Welp, for the first time I am doing a non-Naruto related fanfic. I have 0 clue how AOT fanfictions are received on here and I personally haven't read one especially now since I knew I wanted to write one. I think the story is almost too good to do what I want, but I was inspired by the AOT 2 game which has an original character. Step in Emil Richter, this story will take place in first person and will borrow some elements of the game, but the game follows the story of the manga/anime pretty 1:1 which I will likely be doing so for now huge spoilers for season 1 and ill let you know when the actions of season 2 begin too. Enjoy! Let me know if its worth continuing. There will be a time skip to the final days of training pretty soon into the story. This story is made under the assumption you know the story and some things are going to be implied.

That day

I stared above wall Maria, my hands tightly gripped onto my parents "it… is it peaking over the wall?!" I screamed out tears swelling in my eyes, my biggest fear reigning true, we as humanity are nothing more than cattle. "Mom, dad what are going to-" Before I could even ask the ground shook, no, the whole of Shiganshina, or was it the walls? Before I could process it, the gate was blown open and huge chunks of rock and debris were sent everywhere. I heard screams and hit my head pretty hard on the ground drawing blood. I felt my mom's hands still tightly holding mine and I looked over to ask her what happened. Yet it was not her who I found, instead I saw her rigid ripped off hand still clasped to mine and her and my father's body under a rock, their only visible parts covered in blood. I could do nothing but scream as people ran past me and keep screaming I did. "M-mom! D-dad! No!" I screamed out, I couldn't see I was crying so much, my head was literally pounding. "Oh god titans breached the wall! They in wall Maria!" I heard a voice say as they ran past. It was a miracle I heard that over my screaming, yet still all these people were running past me, no one stopping to snap me out of it, or take me with them. My mother's hand fell off when I unwrapped her fingers and I leaned to reach out, "Wake up! Please mom, dad wake up what the hell is wro-'' before I finished speaking, I was grabbed by an older man who threw me over his shoulder.

"Stop it, let me go! My parents!" I screamed watching them get further from my view, "No!" I longley screamed out, before we even reached the gate for refugees, I had lost my voice and my eyes remained wide. The man set me down as someone yelled "Dad!" to the man who carried me "Armin! You are all right!" the man shouted with happiness, hugging the boy tightly. He was small but couldn't have been any older or younger than me. I stared straight forward, somehow in the brief time I ran my tear ducks dry I couldn't even speak anymore. My throat was on fire and my head was throbbing. 'Is this even real?' I thought to myself, one second, I was on a walk with my parents, and then… thinking about their death only fueled my migraine, the blood from my head was making it hard to see out of my left eye, and my shirts collar was soaked in blood. Mr. Arlert reached out his hand and I grabbed it as he pulled me up, "the titans are not this far in yet, let's get on these refugee boats son." I saw Armin closely behind him; he had a similar look in his eye that I did. When we reached the inside of the boat, many started pouring in after, "What is your name?" Armin asked softly, I frowned and pointed to my throat and made an 'x' sign with my fingers. "Oh, are you, uhm, mute?" Armin asked and I shook my head, "Armin, let him be he will talk when he is ready. But I think he might have lost his voice." I nodded weakly, sliding down the inner wall of the boat sitting on the ground. Tears began streaming down my face again, I looked down at my bloody hands, I had a bruise from how tightly my mom gripped my hand before she died. 'I can't believe they're gone.' I thought again, facing my head down to sob.

I heard Armin talking about someone he knew and his father telling him to let it be for now. I think they sat near us, but I couldn't bother to look up or see really given how much I was crying. I heard people screaming, soldiers specifically I stood up to see over the ledge and before I was even fully standing, an explosion and a shattered gate. Again. My eyes widened, it was a fifteen-meter titan, wearing armor! As the boat began moving, I dropped down to my knees, very weakly finally uttering my first words since my scream fest that had temporarily rid of my voice. "The killer…of my parents, who peaked over the wall, I'll slaughter him." I quickly began coughing, a small amount of blood shooting out. Armin's father frowned, and wrapped my head with a piece of his sleeve he tore off. I nodded to him with thanks, tears still flowing down my face when I heard a small boy speak, "I'll kill them all, every last one!" That was the last thing I remembered from that day, and I slowly passed out, I wasn't sure if it was the hit to the head or genuine exhaustion. All I knew was when I came to, I was separated from Armin and his father, but a garrison soldier named Hannes changed my bandages and provided me with a piece of bread. The only thing the day provided from me aside from pain, dead parents and rage, was a selfish purpose. I was going to kill the colossal titan.

Day 1 of training, two years later

I looked around at the literal hundreds of cadets who would begin training today, I knew many would fail or simply quit. Some wouldn't even make it past today, while scanning the area I saw Armin, the boy I had met on the boat two years ago, it was nice to see someone familiar from that day. Before I could have another thought commandant Keith Shadis began his right of passage with a yell, "Attention maggots!" he yelled, all of us straightening our posture and listening to the dark eye ringed man. I couldn't really focus on what he was saying, all I could feel was my heart thumping, I was getting closer every day to the colossal, and I would have my revenge. "You! Why are you here besides to be future titan fodder!?" Shadis asked loudly, I put my fist on my chest and spoke, "Emil Richter of Shiganshina, and I'm here to join the scouts and kill the colossal titan, sir!" I said not missing a beat, "Ah think you got the guts? Well, don't let them spill out when the titans bite through your flesh!" I had no reaction to his words, simply standing at ease when he moved on to someone else. My eyes quickly darted and my mouth hung open when I noticed something, 'is that girl, eating a potato?' I thought to myself, the situation almost stressing me out watching

Cadet graduation, three years later

Depending on who you asked, my only focus was killing the colossal titan, I put a lot of stock into fighting and ODM training. I really never considered trying to be in the top 10, it just sorta happened. I knew the scouts were my destination, but still, I did crack the top ten, at seventh. It was unreal the talent that was in the 104th cadet core. Truthfully, I'd say I was likely fourth in hand-to-hand combat following Annie, Eren, and Mikasa. Third in ODM gear behind Jean and Mikasa as well. Academically my scores were high but fell largely behind Armin which believe it or not made me second. I wasn't much of a talker, I could only say I was friends with Eren, Sasha, Mikasa, and Armin. I did find myself making friendly conversation with Bertolt and Connie, and occasionally I would ask Annie for fighting help, which usually ended in me being thrown onto the ground following our lesson. Everyone who made it to graduation aside from this whiner named Daz(sorry daz) had my respect and admiration. Aside from the trio, Sasha was probably the one I was closest with, the day she ate the potato in front of commandant Shadis me and Christa snuck her food after she ran all day, only to be ridiculed by Ymir who mocks my goal constantly. Soon after Sasha spilled out these weird-sounding words and accents which led to me realizing she was from the countryside.

I found it strange she was so insecure about something so minor, but I respected her wishes to keep it a secret. We were a close group, the only real bickering came from Eren and Jean, which I tended to find rather entertaining though Mikasa would kick my leg every time I instigated the two. I made it a point to be close with my comrades, dad used to lecture me on the importance of never letting myself be alone. I frowned, my heart began to ache and my head pounded, I would kill to be lectured by them again, why was this world so cruel? "Hey Emil, c'mon we can't miss out on the feast they are about to give us!" Eren said with a grin, I looked around noticing the graduation had ended, I didn't even realize they called out the top ten to get applause for us. "Sorry." I said softly walking with the group of Eren, Armin and Mikasa. Us four became friends after we found out we were from Shiganshina and Armin recognized me from that day, though I had changed a lot. My hair was a light brown medium length, I had honeypot brown eyes and my physique was somewhere in between Eren and Reiner. "For someone who plans to be a scout you sure do zone out a lot." Armin said teasingly, "Tch, you aren't wrong though." I said softly, "Well I know better than to ask Eren, what are you two going to do, I can't imagine either not being by Eren's side." I asked, looking at Mikasa and Armin both in which I was taller than. "We all decided we are joining the scouts with you and Eren." Armin replied. "Suicidal maniacs, all of us." I teased with a grin causing a chuckle out of them. We arrived at the mess hall, for what just might be our last normal meal, or even our last meal together.

BOOYAA! Well ill be damned, I wrote more than I thought I would! That intro was pretty gross, idk how I came up with the hand holding onto his arm idea, pretty fucked up man! But attack on titan fans only know pain anyway! I hope you all come to enjoy my oc Emil, who has a lot to show and shock you all with. Pronounced (E-meel) by the way