Chapter 12: The Last One Standing Must Look Badass While Doing It
The Forest
In the trees and at hopefully a safe distance away from the battle, Squad Levi stood on the branches of a massive tree as they watched the showdown in horror and in shock.
"My god." Petra gasped as she had her hands over her mouth.
"What is he?" Oruo asked in horror.
"That purple thing said he's a... devil.." Gunther recalled while also in shock of the battle happening down below.
Titans were converging on Eren and Clayde like ants on a kill before they all noticed that Eren and the Female Titan both charged the Leech Devil as she manhandled and kept them at bay.
"That thing said that Clayde was a devil... is that what those things are?!" Gunther asked in horror.
"Those things are monstrosities!" Oruo yelled.
"But... Clayde is fighting on our side, just look at him!" Petra argued as she pointed at Clayde taking on multiple titans in close combat.
"We need to help them!"
"Are you crazy?! We'll never survive that onslaught!" Oruo argued.
"We'll wait for Captain Levi to show up and she'll tell us what to do! No doubt this fight is going unnoticed by the other scouts!" Gunther supported as Petra gritted her teeth and looked at the slaughter below with conflicted emotions.
Should she help them and risk getting herself killed?
Or
Wait for reinforcements and pray that Eren and Clayde can survive until then?
Meanwhile
Shockwaves made the ground vibrate immensely as the army of titans and titan shifters charged the two devils as the Leech Devil grinned before swinging two of her tentacles at Clayde.
Seeing this, Clayde jumped to avoid them before slicing a titan's head in half as the first batch of the monsters came at the two devils. Five titans converged on the Leech Devil but she used her tentacles to grab the back of their napes and rip them clean off as they dropped dead on the ground.
The mouths of the tentacles swallowed the blood as she grinned madly, "Bitter yet sweet!!!"
Clayde was slashing everything with the word titan scrawled on it as the monsters tried to grab him but he sliced them lethally and ended their lives. A small pile was starting to form as Clayde roared and continued his onslaught before seeing the Leech Devil wave one of her tentacles at him.
"YOU FUCKING BITCH!!!!" Clayde roared at her as he got distracted and a titan chomped on the upper half of his body as he found himself in a titan's mouth. Using his head chainsaw, he sliced the head open and dropped back to the ground before grabbing the corpse and throwing it at the Leech Devil who knocked it aside easily.
Titans were starting to dog-pile Clayde as he was forced to retract his chainsaws as he grabbed the skin of titans and tossed them off of him before slicing them with that same arm. In close range where Titans are directly in front of him, Clayde had to resort to his brute strength to get these fuckers off of him.
Grabbing a titan by the leg, he swung it around wildly as he knocked the other titans away from him as they went flying by the force of the blow. The titan being used as a club groaned before being tossed into the air and fell of Clayde's chainsaws as it looked into the orange eyes slits of its killer.
"So fucking pathetic." Clayde remarked before the last thing the titan saw was a row of sharp teeth as the devil bit into its head and ripped out a chunk of flesh before swallowing as blood was restored to him and it healed his body.
Clayde looked around and saw that the titans were getting back up before a body flew above him and slammed into a tree as he looked and saw that it was Eren's titan.
"What the fu-?!" Clayde said before a roar diverted his attention to the Female Titan as she punched the Leech Devil as it careened to the side before coming back and slapping her with its tentacle as the titan shifter fell on its back.
"That punch was weak! Are these the so-called Gods of Paradis?!" The Leech Devil yelled as a titan jumped to try and sneak attack her but one of her tentacles impaled the titan in its chest before erupting out of its nape which killed it.
Swinging the titan, she slammed it the side of the Female Titan as her body went skidding through the ground and stopped as she roared and struggled to get back up.
Inside his titan, Eren gritted his teeth from the hit that he took from that Leech Devil. He tried to take back control of his titan but it wasn't responding to him at all as he felt himself getting back up as he opened his eyes and saw that he was about to slam his fist straight into Clayde.
"CLAYDE, WATCH OUT!!!" Eren yelled in desperate vain for his friend to hear him.
The Attack Titan roared as it brought its fist down onto Clayde but the devil dodged the hit before slicing his forearm off. Jumping into the air, Clayde slashed the gullet of Eren's titan as the beast fell to the ground as Eren roared in frustration.
"Sorry Eren but this is for your own good." Clayde said before turning around and stabbing his chainsaw blade into the head of a four legged titan as it screamed in pain as saliva coated Clayde's body.
"KEEP SCREAMING!~" Clayde yelled sadistically before splitting its head open and he looked at the Leech Devil who was brutally devouring killing titans in a strange way as everytime her tentacles came out of a titan, it was covered in blood entirely before it pulsed creepily.
"HEADS UP, UGLY!!!" Clayde yelled before picking up a titan and throwing it at her as she just smacked it aside before turning to look at him before gesturing a simple command.
'Come at me~'
Clayde grinned before ripping two titans apart as he ran at her wildly with his tongue flailing about as both devils threw titans out of their way to reach each other. The Leech Devil bit a titan's head off as her tentacles threw titans out of her way but the throws were more powerful as titans were slammed into trees so hard that they broke.
As Clayde fought his way to tear the Leech Devil to shreds, the Female Titan jumped in front of him. Throwing a lesser titan out of his way, Clayde roared as he charged forward at the titan shifter.
Annie saw this and tried to exert her will on her titan form but it wasn't working as her titan went to throw a punch but Clayde jumped and slashed her stomach again but this time, he went inside the stomach.
The Leech Devil saw the female titan with its back turned towards her as the devil prepared to bite her nape off but then the lower back convulsed before it bursted open to reveal Clayde slashing his way through her stomach and out the back as blood and guts fell out of the Female Titan.
Clayde bursted from the lower back of the Female Titan with murderous eyes as he looked at the Leech Devil, "I'M COMING FOR YOU!!!" He yelled out gleefully.
Annie was in shock as her titan body now had a massive hole in it as it careened to the side and fell to the ground. She could move her arms but just barely as her regeneration kicked in more slowly than before.
The Leech Devil grinned at Clayde's approaching form as she shot out two of her tendrils to catch him. Without much effort, Clayde dodged the first tentacle before slicing the second one as he got in close and went for her head.
Suddenly, from the ground beneath him, a third tentable shot up and chomped down on Clayde's right leg as it tore it clean off as the devil roared in pain.
Taking this opportunity, the Leech Devil slammed straight into him and he went through a tree as he fell to the ground. Picking him up by his other leg, she slammed him on the ground hard before throwing him onto a large rock as it cracked underneath the pressure.
"Fuck." Clayde cursed as pain shot through his body as his chainsaws revved slowly, he was losing blood fast and he needed to replenish.
Luckily, his body was picked up by a titan as it opened its mouth to bite him but not before Clayde bit a piece of it's tongue off and swallowed it. Power surged back into him as his leg regenerated and his chainsaws revved faster as he sliced the titan up.
Leaping towards the Leech Devil, Clayde slashed two more incoming tentacles before slamming his foot straight into her face which sent her body careening to the side.
"You dare hit a female?!" The Leech Devil roared in anger.
"YES!!!" Clayde responded as he slashed another oncoming tentacle before leaping up towards her head to deal the killing blow.
"DIE YOU FUCKING BI-!!!" Clayde roared before his eyes widened as the Leech Devil shot its tongue out and the sharpness of it stabbed straight through his chest as blood gushed out of the wound as his chainsaws retracted slowly as his orange plating was melting.
"Nice try, Chainsaw... but the effort was futile." The Leech Devil said before reeling in her prize to chew it up but not before a sound was heard which made her look to her left only to see a blur and a sudden pain on her tongue.
Her tongue was severed in the middle as she screamed in pain before angrily turning to the right to see one of the scouts had her catch in her arms.
"Clayde?! Clayde, are you alright?!" Petra yelled as the teen groaned in response as she put him down gently before drawing her blades and readied them.
"Oh, what's this? A human has joined the fight? What devil are you contracted with to give such skills?~" The Leech Devil asked curiously as she snuck her tentacles into position.
"I don't know what you are but you are not killing Clayde!" Petra said in hopes to be brave.
"Aww, young love... always dull and so DRAMATIC!!!" The devil yelled at that last part as a tentacle shot out at her with its puckered mouth opened but Petra leapt over it and slashed before swinging towards the devil to finish it off.
The devil lunged forward to bite her but Petra swung out of range before zooming in close and slashing three nipples off of the body.
"YOU FUCKING BITCH!!!" The Leech Devil yelled in anger as she looked around for her as Petra manuevered behind her to slice her head.
"GAUUUUUUHHHHHHH!!!!" Petra cried out in anger as she reared her blades back but she didn't see the tentacle coming from the side until it was too late.
Its puckered mouth was open as it swallowed Petra which made her drop her blades as she found herself in a slimy gullet as her arms were pinned against her body. She flailed her legs around wildly to try and free herself but nothing happened as she screamed.
The Leech Devil brought the tentacle to her face as Petra's legs were seen flailing about as a muffled scream was heard as the devil laughed.
"Oh Satan, this is funny! You thought a human like you can kill me?! Not even the chainsaw's host can kill me... what was his name, you say? Clayde? Clayde couldn't kill me, isn't that right boy?!.....Huh?"
The devil looked at where Clayde was and saw that he was gone as a severed tongue was there before a familiar revving sound was heard as she whipped her head around and saw Clayde jumping towards her murderously.
"RAUUUGGHHH!!!!" Clayde yelled maniacly.
The devil ducked her head as Clayde sailed over her before slashing the tentacle that had Petra as they both flopped to the ground. Slicing expertly, Clayde sliced the tentacle open as Petra's slimy body appeared as she shivered and was pale.
"Wait right here while I kill this bitch!" Clayde ordered before turning around to face the devil as she snarled at him.
"No matter... I still win in the end so beware Chainsaw for this is only the beginning." The Leech Devil warned before turning around and running drastically for its life.
"YOU THINK YOU CAN TURN YOUR BACK ON ME AND RUN?!" Clayde roared as he began chasing her but then a loud and familiar roar was heard as he turned and saw Eren's Titan running towards him murderously.
Looking down, Clayde saw that Petra was in the way and she wasn't going to make it in time as he looked at the retreating Leech Devil and than back at Eren's titan before he roared in frustration and charged the titan.
"I'M GONNA CUT YOUR ASS UP AND SPIT OUT THE CHUNKS!!!" Clayde roared as he grabbed Petra and jumped out of the way as Eren's foot smashed down on the previous spot.
The Attack Titan roared as it threw a punch at Clayde who dodged away with Petra in his arms before setting her down and roared in challenge.
Revving his chainsaws, Clayde knelt and glared at Eren's neck as the titan came charging forward before he leapt with all his might as the world seemed to slow down a bit around him before he sliced the titan's head off completely to reveal Eren's body and the chainsaws might've barely grazed his head.
Eren's eyes widened as he didn't even see Clayde in that split second as he lost all connection with his titan form as his body fell to the ground and the titan head flopped next to him.
Now being able to move his body, Eren began freeing himself as he pulled out of the steaming flesh as it left burnt marks on his skin wherever they connected to. Standing up, Eren panted as he looked and saw Petra on the ground as he rushed to her.
"Petra, are you alright?!" Eren yelled worriedly.
"Y-Yeah." Petra stuttered out as she shivered from her near death experience before the wails of titans were heard as they both looked and saw Clayde was finishing off a couple of stray titans as blood was covering his entire body as he slashed them to bits.
"Hehe...Hehe...EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" Clayde yelled as he slaughtered the last titan in the area before raising his chainsaws and roaring into the sky as it echoed throughout the forest.
"I'M THE LAST ONE STANDING, BITCHES!!!!" Clayde roared out before his chainsaws sheathed themselves and his metal plating melted into sludge as he went back to his regular form as he was covered in titan blood.
Clayde staggered as his body was flooded with exhaustion before he shakily walked towards Eren and Petra as his friend rushed to his side and supported his weight.
"Clayde, you alright?" Eren asked.
"I'm fucking tired... that fight took a lot out of me." Clayde replied as he looked and saw Petra still on the ground shaking until he knelt beside her and grabbed her arm.
"Alright, up you go." Clayde said nonchalantly as he lifted Petra up but the girl clutched his arm tightly as she sobbed quietly.
"Thank you...Thank you, Clayde." Petra thanked him as Clayde looked at her neutrally before looking at Eren who shrugged.
"Wait... where's the rest of the scouts at?" Eren asked suddenly as he widened his eyes and looked around before distant stomping were heard before they looked and saw a bunch of horses coming towards them as each of them had a scout on them.
"Oh now these fuckers finally showed up." Clayde said angrily as the scouts came onto the scene a pile of titan bodies, a steaming Female Titan body and three exhausted fighters.
"So we didn't get the Female Titan, right?" Clayde clarified.
"No, we didn't." Eren confirmed.
"Goddamn it, Eren... you had one job."
"It's not my fault! That Leech... devil did something to me and I couldn't control my titan but, is it true that you're a devil?" Eren asked with suspicion as Clayde gained a serious face as he looked at the oncoming scouts.
"I don't know Eren... I don't know."
Meanwhile
Elsewhere, the ground erupted as the Leech Devil erupted from the ground as she panted slightly as she growled.
"I may have not gotten Chainsaw's heart but I did get his blood and that was all I needed." The Leech Devil said maliciously as she walked towards a massive cave as growling was heard from the entrance as she cooed.
"Oh dear~ I have a gift for you~" She called out.
From the cave, a massive hand gripped the entrance as a huge bat crawled out with its right arm severed completely. The body was bleeding from multiple scratches as he growled and winced in pain from the his injuries.
"You better have brought me something tasty." The Bat Devil grumbled out.
"Oh I did, taste it and you'll find out~" The Leech Devil said to her lover as her mouth hovered over her lover's mouth before she began regurgitating the blood she stored in her sacs as a lump rose from the bottom of her throat and into her mouth before she barfed a wave of blood right into the Bat Devil's mouth.
"How does it taste?~" She asked sweetly.
The Bat Devil chomped up some meaty bits before his stumped arm regenerated into a muscular arm as he licked his lips.
"The blood of the Chainsaw Devil." He said.
"Do you want more?~"
"Yessss~" The Bat Devil replied in excitement.
OH MAN, THE FORESHADOWING OF THE HUGE BATTLE UP AHEAD IS INSANE AND I LOVE WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS STORY AS EACH CHAPTER SPREADS THE PLOT A LITTLE MORE BETTER!!!
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS CHAPTER!!!
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