Chapter 8- Spark Will Light An Obsession

Tenko gulped as he watched Eren walking next to him as you, Tenko, Eren, and Pyxis walk down the wall.
"Titans will merely be the instruments of our demise, not the cause." Pyxis continued to explain Titans to you and Eren.

'So complicated about these creatures, and how little they know,' The voice explained.
'Yeah, but as long as we know the weakness, they should be fine,' The second voice replied. You walked passed some other Garrison soldiers and women watched Eren with shock and relief.
"Must be someone close," You whispered to yourself, Tenko holding your hand and walked close to you.

"Care for a swig?" Pyxis gave you his flask, but you just stared at it.
"I'm not one to drink, let the Shifter have it," You said, pushing it to Eren, who took it and chugged it once. He then had a look of disgust and spat it out, making Tenko giggle slightly.

You eventually stopped in front of the gate entrance and faced other soldiers.
"ATTENTION!!" Pyxis shouted in a booming voice.

"Take note! The blueprint of Trost recovery operation is this! Our primary objective is to reseal the hole!!" He shouted at the ones below.
"Yes you heard me right! What's more, is that it'll be done manually!" Your ears could pick up the murmurs and doubt coming from the ground, making you scowl.

"That's where this fellow comes in. Allow me to introduce, cadet Eren Yeager! Don't let appearance deceive you, this young man is in fact the successful product of cutting edge science," Wren took a step forward and saluted.
"Fantastic as this may sound, cadet Yeager possesses the ability to fabricate and control a Titan body at will!" More disbelief and whispers.

"Recall the massive boulder in the center, taking the Titan form, cadet Yeager will hoist the said boulder on his back, plug it down the hole and bam!" He pressed further about the plan.
"That's where you all come in. Your job is to defend him! Yes, defend a Titan against his own kind!" You took in the plan, and thinking about all of the outcomes.

"Big responsibility for someone who just discovered his ability, one bad move and no more humanity future," You muttered. Pyxis heard you, but he simply nodded. You were getting pissed off by shouts and wails coming from one person, who you wanted to strangle.
"Anyone wishing to leave, by my word will not be charged with treason!" Pyxis shouted down at the soldiers.

"Those who have seen a Titan first hand will not be expected to revisit such horror again. To whomever this refers to, you may leave with my blessing! And with anyone with family or loved ones may also leave! The crowd will continue to recognize your service!! Thank you and good luck!!" He finished, and you looked at him.
"Let them have hope, it'll do nothing," You muttered.

"What are som still leaving?" Tenko asked you, a little scared on how much people are turning to leave.
"Because they let fear dominate them and now they're going to die soon because of their own benefits," You told him, wanting to slice their throats. Others stood still and turned back with the others, staying for their deaths.

"If we must die, LET US DIE HERE!!"

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Guess they'll die here.

"RRRRRROOOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRR!!" Tenko held onto you right as you both saw Eren in his demon form swing at his friends, his green eyes glowing bright as he seemingly doesn't know what he is doing, but it just proved your point.
"I told you, never put your trust in someone, or else their betrayal will hurt you even more," You told the kid, making him nod and whimper.

You and Tenko landed next to the grey haired imp, known as Rico, and she took out her flare gun to shoot out the red color.
"We failed, it was foolish to put our hopes on something we didn't fully understand," She tsked and shot her flare into the sky.
"Pathetic display of hope," You retorted.

"Why can't you be not so negative for one damn minute of your life?" She angrily asked you.
"Because I want my last minute of my life knowing that no matter what, hope is never there, and you all will die," You told her, making her eyes go wide a little bit.

"That's how I died last time at least,"

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"Cannibal! Look!" Tenko shook your shoulder slightly as he pointed into the center of the city. You turned your head as there was rumbling steps and a roar.
"Look at that, that bastard actually did it," You commented, your eyes swirled with slight amusement. You shot your hook out and swung through the buildings, and noticed your were rocking each swing.

"I need to change this gear, it gets broken easily, what a disappointing trait." You bluntly muttered, see that the maneuver is shitty.
"I wonder if, maybe I could change it... I have my tools, I know the mechanics, I could make it better, make it-"

"WATCH OUT!!" Tenko's scream snapped you out of your thoughts, but it was too late. Your body collided with Marco, and Tenko fell off. Reiner and Bertolt turned to see Tenko ran of the dye of the roof and peered down below to see you and Marco on the ground.
"What happened?!" Reiner shouted as he ran to Tenko's side.

"We... we collided! Where are they?!" Tenko choked out as you sat up, and made sure that your bag was safe.
"Did you.. hear us?" Reiner asked hesitantly, but Tenko just shook his head.
"I don't know what you're talking about, nor do I care!! Are they okay?!" You heard Tenko shout at them. The panting and scared gasps made you turn to see Marco, on his back and clutching his right eye.

It was bleeding heavily.

His blade unfortunately clashed against his eye, and it caused it to burst and bleed all over his face. His other eye was wide, it was darting around as he was scared that a Titan would find him. He needed to go, he needed to find someone for help, he needed-

"Hey,"

His eyes snapped to see a figure, it was blurry, but it looked like a Titan. He scrambled away, and the it stuck its arm out, making him open his mouth to yell. But then, the voice came back.
"No time to cry," He recognized it now, it was you! His vision came back and the Titan was replaced by you, staring at him with your hand out.

"Get to safety, and I'll help you," You told him, hand still stretched out. No Titans were around yet, so you patiently waited for his response. Marco stared at her you, his eyes still wide and his body shaking, but he then felt your hands grasped his as he was pulled to stand up. The same shock you felt when you touched Sasha, it was weird, but you simply shrugged it off and pulled him in close, wrapping your arms around him.

"Do not worry," You mumbled, drool dripping from your mouth as you smelled the sweet fear filled blood pouring from his eye. You wanted to taste it, you wanted to taste his fear, his flesh, his blood.
"You're safe," You cooed with blood lust, but Marco didn't hear the tone. For he was in his own world.

You have saved him, you protected him from the Titans. Of course, you didn't actually saved him, but he didn't see it that way. He saw you swooping in like an angel, holding him close for comfort, and he saw you being there for him.
"Yeah... I'm safe," He mumbled, a small smile crawling up to his face, him shaking his arms around you as well.

"I'm always safe with you," He choked out, a creepy smile on his face as he hugged you.
"Hm" You hummed, and pushed him off.
"I'll fix the eye, but we need to get onto the roofs," You said, grabbing his arm and shooting a hook where Tenko, Reiner, and Bertolt were. You and Marco swung onto the roof and Tenko ran up to you, tears in his eyes.

"I'm happy that you're okay," He said with a teary eyed smile.
"Marco! Are you okay?!" Bertolt asked in horror as he saw the freckled boy's bleeding fine.
"Yeah, I'm fine... I'm safe," He muttered softly, still in his own world.
"Marco?" Reiner asked, weirded out by his reply, and you took one step as you touched his shoulder, shocking him and you.

That seemed to get him out of his trance and he looked around.
"Stop daydreaming and fight," You bluntly said. turning to Tenko, not noticing the love filled, and obsessed eyes Marco had for you.

"R-Right!

Right..."