//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Attack on Titan: Friendship is Freedom // by Gidano90 //------------------------------// Fear, terror, despair. Here's what I'm feeling right now. Why are you wondering? Let's say that being hunted by a group of humanoid giants who want to make you their afternoon snack is not exactly synonymous with peace and joy. Especially when you see that one of your dearest friends is about to be devoured by one of these monsters and that despite you are fifteen meters tall you can not do anything to save your winged friend. I bet you're understanding even less, right? Then we start with order: My name is Elias Schützen, I'm 16, and I'm part of the 104th year of the military cadets. Today I would have had to choose which military body I'd have to serve, but so many things have happened that I do not know where to start. Perhaps I could begin to explain to you a little about the current situation: Humanity is at risk of extinction, caused by the sudden arrival of the Titans, humanoid creatures that start at 3 and can reach 15 meters in height, and that feed on human beings. Fortunately, 100 years ago, humanity succeeded in creating three gigantic 50-meter-high walls, named, from the outer wall to the interior wall, Wall Maria, Wall Rose and Wall Sina. Thanks to these massive walls, humanity has managed to secure itself from the Titans, but the price it has had to pay was its freedom. Later, three military corps were created with the unanimous purpose of protecting humanity from the threat of the Titans: The Military Police, which is located in the innermost walls and is the body under the direct control of the King. Also keep peace in the most internal territories. The Garrison Corps instead has the task of monitoring the walls to prevent the attack of Titans and maintain order in the cities. Last but not least, the Survey Corps. This military body aims to explore the territories outside the walls in order to discover how to break down the Titans and be able to regain freedom. Unfortunately, 5 years ago a catastrophe fell on humanity: The Wall Maria was demolished by a Titan that reached 60 meters in height and a Titan of 15 meters that had hard skin like a shell. Only a quarter of the Wall Maria population managed to save themselves and find shelter in the Wall Rose, including myself. Today the tragedy is being repeated, I seem to relive the same horrors of 5 years ago, or maybe I should say 6? The only difference is that now I'm 15 meters tall and my pegasus friend is about to be eaten alive. Did I mention that this pegasus friend of mine is a magical talking pony from an enchanted world named Equestria? Are you confusing the ideas even more? Then it is better that you tell my story from the beginning, or from this morning, or to be more precise, from this morning of a year ago. Do not be afraid, as soon as everything is revealed to you.