Chapter 2: Revelations

The second flash of yellow and gold lightning had caught the attention of everybody within Trost, including Eren. When the dust had settled around the boulder, everybody was greeted with the sight of a new Titan. Silence loomed over Trost as everyone was trying to wrap their minds around what was going on.

Armin didn't have time to dwell on the 'what' and 'how' as the longer he waited; the more people would be killed. There were two ten meter Titans close by but before he could do something about it, one of them had its head ripped of its shoulders whilst the other one had its nape sliced with precision. When Armin looked to see who caused the damage, he was staring into the emerald eyes of Eren in his Titan-form. The two held their gaze for a good minute before Armin turned his attention back to the boulder. Crouching down at the base of the huge rock, Armin then proceeded to lift the boulder until it was rested at the nape of his neck with both his arms keeping it in place. A large amount of steam began to seep through Armin's Titan body as the weight of the boulder was considerable. Without even glancing at his still confused comrades, Armin started making his way to the breach.

Eren was still looking at the Titan that had now taken over his mission with confusion rather than anger. He couldn't decide on attacking it or helping it. His train of thought came to an abrupt halt as five ten meter class Titans were making their way through the hole. Eren made a loud battle cry and ran past the boulder carrying titan and towards the new set of titans. He didn't understand what was going on but he was content at this moment to just kill as many Titans as he could. All the questions he had would be answered later as the sight of this new Titan had at least helped him gain control over his Titan-form.

All the members of squad 104 and the Garrison couldn't help but stare at the scene before them. Mikasa had spotted her fellow squad members standing on a roof close to where the boulder was a few moments ago. She landed in-between Annie and Jean but they were so glued to the Titan carrying the boulder that they didn't even acknowledge her presence until she turned to Annie.

"Annie. What's going on here? Where did that other Titan come from?" she asked the lone wolf of squad 104.

Annie reluctantly turned her gaze away from the Titan to Mikasa and was about to tell her but the words got caught in her throat… she couldn't do anything but just stare at the seemingly emotionless grey eyes of her rival. The two could have stared at each other until the cows came home but thankfully Connie was there to prevent such a thing from happening.

"Uhm… Mi-Mikasa… that Titan carrying t-the boulder is…" Even though he had seen what had happened with his own two eyes, he still couldn't believe it. Mikasa, on the other hand, became impatient due to the lack of information her fellow squad members were sharing. Jean took over just before Mikasa became physical.

"Armin…" he said but he didn't intend on it sounding like a whisper.

"Excuse me?"

"That Titan over there…" He said as he pointed towards the Titan carrying the boulder which wasn't far from the hole in the wall. "Is… Armin."

Mikasa returned her gaze towards the Titan and she couldn't believe Jean's words. Sure this Titan had blonde hair like her friend and she did catch its eyes before it lifted the boulder so she knew it had azure coloured eyes like Armin but that's where the similarities ended. This Titan was tall, perhaps slightly taller than Eren's Titan-form, and was extremely muscular and clearly powerful considering the size of the boulder it was carrying. Those things alone were contradictory to the image of Armin in her head. Armin was the shortest amongst the trio and was the weakest in the entire squad so how on earth could that be Armin? It's unfathomable.

Even though he was inside the body of a very powerful Titan, Armin could still feel the weight of the boulder on him and he was sure that he would collapse any moment now. He had seen Eren rush past him towards the Titans that were making their way to him and to say he was surprised would be an understatement. When he saw Eren just before he lifted the boulder, he was sure that his best friend would attack him considering his blind rage against all titans. He concluded that Eren must have gained control over his Titan and was now clearing a path for him towards hole which was close by. Even under the severe weight of giant rock, Armin could still see the members of the Garrison and a few trainees just standing on various rooftops, staring at him and Eren. He could understand that they were shocked at the sudden appearance of a new Titan but he wanted to yell at them to help kill all the Titans making their way towards him and Eren. The Titans that were bring distracted by soldiers suspended on the wall had turned their attention towards the titan-shifting duo.

'FUCK! Everyone is too shocked to do anything right now… I can get to the hole before they reach me but I'm going to be so tired at the end of it that I might not have enough energy to fight them… not to mention that my skills in hand-to-hand combat are not good. Agg… fuck it. I'll just have to cross that bridge when I get to it. Right now I have to block the hole…' Armin thought as he was a few feet away from the hole. With a loud roar, he slammed the boulder down at the mouth of the hole resulting in a shockwave that scattered everything within a ten meter radius in various directions.

Armin's Titan had slumped down to the ground and was sitting on his rear as he was completely exhausted from the physical strain of the task he just performed. He had managed to get the top half of his human body out of the lump of Titan flesh and he was slowly losing consciousness but not before seeing Eren's Titan fall face first behind him. His Titan was decaying and his human body was now exposed. His gaze fell on the dozen Titans that were about to eat him and his best friend but someone wearing a green cape quickly landed beside Eren and lifted him up towards the top of the Wall.

'At least Eren will be safe… I hope he gets the chance to see the outside world…' his thoughts were cut short when someone pulled him out of the Titan but it was at this point that his world went dark. The last thing he saw seemed vaguely familiar…

A red scarf…

End

Chapter 3: Judgement.

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