ROAAAR!
As the attack titan appeared from behind the stage, all spectators had been frozen in shock. While the broken debris was falling from the sky, Eren Yeager made a quick move to get his hands on Willy Tybur.
A second later, the man disappeared inside his mouth.
The people began running away in fear and the attack titan jumped right at the tribune where most of the high-ranking officers had been seated.
As Eren pounded his fist down to kill all of them, another flash of light erupted from behind him.
'The war hammer titan' he thought as the giant body started to form out of thin air.
Before his foe could finish the transformation, Eren punched it right in the face.
As he hammered his hardened fists down, he could see that the Marleyan military was taking their positions.
'They're up for a surprise' he thought.
Suddenly, a giant crystal spear emerged from the ground, impaling him immediately. As his body rose along the spike, he could see that the enemy titan was standing before him.
His opponent held his hand out and in seconds, a giant war hammer appeared in its hand.
'I guess that's where the name comes from' Eren thought as his foe took a swing right at him.
Just before the weapon got to him, he managed to break the spike that was holding him in the air.
The moment he landed on the ground, a barrage of shells struck at him. He was just in time to block their path to his neck.
'This isn't good' Eren thought seeing that the enemy titan had just risen his hammer.
He couldn't shield both from the artillery and the giant weapon, so he just turned towards the titan and held his guard.
The hammer slammed down on him with a force so great, that his head had been detached from his torso.
'Guess I have to just wait' Eren thought as he emerged from the lifeless body among a cloud of steam.
"Usurper Eren Yeager" the titan spoke as it raised its weapon for the third time "do you have any last words?"
"It's time, Mikasa."
Just as he said that his long-time childhood friend appeared behind the war hammer titan and struck several thunder spears right at its neck.
As the explosion ripped through the air, the forces of Paradis jumped out of their hiding and attacked the surprised Marleyans, destroying the artillery.
"Hey, Mikasa" Eren spoke as the dark-haired girl landed next to him "did everything go as planned?"
"Little Armin was worried" she said with a smile.
"I'll try to make it up to him by saving the island" he responded as he watched his friends wreaking havoc among the enemy soldiers.
"Dina is still hesitant…" Mikasa spoke.
"Watch out" Eren exclaimed in alarm as the body of the war hammer titan rose from the ground.
"That's impossible!" The girl cried out in shock "with that many spears, it should be dead…"
"It isn't" the young shifter responded just before their enemy fired from a crossbow right at them.
Mikasa quickly took hold of Eren and jumped down.
"It won't die, no matter how much damage we deal to its neck…" Eren said as Mikasa put him down on a nearby roof "I need you to distract it."
"You got it" the dark-haired girl yelled as she launched her gear.
While Eren was watching her fly around the titan, something finally got to him.
'Its body materialized from the feet up' he thought as he remembered the moment 'not from its neck.'
The young shifter suddenly noticed a short wire-like piece of flesh that came from the ruins of the stage up to the titan's foot.
'This is where the war hammer's body is' Eren thought as he bit down on his hand.
The attack titan appeared on the battlefield for the second time. He dug his hand into the debris that was the stage and took out a crystalized cocoon containing the real body of his foe, which turned out to be a female.
He ripped off the cord and momentarily, the giant form of the war hammer titan fell down lifeless.
Just as he opened his mouth to bite down on the crystal, an armoured fist smashed into his head.
Eren was launched away but managed to keep hold of the cocoon. As he raised from the ground, he saw that Reiner had been swarmed by several of the former scouts. A few thunder spears were launched at him.
Right before any of them managed to hit their target, the Paradisians were caught in a crossfire.
It turned out that along with Reiner, the cart titan appeared with the armoured crew. The machine guns from the turret provided a perfect defence for the helpless titan, and all swarming soldiers needed to take cover.
Just as Eren saw them fly away, he suddenly remembered about the enemy he was holding in his hand. Right as he looked at the crystal again, yet another spike impaled into his body, carrying him upwards.
'You still have some tricks up your sleeve, huh?' The attack titan thought as he watched the battle unfold in front of him.
Zeke finally got there. As he walked towards them, he made an order.
"Don't let them escape" he spoke "wipe them out."
Chaos ensued everywhere. Pieces of rocks were flying at the Paradisians, machine guns were firing, explosions could be heard from various directions. Eren looked down on the crystalized shifter. He bit on it, only to find that his teeth weren't really effective.
'I need something stronger' he thought looking at the female 'but I know for sure, that you used up all your strength. If you had any more, you would've pierced my neck already…"
"But I'm not done yet!" Eren cried out as he jumped out of his titan form, just to transform yet again.
He looked at how everyone else was doing. Marcel was here, at last. His long-time friend was currently defending the cart titan from any attacks from above.
'Took you long enough.'
Suddenly, Zeke threw another portion of rocks at the flying soldiers.
"Eren Yeager is no match for me" he said "show yourself, Levi…"
Just as he was talking, a sound of a loud explosion ripped through the town.
Erwin finally destroyed the port.
'So, he still has some of this old fire…' Eren pondered on what to do next.
He needed to take over the power of the war hammer titan but had literally no idea on how to break through the crystal. There had to be some way…
Just as planned, Zeke fell to the ground after Levi cut through his neck. This seemed to have taken the enemy by surprise and it allowed the former scouts to swarm the cart titan. After one precise shot from Sasha, an opening presented itself to them. Jean was the closest one, so he fired a thunder spear at the defenceless foe.
The turret instantaneously exploded, and the cart titan desperately tried to take cover. The destroyed body fell between buildings, but it turned out well for the defeated shifter. The Marleyan ground soldiers managed to protect her as she was carried away to safety.
Reiner tried to get closer to him but in that very moment, one more flash of light erupted on the battlefield. Dina Yeager had come and just as the armoured titan turned to look at the source of the commotion, his head was met with a hardened shin of the smiling titan.
All of a sudden, Marcel appeared before Eren. The surprised shifter raised a hand to block the swing, and the sharp claws grazed over the crystal, scrapping some of the material off.
'I've just come up with an excellent idea.'
As the jaw titan tried to attack him once again, Mikasa swung by and cut through his legs. The incapacitated shifter fell to the ground with a loud thud. Eren quickly used this opportunity and stomped over his stunned foe.
As limbs had been torn from the body, the only thing the jaw titan could do was watch. Eren put the crystal in Marcel's mouth and raised the small form up. As he applied the pressure to the powerful jaws, cracks began to appear on the cocoon.
Finally, the material broke under the tremendous force and all of the remains spilled right into the attack titan's open mouth.
Eren suddenly felt weird. It was an unusual feeling, but he definitely experienced it at least once before.
'So that's what I felt when my father died.'
Reiner suddenly managed to get through Dina and was running at top speed, right towards him.
'Farewell, Marcel' Eren thought as he discarded the beaten titan and proceeded to retreat.
The armoured just took the jaw and ran away to take cover. As the young shifter exited the titan's body, he looked at all the destruction that had been brought upon this city. It was heart-breaking to see, yet he knew that it was the price that they needed to pay.
"Eren!" Mikasa cried out as she landed near him.
"Let's go…" he said weakly.
The fight was long, and he was tired. Fortunately, the airship was right above them.
There was one last thing to do. One thing to keep the Marleyan forces occupied and possibly prevent any form of retaliation.
As he was flying through the air with Mikasa, he looked down. Dina was still there.
'Come on' Eren thought 'what are you waiting for?'
The smiling titan took a deep breath.
ROOOOOOAAAAR!'
The noise was so loud, that Eren could bet that it's been heard from miles away.
Suddenly, Liberio was lit ablaze.
