Author's Sorry Note:
Hello everyone! Sorry if I haven't updated in like 3 weeks, is it right please do the math, urgh XD Well, sorry if I really didn't upload a new chapter, because a strong storm hit my city, and electricity and all sorts of power are down, and it was just last night that electricity came back. Thank goodness the internet as well is back!
Again, sorry if it took too long. I've typed the next chapter after this and the other is halfway through, I think I can update every 5 days or the usual weekly update, I guess. Urgh another semester for me, so I dunno, thesis is nearing, sleepless nights, yeah.
To make things clear I just wanted to explain some stuff.
Yes, The "12 giants" I was writing in this story are in fact the Greek gods because I am so inlove with Greek Mythology XD
-The prince's name is Roberto, sorry for the confusion. XD
- Nanaba is a male in this story.
- The titan shifter that is Crimson's friend when she's thrown outside the wall is Alfred, that's final. I hope that I can remember XD Sorry if I've put Vincent Ralh in the first chapter, I was supposed to use that name on my other fiction. I guess it lingered on my brain too much, hahaha XD
-Last thing/s, this chapter, I think it might be confusing, the details and all, specially the fight scene, still not used to writing action so yeah. XD Also Levi might be a little OOC here, sorry in advance, I just wanted to do inputs about the soft and vulnerable side of Levi, hehehe
Well without further ado, cause this is getting too long, DRUM ROLL PLEASE! *insert fx. Here is Chapter 6 for you!
Chapter 6
Strong gusts of winds flew rapidly all through the forest. The ground shook slightly and a single strike of lighting fell from the sky. A certain area in the forest is clouded with black smoke and fire.
"What heck was that?" Eren said as he tried to focus and advance together with Levi's troop.
"Eren, focus! The female Titan is just at our back, taken care by the squads. I'll go there to help." Levi exclaimed, still with firm authority, but a tingle of worry in his face. "Crimson…" Levi looked at the direction where the black smoke is coming. "Once you're in a good distance away from the Titan, hide Eren." Levi commanded his squad and took his leave.
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(From where the smoke is coming from)
"You don't need to die in vain, my dear daughter. Just let it out, your extreme prowess. Don't be afraid. Prove something for yourself!"
A maiden, enveloped by blue and red fire, stood and is floating in the open air. Her body enveloped by immense flames but seems not to show any sign of pain, but instead it felt great for her. Her head was looking down, and when she brought her head up, her eyes scream bloodlust.
Her face full of rage and blood thirst to fight and kill.
"You think you'll kill me easily? Huh? Fucking Titans?" As the fire around her grew bigger, and more powerful, her arm and legs generated rapidly. How the bones, the muscles looks like it is weaved as it grows and skin grew evidently fast. Faster than a Titan can regenerate.
Even how emotionless the Titans can be, they stood there dumbfounded at the sight. "Tch." The maiden just clicked her tongue. She then raised both of her arms above her head. "HAPPY MINCING DAY, FUCKING TITANS!" when she brought her arms down and towards the direction of the Titans, sending of flames infused with wind that practically cut through the sturdy muscled of the Titans. All ten of them were minced to unbelievably small sizes. Like they weren't even giants to start with.
While enjoying her killing spree, a loud scream of a Titan was heard from afar. "Whoa, whoa! Something interesting is going on, might as well check the fuck out and kill some fucking more Titans." Just as the lady was about to leave, large group of Titan…
A smile formed on her lips, and followed by, "BWAHAHAAHHAHAHH! You just can't enough of getting killed you fucking Titans!" The laugh is menacing, a laugh and cruel one. A laugh that can only come from a merciless and murderous being.
"Cut, kill, blood! I LOVE THIS FEELING!"
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(flashback)
"Let us all make a deal, right here, right now! Since you're into having fun, why don't make me your little toy for now?" Clenching my first at my sides,I looked at the twelve towering giants in my front, chattering and have looks of confusion on their façade.
What do you mean by that Crimson? That was pretty surprising coming from a Demi, like you." The man who helped me evade the previous attack stood up from his seat and dissolved into water. The water slowly crept towards me, and he reappeared in a more human size, but still with the same strong and authoritative physique.
I snorted at his actions, remembering what he just did with my very good friend Medusa. "You smell like rotten fish, Uncle Poseidon." I pushed him in the chest a little, still remembering him, as one of the most powerful one, and would probably eliminate me in a swipe if I disgrace him. "And I won't ever forget what you did to my friend Medusa, you have my word."
He just disregarded my best effort to threaten him and let out a soft chuckle. He again dissolved into water and returned back to his seat, once a giant again. "Say brother, why don't we allow our little kid down there to the world of mortals?"
The man holding a lightning bolt on his side, exchanged looks at the man who is now holding his trident at his side. I smell fighting.
"Why not let the beauty do what she wants? It's her game anyways?" The flamboyant lady giant adjusted her arm, now on her chest level as she looked straight into me. She was really beautiful indeed, but I feel disgusted just by looking at her. Also considering how slutty she is. Aphrodite.
"Thank you for the support, my fair Aunt." I said with an obvious sarcasm. "But dear Lords, I want an answer for my proposal now. Not tomorrow but now."
I swallowed the fear as I tried to sound superior and somehow powerful in front of these 12 insanely powerful beings. The others, not paying attention before, has their eyes on me now as well.
"What choice do I have, young lady. I'll allow you to go, in one condition…" Zeus, the man holding the lightning bolt stand and transformed into a much more human size in a lightning speed. The other 11 did the same, and now I am more like clueless of what's about to happen. They all went nearer to me, but still with safe distance (at least for me).
I gathered all my courage and asked. "What condition?"
(before leaving for the Earth)
I prepared myself beyond imagination for this day. It might not harvest good results immediately, but slowly, and surely I would. As I was halfway through where the gates are, and the palace is like the size of pebble on my sight, a tree suddenly went on fire. A wild fire, an alive fire. It must be him.
"Show yourself! I know who you are!" I grabbed my two swords which Hephaestus gave to me as his birthday present as I am his favourite demigoddess.
"Please, I mean no harm, Crimson, I am here just to warn you." Out from the burning fire, a voice emerged and slowly, the fire detached itself from the branches, and slowly formed into a human figure.
I clicked my tongue, thinking how stupid I might be to even talk to this God. "I am far more knowledgeable to even talk to someone like you. Hades"
He lowered his head, and I was about to think that he'll allow me to kill him on the spot, but he laughed loudly. "HAHAAHAHA! Just as I expected from you! Dear Crimson, you're just like your Mom!"
Taken by confusion of why the heck he knows my Mom (even I don't know who my Mom is), I didn't noticed that he has shifted his position, he is now at my back and his hands touched my shoulder blades, and it felt, warm, and it hurts.
I swung my sword towards him, but was unsuccessful to hit anything. "Just what is that for!"
"That tattoo, is for you." I carefully touched the tattoo on my back and using the reflection of my sword to see a glimpse of it. The form of the tattoo are Greek words, which says: ο "χρόνος σας εξαντλείται"
It sure was not bleeding and the pain went away too fast "Get lost now! Or else I'll take some measures to get rid of you!"
He smiled at me; it was surprising, not because he just smiled. But his smile might be the warmest smile I've received ever. "Please take care of yourself, Crimson, my beautiful lady." He brought his cape around him, and disappeared through the smoke, leaving no trace behind.
I was about to continue to walk towards the gate, when I saw something from the ground where he last stood. A gem, size of a small pendant, with blue and red fire swirling and burning endlessly inside. I was uninterested with it, yet, something pushed me to get it. I put it around my neck and continued then again to walk.
Finally I reached the gates, and I can literally smell the Earth air, the air mortals breathe, and it was a great relief.
I remained standing in front of the gates, leading to the mortal land, Earth. I was beyond excited to be in that place, where people's lives for something, unlike those who lives in this place. The mortals are my par, my equal, and I know they would be very glad to have the same being with them. I am still a mortal as well.
"My, my, who's that seductive lady staring at the forbidden gates of Earth?"
I looked at my side, where I saw him standing. "Perseus, what do you want now? I would be leaving so what now?" He walked towards me, nearer, and he touched my cheek to slightly caress my face, studying every detail of my façade in the process.
He chuckled a bit, "Why don't you just marry me?" And he placed a light kiss on my cheek. Though it might be a pretty common gesture in this place, it just seems to be too appropriate that he is the one who gave that kiss to me.
I punched him on his jaw, hard, that my hand itself has gained bruise from the hit. "You're beyond hopeless, Perseus, there's no way I would marry you, or any other Gods or Demis!" My right hand on the handle of one of my swords, ready to cut this insolent being to half.
"My, my, no need to be too reckless Crimson, my dear. I just wanted to give you a parting gift."
Wait, did he call me Dear? Gross, and unacceptable! He then started to walk towards me, again. When he is just few feet away from me, a blue gem appeared right into my face, and he pushed it towards my forehead, the gem disappeared as it bored inside my head.
I fell down on my knees as pain takes over me, my head feels like it is about to get cracked open. I scream with agony and pain. Both of my hands are on my temples, creating some sort of illusion that the action would ease the pain. But it didn't help in easing the pain.
"What was the! You…. AHHHHHH!" I coughed up blood from my mouth and blood from my ears , nose and eyes came immediately.
"Well, that was my gift to you, Crimson." He picked me up, by my collar and threw me to the now opened gates to Earth. "But for now, goodbye Crimson." A smile, if I don't know his true self, might be a smile of pureness and innocence.
I winced at the pain I am struggling to. The cold wind hitting my body. I prayed to my grandfathers, the Titans (not those on Earth) to help me. Help me live and land safely to Earth and fulfil my duty to prove something to the Olympians. That humans are not mere "toys" and "pastime".
(end of flashback)
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(Crimson POV)
I woke up lying down in the ground. I can't still see clearly, but I know that I am lying on the ground. "Hmmm… is heaven this hard to lie on? And also… damp?" When I opened my eyes, it is all blurry to recognize anything rather than blinding ray of light which seems to be escaping from intertwined tree branches.
"Wait? Trees? Trees in fucking heaven?" My vision finally cleared to recognize that I was lying on the cold hard ground and looking up at the clear blue sky with trees on the sides. "And why is the ground moist… AHHHHHH!"
When I looked around the area, it was a total mess. The ground I am sitting at is damp from pools of blood, and when I turned to my left, a giant eye split in half welcomed me, and it is already vaporizing. I hesitantly touched it, and it was still warm and the cut is fresh. But one thing is suspiciously wrong. It is not a cut from a blade, the cuts are burned. Like it was from a flame.
I managed to stand up and took a better look at the area. "What the fuck has happened…" parts of Titans and their flesh are scattered all over the area, each are vaporizing right in front of me. Who has done this…
Thinking what the hell I should do, a blinding light suddenly appeared in a tree, and a portal like thing opened. I unconsciously grabbed for my blades at my side, which were surprisingly not there. My entire gear is not there.
And two persons came out of the portal. A woman and a man.
"Hello there, dearest Crimson. How have you been these past few years on this mortal's territory?" The woman spoke first. The indeed beautiful woman was wearing armor, coated by gold and bronze wearing a helmet covering her dirty blonde hair, and holding a lance on her left hand.
"Wh… Who are you! Are you here to kill me you weird people? You can't get anything from me, stay away!" I was slowly backing down when I hit at something behind. When I turned around to see what it is..
"Hey there Crimson, how's life living as a mortal? Feeling great? How was it fighting like a wild beast just a while ago?"
I squealed as I turned around and run away from the armoured person. He is adorned with heavy and sturdy looking metal armour of gold and bronze, but he looks so scarred, in contrast to the other lady he is with. In his back, rests a big pair of swords, its tip reaching the ground.
"Who's the wild beast?" I looked around at the area once again, and realized how gruesome the scene is. Whoever did this, I can call a monster, a killing machine. "And who the fucking hell are you!"
In a flash the woman who is far from I appeared in front of me.
"I am Athena, and this man is Ares. We're here to give and tell something to you."
"What the hell are you even talking about? Last time I checked I don't know people who has those name of yours." I was standing firm, but my legs are starting to feel like jelly. I can't move, nor run, even how much I want to.
The woman reached her shield towards me and… "I give this to you…" The enormous shield she was holding suddenly became so small, smaller than a teacup plate. The object float towards me, and I stupidly took hold of the object.
"Wha… what is this…" I know the thing was a compact mirror. Before I can even asked properly…
"And this is my gift to you." Ares grabbed the pair of swords from his back and threw it towards my direction.
I closed my eyes preparing to get stabbed and killed by the enormous swords, but when I opened my eyes, I felt a warm object circling my neck. "This is…" Now, joining my red gem necklace, I have a new pendant of swords, the swords overlapping each other, just like the small version of the sword thrown to me. And its handle, with red gem size of a fist, it's inside glowing with sort of fire in it.
"χρόνος σας εξαντλείται" they both said in unison.
"What the heck does that mean?"
They just smiled at my question, heck what are their problem. I was about to run, because I can't process everything properly anymore, everything is too much. Perfect timing when, "Fenrir!" I saw Fenrir, from afar. You won't fail to notice the horse's towards me, like he is my savior.
When the Fenrir is just a few meters away from me, I shot a last look at the two individuals. "Whatever you are, don't you dare show your faces to me anymore." Fuck because they are fucking creepy. "Or else, it would be a promise that I would annihilate you." And with that, I hopped in to Fenrir and made a quick ran away from the mess.
Running a few feet away from the two, I turned my back to get a glimpse of them. The portal where they came from opened once again, and the light devoured them and they disappeared.
"For fuck's sake, say Fenrir, am I dreaming?" Fenrir just neigh and that alone made me smile a little as I buried my face to its unbelievably soft hair. "And just what the heck really happened back there." I looked down at my arms and leg, remembering it was amputated from the previous battle I am with, and that is the last thing I can remember before I woke up.
"But why did my arm and leg grow back?" I thought of ideas like me being a Titan shifter like Eren? No it is fucking impossible, I also tried to try and bite my hand. No results.
"Owh, wait, I need to fire a smoke round." Luckily the smoke gun was still ok and functioning, I fired the green one, hoping they see the message that there is some lone soldier struggling to find the others."Wait, I feel sleepy…" and I quickly doze to sleep again.
Not to brag, Fenrir has these senses of direction. That even I decided to sleep now, I know he'll lead me to the right way.
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(Levi POV)
"Don't lose the core objective. Is it more important to get what you want? Isn't he an important friend?" I didn't wait for Mikasa to give her response as I carried Eren, not to mention he is fucking filthy.
Albeit suffering from the injury on my left leg upon a wrong landing on the Female Titan's hand, I still managed to carry the brat swiftly. Also, I was thinking of a certain crybaby."Is she still alive?" I clicked my tongue at the thought, at the fact that I am worried about her. It might be unavoidable, when I just saw my squad killed, in all sort of gruesome form and way.
I might be humanity's strongest, but I am still a mere human. I wanted to cry back then when I saw Gunther, his neck almost cut all through, Erd, cut into half, Auruo lying on the grass lifeless, and Petra who is in an unimaginable distorted position, her front pressed unto the tree. They might say they died in honor, but they really died in pain, in fear, they died with their eyes open. They died clouded in fear.
A single, but more meaningful that hours of continuous tear, dropped from my left eye. I wiped those tears with my jacket sleeve. I am glad that Mikasa is just behind me and she possibly won't notice the gesture as she was too focused with Eren.
"Levi Heichou…Uhmmm…." Mikasa was stumbling on the words she must use. For her question might be uncomfortable on her part or my part.
"Hurry your ass up and ask what you want. We need to keep up with the group."
"Where might be Crimson – san is? Is she de…"
"SHUT UP!" Fuck, I screamed. I fucking screamed. I don't even know why I screamed. Am I just tired? afraid? Or might be frustrated? No. I am fucking not.
Mikasa mumbled an almost unrecognizable sorry as we decided to stay quiet until we reached everybody.
"If she's not in the group when we reach there. She's probably already…"
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(Crimson POV)
I think I've slept for a few minutes and when I woke up…
"Holy shit…"
I saw Gunther, his wires hooked from a tree and is hanging upside down. His eyes open and his neck were almost cut through. Right at that moment a creaking sound was emitted from Gunther's wire. Now he was falling down straight to the ground.
I caught him at the right time, now I am holding him in my arms. And he was cold, and dead… "Gu… Gun.. Gunther, what the heck, why the heck did you die…" Tears we're about to fall from my orbs, but I did my best to hold back those tears. Mourning can wait later. I need to find the others.
Now, the cold and lifeless Gunther is on my back, I made Fenrir run faster, faster is better, we'll lose the light a few more hours, and that would be a problem. I was full of hope to see everyone smiles once again when…
"No… No way…" Now the tears went rolling down my face, and I am not even aware that I am crying, the tears just keeps on flowing non – stop.
In my view, there was Erd, cut into half, Auruo pinned down to the ground, and Petra has her front distortedly pressed against the tree.
Their eyes were open. But their hearts we're not beating anymore. They died in pain, in fear.
"C… Cri… Crimson…" A faint but recognizable voice called to me.
"Pe…PETRA!" I immediately hopped down my horse and rushed to her aid. "Are you alright? Hang in there, I'll call for help, you hang in…"
Petra smiled at me, the same smile that can make the whole room light up. "Please don't bother Crimson, I have little time left…" She coughed blood from her mouth.
"Please don't… don't talk anymore… please just… rest until help comes." I tried to straighten her body to carry her up to Fenrir, but she just winced with pain. Her spine must be broken.
"Crimson…" She looked me in a way that she is pleading. "Please… Please take care of… Levi Heichou… take care of everyone… and my father…" A series of bloody coughs followed.
"NOOO! You can't fucking die! The fucking Female Titan did this right? I'll fucking kill that bitch! I'll rip that shit into pi…"
I was cut from my speech when Petra placed her hand on top of mine. Both of my hands then clutched the limp hand of hers.
"P… Please… Please tell everyone… my… my family... everyone's family… that… we died with honor… and… we love them…"
Those were Petra's last words before her hand fell from my hold. She died smiling. She looks so peaceful. So peaceful that it hurts…
"That's a promise. And the squad would bring back your bodies. That's a promise…" I reached out my hand to wipe the still damp tears on her orbs, and slowly closed her eyes. "Please rest now peacefully, you're now free…" Tears rolled down continuously on my blood stained face.
I put my four sibling figures dead and heavily mutated bodies beside each other to the tree where Petra is. I hope the group could find their bodies easily. I said a silent promise to them that I'll avenge their deaths and took my leave.
"I'll kill that fucking Titan, I'll kill that fucking Female Titan!" That phrase were the only words that is on my mind as I ride my horse at full speed, hopeful that I'll be able to regroup with the others.
I halted, Fenrir neighed loudly at the figure in front of us…
"You… you must be that bitch…"
I don't know this fucking blue eyed blonde femme, but with what I am seeing now… Her arms we're both amputated and her left leg as well. And it was regenerating. Though the only thing that is regenerated were the bones, and a few muscles.
I went down at my horse and slowly approached the bitch. I drew out my blades at my side (I carry an extra gear in my horse, perks of being a squad leader) and pointed it at her. "You're the bitch who killed my friends, right?" I lifted her chin with my blades, I scrutinized her every features, and making sure I memorize every angle of this face.
"Now, I'll give you two options. One, you can surrender now, peacefully, or…" I brought the other blades on my hand and pointed it to her throat as well. "Two, I'll mince you to tiny pieces right here right now!"
After saying that, a lightning strike the ground, and I went flying to a tree, luckily I made it in time to evade a major hit at the big ass tree. But the real deal is the thing in front of me. The Female Titan.
We locked gazes at each other. Now with her full form, she tossed her arms to me, clumsily. "She must be out of juice."
Now was my time to take charge. I launched my left wire to the tree beside her. Now her attention was there, I hooked the other wire on the tree on her right, and let go of then ones on her left. I gracefully maneuvered towards her nape. And inflicted a shallow wound. "Her muscles are probably sturdier than a normal Titan."
I went for another attack and my blades just got chipped off, I totally forgot about her selective crystallization as her special ability.
The battle went on for half an hour, I try to attack her, she tries as well. Moreover it is became an offense and defence fight, at that is what made me frustrated. I fucking want to kill this bitch right now.
I decided to catch my breath and hide under a thick leaved branch of a tree, when..
My shoulder blades hurt, like it was burned. ""What do I have at my back? Is it the weird tattoo?"
But before I gave too much focus on my tattoo, the sword pendant were now floating in the air and glowing with a very bright color of red and blue. I am a cat, so probably curiosity would kill me, I touched the pendant with both of my hand, like I was touching a very delicate item.
The light became brighter and stronger, that it blinded me. When I managed to open my eyes, I realized that my gear was not around me anymore, nor my blades as each piece were blasted all over the place.
What is around my hand was a pair of big swords, the bigger version of the pendant around my neck. Each handle have orbs, size of a fist, inside of it, fire is swirling. Red with the one and blue with the other one.
I lifted up the sword and to my surprise… "This is surprisingly light…" Realization hit me, it was that Ares' "gift" to me, the exact same swords.
When I looked at where the Female Titan is, she already started to run away. "Hey you bitch, don't you just walk out on me!" This is my last shot, if this won't do, then I am totally dead.
Up from the tree, I charged towards the Female Titan and aimlessly slashed the unfamiliar blades to her chest. And the wound is deep, forming an "X" form. "It… It went through…" The wound is deep, the blood spurted all over the place, and to me. The Titan fell down on her knees.
I kicked back pretty hard on the Titan, and luckily, landed on a tree's branch. When I looked down at the two swords… "Flames…" The one on my right is engulfed with red flames, while the left one, with blue flames. "Let me try again."
I jumped above the tree, completely forgetting the fact that I don't have any 3DMG. "Shit… God, if you really exist, save my ass if you may." I closed my eyes, preparing to hit the hard instead of falling down, I felt my body, floating, with blue and red flames surrounding me.
"Whoah, what fuck's happening to me?" NO, no, I can't be that monster those two damn weirdos are referring me to. When I looked at my arm, which gained a deep bruise from the Female Titan's first attack,… "It's... It's healing…"
I became too focused on myself that I didn't notice the Female Titan's arm swung at my side. My back hit the tree, and I fell unconscious. Struggling to open my eyes, I saw was the shifter's body emerging from the Titan's nape. She can barely stand as she has her arms still regenerating and some muscles still attached to her face. And that was the last thing I saw before I fell unconscious for the second time this day.
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(Levi POV)
We've finally regrouped with the others. Eren is safe, but we lost a great number of soldiers in a mere practice expedition. This would be a problem to deal with the Military and the King.
The newbies finished wrapping the corpse and they laid them to the ground for records. I saw those hands. Hands with bite marks. "Everyone…" I knelt down and skilfully tore the badge from the jacket socket. "Petra…"
"3 are missing in action. That would be final." Erwin declared to this soldier named Ivan.
"Don't you two have any human feelings at all?" Ivan shouted at Erwin and I as we walked away to prepare for our return within the walls.
Of course we do have human feelings. Who does he think we are? Heartless and ruthless monsters? Within a single afternoon, my entire treasured soldiers and friends died. Petra, Auruo, Erd, Gunther. Of course I am hurt. I wanted to crush that Titan shifter to death. But I know that can wait.
Of course, I wanted to avenge every one's death. I wanted to end the reign of these filthy Titans, but it was too… difficult. We lost lives in every expedition. Countless lives, lives that hopes for humanity's freedom. They die with honor, as every soldier do. But when would all these pointless death stop? Even I do not know.
The sky was beautiful at this very moment. The colors of peach, pink, blue, red and orange fighting for dominance, as Crimson always says, it was majestic. I secretly looked for her when we regrouped, but she's not around. Her squad, including her bestfriend Nanaba is crying with agony. He is blaming himself for letting Crimson go alone.
We are now advancing towards the wall, hoping to reach there before night falls. When loud thumps of footsteps and the ground was light shaking.
"Titans!" A soldier from the rear shouted.
Ivan, with his friend has brought back their friend's dead body, and now, countless of Titans followed them.
Erwin decided it would be better to outrun them than to engage with any fight. But that is not the problem. We were slowed down by the luggage at the rear.
When I heard the soldier from the rear, thinking of engaging to a fight, I took the necessary actions.
"No. Just abandon the bodies. They'll reach us."
"B… But…"
"In the past, many bodies haven't made it back. These guys aren't anything special." I could fight them. I can, damn this injury. Fuck this. This doesn't have to happen.
The soldiers on the crate carrying the corpses throw each of the bodies, one at a time. The bodies would either land somewhere or either crushed by the Titans' feet. It was horrible, that I can't do anything.
When I glimpsed a look at my back, a familiar corpse with orange hair is what I saw. I only saw the lower part of her face but I know it was her. "Petra… Sorry everyone…"
Every single corpse was thrown in the plain field, and luckily, we outrun the took another stop to see and check the additional casualties. I saw Ivan, looking blankly at nothing. I know this kind of expression. He is blaming himself for everything. I fished the badge which belongs to Petra from my pocket. Then I went near the man.
"Captain Levi… I…"
"This proves that they were alive. To me at least." I hand down the badge to the soldier. "This was Ivan's" One white lie must not that be bad, if that can ease a soldier's guilt. I left him, alone, he is crying. I felt envious, envious that he can cry to at least let the pain out. While I, the humanity's strongest can't even have the liberty to cry. I must set an example. I must. But I badly want to cry. I am humanity's strongest for fuck's sake.
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(Levi POV)
We went back inside the walls, and as usual, the town folks were saying things like:
"They've wasted our money."
"Suicidal people."
"Wasting their lives."
I was used to this, I need to. Someone has to be strong to endure all of this, and I am one of those persons to endure all this stupid people's senseless opinions.
In just a moment, Petra's Dad came rushing to me, holding a piece of paper which seems like a letter.
"Eh, you know, Petra's still young to marry."
I don't love Petra, I really don't, but I do care for her, my friends, my squad, the entire Scouting legion. I must be out of character and all, considering that I might be always stoic and looks uninterested all the time.
I lost them even before I tell them how much they mean to me. Erd, Petra, Auruo, Gunther… Crimson… they were friends…. NO! They are FAMILY.
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(3rd POV)
- later that night -
"There is someone advancing towards the gates together with a carriage!" The military police barged in the room without any notice or permission.
"An outsider?!" Hanji, now walking towards the officer, and took hold both of its shoulders.
The officer slightly flinched with the contact. You can't blame him, this is Hanji Zoe's scary and serious face anyways. "No Squad Leader Zoe! I am afraid that the person seems to be from your squad, that is why I immediately informed you!"
"That's not a good joke…" Erwin told himself. He was actually happy because someone returning alive and breathing and sad because it sound too pleasing to be possible.
Hanji now released her hold to the soldier, went to grab her gear and was ready to go. "Ok, I'll go and see." Hanji looked at Mike, Erwin and Levi.
The three silently looked at each other. "We'll go as well." Erwin as well stand up got ready in a few seconds.
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Owh, next chapter would be a chapter full of angst with Crimson being deliriously, I mean she's in a moment of emotional breakdown and stuff. Drama, because hello everyone died. And a little fluff and romance between Levi and Crimson, yes this time, it won't be like a prank like that 'cockroach scene" hahaha XD
Well I think I'll drop some preview of sort of like that:
. "You're the one who ordered to leave the corpses behind, right?"
His eyes darkened and became bigger and wider than usual. I can see it even how dark it might be dark tonight. He let out a long sigh. "Yes, I…"
Before he can even finish his sentence, I lifted him with both of my hands, by his collar. "How can you… They're fucking dead already for fuck's sake. How can you make such decision!? Didn't you think how their families would feel? I know they might have said, "we are fine" "we are ok", BUT NO! There is no fucking way one would feel ok thinking their loved ones would rot outside just like that, and alone! Do you fucking understand me? You fucking Squint Corporal?!"
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PS.
My friend, RockahollicaxX can't do her update for Liars Go To Hell. She's a busy woman, unlike me, who is aloof and all XD Owh well, please her story as well.
Also if you're into Ouran HS Host Club, I am making a fiction about it too, a Kyoya x OC fiction, hope you also check that out as well.
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