𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐒 | 𝐋.𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍

𝟏𝟎 | 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫

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FEW MONTHS LATER - 845

My mother once told me..........

'That mistakes always happen, even when we're stronger than we think.....but if you're gonna fight, fight til the very end til you come out on top.........it proves you survived as a human.....that's your greatest battle yet.'

Even though I've seen so many lives taken, I continue to train harder til I collapse. Maintaining my mind to focus on the end goal, but our end was invisibly to the naked eye. No one knows what will happen, but that's why I've joined the survey corps. To reach that end, even if it's like a endless clouded fog.

Adjusting my gauze around my knuckles, my eyes flicker upon Levi who was also mirroring my actions. After having a small spar earlier this morning, it was just a normal intense training battle. Some moments he would come out on top, and then sometimes I take first place. We both were at equal levels, despite our age gap. He was only a few years older than me, which I found out.

"Seriously, you're a challenge," he comments, nonchalantly.

Smirking softly by the small compliment, I soon pull out my loose hair out before adjusting my hair again. Sweat glistening against my skin, with small shallow pants leaving my lips. Even though he seems rather quiet and cold, I'm starting to pick up on the small things about him. Especially when he's actually be nice or not, which causes Renji to be a little short tempered in situations.

"Thank you, you're still incredibly strong.....despite getting much sunlight a while ago," I say softly, hearing him scoff.

"Well that's the past," he mutters, while my smile slowly falters.

Lowering my head after tying my hair up, I wipe away the sweat against my temple.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mea--"

He shook his head, "No need, I know what you meant........but it's the past," he assures me, as my eyes slightly widen.

"Oh.....right, okay then......."

Walking over to my ODM gear, I lift up the belts and straps to adjust the large equipment. Sliding in the straps and belts, the sound of steel clangs together. My mind wandering elsewhere, as I finally clip the gear on my hips and back. Doing so I swipe my jacket from the post beside me, before placing it around my shoulders while sliding through the sleeves.

"Right.........well, let's do some ODM maneuver gear training," I suggest, seeing him placing his straps on. While waiting for him to get ready, i couldn't help feeling like I'm being watched. Keeping myself focusing on Levi, I pretended not noticing at all.

"Alright, let's go,"

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The wind pounds against my ears while flying through the thick growth of the trees, feeling that surge of euphoria just drifting through. My hair loosely falls around my face, but blows back from the direction we are flying.

Levi suddenly flies from above before flying in level with me, seeing him smirk lightly at me.

"You look like a child," he comments.

Furrowing my eyebrows I release more gas flying more faster, as a wooden titan appears. Swiftly digging my handles into the blades, I sheath them out with the sound of steel grinding together before chiming softly.

Just within a few metres I drop my hands holding them downwards, before angling my body spiraling down upon the dummy. Slicing through clean cut, along with splintering the wood. I continue flying while Levi takes another dummy out, before I fly up upon a branch with him following along.