Not The One Who Dies ⇀ Attack on Titan *Original*

Part 15: Fear

Logan rode Stark next to Erwin towards the woods, determined to get the boy he had a date with back.

"Corporal! Take Mikasa and the rest of the 104th through the trees and find Eren! You're in charge!" Erwin yelled causing Logan to nod and veer away from the commander and towards an opening in the trees.

"EVERYONE! Stick with Mikasa or me! Don't go off on your own! Reiner and Bertholdt could have ODM gear! If someone transforms then you shoot a black smoke shell into the sky and I'll be there as soon as I can! Do not hesitate! If you have the opportunity slit the bastard's throats!" Logan yelled commands to his group who all hesitantly nodded.

"And if you can't that's fine! I'll kill them myself." Logan continued as the rode into the forest, finding Ymir's Titan clinging to a tree. Logan stayed back and let the others gather information as Ymir hadn't liked the boy much.

Logan watched as she seemingly ignored the squad, looking for someone. Her eyes landed on Christa- no her name was Historia. Logan narrowed his eyes before drawing his swords and jumping at Ymir but he was too late. Ymir swallowed Historia whole and took off through the woods.

"She's with Reiner! After her!" Logan yelled as he took off through the woods after the shifter, leading the pack of the 104th.

He spotted Reiner and Bertholdt up on a branch that she passed with Eren on Bertholdt's back. Reiner spotted the Corporal with wide eyes as the boy smirked.

"Reiner!! I'm coming for you!" Logan yelled as he went as fast as he could, bobbing and weaving through the woods. Reiner hopped from the branch with a knife in hand but Logan didn't care, if he turns into the armored titan he'll just kill him twice.

Logan pulled the swords from his sides and threw them at the man, trying to get a lucky shot. The swords flew past the man's head as he cut his hand, lightning striking his body as he turned into his titan form.

"Corporal! Don't waste your swords!" Mikasa yelled as Logan sighed and shook his head, knowing he couldn't rely on his swords to kill the monsters. Bertholdt looked at the flying corporal with wide eyes, knowing he truly had the best chance of killing the two warriors.

"BERTHOLDT!" Logan yelled with the rage of a thousand suns as his claws extended from his hands as he dived towards the still human boy. Bertholdt jumped from the branch and attached it to Reiner's armored titan form.

Logan caught himself on the last tree in the forest, seething with anger as he watched the titan run. He grunted as his claws returned into his body to give him the availability to whistle for his horse.

"Call your horses! We will not let them take Eren!" Logan yelled as he looked behind him, his squad seemingly in shock of what they had seen. Metal claws had just come from inside of their leader as he tried to murder their old comrade.

"I know it doesn't make any sense. Your comrades betrayed you and I'm some type of monster. But I promise the only thing I care about is saving humanity! Now, we can NOT let them take Eren! Come on!" Logan yelled with pleading eyes causing all of them to seemingly snap out of it.

"WE'RE WITH YOU, SIR!" Armin yelled as he whistled for his horse. The squad all followed the corporal into the open field outside of the forest, slowly but surely catching up to the titans in front of them.

"Mikasa! You get Ymir!" Logan shouted as he narrowed his eyes towards the titans. Mikasa rode up next to the boy, ready to reply.

"What about Eren? Corporal I can't let him be taken." Mikasa said, looking to the boy. Logan began to bring his feet up to the saddle of the Stark, almost crouching on top of the animal.

"Leave him to me," Logan growled as he whipped the reigns of the horse to go faster. The horse led him directly to the side of the armored titan, shooting a hook to the side of the titan's neck and flying to the top of his shoulders. He looked up with an almost sickening grin as he saw Bertholdt standing there with Eren on his back. Slowly but surely the claws of an animal grew from the boy's fists, making slow strides towards the traitor.

"REINER! PROTECT US!" Bertholdt yelled as he jumped into the titan's mouth before it was shut quickly. Logan scoffed at the sight before he walked up next to the jaw before he was joined by his squad. They all began to beg and plead Reiner and Bertholdt to explain to the corporal that it was just a misunderstanding, that they were there allies, and how much they'd been through.

"It doesn't matter anymore. Shut up and focus on opening the traitor's neck. Hesitate for a moment and we forfeit Eren. Who cares what they pretended to be? This was their choice." Mikasa asked the group who all sighed at the words before Bertholdt finally spoke to his old friends.

"No! You're wrong! Who chooses to be this? Tell me! What d'you think I am? Huh? What? Do you think this is what we aspired to be? People loathe us. And why wouldn't they? We're monsters! We deserve to die for the things we've done. We're lost. We could live a thousand years and never again know peace. Try to imagine that darkness. The only light was our brief time as soldiers. It was never a lie! Do you understand? We're not who we said we were, but it wasn't an act! We genuinely thought of you as our friends! I'm not stupid. I know I have no right to ask forgiveness, but please. I beg of you. If we were comrades, someone find us." Bertholdt yelled, begging the group to understand him. Logan marched up to the side of Reiner's mouth.

"Bertholdt. You have the person who I care about the most on your back and you won't give him back. You lied to everyone in this group and you lied to humanity. There is no mercy for you, I am going to gut you." Logan growled out before stabbing his claws into Reiner's cheek, getting through. Reiner let out a yell before Hanes yelled at them, alarming them of the horde of titan's coming to them.

The group of soldiers all jumped from the titan except for Logan who took a second as he needed to do something.

"Eren! Are you awake?" Logan yelled as he peered through the gap into the titan's mouth.

"Y-Yeah! I'm okay! Don't worry about me!" Eren responded causing Logan to slightly smile.

"Don't worry, I'm gonna get to you. I promise okay?" Logan asked, truly believing in his words. He would save Eren, they had a date that he refused to miss.

"Yeah, Yeah I know!" Eren yelled before Logan shifted his eyes to the scared looking man who was holding the boy captive.

"You scared Bertholdt? You have that feeling in your chest that makes you feel like you're being choked to death?" Logan asked, not getting a response, just a fearful stare from the boy.

"I'm coming for you, Bertholdt. If it's not today, it might not be tomorrow. But I'm coming for you. The wolf is hungry" Logan growled out before backing away from the two and getting a running leap off of the tall TItan's shoulders.

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