[IC] Attack on Titan - The Wings of Freedom (Always accepting)

[hivekiller]

Finding gunpowder was an easy task, but not letting the gunpowder to leak while flying across the air was another thing. Arthur saw a defensive line where there was no survivors around it, and judging by the look of it there was still a few bags of gunpowder behind the cannons. The coast was clear, and Arthur quickly grabbed a few bags of gunpowder and tied them around his waist. “It will be bad if there were titans nearby.” Arthur joked. Speaking of the devil itself, two titans appeared and caught Arthur's attention. Arthur leaped forward, pressing the trigger to fire off the cable to hook at a tall building from the ground. He was spotted during the airtime and one of the titan swung its hand and nearly had Arthur, but fortunately the titan only got a few bags of gunpowder. Arthur wasted no time and came back to where the squad gathered at. Arthur was relieved to see everyone alive, although someone was one finger short.

[YipeeXD]

bachus

He had returned back to the rest of the squad, everyone making it back. He had wrapped his wound up to stop blood loss, and was using his middle finger on his trigger now. He smiled sheepishly. "Levi... I had a close call. I got distracted." He apologised. "However, I brought this." He smiled proudly. It was a funnel used for pouring gun powder into cannons. "I figured we may as well use it to get as much gunpowder into our bags as possible." He said.

Levi

"Good... you all made it back... perhaps you aren't titan bait after all." He said referring to the non levi squad members. He saw Bachus' empty finger socket, and him using his middle finger. "I'm glad you made it back. The best scouts use their imaginations to get out of a bad situation. Well done." He commented, before taking the funnel. "Ok, so you fill up one of these." he pulled enough bags from his belt for one each. He poured gun powder into his, before tying the bag up at the top, and pulling the top parts to fray the ends. That way they could act as a fuse. "The idea is simple. Lure as many titans into a small space as possible, light the fuse... shove it one of their dumb mouths, and get the fuck out of there... got it?" He paused, looking at their confused faces. "You light the fuse with the sparks from your blade on the sheath.... Cassandra!" He called out, tossing the filled bag to her. "Show them how it's done." He directed his head to a group of titans approaching down the street. "They look nice."

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra caught the filled sac smoothly, and soared around, towards the group of titans, flying over their head, she arched around, and then in one smooth motion, she ignited the sack, dropping it, she arched back around quickly, getting out of there as fast as she could. She did not hesitate. She moved with confidence and skill, graceful through the air, until she landed amongst the others once more.

"Done, Levi"

[Jangel13]

Angelo looked at them both curiously wondering what this would accomplish other then piss them off. As far as Angelo knew a titan couldn't be set on fire because they would regenerate but taking a bath and then throwing it into their mouth this was something odd all together. IT would make sense unless they are able to regenerate their insides Angelo only hoped that this wasn't a bad idea. He grabbed the bags he got thrown and nodded to his Corporal "understood sir" Angelo said before he went off and looked for a titan to test his theory on...

[FuriePhoenix]

Lana and Ethan haven't long been in the scout regiment compared to some people. In fact they had been in the regiment for probably as long as Arthur even though they didn't really know him. Yet they joined around the same time. Being in the barracks, they always minded their own business, or at least they did as much as they could. Today was no different. Ethan stayed nearby Lana's room as yet again she had a night terror from the night the titans attacked a few years ago, along with when they found their father a faithful and honoured Scout dead from a survey outside the walls.

"You sure you're okay Lana? I mean, how much longer are you going to keep this PTSD hidden from the scouts?" Ethan quietly spoke to her, staring out the room window, seeing members handling their horses, relaxing outside in the sun or just training in their time. "I can keep it a secret for as long I need to. No one needs to know, I'm a good soldier, just like you are. I didn't just join to keep tabs on you Ethan. I joined because I want to honour our family name and our father just as much as you do." Lana explained seriously, getting up from her bed to put on her jacket, determined to fit in some training and tend to her horse for the day.

Then came the shouting and and rumble from an Titan attack. Both their heads shot up, Lana running to the window to stand beside her twin brother and low and behold titan steam bellowed up high in the air. The two of them grabbed their green cloaks sporting the wings of freedom and their ODM gear chasing out behind the rest of the scouts. They joined their team and without hesitation went into battle.

"For dad!" They both said to each other, just like they always did. Both flew through the streets and up onto the roofs, keeping close to their team and using strategy to knock down as many titans as they could. in the distance they both could see Levi's squad making an impressive kill rate.

Lana, to save on gas ran along the rooftop she was on, before pulling the trigger on her blades hilt to swing through the air to the opposite roof when a 5 metre titan came out of nowhere and in front of her, swinging it's arm to go grab her. "Crap!" she quickly cursed, dodging out the way, but not without stumbling slightly, barely making it to behind the 5metre and going it's weak spot at the nape of the neck, killing it swiftly.

"LANA!!" Ethan shouted as he caught sight of her from behind getting attacked by the titan, he was just about to double back, when he saw her make her first solo kill of the day. Smirking with pride he knew she could take care of herself. Heading to the clock tower, he landed on the highest part to safety. Catching sight of Levi's squad all gathered on a roof at the opposite end of the town, seeming to be planning an idea. Curious to what they were strategising, he squinted to watch them when he saw a girl seeming to somehow to immobilise a titan without even going for the nape of the neck. "How in the world?" He questioned to himself.

[Lucius Cypher]

Another day, another titan. There was sightings of titans massing near the wall and the scouting corps were sent to clear them out. This wasn't Lucatiel's first time outside the walls or even fighting against titans. But maybe this would be the first time she'd kill one. An important thing she had to remember was not to get too excited: Lots of new recruits die because they get over zealous about slaying titans, thinking them to be slow, sluggish, and lumbering creatures. Then they get snatched right out of the air and eaten alive. Lucatiel hasn't made that mistake because she was always careful.

Running across the rooftops Lucatiel's eyes spotted a 7 meter class titan swatting the air. Fortunately he wasn't able to hit any of the members zipping around his head, but neither could they get to the nape of his neck. They needed to eliminate his arms. Lucatiel noticed that he had very thin ankles. So she shot one of her hooks into the side of a wall and moved down low, almost running on the streets. With a graceful slice, she cut off the foot of the 7 meter titan as he took a step, causing him to drop and fall. The titan tried to catch himself with his arms which was when Lucatiel struck. Landing on his neck, she took both her blades and sliced right into the back, causing the titan to fall once and for all. She didn't stay to celebrate; there were more titans in bound and they just saw her. She shot her hook onto a nearby building and got out of there ASAP.

Squatting on the top of a roof she spied three 10 meter class with more 7 meters. She watched as a pair of titans ripped an unlucky service member straight down the middle like a wishbone. Lucatiel didn't advert her eyes; she couldn't. She had to see, and let the anger remind her why she fights. Mapping out the path in her head Lucatiel latched her hook onto the building and swung towards a lone titan; she wanted to kill this one and see if she could taunt the other titans into following her. Get them distracted.

[Jangel13]

Angelo went around and found a small grout of 8 meter titans at least 4 of them so Angelo had to lead them away and force them to follow Angelo to the point where they would all meet and light the bastards aflame. Angelo came in low and slashed their legs not their Achilles heels he just wanted to piss them off and aggravate them into following Angelo.

Thankfully it seemed to have worked as the 4 titans started to chase Angelo but obviously he was much faster then them he made sure to stick an appropriate distance to keep them on his tail as he led them towards the area levi wanted to put his plan into action...

[YipeeXD]

Levi

Cassandra's gun powder bag landed firmly on the tongue of a titan in the centre of the group. It was swallowed, before exploding, sending a mass of boiling titan guts everywhere. The size of the explosion was enough completely obliterate the nap of the neck. "Good work." He reassured Cassandra, before turning to the rest of the squad. "Well? You know what to do." He grunted. "Move out!" He ordered.

Bachus

He watched Cassandra's movements. Although he was part of Levi's squad, he was still weak. He wasn't special. The type of people that would lead humanity into the light were levi and cassandra. The rest of them were just souls to be lost along the way. His hand stung so bad. His missing finger was long gone, and he was still bleeding. Thankfully the packing he had wrapped his hand up in was slowing the blood loss. He nodded. "Yes Corporal!" He fired his wires into a nearby wall to take off, accelerating towards the nearest titan he could find. He hovered around for a while drawing it closer. He drew a fresh blade to create a spark to light his bag, before dropping it into the titan's open mouth. He back flipped out, watching the titan explode in a bloody red mess. He planted heavily on a rooftop. He panted a little, finding it difficult to use his gear without his index finger. He soon realized that two newish recruits were standing right in front of him. He knew them. "Winchesters!" He barked out. "Where is your squa..." he stopped. His eyes widened, looking down the street. "...Squad." He was distracted as he finished his sentence. Behind several other titan's he could see it. He couldn't not remember it. He'd been face to face with it twice as it devoured 2 of his siblings. It was the titan that had ruined his family. Ignoring the two younger soldiers in front of him he barged through them using his gas, almost screaming, cursing the titan. He wasn't worried about the other's in his way, he out maneuvered anything that came his way, tears rolling down his cheeks. He drew fresh blades as he got closer and closer.

levi

His attention was drawn by Bachus' screams. He looked towards his squad member's destination, and instantly feared the worst. "Stop him!" He shouted to the Winchester siblings. They bore the wings of freedom, and they were the closest. He also looked towards Cassandra just in case. "That's the titan... the one he's been looking for Cassandra. You must stop him."

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra was already moving, not needing to be told anything, just seeing that Bachus was now out of control, and that would certainly lead to his death, but it was little Niesha who reached Bachus first, slamming into the larger man without it seemed a thought.

Cassandra swung around, moving so she was in front of them in several quick moves, bearing down on the titan. "Get back, Bachus. Now. Do not be foolish. You cannot fight if you are this emotional" She shouted at him, keeping her voice cool and level, nodding to Niesha. She had her blades in hand, and once more seemed to dance through the air.

Niesha struggled, trying to hold Bachus, but knowing that he was way stronger then she could ever hope to be. She didn't even remember making the move to stop him, only knowing that if he reached the titan, in this state, he most likely wouldn't survive. Niesha was just support, but she didn't want to see someone die, not if she could stop it. "Bachus!" Niesha shouted at him

[FuriePhoenix]

Ethan

Standing on the highest peek of the clock tower he watched as Levi's squad literally set the titans on fire from the inside out and seeing the nape of the neck get completely obliterated. He smiled and even let out a slight chuckle, "Nice!" He remarked to himself, when he saw Lana making her way up to him.
He turned his attention to all around him and saw a 7metre titan coming their way, aiming straight for Lana, when she couldn't see him She'd never make it in time. "Shit!" He cursed to himself, putting his stance on guard, ready to leap into action the moment the titan was near enough for him to use his ODM gear and swing to the titan's neck and cut him down once and for all. "LANA WATCH OUT!" Ethan shouted to alert her of her incoming doom.

Lana

Running across the rooftop she was aiming for the clock tower to meet up with her twin brother. "Just a little bit further Lana" She mumbled to herself, when she almost tripped on her own footfall when she heard a massive explosion from behind her. Stopping momentarily, she turned around and saw Levi's squad literally blowing up titans, wiping out the nape of the neck in the process. This made her joyous, when she suddenly remembered she had to get to Ethan. She began to pick up her feet once more and began running again, placing her index fingers on the trigger ready to fly onwards and upwards. "Lana watch out!!" She heard, and as she looked at Ethan's stance and warning, she saw a 7metre charging towards her. "No no no" she muttered, picking up her speed as much as she could.
It was then she saw Ethan swing into action and land on the titan's beck, before running upwards and slicing the nape of the neck swiftly, causing the titan to stumble and fall. Lana continued to run forward and when the timing was right, she pulled the trigger and sent herself flying onto the clock tower.

Ethan AND Lana

Both sibling now landed on the clock tower when they're attention was caught from Bachus shouting at them, asking where their squad was. "FURTHER UP SIR!" They shouted back in perfect unison, when they both saw him get get distracted from a titan he clearly recognised. "We gotta stop him" Lana told her brother, when suddenly Levi barked orders to them to stop him. "SIR!" They called back in agreement, before chasing after him.

"Bachus you gotta stop this!! Fall back!!" Ethan called after him, when Cassandra came blasting passed them to also stop him. Bachus was a friend of the Winchester family. He was the one soldier that knew their father. They were not prepared to lose him.

[Jangel13]

Angelo ran and after a few more feet into a clearing nearby it wasn't much but it would be enough. Once his 3 titans were in the area he quickly did a 180 and turned around charging at them and while they tried to grab him Angelo quickly used his gas and went down towards the ground making evasive maneuvers and Angelo quickly cut off their Achilles tendons forcing them down onto one knee and as they screeched getting angry Angelo took the shot and used his blade as a flint to light the bag that Corporal levi gave him and threw it into the first ones mouth.

As expected it made the stupid titan explode into pieces, honestly Angelo wasn't entirely sure this would even work but to see it work so well meant that once again the wings of freedom are leading the pack. Angelo then did the same thing to the other two and as expected they exploded as well. Once they were dealt with Angelo got on the move looking for more titans however he knew that he would need to get more gas soon if he took to long and not having any gas was a death sentence against titans...

[YipeeXD]

Bachus

"GET OUT OF MY WAY CASSANDRA!" He darted beneath her back in front. Neisha was grasping onto him in the air. "FUCKING LET GO!" He used his powerful shoulder to brush her off. The winchester twins were also calling after him. He completely ignored those calls. So much like your father. Brats. He screamed out once more with tears dripping down his cheeks. He plunged his blades deep into the eyeballs of the titan, and continued to stab, yelling. He retracted, and began slicing pieces off of the titan, switching blades when necessary. Pieces of flesh and skin fell from the titan, as it was diced up. After a good 20 seconds of brutal dismembering, he went straight through the neck, bringing the head off, and landed at the corpse's side. he sat there and wept. It felt so good... some closer... but he couldn't coontrol his tears.

Levi

Looking around he did notice that the area was starting to clear of titans. The other squads could manage for now. He zipped down towards Bachus. He looked around at all the other squad members present with a menacing glare. "You failed to stop him. That was a direct order." He swung his head back around to Bachus. His tone lowered, still aggressive though. "I understand everything you feel right now."

Spoiler backstory - dont open if you care about it.

"I lost two of my closet friends on my first expedition with the scouts. It was all commander Erwin's fault. We were supposed to kill him. I used the rain and storm as cover to get close. My error in timing and judgement cost me my friends. I told them to stay back inside the walls, but they made me believe in them. I was wrong to do so that time. You made a decision right now Bachus. You believed in your own ability to take down that titan, and you didn't trust your comrades judgement. That is fine." He stood up. "Seeing you kill it. That's just the way I was when I took revenge on the titan that took my friends. Don't let it consume you Bachus." He almost gave him a smile.

. Almost instantly his boot collided with Bachus' nose, breaking it. "However. You put everyone else in danger regardless." He followed up with another kick to the jaw this time. A savage beating took place before Bachus face dripped with blood. "It's never wrong to trust in yourself over your comrades. But to put them in danger too is a crime in my book." He turned quickly on the spot and took off. He wiped his hands clean. "Get him up and back to the barracks." He ordered to the others around.

[MarshiestMallow]

"You try holding a man at least twice your size" Niesha shouted back at Levi, before she realised what she had done. She clamped a hand over her mouth. She had done her best damn it, but Bachus was a big man, and while Niesha was strong, she wasn't that strong. Add in the emotional strength, and then Niesha had had no chance. She gave a sigh, and did as she was told.

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Cassandra gave a heavy sigh, looking to Levi, she said softly "You know none of us could have stopped him. Bachus is stronger then most of us even without the emotional turmoil. We're all alive. And that's all that matters for now, Levi. I should have moved faster, and taken the Titan down. This is my fault. Don't take it out on them"

[FuriePhoenix]

Ethan started to go ahead but when there was no stopping Bachus, he quickly stuck his arm out to stop Lana going any further ahead. "Ethan we can't let him do this!" Lana practically pleaded to her brother, but Ethan refused to even answer her. He just sighed, closed his eyes momentarily and re opened them watching the carnage unfold that Bachus was giving this particular titan.

Instead, they made their way close beside Cassandra and Neisha and watched. Luckily they remained alive. Though when Levi came over and gave Bachus a hell of a beating, the twins didn't think Bachus would be alive for much longer. Lana even cringed at how easily Levi was dishing it out and drawing blood from Bachus.

Ethan cringed more when Levi shouted at them four for not stopping him though. "Sorry Levi, but if we tried to stop him whilst on that Titan we'd all be dead and not alive." Ethan explained calmly before he told them to take him back to the barracks. "Sir." The twins acknowledged giving a short salute before heading over to Bachus. "Lets get you back and cleaned up" Lana told their family friend.

[Lucius Cypher]

Lucatiel frankly had too much on her plate to focus on what Levi and his squad was doing. Her "Kill one titan to attract the others" strategy worked a bit too well. Now she was being chased down by at least seven titans, and not all of them were coming from behind. Some were smark enough to try to intercept her, and a few were breaking down houses just to get to her. She needed to draw then away from here, take them to somewhere that was already in ruins. But in doing so she'd limit her mobility to the titans themselves, which was a death sentence. Perhaps...

Lucatiel used what little time she had left to retreat to Levi's group. Fortunately for her the path was clear, but she was leading titans to their direction. Surely they could take care of them however, helped by the fact that Lucatiel wasn't intending to run away either. She just needed to make a tactical retreat and lure the titans into a trap.

[Jangel13]

Angelo soon heard levi's call for them to return so once Angelo had finished with his 3 titans he used the gas he had left to head back to the corporal and he came in just in time to see their corporal beat into bauchus like a drum. Angelo knew that he probably deserved it but still it was harsh even by the corporals standard. "remind me not to piss you off corporal" Angelo said softly now a little bit more scared of him. Angelo always knew that corporal levi was tough but he had a health amount of both fear and respect for him and he always tried to make sure it stayed balanced in his mind and right now fear was starting to weigh more...

[YipeeXD]

Bachus

He spat blood, shifting his eyes up. He did manage to croak out a few words. "I apologise Lance Corporal." He let his head drop as he was hoisted by the winchester twins.

Levi

His glare returned to the soldiers. He looked as though he would give them all beatings... but he simply turned. "Get him back. Cassandra... burn seal that finger socket so he doesnt bleed out." He muttered. He did see a soldier bringing more titans their way. He slapped his hand over his face. "Oh for fuck sake." He lept into the air, wires extending. "On me!" He whistled past the foolish soldier which had brought them their way, an angry glance on the way past. He flew round a titan slicing its neck.

[MarshiestMallow]

Cassandra gave a soft sigh. Levi took a lot on his shoulders, and if he didn't share some of it, it would crush him. But Cassandra couldn't do more then she was, until he let her do more, so she just nodded, laying a hand on his shoulder for a brief second, and then went to deal with bachus, but saw the titans. She whistled to get someone's attention, loud and piercing, "Niesha! You have medical knowledge right? get something hot and burn Bachus, okay?" Before swinging aroun to assist Levi, knowing she would have to find more gas if there were too many more titans.

[FuriePhoenix]

Ethan and Lana both took an arm of Bachus to help, considering the rest of their squad was busy further up and they really weren't needed there. Bachus did need the, even if he denies it, they both knew different. Also, secretly Ethan particularly wanted to be apart of Levi's squad. Who didn't!? Sure, being in the scout regiment was an honour something to be proud of as it stood, but the Levi squad was legendary.

So the twins figured if they could help that squad out, it was as good as being a part of his squad for the time being. Lifting Bachus up they shared his weight. "Neisha, let's get Bachus back ASAP. We can find something to stop the bleeding on the way!" Lana suggested.