Fighting against three powerful foes could prove difficult for anyone. And given that those foes were titan shifters, no person could possibly assume that he would come out of this clash alive. Yet, considering that this very person was the wielder of the founding titan, some could speculate that they could use their power to divert the attention of the attackers for long enough that the founder would be able to escape.
But none of those scenarios covered for the insane skill and prowess that Frieda Reiss possessed. Using her power extensively for long durations of time proved to be beneficial to her, in case of developing her abilities. The true potential of the founding titan was left unexplored for almost two thousand years, ever since Ymir Fritz used it.
But the day when all of that was to be unleashed, happened to be the same day the young queen would face her greatest fear.
A sister she had betrayed.
The shock of the three titans suddenly charging at her quickly wore off, as Frieda raised her arms up, to block the incoming attack.
First, came the hit from the armoured. His sloppy step and awkward posture were greatly hindering the force behind his punch. The queen easily sidestepped him, hitting him with her elbow on the back of his head.
Upon connecting with the titan, all of his armour shattered instantly, just as it had happened with Reiner.
Yet, she had no chance to utilize on this strategy, as the moment she turned around to finish him off, a small and agile jaw titan jumped on her back.
'Ymir…' Frieda thought, trying to push the small titan off of her.
She needed to be extremely careful, as those teeth were capable of biting through the hardened titan skin. The freckled female was actually the biggest danger here, considering only she had actual combat experience.
It was at this moment, that the realization hit the young queen. It was Ymir's fault all along… Her, coming into her office at that morning… She was the one who rallied Kenny into betraying the government.
"You common wench!" Frieda roared with fury, as she finally managed to grab onto the jaw's head "you're dead!"
With a single swift motion, the young queen pulled the small titan off her back and slammed it into the ground, headfirst.
But the victory was short-lived, as just a moment after, a powerful roundhouse kick came swinging right at her. In an attempt to block it, Frieda momentarily raised her arms up.
The kick managed to do its job, however, as the young queen was sent flying a few hundred meters away.
She was stopped only by some buildings that were standing on one end of the open area.
Seeing the damage, the inhabitants started to flee from the buildings. People poured into the streets, trying to run away from the beasts rampaging in front of the royal palace. This commotion made the MPs desperately charge forward, towards the two beaten titans.
Frieda looked down towards her arms. The kick took its toll on them as they were severely broken. Steam was rising from the open wounds and bones were sticking out of her wrists.
Looking up, she finally realized that all that time, she had been fighting the people closest to her.
Eren was the armoured and Historia was the female. There was no mistaking it. Seeing his roughish dark hair on the head of his titan, along with the unique shade of its eyes, should be enough of an indicator for Frieda. And the blonde hair of the female was a clear sign, that it was her sister who had just wrecked her.
"Stop!" Frieda roared at the charging MPs.
Immediately, they stopped. Her eyes widened at the weird phenomenon. The young queen didn't realize it at the time, but in fact, she was using her power on them. As if to rectify that error, she closed her mouth, trying not to draw upon her powers.
Then, an idea popped into her head.
'Split into several groups and go between the buildings' she thought, targeting her soldiers 'flank the scouts.'
It would probably be more effective, if she just mind controlled them at the time. However, she already had a few problems at her hands and needed to focus solely on finishing off the new shifters.
They clearly haven't prepared enough for this fight. Right now, Historia's titan was helping Eren to stand up. The armoured didn't seem too bothered with losing his armour. Personally, the boy never struck Frieda as someone who particularly liked to hide behind some defences. Perhaps, it was a mistake to banish his armour, since Eren would now gain much more speed, with it gone.
And then, Frieda heard sound of a launching anchor from behind her.
Instantly, she jumped away from the building and into the open area. Looking behind her, she saw that the Ackermans managed to get around the square, and if she hadn't been quick enough, they would certainly attack her.
Especially the oriental girl. The glance she was giving her, seemed capable of burning the entire world, just by looking. Even though the queen knew nothing about her, a quick attempt at getting into her mind, proved that she was an Ackerman.
'That was my oversight…' Frieda thought, looking again at the three titan shifters.
Right now, the female and the armoured were standing together, watching her carefully. It really pained the queen, to see two most important people in her life turn against her. She cared deeply for both Eren and Historia, and she had to be very careful in dealing with them.
Her hands had barely managed to heal, when the two titans came running at her.
Deflecting their terribly paced attacks was a child's play. It almost felt like Frieda was dancing with the duo.
Irritated by the whole ordeal, Eren finally lost his cool and lunged wildly right at her. It was all the queen needed, as she placed her foot right in front of him.
The boy's titan didn't see it, and tripped, falling to the ground.
Seeing that, Historia tried to launch yet another devastating kick at Frieda, but due to lack of concentration, the queen could see it coming and ducked under the blonde's leg.
Using this situation to her advantage, the queen grabbed her little sister's titan form from below and raised her up in the air.
The shocked female could only watch as she was thrown, several hundred meters away.
Frieda sighed internally. The teens were beat up, and they didn't seem like they were capable of fighting for much longer. The scouts were being overrun by the MPs, and the Ackermans couldn't really reach her, in the middle of the field.
She had won…
Suddenly, something latched onto her back, and instantly Frieda could feel the pain of something biting into her neck.
As her blood froze with the realization, she felt herself being pulled out of her titan form.
Frieda had completely forgot about Ymir. She had assumed at first that the freckled female had already been dealt with, given the beating that she received, but apparently, the jaw titan holder was only biding her time and secretly healing her form.
Darkness engulfed the queen as she was separated from her giant body. Right now, it would only be a matter of seconds, before she was killed.
Her power would pass onto Ymir and her plan to save Eldia would be faltered forever.
Did she have this coming? Was it how it was always going to be?
Betrayed… Defeated…
And dead…
'No.'
She could already feel the insides of the jaw's mouth engulfing her.
'This is not the end…' Frieda thought with desperation.
But what she could do, really?
Fly away?
Then, images from her fight with the beast titan flooded her mind. Was this how Zeke was feeling on the brink of his death?
'I will not die here…'
In desperation, she bit on her tongue.
A powerful wave of energy ripped through the battlefield, as the mouth of the jaw titan exploded due to powerful force of the sudden transformation. A flash of light, so bright that it eclipsed the sun, filled the eyes of everyone present.
The rest of Ymir's titan form was sent flying towards her two companions, which couldn't believe what exactly had just happened.
The freckled female had her… However, she must've somehow underestimated Frieda and the power of the founding titan.
After the smoke settled, Eren and Historia widened their eyes at the new, changed form of the founder.
From Frieda's regular titan form's back, two giant, feather-covered wings were sprouting out, majestically.