Chapter 17 (Burst)
Erwin saw Hanje waving at him whilst she was flying on Blast's back. 2 more flying people were with them. "Commander Erwin! Are you seeing this?!" A scout said while Erwin's gaze was on the newcomers.
"Unbelievable..." Erwin whispered, they landed front of their horses. Garou took a glance at their surroundings and mumbled. "I'm seeing a giant Wall at the horizon."
"Yioooo, Erwin! You saw me?! I could fly with no 3D maneuver gear, hehehe!" Hanje replied to Erwin whilst he plowed to ask the newcomers about their powers.
"If my eyes doesn't deceive me, I'm staring at abnormal people." He said but that grabbed the ESper's bad attitude and shouted momentarily towards Erwin. "ABNORMAL?! Are you stupid?! You are just too weak!"
Blast interfere against Tatsumaki "Tornado of Terror, let me do the explaining." He said calmly "Hmph!" She shifted her face away.
"We are heroes, and we com-" Hanje cut off Blast and screamed to Erwin and the scouts behind him.
"THEY COMING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, THEY CAME TO TAKE SAITAMA BACK, BUT I'M ASSUMING THEY WILL STAY TO HELP US DEFEAT ALL THE TITANS JUST LIKE SAITAMA!" Erwin's eyes widen in surprise while he holding his chin.
"So, let me get this straight." Erwin rescripted and continued "You 3 are like Saitama, with superpowers humanity hadn't seen before right?" The Commander's attention was on Blast since he was looking like the leader.
"Yes, we are heroes just like I'm was about to say, we destroy monsters and protect humanity when it truly is in danger. When the situation is dire and no hope has left, we as heroes arrive to save the innocent ones." Blast retorted, however Erwin wasn't convinced about their potentials.
"We have another member with us, However he left with some other people on a carriage and headed to save a... brat? Yeah the short man said a brat named Eren." The young 'wolf' exclaimed to Erwin.
"Can you demonstrate to us a little bit of your powers?" Erwin asked and blinked "Hmph! Watch this weakling!" Tatsumaki extended her hands and the green aura around her body glowed even more.
"Child's play." She said and used her psychic power, hundred trees float with the green aura covering them. The ESper opened wider her palms and send the called army of trees hundreds of meters away.
Scouts had all an expression of awe, even Erwin had wide open eyes from the amazing display. "What about you?" The next one he ask was Garou.
"Check me out!" Garou cracked his fists and took a martial arts stance, he launched himself on a tree and shouted whilst blue aura covered his hands. "God Slayer Instant Attack" He turned the tree into thousands of small pieces, with only his hands.
One of the scouts bowed towards them and reply with frightened expression. "They are Gods..."
"A-And you?" Erwin kept the best one for last, it was Blast.
Meanwhile In the ritual area
"Sensei! You know those people?!" Genos asked loud cause of Rod's transformation. "YEEEAH! They are my group now!" Saitama stated back to his disciple.
"The ceiling is falling! The entire place will collapse!" Levi shouted to everyone, Eren start crying and blaming himself.
"Everyone... I'm sorry! I've been nothing but useless... Ever since the very beginning, I was never the hope of humanity, Saitama is that hope humanity has..." He said crying and his gaze remarked a small bottle of the same liquid that turn humans into titans. "Armor?" Eren mumbled whilst Jean reply.
"What's this? Think you're some tragic hero? When have you ever accomplished anything by your strength alone?" Jean let Connie and Sasha speak to Eren after him.
Connie smirk to Eren with a mocking expression. "What a weakling, We've been through much worse than this. But now we have Saitama with us! We won't die here!" Sasha hugged Saitama and shouted. "Save us, my hero!" Saitama patted her head and took a glance on Rod who was a red mass of titan meat, the ceiling was about to fall.
"Sensei, I can take them out of here!" Genos retorted back, Saitama let go of Sasha gently and answered. "Genos, I can handle this, just protect them alright?" His cyborg disciple nodded.
"It's useless, Saitama. We can't escape." Eren exclaimed to Saitama with still fingertips falling from his eyes. "You can't be serious." Saitama stated to Eren and walk forward near the giant titan. Eren gritted his teeth, he grab the small liquid bottle and run pass Saitama, who was a litte bit confused. "Eren!" Mikasa shouted to him.
'I'm sorry... Saitama, just this once... I want you to let me.. Let me believe in myself!' Eren smashed the bottle in his mouth and transformed, he successfully used the titan hardening ability to protect everyone, Including Genos and Saitama. Even though these 2 doesn't need protection. "Everyone! Get underneath Eren! You too!" Levi pointed Saitama and Genos.
Rod burst out of the ground like a giant snail, his legs and arms were very small to support his weight so his face was on the ground. The Scouts and the heroes saw the biggest titan appearing and crawling on the surface.
"What the hell is that?! If it's that big this far away... It's gotta be twice as big as the Colossal titan. The Wall won't stand a chance... Commander?" A scout next to Erwin asked.
"Advan-" Blast cut him off and declare momentarily "Let me demonstrate to you what I'm capable off. Tatsumaki I don't need assistance, It will take a minute" He flew off after Rod whilst leave Erwin and the Scouts watch with awe.
Blast float near Rod and clenched his hand into a fist. "What a hideous creature..." Suddenly his fist ignited blue fire, Blast launched himself and penetrated the entire body of the giant titan.
Everyone from the scouts had wide open mouths and emotionless eyes. Blast returned and took a hero pose with his smile front of everyone. "Commander... They are... ...Gods..." A Scout mumbled and dropped his torch.
"WA HOO! WOE TO OUR ENEMIES WITH YOU GUYS AROUND!" Hanje shouted while she hugged Blast "Whoa! Calm down now, that wasn't even a workout, my propel job in our world is way tougher than that." Blast exclaimed with his fist fire fading away.
"You must come in Wall Sina! The people need to know Gods like you exist!" A Scout next to them retorted. "B-but what if they betray us and kill us all?!" Another Scout member said and showed fear befalling him.
"We told you, we are heroes. Heroes doesn't kill innocents, they saving them!" Blast gave courage to the poor man. While Hanje came close to him and took his attention with a wink.
Blast let Hanje ride on his back once more and flew to the Wall, having her giving them directions.
With Saitama, Genos and the others
"That's what I call hardening. Even after cutting you away, the titan hasn't disappeared. Pretty impressive, yeah?" Captain asked Eren.
"That bottle... Oh, yeah! Right before I turned into a titan, I drank that "Armor" bottle..." Eren exclaimed to them, making Levi to walk near him.
"Yeah... You couldn't do it at all before now, but you used the hardening power. And saved all of us. However, I bet these two wouldn't died from that."
Levi extended his arm to show Saitama and Genos, who had Sasha and Connie around them. Sasha was teasing Saitama by placing her cheek on his own, and Genos had Connie asking him questions about their world.
"Now that you can use the hardening ability, Eren. It's possible for us to plug that hole in Wall Maria now. It's going to be way much easier with Saitama and the previous guys we saw earlier." Levi kneeled and stated to Eren, making him to ask. "Other... guys?"
"Yeah, we've encountered 4 individuals who came from the sky, just like Saitama. The one of them is here. And I remember your name, Genos right?"
Levi took a glance to Genos with his calm expression. "Indeed, and as my Sensei told me. You all are his group?" Genos questioned the short Captain and got confirmation from Levi's nod.
"Let's go, we're going after that big-ass titan." Everyone got out of the Reiss crystallic area that it was now only debris and dust.
They saw the giant Rod titan some hundred of meters away completely shredded. His body was vaporizing, they got shocked even Levi, only Saitama and Genos wasn't surprised.
"I'm hungry and I need sleep. Can we go eat now?" Saitama asked and his trusty disciple followed him.
"Oi, you did that somehow?" Levi asked Genos "I'm afraid not, from the looks of it, it must be Blast's doing. "The guy with the blue cape eh?" The short Captain questioned the cyborg again "Yes, that's correct."
"Le'ts head back! Hanje should have reached Erwin with the others by now." Everyone nodded and followed Levi, Saitama and Genos were matching their allies' speed with ease by just running.
"Commander Erwin! It's Squad Levi! Eren, Historia and Saitama are with them! They succeeded!"
Erwin's eyes widen from relieveness "Those are excellent news!" Erwin headed with his horse towards Levi's squad.
"Everyone all right?" Erwin stopped next to Eren who was on a wagon. "Yeah, Where's Hanje with the other supernatural people?" Levi stated a question to Erwin.
"After one of these unknown heroes destroyed with unimaginable power the massive titan, she headed back to the Wall with them. But what was that titan?"
Erwin's gaze shifted to Levi "Rod Reiss, he turned into that titan, who's now a filthy giant corpse." Levi rescripted to Erwin, the Commander turned around and order them.
"Return to Wall Sina." "What we gonna do with them?" Levi asked Erwin with particular interest.
"We will gather all 5 of them to Stohess District, humanity must know their supernatural saviors." The Commander stated with a determined face.
Stohess District-Crowded Market Square
They all had reached back in Wall Sina successfully, "Please gather your squad in the market square center. Erwin's anouncement will commence."
A scout stated to Levi "All right." Genos had some questions for his Sensei though. "Saitama Sensei, I have so many questions to ask you." Saitama picked his nose and reply with a neutral expression.
"No dude, keep it to 1 question with 20 words or less! Will you?" Genos nodded and asked "Since when you had a girlfriend? Sensei."
Saitama took a glance to Levi who were talking to Historia, the Caped baldy answered towards his disciple.
"It's the first time I did something with a girl, so I didn't felt much, but I want to keep her happy."
Genos equipped his small notebook and write everything. "And her name?" He asked his master "Oh... It's Sasha." Saitama declared to Genos.
"Oi, Saitama and his disciple, come here. You need to hear this too." Levi said towards them with a serious expression planted on his face, and then he shifted to Historia.
"Erwin's orders. When he will announce these 'heroes' to the people, since you're the true successor to the throne... ...become the Queen. With Saitama being your protector."
Everyone got surpriced by hearing those words, Sasha asked Levi with slightly disbelief. "Q-Queen?! Historia?!" Levi resumed his point towards Historia.
"The coup d'etat was successful, but the people won't follow a regiment sitting at the top. What we need is a story to spread. That a true heir retook the crown from the fake."
"I..." Historia mumbled, Connie and Jean tried to assist her. "Um, Captain? I'm sure you heard what Historia said earlier, but... Well...uh. By leaving her father, she finally broke free from that burden, I guess you could say... And yet, again..."
Levi cut Connie off and ask "What? If you have something to say, say it."
Jean spoke next "I-In other words... Connie's trying to say... Historia broke free from the Reiss family and has finally found herself. And now you're forcing her into another role? Isn't that...? Isn't that... not fair for her?" Historia's tone went serious and said.
"All right. My next duty is to be Queen, with Saitama being my protector right? Understood." Armin mumbled to her "Historia..." She turn her gaze towards Levi.
"Thanks for your concern. But whether or not it's forced on me is up to me to decide, I think." She stared Saitama with a determined face.
"However... Saitama, do you agree with this?" Historia asked the Caped hero. "My hero hobby is to defeat monsters, bad guys and protecting people, so I really don't mind at all."
Historia, Eren and Saitama followed Erwin
Everyone was gathered to hear Erwin's announcement, on a high platform was Erwin. Behind him the S class heroes, including Garou, Saitama, Eren and Historia could be seen.
"Listen, people of the Walls! Humanity has been living an extinction caused by the titans for many years! But from tonight the tables have turned! Humanity has finally found it's fate to believe in freedom! These HEROES! Behind me are the ones that brings sunbeams of hope to humanity! With their unbelievable capabilities they'll secure a better tommorow for everyone inside these Walls! They came from the sky, like god sends them to aid us! They possess powers we cannot possibly imagine!"
Erwin was holding Hanje's notebook, she were asking the newcomers about their names, powers and wrote everything.
"We have Eren Yeager, he can turn into a titan as you all know him, with his power we'll be able to uncover the mystery of the titans inside Wall Maria. Next one is Garou, cause of his sharp shape and his crazy strength we gave him the title 'Killer Wolf'"
The citizens were talking to each other and staring with awe whilst Garou shredded a piece of metal front of the crowd.
"We have a woman, powerful enough to turn titans into ashes, without the need of an ODM gear, she can fly and destroy enemies in distance or close combat! It's called psychic powers, as you can see the woman who possesses that ability is right behind me, her name is Tatsumaki!"
Erwin extended his hand and saluted the ESper, Tatsumaki were floating and smirked with her egoistical expression on.
"Hmph! I can handle those titans all by myself! And call me Terrible Tornado!" She made the entire platform to levitate with only 1 finger without breaking a sweat, she put it down again so Erwin could continue the introduction.
"As you have witnessed with your own eyes! Their powers are no fake!" Erwin was gaining the crowd's trust even more, he resumed.
"The first hero humanity met and still has next to Eren is Saitama! He's speed is beyond the ODM gear's, he's able to punch with his bare hands titans into oblivion."
Saitama scratched his head in boredom, the citizens were having happy and relieved expressions.
"This young man here, named Genos! He's not fully human, he has other materials in his body combined with human parts, materials that our technology is lacking from." Erwin continued.
"However, he has the power to manipulate fire from his hands, his speed is also faster than the ODM gear."
Genos walk forward on the platform and said. "People, as long we heroes are here! We will help you reclaim your freedom!" Erwin placed his hand on Genos' shoulder and resumed.
"The last hero who defends humanity. Is that muscular average man, named Blast. His first encounter with a titan bigger than the Colossal was nothing against his power! We doesn't know his fully potential yet, because Blast informed to us that he doesn't even trying!"
Everyone was being thankful to the heroes. Erwin proceeded to introduce them the new Queen.
"Now people I want you to meet someone else too, the one that will be the guide and the leader, as the possessor of the true royal blood!"
Erwin stand back and let Historia speak to the countless crowd.
"I am... I am Historia Reiss. The true ruler of the Walls. And that is my protector!" Historia took a glimpse to Saitama next to her.
With Kenny and Levi
Kenny was gravely injured by Saitama's punch, he lost a huge amount of blood, Kenny rest under a tree and had some flashbacks. Suddenly Levi and another random Scout appeared front of him.
"Kenny." Kenny shook his gaze slowly to Levi. "Oh, gee... It's you?" Kenny coughed out blood "Your comrades Genos fought, they all ended up getting burned alive from him or getting crushed. Are you the only survivor?"
Levi stated and asked Kenny "Seems that way." "Report back. I'm fine here alone." Levi ordered the Scout "Understood." He left.
"With that wound and blood loss... ...there's no helping you now." Levi exclaimed towards Kenny "Yeah? I wonder..." Kenny put out of his pocket a small case with a titan serum inside it, Levi's jaw opened moderately surprised.