The Saga Of Levi the Just

Chapter 9

December 24, Unified Year 1925

Northern Front HQ, Norden

Levi was interrogating the officer Tanya found in the cabin. He tried every method in the book with no mercy, but the man wouldn't talk.

"I read this journal, and it tells me that you and the Republic seem like buddies and are helping others against the Fatherland. Now tell me, where are the supplies, funding, and troops coming from!" Levi said.

"How about you kindly get out you Imperial scumbag?" The man said.

Levi was losing patience.

"If I have to let my commander handle you, you wouldn't be any the wiser than to talk back." Levi said, "now tell me the supply routes!"

He continued to beat the man senselessly. The man continued to grunt and groan with every hit. Tanya walked in. She held her rifle sternly.

"You know Captain, I can make this maggot talk within seconds." Tanya said.

"I'd rather make him fear for his life and spill the beans than kill him on the spot." Levi said.

"Oh trust me, I won't." Tanya said.

Levi backed off. Tanya walked forward.

"Oh great, you're gonna cry to make me talk?" The man mocked.

Tanya didn't hesitate to stab the bayonet into the man's shoulder. The man screamed in pain.

"If you want the pain to end, then talk." Tanya said.

"Go to hell!" The man replied.

Tanya stabbed the man's hand. He screamed again.

"Talk! Or maybe you want me to burn you alive!" Tanya said.

"Forget it! I don't remember anyways!" The man said.

"Ok then, if you want me to blast your arms off, keep resisting." Tanya said.

"Never! I'd rather die than talk!" The man said.

Tanya dug the bayonet even deeper. She brought her knife out and stabbed the man in the shoulder. The man screamed as the knife dug itself in more.

"Now do you remember?!" Tanya asked.

"No!" The man said.

"Maybe if I kill your family, that will get you to talk." Tanya said.

"No! Stay away from them!" The man howled.

"If you don't want me to do it, then talk." Tanya said, "Where are the goods coming from?"

The man kept resisting, forcing Tanya to butcher and torture the man to get him to talk. Soon enough by the time she was going to shoot an artillery spell, he talked. The intel they got was enough to prove all their suspicions. They were brought up to Rudersdorf and Erich since Zettour had left back to Operations.

"So now we know how and where the enemy is getting aid from. Good work you two. We'll have the enemy rattled when they know we have intel on what they are doing." Rudersdorf said.

"Thank you sir!" Levi and Tanya said.

"Now aside from that, we have to deal with the Northern Front. The Entente Alliance is dug in at the mountains. We need your thoughts on this." Erich said.

"Our opinion Colonel?" Levi asked.

"Yes." Erich said.

"Well, for starters, if the enemy is dug in the mountains, we can't hurt them. A frontal attack is suicide. We need a way to attack them where they are not heavily dug in at." Tanya said, "in the meantime, we need to concentrate our forces here to block an enemy invasion. A diversion to say the least."

"Good idea, but what place would that be to attack from?" Rudersdorf asked.

"Well… Wait a minute… the front…... attacking….. the rear…. that's it!" Levi said, "We attack the enemy from the front and the rear simultaneously!"

"WHAT?!" Rudersdorf and Erich exclaimed.

"H-How did you know that?! Who told you that?!" Erich asked.

"Hm?" Tanya pondered.

"I can't believe it, a bunch of kids just formulated a plan Zettour told everyone who would swear to secrecy…" Rudersdorf said.

"Top secret?" Levi asked.

"Yes, Zettour thought of it up." Rudersdorf said, "Basically, we attack from the rear with stealth. Guess now that you know, you're the ones to lead it."

"Then we hit the Fjords. Take out the guns and allow the ships to come in free and clear." Levi said, "We will have to fly at either at high or low altitudes to maintain cover from detection."

"Yes… if we come in from low altitude, they can't see us, if we are up high in clouds, they won't hit us." Tanya said, "The gear you sent to Schugel, is it being engineered?"

"It's been tested already and it's on its way. Enough was made for the platoon. Get some rest and move out as soon as it arrives." Erich said, "We are counting on you."

"Yes sir!" Levi and Tanya said.


December 25

Orse Fjords

"Joan of the 301st Mage Battalion, sent here by HQ." Joan said.

"Colonel Anson Sioux Of the 5th Mage Battalion. Welcome to the Fjords." Anson said.

"I see that the the military is in disarray and that the civilians are evacuating." Joan said as she caught a ship leaving the port.

"Well, it's dangerous now. If the enemy marches in here, the civilians will need to get out of here." Anson said, "you see, my daughter is also leaving."

"Oh, she is?" Joan asked.

"Yes." Anson said as he sighed, "Of all the things to happen."

"I know it's hard for families to be apart. I get that." Joan said.

"That's not the only point. I fear that she might fight as well." Anson said.

"Huh?" Joan asked.

"I don't want her to fight, she's too young for it. Besides….. I don't want those demons to get her either." Anson said.

"The Demons of the Rhine?" Joan asked.

"You were lucky to even survive a few encounters with them, I was only glad to have gotten the remainder of my men on that day out of there alive." Anson said.

"We mustn't lose hope. That's… what I think. If we just keep ourselves together, we can survive." Joan said.

"Yeah. I wish that were true." Anson said.

"Sir! A gift from your daughter!" Gunner said.

"Huh?" Anson said.

Gunner was holding what appears to be a machine gun. Joan remembered that gun from her first life.

'An American Machine Gun?' Joan thought.

"The latest submachine gun ever. She wanted you to protect yourself." Gunner said.

"A gun for Christmas?" Anson asked, "Well she is going to the States after all."

"The states?" Joan asked.

"Unified States Of America. They're taking refugees in." Anson said, "I just hope they aren't militaristic enough to put children in the military."

"Right…" Joan said.

Anson took the gun and looked at it. Joan looked at the gun with interest. Frederick was walking to her.

"Milady, shall we go on patrol?" Frederick asked.

"The enemy hasn't been here since. Clearly you're paranoid from all of this." Gunner said.

"Major, respect." Anson said.

"No, it's alright, I guess it is just me after all." Frederick said.

"Well then I guess we have a tour then." Joan said.

"Oh, I'll show you around miss." Gunner said.

Anson looked down to see the newest recruits stationed here. Anson felt bad for them for not knowing the horrible things that come from war. The man looked at the gun and held it. He looked at the picture of him and his family.


Night

Northern Front HQ, Norden

The 203rd were wearing their newest addition to their gear. This time, the Type 97s are upgraded with a pair of new iron boots with the ability to be have the metal feet extend to match the length of a skis and retract back to normal to fit the situation they are in. They trained with the gear to see how well it performs on land, especially on snow. It allows them to hover over the ground just perfectly. Now they could move at high speed while aiming and can hover over the ground and water for quick attacks. Schugel clapped his hands, praising god for helping him succeed once again. Levi retracted the foot panels to their original size.

"You seem happy for once." Levi said, "Then again, I now have an extra metal boot to kick someone in the face with and I can hover over the ground and aim better while moving, something I doubt the Republic will get their hands when it comes to flight gear."

"God has blessed my invention as he did you when you first went out in combat." Schugel said, "It's only natural I be glad enough to thank him."

"Yeah, just leave me out of it." Levi said.

"Is there anything that will clear that atheist mind of yours?" Schugel asked.

"Try putting a bullet in my head for once Schugel." Levi said.

"You really are just like Major Degurechaff, no respect for god or his teachings, hmph! I know I shouldn't have done it, but then again, I always wanted to see what the enemy had in mind for Mage Technology." Schugel said.

"Just wait until I steal a Republican Mage Steel Chariot." Levi said.

"Ha! And what makes you think you can?" Schugel asked.

"Because they make it too easy." Levi said.

"Right…" Schugel said.

"Alright ladies and gents, we're moving out!" Tanya said.

"Well, gotta go." Levi said as he headed to the transport plane.

"May god protect you!" Schugel said.

"I wouldn't worry about God protecting me, I'd worry about God protecting the enemy." Levi said.

"Just give them hell!" Schugel said.

Levi got on the plane. The plane took off and flew off on a route that would allow them to get to the Fjords.


"Alright men, here's how the attack will go. We will drop out of this plane as soon as the signal is given. As soon as we get out, we fly to the Fjords and attack the guns. Once the guns are out, the ships will head for the Fjords and begin landing troops." Tanya said, "If we pull this off, we will change the course of the Northern Front. Does everyone understand what is to be done?"

Everyone nodded.

"Good. For now, we wait until we are close." Tanya said.

The plane kept flying its way towards its destination. Levi began thinking to himself.

'Did Being X create this alliance between the three countries, or was it of their own free will? In this situation, most countries would rather avoid war to conserve resources and the economy. Why risk being taken under along with the other if you could stay back?' Levi thought, 'No country should be aiding the other, even when they are on the verge of collapse. Why go through with it. That makes no sense. Unless they intend on draining the Empire with these battles across multiple fronts… that's it. This is all a scheme to get the world on top of the Empire, that's why the Allied Kingdom is aiding the Republic and the Alliance.'

"Captain, you seem disturbed," Weiss said.

"Oh, I never flew in a plane before," Levi said.

"Are you nauseous?" Weiss asked.

"No. I'm fine," Levi said.

"Just making sure Sir," Weiss said.

A red light appears.

"Alright, this is where we get off." Tanya said.

Everyone stood up.

"Remember, we'll head down below. I doubt the enemy has patrols in the area, so just follow me." Tanya said.

She opened the door. The light turned green.

"Alright! Let's go!" Tanya said as she jumped out.

Everyone followed her and flew along with her as they activated the new upgrades. They flew along the wind currents to move along the wind and draft behind each other. The battalion was flying at low altitude and was proceeding towards the target.

"Alright, approaching target…." Levi said, "As soon as I give the order, all divisions are to deal with the cannons."

The battalion was getting close. Their target was within range.

"Attack!" Levi said.

The battalion dispersed as all Divisions began to fire at the cannons with artillery spells. The men on guard were caught in the attack.


The sound of explosions caught Joan's attention. She got up to see Frederick.

"Milady, we are-"

"I know! Get the men up!" Joan said as she got her uniform on.


"Fireworks?" Gunner said as he woke up.

"Gunner! Get the hell up! We're under attack and you're still in bed?!" Anson said, "Get moving dammit!"

Gunner sat up immediately.

"Wait for a second! That can't be right!" Gunner said.

"We're under attack!" A soldier said.

"What the hell is going on?!" Another one said.

"It's the Demons of the Rhine!" Another one said.

"Goddamnit! Just right after Christmas too!" Gunner said.


'It's like Pearl Harbor is being repeated, only it's the WW1 version and we're in the North!' Levi thought.

The battalion was attacking the Fjords with great speed and agility. The enemy mages came out, only to get shot down immediately.

"Wait! That gear! Their using parts of our gear!" One of the mages said.

"Good observation, but it's not your parts we're using, it's more like an idea from it," Tanya said before shooting the Mage down.

Weiss's division had cleared out the crew on the guns they were attacking. Weiss got down and stuck a bomb on it. Weiss got away as soon as the bomb exploded. The gun was blasted to hell. Levi watched as the explosion came forth.

'That's one down.' Levi thought, "Good, keep it up!"


"Protect the guns! They must have brought a Fleet in with them!" Joan said.

"Impossible, the Empire doesn't have a Fleet that can match the Allied Kingdom," Anson said.

"Still, they're attacking the guns!" Joan said, "If those cannons are gone, then the enemy will take the Fjords!"

"Alright, protect the guns, We've got the mages!" Anson said.

"Everyone, on the Commander!" Gunner said.

Joan's battalion split up to protect the guns. Anson's forces went to deal with the mages.


Levi saw the mages coming in.

"We've got company," Levi said.

"Won't matter! Division 1 on me!" Tanya said.

Division 1 gathered to Tanya. Levi saw something in the distance. Then it all came back to him. It was the man two years ago. He was still alive. Thoughts of revenge began crawling back to him.

'So he comes out to face me. Now I'll pay him back for that lucky shot he almost got off on me.' Levi thought.

Levi sped off straight towards the man.

"Vice-Commander! Get back here!" Tanya yelled.

"Sorry, you're breaking up. Say that again." Levi said.

He cut his radio out. Tanya was livid.

'I'm going to straighten that idiot when this is over!' Tanya thought.

Anson saw something coming at him. It all came back. It was him. The boy from two years. He now felt regret for not checking if he was dead. He remembered how he slaughtered his men. The last thing he would want now is for it to happen again.

'So now we have to fight you and the girl? Just go away. A child shouldn't be in this.' Anson thought, 'Why must you insist on doing this?'

"Oh great lord, give me the strength to destroy my enemies and show these nonbelievers the meaning of sin." Levi said as his eyes turned golden.

"Oh god, give me the power so that we can save your people!" Anson said.

Levi and the man shot at each other while dodging the bullets they fired at each other. Levi charged at the man with his bayonet, only for the man to block it.

"You know, I didn't quite catch your name, especially since you knocked me unconscious last time we met," Levi said.

"How about you find out when you rip my dog tag off my dead body, that is if I don't kill you first." The man said.

"An interesting bargain you got there, but I think I don't have time for collecting dog tags," Levi said.

Levi and the man backed away. The man fired away, forcing Levi to back away. Levi brought his machine gun and began firing. They moved fast. The two kept shooting at each other, hoping that the other would go down. Levi moved around the man, hoping to get a hit off. The man dodged the bullets and went up. Tanya and the girl were busy with each other. Tanya and the girl kept shooting at each other as they danced across the sky. The battle raged on as the shooting went on.

Gunner was right behind the Colonel. He thought he could help out and take the Demon Lord out. Anson saw Gunner catching up with him.

"Gunner! Fall back! This is not your fight!" Anson said.

"No can do sir, I can't sit back and watch from here! I'm helping you out just this once!" Gunner said.

"This is an order major!" Anson said.

Levi saw Gunner flying below him. He let Gunner pass him and shot at him, engulfing the man in a fiery explosion. Anson watched in horror as he remembered the day that scarred him mentally.

"Gunner!" Anson said.

Anson turned around and attacked without mercy.

"012, this is 02, Cannons confirmed destroyed!" Weiss said.

"Checkmate," Levi said as he smiled.

Anson was confused by the boy's sudden change in behavior.

"Well, it appears you lost," Levi said.

"What?" Anson said.

"As of now, our fleet has arrived to bring Hell on your rear door that YOU left unlocked," Levi said.

"What?!" Anson said.

He went down to check if the boy was just toying with him, but as soon as he did, he was met with the truth of it. The cannons were a wreck, there was a train headed its way. The battleships far off from the Fjords began firing, destroying the fort. The train was blown to bits. The fort was reduced to rubble, nothing survived the bombardment except for a few lucky men. Levi took advantage of the man's confusion and quickly severed his head. He took the machine gun from him and saw a picture slip out from a pocket as the body fell. He grabbed it and figured out what this meant.

He had murdered a father of a single child.

He knew he would pay respects to the family for the man's bravado. He tucked the photo away. Joan was horrified by it all. The battle was clearly on the Empire's side.

"Retreat!"' Joan ordered.

Just like that, they retreated. They fled away from the Empire. Landing craft landed, allowing the men to head out and claim the Fjords. Levi and Tanya looked at their accomplishment.

"Well Tanya, now we just got to deal with the Republic, then the Allied Kingdom will have nowhere left to run." Levi said.

"You're right. Now we just gotta put an end to this war once and for all." Tanya said.

'They should have surrendered.' Levi thought.

Levi began to laugh. He laughed as the Empire, now taking the Fjords, wipes out any and all resisting enemies. Tanya couldn't believe just what Levi was doing.

"Bow before me, god!" Levi said as he laughed.

Tanya looked on as he laughed.


Strategic Operations HQ, Berun, Reich Empire

Everyone at Operations was joyous of the victory brought by the 203rd. Zettour grinned as Rudersdorf smokes his cigar.

"Well, that was a good idea. Now we will hit the enemy from both the front and the rear. They'll have to either get on the table with us or take a bullet and let us have the spoils to ourselves." Rudersdorf said.

"Yes. Now we have them on the ground, begging for mercy." Zettour said, "Now we defeat the Republic and push them out of the Rhine, and I think I know just how to do that."

"You do?" Rudersdorf said.

"Yes, and it will be to the thanks of those two kids that pulled through." Zettour said, "They shall lay the killing blow and hunt down all that remains."

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