The Queen
Historia brings out the killing blow by slashing her father's piece in the air. She lands on a wagon where she was met by the citizens, and was now introduced as the true and rightful queen.
Meanwhile at the wall, the friends celebrated with their victory against that titan. Erwin couldn't help but to smile in relief, this was the first time he really worked with Raven on a mission, and it was a success.
"I guess we have you to thank, Raven." Erwin says, he looks around and realised that the girl was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Raven?" He ask, starting to feel a little worried. All her friends was there, except for her.
"I saw her here with us, where did she go?" Jean says in confusion while turning his head to look for his friend.
Levi sighed in annoyance. 'That punk didn't even wait for me.'
"Relax, I know where she went." Levi said in a calm tone, it seemed to have eased Erwin, but also confused him. How come he didn't notice Levi is this close to his sister?
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Kenny dropped on the ground weakly as he leans to a tree, his body was half burnt and his stomach slashed after that encounter with the Shadow. Just as he thought about it, a woman wearing a dark purple cloak appears. How ironic.
"I should've known you'd come for me too." Kenny tries to speak with all his injuries. "I heard what you did with Hendley and the others. I must say, I'm impressed. Not even the MPs managed to come after them."
Great, he's already dying. How am I supposed to enjoy this?
Raven ignored his blabbering and pulled off her hood, revealing her face. Kenny scoffs for a moment, he didn't realize the girl he failed to kill was the Shadow. This is also what he thought back in the underground chapel.
"Why am I not surprised, Ofcourse Preston Karpov was behind all this." He laughed to himself. Raven furrows her brows upon hearing Kenny's words. He knows about my grandfather?
"How do you know that." Raven asked, pulling out her gun. 'If he managed to kill my mother then all he has to know are the her strategies or skills, not her family background. So how does he know about Preston?'
Kenny let out a bitter smile as he eyes the blood that was flooding his stomach. "I know because Grace and I used to be friends." He says weakly.
Raven's POV
I eyed him furiously, with a swift move I snatched a dagger and threw it at him, landing on his shoulder as he groaned in pain. "You fucking take that back."
"I would, but then I'd be lying." He coughed off blood. I don't believe this. Kenny knew my mom, and he killed her?
Oh who am I to say that, I did the same thing to Carter.
"You should know, I even saw you back when you're a little kid. Who knew you'd grow up to be like this." He smirked as if telling that I'm a monster.
Wait, did he just say we've met before?
"Grace and I used to go to that tavern where assassins like us used to hang out. I'm sure you're aware, your mother was the best one. I fucking warned her to stay in being a contract killer." Kenny narrated, I don't understand why he's telling me all this. Maybe because he's already in the verge dying and has nothing to hide anymore.
"But the woman likes killing criminals too much. Something about making the walls a better place to live in. Then that's when she came across a powerful mob in rose." He says. The blue knight mob.
"She killed a high member of that mob, they wanted to go after her but they knew the Shadow wasn't going down easy. So they hired fivr top assassins to kill her." He continued. Kenny paused for a moment as if he was remembering the sight of my mom.
"Was it easy? Killing your friend?" I asked. I should be mad at him, for this. But I couldn't forget Carter, when I killed him.
Kenny didn't answer my question.
"So why did you do it?" I ask once more, although I didn't know why I even ask. I already know the answer.
"It's money, right?" I said as I took another knife.
"Power." He uttered against his breath. I knotted my brows in confusion.
"Shadow was the greatest assassin I knew back in my day. I figured, if I take her down, I'd take her place. Hence, Kenny the ripper arose." He started laughing maniacally that fuelled my anger.
I went onto him and stabbed his thigh, trying to increase his injuries more. I don't want to kill him just yet. I want him to suffer first.
He groaned in pain as he breathed heavily, yet he managed to still say a few words. "You should know how it is. I watched you kill someone who was your friend too. Shadow, You're just like me."
I gripped on my dagger tightly and pulled it out from thigh, he screeched in pain as I held the dagger in the air, prepared to stab his heart non stop. He definitely crossed the fucking line.
"We're nothing alike." I said as I swung my blade when someone griped on my wrist, stopping me.
I turned to see Levi, what the hell does he want.
I stood up and pushed him away. "What the fuck Levi?!" I yelled angrily. Somehow, all of my grudge against Kenny came bursting out.
Levi's gaze remained the same, yet he wanted to say something. I could feel it. "I'm not gonna stop you from killing him, just... I need to speak to him first." He says, softening his gaze.
I continued to glare at him as I tried to figure out what his angle was. I realized, it was a personal matter.
"Please." He whispered enough for me to hear. There was a loud debate inside my head.
Fine. I'm only doing this because Levi asked me to, but I am not gonna a give that son of a bitch a peaceful death.
"You have two minutes." I said before storming away.
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I stood with my arms crossed, leaning against the tree. I distanced myself from them, but could still hear their converstation. I don't mean to eavesdrop but, I couldn't help it.
So techincally, Kenny was Levi's uncle. Meaning to say, his full name is Levi Ackerman. I stayed right there, fidgeting my knife that was stained with Kenny's blood.
"I watched you kill someone who was your friend too."
"Shadow, you're just like me."
His voice wouldn't stop echoing through my head as I remember Carter's face covered in blood, where he told me I was still the best Captain. He had those as his dying words. And it was not even worth it. He was wrong to think that.
"Raven." I was knocked away from my senses when I heard Levi's voice. How long was he standing there?
"I've been calling you for the past five minutes, are you okay?" He ask. I straightened myself up.
"I'm fine. Are you done with him?" I ask as I played with my knife. He then looks down.
"He died." Levi said. I turned at him and marched back to where Kenny was. His body was still sitting there with a knife on his shoulder, head is down and there was no breathing. I guess he really is dead.
"Sorry you didn't get to chop all his limbs." Levi said but I knew he was masking something. I looked at him with a bit of surprise with his words. How can he talk like those things doesn't bother him.
"I wasn't gonna do it, you know." I said to him. He furrowed his brows.
"Why not? I thought you were looking forward to it?" Levi asked, crossing his arms.
"Because you're here." I replied, he was a taken aback. "I'm not gonna chop off your uncle infront of you." I muttered blankly.
Levi just looks at me with a puzzled face.
"What?" I asked raising an eyebrow, a slight grin appears on his face.
"Do you care about me?" He ask out of the blue. Levi seemed to be expecting for a specific answer, yet he still kept his tone stern.
Was I really that obvious?
"I think me not chopping off your uncle is my way of saying I do--" I didn't manage to finish the end of my sentence when Levi leaned closer and crashes his lips onto mine. I was surprised by the sudden attack, but I immediately returned the kiss. I closed my eyes when I felt his hands sneaked on my waist as I wrapped my arm around his nape.
I couldn't understand what it is, but it felt right. Being with him, felt right. I'm gonna miss this.
We pulled away, he gazes at me as his lips formed a tiny smile, it was a beautiful sight. "I care about you too." Levi said with his deep voice.
"I know." I said teasingly as I wiped the blood from his cheek that I assume was Kenny's. We just stayed like that for a moment, ignoring the dead body infront of us. I gave him a quick peck on the lips before walking away.
"You were awake back there weren't you?!" I heard him yell from a distance. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Maybe."
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"So now that you're done. What are you gonna do? Are you getting your job back?" Levi asked as we stood in the Capital's hallway after Historia's coronation. I hugged the folded cloak in my arms and shrugged my shoulders.
"I honestly don't know. I mean whatever happens happen I guess." I said carelessly.
"You know, Kenny said the weirdest thing before he died." I said to him. He eyes me curiously. I told him how Kenny was friends with my mom but not this one.
"What is it?"
"He said we've already met when I was a kid, but I couldn't remember him." I said with confusion on my tone.
"Maybe you were too young back then." Levi says, I was just about to say something when I saw the group marching towards us.
The gang stopped in front of Levi and me as Historia gathers all her strength and let out a war cry. I couldn't help but laugh when she punches Levi that only hit the side of his body. The gang cheered yet they were in shock.
"How'd you like that?I'm the Queen! if you got a problem---"
They were all startled by Levi's silent chuckle. He then smiles as he looks at each and everyone of them. "Thank you, all of you."
I smiled at the sight of him. He really has a nice smile and laugh, even though he rarely shows it.
"Congrats on your coronation. Who knew I was protecting the Queen this whole time." I turned to Historia with a slight grin.
Historia smiles as she jumped onto me and gave a hug. I had no choice since she locked my arms, I couldn't move.
"And I'll always be grateful for that Raven." She says.
"Hey, why are you holding that in the middle of the day? You could get caught." Jean says cautiously when he saw me hugging my cloak. I smiled.
"Oh this? Yeah I won't need it anymore." I said as I glanced at the dark purple cloak for the last time.
"Wait, Really? It's all over?" Eren sighs in relief.
"Yes. Kenny Ackerman is dead, and now I'm done." I said as I placed the folded cloak nicely on my palms and handed it to Levi. His eyes widened a bit.
"You're giving this to me? Why?" He ask with his eyebrows knotted.
"No reason." I shrugged. I saw his lips curved into a thin smile but he hide it, he then folded the cloak again and kept it inside his green coat.
"Oh! That reminds me, my first order as Queen, is your immediate transfer to the scout regiment." Historia says. My jaw almost dropped.
"What?" I said in confusion at the same time Jean and the others yell a celebratory 'Yes!'.
"You heard me right." She says cockily.
"That seems like an abuse of power." I said, Historia just laughed at me.
"You don't have a choice, I already submitted the request and Commander Erwin happily approved it." She says proudly. I let out a bitter smile.
"Sorry, it's a no can do, Queen." I said, that immediately met with violent reactions.
"Wha-- you can't be serious! It's an order from the Queen!" Jean protested.
"I'm afraid I have business elsewhere." I said respectfully. Just as when Levi was about to object, a bunch of military police officers came rushing from the door surrounding me.
"Hands behind your head! You're under arrest!" I think they bought atleast fifty people, give or take.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Look at that, right on time." I said playfully as I stepped away from Levi and the others who was now frozen in place.
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Third person's POV
"Nile." The Commander stopped on his tracks when he heard the familiar voice of someone he believed was dead. Nile slowly turns around and saw the woman with a flaming glare, her uniform was torn on its sleeve, her body was covered with dried blood and dirt as if she just crawled out of a grave.
"R-Raven?" His guilt started to eat him inside. "L-look I tried to tell Kenny not to kill you. I just said keep you until this passes but He won't--"
"I don't give a damn on your apology Nile. Tell me what the exactly are they planning to do on Erwin." She asks with a serious tone. After hearing that her brother is gambling with his life in the custody of the government, she knew this wouldn't have a good outcome.
Raven never believed in the government's idiotic and corrupt system. This already happened to ger mother's case, and she wouldn't let this happen to her brother too.
"T-they.... They are planning to execute Erwin and the other scouts." Nile says hesitantly. Raven clenched her fists in agitation, what if Erwin loses on his gamble? For sure he'll die in the hands of these pigs, but there was nothing she could do. Erwin doesn't want to come with her.
"I have a proposition." Raven says that would help Erwin's cause, and hers.
Nile knotted his eyebrows in confusion and he wanted to ask, but seeing the woman's stoic face, he couldn't bring himself in doing so.
"Do not let them kill him. I don't care what or how you'll do it, just keep Erwin alive. And then..." She trails off, letting out a deep sigh.
"Then I'll give you the Shadow."
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Raven's POV
"Raven what the hell is going on?" Levi asked furiously. Meanwhile Eren and Jean tries to drive away the officers but it's no use.
I smirked as I raised my hands in surrender while the swarm of military police pointed their guns at me.
"Step away from the Queen, hand over all your weapons slowly." The officer said while instructing every move. I slowly reached for both my guns and slides it towards them, then collected my knives which I threw on the ground.
There was no need to force me, I'm cooperating nicely. I'm finally paying for my sins.
"We got you now, Shadow."
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A/N: Yo thank you all for supporting this fic! And also thank you for pointing out some typos hehe Anyways Levi's smile is kdfnsjxjrncjsksndnsjjsnfjsjdndns