Saviour of Humanity

The guards didn't know what to do. It was either shoot the mysterious titan before them or accept reality. They are finding it hard to believe the goliath spoke, so they asked each other to make sure they're not going crazy.

"Please tell me you heard that thing speak?" A guard anxiously asks.

"If you didn't ask, then I wouldn't believe it too." Another guard spoke up. "This is so surreal." He rubs his forehead in daze.

"It's as real you're going to get." Said the young girl with the titan. She turns to said titan "I don't think you've introduced yourself properly before. Do you have a name? Or some kind of title?" she asks the behemoth.

A momentary of silence, and then…

"My name… is Optimus Primal." The Maximal Leader says. "I've been led here to eradicate the monsters." He declares his purpose, as he stands at full height.

A series of questions occurs amongst the people:

"Optimus… Primal?"

"What do you mean, you were led here? Were you just roaming around?"

"Eradicate the monsters? You mean the titans?"

"How are you able to speak fluently?"

"Do you have any other weapons beside a sword?"

"What other things can you do?"

Fortunately, a new voice ceased the questions "Everyone! I know that this is something new we have discovered, but the evacuation must continue! More titans will come if we stand idly here!"

The crowd and Primal turns to see a bald man with a structured build. He has gold eyes and a moustache, with light skin and notable wrinkles under and around his eyes. The man is wearing the standard military uniform paired with a white button-up shirt and a red sash with gold trim. The rose emblems on the left breast pocket, and on the side of each shoulders. The same emblems that Primal saw before on the blonde man he met previously.

"Guards." The bald man sternly says. "Keep motioning the civilians to board the boats." He commanded.

A chorus of 'Yes sir' echoes through the crowd.

People are now boarding the boats, as well as the young girl that Primal saved who bids farewell to him. "I wish you luck here. Although... you're as tough as your name suggests." She says to the goliath.

The Maximal Leader lightly chuckles "Don't you worry about me, kid." He kneels down to pat her on the head with his finger. "I will not stop fighting until all the monsters are gone. That… is a promise." Primal says with determination.

The girl nods and proceeds to board the boat. However, she looks back one last time "I'm rooting for you, Optimus!" the young girl warmly says, as she waves at the behemoth from the boat.

Primal smiles beneath his mask "Thanks for the support, kid." He says good-naturedly, as he waved back at the girl.

Ahem

The metal titan turns his head to see the bald man approaching him.

"You may not know me, but my name is Dot Pyxis." The man introduces himself. "I am top officer of the Garrison Regiment, which guard the walls. I'm often simply addressed as commander. In matters of defense, I'm given full authority." He explains his role to Primal.

The titan looks down at Pyxis with a calm expression.

"You've made quite the impression on humanity." Pyxis continues. "Although, some mistake you for the Armored Titan."

"I am not this 'Armored Titan' of which your kind speaks of." The behemoth explains. "My body parts are entirely made out of metal and fur."

Pyxis is contemplating now. "You fight pretty well. One of my subordinates met you near the breached wall, saw you taking down the other titans. He was telling the truth after all. Anyways, your name is Optimus Primal, yes?" Pyxis asks the goliath.

"It is." He answers.

"Quite fitting. Since you seem to be fighting for humanity, would you mind helping us out with something then?" Pyxis asks.

"What do you wish for me to do?" Primal responds.

"We want you to carry a boulder that could seal the breach into the wall, since the titans are not stopping." Pyxis explains. "And if something goes wrong, I will assign an elite squad to assist. While you carry the boulder to the breach in the wall."

The behemoth nods his head in understanding. "I will do it."

Pyxis lightly bows in appreciation. "Then I wish you good luck."

Primal turns around and changes into his beast form. He advances towards the battlefield to kill more titans, and to find a boulder that's big enough to seal the breached wall.

Pyxis is surprised at the sudden transformation of the titan. He chuckles. "We certainly found an interesting one."

With the Maximal Leader…

In his beast form, he grabs two titans by the legs, slamming their bodies together and results to a skewer mess of blood.

However, Primal's main objective is to find a boulder that can seal the breached wall. He's not having any luck of finding one.

"How can I find a boulder?" the behemoth asks aloud. "Pyxis didn't tell me where I can find one. He only said to carry a boulder to seal the wall."

He suddenly gets an idea.

'Wait… The crushed house with the boulder.' Primal thought. 'The one where I met the two children and adults.'

He remembers the boulder is the perfect size for the breached wall. And whatever that did it… the boulder landed on the house by sheer mischance.

Primal shakes the thought off, and starts making his way to where the boulder lays.

In a matter of seconds, he arrives at the crushed house. There, the boulder lies on wreckage.

The Maximal notices the boulder is twice his size. "This may prove difficult for me." He contemplates. "I have to carry this boulder somehow… while keeping away from the monsters."

The behemoth sighs "The humans are counting on you Primal." He says aloud. "It's time to MAXIMIZE!"

With that phrase, he jumps towards the boulder. Mask encasing his face, armored chest revealing the Maximal symbol, waist rotating as the legs become longer.

Primal is now in bipedal form and swiftly digs his hands under the boulder. His gears are aching, but he manages to lift the boulder over his shoulders.

The goliath starts making his way towards the breached wall. Every step cracks the ground due to the sheer size of the boulder.

A distance away…

Five soldiers, assigned by Pyxis, are now seeing the metal titan carrying the boulder to the breached wall.

A male soldier widen his eyes in shock as he looks at the sight. If all goes right, humanity could survive in a disaster. Humanity could aspire.

"Defend him at all costs!" He orders his team members. "Guard Primal until he reaches the wall, even if it costs you your lives! Don't let the titans interfere!"

All of them yell out battle cries, and use their maneuvering gear to traverse around the buildings. Making their way towards the behemoth carrying the boulder.

Back with the Maximal…

He is struggling carrying the boulder with every step. But, he's fighting hard to ensure humans are not massacred.

Primal widen his optics as he saw two to three titans walking towards him. He slightly cranes his head down to support the boulder, straining his neck. He pulls out one sword from one hand and slices their heads. They began to disintegrate as they fell to the ground, making Primal relieved.

He notices the other titans are clearing the area. The elite squad, assigned by Pyxis, are probably distracting the titans that are coming through.

Primal readies his sword and begins to slice at the titans near him. The titans drop like flies as their heads and bodies start disintegrating.

Primal saw another titan coming through the breach. He is about to get near it, when a soldier appears and cuts through the titan's eye, distracting it. Another soldier then appears from behind, hooks onto the back neck of the titan before they cut through it.

"Go, Optimus!" A male soldier yells to the Maximal.

Primal lets out a roar before he uses the boulder to seal the breached wall. It's so much force that cracks begin to form through the wall.

Primal didn't show it, but he is relieved. The fight is finally over. He sees a yellow flare soaring through the air, signaling that the mission is a success.

End of Chapter