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Volume 4
Ch. 55 Battle of Shiganshina
Pov.
-Sasha-
Bastard..
How could he...
I hold my belly
How could he be so cruel?
After washing myself I get changed
...
I'm missing my mothers necklace and my shoes
I probably left them with...
God, how stupid can I be?
I sneak over to Kara's room
I was about to open the door when I suddenly heard Historia inside
"Those scars all over your body. You have to tell me how you got them." She tells Kara
Before I heard Kara answer someone grabs my collar and drags me into the neighboring room
"Mmm!" I try shouting but they had a hand over my mouth
"Shhh! It's us!" Connie whisper-shouts
"Yeah, be quiet!" Hange moves her hand
"Why'd you.."
"Do you want to die?" Connie asks
Everyone was here Jean, Armin, Eren, Hange, Connie even Mikasa had her ear to the wall, except for Levi he was just sitting in the corner
"Here. Drink this." Hange hands me a cup
"What is it?"
"Water." She squints her eyes
"O-Okay..." I drink the water before handing it back
"What's it taste like?" She asks
"Water?"
Tastes like water.. like she said it was...
"Hmm..." she nods
"What do you think happened?" We hear Kara in the room over
"W-well... I don't think you got them from falling off a cliff.. o-or fighting any animals like you've said. There's far too many of them. And they're awfully specific. I mean even your..."
She's right..
Even his thing isa covered in scars
I close my legs
It was scary
"Then what do you think happened?" He asks again
"Well.. I think... someone.. horrible... did these things to you."
...
"Yeah..." Kara sighs
"R-really?" Historias asks with an unsteady voice. "Why?"
"Because why not? Seriously, Historia. I don't need your Pity"
"I'm not pitying you. I just want to know what happened!"
"Well, I don't know why. Okay? I have no idea why these things happened to me, of all people."
"W-were you alone?"
"Yes, it was just me."
"Wh-what?"
"It was only me."
"Y-you're lying..."
"What? Why would I lie?"
"B-because.. y-you're ashamed..."
"I'm what?!" Kara growls so loud I could feel the bass of his voice in my chest
"You're sister! What happened to your sister?!"
...
"What are you talking about? Wh-what sister?"
"You talk in your sleep, Kara. S-sometimes you say her name."
"I-I don't.."
"Asura. S-sometimes you call her Ra, but she hates it. Y-you call her Ursaa b-because 'her name is so silly'?"
Ursaa.. yeah, that name.
When we were lost. He talked to someone in his sleep.
He called her Ursaa, though it sounded more like 'Err-zah'
It sounded like he had a good dream, but when he woke up he had a sad look on his face like someone died
"I-I don't know what you're talking about"
"You're lying, I know you have a sister!"
"I don't!"
"Just tell me what happened! You can't keep everyone to yourself, it's destroying you!"
"I.."
"What did he do to her? D-did he do the same things he did to you?"
"Wh-what? N-no. No, I'd never let that happen..."
"So is she still alive? Can we save her when this is over? Tell me. It's okay to feel this way you just have to-"
"She's Dead! Okay? Is that what you wanted to hear?!"
...
I felt my stomach sink.
Everyone looked sick to their stomachs, even Levi.
"Oh God. I-I'm sorry. I-" Historia sobs
"What, you didn't know?!"
"N-no, I-"
"You sure? You seem to know a lot!"
"I'm just trying to help!"
"By shoving everything down my throat?!"
"No by-"
"Kara, wait.. Please weren't we going to-"
"No!"
It sounds as if Kara shoves he'd back
"Seriously, I don't need you or anybody. So stop trying to 'fix' me!"
Kara slams the door
We all stood in total silence
"God, I knew it was bad." Hange lets out a defeated sigh. "When his scars first appeared we came to the conclusion that he somehow had the ability to grow a 'shell' of skin in order to specifically hide those scars."
"What?"
"Yeah... we brushed it off as an ability that derives from his Titan prowess and continued to run tests."
...
"And?" Connie asks
"The doctors.. First they came to the conclusion that his body's nervous system is ten times larger and just as much sensitive than our own."
"Meaning his perception of pain is ten times stronger than you can ever imagine" Levi adds
"Yeah... but the most horrifying part... was when the doctors found that three-hundred percent of his entire body is covered in scar tissue."
"Three-hundred? Wh-what does that mean?" Eren asks
"It means all his skin except his face which is very odd. Every bone, and organ in his body is covered in scar tissue."
"And based on how large and the way his nervous system is built they said it was likely he felt every, single, slice." Levi adds
I felt my stomach turn
"Yeah... I mean he even felt his organs being sliced up. That only means the creature that did this to him slit him open and-"
"That's enough, Hange" Levi stops her before she'd paint the picture that was already in our heads
"Sorry... it's a wonder how the man hasn't gone completely insane and a miracle he's even alive to say the very least"
We all sat in silence wondering that same thing
...
He needs something to lash out on.
I was unfortunate enough that he picked me, but really... What can I say?
This world was so cruel to him so how can I ever blame him?
...
"Sasha, where are your shoes?" Hange asks
"Oh.. uhh..."
I can't say I left them in Kara's room last night..
"I lost them."
"Do you have any idea where?"
"N-no, no I don't"
"Hmm, I think I might have a pair for you here"
After she finds me a pair I go to the bathroom and wait for everyone to leave
Once I was sure nobody was around I sneak into Kara's room and grab my mothers necklace
After that I join everyone outside where I helped Connie make sure all his things were ready
"You mean you don't?" I ask Connie after he said he doesn't remember anything from last night
"No. You were drunk so it was hard to understand a thing. Where'd you even go? You disappeared to the bathroom and we never found you."
"Oh... umm..."
"Ready?" Kara throws an arm around my neck
"Y-yes, Sir."
"Good, we're leaving."
"Already?"
"Is that a problem?"
"Oh.. n-no, Sir..."
I'm supposed to be riding with him since I'm almost as good as sensing titans for afar
Were supposed to be taking point on Odin once we leave from Krolva
"I already spoke with Erwin. We'll meet you all there."
"Alright. You got it, captain."
"It's your Royal Highness" Hange teases
"Oh, right."
"C'mon." Kara calls me over as he jumped on top of Odin
"Alright, I guess I'll see you guys later." I join Kara's side
I wave at everyone as we exit the castle
I continued to wave at the children who wanted to say goodbye to their King and once we left the capital we finally had some peace and quiet
I was sitting on Odin's head, petting and chatting with him
Occasionally I would glimpse over at Kara
He fell asleep on Odin's saddle thing
His arms were crossed and his nose was slightly scrunched. Like he was in pain or disgusted
That argument he had with Historia must be really bothering him
All in all she definitely meant well, but Kara isn't the kind of person to admit he needs help. Much less ever seek it.
Since we were on Odin we took the shortest route to Krolva so we were in the midst of crossing a forest
...
"There it is again!" I point at the blue little bird sitting on a tree branch "awesome, don't you think, Odin?"
I scratch Odin's head when I felt Kara sit down right behind me
He wrapped his arms around my neck and my cheeks flushed the moment I felt his thingy poke my behind
"Y-you're up..." I break the silence
"Yeah..." he rests his forehead on my back as he grabs my waist
His hands were so rough
It was like the whole thing was covered in callus. They felt like sandpaper on my smooth skin
"Wait!" I gasp as his hands slide up my shirt
"What?"
"W-we'll I thought..."
"Historia?"
I nod
He smiles
"Don't flatter yourself." He lays back "you're not replacing anybody."
"Wh-what?"
"Now C'mere" he pats his lap
...
I turn around
I sit on my ankles at my knees right in between his legs
What does he want me to do?
I feel as his tail slides up my shirt
He grabs my bra and pulls me in
I hold my hands out, catching myself on his thighs
"O-okay..."
Who am I kidding?
I grab his waistband and slowly pull his joggers down revealing his lump of meat snugged in between his balls that were the size of chicken eggs.
Both of which hung so low they sat on the flooring of Odin's saddle
I grab it with both hands and I began stroking it up and down
It was easily seven inches long, another six inches of girth and it was still soft. I couldn't touch fingertips without having to squeeze it
It was so much darker in contrast to his skin.
It looked like chocolate more than anything
After about a minute or two it began throbbing
I could feel a pulse the more I jerked it
By the time it was fully erect it almost doubled in size
I came to realize it was like that of a horse
Not because of its size but because it looked exactly like that you would see on a horse
I hadn't noticed before but being sober and so close to it there's no arguing otherwise
It was six inches around the glands, about seven and a half around the shaft and another six and a half at the base
Everything about it is monstrous.
But then.. my stomach sank the moment I saw it again. The uneven surface of all the scars made it unbearable to look at
There was one that stretched down the shaft and another identical below. The rest of it is decorated with smaller cuts and burns
There's no way I'll ever get used to seeing him like this
It kills me thinking someone was so cruel to him
"You going to do it today.. or..."
"Wh-what?" I blush. "S-sorry..." I open my mouth
He pulls the hair out of my face with his tail and I do my best to stuff it into my mouth
...
Pov.
-Kara-
By the time the sun began setting we made our way from Krolva to Shiganshina
We didn't sense a single Titan on our way which was starting to worry me
"The whole thing?" Sasha's asks after I told her to hand me the gallon of water that was in Odin's satchel
"Yeah."
She tosses it over and after helping her up I take a couple sips
Man, why am I so thirsty?
If it were the alcohol from the other night I'd be fine by now
But...
"Stop." I hold my arm out
Everyone stops behind me
"It's moving" Sasha whispers
"A Titan?" Erwin asks
"Smells like an abnormal. No, wait..."
"What is it?" Levi asks
"It's human."
"You mean Riener?" Mikasa asks
"They're here?!" Jean and the rest of Levi's squad draw their blades
"No. Easy, this one's new."
"Yeah. This one's a girl, but she doesn't smell like Annie" Sasha adds
"Right. Let's hurry, the sun is rising." Erwin says
"We can't take any chances Kara.. please just stick with the plan okay?" Armin says
"Yeah, don't worry about it man" I shrug
"Please this is serious Kara" Armin begs
The plan is to seal both holes and fall back the moment the second one is sealed. That is it
But really, who's going to stop me?
"C'mon Sasha you can't tell us it's nothing you've been awfully quiet since this morning" Connie says
"I said it doesn't matter anymore" Sasha says
"Ahha so it is something!" Connie shoutss
"Well.." she stops for a second
"Enough." I say before she said another word "get it together Sasha it isn't the time.. Make sure your head is here and not in the clouds. I'm not losing a single person from my squad not even you two idiots"
"H-hey" Connie frowns
"Heh* Yes, Sir" Sasha gives me a weak little smile
After a few minutes we finally arrived and we switched to ODM gear to get to the top of the wall
"Armin reported seeing a fire had been set up on the wall and been put out along with four cold mugs" Connie says
Four? The fifth didn't drink with them
"Cold?" I ask
"Tell Erwin there's definitely a fifth. Five meters at most and give Eren my go to close the inner wall"
They haven't shown themselves, why?
Hell should've broke the moment we made it over the wall but instead, we haven't seen a single Titan
I watch as Connie made it with the rest of our squad where he shot a green signal flair letting everyone know Eren was about to seal up the hole
They should attack any moment now.. But I watch as Eren got closer and closer to the hole
Why is it so quiet? Do they want us to cover up the hole?
What's happening?
If that's so. Why? What's on the inner side of wall Maria.. Titans but they shouldn't be up just yet plus we can easily get away from them and camp it out till night time when it's safer
But what else is over there ?
According to the reports from the castle where Historia had been trapped in with the rest of the squad, the beast titan seemed to be able to control the titans
Now that I remember back in Trost they lead a horde of titans from Karanes from inside of wall Rose trapping all the fleeing people and slaughtering all the civilians only to make sure I wouldn't escape
But...
Is that really what happened?
According to Hange, she suspects the citizens of Ragako village were turned into the titans that attacked
If that's true, then they didn't have to lead a horde of titans from Karaness all the way to Trost.
They could've just turned our own people against us
"Nghk*" I choke, just realizing I had unconsciously chugged the entire gallon of water I had packed
I'm so thirsty what the-
Wait..
Odin and the horses are on the other side of the wall
If Eren seals the hole the horses can't come over here
If the beast titan is on their side with humans he's ready to turn into titans, then he'll slaughter the horses. Our only chance for escape
On our way here we were too busy making sure we were clear of titans. When I'm reality our enemies are all human
I quickly draw the black signal flair to halt the mission and I shoot it into the sky
But I was too late
I pulled the trigger the same time lightning struck the ground and Eren took on his titan form
I could only watch helplessly as Eren plugged up the hole
"Shit!" I growl, hurrying down the edge of the wall towards the other hole
I'll need to seal it before they decide to send a horde of those things inside here
I slice my pinky finger off
With a lightning strike and after the purple aura faded away I finally took on my titan form after so long of keeping it in hiding
After landing right in front of the gate I hold my arms out ready to plug the hole
Only, when I looked up Annie, wielding a sword she had hardened slices my arms clean off
Damn it they were already this close?
"What a joke" I stumble back as a flash of lightning strike right beside her
...
Riener
I stare down the two Titans that were responsible for all this madness
"I've waited so long for this" I smile as the both began circling me, waiting for my arms to grow back
"What? Playing fair this time?" I ask after my arms grew back
"We'll destroy you either way"
Hand to hand huh?
Is that what they want?
"Perfect,"
These fools. Couldn't have said it any better myself
"COME AT ME!"
My battle roar sends a shock wave through the city just before the titans charged to their deaths
-to be continued