1. The Lone Wolf
In an old abandoned building down below the ground, a group of thugs entered with no sign of hesitation, considering it is pitch black inside and no light can be seen. Their leader who is a muscular bald man stepped forward, with a metal tube on his right shoulder.
"Lone Wolf! Show yourself!" He called, but no one responded. Their purpose in going into the building is only one thing, to challenge and defeat the infamous Lone Wolf that rules this part of the Underground alone.
"Boss, no one's coming," a thug said and the leader growled. He lifted his tube and hit the floor, making an ear piercing noise. The group flinched, but their leader stand tall, not moving an inch.
"Don't be a pup and show yourself, coward!" Just as he said that, something sharp came flying across him, slightly cutting his face. All their eyes widened and stood frozen in place, not processing what just happened.
"Tch...what an annoying noise to hear from you, filthy mongrels," a cold, spine shivering voice said followed by a sound of footsteps coming towards them. The group of thugs stood still as the footsteps comes nearer and nearer, "I don't like talking, but I just want to tell you. Get your filthy damn selves out of my house!"
More blades came flying towards them as the group ran out of the building where light can touch. Their leader came last, glaring into the darkness and blood dripping from his wounds that was caused by the blades.
"Ha! Show yourself, coward!" The leader said and the footsteps walked closer into the light. In just a few moments, booted feet came into view, then a pair of black pants. After that the figure became clearer and clearer until it revealed a ravenette boy with peircing gray eyes.
The figure has a small built and is wearing a long sleeved blouse and black pants with brown combat boots. His gray eyes seems to be wearing an eternal death glare that matches his cold voice that was heard earlier. His hair is raven black that compliments his fair skin and is style in two separate portion that frame his face with the left side having the larger amount of hair.
"Boss, he's just a kid," a thug muttered, grinning confidently. The boy glared even harder and crossed his arms together.
"It seems like a new group decided to challenge me," he said, blankly and the boss of the group growled and launched towards him.
"This is an insult to thugs!" He yelled as he tried hitting the boy with his tube, only to be avoided by him. The boss turns to hit him again, but the boy ducked and kicked him in the abdomen, sending him flying a few feet away.
"No way."
"Boss is being beat up by a kid?"
The leader ran towards the boy, trying to get a punch, but the boy stopped his fist with one hand and throw his behind, sending him flying again. The boss growled lowly and ran towards the boy, but he took out a dagger and when his opponent is about to do an assault, he placed the blade in front of him and slashed the bigger man from his shoulder across the stomach, giving him a deep cut.
The group's eyes widened in shock, and fear. A small boy defeated a man twice his size without moving from his place.
The boy squatted down to the man and took a look whether he is dead or not. Although, he has no care if he is or not. All his concern is just whether the blood can be erase from his land property.
"Filthy. Very filthy," he said and turned fo the group, making them flinch, "Oi, your leader's dying. Are you taking him or not?"
"W-W-We're taking him," a thug stuttered and three of them walked towards their leader. The boy took a step away and let them do their task. One of their task actually.
Just as the three of them got their leader standing up, the boy talked again with his arms crossed.
"Now, before you leave. You have to do the protocol," he said, confusing the group. He clicked his tongue and tossed a map towards one of them, "You challenge me without knowng the protocol if you lose? Pathetic."
"W-What are w-we suppose to do?" A member asked and the boy pointed at the blood stained ground and wall and the muddy floor inside the building.
"Clean your filth."
After that, the boy walked pass them. He left them witn a duty to do and so he have to do one thing for pass time. Stealing. He walked in a secluded alleyway, not too far from the building he call his house and there lay a box. He took off the lid, revealing a 3D Maneuver Gear.
He put on the harness and wore the gear around his waist, turning around. He started maneuvering towards th black market place and spotted the stalls where foods are sold. Taking a deep breath, he manuevered towards the stalls and took an armful of goods, earning protests from the vendors.
He stole a cloth from one stall, catching the female vendor off guard and wrapped the food with it. He landed on a roof and tied the cloth around his neck. That's enough for two days so that should do it. Just as he was about to launch again, voices came calling.
"Hey! You kid! Come back here!" The boy looked down to see men in brown jackets running towards him. He clicked his tongue, recognizing them. They're the Military Police Brigade. His worst enemy in the Underground.
He started manuevering away and planned on losing the MPs. Just as he was sure that he lost them, he landed in the nearest allyway and sat on the ground, making sure no one's following him.
When the coast is clear, he stood up and walked out of the alleyway to the right, only bumping into a tall figure. He fell on his butt, spilling the stuff he stole. He grunted and glared at the person whom he bumped into, seeing it's a blonde with thick eyebrows and he is wearing the same brown jacket, but something is different.
Instead of an emblem of a mint horse, it's an emblem with two-colored wings. He's never seen them before. He looked up to the person in front of him and realized he is not familiar too. The MPs faces are familiar to him, but this one is surely not an MP.
"Eh? It's just a kid," a voice said from behind the boy and turned to see a brunette woman(?) with glasses wearing the same jacket with the same emblem.
"Tch, I am not a kid," he stated and stood up, glaring at both of the new company. As he stood up, he stepped on something and looked down. It's one of those bread he stole. Now it's covered in dirt. It's all this bushy brows' fault.
"If you are trying to give me to the your friends, the police, well sorry, because I'm not letting you," he said launched the gear's hook and was about to glide, when the bushy browed guy, stopped it by destroying the gear with a rock. The boy's eyes widened and fell on his butt for the second time by the blonde man.
"We are not handing you to the MPs," the woman(?) said with a smile and the boy looked at her with a glare. He stood up and removed the gear off his body and get ready to run.
"Then who are you? And what do you want with me?" He asked, standing in a fighting stance.
"We are from the Survey Corps and we came here to recruit you," the blonde man said, catching the boy off guard, but he didn't believed them a bit. Who knows, maybe they are bluffing?
"And what is a Survey Corps anyway?" He asked, glaring.
"We are the people who do expedition outside the wall and fight titans," the blonde man said as the boy's eyes widened and return to their regular blank deah glare.
"Outside? You mean in the surface?" He tried to reassure his thoughts and the woman(?) nodded. Just knowing the it'll be outside, he has no hesitation to say these words.
"Okay. I'll join you," he said making the woman(?) laughed a little.
"Now that was fast!" She said and the boy glared at her.
"I believe you are recruiting me because you have observed my performance. I heard titans are dangerous beasts so my skills are very useful in fighting against them, am I right?" He asked with confidence and the man nodded.
"Yes. We have heard about the infamous Lone Wolf of the Underground and we believe it is you," the said and put a hand on his chest, "I am Survey Corps' Commander. Erwin Smith and this is Hange Zoe a squad leader."
"Hello!" Hange said, waving cheerfully. The boy stared at the two of them and fixed his hair a little before introducing himself.
"Yes, I am, indeed, the Lone Wolf and I want to be in the surface than in this god forsaken place. A reason why I will take on your proposal without hesitation," he said and a small smile came across Erwin's face and handed his hand towards the boy.
"Then, welcome to the Survey Corps, Cadet..." The boy took this hand and shook it, staring at Erwin blankly.
"Ackerman. I'm Levine Ackerman."
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A/N:
I always put (?) when I point Hange out as a woman in this chapter because in her profile, it says that Hange is ambiguous, meaning her real gender is not publicize. Isayama-sama told the English translators of the manga to choose whether Hange shall be a female or a male, but we mostly know Hange to be a girl so, let's put this conversation aside.
And Levine's name is pronounced La-vin. As is like, Lovin'. I just want to clarify that thing since my friend mispronounce the name very much and is always ranting why can't I just make it Lavine? Well, because I want it with an 'e' so back off, kay?
~RSE out