AUTHOR'S POV:
A eagle was flying in the sky.
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A young boy was laying on the ground, he was hurt. He stretched an arm towards the sky. He wore a soldier uniform and an Eldian armband.
"Hey..." Falco weakly said. "It's dangerous here..."
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Around him were laying dead soldiers and shots were fired.
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"Fly away..." Falco said, lost.
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A man was sent flying away by an explosion.
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"Somewhere... far away." Falco said.
Colt appeared in his view, standing over him.
"Falco!" Colt yelled.
"Huh? What's my brother doing here?" Falco asked.
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"Colt!" A soldier shouted at him, who ran nearby butbwas shot.
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"Good! You're still talking!" Colt said and threw him on his back. "Time to run! Hold on!"
A machine gun shot several bullets at them.
Colt and two other soldiers were running for their lives.
One of them was shot and fell to the ground.
A second later the other soldier was shot, too.
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Colt screamed and ran with Falco still on his back.
Shortly before they were by their war trench, he fell down.
"Falco!" A soilder called out.
Two soldiers approached Colt.
"Colt? Status report?" Magath asked.
Colt was panting heavily. "It was a direct hit. The Eldian unit at the front got blown away."
"And the trench?" Magath asked.
"It's hopeless! We can't dig any farther!" Colt said.
"We can't? You're calling the shots? An Eldian, giving orders?" Magath said.
"Watch your tone with Commander Magath, you mutt!" Koslow yelled.
"But.. at this rate..." Colt said.
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Three young kids were standing in front of Falco, looking worried and serious.
"Falco, are you drunk?" Zofia asked.
"He must've hit his head good." Gabi said.
"Do you remember this war we've been in for four years?" Udo asked.
Falco looked at them in pain and confusion. "Who are you guys? Wait... Huh? Wasn't I flying around with a sword just know? Like whoosh! And there were Titans that I-"
Gabi splashed water on his head. "Guess I'll just have to explain everything from the start. Listen up good, Falco. This battle is the climax of a war that's lasted four years."
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A eagle flew across the land towards a Fort.
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"If we can take out Fort Slava... Well, technically, if we can sink the Mid-East Allied Forces in this port, it'll spell victory for Marley and end the war." Gabi explained.
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The eagle flew over the Fort and towards the sea.
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"But unless we take out Fort Slava sitting on the high ground, it's hopeless to attack the port." Gabi said.
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Udo and Zofia took care of Falco's wounds.
"Why can't the Marley fleet just do it?" Zofia asked.
"Seriously, Zofia?! You have faith in the fleet?!" Udo yelled. "It took those imbecile four years to control the seas!" He squeezed the bandages around Falco's head tightly. "And guess what?! They lost half their damn ships doing it! Now they're telling us they're too chicken to attack till we take the fort?! Srew 'em all! They're pricks!"
Gabi hit him lightly on the head. "Udo, you're gonna squezze Falco's head off."
Udo let go off Falco, sheepishly. "Whoops! Sorry!"
Falco held his head with a hand. "So what's the deal? Why'd they send us Warrior candidates to the front lines?"
"To judge us obviously." Gabi replied. "To pick which one of us will be the next Warrior."
Falco looked at her grumpily.
"The time is coming." Gabi said. "Commander Magath chose the front lines to be our final test. He knows what's on the horizon."
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An airship was approaching them. Reiner was sitting in there.
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"The plan to conquer Paradis needs a main player - the successor of the Armored Titan!" Gabi said.
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Many soldiers were sitting in the war trench.
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Falco looked down at his hands. "The Armored Titan..."
"I wonder which one of us it'll be..." Gabi said with a smirk.
"Really, Gabi? Sounds to me like you're saying none of us come close to you." Falco said, leaning slightly towards her.
"Because you don't, right?" Gabi replied.
"Well, Gabi does have us beat." Zofia said while and Udo were packings bags.
"As far as our grades go." Udo said.
"No. There's more to it than grades, Udo." Gabi said and they looked at her. "I keep telling you. The difference between us is that I'm prepared. To shoulder the fate of us Eldians... and to slaughter that island of devils who've done nothing but make us suffer! I'm gonna win this battle and prove that the Eldians left in this world are good Eldians!" She was tying hand grenades together, to a one big grenade. "I refuse to lose till I free everyone from the inzernment zone!"
"Um, what exactly are you doing?" Falco asked her.
"Pretty cool, right?" Gabi said, holding it in her hands and grinned proudly.
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"It won't work, Commander Magath!" Colt said, walking with Magath, nearby the kids. "We can't destroy the railroad without the machine gun slaughtering us first. They've got soldiers along every inch of the trench. To top it off, the Fort can bombard us whenever they want. If we stay here too long, they'll just shower us with shells!"
"Do you have a better idea, Colt?" Magath asked him.
"We should let Jaw and Cart loose. Galliard and Pieck will get it done. They'll wipe out the trench and bunker in a flash." Colt said.
"No. If we play our cards wrong, we lose." Magath said.
A soldier who was observing the enemy with a binocular turned to Magath. "Commander Magath, 'that' showed up."
"What's 'that'?" Colt asked him.
Magath looked through the binocular. "That. An armored train. It's equipped with four massive cannons in total. They're the Allied Forces' new weapon - anti-Titan cannons."
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The train was driving along the war trench on the rail road.
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"If one those 150mm rounds hits a Titan, it'll kill it in a single hit. Even one of the Nine." Magath explained.
"But both of our Titans are incredible fast. The odds of being hitting their nape-" Colt said.
Magath cut him off. "And if thry did?"
"We would lose a Titan and a Warrior..." Colt answered. "...with no guarantee that we get their powers back."
"That's right." Magath said. "Just like our plan nine years ago to retake the Founding Titan resulted in us losing the Colossal and Female Titan. The perceived hit to Marley's military might is what sparked this war, putting the Paradis Island Operation on hold. What is it that makes our motherland Marley so great?"
"The power of the Titans." Colt answered.
"Correct. Our nation won't last if we keep losing them." Magath said. "The Power of the Titans is absolute, and it must always remain that way." He turned to a soldier behind him. "Prepare the Eldian unit for attack!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Commander Magath! But that's-" Colt began, but he was cut off.
"What's the matter, Eldian?" Magath asked. "Are you not warriors who swore loyalty to Marley? This is a chance for the 800 Eldians here... to serve our motherland with honor."
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Terrified Eldians were sitting on the ground.
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"All creatures drink of joy at nature's breast..." One soldier whispered to himself.
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Magath turned to them. "Everyone up! Prepare to attack!"
They stood up, one of them helped another soldier to stand. "Come on! Stand up!"
"Eldians! Your mission is to assault and destroy the enemy railroad" Magath explained. "The suicide squad will rush to the bunker and disable the machine gun!"
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One soldier was kissing a locket, another one trembled with fear.
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"Listen up! Let your actions purge the disgrace of being spawn of the devil!" Magath yelled. "This is your chance to be honored by our great motherland Marley! Prove yourselves worthy!"
"Yes, sir!"
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Magath turned to the kids. "You Warrior candidates are to stand by. The 800-strong Eldian unit must destroy the rail at whatever cost. As long as that armored train is patroling the Fort, the Armored and Beast Titan can't do what they came for."
Colt looked down. "But..."
"Colt. As the chosen successor of the Beast Titan learn what it means to lead already." Magath said.
Falco frowned.
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The train came around the corner, it was nearby the bunker with the machine gun.
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Magath observed it. "Perfect. We can destroy the train, too."
Gabi approached him. "Please, let me take a shot at it!"
Magath turned to her. "Huh?"
Gabi held up her big grenade. "Ta-da! If you'll let me I can disable the armored train all on my own!"
"Hey, Gabi!" Falco protested.
"How much do you think Marley's spent training you all these years? Hell no!" Magath denied.
"It's true..." Gabi said. "I am exceptional compared to Falco and the others. There may never be another Warrior as talented as I am. Not to mention this cute. But if I succed, we won't lose the whole Unit of 800 Eldians!"
"And if you fail?" Magath asked her.
"You lose just one promising candidate and seven hand grenades." Gabi replied.
He stared at her, not saying anything.
Gabi's eyes widened. "If you think, I'm more valuable than 800 soldiers, I totally understand." She hugged the grenade. "You love me so much that you'd rather sacrifice the lives of 800 Eldians over me-"
He cut her off. "Fine." He closed his eyes. "Go ahead."
"Gabi, don't-" Falco protested again.
"I swear! I will prove to you that I'm worthy of inheriting the Armored Titan!" Gabi said.
Falco's eyes widened in worry and looked to the side.
Gabi stripped down to her dress.
"What are you doing?" Magath asked her.
"For this to succed..." Gabi said and held up her uniform. "...please allow me to remove my armband."
"Very well." Magath said.
The others looked at Gabi worried.
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In the enemys bunker, two soldiers were holding a rifle and the machine gun.
"Hey, something's coming this way." One soilder informed.
The other looked through the binocular of the machine gun and saw Gabi slowly walking towards them, with her arms in the air.
"It's a woman. Girl, actually. I think she's surrendering." The soilder informed.
"No, wait. She might be Eldian." Another soilder said.
"It looks like something's wrong with her. She's dragging her leg."
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The grenade's ribbon was around Gabi's ankle and dragged it behind her.
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"What if she's Eldian? Shoot her before she turns into a Titan."
"Screw that. If you wanna shoot her, you do it."
The man with the rifle sighed and aimed at her. "Shit."
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Gabi tripped and fell down to the ground.
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"What the-?" The soilder said.
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Gabi pulled the grenade off her ankle, carefully so that the soldiers didn't see it.
She looked up the armored train. "Wait..."
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The train was getting closer.
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Her grip on the ribbon tightened. "Wait for it!"
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The train came more closer.
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"Wait!" Gabi said.
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"She ain't moving." The solder said.
"Who cares? Shoot her!"
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The train was seconds away from the bunker.
Gabi stood up and swinged the grenade. "Now's my chance!" she yelled and threw it on the railroad, in front of the the train.
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It rolled under it and exploded.
The train fell on the bunker, where the soldiers were hidden.
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"She really did it!" Koslow exclaimed.
"Galliard! Hurry up!" Magath ordered.
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Gabi jumped up and cheered happily and began to run back.
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One of the soldiers survived and reached for the machine gun. "Damn it! You Marleyan cowards!"
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Gabi looked back.
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The soldier aimed at her. "This is why you bastards... all deserve to die!" He shot at her.
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Gabi ran fast as she could.
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"Gabi!" Falco yelled and ran towards her.
"Falco, don't!" Colt yelled after him.
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They ran towards each other and jumped in a pit, to be safe from the bullets.
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Suddenly the bullets bounced off of something.
They looked up and saw the Jaw Titan hovering over them.
The Jaw titan looked down at them.
"Galliard! Huh?!" Gabi said and Falco, confused.
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The Jaw Titan ran towards the machine gun in zig-zag.
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The soldier screamed while shooting at it.
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The Jaw titan jumped up and took him out with a struck with his claw.
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The air ship was near the Fort.
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"The armored train has been disabled." A soldier said, standing in the airship.
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People were hanging in bags. They seemed dazed.
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"We'll now commence the air bone assault. Remember stick to the plan." The soilder explained. "Zeke will be our spear and Reiner will be our shield."
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An explosion went off. Soldiers screamed in pain.
Another two machine guns were shooting at them.
Eldians were screaming, charging towards the enemy.
A soldier was climbing up on a pile of bodys. He looked up afraid at the massacre before him.
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The Jaw Titan charged along the trench and killed many soldiers as possible. It bit down down on the railroad, destroying it.
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The Cart Titan appeared with machine guns on it's back. It had a metal plate on it's face, for safety.
It destroyed a bunker were soldiers were hiding beneath it.
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Eldian soldiers came and shoot them.
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Falco and Gabi were back in their trench. Gabi got dressed again.
"Damn, that hurts!" A Marleyan soldier said while Udo and Zofia were taking care of his wounds. "Why'd a Marleyan like me get shot at?"
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Falco dragged a wounded enemy soldier the trench down.
"What are you doing, Falco?" Gabi asked him.
He leaned him against the wall.
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"You Eldians are supposed to soak up the bullets." Koslow said.
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"Can't you tell?" Falco asked her. "He's in no shape to fight us anymore."
He turned to Udo. "Udo gimme a tourniquet." Udo handed it over to him. "Here."
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"Stupid kids. Screw the enemy." Koslow said.
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"Is that supposed to be your selling point?" Gabi asked Falco. "You really think obeying the laws of war will earn you the spot of the Armored Titan? It's not gonna help, you know."
"Like I care." Falco said.
"Weirdo." Gabi said.
The enemy soldier was talking weakly in an foreign language.
"He's saying something." Falco said.
Udo turned to him, frowning. A second later he looked away again.
"Interpret, Udo. Say I stopped his bleeding and that he'll be fine-" Falco said to him, but was cut off when Udo translated him what he was saying. "'Don't touch me.' 'I'll be tained.' 'You devil' he says."
Koslow laughed at them.
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A flare was shot in the sky.
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The Jaw Titan turned to look at it.
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Eldian soldiers were running back to their side. "Retreat! Don't get caught in it!"
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Gabi looked up to the air ship. "It's begun."
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The flap of the air ship opened. The people in the bags were dropped with parachutes on their back, which opened immediately.
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The soldiers in the Fort were looking up at it in wonder. One of them pointed at it.
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Reiner stood at the entrance and held up a knife.
Zeke walked up next to him and cleared his throat. "Ahem!" Then he began to scream loudly, causing the people in the bags to turn into Titans.
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Blue lightening lit up the sky.
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The kids were looking at it.
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Multiple Titans were falling from the sky and ended spread up around and in the Fort.
The soldiers stood frozen on the spot.
A Titan stood up and stared down at them.
Behind it the other Titans were standing up, too. It grabbed one of them and brought him to it's mouth.
"No! Stop!" The soilder begged but it was no use.
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Severeal other soldiers got eaten, too.
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"Truly devils..." Koslow said. "Our Marleyan ancestors were eaten, just like that. By you Eldians."
The kids stayed silent and stared.
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"Fire!" A soilder shouted.
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Several Titans were shot in the neck, by anti-Titan cannons.
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Reiner glided down with his parachute. "The kinetic bombardment went well, but due to the altitude half died on impact. A lot of the anti-Titan cannons are still operational. Twenty-eight... Twenty-nine... And now I know their locations. But still..." He stared down of the wall of the Fort. "More walls?" He narrowed his eyes. He placed the knife in his palm. "I'm sick and tired... of walls." He sliced his palm.
He transformed into his Titan form and landed on the wall, destroying it.
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The soldiers aimed the cannons at him.
"It's the Armored!"
"Kill it!"
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The Armoured titan ran along the Wall, destroying the cannons and killing the soldiers.
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More cannons were aimed at him.
"Fire!"
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He turned around, raising his arms to protect his face. The shells pierced through his arm and shoulder.
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'Anti-Titan shells that penetrate even my armor?' Reiner thought.
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Suddenly his arm was shot off and he fell to the ground.
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'What the-? What hit me?' Reiner wondered.
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An another armored train was driving up the railroad in the Fort.
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'An armored train? There's another?' He dodged the incoming shells, ran towards the train and rammed it, destroying it.
He landed in front of anti-Titan cannons. "Shit."
The soldiers in front of him were suddenly killed by the Jaw Titan.
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"Galliard!" Reiner exclaimed.
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"You son of a whore!" A soldier screamed but was killed by the Jaw titan immediately.
It dodged the shells, which were shooted at him.
The Armoured titan used the armored train as a shield to protect himself. He screamed loudly, turning in a circle and slammed the train on the cannons and soldiers.
He looked around. "It's done."
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Zeke came down with his parachute.
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The Armoured titan waved him down.
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"They got it under control?" Zeke placed a knife in his palm. "Our defeat brought about this war, Reiner." He said and transformed.
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Blue lightening lit up the sky again.
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The kids were still watching.
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The Beast titan landed behind Reiner. "Isn't war a terrible thing?" He grapped shells off the ground and walked in the direction of the sea. He prepared himself to throw them put to the ships in the water.
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"Finally... With this, the war will be over." Udo said, relieved.
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The Beast titan threw the shells to the ships, but the cannons on the ships were shooting at him back, immediately.
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"Huh? What?" Zeke said, panicking.
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The Armoured titan moved infront of him pushed him and was hit by the shells.
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The ships got hit by the Beast titan's shells.
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The Armoured titan fell weakly to the ground and the Beast titan threw more shells at the ships again.
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The fleet was completely destroyed.
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The beast titan turned to the Armoured titan.
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"Oh no..." Gabi whispered.
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With their fleet destroyed, the Mid-East Allied Forces signed a peace treaty with Marley.
The war spanning spanning four years ended in an Maleyan victory.
But as the world learned that the era of Titan domination was coming to an end, Marley was pressed to obtain the Founding Titan as quickly as possible.
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The victory of Marley was published in the newspaper.
"Thanks to the incredible bravery of the Marley army, Fort Slava has fallen at last!" A man read the newspaper aloud.
"Unbelievable!" The citiziens cheered loudly.
"That's the Marley army for you!"
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A man in a black suit and a black hat was buying a newspaper. He had a beard and a long face.
He walked down the street.
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'War ended, huh?'
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