Eren and Reiner continued to fight as we got ourselves in position. The sounds of yelling and screams could be heard form the other side of the wall, but we had to keep all our attention on Eren and Reiner. Luckily, the experiments that Eren took place in earlier began to be of good use because he was able to harden his fists, so when he attacked Reiner – he was able to leave more damage. However, when Reiner grabbed Eren's leg and threw him into a nearby house I was concerned that Reiner would have cornered Eren, but Eren moved out of the way just as Reiner was about to punch Eren in the face.
"We need to start surrounding him!" I yelled over to Hanji as I watched Reiner pin Eren to the ground.
"Everything is riding on this first attack! We need to be in perfect position! Most of all, we need to wait and believe that Eren will give us the perfect opportunity." Hanji told us. We waited in our positions until Eren managed to throw Reiner into the street. Reiner was hunched over and we now received out perfect opportunity. "Now!"
Hanji and I advanced forward with the thunder spears in hand. We closed in on Reiner as lightening speed and released one spear each into his eyes – rendering him blind for the time being. When the spears exploded we had already moved onto the nearby roofs. I looked to my left and saw the rest of our group coming towards Reiner with their spears. They aimed them towards the nap of his neck and allowed it to explode in the perfect spot, so we were now able to get passed the armour that was protecting him.
"One more time! Finish him off!" Hanji yelled to the squad. After a second of doubt – Reiner's previous classmates headed towards him with their thunder spears. I watched as their spears went straight into the nape of his neck and watched as it exploded in front of us. Reiner's body emerged from the steam and we saw that half of his head was blown off.
"We did it!"
"We sent his head flying!"
"We took down the armoured titan!" Hanji's squad celebrated from the other side of the street. A sigh escaped my lips as I looked at the half headed man in front of me.
"I think I could go to sleep after that." I muttered to myself.
"We're not finished! Prepare your equipment for the next one!" Hanji yelled.
"Why is there never an end to this?!" I complained as I ran my fingers through my hair. Then, almost on cue, a loud roar escaped Reiner's titan's mouth. I felt my heart stop in my chest and my eyes bulge out of their sockets.
"Hit it with the thunder spears! We'll just have to blow its whole body a part!" Hanji ordered the team. I moved to the edge of the roof and was about to jump off when Armin yelled,
"No! Please, get away from Reiner!" I looked at him over my shoulder. "Above us!" I looked up and saw a barrel flying through the sky and towards us. "The Colossus titan is going to come down on us from above! This entire area is going to get blow away!"
"Shit!" Hanji yelled. We all started moving away from Reiner as Hanji continued to yell at us, "Everyone, get away from the Armoured titan! The Colossal titan is coming from above! As we continued to run away from Reiner I began to brace myself for impact. I knew that I would easily be blown away from the wind and would need to be prepared to land somewhere.
"Reiner!" I looked behind me and saw that Bertolt had come out of his barrel and was now standing by Reiner. "Ryder!" I looked over my shoulder and saw that everyone were a few feet away from me and were situated on roofs. I reached them and stood near Hanji.
"Something doesn't feel right." I told her.
"What do you mean?"
"Bertolt didn't transform. Reiner was still able to make his titan roar. Something isn't right." I couldn't place my finger on what was going through my mind in that moment.
"As of right now, we're safe. Bertolt must have noticed Reiner's state and aborted his attack. In any case, our target jumped straight into our outstretched arms. I would go as far as saying this is quite convenient." Hanji said.
"The target is approaching from the front!" One of Hanji's men yelled.
"It's Bertolt!"
"The plan is as follows! Levi's squad is now under Armin's command. Protect Eren! All remaining personnel are to take down the targets! Finish off the Armoured titan! The Colossal titan will be taken care of as planned! Tire him out to the point of exhaustion!" Hanji and her squad were about to move out until Armin went in front of Hanji.
"Wait!"
"Armin, what the-" Armin cut off Hanji's sentence.
"This is our last chance to negotiate!" Armin went to the roof of a nearby building and yelled over to Bertolt. "Bertolt! Stop!" The black haired boy stopped on a roof opposite of Armin. "Bertolt! Let's talk!"
"If I agree to talk, will you all do me a favour and drop dead? We have but two desires! Getting Eren back and the annihilation of all humans within these walls! You see, Armin? This is reality, when stropped of all lies and falsehoods! It's already been decided, all of it!" Bertolt yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Who did? Who was it that decided this?"
"I did."
"What?"
"I decided! I decided that your lives end here!"
"What a shame! Here I was thinking I won't have to hear Annie's screams any more! You must realize that only you can save her form the cruel grasp of the Military Police! At this rate, there will be nothing left of her, but meat for the anim-"
"That's fine by me!" Bertolt exclaimed. Bertolt jumped off the roof and made his way towards Armin.
"Armin!" Mikasa yelled over to her friend.
"The pigs can have her for all I care! If she got herself caught like that!" Bertolt landed in front of Armin. "Where are you going, Armin? I thought we were having a conversation?" Armin pulled out one of his blades. "You thought if you brought up Annie it would mess with my head? That you could create an opening if you just deceive the meek, faint-hearted Bertolt?" I looked behind me to Eren and outstretched my arm.
"Get back, Eren. This is one guy that we do not have the upper hand on. Do not intervene." I instructed him.
"None of this is sincere nor honest…you are just stalling for time. You're surrounding me with soldiers. While others are sent to kill Reiner…it's idle talk. I get it. You do this and yet you quiver in fear because you know you can do nothing."
"If you saw so far into the plan, why did you agree to talk?" Armin questioned.
"I wanted to make sure that I won't break down and cry again and beg for forgiveness as soon as I stood before you guys, but it seems to be fine. Yeah. You're all my precious comrades, so I'll just make sure to kill you properly."
"Is that because we're descendants of evil?" Armin asked.
"No. None of you are bad, really. You're not evil or anything. But still you must all perish. It's just too late." Mikasa appeared behind Bertolt and was ready to slide his head off his body, but he knew that she was coming and blocked her blade. She pushed her blade against his and raised it, so she was able to cut off his ear, but he fell to the side and allowed his foot to collide with Mikasa's face. At this point I ran from my spot on the roof and towards Armin.
"Mikasa!" Bertolt began to run towards Armin, but I managed to reach him before hand used my blades to push Bertolt away. I raised up my right foot and kicked him backwards. He stumbled backwards and moved his way off the roof and towards Reiner.
"Don't go after him!" I yelled at Mikasa and Armin. They both looked at me as we watched him run towards his friend. "He went to save Reiner and he could turn into a titan at any second. We need to keep our distance." We watched Bertolt flind himself into the sky and that's when we knew. "Everyone! Take cover!" He was about to transform and we needed to protect ourselves. I turned around and followed MIkasa and Armin off the roof, but when I heard the sound I pushed the two in front of me to the left, so they were behind a house, but I was catapulted forward into a nearby brick wall. I fell my forehead collide with the brick, but my body didn't relax until the wind stopped and I was finally allowed to land on the grass that was underneath me. I looked to my right and saw Eren and the others hiding behind a building. I made my way over and landed on the roof next to them. "Is everyone alive?"
"Yes! What about Hanji's squad?" Jean yelled at me.
"Ryder, your head!" Connie brought my attention to my head and I placed my fingers on my tender forehead. I wasn't surprised when I brought my hand down and saw my own blood on my fingertips.
"I'll be fine. Hanji's squad was right next to Bertolt, so I don't know how they are, but it is very likely that they didn't make it. However," I turned around and faced the Colossal titan. We were so close to it and it was intimidating to see a titan so massive up close, but we knew what we had to do. "we have a job to finish."
Here's a new update! I know that I've been MIA, but the chapters didn't give me much to work with since we only get monthly updates. So hopefully I'll be able to make these next chapters last for some time as well! I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKED IT~ Also, what are your thoughts about the recent updates? Let me know!