"Hey! Look, behind them!"

Flashes of green with the Survey Corps' emblem was visible, whizzing around the titans necks, as they dropped like flies from both sides, closing in. And just behind the titans, lines of horses were charging towards them - some overtaking them and heading right for the castle, and a few staying just within reach as soldiers hovered over the napes of giants, slaying them and effectively dodging them.

"The rest of the groups must of seen them heading this way and followed!" Sasha cheered, feeling grateful they weren't going to be left stranded on a tower that was on the verge of collapsing, unarmed and surrounded by titans.

It wasn't long before Armin could confirm that the green blur, continuously zooming from one titan to the next was Captain Levi, however, it was the colour red that caught his eye.

"Mikasa! Watch out!"

Mikasa's wire was caught by a titan's hand. A 15-meter class with eyes as black as coal, its dark hair falling just above them, and baring it's teeth, sharper than the blades they carried to kill the titans. It watched her as she swung around its neck with what little wire she had left and tried to cut herself free, but to no avail. The titan seemed to catch sight of what she was doing, and with all its force, slammed its fist into the ground, bringing her wire and Mikasa down with it. The ground gave way beneath its giant hand, and within a flash, the rest of the titan's body followed, steam pouring out from the huge slash across the back of its neck.

"MIKASA!"

"What happened?! Did she kill it?" Jean asked Armin, who was peering into the mass of steam that was rising, clouding everything from their view.

"I doubt it. I saw her falling just before it hit the ground," Sasha said, a doleful look on her face.

The five of them looked on, not saying a word, automatically thinking the worst, but trying their best not to. More and more steam gathered as more titans fell at the hands of the Survey Corps, heavy thud after heavy thud. Armin counted as they dropped almost rhythmically.

I can't see Mikasa anywhere, but then again, I can't see anyone through all that steam. There were so many titans behind her when she fell and her wire was caught by that titan…could she really have gotten out of that unscathed? This isn't like Mikasa at all; she's always so in control of herself, especially when Eren is concerned…could it be what he had said to her the other day? Granted it was a horrible thing to say and Eren felt bad about it afterwards, but I didn't think it would bother her this much. I guess she isn't as strong as everyone thinks...

"EREN!" Armin shouted as loud as he could, hoping his voice would reach him over the stampede of titans and all the horses heading his way.

His hand seemed to have regenerated, however, his arm and leg weren't making any progress at all. His attention went back to where the titans and Survey Corps were currently engaged in battle, hoping to see his dear friend had somehow come out unharmed and that she was making her way over here as fast as she could. However, once he saw Captain Levi, he realized that it was not possible, for in the captain's arms was a girl, limp and lifeless, her ebony hair covered her pale face, and her red scarf flowed behind her, slowly becoming undone and taking off aimlessly into the air. It was like a child losing her kite on a windy day, but Armin knew that scarf meant more to her than anyone else could understand. It wasn't a kite or an accessory, it wasn't just fabric woven together: it was a gift; a reminder.

Armin watched Captain Levi as he carried Mikasa and tried to find a way to get her away from danger. He was starting to become slower - possibly tired from killing a majority of the titans and carrying Mikasa to safety - but his face didn't show any signs of giving up. Throwing her over his shoulder, he shot his grappling hook at a nearby tree as he ricocheted off a titans back. Already knowing his next move, he turned his body, aiming for another lone tree that was equal distance from him and the slowly crumbling tower. He aimed and successfully made contact with the tree, reeling himself in.

It suddenly went darker as a giant shadow emerged, masking the ground beneath him. Within seconds an abnormal lunged forward, mouth open. Acting quickly, Levi swerved and swung around the tree. The titan - too slow to react - jumped head first into the tree, knocking itself out. The hook unlatched itself without Levi realizing, and he dropped a few feet away from the tree. Mikasa landed slightly further away, but still showed no signs of movement.

Jean and Armin could do nothing but watch helplessly as their friend lay on the open ground defenceless. She had now become the centre of attention for many nearby titans, and Captain Levi was standing frozen, exactly where he had landed, watching them approach.

"Why is he just standing there?!" Jean questioned an equally flummoxed Armin.

They couldn't understand: was he just expecting her to suddenly spring back to full health and fend for herself?

They, along with the others with them, looked down at their captain, who was now looking rather vexed, cursing loudly and pulling on his manoeuvre gear.

"Has he run out of gas?" Connie suddenly spoke.

"I wouldn't be surprised, seeing how fast he was going. The others are probably running low too. We weren't supposed to be out this long," Jean stated, his face draining as he watched the advancing titans swarming Mikasa.

Levi snapped out of whatever he was feeling and sprung into a full on run at Mikasa, unsheathing his last blade.

This is madness, Armin told himself, trying his hardest to hold back his tears. He had to be strong, for them: for his friends.

"Is he trying to get himself killed?!" Reiner called out in disbelief from behind, no one knowing what was going to happen next.

Could it be, that on this day, humanity would lose both of their greatest soldiers?