The Fallen one (Hanji Zoë X Reader)

Chapter IV: The Wall PT 2

The click slides into place, the sudden blast of wind erupting across us and blowing half of us off and past the wall we are situated on. The flash of gold streaking across the sky and pounding against the ground front of us, I don't have time to comprehend what's going on. A yell sounds on my ears, one that wasn't mine, I turn towards the sound and see Sasha being caught by Mikasa, her cables were stuck and she had been hanging off the edge. Ymir was next to Christa, checking for injuries. I glance at the fleshy Titan rising it's head, and nod to Eren, silently promising him I'd be there with him.

I jump towards the titan and grapple my cables into another chunk of the steely barrier, making sure to kick off and gain enough speed without using too much gas. Throwing my hands out and quickly swerving to meet the waiting beasts hand, which was gripping the only thing keeping humanity from dying out. It's body was charging up again, presumably to kick another hole into the Trost's barrier. My blades soon followed from their holsters.

Eren, closely behind, is on the Colossal Titan's left hand making slits where his blades can reach. "It's been five years.." The malice clear in my voice, speaking for both of us. We run up, watching the titans eyes and yelling in unison, we attempt to go for the neck. The blast of hot air, like it was straight from a furnace, smashes against our bodies and blows us backwards before we can collect our bearings.

The last second to being thrown against Wall Rose, I hastily thrust out my cables into the flat top next to the half fixed cannon Jean was previously working on. Everyone including Mikasa and Sasha -who set the latter atop the wall- watch as another gaping hole is pulverized into existence. The previous threat gone into thin air.

Screams were heard, Garrison troupes begin to fill the streets, trying to evacuate any and all citizens that could run or those that need dire aid. Most had been crushed, either by the houses that toppled or flattened towards the ground, but by the debris and rubble that flew outward.

The shock had sunk in. Another wall had fallen in the span of five years. The horror of the coming times was apparent in everyone's faces; in their eyes. Eren was the first to act, despite the disappearance of the colossal titan and the newfound trouble. Half of the squad including Jean, Connie, Samuel, Thomas, and Mina were still hanging off the side with their cables.  "Sasha, do you think you could get your cables working?" She nods, but the situation was still dawning on her. Everyone else just stares, some with the look of fear knowing they have to put their lives on the line.

Sitting on the floor she hastily pulls off her ODM gear and inspects it, Christa moves to help. "We have to regroup, the Garrison will attempt to evacuate citizens but we are unable to act until the upper ranks give the order." Nodding decisively, the potato girl rose to her feet, shifting the much needed equipment back into place. We all sprint in attempt to outrun the titans filling the aisles between the village, hoping to receive some news from a regiment.

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The 104th squad is sent out to assist the front guard, so all of us split up, only me and Mikasa are hanging back with others to help evac and  protect citizens. The elite squad we were put with are waiting outside the debrief room, Eren and Mikasa are talking as I wait off to the side. I can see that just by their body language Mikasa is worried he'd only get himself killed. Moving to join Armin, who is inside the building refilling his gas.

I sigh and walk inside knowing that they'd have to sort this out themselves, pulling my tanks out and sitting next to Armin feels almost normal. I grab the pressure pump and begin hooking it for the upcoming battle, "You doing okay Armin?" His hands are shaking and are clutching the pump as if it would make him disappear, "Yeah," he pauses and makes his hands stop moving, "I'm okay, but those titans out there.. are a lot Y/N."

I rest my hand on his shoulder, "We're gonna be okay, we just have to rely on one another." I squeeze the slightly tensed muscles before deciding to sit down and change the topic, "How much gas do you have?" He checks, "About one third to go." Nodding, Mikasa and Eren walk in. One looking almost bewildered that he lost what they were talking about, they also move to refill their tanks. Though most of the processing was done in silence, we all knew what was waiting for us due to the shortage of soldiers.

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The tiles that I landed on squeaked and  pushed outward from my foot. Mikasa and the Squad Captain preparing to take down four 3 meter class titans, "Y/N, get your ass over here, you'll take the one in the middle. Me and Mikasa will kill the two on the sides. and Gerald will take the one behind. Be careful." And with that the three of us nod, planning to follow the captains orders.

My cables reached out and embed themselves into a square of cobblestone, I shoot forward like a deadly bullet. My blades coming up and out fo their caves, ready to strike down the enemy at hand. The hissing of gas was irrelevant to my ears, 'slice!' The left one collapsed, another swish through the open air and the right has falls... I turn just in time to see my targets follower launch over the dumbfounded titan, it's jaws opening wide and invitingly. Gerald was slacking, his blond hair no where to be seen.

I react slow and barely reach out in time to shoot a cable into the clock tower, making sure to use as much pressure as possible. I am too late, lifting my blade and plunging it into the abnormals mouth as  improvisation. A hoarse scream tears itself from inside my throat, my other blade coming up to attempt cutting the nape from the outside. With my left hand holding the only thing keeping this beasts mouth from closing, the right swings only at oxygen.

Noting that I didnt say goodbye to my friends, I watch slowly as the steel blade starts to bend. Mikasa's voice echoing in the muscles against the waiting mouth, the hiss of gas before the blade snaps in half. My arm and both legs going with it, 'the- the pain.. it's unbearable'. I let loose a brutal yell, my throbbing arm and leg stumps reminding me that they were still oozing blood. Slipping face forward as the titans head tilted back, its body slamming into a house from its onslaught.

'Fuck- why was it me.' Instead of dwelling on the thought, I let it fuel my anger. The feeling of my clothes, rubbing against the throat of the creature killing us. I begin thrusting my remaining arm into the titans contracting and quivering flesh, "Why- WHY DID YOU HAVE TO EXIST?!?"

A burning sensation quickly engulfs my body until I am sure, I am numb. Without my leg height I sink into the blood ridden liquid, muttering about how they shouldn't have been created. 

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Next chapter coming in a few days and another will follow on schedule.

Also would y'all like to be a shifter? Would that be better or shall someone avenge you? *wink wink*

- M
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