In the sky above the burning Trost district, Armin soars, challenging the Colossal Titan.
With his blade drawn, Armin, with a battle cry, lunges at the Colossal Titan.
Bertolt Hoover, the Colossal Titan, looks in surprise at the small figure of Armin.
Seeing the gleaming blade in his grip, he understands what Armin is doing there.
But even then, Bertolt doesn't seem to take Armin seriously, as he continues his motion of throwing the cannons over the people of the Trost district.
Ignoring him, he doesn't stop or intercept Armin, who inches towards his Colossal Titan form.
Not facing any obstruction, Armin swiftly moves towards the neck of the Colossal Titan.
Swiss~
The cable of his ODM gear quickly plunges inside the Colossal Titan's jaw, pulling Armin towards it.
Hope surges inside his heart; looking at the nape of the Colossal Titan, which is just meters away, Armin tightens his grip on the blade.
But the next second—all hope shatters.
Armin feels a gust of hot wind, the temperature suddenly increases, and the red muscles of the Colossal Titan seem to glow like magma.
Sweat starts to drip from his brows; Armin suddenly has a terrible feeling.
The next moment proves him right.
Woosh~
Scalding hot mist discharges from the Colossal Titan's body, instantly swallowing him.
When the searing white mist struck him, the skin of his face sizzled; it burned.
For a moment his figure struggled; the hooks of the cable still connected him to the Colossal Titan, but the intense burning pain due to the hot mist caused him to pull the trigger of his ODM gear.
Now detached from the Colossal Titan, the high pressure of the mist instantly swept him away.
His battered body flew out from the mist and started to fall down into the Trost district without stopping.
And when it seemed that he would strike the ground...
Swiss~
Armin suddenly fires the ODM gear; the cable latches into the wall, causing him to again be attached to the wall.
Having successfully saved himself, Armin cries in pain; smoke rises from his body, and blisters appear on his red skin.
Arghh
Red blood drips from his hand, as every slight movement causes him great pain.
Armin looks up at the Colossal Titan, who unobstructedly continues his action of throwing the cannons.
Despair roots in his heart, knowing that he has no chance of stopping the Colossal Titan.
The wails and the sound of destruction hurt him even more than the pain caused by the blisters.
.....
Boom
Another piece of the flying cannon struck at the Trost HQ; the large building seems to be the primary target of the Colossal Titan.
"Shit!!! Everything is going to be finished if this continues," Ian Dietrich, a team leader of the Garrison Alpha squad, cursed, taking cover behind the window in the HQ building. He looks at the figure of the Colossal Titan, who, having thrown all of the cannon from a section of the wall, moves sideways to get more.
"This is madness!!" In all of his lifetime, Ian has never seen such a scene: a titan that large and intelligent enough to take this kind of action.
"If this guy isn't stopped here, then the whole of humanity is doomed." Looking at the destruction, the gaping hole in the wall of the Trost district, and how the pure Titans pour inside the wall, Ian burns with resolve.
"Everyone!!!" His loud voice thundered in the chaos.
The panic and fearful cries of the soldiers instantly ceased.
The terrified soldiers, who hid inside, all looked at him.
"The Wall is breached. We have to stop the Titans before the Trost district falls."
Silence permeates the air; all soldiers present there look incredulous at him.
"W-what are you s-saying, Captain?" A pale-faced soldier with a vacant look in his eyes speaks, "Everything is lost. That' Titan is going to destroy everything." The soldier points out of the window at the figure of the Colossal Titan. "How can we even stop that?" Despair reeks out of his words. "Tell me, Captain, do you want all of us to die?" The soldier looks at Ian.
Ian stood there, with his head lowered.
"Yes."
"H-huh?" The soldier gasps in surprise.
"I want you guys to die." Ian raised his head, his eyes staring dead at the soldiers.
"I want you guys to die fighting."
"I want every one of you to fight; die if you die, but I want you to die fighting." His scream reverberates throughout the HQ.
"Look outside, the people are dying, Titans are rushing in, and the war has already begun."
"The moment you are born, you are at war with these Titans, so how can you now, face-to-face with these pathetic mindless creatures, buckle?"
"You are a soldier, so die a soldier!"
The air froze.
Everyone stood still, various expressions flashing over their faces; the silence continued until...
Boom~
A cannonball, thrown by the Colossal Titan, struck at the HQ, causing the building to quiver.
"I am going after that Colossal Titan." The steady voice of Ian Dietrich sounded. "I am going to fight him. Even if I die, I will die fighting him. I will die fighting for humanity."
His gaze landed on every soldier present there.
"Now tell me who is coming with me to hunt him?"
Silence falls over the place until it is broken.
"Captain, I am coming with you." A soldier stood up.
"Sir, I also want to come with you." Another soldier stepped out.
Similarly, one voice after another rose, and soldiers stepped out, all looking ready.
Seeing this, Ian smiles, "Then, embrace the death; you guys are going face-to-face."
....
"Have you considered it enough?" Rico Brzenska, a Captain of the Garrison regiment, worriedly asks Ian Dietrich.
"Is there really a need for consideration?" Ian replies, looking at the soldiers who prepare themselves, refilling the gas and the blades into the ODM gears. "We never have choices, just inevitability; either we lose or triumph."
Soon every soldier stood ready; although fear and panic still appeared on their faces, nonetheless, they all stood brave.
"Everyone!!!"
Ian addresses everyone as the soldiers stand in formation.
Boom~
The HQ building again quivers.
Feeling the tremor, Ian said, "We don't have much time; every second spent is a life lost, so I will just be debriefing everyone on the plan."
"First, we will be divided into three-way teams. Team One will help the civilians evacuate, Team Two will be eliminating the obstacles, and Team Three will follow my lead to eliminate the Colossal Titan."
"Understood!!"
Boom~
"Yes, Captain!!" The soldiers shout in unison, muffling the sound of the cannon striking the HQ building.
"Then, let's lay down our lives for humanity."
"For humanity."
"For humanity."
"For humanity." The soldiers scream, venting out their fears and terror.
"Good, then, charge!!" With a cry from Ian, Team One and Team Two immediately move out from the HQ building, while Team Three follows Ian Dietrich.
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