Broken Hearts, Severed Limbs (Levi x OC x Erwin)

|17| The 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls IV

Nathalie’s eyes widened. So, she was indeed controlling the titans. The roaring of the Female Titan had resounded everywhere, and right just after that, all the titans who had been trying to climb the trees, had suddenly stopped and started running into the forest. They were running in the direction that the Central Rank had set the trap. The direction where the Female Titan was being kept. Nathalie gritted her teeth. She drew her swords.

“What the hell is this?! Are they… are they going in?!” Jean cried out.

Mikasa and Sasha landed on the same branch as Jean, Armin and Nathalie. Soon, Ymir set off to find Krista, and Connie landed on the same branch.

“Are you telling me they’re all abnormals?!” Connie cried out confusedly.

“What’s going on?” Mikasa asked turning at Nathalie.

“You kids need to stay on the trees. I will take care of that,” Nathalie said.

“With all due respect, Captain, I know that sound!” Sasha cut in. “It used to haunt me in my sleep. This is the shout of a dying animal who’s got nothing to lose!” Sasha said shakily.

The girl was right. Where they actually on their way to eat the Female Titan? The person inside would be easily able to slip away on ODM. But ordering all other titans to eat her body? That was extreme, but it wasn’t a sacrifice. It was actually a very clever move, especially if the woman turning into a titan could do it again like Eren. Nathalie was willing to bet that it was no other but Levi the one who had brought such despair to the creature that decided to get itself eaten. 

“Captain, let us help you out. It is still our objective to keep the titans out of the forest,” Mikasa said.

“A- Aren’t you terrified?!” Sasha cried out.

“Have you ever seen me being terrified of something?” Mikasa asked.

“No! That’s why I’m telling you, this time would be a good time to try it out!” Sasha cried out.

“Calm down, Sasha. I cannot ask you to dive to death-” Nathalie tried to say but Mikasa cut her.

“Eren’s at the Centre Rank, isn’t he?!” Mikasa asked worriedly.

“And that’s why you must let me go in there and help out!” Nathalie cried out and Mikasa shut her mouth. Nathalie sighed and she placed both hands on Mikasa’s shoulders. “I know you care about him, and I know some of you want to fight, but my orders were clear, I keep you safe so that you can live to fight another day. Now, if you feel like you’re capable of handling taking out a few titans, then go for it, if not, let me and the Central Rank take care of this,” Nathalie turned and looked at everyone who had landed in nearby branches to hear what their Captain had to say. They nodded. “Good,” Nathalie turned at the short-haired blonde girl. “Lieutenant Nanaba, you’re in charge,”

“Yes, ma’am!”

Nathalie jumped off the branch hooking herself on the back of a titan. She cut off its nape. She headed for another one, cutting off its nape as well. She repeated that for a couple titans of all classes. There were three-metre to ten-metre titans, but they didn’t pay any attention to her. It seemed that the only one that they wanted to eat was their commander. The Female Titan.

Nathalie cut off the napes of any titan that stood on her way. She was sure she had at least slain a large portion of them when she reached the centre of the forest where Mike’s, Hange’s and Erwin’s squads were fighting. They had killed off a large number of them and they were still fighting.

Large carcasses of titans were collapsing on the ground. She noticed Levi in all this commotion, slaughtering three titans with one go, but he hadn’t noticed another titan who was slowly approaching him. Nathalie went straight for the nape. She cut it off, before she landed on another titan. A larger one. She cut its nape off as well. The hand of another titan came her way and Levi cut it off, before he hooked himself on its shoulder slicing off its nape.