Chapter 2: Illusion of Peace

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the little teaser that was chapter 1, so here's chapter two! Keep in mind that this story follows under the continuity of the first story and some plot details won't follow in the show's order. Once again, nothing here is ours.

It was a sight nobody thought they would see: expansion. Just a week away from the Wall Maria, a new district was being prepared. A district that would soon be named Tanakibo.

Five years ago, such a thing could never happen. No one would dare set a single toe outside the walls, but times have changed. Thanks to a hulking beast that came from nowhere, the Titans were scarcely seen. During a small attack just six months ago a small iron mine was discovered. Historia, who was proven to be true royalty and claimed the throne, ordered a mine to be built, resulting in a new district to be formed.

Off in the distance, was a small group of people coming towards the city. This was the Survey Corps. Near the center of the line was a familiar set of individuals. One of them, Eren Yeager, was known wide by another name, The Rouge Titan.

Along with his friends, Mikasa and Armin, the Survey Corps were suspended for weeks. Thanks to the great predator, any Titan activity was so scarce it wasn't even necessary to go out looking for them. Due to the importance of this project, the military had been switching branches around, having entire branches guard this small town.

"I can't believe it." Armin said out loud, "we get to safe guard the first new settlement in a century!"

"Keep calm Armin," Mikasa said, "pretty soon there will be more cities like this all over the place soon enough."

"Excuse me for having a sense of grandeur." Said Armin.

"I'm all for it too Armin," Eren said, "a world without Titans is the only one I ask for."

They had arrived at the entrance of the city. Levi raised his hand giving the order to stop. Everyone halted as he began to speak up.

"Alright," he called out, "Listen up; I'm dividing you to different posts. Everyone on my right is on front border watch, everyone to my left is on back border watch. On the boarders are lookout towers. Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and everyone else in center: you're central patrol. If anyone sees anything over 10 feet tall, light the signal flares inside the tower, that's Center patrol's signal to leap into action and take the problem down. Any questions?"

There was a silence.

"Alright then," He continued, "everyone get into positions."

Meanwhile…

The waves bounced off the rock on the end of the coast. The sounds of the water remain unheard by human ears. But it wasn't a mere human who was there.

On the Cliffside, Reiner watched the Sea. He stood completely motionless as the ocean remained calm. Behind him came another Shifter, Ymir.

"Is your little 'experiment' working?" she asked, barely even showing any emotion.

The once calm waters turned to chaos as a large torrent exploded towards the sky. Emerging from the water were two colossi locked in fierce combat. The first creature was a gigantic octopus, one Reiner has nicknamed Daidako. The second was a more fearsome beast, a saurian the people of this world came to call The Great Predator. To another, his name is Godzilla.

"You tell me." Reiner sneered.

The two shifters watched as the Kaiju duo fought. Daiako has engulfed Godzilla's body with tentacles, causing the beast to struggle. Eventually, Godzilla was able to free one of his hands. Using his claw, he removed the tentacle that held his mouth shut, just to have another wrap it right back down.

Realizing he couldn't struggle against this Cephalopod foe, Godzilla decided to take a more energetic approach. His spines lit in their warm orange glow as he prepared to strike back. A powerful blast of radioactive heat tore Daikado's tentacles, giving him more breathing room. His arm completely free for a second, he took hold of Daikado's body and pushed with all his strength.

The monstrous invertebrate struggled against the colossal reptile, keeping on tight. What it didn't see however, was Godzilla's tail. Able to find a gap, Godzilla pried his tail between the eight limbed opponent and himself. Then, like a crowbar, he used his tail as extra leverage to fling the hapless mollusk away.

Diakado landed on the shore, wriggling around to get into walking position as Godzilla slowly advanced forward. Desperate, the octopus used its tentacles to pick up many of the large rocks scattered across the rocky shore.

Godzilla finally placed his feet on dry land as Diakado prepared to strike. Diakado flung rocks, one by one, at his oncoming attacker. Godzilla was able to dodge half of them, but was inevitably hit by the other. One lucky shot was enough to throw off his balance, causing him to tumble onto his side.

Reiner couldn't help but smile as Diakado crawled towards the fallen beast. Godzilla lay there as the monster Mollusk made its way towards him. Once again, Diakado had forgotten about Godzilla's tail, which he was now right under. In one motion, Godzilla whipped his tail, taking the octopus with it. Slammed onto the ground, Diakado was left stunned for a few seconds.

Godzilla had made his way back to his feet, towering over the paralyzed cephalopod. He began to punch the octopus repeatedly as it was down. Luckily for Diakado, he had one more defense; he squirted a jet of thick, slimy ink right into Godzilla's face. Surprised in blindness, Godzilla grasped his face and shrieked. This allowed Diakado to climb Godzilla's back, making his way to the dinosaur's face.

Diakado clung tightly to Godzilla's head, making an attempt to squish the reptile's skull and feed off his flesh. The spines on Godzilla's back began to glow once more. The octopus's body glowed as well, giving a clue to his fate. Diakado's body burst into flames as the red beam blasted through his carapace. The massive body plopped on the ground, burning and lifeless.

Raising his head, Godzilla opened his jaws and let loose his trademark roar, alerting all to his victory.

"Damn." Reiner said, staring at Godzilla. "Damn you."

"Did you honestly expect an octopus to kill that thing?" Ymir asked.

"No," he said, lowering his head in frustration. "Just hoped to learn. To learn its weakness, see if it had something we could use. A blind spot, an allergy, anything we can use against this thing. Every day that monster lives is another delay in our mission. None of us are safe; Titan, Shifter, we're all just another appetizer to him."

Ymir placed her hand over his shoulder. She may not have completely agreed with the plan, but she had one simple choice; stay with her kind and survive, or risk the lives of hundreds by siding with the humans. If it meant keeping Historia safe, she had to pick the Titan's side.

But that wasn't all this was about. She knew the hidden motive Reiner had. He wanted Godzilla dead. Almost a year ago the monster had killed off Bertolt, who was not only the strongest of the shifters, but was Reiner's greatest friend.

Reiner wanted revenge. She could tell by the way he looked as he stared at Godzilla returning to the Sea. He brushed off her hand and turned around.

"Back to base," he said, "We're done here."

She followed him back to the forest, but not before Reiner took a look back at the saurian beast descending.

Soon, he thought to himself, soon the Great Predator will fall.

They made their way back to the woods, safe once again from the detection of humans. What they didn't see, however, was a pair of eyes watching their every move.

A/N: special thanks goes out to the followers of the original story for coming back; you guys are awesome! The next chapters will be a bit longer so expect longer time in-between you all next time!