Fall of Wall Rose
The group stationed on the wall stood in fear, gazing into the eyes of the Colossal Titan, towering over them as if they insignificant to him, having a closer look it's eyes sharp, it's bone morph over showing much of flesh, the steam protruding from it's very being as if the God of Destruction has come to annihilate them all, it's head rearing towards Alan. Eyes connecting.
Upon realisation "Everyone Ge…" before Alan can yell anymore a ferocious gust of steam engulfed the upper layer of the wall sweeping the soldiers like ants, debris of the cannons hurled into the city below. Regaining his bearings, he initiated his hooks clinging to the walls watching Garrus being flung off, dazed but unable to react, Eren and the others watched in horror as Garrus fell to the floor below.
"GARRUS! Don't worry I'm coming to save you" Sasha called out, fear sweeping over her, she is not letting her favourite meal in the whole world go, she rather kill all the titans before that happens.
Sasha instantly unhooked running down the stone walls, as if her life depended herself to save him, in the nick of time, launched the hook into his leg, bringing him out in his dazed state to fits of pain and anger as the hook latched onto his ass.
"GAH, MOTHERFUCKING, HOOK IN MY FUCKING ASS!" Garrus raged, as he flinches from the pain that originated on his hind quarters.
"Sorry Garrus, just stay still Garrus, if you move you won't be able to regain control of yourself" Sasha cried out, thankful that he is now fully conscious.
"SAY THAT TO MY ASS SHITBREATH!" Garrus cried out. Relieved that he isn't dead, not so relieved to have the hook nicking his arse, clinging onto both skin and fabric of his belt.
Garrus looked down dangling to see the steam clearing below, fear sketched across his face, seeing a hole at the base of the wall.
The wall Rose have been breached, by the impact of the Colossal foot.
Eren, eye's glared upwards filled with rage of the titan that destroyed his home, drawing swords "Come on, the biggest threat to humanity is up there, we can end this NOW!" zooming with full ferocity and determination to the top.
"EREN! Alan called out, staring at the others "You guys, warn the others, Sasha, Thomas help Garrus! I will help Eren" sooner launching himself forward, after bellowing the command, flying through the steam to land next to Eren, facing the Colossal Titan.
His mind is racing for a strategy, he can't allow this to happen again. Looking to Eren, his face contorted in blind rage.
"Hello there. Remember me, you, big bastard" raged Eren, not noticing the arm swinging towards him, luckily Alan flung himself ramming Eren off the wall before the arm could strike true at him.
Both flinging flying through the air as they avoid the attacks of the colossal titan, it's arms heavily heaving to their direction as they manoeuvre past, Alan meeting its eyes once again as he flew pass, the eyes following his movement. Alan to break contact to see Eren flinging himself downwards, taking opportunity for the distraction Alan is providing to launch into the air for a strike to end the creature once and for all.
"Eren. NOW!" Alan screamed releasing his hook into the flesh of the titan, watching Eren flying high aiming to strike the nape, before he can launch his final attack, the Colossal titan heaved out a massive gust of steam blinding the two, forcing Alan to swing low to the middle side of the titan to avoid it's revolting steam, Eren clinging on forced himself to charge through the suffocating heat of the steam only to find the Colossal titan disappeared in thin air shock took him by surprise.
About to fall uncontrollably Eren hooked onto the wall landing to its side with a heavy impact, only seeing where the titan stood with a huge hole penetrating its very walls. Catching sight of Alan just below. "Alan where did it go?" only to see the man panting for breath.
"I don't know it just disappeared. Like five years ago" Alan looking around, breathing heavily. "Let's get back up" Eren nodding back in response, before heading to the top of the wall.
Thomas and Garrus with Connie standing there.
"Did you get the thing?" Thomas cried out, seeing the titan disappear in thin air.
Both Eren and Alan shook their head, dismayed that they couldn't take it down. "It just disappeared right before I could reach it. I'm sorry I failed" Eren muttered, receiving a pat on the shoulder by Garrus.
"Don't beat yourself over it, both of you. We all were paralyzed in fear" Garrus reinsured wincing in pain from the rear.
"How's the Ass Dreiken?" Connie asked, obviously it's a stupid question, as he received the stares from his fellows.
"A pain in the ass, literally, but I can still fight, luckily Sasha caught my belt, but the hook scratched one of my greatest assets" Garrus joked, seeing Sasha not too far, smiling at his humour.
Suddenly two senior soldiers landed next to the group their insignia bearing two roses of the Garrison regiment.
The older gruff looking soldier turns to their attention "You lot return to HQ immediately" satisfied with the unanimous shouts of Yes sir, before he and his partner head out the other side of the wall, to investigate on the damage of the hole created by the Colossal Titan and to delay any titans that attempts to enter through
'A brave effort but not enough' Alan thought, as he activated his ODM as the group flew to HQ, the Alarms raised, he remembers the exercise they done in this very town, as the citizens lazily strolled to the evacuation gate, even though the titans are very tall wooden imitation with sand bags strapped to their necks. He hated that exercise knowing that when the actual incident happens, they won't be organised and orderly, it be chaos.
The very citizens frantically dragging children and leaving the slower elderly or people behind in a panic, not wanting to meet the same fate as the citizens of Shinganshia the last time the Colossal titan appeared, which means the two Armoured titans will soon be nearby. Soothing his thoughts on the matter, as synchronised jumps and flying of the group, ignoring the panic as some cadets and Garrison soldiers, attempting to retain order of the populace.
Inside the HQ a light brown-haired man, eyes sunken with a constant expression of worry etched on his face was bellowing orders like a wounded boar, at the cadets, he knew what's at stake. Formulating the plan on whim, not expecting and very unprepared for this sudden attack from the enemy.
The Garrison Soldiers would be the Vanguard at the front where the hole exists, fending off the titans that pours into the city. The Cadets will hold the centre of the city, picking off any that would get past the vanguard, at the very rear the Elite soldiers of the garrison would attend to the evacuation and defend the citizens.
On paper it's a well formulated plan, according to Armin, "With the elite protecting the rear and citizens it's up to us to beat those titans and slaughter them all" Eren sneered, itching to take the fight to them, Jean and Garrus rolled their eyes annoyed by this reaction.
"Hey, if you want to jump into battle with that mind set, you might as well just jump into the titans mouth" Jean sneered, irritated by the guy's constant death wish, Infuriating Eren as he about to move before being held back by Mikasa.
"Eren, you must calm" Mikasa spoke, not wanting for her brother to do something rash. Eren spinning his head to her as if she's asking something incredibly stupid. "I don't want you to do something you will regret"
"Jean's right, you need a level head on this one, this is no training dummy that stands still, but an actual titan that zones in on humans like it's a feast" Alan spoke, his face stoic, catching the eyes of Reiner and co, he nodded to them. "Besides if you kill all the titans, then there wouldn't be left for me" his grin formed along with his signature eye raising. That remark slightly calmed Eren, nodding in thought.
"Your right, got to keep focus, this is what we trained for and hell I'm not going to waste time about it when there's titans out there killing people" Eren countered.
The worry looking man now known as Captain Kitz put the cadets into groups of four, ordering their positions within the city and to hold it at all costs until the citizens are evacuated. Some groups of cadets are stationed within the HQ as the reinforcements of gas and blades whenever the field soldiers ran out.
They haven't faced titans in years, only soldiers capable in fighting against them are the veterans in the survey corps who fight every day against the monstrous beasts, the Garrison and the cadets wouldn't handle the fear, when they come face with them.
It's going to be a blood bath.
"Eren, we should stick together, and we can watch out for each other" Mikasa requested, Eren's eyes raised in question. Mikasa knew that Eren's temper would get the better of him, making blind to everything around him.
Still aggravated from jean's comments early "Dammit Mikasa, I can handle myself, we trained for this for our entire lives"
Before Mikasa can say anymore, A senior Garrison soldier rushed towards them, the time against them. "Ackerman You are to be with the Elite squad to the rear protecting the citizens" ordering before heading out.
"But I…" Mikasa shocked by the sudden order, not wanting to be away from Eren or Alan, suddenly have Eren in her face, anger in his eyes.
"Mikasa. Do as your ordered, do your job and when the civilians are taken care of then you can help us, don't put your personal feelings first when there's bigger things to worry about" Eren seethed, not wanting Mikasa to be disobey order on the first day of serious action, Mikasa eyes lowered in shame for allowing to do so. With a simple nod Eren turned tail to his group, getting ready for their part to play.
Mikasa stood there, closing her eyes as her she lifts her scarf up to her face, until a warm presence embraces around her, feeling his chin pressed against her forehead. Looking up to the Dark blues, she had fallen for.
"Do what you can Mikasa" his voice soothes her mind as it calms her nerves with the incident he just witnessed "Just be safe". Planting a small kiss on her lips, sending a tingling sensation down her spine, yearning for it to never end.
"Look out for Eren for me and please, stay safe for me" her voice cracking not wanting to be apart, his smile grew, and his brow raised, making her smile in return.
"It's going to take more than a few titans to take me down" Amused with his confidence, smiling before turning to do her part in the battle.
The City from afar looks peaceful, yet the titans roamed seeing their heads towering over the buildings. One titan holding onto a screaming cadet, frightened and realising her end is near to a fate she could not resist crying for help, to non that would come, shifting her head to see a fellow being chomped right in half as the titan discards the lower body like rubbish, blood dripped from it's discarded corpse as another head devoured, blood oozing out of the titan's mouth. Her last thoughts of that of her mother and her home-made apple pie, crying as her body inches closer to the jaws of her demise. In a flash second, she found herself crumbling to the ground as the titan's arms was cut from the owner in a swift motion. Seeing a lone cadet spinning, slashing and dancing around the titan with its smiles gazing to the attacker, who prevented it's meal.
Before the titan get a chance to move, its nape cut deep, sending down for only it to disintegrate as it dies. The Cadet, in shock at the close call, as she watches the lone cadet zooms pass to another titan dispatching it with ease. A sudden thump landed next to her as she yelps in fear, only to have a hand extended to help her up.
Garrus got the frightened woman up, "Hey you ok?" obviously she's not ok mentally after watching her squad get eaten, hell she even nearly got eaten herself.
"I'm, I'm ok, just not…" The cadet looked at the corpses of her squad, they gotten ambushed. "How did the titans get this close to the centre?"
Garrus frowned "The vanguard been taken out, apparently we lowly cadets are left to defend until the civilians are evacuated" it goes to show that you can easily die when given into fear, he assumed that's what happened to the vanguard, senior veterans his ass, only good thought he can make is that he's still alive.
The cadet looking to the assaulter "Who is that guy?" staring in awe at his speed and strength, Garrus only grunted muttering something about show off, his attention directed to two other cadets, heading towards his location.
"Dorian, Marcus get this lady back to HQ" the other two of his friends eagerly do so, wanting to be far away. Garrus grimaced at their behaviour, ever since the mountain, they grew distance and Bruno is the only person he can trust in his little tad bit of close friends. Speaking of who.
"Garrus, titans to our left, they seem to be ignoring us for the time being" Bruno called out, watching another titan fall with ease, as the assaulter flew, dispatching yet another. "Think we might win this, if he keeps this up" Bruno grinned.
"Yeah, yeah let's try and assist him, he might be running out of gas" Garrus frowned, he knew the flier is skilled, but he didn't know he's that good, it's like he faced titans before, the way he manoeuvres around their grasps, ripping the flesh to shreds for any hands that comes close before annihilating them. Garrus had a shiver run down his spine as the guy's face is like stone, his eye's extremely focused as if he became possessed as he dodged a flying titan as it tried to bite him from behind. It's like he's the hunter and the titans are his prey. The two cowards left with the wounded cadet leaving Garrus and Bruno to attempt to assist the strongest cadet.
Mind empty from all thoughts, breath is slow and calm, his blood screeching, all is silent to him. It's as if he can see and feel everything from a bird's eye view, knowing where the titans are, only sound that takes his notice is the cries of help. He must save as many as he could, butcher any who comes close. Yet the feeling in his gut scolded his actions, yet his heart praised it. Another internal conflict resides in him, his power and blood, his instincts, he is too much to control without losing himself. Thinking of Reiner, Mikasa and the Armoured Titan is what holding him back from taking his father's knife to hand. Alan landed on top of a tower, breathing slowly, scanning the field, the area they are in, cleared of danger, he gave himself pause to rest, checking on his blades and gas. Hearing a light thud as the two landed nearby, marvelling at the steam protruding from the titans he fell.
"Damn Braun, what the hell got into you" Bruno gaped in awe, from on top he could see the titans, five or six steam rising as their flesh disintegrate.
"Never mind that, how much gas and blades did you use up" Garrus demanded, he's a clever one. Always thinking ahead when seeing that ferocity, Alan respects that from him. Gazing down to his gas, he didn't use that much since he used his momentum and speed to get from one location to another, using the gas to push him to the right direction. His blades need replacing though, titan flesh seemed more durable when slicing their arms into a million pieces.
"Gas, I'm ok with, the blades..." As Alan said this discarded the damaged blades to quiver a new set into it's handles, sheathing the new weapons of titan destruction.
Garrus narrowing his eyes, grabbed his side to look at the canisters, for a split second it's like his brain went into overload, seeing how much he used. "Bullshit, how did you not use that much gas, I half expect you to be half empty" gotten more annoyed when Alan only shrugged with his cocky smirk and his damn signature eye raise. 'Cocky Bastard' the only words to ever come to Garrus's mind.
"Are the civilians evacuated yet?" Bruno wondered, usually when they have been evacuated, they could retreat to the walls from the reach of the titans.
"Maybe some fat bastard, blocking the gate" Garrus mused, receiving a chuckle from his audience, except for the titan coming towards them, that guy is always smiling. "Let's go wipe that smile from his face" Garrus charging towards the titan, Bruno in tow. Meanwhile Alan hanged back, something made him stop from moving forward, curious if they can survive or something else stopped him. Scanning the area, he saw two titans bounding through towards the rear. 'Looks like they caught scent of a more appetizing buffet' deciding to go after them seeing no one else would. Becoming the lone wolf once again, hunting his prey in his little playground.
At the rear gate, Garrus would have been amused as said fat Bastard tried to push his inventory through the gate, a wealthy merchant, having his goons and rallying the populace to save his merchandise, even threatened a few with his connections if they don't help or hinder him. A rumble stopped their actions. Around the corner of the street a titan charging towards the now panic crowd, intending to get closer, its eyes squinting, teeth bare as it hungrily moved towards them, three Elite tried to keep up with the abnormal.
"Damn it, how is this thing faster than us" Rico, a small white-haired woman, wearing glasses for measure, grunted as she swoops building after building, attempt to get a good angle onto the titan. "We are supposed to be Elite" frustrated that the possibility that they could fail their mission.
Suddenly a flash of raven black sped past them, taking its ankles, the titan fell sliding towards the crowd, mouth wide open, ready to gobble any unfortunate soul, until the raven haired woman slashed its nape, killing it by inches from the frightened crowd.
Landing on top of the head, Mikasa gazed down in shock that the civilians are still there, now fixed on the huge wagon blocking their only escape.
"What are you doing? You meant to be escaping" Mikasa asked out loud, unable to contain her shock, her emotions free on her face since her heart is open.
"They are not going anywhere until I get my stock through first, so do what your paid for and help!" Demanded the merchant, annoyed that the soldier before him still standing there.
"Many sacrifice their lives so you could escape" Now jumping off the titans steaming head, Mikasa slowly walking forward, her eyes now darkening at the sad man in front of her, the crowd opening for her.
"Who cares, you are all paid to sacrifice yourselves for the greater good" Lifting his chin up as if looking down on her, if Alan was here he would have beaten him black and blue if someone talked to her like that, Mikasa revelled in that thought for just a moment, but Alan isn't here.
Tilting her head "Greater good?" before plunging her blade into the bags behind him.
The merchant's eyes widened in fear but regained his composure quickly "You do as you told, since I pay your damn wages. Help or I have you punished" now roaring, forget beating him black and blue, Alan would have killed him.
Raising her right blade to his throat, drinking in the fear he is now releasing. "Can't be punished by a dead man, can I?" the question was a threat, her aura soars through, the merchant's goons holding back in fear for their own lives. A contest of wills before the merchant relented and order the cart to be moved.
Another scream drawn their attention as a second Abnormal came bounding in, taking everyone unawares.
Mikasa cursed herself to be distracted, before she can react, the titan fell before her. To her amusement, the titan fell with a soldier riding it's head like a board as it slides towards them, her heart skipped a beat recognising the saviour.
Grinning at the eyes laid before him, jumping down only to have Mikasa holding him into an embrace, arms wrapped round his neck as her head laid into his shoulder. "I should save you more often, if this keeps up" Alan joked, receiving a small smile from Mikasa.
"I was worried about you" Mikasa simply said, his brow raised in amusement.
"Mikasa worried over little old me, someone pinch me" laughing at the playful swat Mikasa gave him. "Good thing I came, I was hunting these two since the centre"
"The centre?" Mikasa now her brow raised, still not letting go her embrace. "What of Eren?"
Alan shook his head "Haven't seen him since the beginning, we were ordered to a different area than he was, I'm sure he's fine" confident that Eren is still alive, but his thoughts went to Reiner.
"I'm sure Reiner is fine as well, Bertholdt and Annie is with him" Mikasa calmly soothed him, reading his thoughts.
"Ok lovebirds, we got to get these civilians moving" causing the two to let go, red shades on their cheeks formed, a taller blonde man goes by the name as Ian Dietrich, amused at the sight, his face now grown stern "Thanks for the assist back there with that titan, we didn't see it coming" receiving a nod from the saviour "After the civilians are safe, head up to the wall"
Before departing Ian was stopped by Alan, "Sorry sir, I rather assist the others to retreat, my conscience wouldn't allow it if I leave them now"
Ian stood for a moment, letting the words sink for a while before approving "You're a damn good soldier, be careful out there" before drawing his own attention to the civilians.
"I'm coming with you Alan; I need to know Eren is safe" Mikasa blurted out.
"I wouldn't have it any other way, let's get going, think these guys got it handled" Looking out to the city streets "We can take out any nearby titans, to ease the pressure off the retreat and civilians" receiving a nod from Mikasa, they head out to the centre where most the carnage is happening.
Of all the times that crazy, suicidal bastard has to disappear, it has to be when another titan pops out of nowhere. Garrus can feel his veins popping out of his skull, a team effort they say, can defeat anything as a group they say.
Two cowardly ran off with a woman, one decided he can take out more on his own. Luckily Bruno is with him, otherwise they both be dead. Just as they took out the titan nearby, Bruno looked over to see Alan speeding after two titans bounding to the rear.
"What the fuck is he doing?" Garrus gaped his eyes popping out of his skull, disbelief as he saw the arse of the idiot flying over building after the abnormals. Should that be the Elite problem, since they aren't in the thick of things.
"Titan incoming" Bruno alerted, to their displeasure it's beelining right towards them.
"Great, right Bruno, same as before whoever got the smiling bitch attention, the other take its legs out" Garrus ordered, least its one and not two, then they really be in trouble.
Moving in formations one taking one side, observing the titan's reaction, to his amusement the titan turned to Garrus, grinning he drawn its attention away from Bruno as he manoeuvred low, to swing back for uglies legs.
"Hey Ugly, I hate to disappoint, I already got a sexy woman" Garrus called out as the titan tried to reach for him "Plus your not my type" snickering at his own joke, waiting for Bruno to do his part.
Bruno zipped between its legs, before turning his body round to grapple on to one of its leg before igniting forward, slicing one leg off, narrowly avoiding the massive fall, skidding down on the ground. Taking this opportunity Garrus swooped from above and now it's their turn to beeline to its nape, making a nice, clean deep cut, killing the beast.
Laughing at their luck, surviving another titan. "So Garrus, how many was that now?" Bruno grinned, amused as his friend lifted his hand knocking down a finger or two down as if counting.
"Two, since Mr possessed took out what? Six?" Garrus deadpanned holding two fingers "Not that I mind, the less we have to deal with the better, but at least I know I can count on you to have my back"
Hearing a nearby thud noticing Connie and Sasha landed nearby, 'There's my celebration snogging" Garrus lightened up at the thought.
Connie looked around at amazement "You guys took out these two titans?" the steam from the distance indicating more dead titans still disintegrating "Did you kill those six titans over there?" eyes widening.
Chuckling at his surprise "Those two yes, those six, well let's say you can always tell if Alan came through" Bruno said, amused at Connie's blinking and thought process being slow.
"That was Alan? Damn I know he was good but that good? He might as well take them all on" Connie joked, while Sasha moved towards Garrus planting her lips against his, tongues dancing around each other Garrus hands wondered down holding onto het ass firmly receiving a slight squeal and laughter from the girl, Bruno and Connie groaning at the sight "Yeesh, I rather see another titan than that" receiving a middle finger from Garrus, still eating the mouth of the woman in his arms.
"How she tastes?" Bruno asked, causing the two to look at him.
"Shit" both spoke in unison, Garrus looking at Sasha as she looked back into his, laughing at their own joke as the realisation they said the same thing. Another groan came from Connie and Bruno.
Their short-lived happiness was suppressed from a high pitch scream, echoing from the distance. 'Either that's girl or a guy who needs to check if his balls dropped' Garrus grumbled in thought, if the titans wasn't around, they soon will be if they can hear noises, need to debate later if titans can hear people from a distance, save lives comes first.
The group head towards the location of the scream, to find Armin crouched on top of the roof against the tower wall connected, his eyes haunted, arms wrapped round his legs, unmoving.
Garrus ordered the others to check the perimeter, Jean and Marco soon landing nearby, theirs faces grim.
"Jean, how is everything?" Garrus asked, hoping for better news.
"HQ is overrun with titans, we low on gas and morale is low" Jean stated tapping his canisters for emphasis, nodding his head to other cadets now arriving, their eyes full of fear, sullen at the realisation they will die anytime soon, no gas means no hope.
Why has the reinforcements not resupplied them with the needed gas before the titans invaded HQ, that's what Garrus and Jean are thinking. Marco heading over to Armin to see if he is ok.
"Armin? Where are the others?" Marco asked, dreading the feeling as Armin's haunted look met his. They all dead. "I'm sorry Armin"
"Well shit." Garrus said "I'm impressed that the weakest in physical strength survived" looking to Jean "Looks like your right Jean" Causing he man to turn his attention to Garrus.
Upon realising what he meant, Jean grimed, he may have hated the suicidal bastard, doesn't mean he wanted him dead, especially to the titans. "How's your gas?" Jean changing subject, Garrus replying he's half empty, enough to get to HQ.
Hearing more thuds on nearby rooves, Reiner and co scanned the area, keeping their distance. 'Where is he?' the group are in synced on the feeling as they scanned the faces.
"He be alright, you saw how he took out the titans, it's like he's on a warpath" Annie stated, Bertholdt face holding a worried look until spotting two figures flying in sync to their area.
"Speak of the devil" Reiner smiled noticing his coming. Alan landing next to them, while Mikasa head to Armin instantly, fear and worry etched her face.
"You haven't seen Eren have you?" Alan inquired.
"No, sorry" Reiner spoke, his eyes glazed over to Alan, face hardening "Your gotten reckless, you have skill but going in alone against those titans" shuddering at the thought, before dragging Alan into a hug "Don't do that again, as soldiers we should be watching out for each other" Alan returning the embrace as a brother should do.
"I try and leave some alive for you" Alan grinned "But still I have an awful feeling, so what have you found out?"
"Armin the only survivor of his group, surprising as he is weak, that he had some skill or he is a coward and left them to die" Annie bluntly stated before Reiner chastised her choice her words, receiving a frown in return. If Armin is the only survivor, then that means, Alan's heart went heavy, now his gaze scanned for Mikasa, laying onto her, his heart sank.
Mina, Thomas and Eren. Friends that are loss needlessly, if he was in their area, maybe he could have saved them, but he is only one man, clenching his fists, his face stoic at the thought but his gaze never left Mikasa's, yearning to comfort her but at the moment, it is not the time, so he kept his distance knowing if he were to go to her, she will fall into despair yet her look is what kept his attention.
Her face stoic and hard as stone, as she looked upon the HQ now beginning to cover in titans, but in her eyes, Alan saw how fallen she had into despair, no spark of life, no hint of happiness, just uncontrolled grief. Her emotions stoned up behind her wall.
Mikasa can feel his gaze piercing her soul, but she refuse to meet them, knowing if she did, she will crumble, Alan knew that, she respected his decision to stay with Reiner and the group, for now she need to stay focused, she will mourn in Alan's arms later after they retake that the HQ and retreat to the walls. Heading to Armin.
"Armin, take a deep breath." Armin's eyes met hers, stifling his tears, Mikasa face still as stone "Now is not the time to be emotional" picking him up to his feet. "Stand up Armin"
Mikasa then proceeds to walk to where Marco is standing, Marco turned to Mikasa's call.
"Marco. If we take out the titans around HQ, we can replenish our gas supplies and climb the wall. Am I correct?" Mikasa casually asked walking through the crowd, all eyes on her, she can feel Alan's more as her heart beats with his.
Marco hesitating for a brief second before confirming they can, yet doubtful when they may have two strongest cadets there are too many titans to handle, he admired their strength, but everyone has their limits.
"We can do it" Mikasa sternly spoke, turning her eyes to the cadets. "I am strong, stronger than all of you I can kill all those titans there. Even if I am alone." She boldly spoke, her voice sound confident yet to Alan, her voice is grieving, Eren's death have hit her to her very core but yet he listened "you're either incompetent or your spineless cowards"
"Ouch" Garrus muttered, not amused with the choice of words, he even rolled his eyes as she said she is stronger than all of them, obviously she forgot about Mr take on the whole titans over there, listening to all her words. Bu reluctantly continued to listen to her speech.
A cadet had the gall to ask what she meant with her words, this must have lingered on everyone minds as she called them coward and unable to do anything. But it rallied the people behind her, unwilling for her to fight them on her own.
"If I can't then I'll just die" Mikasa simply said turning her back to them "But if I win, I Live, Unless I fight, I cannot win" then jumps off the building, heading towards the HQ with such speed.
Everyone watches her go, shocked, Alan frowned at the people, jumping off his building to join Mikasa.
"Hey, Alan!" Daz called out, his eyes watching two cadets fly away.
Jean, controlling his fear "your oratory skills are what's pathetic, Was that to shock us into action?" watching Mikasa go, her speech did not rally the troops as intended, Must be why Alan followed so quickly knowing that the cadets would stay behind.
Jeans face contorting into anger "It's all your fault Eren" before unsheathing his swords and raising his own. "Hey! Were we trained to let our comrades fight alone?" The attention now lying on him "At this rate, we're going to turn out to be spineless cowards!" now rushing along with Sasha, Bruno and Connie as they jump off in the charge.
"I am surprised those words even left your mouth" Hearing Garrus calling out to him, Jean smirked at his statement. Jean agreed that he is surprised with himself.
Garrus turned to the rest of the cadet "Hey cowards and weaklings! LET'S DO THIS!" raising his own sword before charging, some roared blades held high as the cadet's morale heightened joined the fray.
Alan, keeping up glancing behind him seeing the cadets roaring and flying with new found determination, smirking towards Jean and Garrus, 'looks like those two did the actual motivation' eyes now on Mikasa, worried for her, to those that are close to her she is not level headed, but drowning her emotions into action, that's dangerous and he has to make sure she stay safe.
Mikasa flew, as fast as Alan, killing any titans in her way with a single strike, swooping around a building into the next taking them out one by one.
Armin hearing the awe-struck cadets in front, his eyes trained on her ODM. 'She's using too much gas that why she's going too fast, Alan is using his momentum with skill, but even he would be useless without the agility the ODM provided' in an instant his eyes widened as his prediction came true as Mikasa fell and crash landed onto the roof, no surprise that Alan follows quickly.
This disheartened the group "KEEP MOVING FORWARD!" Jean commanded this is their only chance before getting more headway and getting closer to the HQ.
Landing on one building as a few titans moved towards them their paths blocked, Jean scanned quickly for a new route, with the two strongest no where in sight it's up to him to lead. His thoughts turned negative as gas is running extremely low.
Catching his eye a cadet hooks attached to the wall standing in the street, trying to shoot out non existent gas, the titans blocking their path walked hungrily to the vulnerable prey.
"Gah Help me!" the cadet screamed out trying to use his ODM to no success. Some Cadets ran pass Jean "Don't worry we coming to save you"
"NO DON'T!" Jean ordered knowing that they will die, but his words fell on deaf ears as few cadets jumped to the aid of one. In few sort instances the rescuers fell prey to the titans as they screamed for help as they are devoured.
Feeling a nudge Jean faced to Garrus "Jean this is our chance, while they are distracted, we can punch through" Jean didn't like that, Garrus intention is to let them die, but he knew sacrifices need to be made.
"MOVE FORWARD! THE HQ IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!" Jean roared, reluctant to leave the cadets to their deaths, the rest of the Cadets followed Jean's and Garrus's lead.
The fight is not over, if they do not fight then they can not win and they die trying if it means their victory.