In Another Life || Levi x Reader/OC

A Secret Plan

Content Warning: character with suicide attempt

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Year 854

"So, what are the best weapons the War Hammer Titan can conjure in battle?"

"Literally anything," you said with a yawn, your eyes nearly drooping. A hard smack on your head with a stick shook you awake. "Ow!"

"Focus!" Paulina said sternly.

"Paulina, it's like 2 a.m. Give it a rest. I beg you."

"This is important," she said. "The festival is within a month, and there's no telling what will happen."

"Exactly. One month." You rose from your chair to head back into your room. "Seriously, you've been driving me crazy with this."

Paulina let out a sigh of exasperation. "Can I at least summarize it for you before you leave?"

"Fine," you replied begrudgingly, plopping back down on your chair. She pulled open the teaching baton again and pointed it at the bullet points she had on the chalkboard.

"The best weapons the War Hammer Titan can conjure in battle are the sword, battle axe, crossbow, and of course, the war hammer. A shield can also be constructed to protect oneself." She gestured to a drawing on the board next - it was a circled stick figure. "In very rare cases, the holder of the War Hammer Titan can also conjure items without being transformed or inside the crystal, but it is not recommended. According to one of the texts I read, it can be fatal since creating hardened objects in human form requires so much energy. Even when the War Hammer is in titan form, creating items in excess can take a huge toll on the body. This is why the War Hammer's armor encasing is not as strong as the Armored Titan."

"Because the War Hammer needs to have thinner armor in order to conjure weapons and other objects from the ground up," you continued. "They need to put more energy elsewhere."

"Exactly." Paulina grinned at your willingness to participate. "So in battle, you have to use weapons sparingly. It can be very dangerous if you overexert yourself. The War Hammer Titan is a powerful asset, but can only be used in moderation. Out of all the nine titans, its stamina depletes the most quickly."

You nodded, already knowing this because she had repeated this to you a thousand times, but you were too tired to snap at her.

"Maybe tomorrow we can practice forming those pikes in the cavern. It would be convenient if you learned how to do that as a distraction while also using your weapons simultaneously."

You shook your head. "We can't tomorrow. We have to be up early to greet the warriors coming back from the war, remember? Reiner, Colt, Gabi, and all the other kids are coming back."

"Oh, right. I forgot about that." Paulina shoved in the stick from her baton and set it neatly on the table beside her. "Karina told me that Gabi had apparently proved her worth to inherit the Armored Titan."

You scoffed. "Yeah, I heard that she distracted the other soldiers from the enemy nation while dragging along a cluster of grenades on her feet, then tossed it on their trains to blow it up."

"Damn, does she have a death wish?"

"That girl is even more nuts than I was. Her marks even surpassed mine at that age. It's insane."

"I've been telling you since you came back." She flopped down on the chair across from you. "You have always been her biggest role model."

Before the warriors departed for war, Gabi refused to leave your side. She always had a plethora of questions regarding your strength, secret tricks, and how you could help her become stronger. Part of you was glad she left only a few months later, or else you likely would have snapped at her in frustration. Her fascination with you was annoying.