LeviHan-Bandits Alt. Ending

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Footfalls echoed through the dark. Hanji shielded her eyes as bright light from several torches flooded her dark cell.

"It's your time girl," the boss said.

"N-no!" Hanji cried.

She tried to run but collapsed on the ground.

"Pathetic," the boss said.

Hanji tried to crawl away, but her broken leg slowed her. The boss delivered a swift kick to her stomach. Hanji coughed and curled up.

"Boss, we can't hurt her too much more," one of the other bandits said.

"The price will drop."

"Very true," the boss replied.

He grabbed Hanji's hair and pulled her up. Hanji whimpered and tried to pull his hands away, still fighting even though she was weak and injured.

"Enough of this," the boss growled.

He roughly shoved Hanji to the ground.

"Bind and gag her," the boss said.

"And for added measure, blindfold her."

Hanji backed into a corner as many tall, dark figures surrounded her.

"P-please...leave me alone," she said.

The boss pulled his right-hand man to the side.

"Sir?" the man asked.

"I don't want anything being interrupted, understand?" the boss replied.

"Yes sir," the man said.

"Good, prepare two wagons and make sure they're covered so it's impossible to tell which one the girl will be in," the boss ordered.

His right-hand man nodded and went to get everything ready.

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Levi had reached the forest and began his search for Hanji. All the traces he found pointed to the fact that she was alive. Just then, Levi heard a wagon and voices.

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"She'll get us a nice price at the auction!"

"For sure! She's not rare like the Orientals, but she is a good-looking creature. Her glasses are kind of a hindrance though."

"Ah, but I'm sure the buyers could look past that, she's young, pretty and I'm sure she'll make a good servant or whatever."

"Whoever gets her will have to keep her gagged or teach her to be quiet. Remember when we first saw her? She was blabbering about titans! Can you believe that!?"

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Anger burned in Levi's eyes. These men were talking about Hanji. He jumped into action. Levi hid behind a tree waiting till the wagon was right in front of him. The bandits didn't even have time to react before Levi struck. In his rage, Levi killed all bandits before getting to the wagon. Levi jumped up inside it. His heart dropped seeing it was empty. Then he heard a raspy, choked out laugh. Levi climbed out and found the man the laugh had come from. Blood flowed from his mouth as he lay dying in the dirt.

"WHERE IS SHE?" Levi demanded.

The bandit laughed, showing his blood coated lips and teeth.