War of the Worlds

Struggle for Trost

Chapter 6: Struggle for Trost

Trost, Wall Rose, 104th Cadet Training Corps

Wall Rose stood at the frontline and as the Last line of Defense against the Titans, after the fall of Wall Maria five years ago. The Gate at the city of Trost became the entrance for humanity's expedition into former lost territories of wall Maria now dubbed as Titan territory by many.

Being the closest town to the breach in Wall Maria and a likely target for further Titan incursion into already diminished Human lands. The town which was a bustling center for inter-wall trade and commerce had now being converted into a fortress. It was some of the first cities to have been installed with the latest developed Wall mounted rail cannons. Nearly eight hundred soldiers are stationed in and out of the city around the year. Expected for the rise in the number of troops to one thousand at the end of this year. Strategies and contingency plans were prepared for a possible Titan attack. The town was stocked with enormous amount of munitions and supplies to hold off any titan invasion for at least five to six days. The Government and the Military assured its people the city would never fall to the Titans.

But all the preparations, promises came to nought when the mighty sixty feet Colossal Titan reappeared in front of the Trost city gates with a struck of lightning like it happened five years ago. It blew the soldiers on the top off the wall with a huge burst of steam from its body and destroyed the cannons and rails on the top of the wall. It then went on to destroy the gate with a with tremendous force. The gate crumbled and debris flew all around leaving a massive hole in the wall.

Eren Yeager, a survivor for the Titan invasion of Wall Maria five years ago and part of the 104th Cadet Corps was on the cannon clean-up duty when the Colossal Titan appeared. He along with his comrades were blown away from off the due to its intense steam. Fueled by the intense hatred he had for the Titans for losing his family to them he climbed back on the wall to drew his blades and ran towards his opponent with his eyes burning in anger at the monster that was before him.

The Colossal Titan drew his hand back and sent it flying towards him. Eren jumped off the wall when its hand impacted it. As Eren hooked on to the titan the cannons on the wall were smashed as the titan dragged its arms across.

"It took out the cannons. It is intelligent after all," he said to himself.

The titan noticing Eren on his hands tried to shake him off. Eren jumped off firing his 3DMG cables and moved in an arc towards the titan's nape. Once in position, he launched himself towards the monster's nape to deliver the killing blow. But the Colossal titan soon noticed the impending danger and sent a gust of steam towards Eren throwing him off his course.

Eren grunted at the pressure and heat of the colossal titan. After a few seconds when the steam of heat let up, he charged once again and slashed his blades at the presumed colossal Titan's nape only to his surprise find out it had vanished in thin air.

Hooking himself on to the wall he looked at the surrounding finding nothing except the massive footprints of the colossal titan and the rubble and debris of the gate.

"Like five years back colossal titan disappeared, just as it had appeared," he said to himself.

Eren returned back on to the top of the wall. Sad and frustrated for unable to kill the colossal titan when he got the chance.

He was greeted by Connie and Thomas. Two of his friends from the training corps.

"I 'm Sorry. I let him go," he said.