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"Disgusting two-legged abomination, they should all just die."

Landing on the roof, Levi scowled in revulsion as the Titan's blood covered his hands. "Ugh, revolting." The blood gave off steam as it began to evaporate.

Even so, Levi proceeded to take out his handkerchief to get rid of the filth.

Finishing, he promptly headed to where he left Petra. Swiftly gliding through the air, he sent his hooks to where his sole female subordinate was stationed to aid a fallen comrade.

Upon arriving, he found her leaning over the wounded man. Petra's hopeless eyes looked at her captain, "Captain, I-I can't stop the bleeding." Levi gritted his teeth.

"C-Captain L-Levi…", the injured soldier gasped out. Levi willed himself to look upon the frail man. His legs felt like lead as he approached.

Another man down, and for what? Countless deaths in vain. He knows it's for nothing. Every soldier deep down is aware of this, but nobody says out loud, if only to keep their will and sanity intact. Every expedition felt worse than the last as their comrades kept dying around them.

No, they weren't in vain. Levi clenched his hands. He would be damn if they were for nothing. He'll make sure their deaths were honored as men who valiantly gave their lives for freedom. He will see to it. Even if he had to do it himself. He will carry the burden.

"I'm here." Levi reassured as he knelt down.

"D-Did this make a difference? W-Was I h-helpful?" He wheezed, "P-Please sir, d-don't tell me th-this was for n-nothing." He weakly reached out his hand towards his captain. The soldier's eyes began to gather unshed tears.

Levi forced himself to look the man in the eyes. His sacrifice will not be in vain. All the soldiers who died were not in vain.

The man's hand shook as he reached for Levi. Even though it was covered in blood and grime, Levi gripped it without hesitation.

"You've done more than enough already. For now...and for the times to come." He will be sure to accomplish what they fought for. Damn fate and everything else.

Levi's eyes burned with determination. "I shall take up your will. It shall give me strength. I will eradicate the Titans! Even if it's the last thing I do! You have my word!" He held too many deaths upon his shoulders to fail.

He will not fail.

"Sir", Petra looked down, "I'm sorry, he's…" She couldn't bring herself to say the words.

Levi looked down at the soldier's closed eyes, "Did the man hear what I had to say? Any of it?" Levi felt something heavy on his chest.

"Yes sir, matter of fact, I think he heard all of it. Look at him, that's a face at peace." Levi looked down upon the soldier's face. If it wasn't for the blood, Levi would have thought he was sleeping.

"We can go." He stood.

"Levi!" Erwin called out as he led his horse towards Levi, "We're pulling out."

"Sir?" Petra looked confused.

"What do you mean? You damn will know that we can push further. My men didn't die to pave our retreat." Levi spat out.

"There's a swarm of Titans moving north. They're bearing down on the city." Petra let out a gasp as Levi widened his eyes. Erwin looked towards the Wall. "It's just like five years ago. Something tells me this is going to be bad. For all we know the walls have already been reduced to rubble."

"Move! Move! Time is of essence! For every second we waste is another Titan entering the breach!" Hannes quickly hurried the soldiers over to the breach.

They proceeded to carry out the response plan created by the engineering corps. The garrison soldiers hauled a net with harpoon heads sticking out and headed towards the breach.

"Hey, sir….are you seeing what I'm seeing?" A garrison soldier pointed out. The group of soldiers hauled to a stop on top of the wall as they pointed with shock towards the hole.

Hannes turned his head to where the commotion was about. He widened his eyes in disbelief as they stared out to where the hole was supposed to be.

"The hole has been barricaded…?!"

Once the cadets stocked up in gas, they began to quickly file out of the tower.

"Yeah! We did it!"

"Let's hit the road, the faster we get to the inner walls the better!"

"Let's do it!"

"Move it!"

The cadets shouted in a hurry as they made their way back.

"Mikasa?!" Armin shouted as he noticed Mikasa heading the opposite direction. Armin quickly followed his friend.

Jean froze when he heard Armin's shout and proceeded to follow them. Annie, Reiner and Bertholdt glanced at each other before doing the same.

"What are you doing? We have to leave. Now." Armin quickly began as he landed besides Mikasa.

"Look, down there." She pointed out with shock. Armin followed her gaze and gasped.

Titans of various sizes were eating the rogue Titan. They tore his flesh with their teeth while holding him down with their hands.

"Cannibalism?" He never heard of Titans feasting on each other before. His eyes further widened when he noticed the lack of regeneration. "Can he not regenerate like the others?"

"This may sound stupid, but I was hoping he be the key for us." Mikasa spoke solemnly, "That he help mankind break the cycle. Turn the tide just long enough to give us a little ray of hope." She clenched her fists.

"She's right. He's too valuable to just let die." Reiner intervened, startling Mikasa with his presence. "There's too much we can learn from him. I think it's perfectly clear that our priorities should be to ward the scavengers off. He's no good to us picked apart."

Jean looked at him incredulously, "Are you out of your mind?! We've got a path out of this nightmare and you want to stay?!"

"Think about it. Having an abnormal as an ally would be an incredible advantage, right?" Annie tried to reason, measuring her words. "The cannons got nothing on a Titan who likes to rip apart his own kind."

"D-Do you hear yourself? He's not like a new friend!" Jean gaped.

Armin gasp as he noticed a figure near the rooftop, "Someone's on the rooftop".

They all sighted a white haired man on a building near the Titans. Mikasa and Armin noted his lack of gear.

"That's the guy who helped us reach the tower." Reiner blurted as he narrowed his eyes.

Mikasa widened her eyes when she saw him disappeared. "Where'd he go?"

Instantly, the tallest Titans holding the rampaging Titan fell to the ground as blood squirted from their napes. A white blur flashed right past the Titans as they fell in a heap of steam.

"How'd he do that?" Armin was in awed. The white haired man briefly became visible as he landed on a Titan's shoulder. Armin briefly wondered how he could do such inhuman feats.

They saw the white haired man disappeared once more as the rogue Titan proceeded to stomp towards another while hauling the smaller Titans biting its legs. The rogue viciously gripped a tall blonde haired Titan passing by with its teeth as it dragged it over the smaller ones.

"That's the Titan that ate Thomas!" Armin realized.

The rebel Titan proceeded to savagely finish off the last of them as steam covered its injuries. It roared angrily, sending tremors across the terrain.

The cadets stood in astonishment at the sheer strength it displayed.

Until it collapsed on its knees and face planted where it stood.

Jean faced away, "We should count ourselves lucky the ugly bastard didn't get bored. We would've been next on the menu." Jean was about to leave when he noticed no movement from the rest. Jean faced them, "Look, a Titan is a Titan-" He froze upon noticing excessive steam shooting out from its nape.

Something seemed to sprout out of the nape. They all stared bewildered as a cadet's body became visible.

Mikasa gasped in shock and immediately launched herself towards the ground upon noticing the familiar visage.

"Mikasa!" Armin called out as he followed.

Armin landed next to Mikasa. He quickly glanced at the rooftops until he spotted the white haired man. Only for the next second to find it vacant.

Armin glanced around, "Where'd he go? He was there just a moment ago...h-how did h-"

"We need to move." Reiner cut him off as he landed behind him. "We'll discuss this with our superiors. There is no time to waste." He frowned as he scanned his surroundings.

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