Carla

Book Two

Volume 7

Ch. 93 Carla

Pov.

-Kara-

"How?" I ask

She glares at me for a moment

"A disease. The Azumabitos could only do so much, but Marley… they were willing to send doctors that'll help treat anything forgein to this land"

"But that didn't happen, because you 'refused' to even speak to them"

"So what? It's my fault?" Q

…

"Eren found comfort with the people who shared the same hatred towards the man that abandoned his own country"

"I didn't abandon anyone. I came back like I said I would"

"After 18 years, what's the difference?"

"That I'm here and fighting for MY people not trying to KILL them"

"You ran away from your responsibilities because you're a coward! That's why we're in this mess. That is why Eren is out there trying to take everything from you!"

"Coward?! What, you want me to apologize?!" I grab her throat

"L-let go" she slaps my chest and digs her nails into my wrist

"I had to fight Reiner, Annie, The Hammer, Zeke and even Eren!" I growl "only for you to give me shit! I gave my life to save you and that maggot, remember?!"

I shove her back and she trips onto her ass

I kick the table behind her into a bookshelf, making a mess of the room

"It's the same shit over and over!" I stomp on the little cabinet beside her "I'm sick and tired of this shit!"

I grab her by her shirt and I pull her back up

"Look at me! I can't even catch a damn break in my sleep!"

…

It took every fiber of my being to keep me from tearing her apart

All I could think about was the hell we were in and the hell it's always been

A few tears roll down her cheek before the door bursts open

"Haha, K-Kara" Hange huffs

"Oh..s-sorry, am I interrupting something?"

"No…" I let go of Mikasa's shirt

"I was just leaving" Mikasa storms out of the room

"What the hell happened here?" Hange scratches her head

"What is it?"

"Oh… hehe" she smiles widely "you have to take a look at this"

She leads me over to the wall

We didn't have a single problem getting there

Which was odd, we should've been overwhelmed by now

We made our way up

And once we did I could hear people clashing in the distance

They multiplied..

Easily by three fold

"Look closely" Hange whispers

"Wh-what?" I look again

It was…

"Colt?" And Falco?

They were riding on top of a large grey dire wolf

With an army of ten thousand right behind them

"How the hell did they-" I stop after hearing a howl so loud it shook the wall

I look down

…

"Is that…"

"Odin!" I hop off the wall and I land right on his snout

"Haha, how you been buddy?" I rub his forehead

He jumps around and barks excitedly and I barely manage to hang on

"Hehe," I giggle before he stops for a second

He turns his head towards the battle going on in the distance after hearing a faint cry

"Heh" I smile widely

"C'mon" I stand up on his snout

I slowly draw my blade

"Let's have some fun" I crouch down

He leans forward before he began charging forth

…

After eight hours, Flotch, who was leading the attack with Yellena, were both taken into custody and everyone else was slaughtered

At the end of the day we had about six thousand casualties that left us with about five thousand men, including the survivors who were at the harbor, ready for another battle if it came to it

But I doubt they'll send any more troops

So now all we have to do is wait for..

"A battalion huh?" I hear Cyrus at the top of the wall

My body was covered in little cuts, bruises and the enemies blood but even so I managed to crack a smile as Odin walked up the ramp to meet Cyrus

"A bit of an understatement, I'd say"

"Took you long enough" I hop off of Odin as we reached the top

I turn my head over at the sea

"A little longer than I would've liked, but they're here now"

There were hundreds of ships flocking the shore

"Huh" I nod

"You think this will suffice?" He asks

"All these men for a pirate?"

"King of the pirates," he corrects

"Right…" I smile

"Now, let's get out of here shall we?" He returns the smile

…

There were enough ships to carry every last one of our survivors

Falco and Colt went ahead and boarded another ship

So after a couple minutes we finally set off

We were about a mile off shore. I was getting ready for dinner when there was a sudden rumbling

I grab my Katana and I hurry out back where everyone had gathered up

…

It was Eren

He finally managed to take on his Titan form

Guess whatever I did finally wore off…

His skin was burning up from having to sprint over from Shiganshina

Wait…

Is that…

Fur?

He had small traces of fur throughout his body..

I head up front making sure no one was in my way

"Zeke" I say

"You see him too?" Connie asks

"Damn this could be bad" Jean says

"No, Eren. He devoured him" I set a hand on the butt of my Katana

"How do you know that?" Hange asks

I don't respond

Eren slowly pulls his hand back behind his head then with his hardening he creates a 5 meter boulder

If I fight him here and now I'll lose

With the strength of the beast and the power of the war hammer I'm no match

I drop my robe down to my waist

Without my tail I can't turn into a Titan nor summon its strength

All I have is Susanoo

"What are you doing ?" Historia asks as a purple aura engulfs my body

Or as Cyrus explained my 'Chakra' engulfs my body

If I summon Susanoos full being I'll take out this ship

But if I focus all this energy in one spot..

I close my eyes as I get into stance

I grip my Katana and I concentrate everything into my right arm

"Drop the sails" Cyrus tells his men

"What is he gonna do?" Jean asks as Cyrus' men do as they were told

"S-surely he won't" Jean says nervously as they watch Eren cocking his arm back

"Holy shit!" Connie and everyone hit the deck

I take a deep breath and after waiting for the right moment I open my eyes

I draw my blade the same instant

The sheer power obliterates the boulder and knocks Eren off his feet in and instant, leveling the entire town in the process

The sudden burst of energy sends our ship further into the ocean

"Kghk" I grit my teeth

The blade of my Katana was destroyed and the grip turned to ash

I hold my arm out before it explodes

I watch as Eren pulled himself back

By the time he did my arm grew back

We were far out of his range now so we just glared at one another

"Soon enough, kid"

I'll kill you myself, I smile

"C'mon, let's eat" I pull my robe back on before heading back inside

The table was quiet

Nobody uttered a word

All the hope they had for Eren were lost after he just tried taking everyone out along with me

After supper I laid in bed for the rest of the day

We rested, ate and I practiced controlling my chakra with Cyrus every now and then

But it was hard

All I could think about was Sasha, I could only hope she'll be just fine by the time we arrive

…

-2 weeks later-

After the ship docked we were greeted by the Azumabito family

"It's a pleasure to finally see you again Lord Amaterasu" she bows her head

"How's Sasha doing?" is the first thing that came out of my mouth

They look at each other for a second

…

"Of course, I'll lead the way" she smiles

She gave us a quick tour around the city till she finally lead us to their largest hospital

"Yeah Sasha Braus" I give the front desk lady Sasha's name

"B-R-A-U-S" Historia spells out her name

"O-OH, L-Lord Am-"

"I don't need all that, alright? Just tell me what room" I cut her off

"R-right, sh-she'll be on G-9, the very last floor to the right"

"Right" I nod before we take the first elevator up

Despite as anxious as I was to see her I stopped at the door, trying to find the courage to face her again

My hand was trembling at the door knob

But it stops after I felt Historia slide her hand into mine

"None of this was your fault, alright?" She whispers

I give her a little nod before I slowly open the door

Falco and Colt were inside

Colt had his arm on Falcos shoulders, who burried his face in his hands

I join the doctor at her bedside

There she was…

With my hands imprinted all over her body

"Lord Amaterasu, I just finished explaining everything to Mr. Colt and Falco" the doc says

"Why is she still laying here? Has she gotten up?" I ask

"W-well no it's what I've been meaning to tell you-"

"Then what the hell have you been doing in here?"

…

"Keeping her alive" he says

"That isn't enough"

He sighs

"First you must know that I've studied to become the greatest Doctor our Continent has seen, but what is virtually impossible will remain so"

"What are you getting at?"

"Her spinal cord was split in two, eighty nine percent of her body has been burnt to the second and third degrees. It's a miracle she didn't die from the excruciating pain at the time and an even greater miracle she even managed to stand up one last time"

"The injuries she took during The Battle of Marley are far too severe for anyone to recover from, even if she did wake up the severity of the Post Traumatic Stress will haunt her for the rest of her life"

"It's in our best interest that we end the life support and put her to rest" he adds

"Kghk" I grit my teeth

No. I'm the founding titan. I wield the power of the founding titan. I should be able to fix her.

She's Eldian, right? Then I should be able to heal her and erase her memory of that night.

That'll fix this…

I set a hand over the left side of my face

I should have the power to do it… so why? Why can't I do it?

Is it because Eren tore my heart out?

Is it because I'm too weak?

"Y-you hear that?" Colt stands up

"Colt.. please don't, honey" Historia hugs him tightly, trying to hold him back

"You killed her, you killed Sasha" Colt voice trembles

"Stop it Colt!" Historia cries

"Why are you defending this-this monster!" Colt growls

He's right

I can't save her

The doctors couldn't do it

"Sasha is dead because of that-that thing, so stop protecting him!" He cries

"Tch-he" I smile

The room went silent

My hands were trembling

"Kghahah" I chuckle as my claws dug into the side of my face

"KYAHAHAHA-HAHAHAHA" I burst into laughter as I drag my claws down my face

"WHO THE HELL AM I KIDDING? OF COURSE SHE'S DEAD!" I laugh painfully as the blood scurried down the side of my face

I don't know what I'd expect except the worse

…

Nothing…

Absolutely nothing ever goes right

I swing my arm back, smashing it against the concrete wall before kicking the door down

I walk out into the hallway trying to fight the urge to smash the building into the ground

My arms and legs were shaking, I couldn't stop

What is wrong with me?

I grab my hair

I was so angry I thought I might tear myself apart

How could I let this happen?

I pull my hair, trying my hardest to not rip my scalp off

How could I do this to the one person who put up with my shit?!

"Annie no!" Someone shouts

…

I stop

I slowly turn around before I felt something dig into my abdomen

"Kghk*" I choke

"A-Annie?" We lock eyes for a moment

"I told you I-I'd kill you, remember?" she huffs

Her eyes were drowning in tears

"Annie…" I sigh

I pull her into my chest, ignoring the blade digging deeper into my stomach

Sasha, Annie, and Pieck

…

-to be continued