Death: Forgive the wait, I had a bit of writer's block about a certain point beyond here in the story. I couldn't write while I was struggling on a key part of the story. Now I have decided, and I'm back in action.

Chapter Eighteen The Rescue Part One

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Levi felt his pulse quicken, his breath hitch, his heart ramming against his chest. Erwin wasn't being rough, he was being slow and sensual for their first time. This was new to Levi, it was foreign, and yet he was excited.

His stomach tightened in anticipation. While he wished for the man on top of him to hurry up and pound him mercilessly, he was anxious to play along. Never in his life did someone take their time to pleasure him before the main course.

No one bothered to think about teasing his body to the point of insanity before taking his ass. And Erwin was doing just that. The man was driving him to the edge with the damn teasing it almost hurt.

"Erwin...!" Levi gasped when a nip to his inner thigh had him squirming.

Intense blue eyes bore into the captain, and for some reason he forgot how to breathe. Was this what the difference was between making love and just plain sex? If so, he would take this any day with Erwin.

"Why...why so slow?"

"Because," Erwin drawled as if it was the most obvious answer. "I want our first time memorable. I promise, next time I'll satisfy your animalistic needs. But tonight, I'm going to make you beg."

Oh fuck that's hot.

Levi held back a whimper when a hand started exploring between his legs. He squirmed, which was so unlike him he wondered if he was acting like a blushing virgin on his first time. Erwin bit down harshly on his thigh, earning a startled yelp of pleasure filled pain.

"Don't hold back your noises, corporal. I want to hear that voice of yours."

We're playing that game, are we?

"And if I refuse, sir? What will my punishment be, commander?" Levi managed to put on a poker face and somehow didn't falter from the hungry expression the other man sent him.

"I'll make sure you don't come tonight. You won't get release, even after I empty myself inside of you to the brim." Erwin's voice, which was now dark, showed that he will make this threat come true.

Oh shit oh shit ohshitshitshitshit.

Levi practically melted at the idea. Who knew that the most straight cut men, Commander of the Survey Corp, was so lewd? And while a part of him wanted to experience this, he couldn't hold back the whimpers, moans and cries as Erwin continued his exploration.

He managed to find weak spots the captain never knew he had before, like right underneath his calf of the leg he still had feeling in. Another was a pressure point right above his hip bone. For some reason that revealed the most intense reaction from him.

He could feel those eyes on him, marveling as Levi arched his back like a cat in heat, as he mewled and yowled depending on the amount of pressure Erwin was applying. His skin was flushed, his eyes dazed and glossy, and his mind was shattered from the ministrations. His chest hurt from lack of air, as he apparently forgot the basic human instinct to live.

When he calmed down from his high, taking deep breaths and his entire body shaking from the aftermath, he realized with shock that he came. He didn't know until after, with his stomach covered with his own cum.

He came without his cock being touched. He came without being entered. Never in his life did that ever happen.

"You...how..." Levi gasped, still in shock as his member throbbed, still half hard.

At his loss for words, Erwin smirked victoriously.

"Everyone has weak spots. And with the right amount if pressure, whether it be under my finger, or between my teeth, can undo anyone."

I landed the devil himself, didn't I?

"Would you like to end it here?" There was a glint in those eyes Levi did not like.

"You did that on purpose." Levi accused, earning a chuckle. "And I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I'm still hard. I have a lot of stamina when it comes to this."

"You want me inside that bad? Well, I can't deny you, when you present yourself like that." Erwin referred to the lewd position Levi was in.

The captain had his legs spread out, his hips raised just enough to show off his entrance. Lust was heavily emanating from pale blue grey eyes while he bore a devilish smirk. Levi didn't have to know this did things to the commander above him, when the other man's hard length throbbed against his thigh through the pants.

"Now take off your clothes, commander. It's rude when I'm the only one nude in this love making of ours. Wouldn't you agree, sir?"

"Well, since you asked so sweetly, corporal."

Levi watched with hungry eyes, seeing Erwin without clothes for the first time. His mind went crazy for the muscular build of Erwin's torso. Despite his age, he was strong and youthful in appearance. And then he laid eyes on the other man's length.

Oh shit he's big. He's bigger than anyone I've had.

Levi visibly shuddered at the thought of it inside him all the way, stretching his ass more than he thought possible. It also gave him ideas, old fantasies from his own youth resurfaced.

"You have no idea how much I want to act out my sexual fantasies right now." Levi breathed out, his mouth suddenly dry.

"Oh? Tell me about them. We can try them out later."

The captain gulped.

"My mouth being mercilessly fucked until I choke on cum."

Levi noticed how Erwin twitched at the mental image.

"Go on..."

"And another one is a roleplay of master punishing the servant by being tied up and then used from sunset to sunrise. And I'm not allowed to come until the sun rose."

"You're full of surprises, Levi. Then again, I shouldn't be surprised. I have one dark fantasy you might enjoy sometime later."

That got his attention.

"What devious and delicious fantasies do you have?"

Erwin leaned forward, nearly on top of the short captain. Teeth nipped at a pale neck, while hips thrusted into Levi's, and a hot thick member brushed against his entrance. Levi yelped at the feel of that powerful thrust.

"We play the role of our ranks. I ask nicely for a fuck. Little corporal refuses, and the commander pulls rank and forces himself on the corporal. After some time, the corporal comes back begging for more. Essentially the little corporal becomes the commander's personal slut."

I definitely landed the devil incarnate.

Despite how this wasn't his cup of tea, Levi found himself excited at the idea Erwin presented to him.

"Oh fuck...Erwin, I need you." The corporal mewled.

For the rest of the night they enjoyed their first love making. Erwin had it last well into early morning. They collapsed seconds before Hange walked in, and without missing a beat they checked over Levi's injuries much to his horror.

"The fuck, Hange? We're not even dressed!"

"And your point is...? I don't care about seeing naked people. I have no problem with it. I'm not going to judge you."

"You have no sense of decency, do you?"

"By the way, you're well endowed Levi. You're a lot bigger than I imagined."

"HANGE"

"So which of you is top? Give me details! Everyone has made bets, already. I bet on Erwin on top."

"JUST STOP ALREADY"

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Despite how exhausted they were, the managed to appear as if they hadn't had rounds of sex the entire night without sleep. Erwin was able to show off as the perfect commander after a quick shower, washing away the heavy scent of sex and dried sweat from his hair.

Levi on the other hand, he was amazed he could still walk.

He didn't even bother hiding anything. He didn't brag, but he didn't confirm or deny to any questions his squad thew at him. At some point Levi grew annoyed when other people outside his squad started asking questions.

By then Levi lost his patience and started cussing at anyone who so much as looked at him weird. He even had some poor unfortunate souls clean from top to bottom before they even got their breakfast.

At that point everyone avoided him altogether. Which for some reason put him in an even fouler mood than before. He didn't want to be left alone, he wanted everyone to stop putting their noses where it didn't belong. His love life was one of those things he kept secret.

Even though everyone knows he was with the commander.

Still, that doesn't mean he's going to tell anyone details. This was private information, only for between himself and Erwin. Though Hange will now have to be an exception, as they didn't care about seeing them naked and had just finished a full night of love making.

Just after dawn they charged through a gate for their rescue mission.

Levi led his squad, in the center behind Erwin. The plan was to spread out, but remain close within sight. This formation was tighter knit than usual, which ran the risk of being a bigger target for titans. But this wasn't a scouting mission, this was a search and rescue.

Erwin directed them in the direction where Ylmir was last seen headed until she disappeared among trees. The forest was fast approaching, and Levi tensed. He did not enjoy the idea of the entire Survey Corp enter the forest at once, too many possibilities of their plan going wrong. But he trusted the commander's judgment.

The pace slowed down just enough to maneuver through the trees. Erwin raised an arm, signalling for the squad behind him take to the air. Levi gave the command, and without looking back he launched into the trees. He didn't reach too high, preferring to keep the ground within sight, all the while eyes surveyed for any signs of their objective.

"There!" Mikasa spotted their target first.

Levi looked up to see Eren among the branches some twenty meters away. Levi slowed his pursuit, suddenly a bad feeling churned in his gut. His squad caught on to watch his movements, and to their confusion they too slowed down.

"Why aren't we going faster!?" Mikasa was aggravated.

"This is too easy." Was all Levi said, and just as he finished they could hear Eren in the distance as he yelled.

"IT'S A TRAP! RUN!"

The squad had just enough time to prepare when Ylmir swung down from above in her titan form. Levi's squad scattered, preferably to remain out of her reach. Just as the Special Forces Squad cleared out of her way, two other squads ambushed her, allowing Levi and his group to stay focused on Eren. They looked back to see the Armored Titan running at fall speed with Eren trapped on his back by a cage of flesh.

So the Colossal Titan can create mounds of flesh when it can't transform? Saves us having to deal with it at full strength.

Levi sped faster, urging his squad to do the same. Despite its sheer size and weight, the Armored Titan had just enough speed to clear through the forest before the Special Forces Squad could catch up. Levi gritted his teeth in annoyance, before he whistled for his horse. His squad did the same, and within a short time they were racing after on horseback.

Erwin and the rest of the Survey Corp had intervened the Armored Titan's path, cutting off his escape. Reiner changed course, but didn't get the chance to get very far when titans swarmed from all around. Levi turned to his squad with clear orders.

"Ignore the titans unless you're in danger. Keep focus on Eren!"

"Yes, captain!" They chorused.

When they drew near, the squad were in the air again. They used the titans to climb, mindful of hands and teeth aimed their way. The Armored Titan roared, as it fought off titans that clamped their mouths on his arms and legs. To the squad's luck, the majority of the titans didn't pay any mind on the humans. Just like how before with the Female Titan was swarmed, the titans were focused mainly upon the Armored Titan.

Unfortunately, these titans can't get a good grip on the armor. Teeth scraped, unable to keep biting. At some point the Armored Titan thrashed his powerful arms to throw them off. But even if he was free for a few brief moments, he was swarmed once more. The number of titans increased dramatically, and despite using them to get close to Eren, the squad was pushed back when the titans were thrown back.

"Bgarment!" Connie shouted, gaining the other boy's attention to peer out of the hole of caged flesh.

"Was everything a lie? Everything you told us, your wish to drive them back, and the bond we all had, was that a lie!?" Jean angrily took down a titan that tried to chomp on him, eyes blazing as he glared at his former comrade.

Bertoldt answered, but his voice was too weak to be heard over the rush of titans and the Armored Titan's roar.

"Keep talking to him. I'll distract the Armored Titan." Levi instructed, before changing position to be in front of Reiner.

The moment he was within sight of the former scout, eyes trained on him. Unlike Annie, who learned the hard way not to underestimate him, Reiner knew him well enough to predict his moves. What Levi was counting on instead was his speed. Breathing in, he cleared his mind of all distractions. When he breathed out, he dodged an arm swung at him and unleashed his full potential.

He spun circles around the Armored Titan, using the other titans as means to get around when his gear couldn't penetrate rough the thick armor. When a tall titan came up, Levi used it to gain height to launch above Reiner's head. And before the shifter could react Levi spun down on the face, aiming both blades at the eyes.

The Armored Titan roared in anger, his eyes momentarily taken out. Levi tried to pull back and release the blades to remain stuck in the eyes. But his momentum must have been too hard on his gear, for one of the blades wouldn't let go. He pressed the trigger several times to no avail, and panic was starting to set in.

"Captain!" He heard Connie yell out. Levi glanced over to see him attempting to come closer to help.

"Stay back!" Levi ordered, seeing an arm swung at the young man from behind.

From below, Armin witnessed the whole thing. Without can second thought he went into the air quickly. Levi saw the short blonde pushing Connie out of harms way, the pair crashed onto the back of another titan. He watched, relieved they were quick to regain their footing and avoid a titan biting down upon them.

With them safe Levi pulled with all his might to free the stubborn blade. He pushed with his legs, and used his weight to help pull. He managed to pull it out by a few inches when suddenly a hand gripped his uniform and pulled him away. Levi struggled, quickly replacing one blade and held the other, which was surprisingly not broken. One look at it though he could see it had dulled to be useless.

Levi stared into an eye he had just pierced and felt his heart stop.

He's going to eat me.

Chills filled him like cold water drowning him. His suspicions confirmed as the Armored Titan opened his mouth. Levi frantically struggled with all of his might, he tried to turn and cut away his uniform. But his arms couldn't bend in the way he needed them to, and he couldn't go from above and behind his head out of fear of cutting himself.

"You're not like them! You're human, too! You're not like them Reiner!" Levi shouted, hoping to get some sense into the Armored Titan.

But Reiner didn't seem to care. The mouth was closer. Suddenly the world slowed. It was as if everything was happening in slow motion, and the sound was turned off. Levi couldn't hear anything beyond his own heartbeat, which was loud in his ears like a heavy drum.

Live. You have to live. Live! Live, Levi!

How did Eren know what was going on?

And then Levi watched in horror as Erwin took the bite. Teeth clamped down on his right arm, and the commander was yelling. Levi felt a surge of white hot anger pour through. He wasn't paying attention to the words, and he felt the grip on his uniform lessoned to where the fingers held mostly his cloak and barely the jacket underneath.

Levi slipped out of the cloak, free of the garment and the Armored Titan. With a shrill cry of a bird of prey, Levi unleashed relentless attacks upon the Armored Titan. He wasn't aware of his eyes glowing yellow, taking on more of a birds pupil than a humans. Even as the dull blade broke, and unable to replace the hilt, he continued the barrage of attacks on the eyes, replacing one blade each time he stuck one into them.

By the time he was done he had used all of his blades, all of them pierced an eye. Now blind, and enough of a distraction for him not to defend his back, Erwin had struck Bertoldt, effectively freeing Eren. Levi wasn't aware of this happening, as he was still too pissed off. He was dodging fists as the Armored Titan blindly swung, roaring as he attacked.

Levi didn't snap back into reality until someone tackled him and pulled him to the ground in means of preventing him from being eaten by a titan behind him. Levi screeched and kicked, squirming to get free of the hold on him. When he kneed his captor in the gut, Levi stood up, about to resume attacking the Armored Titan. And then he caught sight of Erwin, back on his horse, safe.

Just like that the sound came back, and Levi felt sick to his stomach.

An arm grabbed hold of him and they ran out of the immediate danger of being trampled. He glanced over to realize it was Armin who had tackled him. Levi caught sight of his mare, whistled, and directed them towards her. Stella snorted when she stopped, throwing her head back. Levi jumped on, quickly pulling Armin up behind him and raced off.

Levi caught sight of Mikasa on her horse with Eren holding tight around her middle. Levi directed his horse to move closer, dodging outreached hands along the way. Soon his squad was reunited, but during their escape they had separated from the main group. Levi urged his horse faster to take the lead, as he caught sight of the rest of the Survey Corp not too far away.

However, somehow the Armored Titan was able to somewhat see. He couldn't escape the swarm, but he threw titans in the direction of the Survey Corp. The titans he threw landed between the Special Forces Squad and the main group. To make matters more difficult, Ylmir had emerged from the trees. She caught sight of the squad and came at them full speed.

Taking a chance, Levi led them in the danger zone of titans crashing on top of them. Armin instructed which way to go, eyes trained behind them. The titans that were thrown turned their attention onto Ylmir, and thus she had to deal with a swarm of her own. Then without warning she joined in at Titan Throwing.

"Look out!" Armin warned just in time.

A titan landed in front of them. Levi had enough time to pull his horse into an abrupt stop. Stella rolled her eyes and reared as they almost crashed into the titan. One of the horses behind them had skidded too fast and tripped, rolling forward. Levi glanced over in horror to see Connie's leg trapped underneath his dead mount.

"Connie!" Sasha pulled up, leapt down and pulled him out.

"Any injuries?" Levi breathed, his throat dry.

"I sprained my ankle." The short boy hobbled, as Sasha helped him up on her horse before she sat behind him.

"What do we do? Reiner is still throwing titans and she can't be distracted for much longer." Jean pointed at Ylmir.

"How tired are the horses?" Levi scanned each one of them with scrutiny. He noticed Mikasa's horse was the worst out of all of them.

"Armin, sit behind Jean. Eren, switch to my horse. We need to move fast." Levi instructed, as an idea came to him.

"What's the plan?"

"No time to explain just move!" Levi snapped, and the two boys switched. The moment Eren was on his horse, Levi barely gave him enough time to hang on before he clicked his tongue and they were off.

Levi sent off a green flare just before he led his squad back into the trees. As they ran as fast as their horses could, Levi struggled with the straps of his gear to remove it. Tanned hands joined in to help, and when the straps were freed Levi let his gear fall onto the ground. Stella snorted, grateful of less weight on her back.

"What was that for!?" Jean yelled, as his horse jumped over the gear.

"I was too low on gas and I'm out of blades. Now, we keep moving as fast as we can through the trees. Do not engage any titans unless we absolutely have to. Our objective is to regroup with the rest of the Survey Corp." Levi gave them the plan.

"What if we can't regroup?" Mikasa inquired, hoping there was a back up plan.

"Then we keep going to the gate we came out of. Have your signals ready when I tell one of you to send one off." The short captain had already decided on a Plan B.

Several minutes later they cleared the forest. Levi instructed Armin to send off a green flare. The blonde did as he was told. Levi examined the sky for any responses. His heart sank when a minute went by and no flares went off to indicate where the main group was located.

"What do we do, captain?" Eren bit his lip.

"We keep going for the gate." Levi said, slowing down the pace to a slow canter. All of the horses were exhausted now, and thus far they haven't come across any titans yet.

"So, what happened to you, captain? I heard a bird scream fill the air." Sasha curiously tried to brighten the mood.

"...I don't know myself. It's all a blur to me." Levi answered honestly.

"I think he became a titan without actually transforming. His movements were similar to a bird, and when I tackled him out of the way of being eaten, he was still in a panic. I don't know what snapped you out of it, but you were back to normal like nothing happened." Armin described, peering over Jean's shoulder.

"But how can he become a titan without transforming? That doesn't make any sense!" Jean was lost on the choice of words.

"I think what he meant to say was, he transformed mentally. Although he didn't physically transform, he had the mentality of a titan. Or perhaps more specifically, a bird of prey attacking the most dangerous enemy of that moment. Even I heard the screech over the trampling of titans." Mikasa elaborated further.

"I can say what I remember the most. I heard Eren telling me to live. I had accepted my death for a brief second when I heard his voice in my head. Right after that I witnessed Reiner biting Erwin's arm. And my resolution changed to protect Erwin at all costs. Anything after that, I can't remember." Levi kept his gaze forward, as he felt all eyes on him.

"Eren might have used his titan controlling powers upon instinct. You might not have heard, but someone screamed at you to escape, and it caused a wide spread panic among the rest of the Survey Corp." Sasha recalled with clarity.

"What brought you back to reality?" Eren asked.

"Seeing Erwin. I remember getting back up, and I saw him on his horse, alive and ordering the retreat. All I could feel was a sense of relief of seeing him alive and kicking. And then I remembered we were in the middle of a swarm and had to escape the danger zone." Levi explained softly, as the others strained to listen.

Their thoughts were interrupted by a familiar yell. Heads turned to see Ylmir emerging from the forest charging after them. Levi clicked his tongue, kicking his mare's sides. In an instant the squad was in full gallop. But their mounts were on their last burst of speed.

"Connie, send off a black flare." Levi said out of habit.

The black smoke went up, leaving a trail and rough location of where they were. An echo caught their attention to see another black flare in answer a couple of miles to their right. With renewed hope Levi turned the squad towards the second flare.

"What about Ylmir?"

"Do not engage! We have no way to maneuver in the air." Levi instructed.

"She's closing in!" Connie was in near panic.

"Do not engage!" Levi repeated with more sternness in his voice. He didn't have to look back to see her gaining on them.

"Captain!"

"Sir, she's almost upon us!"

"Spread out! And whatever you do, do not engage!" Levi was firm with his orders.

The squad spread out, just far enough for Ylmir to reconsider who to target first. She hadn't seen Eren switch to a different horse, and for a moment she was confused where he was. It was enough for her to slow down a little, granting the Special Forces Squad to close in on the last hill where the answering smoke originated from.

The hill was steep, and the horses had a rough time running full speed. Even so, somehow they reached the top and carefully raced down the other side. They caught sight of other scouts among the trees. Realization dawned on the squad, and eyes stared at Levi in awe. They were all wondering how he knew they were leading Ylmir into a trap.

She caught on, however, recognizing the same plan they had set up for Annie. She bellowed in fury, her eyes found her target and she raced after the captain's horse at an incredible speed. She was a blur of tanned skin and dark hair as she gained the horse, almost upon them enough to reach out.

"Do not engage!" Levi instructed as his squad drew closer.

"Eren!" Mikasa screamed in panic.

"Captain!"

"Behind you!"

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Death: Aaaaaaaaaannnnnd there's part one folks! Looks like I'm back in my usual cliffs hangers that torture my readers. The thing I'm most known for.

So, what do you guys think? I know I didn't go into full detail of the yaoi scene, but I hope what I did have was enough for you guys!

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