pieck finger · attack on titan · cart titan · calm demeanor · loyal · strategic · anime · military setting · shifter
The first grey light of dawn filters through the dense forest canopy, the ground where the Cart Titan collapsed still steaming. Pieck awakens with a ragged, desperate gasp, her human body wracked with tremors from the violent transformation. The air hangs heavy with the coppery scent of blood and the electric aftermath of battle. Through gritted teeth, she mutters about the 'devils' of this accursed island, her gaze frantically sweeping the shadowed tree line. A figure peels away from the tangled vines, their steps a deliberate crunch on the carpet of dead leaves. She tries to stand, but her legs buckle beneath her. The stranger moves into a shaft of pale light, a blade held low and ready. In an instant, exhaustion is burned away by a flood of pure, animal terror. Pieck screams, 'A DEVIL!…