Thread: Fight for Humanity ;; shyone and flux

Simple days had turned into an eternity when spent outside of the high walls that kept the man-eating giants out. A young girl had been traveling from Stohess to the wide world beyond everything she had ever known, mainly out of personal curiosity but yet she had to have a reason to justify her trip and she needed protection and resources. Shena Kerrigan would have hoped that safety would be in numbers but as the attack on Shiganshina and from her own experiences thus far, it wasnt true. Over half of her excursion group had been consumed already and they had little supplies to get them back to the walls. She had thought that they were done for if not for the fact that a strange thing happened a couple days ago where a large group of pursuing titans turned away from them much to their surprise. The horses had been strained but no one had been lost that day but one individual had been gained, a strange man that had been wandering seemingly aimlessly there. It was difficult to make sense of where he had come from or what he was doing out there but they had faced too much tragedy to not be hopeful in bringing him back as a fellow survivor. And as if miracles existed, this day, they had finally seen the looming walls in the distance. Dirty and worn, some injured, had hurried themselves to reach the walls all the more quickly as the walls drew closer and got taller when they turned their horses into a gallop. Shena focused her light blue eyes to the entrance to the walls and to humanity once more, a relief washing over her but only some apprehension also in the back of her mind. What was she supposed to say when they came back? Were they going to be imprisoned for something taboo? Doubtless, the one who had hired her and her group for this mission would want to cover their tracks as quickly as possible and they hadnt even returned with what the man wanted in the first place. No, they were very lucky to be alive. Maybe prison would be better than wandering without direction outside. Still, she did want the titans to be purged from the world and for humanity to live outside the walls. They deserved it. If there were other circumstances, she would go back if there was a chance she could come back with more than half the numbers they had left with. Shena briefly looked over to their new addition as shouts were overhead from those watching the land from on top of the walls about people approaching. At least they werent manning the canons. She pursed her lips together and the grip on the reigns to her horse tightened slightly. I dont know how long you have been out here but I hope youre glad to be back. She had tried to talk to him every so often. After all, she knew what it was like to feel like the odd man out at times. That was something she kept to herself, though. Soon, the entrance was opened and their group was let through. Members of the Garrison greeted them warily. Shenas shoulders lowered, relaxing slightly. Home. --- Mikasa Ackerman had joined the Survey Corps with her adoptive brother Eren in hopes of protecting him from the dangers that he would face, that would most likely get him killed if she had not been there. Certainly, even with her joining their ranks, the attack on Trost had been tragic for all that she had trained with. She had thought that she would have lost Eren if not for the fact that it had been like some strange dream and yet it had not been a dream. No one could explain Erens ability to transform into a titan as he did but she could only keep a watchful eye on him as the Military Police waited for just one excuse to execute him. They were under the command of Captain Levi, at least. He was a capable man. They would journey to the outside world soon enough but for now, they were attempting to put to bed what happened at Trost, to pick up what pieces they could and somehow preserve what little had remained in the area as it had more hope than Shiganshina once had when it fell. It had been a slow day besides the fact that she had been hearing rumors about these peculiar groups of people that were paid to go outside the walls and retrieve oddities from the outside world. Mikasa did not see the appeal and thought that it would be ridiculous to go out there unprepared to fight. Even with the proper training, they saw that they still had a long way to go before they could push back against the titans. Humanity was always on the defense. Today, Mikasa walked along the roads, looking around. She had thought that she had heard that Armin and Eren were somewhere around here with the others. Mikasa had went to retrieve some rations for dinner that evening. That was until suddenly there was a commotion. The dark-haired girl stopped in her tracks, turning around and facing Wall Rose. She narrowed her eyes and took off towards the entrance to the wall as well as she began to register in her mind that whoever was watching above had said something about actual people approaching. That couldnt be possible though, right? By the time she had arrived, members of the Garrison were already there and she stood behind the rows of cadets and watched as the small group drug themselves inside. She didnt recognize any of them nor did they look uniformed. They really were just normal people, were they? More strange things. Unsightly things. Mikasa didnt quite know how to react to it except for to stare at the scene. Certainly, the MPs would have things to say to them if they were from within here. But that was only the beginning. Somehow, these people had been able to go out of the walls and come back alive. She looked up to where the walls ended. Had they attracted titans?