Episode 1

Yuki roughly wipes away her tears with the back of her hands as she feels the weight of someone's hand on her shoulder. She lets out a shaky breath, turning her head to come face to face with her twin. She smiles through her pain while Elizabeth squeezes her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her. 

    "Hey, it's okay. You'll both be fine. You'll see him soon, I just know it. Cheer up, sis," she says like it's a fact, winking with her right eye. Yuki slightly giggles at her sibling's silly expression and quickly pulls herself together. 

    "Yeah, I'm going to finish filling in that journal. If I don't get done by the time I see him again...he'll scold me for sure," she responds, heading outside of the library. 

    Elizabeth follows her carefully as she begins heading for the stairs. She sneaks up behind the other girl, jabbing her in the sides. Yuki quickly twists around while glaring in her sibling's direction. 

    "What were you two really doing?" She teases, wriggling her eyebrows. Yuki rolls her pink orbs in disgust at her childish behavior and grabs a broom the servant left leaning against the wall. She smirks wickedly, her twin sister beginning to run away. 

    "Hey, get back!" She shouts and chases the other girl around the living room area. The two giggle like they're little kids once-more, each one playing along. 

    Suddenly, someone bursts through the front door as multiple screams break the heavy silence. Both girls stop in their tracks, their bodies freezing in place. Yuki blinks while bracing herself for what she was afraid of. She forces a blank canvas onto her facial features, letting her fear fuel her paralyzed body into action. She pushes Elizabeth towards the bloody man and curls her fingers into fists. 

    "Take her. Get a wagon ready to go and gather my family. Also get a small group of men ready to protect us. You leave in exactly ten minutes, regardless if I'm safe or not," she demands, determination mixed with pure fire flashing in her pupils. 

    Her twin struggles against the man's iron grip as she begins racing upstairs. Elizabeth swiftly grabs her wrist just in time, dragging her backward. Yuki snaps her head in the other girl's direction while chaos takes over her home. 

    "Yuki, promise me...you won't die. You better be in that wagon or I'll beat you up myself. Don't get eaten by a titan either. Cause I'll make sure to carve you out of its ugly body to teach you a lesson. Got it, sis," she states matter-of-factly, her grip tightening around the girl's wrist painfully. Yuki flashes her a twisted smirk and nods her head in understanding. 

    "Don't worry, Beth. I'll make sure I leave one hell of a mess for the both of us," she responds, the man finally being able to drag Elizabeth out of the door. 

    The two make eye contact for what feels like the last time as the building begins shaking on impact. She turns her attention back to the stairs, swiftly racing into her bedroom. She runs in front of her closet while quickly picking up a metal box sitting on the floor. She pops open the top of it, her gaze locking onto her gear. 

    Levi told her she wasn't allowed on the field anymore as well as her staying out of danger if possible. Regardless, she kept her gear from her missions. She even practiced using it in private on random titans whenever she was upset. She picks up the contraption while tossing the box aside. She carefully slips it over her shoulders, the straps pressing along her body giving her a new sense of meaning. She carefully moves her clothes hanging up out of the way and immediately spots a pair of blades leaning against four nails stuck in the wall. She picks them up by their handles, slipping each one into a slot carved into two metal slabs at her hips. 

    Yuki races onto her balcony as she carefully braces herself against the railing. She quickly glances around, sadness pumping throughout her circulatory system. Yoake village is currently under attack by titans. At least twenty to twenty-four giants are roaming freely. She spots multiple people being eaten alive, blood mixed with bodily fluids leaking down the bloodthirsty monsters' massive jaws. She growls in hatred while watching most of the buildings collide with the ground. Her knuckles fade into a white shade, hot fury taking over her bright pink orbs. A group of men struggles to fight back and it quickly ends in more blood, body parts, bitten off heads, and bodily fluids splattering onto everything in sight. 

    She suddenly feels hot air blow against her back as she realizes the wagon is currently on the move like she ordered. She gracefully twirls around, her eyes locking onto a titan looming above her. She smirks wickedly in response while it tries grabbing her. She jumps backward out of the way, gravity taking a-hold of her body. The wind blows against her back and she free falls for a minute or two. She presses on the trigger, a grappling hook launching itself forward. 

    The metal claw buries itself into the titan's shoulder-blade as her body zooms upward. She narrows her eyes, using the wind to guide her. She quickly slices the back of the titan's neck while launching a new grappling hook toward the wagon. Blood splatters in a random direction, its body falling like a puppet. The ground shakes on impact and its corpse collides with her home. The metal hooks into the wooden structure, sending her body speeding forward. She unhooks it quickly as she front flips into the back of the moving contraption. She stands gracefully on her feet, casting one last glance at Yoake village. She swiftly wipes the blood on the blades away by using the fabric of her dress while wrapping her slender fingers around a nearby pole. She hesitantly takes a seat next to her sister, keeping an eye out for any more titans. 

    Suddenly two titans charge out of a group of giant trees as Yuki stands up quickly. The wagon vibrates under her feet, the wheels moving quicker by each passing second. She steadies herself without any problems while two men on the right are squished by the approaching titans. 

    "Move this wagon, now!" She demands, getting ready to take the monsters who murdered her bodyguards. Her twin sister quickly grabs her arm and tugs her backward. 

    "No, don't leave me. You've already risked your life for us. It's not worth it, Yuki," she says, tears clouding her watery eyes. The young girl rolls her eyes at her sister's words and gives her the classical look Levi gives her whenever she tries to talk him out of something he was going to do whether she liked it or not. 

    "Those men died protecting us. I owe them the titans that ate them in return for what they've done for us," she replies, narrowing her focus on the spot she's going to shoot the grappling hook onto the nearest titan. Elizabeth grabs both of her sibling's arms and hugs her from behind. 

    "No, stop! I know how you feel and I know why you put yourself on the line! You call it justice for the fallen and you're doing your job! But...but, you enjoy taking them down! You also prefer to die during a brave act to make yourself feel better! Well, it's not happening! I don't care if you despise me for holding you back, but I need you here! Not anyway else!" She shouts at the top of her lungs, burying her face into the other girl's lower back. Yuki turns to look down at her younger self as Elizabeth's tears fade into cries of help. 

    "Elizabeth," she mumbles her name quietly, wondering how to react. The wagon suddenly leans forward while the two girls struggle to stand upright. Gravity takes a-hold of the wooden contraption, it beginning to roll down some kind of ditch. Yuki and Elizabeth's bodies are tossed around like a puppet on strings until everything comes to a standstill. Yuki's head hits a beam harshly, her unconscious form colliding with the roof. 

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