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𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 [ 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗜 𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡 ]

i made my horse gallop faster as we saw the titans approaching us. i shoot a green smoke signaling of the titans sighting. actually, this is my second expedition after promoted being a new captain together with Hanji and Levi. my h/c hair brushed through my face and my Survey Corp cloak is now flying on my back because of the wind. 

i kept my senses alert with the two fifteen-meter titans on left and three on my right, both are running, probably not an aberrant.

"What the hell are you doing, Y/N?! Come back here, you dumbass!"

i slowed my horse's pace as i catch up with the burning Levi beside me. i just laughed at his remark, he's totally red, like a ripe tomato!

"It's 'Captain Y/N', not just Y/N─"

"You idiot!"

i just rolled my eyes at Ackerman. seriously? he's so furious and he always throws out words like "brat", "idiot", "dumb" and "stupid" at me. if i wasn't patient, i might already give him a hard, right upper cut. 

"If you're just going to trash talk me, I'm leaving you behind."

and again, i made Allegro, my horse with a red mane gallop faster. the titans are getting nearer so i prepared my 3D maneuver gear. i heard Hanji and Levi's cursed words behind me but i didn't care. i can do this on my own, even though on my last expedition, i almost lost my left hand, if i just didn't regenerate.

"Come back here, you stupid brat!"

"I'm going to clear the path for you, just go with the flow!" 

i shouted back at Levi. i activated my gear before flying into the two titans on the left and slashing the back of their necks with my sharp swords. they fall lifelessly into the ground and the three more titans saw me so they are now running towards my direction.

i just smirked before climbing at their shoulders, avoiding their hand attacks and killing them effortlessly. this is so easy. in just a blink of an eye, two titans are now lying in their stomach, face first on the ground. 

my horse suddenly appeared before me so i climbed on it before the third titan can reach me. i saw the formation go deep through the forest, probably going to start their mission. i changed my direction as i followed the group but i was on the last line but then the titan seemed to change its nature and it go berserk.

it started to run faster before and it can even jump, for pete's sake. i shook my head before the two cadets on my side started to panic and they started to make their horses run faster and escape from the commotion. goddamn, useless freaks. (did i sound just like levi on that part?)

i saw Levi on the front line, his silver eyes in pure shock as he examined my position i am in right now. he would totally scold me after this. 

the aberrant jumped and as he fell on the ground, the ground we're in started to shake and break. my horse run faster but something in me tells my system that i need to do something as this so i activated my gear again as i jumped from a very high tree, the titan probably didn't saw where i go so it just followed the whole formation.

i followed it and i was about to reach its neck when its left hand slammed it on my small figure, throwing me at front. luckily, i just landed on a tree's root but my back was completely aching. then i saw it, a swarm of titans are now running to us. 

i saw Commander Erwin as he held out his right hand on me as I gladly accepted it before he placed me in front of his horse. 

"Where's your horse?"

"P-Probably on the back. I left it when...I tried to kill the aberrant."

i answered him honestly while trying to catch my breath. i could even feel my cheeks burning because i'm so closed to my commander and he smells so good. (what am i thinking?) his eyes lingered to me and i can sense that he is now planning something. 

"Should I...should I transf─"

"No," he cut me off. "No, Y/N. Your secret should be kept between the two of us according to your father."

I saw cadets launched at the titans but some of them were now lying lifelessly on the ground. i can't help but to feel sorry for them. this is probably my fault for making that aberrant follow me. 

"But I can't just sit here and watching my comrades die─"

"Just shut up and follow me!"

i was completely shocked at how the commander shouted at me. i can't do something, i should obey his orders. i watched how Levi lounged on the swarm of titans and how he effortlessly kill them one by one. it feels like i'm so useless. i shouldn't let my excitement overflowed through me. 

but then it hit me. a sharp pain on my chest as i saw how another aberrant took a good grip on Levi's small but strong body. i saw how he tried to squirm out from the titan's hold and i can sense that he wanted to kill it but his hands can't move. i want to shout, i want to attack but my body froze. i can't move and i can't find the right words to say.

tears started to form in my eyes and my body started shaking. everything moved slowly as the titan opened its mouth and slowly shoving Levi in it's mouth. 

i can't take it anymore. i escaped from Commander Erwin's grip as i jumped on the ground as i tried running at Levi's direction. his silver eyes bored into mine, probably saying 'goodbye'. i shook my head as i brought my left hand in my mouth. no, not yet. humanity's strongest in not going to die today, not tomorrow, not ever.

not on my watch.

i saw Commander Erwin's shocked eyes as he looked at what i am going to do.

"Sorry, Commander."

"Y/N, no!"

a loud explosion flooded his words as i bite my left hand hard together with a yellow lightning that lit the whole, dark forest. i don't care if they knew my secret, i just need to save Levi. i don't like him and we barely knew each other but i can't bear losing him. humanity needs him more than they needed me and i can't let him go without saying a proper goodbye to me.

i slowly transformed with a h/l h/c hair, with my almond shaped e/c eyes with a slim body. i opened my eyes, even though my face are connected with veins inside my new body. i saw Levi gawking at me as i run the hell out of our distance from each other as i bite the aberrant's neck and tearing it off. 

Levi escaped from the titan before flying over a tree branch. we stared on each other in good five seconds good i decided to attack more titans who are approaching us.

i'm Y/N L/N, a captain in Survey Corp., and also a titan shifter.

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