Flying Solo || L. Ackerman ✓

Chapter 3

Cadets around them were shocked, they haven't seen a knockout like that so quickly. Levi stood beside Erwin watching the whole fight. Adira was fast and Petra wasn't the best in hand-to-hand combat. Petra was an easy win, but it wouldn't be like that with the rest of his team. He looked over to Gunther and nodded towards Adira. Gunther understood what he was saying and ran up behind Adira to try and get her without her noticing.

Adira quickly turned around stepped underneath his arm that was ready to punch. She quickly punches him in his ribs and hits a pressure point in his bicep. His arm goes limp and stares at the tiny girl in front of him. He goes in for another punch, but she steps around him. She swipes her hand down his back harshly then punches in the middle. He falls down unconscious. She stares at his body and looks towards Erwin unfazed. She almost seemed bored.

Petra started to gain consciousness and Adira walked over to her and crouched. She helped her sit up and gently rubbed her shoulders while Petra started to remember what happened.

"Are you okay?" Petra nodded and tried to stand up but failed. Adira quickly helped her by putting her arm over her shoulder to support her weight. Petra gives a pained laugh as another cadet walks over to her to take her to the infirmary.

Gunther finally gets up and looks over to Adira. "You're not going to help me too?" Adira rolls her eyes and walks back to Erwin's side.

"Good job, Adira." She nods her head and notices Levi studying her from the other side of Erwin. His grey eyes seemed to pierce her, and she looked away, feeling uncomfortable.

"If you want to survive, you're going to need to know how to use ODM. Hand combat isn't going to get you anywhere if you want to survive outside the walls." Levi states. Adira looks back towards him with a neutral face.

"I already know how to use the ODM gear, Captain." She states.

"Tch. Prove it then." Levi didn't know why, but she just seemed to get on his nerves. Others would be excited or quacking in their shoes for Levi to say more than a few words to them. But Adira stood there in front of them, eyes blank and emotionless.

Adira, Erwin, Hange, Levi and other cadets stand in front of the forest filled with the training titans. Adira could see some in the front, made of wood.

"How are wood cut-outs supposed to test my abilities with killing titans?" She looked over to Levi who was already watching her. "Wouldn't it be better if I went beyond the walls to show you all?" She asks.

Erwin thinks for a second. He knows how good she is, so why not. He nods his head.

"I'll grab a horse, Commander." Adira walks over to the stables and grabs the leash of the closest horse.

The rest follow behind her grabbing their horses and start getting ready. They all head towards the wall as the gate rises and head out beyond the walls.

Adira missed the feeling of air rushing through her hair. She felt free and almost happy.

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The group around Adira consisted of Erwin, Levi, Hange, and a few other higher-up cadets.

"Commander, a seven-meter to our left!" Yelled a cadet near the back of the group.

Adira rushes forward and heads towards the titan. She uses the gear and hooks to a tree close to the titan. She hooks onto the titans' shoulder and quickly slashes with the sword. She releases the hook and falls back onto her horse.

Adira hears large footsteps from the other direction closer to a small forest. Three fifteen meters and a five-meter rushing towards them. She pushes her horse towards the titans. She get's her gear ready and stands on her horse, trying to balance.

She flies over into the forest and gracefully slays the titans in a few seconds.

The group could see every movement she made. Large amounts of steam rose from the tops of the trees. They could see Adira's small figure flying through by the tree trunks. Her movements seemed rehearsed as she easily takes down the titans around her. Three more titans come towards her, attracted to the sound the others were making. Just like the rest, she takes them down and get's back onto her horse.

Levi could see her horse and her figure riding back from the forest. Titan blood was smeared across her clothes and face. She slows down and stops beside the group.

"Wasthat good enough for you, Captain Levi?"