Attack on Titan: The Berserk Titan

Chapter 9: Kenny Ackerman



An indescribable feeling passed through my mind as this man, Kenny, kidnapped me. What did I feel for Vanessa? Did I really see her as my mother...? If not, why do I feel this way? What about my powers? The Gomu Gomu no Mi? How did I end up with this power...? Actually, how did I end up in this world?

I had to address all the questions one at a time, or I was going to go crazy, unable to escape this situation. So as the cowboy-looking man carried me, I caressed my chin in thought.

In regards to Vanessa, I was convinced that I was only using her... and that we would only be together temporarily until I joined the legion. But if I were only using her... how come it hurts so much now to know she's not here anymore?

'I guess I did care about her after all... besides, the reason she was murdered must be–'.

"Fucking brat, you won't get back in one piece, I tell you that for free" The man cursed and carried me like a sack of potatoes. But I wasn't going to have it. 

"Tell me who killed her", I asked him.

"Do you think you're in a position to ask questions? I don't care if you're a monster like him, you're just a kid, you can't be that good controlling it".

I didn't understand what he meant by powers and by 'him'. He can't be talking about the Gomu Gomu. If it's Attack on Titan, what other power can it be? A titan shifter... he thinks I am someone able to become a titan? If so, does that mean that 'him' is also a shifter?

"Who is him?".

"..."

He didn't answer. I knew I wasn't going to get answers from him in a position where he thinks I am still a victim. All I know is that I have the power of the Gomu Gomu... so I have to make use of it right now to escape. 

As he ran across the forest, I held onto the tree branches several times.

"Kid, stop that!".

"Now I ask you. Do you think I'll just let you take me!?"

It wasn't difficult to allow my limbs to stretch. I hadn't tried this before, but now that I did, it was surprisingly easy, and it also felt a bit weird. As I struggled in his grasp, I held onto the branches until finally, my hands stayed firmly latched onto one of those trees. I saw my arms stretch and stretch with stars in my eyes.

He never looked back, but I am sure he must have felt like I was becoming very heavy... the tension was doing its work, I felt a bit of strain, but nothing much. 

"W-What the fuck...?" I heard Kenny mumble.

"Oh shit, a snake!" I screamed my lungs out, erasing the silence of the forest. Kenny skipped a step, and that was enough for him to lose balance and the tension to follow simple physics.

!!!

"AHHHHH!!"

We both screamed like kids thrown into the deeper forest like a slingshot. Well, I am a kid, he's not. We flew across the forest until we landed heavily and bounced a couple of times. I thought about just standing up and running away, but sadly, even if physics were on my side, physics was still physics. We shot with the same speed, at the same time, in the same trajectory... so naturally, he landed right next to me. 

Still, I was in a better position due to my rubber body; I had no cracked bones, but I am sure he has one or two. Still, Kenny was very resilient, and his desire to tear me to shreds made him stand up. I ran away, but he chased me. As if his skills weren't enough, this man had an ODM gear!

I heard the hooking mechanism flash past me and grapple to one of the trees.

"You ain't going nowhere, you little rat!".

He landed on me with a knee to my head and pointed a knife at my throat. I bled.

"Look at that, you monster, you actually bleed? Are you going to come obediently, or do I have to bring you in pieces? You're wearing my patience to the point that tearing you away is going to be more valuable than whatever money your parents are going to give me"

"…"

I choose to follow obediently, and perhaps because of how annoyed and tired he was, this Kenny didn't even bind me, he only held his painful balls and walked desolate, like a man who would never have descendants.

We reached his horse and rode it, as I promised. I didn't fight back... but that didn't mean I was willing to be taken hostage. I was just curious as to why this guy has an ODM gear, which is supposed to be equipment exclusive to the military.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked.

"I should be taking you to the military police courts, but I'll make some profit out of you first, you owe me that much, you damn brat".

"I don't owe you anything. You came to me and Frieda first, and you even had the balls to punch a kid, 'had' in past tense. You got a well-deserved smash".

"Tch! It is taking everything within me not to kill you right now," He growled.

"Forget about your disabled balls, how about I offer you a business that you

Won't be able to reject. Not only are you going to make a lot of money, you're going to make enough money to never have to work again in your life. All you have to do is work for me," I

"..."

The moving of his brows told me he was thinking about it. I need this man on my side anyway... otherwise I may never know who murdered Vanessa. I must know.

"Even if you won't be able to have kids in the future, you still can't complain that I am being unfair... you know I am not a normal kid".

"You're right, you're an extra annoying one…"

"So? what say you?".

"... once we reach, you will tell me more".


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