what matters // levi x reader

Chapter 24

[ (y/n)'s POV ]

What the hell just happened.

Suddenly, the Colosal Titan's hand started moving.

"Everyone, jump away from the wall!" Hange stressed.

Bertholdt started destroying the wall after throwing Eren inside his mouth.

"All soldiers, prepare to attack!" Hange ordered once again. "We're taking down the Colossal Titan! It's a threat to all of humanity! Swarm the huge bastard!"

We all turned towards the Colossal Titan, ready to attack. As I cut his arm, I swung next to his face, my eyes meeting his.

I felt my whole body shiver.

"Now's our chance!"

But before we could reach his nape, hot steam came off his body, blasting us far away from him. We all landed on top of the wall, screams filling the area after a soldier's arm got completely burned.

"Water! Bring water!" another one shouted.

"He's trying to disappear again?" I asked.

"No, something is different. The last time he vanished instantly, but now he's maintaining his form and emitting heat like a furnance." Armin said. "If he keeps protecting himself with steam.." he tried to blast his wires towards the Colossal's body, but due to the steam, they flew back to him. "W-What do we do?"

"We can't do anything. We wait." Hange answered him. She then ordered some squads to stay put and some to get into position. "It's yet to be seen how long he can keep his body burning, but eventually, he has to come out. We wait for that moment to attack. Listen up, forget about capturing them."

"Kill them." I smirked.

"And do not hesitate." Hange added.

Armin watched us both in shock.

"Armin and squad one follow me. We've got a date with the Armored Titan!"

[ Time Skip ]

After a long and tiring fight, we finally got Eren back right after he transformed, but Reiner and Bertholdt managed to get away unfortunately. They tried to damage to the wall, more than they already had, but luckily, we prevented that from happening. We were all on top of the said wall, trying to calm ourselves down.

"Shit.. shit shit shit!!" I shouted, slamming both of my hands on the wall. "They got away! We had one mission! And we failed. I failed."

"(y/n) we did what we could. You did your best as well. You nearly got killed over 3 times!" Hange chuckled as she rubbed my back. "At least we got Eren back."

"Sounds like a normal day to me." I sighed, my eyes falling on Mikasa and Armin who were embracing Eren.

"Are you injured?"

"No, just some scratches here and there."

"Come, we need to report this to Erwin."

After some time we headed back to the HQ, informing Erwin about everything that had happened.

"They are going to come back."

"Why would they? We already know their identities." Mikasa asked.

"They want Eren right? Or whatever their sick plan is. They will come back." I sighed, crossing my arms and legs. "I have a bad feeling about this.."

"Hey, let's relax for now." Hange whispered, resting her hand on my shoulder.

"It is possible for them to attack again, we don't know when though. So we need to be prepared for anything." Erwin said. "It's pretty late, you are dismissed."

I stood up and headed towards the dining hall.

"I'm going to make myself a cup of tea. Would anyone care to join me?" I asked.

They all smiled and nodded before following me to the dining hall.