With You (Rivamika)

Chapter 28

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The expedition, it was going well compared to how bad it could have been. No one knew the body count just yet meaning that they can all lie to themselves as they carry on riding outside the walls, riding further and further, killing titan after titan why thinking they're doing better than ever. 

Of course, that wasn't the truth. 

The best expedition results that's ever been noted down was a single death and many wounded, that's the best results that have ever been given. 

Just a single death, that was seen as an achievement by now but wounded, they'll always have wounded. If it's wounded by missing a limb, bruising, cut or just their mental state being completely gone. 

But for now, everything was fine. No bad news, no god awful events and no real trouble for anyone who hasn't been affected. 

They just carried on riding, gaining as much distance as they were told and just hoping that everywhere else was going as smoothly as them. 

It's how soldiers got by, thinking that everyone else is having as good as them why they're somewhere safe or having it easy for once. 

It was a good lie to live during an expedition. 

But for those who seemed to keep on bumping into titan after titan, their squad facing two or more at once and having to fight or run. 

It was starting to look hopeless, the pain and truth destroying past the lies they told. 

Blood, death and cries became the only truth to them as they carried on fighting until they just couldn't fight anymore or a Titan took their fight with their life. 

Command being passed on and on as this who could lead kept dying, this taking lead losing their mind as it only grew worse and everyone just had to trust that someone close by could help with they fought together. 

Those who could still hold a grip while scared carried slashing down titans or leading them away from other's who needed the break, who had to carry riding on for the shake of humanity. 

Mikasa, she was between both sides. 

She wasn't really placed in a squad but she had two groups either side of her in the distance and she's fought with both. 

She saw the death, 

She saw the blood,

She saw the power of the titans,

And,  she stood alive. 

For now, she was standing on a seven meter titan head. 

Her swords in hands and her eyes just looked to the view before her, it was breath taking. 

Freedom, it was the incredible feeling she's ever felt and she couldn't help but admire it as she stood still. 

She had her comrades blood on her uniform, saving some from a titan and catching them as they fell before passing them over to another group or towards the medics that was riding close to the back centre.