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By the time you woke up you felt as if everyone's eyes were on you, the sun was so bright and you felt so exhausted and frightened as if something bad happened, however you couldn't remember what you did to get yourself in this position
You realize your hands were tied around some sort of rope and your neck tied around a rope - wait.. could it be?
Thats when someone says you'll be getting executed but wait - for what tho? What could you have possibly done to commit such a horrible crime?
Thats obscene. What could I have done to
possibly get into this position.
Your head hurts so much you can't even recall what happened, the headaches started to get worse and suddenly it clicks.
You are a criminal. Thats why the black lines on your wrists are there. You are a criminal.
You have done many horrible things - whether it was robbery, mass murder, smuggling and torture.
But all of it was just to protect a friend of yours, but now I don't think it would matter anymore. She died by the hands of the military police you remember.
You couldn't take the sight of her dying right in front of your eyes, it was horrible to witness that scene. You couldn't take it anymore and by the time you realize it, you weren't dead. They were the ones who was on the floor.
You don't know why you were so stupid to lash quickly onto them without thinking and you don't know why you were so stupid to not continue fighting, and that's how you ended up in this position.
You weren't wrong but you weren't correct. So is this it? Will you let yourself die like this?
You braced yourself accepting the sins you have committed. suddenly a royal government spoke up saying how I shouldn't be executed. I would've served better as a soldier in the scouting regiment with skills like mine. In simple terms they want you to become a slave for humanity.
You didn't dare say anything at all, you didn't fight back or anything but the anger boiling inside your chest.. No you must keep it in or something like that would happen again and it would be the reason you'll die.
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You were sent to the training grounds in order to train to become a soldier. you have accepted what you'll about to be and what your mission will be.
You were willing to sacrifice yourself to repay for your sins, but still. you can't help but feel that anger from eariler. the time where you saw your friend - astrid. when she died in front of you by the hands of the military police. it was unforgivable and they go around with no charges? the thing was you believed if you don't control yourself, youll go mad. you keep all of your emotions hidden making sure no one gets hurt because of you.
After all, only the immature can't control their emotions.
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When you first arrived you saw a tall blonde man and he greeted you welcoming you to the scouting regiment
"I am Erwin Smith, I have heard a lot about you, for privacy reasons your criminal charges will be cleared from your records and you will be starting a new life as a scout. and I have also heard on how capable you are even without training. I trust that you can manage with practicing for the odm gear right?"
"We scouts welcome you with open arms"
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ODM training wasn't particularly difficult. After only a few attempts, you had already adjusted to the weight of the gear and the pull of the cables. The controls confused you at first, but eventually your body adapted to them naturally, as if it had already experienced something similar long before this.
The other trainees had started staring.
Some whispered quietly amongst themselves while others simply watched in silence, unfamiliar with the new recruit who managed to maneuver through the training grounds without much assistance.
Breathing heavily, you rested against the trunk of a tree, loosening your grip around the handles of the gear.
Then suddenly, the sharp sound of ODM cables cut through the air.
Someone landed nearby.
"You got used to it too fast."
The voice was flat and blunt, almost sounding more critical than impressed.
You looked up to see a short man standing a few feet away from you, his expression unreadable as his eyes scanned over you carefully.
You were pissed at him already it was as if he was challenging you. Before you could say another word he interrupts you
"And I certainly doubt you've been here before, you've gathered the others attention already so you must be the one Erwin was talking about."
"You are ray aren't you?"
You were surprised he already knew your name, you didn't realize the amount of attention you've gotten ever since you've gotten here.
"Who do you think you are?" - He interrupts you again "Levi, and that's a name you won't be forgetting for awhile."
"And you should be more careful, most of your movements were too fast you'll get hit if you aren't careful with your movements. Especially since you've never actually faced a real titan."
You were too stunned to speak, it's almost as if he acts like he's better than everyone else, this man was almost full of himself. you simply couldn't stand people like that and you even wanted to push him off this tree trunk.
You realized you could be looking disrespectful, after all he is your superior since he's been here longer than you have so you are no better. But still - he kept looking at you almost as if he knew you were gonna yell at him. It's kinda odd.
It's almost as if, he knows how angry you are and he's trying to push your buttons. do you think he knows how you feel?
He was cold, blunt, and rude but at the same time. Maybe it was the way he kept staring at you, almost as if he was already waiting for you to lash out.
"Well I'm sure you won't be needing any help from now on, I'm impressed with your ability to use the odm gear at ease. especially since it's your first day as a scout."
Oh? Well he isn't that bad.