The Warriors of the Walls

Lady of Justice

MIKASA

My knuckles screamed in protest as my grip around my ODM gear threatened to break the leather handles because despite what was at stake, I was struggling to stomach the display below in the dark abandoned warehouse.

Deep breaths...

The mission was going precisely as planned, the bait had been taken. All we had to do was wait a little while longer, but that was the problem, because as we waited for our plane to unfold, Aurora was below, being degraded for the amusement of her capture like she was nothing more than a play doll and from my hidden vantage point in the upper window, I got a perfect view.

Hold on Aurora... Just a little longer...

Bile rose in my mouth as the heavy-set man began to run his hand fat hands across her chest and unable to watch any longer, I climbed back up onto the roof and froze when I met Captain Levi's expectant gaze, as he crouched down on the roof tiles with Sasha and Connie.

Oh shit... 

"How's everything going inside?" the Captain drawled, and even though his voice was lifeless and seemingly uninterested, his sharp eyes missed nothing.

"If we wait very much longer then I think we're going to have a problem with Aurora..." I answered slowly, unsure of how to put this without endangering the entire mission, "she's being... she's being pawed at..."

"I see." Captain Levi gritted through his teeth, and though I couldn't see his face as he turned away from me, I could see the anger rolling through him as his spine straightened and his fists clenched so tightly that the knuckles were popping white.

Dont do it....

"How's your leg." I blurted out hastily, hoping to break through the rage I could see threatening to boil over and screw the entire plan, "Any better?"

Finally meeting my eyes, the Captain must have seen my silent pleading for suddenly, he let out a deep breath before shaking himself, releasing his fists and running his now open palm down his injured leg. 

"I can move well enough." Captain Levi muttered before turning his attention to the kidnappers below, his eyebrows drawn together as he struggled to accept what had to be done for us to succeed, "Did you notice? These kidnappers are obviously rank amateurs. Why wouldn't they use professionals for a job like this..." the Captain trailed off as he puzzled it out in his head, and maybe I would too but right now we had a job to do.

"You can handle the rest on your own." Captain Levi addressed me as he pushed to his feet with a barely noticeable wince on his face, "I'm going to make my way to Eren, come find me when you've finished taking out the trash here."

With pleasure.

"Yes, sir." I nodded eagerly; it was time that bastard below learned to keep his hands to himself.

"There is one more thing you should know," the Captain paused when he reached the end of the roof and looking back at me, he said the last thing I was expecting to hear, "Just in case, tell Aurora and the others too. It isn't just Titan anymore that we are fighting, its human too. You are to use the same discretion as you would out in the field. I expect you to understand what that means."

We have to fight... have to kill ... people... just like we do with the Titans...

Without waiting for my reply, the Captain engaged his ODM gear and disappeared over the rooftops and releasing a deep breath, I signalled for the others to follow my lead as I slowly crept back to the window before quietly slipping in to the building. Climbing down behind the large wooden crates just off to the side where Aurora was still being harassed by the big ugly man though this time, unlike before where he had simply been pawing at her, blood now ran from a split on her lip and his knuckles were stained with her blood.