New world
November 15, 2023 at 3:23 PM
- Oh, my head hurts so much," Anton groaned.
- I hit my head on something, what the hell, where's my home? - Vania asked.
- Haha, you're not the only one in shock, Vanek," Dennis replied.
- Hey guys, what are we doing here? - Aleksha asked with a puzzled expression.
- Don't be stupid, Aleksha, how would we know? And even if we did, we would have explained everything to you a long time ago," Leon said.
- Guys, does it seem to me or are the trees really huge? Or is my vision playing tricks on me?" Ivan said, looking bewildered.
(The forest of giant trees, with tree lengths of 80 meters, larger than titans, is a good place for traps and killing titans).
- Oh damn, my head hurts so much, feels like I fell on it," Kolyan said grimacing in pain.
- And you're still alive? I thought you were dead.
- Yeah, screw you, Vanya, I'll outlive you," Kolyan ended the conversation with a smile.
- But I'm wondering how we got here and why," Alexander said thoughtfully.
After these mental conversations, everyone, without exception, wondered what this place was and what they should do next.
- Well, since we know nothing about this place, we need to find a way out of this forest, and once we're out, find a village or town, or someone who can explain everything to us," Anton said, rubbing his temples.
- I can tell you what this place might be, but it's only a guess. It resembles the forest of giant trees from Attack on Titan.
Well, I don't deny that there are big trees in our world too, but not so huge and thick. I haven't even seen anything like it on the internet, only similar ones," Denis said, looking around.
- So you're saying we ended up in another world? I don't believe that," Ivan replied incredulously.
- I said it's just a guess, you dumbass, but that doesn't change the fact. We'll do as Anton said, but if my guess is right, we won't last here for long, although we already have," Denis said cheerfully.
- Look who I found, come here," Aleksha called out, beckoning his friends.
Our heroes headed towards Aleksha.
- Well, what have you found? Show us," Kolyan said with interest.
- Well, look," Aleksha said, moving aside and waving his hand, revealing three people lying on the ground dressed like him.
Surrounding the three soldiers, our heroes began to inspect them, hoping to learn where they had ended up.
- I don't want to disappoint you, but my assumption was correct. You all noticed the emblem on their uniforms, right? This emblem belongs to a reconnaissance squad in this world. And if they're alive, we'll find out everything. Well, you already figured that out as soon as you saw them. Let's check their pulse," Leon calmly said.
The three people, namely Vanya, Leon, and Anton, checked the pulse of the soldiers lying on the ground.
- One of them has a pulse. I can feel it easily, he's alive, man.
- The second one also has a pulse, but it's weak.
- The third one is fine.
- Let's wake up the two of them then, no time to sleep in a moment like this.
- You're stupid, Lesh, we're in an anime, that is, Japan, and we don't know Japanese. If we wake them up, they'll tear us apart with those weapons. So we need to search them," Leon said calmly.
- Sorry, it's just that I'm new to these situations
- Do not apologize, we understand. We are calm, and nothing like that happened," said Ivan with reassurance.
After searching three soldiers from the reconnaissance squad, our heroes found a diary belonging to a young girl who appeared to be around 20 years old.
- Let's cross our fingers so that we can understand this damn Japanese. I hope that when they brought us here, they knew who they were taking and where they were taking them from," Ivan said excitedly.
As Ivan began to open the diary, everyone held their breath. Our heroes looked on with both fear and anticipation, hoping for the best but fearing the worst.
Once Ivan opened the diary, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ahahaha, at least we got lucky with something. We understand Japanese, but we don't know if we can speak it, considering we're talking to you in Russian," Alexander mused thoughtfully.
"We will find out now, Denis. Wake the guys up," commanded Alexey.
"Well, no, let's vote on whether we should wake these insect-eaters," Denis replied.
"Alright then, who's in favor of waking them up?" Alexander raised his hand.
"Alright, let's tie up these fanatics. Wait, no, I realized they only have fishing line. We'll have to break the UPM - Universal Propulsion Maneuvering Device, or try to somehow extract it," Alexey said, reflecting.
The guys were upset about this. UPM was a set of equipment that provided unparalleled mobility during battles against Titans.
Removing the UPM from one of the soldiers, our heroes attempted to retrieve the fishing line. They managed to do so, but a problem arose. Since it was the last few meters of the line, it simply wouldn't budge. This meant that it had run out, and in order to retrieve it, they had to cut it. Conveniently, one of the soldiers had a blade in his hand. The guys swiftly cut the line and tied two soldiers to a tree, while leaving the third, who was seriously wounded, untied.
"Let me wake them up, I can definitely do it," Denis said joyfully.
"Well, go ahead," Leon said with a smirk.
After gently tapping the man and woman's cheeks, they started to wake up.
"Hey, are you guys alright? Oh, fuck, good morning," Denis greeted them.
The two scouts instinctively reached for their weapons, but within a second realized they couldn't move.
"Hey, untie us quickly! And what the hell did you do to us?" the woman spoke angrily.
Approaching them, Anton initiated the conversation, "You're not in a position to ask us questions. We ask the questions here, not you. So, first question, what are your names? Second question, where is the nearest settlement? And third question, how do we get there?"
"Do you even know who you're talking to, brats? We're Elite Recon Unit members," one of the scouts sneered.
"I said answer my questions, or we'll just leave you here as Titan bait," Anton replied darkly.
The scouts' expressions darkened at these words.
"Listen, we meant you no harm. We tied you up for our own safety. We don't know how we ended up here either. We just need help, and we can help each other. Both sides will benefit. We're just 15-year-old kids – ordinary kids located beyond the Rose Wall, in Titan territory. If you're just kids, then you're lucky not to have died within the first few seconds of your journey. And since you're here, it means you're either spies or Titans in human form," Anton explained.
"We're neither of those. We woke up in this forest, been here for about two hours, and luckily found you. I'm telling you, answer our questions, then we'll answer yours," Ken said. "By the way, I'm Ken, and she's Aiyano. We're both 22 years old."
"From where we woke up, it's a long and dangerous journey to the nearest settlement on foot. But if we have horses, we can quickly reach the Rose Wall. However, there are Titans, and without your help, they'll eat us all. If you haven't deceived us, we'll help you reach the Rose Wall," Ken added.
"Alright, release them immediately. If they decide to kill us, there's a Recon Unit group nearby that will tear them apart. Answer the first question – my name is Ken, and hers is Aiyano. We're 22 years old," Ken said.
"We're scouts. It takes a long time and is dangerous to walk to the nearest settlement. But with horses, we can quickly get to the Rose Wall. However, there are Titans, and without your assistance, they'll devour us all. If you haven't lied to us, we'll trust you to help us reach the Rose Wall," Ken continued.
"Well then, untie them right away. Let's trust them. If they decide to kill us, it'll be on their conscience," Leon agreed.
"Hey guys, do you hear those sounds? It's like someone is approaching," Aleksandr asked with concern.
At that moment, everyone fell silent and listened intently. Each person present wondered who it could be. The scouts hoped Aleksandr had just imagined it or that they weren't about to face a Titan.
- Hey, untie us faster! What if it's a Titan? We don't want him to come and see us on a plate, so move your asses.
- Let's go, let's go faster! - Kolyan shouted fearfully.
In seconds, our heroes cut the rope, and the scouts immediately took action, drawing their blades and preparing for defense.
- Run in that direction, you little ones, and quickly tell them to send help. Oh, damn, we have a rocket launcher, cover your ears.
A second later, a red rocket shot out with a bang.
AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE FOREST
Hey guys, is everyone alive here? - Erwin asked.
- Yes, commander, out of 120, we have 60 left. It's the best outcome. - The scout said happily.
- Listen to the next instructions, collect the dead ones we found, and prepare to return to Trost. - Erwin commanded.
- Look, the red signal means our people are there, along with a Titan. We need to help our own. - The scout said excitedly.
- Levi, Hange, go and help our people. I'm counting on you. - Erwin commanded.
Got it. - Levi and Hange said in unison.
After these words, the two scouts set off towards the signal using their OPM gear.
OUR HEROES
- Look, it's a Titan! - Denis said fearfully.
The scouts immediately deployed their ODM gear and climbed up the tree branches.
- Hey, what about us?
- Run and take our wounded comrade. If you meet our people, show them the exact location.
- Alright, we'll do that.
Taking the injured scout, our heroes ran at full speed.
Pov Ayano and Ken
- So, ready to take down another Titan? What about you, Ken?
- What, you doubt me? Of course, Armin.
- Alright then, here's the plan: I'll distract him, and you go for the kill, got it, Ken?
- I'm not an idiot, so yeah, got it.
Ayano used his OPM gear to fly close to the Titans, distracting them.
- And I keep telling everyone not to fly close to a Titan, they'll immediately focus on you.
When Ayano distracted the Titan, Connie immediately took action. Using his OPM gear, he hooked onto the Titan's neck and swiftly attacked its weak spot, causing the Titan to fall lifelessly.
Flying over to Ayano, Connie started a conversation.
- We've destroyed those dumb monsters as usual.
- Don't be complacent. We could die at any moment. Luckily, there was only one this time, though who knows.
They had thought there was only one Titan, but three more suddenly emerged from behind the trees and ran towards our heroes.
- Ayano, we need to hold on until reinforcements arrive, protecting these brats. I don't want any more casualties, and I know you feel the same.
- I'll take the lefty, you take the righty.
- Okay.
Using the UPM, the scouts flew after Titan. Ayano was the first to attack, slashing the back of Titan's head with ease and dropping him dead.
The next one was Ken, but he was not so lucky, the titan caught Ken while he was still flying towards him.
- "No Ken," shouted Ayano.
Ayano changed course and flew to Ken's rescue, but it was too late.
- I'm sorry Ayano, I couldn't live up to your expectations, goodbye.
After saying that, the titan ate half of Kyra's body and threw the rest away. All angry and saddened by the loss of her friend.
- I will avenge you Kyr, and I will not let the Titans pass before the brats.
OUR HEROES
- Whoa, "sigh." Guys, how long do we have to run
- Till we see the people, Sanya.
- Guys, look what I found.
- Where did you find that blade? And Lyokha
- Just while we were running I saw a blade stuck in the ground so I picked it up on the run.
- LYOKHA FROM BEHIND
- Why?
When Leha turned around, he saw a giant foot that crushed Alexei to a pulp in a second.
The sight was horrible, and the sounds of broken bones and the squelching of blood that splattered in all directions.
But then the titan stopped, and after a few seconds it fell vaporizing. After that, Aiyano flew up to the remaining heroes.
- You also saw the death of your friend, and I too - said Ayana sadly.
- But you know, there is no time to be sad, because in time you will avenge the titans for your friend.