A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to another chapter! Enjoy!

edited on april 5th, 2022 @ 7:27pm

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𝓒𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚁𝚃𝚈-𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴,
𝓣𝙷𝙴 𝚃𝙾𝚆𝙽 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙴 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙱𝙴𝙶𝙰𝙽.

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Wall Maria contained one third of humanity's remaining territory. Five years ago, when humanity lost this territory, from within the remaining two walls, they realized: "That we... are not meant to continue living." After all, humanity cannot defeat the Titans.

However, one young man gripped that small blade held in his heart, and thrust it into a Titan, pounding its massive head into the ground. When humanity saw this, what did they think?

Some were proud.

Some held hope.

Some cried out in anger.

Then, if Wall Maria was retaken, what would humanity cry out? Would they finally start believing that humanity deserves to live? That our fate is something we can decide? Will it be enough for them to believe?

If only Wall Maria was retaken...

NIGHT HAD FALLEN AS THE Scouts were walking through a deep forest with their hoods up. One Scouts horse went slightly out of control, causing them to stop.

"Hey! You've gotta light up the ground!" Levi scolded.

"S-Sorry."

"We're not at the foot yet? It's almost dawn." Levi then asked Simon.

"Once we're over this mountain, Shiganshina's right there." Simon replied.

They carried on walking until a Titan was spotted by Jean.

"Titan on the left! Everyone halt! Light up the area!"

Everyone raised their lights to a Titan leaning against a rock.

"It's all right. He's fast asleep. This lad must not be one of those new types that moves at night." Hange chuckled a bit. "That's too bad. Let him be."

The Scouts continued to walk forwards as Eren spoke up from behind them. "I can't believe we didn't see it till that close up." He stated.

"Yeah, I'm with you there." Hange agreed. "This moonless night must be protecting us. Light from the moon is reflected sunlight. The new type of Titan... We think they use that minuscule amount of reflected light to move. Using the new moon was the right move. There's no guarantee we won't have a repeat of before. That lad may by one of those "Moonlight Titans" for all we know. Hope we capture one someday!"

"Actually, I don't think it's the moon that's controlling them." Simon spoke up, causing Hange to hum in confusion. "At the abandoned castle, the Beast Titan was also around. I have a suspicion that it's a Titan shifter, and they have the ability to control mindless Titans at night."

"That may be true. We just have to find out." Hange stated.

They soon found a trail and followed it as they continued walking forward until they could see Wall Maria.

Dawn was soon to come as the Scouts got on their horses and moved towards the walls, going past the buildings.

"Be on guard for Titans hiding in the shadows! Our operation begins now!" Erwin shouted, extending his arm out. "All troops, switch to ODM gear!"

As soon as he gave the order, the Scouts lifted themselves from their horses and flew over Wall Maria, landing on top of the wall.

Simon looked over to see the now abandoned Shiganshina District, before heading over towards the outer gate. He glided over to the other side of the wall before landing next to Levi and Hange.

The three observed the area. "This is all too strange... Not a single Titan in sight?" Hange questioned.

Simon hummed in agreement. "Considering this place should be swarmed with Titans, I do find it odd." He added on before narrowing his eyes. "However, it's possible those bastards had cleared the district from Titans beforehand."

"But we have to keep going." Levi informed.

"Yeah, there's no reason to call it off." Hange agreed, before raising a smoke signal and shooting it off.

As the other signals were shot off, Eren went over the wall and bit into his hand, lightning struck down on him as he changed into his Titan form. The wind blew Simon's hair around as he watched Eren's transformation.

His Titan hardened around the hole in the wall in a matter of seconds, Mikasa quickly went down to grab him and carry him to the top of the wall.

"This all seems a bit too easy... I just know those two bastards are waiting for the right moment to strike." Simon thought.

"Don't let your guard down!" Simon ordered. "Keep on the lookout!"

"Roger!"

Mikasa landed on top of the wall with Eren.  "Eren!" Hange shouted.

"How's your ODM gear?" Mikasa asked.

"It's fine. But I did manage to lose my cloak." Eren replied.

Mikasa came up behind him and wrapped her cloak around him in which Eren accepted it.

"Thanks." Eren thanked her.

"Mmm." Mikasa nodded in reply.

"The hole?!" Levi called down from below.

"Success!" The soldier from down below replied before firing a smoke signal.

"It's plugged all right!" A soldier from the other side called out and shot a smoke signal.

"We did it!" Hange declared before they walked over to Eren. "Eren, you okay?"

"No problems here. I'm ready like we trained." Eren responded.

Hange turned away from him. "We'll head for the inner gate! While we're on the move, remember to hide your faces!" They ordered.

Simon turned to Eren. "I don't know if you've noticed, but don't you think this is just a bit too easy?" He whispered.

Eren nodded in agreement. "I was thinking the same thing." He admitted.

"Be on guard, just in case. Let me know if you need me to take over. I'm on standby for a reason." Simon reminded him.

"Yes, sir."

They all began running forward. "You did it." Mikasa spoke up, causing Eren to look back at her. "Believe in your own power."

"Not yet!" Levi said. "No matter how much you plug it, they'll break the wall as long as they live. Until we kill Reiner, Bertholdt, and any other enemies, the operation to retake Wall Maria won't end."

"Of course... I know that!" Eren informed.

While swinging on the wall on their way to the inner gate, a red smoke signal was fired.

"The signal to halt the mission!" Simon exclaimed before turning to them. "All troops, scatter and stand by atop the wall!"

"Roger!"

Simon turned his head towards Hange. "I'm going to go see what the problem is." He informed. They nodded as Simon glided over towards the inner gate, landing next to Erwin and saw the Scouts tapping the walls with their swords.

"What's the hold up, Erwin?" Simon asked.

"Arlert found a campsite that was left behind, the enemies knew we were coming beforehand and prepared ahead of time. They may be hiding within the walls." Erwin replied.

Simon placed his chin on his hand in thought. "I figured as much. Sealing that hole was a bit too easy. The enemies would've attacked then. It's no longer an ambush if they already knew we were coming." He said.

"Exactly." Erwin agreed. Simon looked down as a signal was shot off.

"Here! There's a cavity here!"

Simon looked down at the soldier. "Hold on just a minute..." He thought, noticing something move in the wall.

"Look out!" Simon warned. Before the soldier could do so, he was stabbed in the chest by Reiner who made his way out of the wall in front of him.

The soldier fell as Reiner jumped out. "Reiner!" Armin screamed.

"Bastard!" Simon shouted, jumping off the wall.

Before Reiner could do anything, Simon stabbed him in the neck. "I'm gonna fucking kill you!" Simon exclaimed while running down the wall and pushing the blade in further before stabbing him again in the chest to let go of Reiner and let him fall.

Reiner landed harshly on the ground as Simon attached himself to the wall. "Shit!" He cursed.

"Section Commander?" Armin questioned.

"Simon! Did you kill him?!" Levi asked.

"No!" Simon replied.

"Is that another Titan power?"

"Unfortunately." Simon clicked his tongue in annoyance. "To think that he has the same ability... The ability to withdrawal his regeneration!"

As if on cue, a bright light comes from Reiner as lightning struck once again, transforming him into the Armored Titan.

"Keep on the lookout!" Erwin ordered. "Locate his allies!"

However, another flash of lightning appeared from behind Erwin as the ground shook beneath him. A bright light surrounded them as Erwin turned around to see the Beast Titan standing there with a row of Titans forming around it.

Simon clenched his jaw in anger. "It seems we meet again... Titan shifter!" He thinks to himself, recalling Miche's death.

He watched as the Beast Titan picked up a large boulder and held it over its shoulder, before jumping back and throwing the boulder towards the wall.

"Boulder incoming! Get down!" Erwin shouted out. The boulder hit the wall as the boulder made impact with it. Smoke and dust formed around the damage of where the boulder hit. Simon looked down to see the boulder had plugged the entrance up.

"Did he miss?"

"No... That was a good aim. He plugged the entrance. Now the horses can't pass. They'll aim for the horse and surround us... in order to block our escape and annihilate us here." Erwin replied. "We're both hoping for the same thing. To settle this once and for all. Humanity or Titans?! Which side will live?! Which side will perish?!"

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A/N: Another chapter is finished! Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 1589 words.