She was scared, there was no denying it. Today was the day; Imelda was going outside the walls. She sat on her horse, her hands tight on the reigns as the order was given to open the gates of Trost. She was placed behind Levi next to Hanji, who gave her an encouraging smile, but she couldn't bring herself to smile back. Suddenly Erwin yelled for the legion to charge and Imelda kick her horse into gear and with the rest of the scouts, went through the gate.
The wind hit her face as she looked up, the sky clear and bright, and the sun shined down on them. If she didn't know her situation she would have stopped to admire the views. But instead she looked forwards, her eyes darting side to side, looking out for titans. But there didn't seem to be any, she could see for miles and there weren't any; maybe they were hiding? No they weren't smart enough for that. They travelled for another ten miles until the first titan was spotted. It was a 10 meter class, its mouth hanging open in a irksome smile. Erwin began to swerve right, the less they made contact with titans the fewer casualties, that was the plan. But unfortunately this titan had seen them and soon began to lumber after them.
"Eld, Petra!" Levi called form his group, "Take it down." And the two soldiers leapt from their horses and flew at the monster. Imelda stared in amazement as they span around its form, firing their hooks into its body to give themselves some height before Eld sliced open its neck. They had done it so easily, and with no trees to help them stay in the air.
Suddenly a hand grabbed her head, forcing her look forwards; Levi was by her side as he ordered, "Stop staring around Imelda, keep vigilant at all times."
Nodding in reply Imelda kept looking forward. They passed an old village, its houses either destroyed or crumbling, their walls being covered by moss and vines. Livestock could still be seen munching on the grass lands. It seemed titans really didn't care for animals, Imelda thought. But her train of thought was blow to bits as a titan on all fours crashed through the buildings, it scattered the group taking out five of the team, crushing them under its bulk. She heard some of the troops scream but before she could react she kicked her hoarse into a spirt as she sped away from the titan. A gut wrenching scream caused her to look back as she saw the titan bite a woman in half. Bile filled her mouth as she kicked the horse harder, moving further away from the group. The ground around her began to shake and she looked to her left to see five titans making their way toward her. Forgetting about the plan she headed for a town that was in view.
Levi sent his blades deep into abnormal's neck, it's naked body collapsing, its mouth still full of the new recruits lower body. Quickly he hopped back on his hors; but he saw a hoard of titans heading for a town in the distance.
"Sir" Nanaba called, removing the telescope from her eye, their chasing after a member of our group." Levi looked around quickly and his stomach flipped, Imelda wasn't there.
Imelda made it to the town with the titans slowly following behind, looks like these ones didn't know how to run. The houses around her were three and two stories, most in fairly good condition, looks like the news had gotten faster to those living here. She had little time to rest however as a five meter titan turned the corner at the end of the street.
"Oh shit" she hissed as she leapt from her horse and propelled herself onto the roof of the houses. Looking around she saw many more titans than first expected; three 15 meter class to the north of her positon, the five 10 meter class that were just making it to the area and the one below her. She was utterly out numbered. Thankfully her horse was ignored, but the large, almost childlike eyes of the titan had spotted her and was now clawing at the side of the building, letting out a low groan giving Imelda the chills. She began to head for the town centre moving as quietly as she could, trying to avoid being noticed by one of the three 15 meter class that had its back to her. Unfortunately her foot dislodged the tiling that fell to the floor three stories bellow. Slowly the titan turned around, its head only two meters from Imelda. She had to hold a scream as its mouth opened, showing a mouth full of jagged uneven teeth, its breath stagnant and eye watering.
Wordlessly it moved forwards and Imelda moved just in time as it smacked its face, centimetres from where she was standing. She let out a scream as the building fell with and she found herself falling to the street below. Imelda cried out in pain as her left arm bent backwards and tried to get up from the rubble. She could feel a warm substance falling down her head as she saw the three titans turn to look at her with greedy eyes. She had to do it, and do it now. Grabbing her broken blade she sliced her arm.
The squad had made it to the town, their horses left outside it as the squad went to roof tops, Levi and Erwin heading the operation.
"Where the fuck is that brat" Levi hissed, anger and worry in his tone. Erwin ordered his troops to split up, she was skilled enough to take down a few titans, but he couldn't afford to lose her, not now, not ever. A scream was heard from the other side of the town and Levi leapt from the roof and sped towards the noise. "Please be alive, please be alive" he muttered under his breath, but a strangulated scream nearly made his heart stop. He saw three titans up ahead, all looking down at the ground, she must be there. He fired his hook into the last one's neck and sliced the nape clean off, causing it to fall backwards; its grin still on is dead face. Landing on the rood next to it he looked down and saw Imelda.
She had blood across her face and her arm was slashed, her pupils were non-existent and she growled low.
With jagged speed she ran for the closest titan and stabbed its ankle, using her broken blades to climb up its leg. It bent down to get rid of her but she was too fast, her blades sunk into its nape before it could right its mistake. Leaping off the corps she flew to the second switching her blades and landing on its face, ramming one the blades into its eye. A scream came from it and she used the other blade to slice open its mouth, the lower half of the jaw hanging like a hangman's noose. Its neck was quickly cut as well and Imelda stood on the other roof, opposite to Levi, a dark look on her face that made Levi tighten the grip on his blades, she could easily attacking him now; but he would be lying if he wasn't relieved she was alive.
Adrenalin pumped through her vanes as she stared into Levi's eyes, her mind was spinning around, different voices yelling at her to kill him but others begging her not to, she didn't know what to do, she'd killed her first titan's but the cut on her arm was healing up much faster than before. She moved to go towards Levi before suddenly stopping, her cut had fully healed and her mind had come down from its animalistic high. Her knee's buckled underneath her and she stayed on the roof, her eyes set open, pupils wide.
Seeing Imelda come down from her high Levi took no time and getting to her, throwing her under his arm and shooting back to where Erwin was standing. Thankfully none of the troops had been killed in this detour and now know that Imelda was safe, Levi was furious and dropped Imelda before grabbing her roughly be the shoulders.
"The fuck did you do that for!" he barked, anger clear in his eyes, "You could have got yourself killed, as well as us for trying to find you!"
He knew his message had got through as tears began to well up in Imelda's eyes; what she had done was stupid and life threatening.
"I'm sorry" she cried, her palms buried into her eyes, "I'm sorry, I panicked I panicked, that titan just came out of nowhere and I didn't know what to do." And she sobbed on the floor, refusing to remove her hands from her eyes.
Levi looked at Erwin and he could tell that the blonde was regretting his decision in bringing the child with them.
Author: Helllo :) sorry about the delays, last year in school, not much time hahaha. I hope my descriptive language and spelling is better :D