Another chapter of chachara, although without existential shits, but with some scenes to Sherlock Holmes so cool. Already from the next chapter will return to fly visors and brains everywhere, promised.
"So sacriface yourself, and let me what's have left. I know that I can find the fire in Your eyes."
- Breaking Benjamin.
Chapter 5: Breath
Diary of a soldier.
The trip to the base was quiet. Mike does not speak and the commander was generous enough to pay for a carriage for us so we did not have to ride. The journey has helped me to reflect on the number of events that have recently occurred.
The violation of the Rose wall, Eren being a titan, the first victory of humanity, the death of several of my friends, the almost murder of Mikasa; Not to mention that strange ability that I do when I'm in a complete state of anger. It's amazing to think that all of this took place in the last two weeks. I hope at least a few days of respite, but something tells me that it will not be like that.
I'm going with the goal of training Eren. Yes, I know that is the work of Captain Levi, but I doubt that he does it as he should; Eren's physical conditioning is important, it is necessary for him to improve his dominion over his own body. The case is to make the mental change; Eren is impulsive and really a lousy strategist, sometimes I even understand why Mikasa is so obsessed with his safety. In fact, for Mikasa is that I'm taking this realization, if I want her to leave aside her obsessive attitude first I have to make Eren worthy of trust, give arguments to leave on his own and have the certainty that he won't die easily.
I must not forget to ask the commander for a salary advance, I need it to pay off some debts, although I doubt it reaches me; On the other hand, I did a suicide mission, which in fact would have been perfect if I could have caught that guy or woman.
Daily end of a soldier.
Mike and Faraday arrived without problems at dawn. They immediately went to Erwin's office, where Levi and Hange were also waiting for them. Faraday proceeded to give them the report of his mission without leaving a single detail about what happened before the watchful eye of the three members of the legion.
"So, was not there some symbol on her clothes?" Erwin asked wanting to force a bit of the white-haired man's memory.
"No, sir, as I said, her suit was completely different from anyone I had seen, it was not a soldier's suit, although it was combat, I managed to detect some firearms in her clothing, but She did not use them because of the stealth situation, the only thing I do not find logical is her ability to harden the skin." The light-blue-eyed told him.
"Yes, that attacker not only proves that there is a secret division in some branch of the army, but also the evidence of superhumans among them ranks, I doubt very much that she has shown all her abilities, after all she was sent to a dangerous mission in lonely." Reflected Hange.
"Yes, I did not use all my strength at the beginning of the fight because I wanted to evaluate her level, she raised her level every time I did, until she was forced to show that special ability." The white-haired commented.
"Well, this is bullshit, a fucking super soldier, as if we no longer had enough with Eren." The man of short stature complained, making the white-haired man perspire internally; it was better to keep that strange skill of him secret for now.
"I guess there's nothing left to discuss about that for now, good work, Faraday, sorry that your first assignment was so dangerous." Said the blond with bushy eyebrows.
"It's nothing, sir, I thank you for informing me of the possible attack on my friend, I do not know what would have happened if we had not taken action on the matter. I trust her abilities, but it is not known what other things that attacker could have the sleeve." The white-haired man thanked, giving Erwin a smile.
"Now, Faraday, you are an official member of the legion of recognition, you will be placed under the direct supervision of Captain Levi for an indefinite time, he will judge your performance if you are to be part of his special squadron." The commander declared, leaving the white-haired man surprised. Being a possible member of Levi's squad was no small thing for a rookie, only Eren entered directly because his special case.
"I will strive, sir." Faraday said firmly.
"You'll have to do more than make an effort, I'll take the shit out of you, kid. I'll see you in two hours outside the castle, be punctual." The black-haired promised; the captain did not expect a smile from the new member of the legion.
"I would not expect less, Captain." The light-blue-eyed stated.
"Well, sub-commander Hange will show you your room." The commander informed him, to which Faraday nodded.
"Excuse me, sir, I know it may sound very daring on my part, but I was wondering if you could give me an advance on my salary." He asked for a touch of nervousness.
"Oh, of course, I do not see any problem, tomorrow you'll have your payment in gold coins, do you agree?" He asked, receiving an affirmative from the young man, before he thanked and left the door along with Hange and Mike, although the latter had other things to do.
"Erwin, do not you think we're depending a lot on that guy? I know it's good and everything, but still ..." The gray-eyed raised to his superior.
"He was the most qualified for that mission, Levi, he knew that you could not because of compromising your identity they could imprison you and then I would lose my best soldier, if they had caught Faraday, I would lose an exceptional soldier and leader, but it was worth it Besides, he would do anything to protect that girl or any of his friends, maybe even a stranger that he considered worthy or innocent." The blonde argued, earning a somewhat sharp look from Levi.
"You are taking advantage of his sense of responsibility." The captain affirmed. Erwin just smiled.
"Yes, he knows it. He knows that I take advantage of his morals, but he does not care, because for him acting was the right thing to do. He agreed with the order, but his attitude told me that he would carry it out according to his own code of honor. I am sure that the moment an order goes against that code he will not hesitate to ignore it, he respects authority for what it means, but he does not fear it. " Erwin explained to his most valuable soldier. Levi shared much of the blonde's analysis, after the white-haired man's show before the military court, daring to pose without hesitation in front of a person who could order his execution and nobody, only the king, could prevent it; all that made it very clear that the white-haired man was not worried about the titles, he maintained his ideals against whom he was put in front.
Some time later.
Faraday looked at himself in the mirror. He was already clean and changed; He wore his new uniform with the symbol of the wings of freedom. Erwin had the detail of giving it to him already in black. He tied his whole hair in an orderly ponytail and prepared to leave.
Once he reached the garden he could see that all the faces were familiar. The first he noticed was Eren, surrounded by the Levi squad members with whom he had had the pleasure of working when they cleaned the remaining Titans in Trost.
"Hey, Faraday!" He greeted Eren as soon as he noticed his friend, approaching him smiling, happy to see an acquaintance.
"Eren, it's a pleasure to see you, how have you been?" The white-haired man greeted his friend, placing a hand on his shoulder in greeting.
"It's been hard, but I'm fine, how are the others doing, is not the election ceremony still taking place?" The chestnut asked.
"They're fine, Mikasa and Armin send you greetings, and I understand that it will be tomorrow. Commander Erwin will be leaving tonight to deliver his speech along with sub-commanders Hange and Mike." Reported the white-haired.
"Do you know who is going to join the legion?" Asked Eren interested.
"Mikasa and Armin of course; Reiner and Berthold, maybe Connie and Sasha. If Krista joins, Ymir will come too, but I understand that Jean also intends to join in. However, Annie continues with her decision to join the police. I'm sorry, I know you have a crush on her." The white-haired said to him. Eren blushed at the last comment.
"A crush on her? what are you talking about?" Nervous asked nervously, causing laughter in Faraday.
"Come on, Eren, I know you did not let her beat you in training just because you're a masochist." The white-haired man mentioned mockingly. Then the others present approached.
"Oh, so the rookie titan has a girlfriend, is she a titan too?" It was Aurou's burlesque question.
"Hey, do not bother Eren, I think it's nice that in spite of situations young people can fall in love." The redhead scolded her partner.
"So you're the recruit the superiors are talking about so much." This time it was Eld who spoke, diverting the subject to the white-haired.
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Miss Petra, Mr. Aurou, Mr. Eld, Mr. Gunther, my name is Faraday Furorem." He greeted one by one with a slight bow of respect.
"Oh, you do not have to be so formal, dear, call me Petra." The smiling redhead told him.
"Let the boy treat us with respect to vary, we do not receive the merit we deserve." Expressed the nut-brown-haired acting somewhat strange with somewhat exaggerated expressions.
"Is he ... imitating Captain Levi?" The white-haired thought surprised.
At that moment Levi arrived.
"It's good to see that everyone is punctual. Today the session will not be long due to official issues to attend in the coming days, now, as I mentioned before, Faraday will be in an indefinite test period in the squadron; if I'm impressed enough Then he will be part of the team. Now, to warm up, I want you to do 100 push-ups, 200 squats and 200 sit-ups, 50 minutes to complete everything, then we'll run 20 laps around the castle. " He ordered Levi. Eren swallowed hard at the monstrous amount of exercise, not even Shadis was so brutal; Eren watched the expressions of the others and could see some nervous sweat on the faces of Petra and Aurou.
Everyone started to start. In a few minutes Levi noticed that Eren was the one who had more problems, a little better was Petra and Aurou since the two of them stood out more for their agility than for their strength; Eld and Gunther were doing much better, but it was certainly not expected to see the white-haired man doing the exercises so easily that it seemed he was just walking. Literally towards a flex, squat and abdominal for every second.
In 8 minutes Faraday had already finished all the exercises, to incredible surprise of all present.
"How did he end so fast?" Aurou asked incredulously.
"Shut up and continue on your own, at this rate the titans will eat us before you finish 2 fuckings push-ups." Levi ordered, who now watched how Faraday had not wasted time and went back to doing repetitions of the same exercises with some variations. By the time 50 minutes ended, Levi counted nearly one thousand squats, a thousand push-ups of all kinds, and about 800 sit-ups, in addition to other routine exercises. Only Gunther and Eld finished the initial routine; Eren, Petra and Aurou died of suffocation, although the last two were close to finishing while Eren barely finished the push-ups.
"Tsk, what did I tell the two of you about increasing your strength? You can tell you've been lazing around, and Eren, what the fuck did they teach you at the academy? As I understood you were fifth in your generation, it's pathetic."The black haired complained.
"Captain, I think it would be a good time to point out that Eren needs extra training in terms of his physical and mental abilities." The white-haired man said, earning the attention of Eren and Levi.
"What do you mean?" The black-haired asked.
"Sir, Eren has a lot of natural physical strength but a poor fighting technique, and his perseverance is overshadowed by his impertinence, which makes him not train properly despite his efforts, which obviously ends with a poor result as he should be." The white-haired commented, earning an offended look from his friend, who was about to complain, but was silenced with a look from Levi.
"I see, since you know him better, what do you suggest?" The Captain asked.
"A well-established routine, teaching him a personal fighting style and mastering it, also, some strategy classes; all of this in order to teach him discipline, and this would be beneficial to his titan powers. I hypothesize that if Eren manages to dominate his body and mind in human form, the same will happen with his titanic form, I think this is more efficient than simply making him transform and try to control himself being in titan form as Hange mentioned to me a few days ago that she wanted to proceed with him ." He explained his idea to improve Eren as a soldier.
"Well, since it's your idea, you'll take charge of that part of the training, you'll start today after finishing the basic routine. Now, all of you, run. Petra, Aurou, after You finish running you'll come back and do the double of exercises as a punishment for not finishing on time, am I clear? " The Captain ordered, receiving a nod from the two soldiers.
This time Levi joined them, taking the lead. However, a few seconds later he was passed by Faraday. Everyone saw this fact surprised, no one could even match Levi in speed or strength. The Captain, who was holding back, decided to see what limits the white-haired had.
Faraday noticed Levi on his right, about to pass him. The light-blue-eyed felt an impulse of competitiveness and increased the speed; that was answered by Levi doing the same. Soon, the two were running at their maximum speeds, fairly even, but with a small advantage of Levi, no more than a meter. Such was the speed that they passed to the other four several times.
"On your left."
"On your right."
They said the subordinate and the captain, respectively, each time they passed by the others, who could only see with fear the two physical beasts.
Soon Faraday and Levi lost count of how many laps they did, since even the others finished their trot and they kept running.
"Hey, Brat, last lap, from where they are." The black haired shouted.
And so they ran at full speed and with the energy they had left.
In the end Levi ended up arriving a little more than a meter in front of the white-haired man. As much as Faraday has become a beast of effort, Levi had natural talent and many more years of training.
"It's impressive, I did not know of anyone who could match Captain Levi, even less a recent graduate." Eld said incredulously.
"Faraday was always a physical beast, in the academy he was the first to get up and the last one to leave the training field. Several times he trained more than 15 hours in a row, only taking breaks to hydrate and eat bread. That was a day whose our nickname troop like when the carp became a dragon, like that old story; it was a day that Faraday trained for 24 hours straight. " Eren counted with admiration towards his white-haired friend.
"Incredible ..." Petra whispered, looking shocked as the young man with the scar recovered his breath with the Captain before the two approached them.
"Well, Faraday and Eren will be training, Petra and Aurou have better finish their punishment in time, Eld, Gunther and I will discuss group strategies in the meantime." Levi ordered and everyone went to their work.
"So, Eren, I hope you understand that what I said before was not to insult you, it was constructive criticism, but do not worry, it will not be like when we trained in the academy when I only used you as a punching bag, now I'll worry about teaching you correctly... You want to be a boxing bag again. " The white-haired man said with a dark smile, scaring the chestnut who felt he was going to die.
Faraday spent the first half hour re-teaching Eren the basic katas of the Goken, since Eren's natural physical strength made this style the right one. Before the complaint of the chestnut for not wanting to get rid of Annie's style, Faraday said that they could adapt some of her movements to his Goken to make it more personalized.
"I see you do not want to let go of your dear Annie, huh?" The light-blue-eyed commented with mockery being received by a cry of denial of a blushed Eren.
When Eren learned the katas, Faraday made him repeat them as many times as he could until he was perfect. Then the white-haired boy looked around, noticing how Aurou and Petra were struggling to finish their exercises; Faraday had compassion on them and went to try to help them.
"You are breathing very irregularly." Both soldiers suddenly heard Faraday, who had approached. They were doing sit-ups.
"If you breathe once when you bend your abdomen and hold your breath when you tighten it to exhale when you go back down you will end up exerting a lot of pressure on your abdomen and your lungs will not work at maximum capacity. What you should do is breathe when you are lying down and expel the air through your nose when your abdomen is tense." He explained to both their problem. Petra complied with what the boy said while the pelimiel snorted.
"It's easy to say for someone who is a physical monster." The soldier said with some resentment.
"It's not a matter of being a monster, Mr. Aurou, it's all about hard work. I did not always have the skills I have now, in fact, I do not have anything special." The white-haired admitted, calling the attention of the two.
"What do you mean, you're incredibly skilled, you could even compete with Captain Levi." Petra said confused.
"I already told You, I was not like this before, when I was little I was a weakling, in my school the bullies bothered me and beat me." The white-haired's statements surprised the two members of Levi's squad, who stopped their exercise to listen to the boy.
"What, are you going to tell me that one day a mad scientist injected you with a rare serum that made you a super soldier or something?" Aurou asked sarcastically, causing laughter in the young man.
"No, Mr. Aurou, it was all through the effort. My deceased grandfather, Gai Furorem, was a retired veteran of the legion, he taught me how to fight, but more importantly he taught me the importance of discipline, perseverance and hard work; He had the faithful belief that hard work would sooner or later overtake natural talent, and he shared with me his most prized philosophy: the philosophy of effort. " The white-haired man related under the watchful eye of the two experienced soldiers.
"The philosophy of effort? What is it?" Petra asked curiously.
"The first foundation of the effort is to remove the mental limits, he can not, it is impossible, it does not exist, then you have to erase the physical limits: set a goal, for example, run 10 kilometers in an hour, if you do not achieve your goal , then run 20 kilometers in half an hour. Your motivation is your main weapon, if you are not motivated you will fail miserably. " The white-haired man explained the ideals he had inherited from his grandfather and first teacher. Petra and Aurou digested the information, and then without saying anything else they continued with their work.
Soon, the session ended and everything went to rest.
Diary of a soldier.
A week has passed since I arrived here. Mikasa and the others must already be at the headquarters, but because how busy we have been, I still have not been able to see them.
Eren has advanced a lot in his training; He already has a basic perception of the Goken and executes several movements successfully in battle. As for the strategy, there is still work to be done, I am trying that he maintain a cool head in all situations, but with his warm blood is difficult. In general, he is on the right track. I gave the go-ahead for Hange to run the first experiment with him tomorrow.
The interactions with Levi's squad have been enriching. I have been able to learn several things from everyone, without exception. As for the most personal, Gunther is the most serious of all, Eld has a casual mood and in general his attitude is warm; Aurou hides his insecurity behind the arrogance and his act of the captain; Petra is definitely the one that best suits me, she is sweet and helpful, but she is also severe if the situation warrants it. Petra makes a premium tea, so much so that I asked her to teach me, since I decided that I would not be able to live without a brand Ral tea's; she accepted with pleasure to teach me. In exchange, I offered her several tips on strength conditioning and I gave her training sessions in free time.
The only strange thing is that she treats me like a child, there go several times in which she scolds me for trying too hard, claiming that it could hurt me. I have always answered the same, not to worry since I have been training for years, however, this does not seem to matter since the next time she returns to scold me. I wonder if that's how it feels to have an older sister.
With the salary that Erwin gave me I plan to pay all the street vendors of Trost I can find for everything I stole from them. Now it will serve you more than ever given the tragedy. However, it will have to wait a bit, due to the conversation I had with the commander.
Daily end of a soldier.
The Levi squadron was analyzing the position they would have in the 57th expedition.
"... It's the safest position of all, we'll be covered by the other squads." Gunther explained to his companions. A doubt came to Faraday's mind.
"Excuse me, but what about me? I mean, technically I'm not yet a member of the squad, will I be with you or in another sector?" The white-haired asked. The others looked at each other, falling into account of that plot hole.
"Do not be an idiot, you'll be with us. You convinced me from the first day, brat." It was Levi's voice, something apart from the group, checking his horse.
"Well, Faraday, welcome to the team." Said smiling Petra being reciprocated by one of the white-haired.
They continued commenting on the purpose of the expedition, until Gunther asked Eren if he understood the question Erwin asked him when someone killed the imprisoned Titans. Then Gunther concluded that there must be a hidden purpose.
"Tell me, Faraday, do you have any idea what it could be?" The brunette asked suddenly, making the white-haired man remember the conversation he had with Erwin a few days ago.
Flashback.
"Faraday, if I ordered you to die, would you?" It was the question of Commander Erwin, who had quoted Faraday in private. The white-haired man stared at the blond, thinking about his answer.
"You would not have to do it, sir, I would tell myself when it would be my turn to die." The white-haired boy finally answered, making Erwin smile.
"I see, do you remember that after Eren's trial I told you that the future of Eren in the legion would depend on the next expedition?" The blonde remembered, making the white-haired man nod.
"Well, even if that's true, I'll keep details that I'll share with you now, Faraday, but it's confidential; because our history, I doubt I have to worry. You see, there's a purpose behind the next expedition that I've only shared with a few. Tell me, Faraday, did you notice that something was missing in the attack of the Titans on Trost?" The blonde asked. Faraday stared at him, thinking about that hell he lived and compared it with the other hell of 5 years ago.
"The armored titan never appeared ... Also, unlike 5 years ago, the titans took longer to get in. When the colossal titan opened the gap in Trost, only a solitary Titan appeared at once." The white-haired finished.
"Oh, we had not taken into account this information, the reports only say that when the colossal broke the wall the titans began to come in. Disadvantages of not being in the place of the facts, but the important part is that of the armored titan Why did not he show up? "
At the time of Erwin asking the question Faraday already had the answer.
"Eren, his appearance interrupted the operation, but if we assumed that we would have to say that the colossal and armored Titan are not only changing titans but also part of the army, otherwise they would not have seen Eren. In fact, they would have seen Eren leave the titan's neck for the first time, something that only I, members of my troop and several of the garrison saw." The white-haired boy finished his deduction, before the pleased look of Erwin.
"Yes. The objective of this mission is to attract the enemy to Eren. Since his presence was relevant enough to stop his actions, we will assume that either they want to kill him or they want to kidnap him." Erwin finished for Faraday.
"I see, however, I do not understand why you are informing me, sir." The boy expressed his confusion.
"As you said, you were there when Eren came out of the back of the titan's neck, you saw the colossal opening the breach in the wall; you have the necessary information for the later ones of this mission." The commander said looking at him cryptically. Faraday then smiled when he realized something.
"I understand, I'm a suspect, right? You give me all this information to clear up any doubts about me. If the enemy appears directly on Eren then you will know that I am the enemy, since by training with Levi's squadron as much as possible. It is probably that I end up listening to where they will be located, now, if in the end the enemy does not appear then, although it does not show my guilt, it leaves me in a very bad place and in the crosshairs, on the other hand, if the enemy appears and destroys the other squads searching for Eren, my innocence will be demonstrated. All this is obvious since the enemy that attacks us, even if it is part of the army, most likely is not part of the legion, because if so, everyone would notice his absence in the expedition, and for me to be able to pass this information on to the enemy, I would have to leave the limits of the legion, which you would realize. I am quite surprised, Commander Erwin, you show off your reputation." Finished his deduction the white-haired with a smile. The blond also smiled.
"Wonderful, Faraday, I have a hunch that tells me that you are not the enemy and I hope to be right, losing your brain and your abilities would be a great pity." The blond declared.
"What if I'm not the enemy, sir? What good would it have been to give me all this information?" The light-blue-eyed man asked.
"I already told you, Faraday, you have information in the first row about what happened in Trost, I hope that, with some luck, what you see in this expedition will make you connect the points and help us discover the identity of the enemy."
End flashback.
"No, no idea." Faraday answered seriously.
"Then we just have to trust the commander." Gunther finished by saying.
By dusk, Faraday had been helping Petra train her physique, making her run on obstacles with special weights. That for an hour, and now they were both sitting on the grass drinking water.
"So, Faraday ... any girl that you like?" The redhead asked suddenly, making the white-haired boy almost choke on the water.
"What's that?" The light-blue-eyed man asked. Petra just lifted her shoulders.
"Curiosity, I want to know if any girl manages to tame that metal heart." Petra said playfully, lightly tapping the white-haired man's chest. Faraday looked away, thinking of a certain brunette and could not help but blush a little. Petra, with her sight of a woman, managed to capture the pink on her cheekbones, letting out a mocking laugh.
"I knew it! who is she? Come on, tell me, do not be bad." The redhead argued, grabbing the white-haired boy's cheeks and pulling them.
"Petra, I'm a soldier, I do not have time to think about those things." Faraday finally said, pushing away Petra's hands. She pouted.
"Oh, you sound like Captain Levi." The redhead complained. Faraday could not help but laugh a little, she looked funny and tender when she complained; She almost did not look like a titans killer.
Both soldiers decided to walk a little before going to sleep. Night had already fallen so they entered a warehouse. As they moved forward, they heard several voices. Then Faraday saw them, it was Eren accompanied by most of his surviving friends.
"Oh, Eren, who are your friends?" Petra asked, drawing everyone's attention.
Mikasa put her eyes in those eyes that reminded her of the most abundant rivers of the walls, which were staring her back. For Faraday, for some reason, the girl looked more beautiful than the last time he saw her.
"Faraday!"
In the blink of an eye, the white-haired was approached by his most prized friend; He had to hold his ground so as not to fall because of the force with which the brunette hugged him. He, by inertia, returned the hug; placing one hand on her lower back and the other on the back of her head, burying her fingers in her dark hair.
"Hey, Mikasa ..." The boy whispered.
"I missed you." Confessed the brunette leaving her head a little bit from the chest of the light-blue-eyed to be able to look him in the eyes.
"Me too." The boy replied as he pulled some hair away from the girl's face, using it as an excuse to caress her forehead.
Then a shrill scream from Fangirl made them return to the real world. The origin had been the union of Petra, Krista and Sasha, who looked at them as if they were watching a play.
The brunette and the white-haired then noticed the looks they received from others; the reactions were the same as a week ago, with the addition of Eren looking at them with an eyebrow raised accusingly.
"So what you said before, eh?" It was the suggestive question of Petra. Faraday and Mikasa then parted in shame.
"Petra, I'm a soldier, I do not have time to think about those things." The redhead kept on making fun, trying to imitate Faraday's voice.
"You will never let me forget it." The young man sighed. Petra just denied happily.
Diary of a soldier.
It's been a month since I officially joined the legion, and it only takes a week to go on the expedition.
The progress with Eren has been fantastic, the boy just needed a guide to help him channel his perseverance in the most effective way. He had become quite fit in the Goken style to be a beginner, his physical and mental attributes had increased a lot; He had managed to get some critical thinking through his big head. At least I thought a little more before acting or saying anything.
His experiments as a titan had gone quite well. The last transformation that we tried had been a resounding success, Eren was able to follow orders without any problem, besides reproducing several katas of Goken in his titan form. It was not perfect yet, but it was enough.
I have managed to find time to spend with my friends. The boys and I had a few drinks a few days ago; I invited Sasha to eat meat, and I think she made an altar of me; I spoke with Krista, although Ymir was there trying not to die of jealousy. And with Mikasa, well, since I do not have much time to write, I'll just say that, without counting Eren and Petra, she's the person I've spent the longest with.
Speaking of Petra, we have come a lot in these last weeks. Ironically, her constant teasing about Mikasa and I led us to a serious talk, where I told her my story; about my parents, the two years I spent in the streets and how I had to steal (which I had not dared to tell Mikasa). In general, I opened up with her; Petra tried to do the same, but she admitted that her life had been fairly quiet, the only tragedy being that her mother died of illness when she was very young, but her father was very loving with her. What the redhead did was to share her dreams and aspirations, she wanted to end the retrograde laws of the government that saw women more as an object than a person, being the only exceptions if you were a wealthy woman or with an important surname. She also confessed to me that in the past she came to have a fixation by Captain Levi. Yes, of course, "in the past".
Petra soon became an important person for me. A loved one.
With the other members of the squadron I had not gotten so much on a personal level, but I consider them precious comrades; we understood each other well in the use of the maneuvering equipment. Despite being the second to last in the chain of command (only Eren is below me), I practically turned, next to the Captain, the main offensive of the squadron.
Tomorrow will be the day of the expedition. The day of truth. Tomorrow the future of humanity is decided; the enemy is revealed.
I know it will be difficult, but I will give my all to avoid the most deaths within my reach. I will not let someone sacrifice himself if I can help it. Much less let my loved ones die.
I will break the sky if necessary to protect them.
End Diary of a soldier.
Well, this chapter was shorter and more lite than the rest. No one was in danger of death. I have failed You, Isayama.
The chapter obviously suggests the typical "calm before the storm"; all expressed up to the title of the chapter. It also serves to generate and reinforce Faraday's personal relationships. I guess it's pretty obvious why I made Faraday personally approach Petra.
* Cries in Erdian *
For the manga readers, have you seen the 119? Shit men, I love you Isayama and fuck you fucking evil.