#Armin-- Armin my guy i'm gonna need you to get strong enough to pick her up ok it can't be that hard

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On this fine sunday morning, I am, once again, going feral over Annie Leonhart

i won't elaborate

it should be obvious

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Sacrifices (LevixOC) Prologue

TW: mentions of death, blood, and injuries

Shiganshina District: Year 845

Jade ran through the streets of Shiganshina as fast as she possibly could with a sprained ankle and the added weight of the Omni-Directional Gear the young girl was required to use when battling titans. She was one of the few members of the Survey Corps that remained inside of the walls, as most of the other members were exploring beyond the walls on the latest expedition. Jade was ordered to stay back home because of her injury, so she decided to visit the rest of her family in Shiganshina while she was recovering.

However her plans to have a relaxing day with her younger siblings Kai and Layla came to a halt after a loud explosion shook the very ground she stood on. Jade wasted no time springing into action, it being her duty to keep the civilians safe along with the Garrison. What Jade did not expect to see upon heading to the center of town was the largest titan she had ever encountered.

"Oh my god," Jade muttered to herself in horror.

Instead of waiting for danger, Jade rushed back to her house in order to escort her family to the emergency boats. She would protect them while her older brother was absent, off on an expedition with the remainder of their squad.

"Everyone out now! There is no time to gather any belongings!" Jade screamed at the top of her lungs to her family.

Another loud explosion was heard and Jade could immediately gather that it was the sound of the gate being broken. She knew that titans would be flooding in at any moment so she had to get her family to safety as soon as humanly possible. It was her duty to help the rest of the civilians, but Jade couldn't help but act selfishly as she needed to keep her family safe.

Jade picked up Kai who was only two years old and ran with the rest of her family to the emergency boats. Luckily her family was closer to Wall Maria than most of the others in Shiganshina, so she didn't have to add extra pressure to her ankle with Kai.

"Jade! Go find your cousin and great uncle! We will meet in the Trost district with my parents! Please come back safely my dear child," Jade's mom Aida yelled.

Jade nodded her head with a determined expression. Without taking any time, she raced towards her cousin's house. She had made frequent visits to the place to bring her younger cousin forbidden books that she had found about the outside world. He was always fascinated with concepts such as the ocean and tundra, and ever since he was little Jade would read him to bed whenever she made a visit during the evening.

Jade spotted the younger blonde boy running with his grandma. She quickly ran over to them and looked over the young boy to make sure he was free of injuries. Feeling satisfied upon her check, Jade gave him a quick hug. The titans had not yet worked their way to the interior area of Shiganshina, so she knew that they had a good bit of time to make it to the boats.

"Armin you're gonna be okay buddy. Go with your grandpa to find my parents and they will take care of you both okay? I'll see you later. I have to go help everyone now," Jade said, giving Armin a quick kiss on the forehead.

Armin tugged on Jade's sleeve before she could run off. She spared the blonde boy a questioning glance and her gaze softened as she saw the fear in his eyes.

"My friends, please help them!" he cried.

Jade gave him a sympathetic look and nodded her head, vowing to save the raven-haired girl and her brother. She had seen them a few times, but never got their names. She even doubted they knew who she was seeing as she wouldn't stick around long enough to converse with them.

She quickly took off towards the outskirts of Shiganshina in order to limit the amount of titans reaching the safety boats. Jade knew that the Garrison were incompetent and wouldn't be able to handle killing even one titan and would opt for escorting civilians, but she was a member of the Scouts and fighting titans was what she signed up for.

Although Jade was only 16, she had been in the military for 4 years and apart of an elite squad in the scouts for a full year and a half. Kyo had joined three years before her and was appointed to be a squad leader a few months ago. Jade was then transferred to Kyo's squad and operations continued as normal.

Jade attempted to block out the screams of horror and agony as she rushed to help the civilians, but it took a toll on her sanity. Once she finally spotted titans, she began attacking viciously and quickly, making it a mission to save as many people as she could. The pain in her ankle was pushed aside and instead she focused on helping everyone. As she was slaying her last titan, before she could dodge she was thrown into a wall, sending her vision into a frenzy. Jade quickly blinked away the dark spots that clouded her vision and stood up. Blood dripped from her shoulder and she realized she had been cut by some rubble when she collided with the building.

Out of the corner of her eye she spotted a Garrison soldier that she knew as Hannes carrying two children who she assumed to be Armin's friends from the way they looked, but she wasn't all too sure because of how far away she was.

All of a sudden she saw a titan on their trail and Jade immediately charged after the titan. It reached for Hannes and the children but he quickly dodged to the side and fell over. Jade quickly sliced the nape of the titan before it could reach the trio below again and landed on top of it's head. She quickly rushed over to help Hannes and the two children up.

"Are you guys alright?" she asked, wiping a bead of sweat from her forehead.

Eren watched in awe as the titan slayer showed compassion towards them. His mind was clouded by the gut-wrenching screams of his mother, but he managed to give her a small nod, which he received a bright smile in return.

Hannes stood frozen in shock as the fear of almost being trampled by a titan became a reality to him. Quickly snapping out of his trance, he nodded his head at Jade, recognizing her from the Scouting Regiment.

Jade's smile faltered a little as she realized the two children were only accompanied by Hannes and no other adults that could be parents. She then assumed that the parents of the children had been killed or separated, but silently hoping for the latter.

"Hannes can you get them to the safety boat? I have to back up the Vanguard with the incoming titans," Jade asked Hannes.

Hannes nodded his head reluctantly taking in the state of the teenager before him. Blood dripped down the blonde girl's arm with no sign of stopping, she shifted her weight uncomfortable to her left ankle, and she looked exhausted after taking down so many titans.

"Don't you think it would be wise for you to pull back kid? You look like hell and I'm almost positive there's nothing else you can do with gas tanks almost empty," Hannes commented.

Jade shook her head and smiled.

"Thank you for your concern but I'm fine," she then turned to the two children. "Your friend Armin and his grandfather are waiting for you guys, don't keep them waiting for too long okay?" Jade beamed.

Eren looked at her with wonder as he knew he wanted to be as strong as the girl in front of him. He would join the survey corps and be able to kill titans just like her. If his dream wasn't solidified before, it sure was at that moment.

The two children nodded at Jade and she took off after giving them another smile.

The real battle had only just begun.