Chapter Two: Praise The Walls!
As the soldiers moved on, the crowds disipated, save for a few as some knelt to try to comfort the old woman. "meh, all of our taxes go to those wimps? what a waste!" someone spat. Before Shaun could stand up to the bystander, someone whacked the man on the head with a stick. As the angry man spun around to find the culprit, Shaun leaned over and saw the attacker -a small boy, slightly younger than himself- being dragged off by another kid, a young girl with a red scarf. Way to go, Kid! Shaun thought.
Shaun laughed aloud as the man rubbed his head, cursing aloud. "OI ! What are you laughing at, runt!" He yelled, taking a step forward. "You got what you deserved, mate. The Survey Corps are heroes!" Shaun yelled before hightailing it down a back alley, followed by his brother, laughing hysterically.
After losing the angry bystander, Shaun and Adrian sat at one of the lakes in Shiganshina, looking up at the massive wall which seperated them from the monstrous titans. "hey, Do you ever wonder what it'd be like to explore the outside world? "Adrian asked, "eh, sometimes, I guess..." Shaun trailed off in response. "I've always wanted to go out there, to explore the world. but you know, I'm too sentimental, I'd prefer to protect humanity from the Titans. "
"So you wanna join the Garrison?" Shaun asked. "Yeah, I guess so." Adrian nodded. "Hey, wanna go back and see how that Preacher dude reacts when he sees the Survey Corps go past?" Adrian asked Shaun, "Aye, 'bet he'll probably flip them the finger or summit' like that." On that, the two left to go back to the Gatehouse. A small kid darted into their path, sprinting across the street. Definatly younger than Shaun, he accidently ran straight into him, the two flinched from the shock and aq large book fell from the sdmaller boys' grasp and dropped to ther floor. Shaun bent and picked up the book, brushing the dust off of it from where it hit the ground, "oh, sorry mate. didn't see you there." He handed him the book and the kid thanked him and started running again. "that was weird..." Shaun smirked.
"Heathens! Sinners and Scum of the earth!" The preacher yelled from his box-top podium, "You have no faith in the Walls, going beyond them, ignoring their sacredness. Atone for your sinful ways now, and be blessed by the Holy Walls!" He shouted down at the passing soldiers. Commander Shadis stepped to one side, lurching forward at the Preacher, clenching his fists, causing the other man to flinch and back off.
Shadis rejoined the line of soldiers and lead them further behind the Walls. "Fools! you have no faith in the Infallibility of the Walls!" He yelled to the tail of the group as he regained his footing. "Did that guy seriously just slag them off to their faces? what kind of person..." Shaun trailed off, raising fists. Adrian placed a hand on his shoulder, "Hey, hey. don't. Do not attack him, Shaun!"
Just at that moment, there was a bright flash and the ground shook, knocking everyone off their feet...
This is where the story is gonna pick up if I've bored you with the last two chapters.