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The attack had come out of nowhere.
No one had been alert. No one had been keeping good enough watch. The contestant drumming of rain dulling their senses. Stiff and tired backs and necks hunched over the the horses.
It was someone at the back of the section who has spotted the first Titan. A scream rung out as it had come crashing through the undergrowth. Seemingly appearing out of nowhere. The nearest soldier was unable to react quick enough and was crushed beneath its feet. Jean was barely quick enough to comprehend what was happening when he heard Armin shouting his name.
"JEAN ON YOUR LEFT"
Huh?
Large feet appeared in his peripheral vision.
Ah shit.
He scrambled to reach for his blades, his stiff fingers refusing to cooperate. Fuck there's no trees.
He felt the world slow. Armins terrified yell.
Almost instinctively he threw himself of his horse. A foot stomping down where he had been moments before. He crashed and rolled for a good few seconds. Limbs crunching painfully against the ground. He hardly he noticed his gear snapping off. Everything was spinning. Vaguely he heard someone screaming.
Something hard constricted around his chest before he stopped rolling. His ribs snapped as the fumbling grasp pulled him from the floor. Someone was screaming.
The world jolted violently around him as the floor got further and further away. His breath caught in his throat as he choked. Something warm dribbled down his chin.
Someone was screaming.