Everything was futile.
Give up.
This thought kept flashing through Annie's mind. From childhood to adulthood, Annie had been treated like a chess piece and given the finest training. Every combat technique she learned had been designed for dealing with humans. She had been raised as a spy from a young age.
Her adoptive father had been extremely strict with Annie.
There had not been the slightest trace of familial affection.
There had not been the slightest hint of tenderness.
Love and care were even more out of the question.
This had been Annie's childhood, a childhood shrouded in dust and smog, with nothing worth remembering. Yet perhaps only Annie herself could see the sorrow in her heart, the sorrow hidden behind her stubbornness and indifference.
Armin had once seen through Annie, seeing the gentleness and kindness beneath her cold exterior.
That side of her had been hidden very well.
Run.
The thought grew stronger and stronger in Annie's mind. Since she could not defeat Lin Yan, her only option was to flee. She had to run now, immediately, with every ounce of strength she had. Only then would she have even the slightest chance of survival.
Perhaps Lin Yan would change his mind in the next second and hunt her down.
After all—
She was a Titan hated by humanity, an unforgivable demon.
A Desperate Fight, Perishing Together
"Watch out."
During the standoff, Mikasa Ackerman seemed to see a different expression in the Female Titan's eyes. Doubt flashed through her mind as well. Could Titans experience emotional changes? But then she remembered that a real human was hidden inside this Titan.
So she no longer found it strange.
What was she going to do?
Fight to the death?
Perish together!
That dangerous feeling coursed through every cell in her