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"M-Mikasa wait-!" Khye shouted, struggling to keep up with her as they both flew through the blood-scented air of the Eastern Zone. "Slow down-!!"
Hours had flashed by since the Titan outbreak. All 4 zones had been reduced to a wasteland of flattened buildings and bodies. All the soldiers who had miraculously survived the outbreak had now retreated back to Trost HQ, regrouping with the other traumatised soldiers. Today not only marked the greatest loss of military personnel ever, but also the greatest loss of young cadets.
However, with most of the survivors safely lodged back at Trost HQ, Khye and Mikasa were soaring through the Eastern Zone. The raven-haired girl scanned the area desperately, her eyes darting to each and every corner while she zipped through the Dead Zone.
Khye worriedly called out to Mikasa once again. "Mikasa! Just - Just wait! We can't keep going on like this! We're going to run out of gas like this, and we're getting further away from Trost HQ!"
But the girl ignored him. One name, and one name only, occupied her frantic mind - Eren.
Mikasa landed on a rooftop of a crumbled building as she nervously looked around for any sign of movement. Her usually calm and attentive eyes were now shifting around in an eager desperation, clinging onto a thread of hope that Eren was still out there somewhere.
"Eren!" Mikasa called out with a slight hitch in her voice.
Khye landed beside her, catching his breath. While he was efficient with the ODM gear, Mikasa was leagues above him when it came to ODM movement.
"Hey..." he gasped, his hands over his waist as his breath spiralled out of control. "Please... just... slow down..."
Mikasa totally blanked him. She did not even look his way and just kept her eyes peeled for any movement amongst the rubble.
"Eren! If you're out there, please say something!" she cried out again. "Eren-"
"Mikasa!" he then yelled, grabbing her arm firmly, forcing her to look him in the eyes. "We can't keep going this far into the Eastern Zone! As much as I also want to look for survivors... and Eren... we're going to get ourselves killed going this far!"
Khye noticed the slightest flutter of Mikasa's eyes, but they were brief. The girl took a deep breath, and pulled her arm away from him. After turning away from him, she was ready to venture deeper into the Eastern Zone. But, before she continued, what she said next left Khye stunned and speechless:
"...If it was Morgan... you'd do the same, right?"
Her words sunk deep into Khye, making him rethink his choices. Of course, he would have done the same. After a brief moment of hesitation, he gave his response.
