
I wonder how long it will be until the life support stops? He wondered, unsure of why, when the Eva shut down from loss of power, the life support system didn't go with it.
SLAM! He suddenly felt something hit his Eva.
"Aaahh!" He gasped.
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With the demise of the Colossal Titan, the lesser Titans that swarmed over the purple giant were aided by two other Titans that seemed different from the rest of them, but were similar to the Colossal. One was the Armored Titan, having rammed into the left leg of the giant with enough force to knock it down, even when it was crouched. The other was a fourteen-meter-sized Titan with a lean build, a feminine appearance (despite the lack of skin) and had crystallized fists that were strong enough to leave a small dent in the right leg's armor covering.
"Why is it just laying there, doing nothing?" Armin questioned, as he and the others were watching from the safety of the Wall. "Why doesn't it do something?"
"Maybe it can't," suggested Mikasa, just as the Armored Titan climbed atop the giant's body.
-x-
The vibrations were loud, and the slamming constant, making Shinji aware that he was greater danger from the beings outside.
"Come on, move!" He demanded of the Eva, grabbing at the controls.
-x-
"…I gotta do something," went Eren, deciding he had to stop the Titans from attempting to devour or destroy the purple giant; if it could defeat the Colossal, then maybe, just maybe, it could've been an invaluable ally to their cause.
"No, Eren!" Mikasa urged him not to go and fight the Titans.
"We can't just stand here and do nothing."
"It may be a new type of Titan, Eren."
"What kind of Titan attacks its own kind?"
"That's what everyone wondered before we found out you could turn into one. We've never seen a Titan that looked like that before. It can't be a Titan."
"Uh, something's happening with the purple giant!" Armin yelled, pointing to the giant swarmed by the Titans that were dwarfed by the deceased Colossal.
It suddenly rose up and opened its mouth, revealing red and white teeth, roaring an inhuman roar that rivaled Eren's Titan form when first encountered by the people. It grabbed a nearby Titan that was almost eight-meters tall…and ate it. And then…it grabbed another Titan and devoured it before rising back onto its feet, knocking away the rest of the Titans.
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A heartbeat. It was a heartbeat that Shinji heard, but not from himself. It was from the Eva itself. There was no mistaking it at all.
It rose up and ate two of the smaller beings and knocked the rest away.
Shinji saw two of the beings that were probably the ones that caused the Eva to fall back, looking similar to the giant he had defeated, only smaller, and saw them approaching him. Right now, he only had one goal above the others he didn't have right now, and that was to survive.
The Eva stomped the ground and caused several of the smaller giants to fall, but the two that looked skinless still stood. It then grabbed three more of the smaller giants and consumed them.
Checking his time regulator, Shinji found that his Eva had somehow restored power to the internal battery by devouring the smaller giants; he now had twenty-seven minutes.
I don't know how this is possible, he thought, but it's better than nothing.
With the power restored, he had Unit-01 reach down and grab the giant that looked like it was wearing some form of armor over its skinless hide and threw it high into the air above, where it disappeared beyond the clouds. He then made a quick grab for the other, skinless giant that looked like a girl and did the same with it, sending it beyond the reach of the wall.
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"…It…just threw the Armored Titan and another Titan away like they were made of rag dolls," said Mikasa, unable to believe what she just saw right now.
"Hey, down there!" One of the cadets shouted, pointing to the base of the Wall, right at the smaller Titans. "They're running!"
Eren and Armin looked down at the remaining Titans, and saw this to be true; the Titans were suddenly running away from the Wall and the purple giant.
Some of them didn't get very far, as the purple giant grabbed at least eight more of them and ate them, as well before falling to its knees.
"It killed the Colossal and drove the other Titans away!" Another cadet cheered.
It was like a miracle had been brought to them that day. A ray of hope from the heavens, enabling them to take back their world, to overturn their path to extinction and lead them to salvation.
Suddenly, something protruded from the purple giant's back. It was some sort of capsule or piece of bone, unlike anything they've ever seen before.
"What is that?" Armin questioned.
"There's only one way to find out," went Eren. "We go see for ourselves."
To be continued…
A/N: And here's the second chapter. What do you think so far? Huge credit to whoever can figure out what helped to inspire the Titan consumption performed by Unit-01. Review! Review! Peace! And to be clear, this pretty much occurs right after Eren is discovered to be able to turn into a Titan.