Chapter One: The beginning of the end
One week, one day.
Pain. That was what Lithuania felt most in his final moments… Everything was searing hot and freezing cold, his back and neck snapping, the feeling of his veins rotting from the inside out and biting metal ripping into his flesh all at the same time. Little Latvia screaming for Estonia, crying and clutching his vodka bottle as blood began to pool on the floor. Lithuania was dead, and Estonia never came… It was about a week that little Latvia spent just curled up on the couch and crying to himself, a week before Russia came to check up on the poor boy and carried him away.
"I told you all that this would happen, aru…!" Exclaimed China angrily, slamming his fist down on the table.
"The world is on its last cycle! And we will all become mortal within the next three weeks, aru…!"
"Zat is impossible!" Replied France.
"Impossible, aru…? Don't deny it! Strange things have been happening to all of us lately, aru!" Countered China.
"How many of you had to come here by plane, aru? How many of you have been scared to death by some new ability that you seem to have, aru? This is happening…! I'm telling you that this is happening, aru!"
At that point Japan stood.
"I do not rike to agree with China nii-san, but I cannot deny that something rearry strange is going on France-san…" Stated the island nation.
"Ve~! It's scary!" Whined Italy, who was sitting to the right of Japan.
"Doitsu, make it go away!" He commanded Germany, who was sitting on his own right.
Germany sighed.
"Italy… Vat have I told you about clinging to me?"
The northern half of Italy ve~'d sadly.
"Well that's nice to know and all, but how the bloody hell are we going to fix it?" Asked England, finally speaking up.
"Maybe we do, maybe we don't…" Replied Hong Kong vaguely, a hint of worry making its way passed even his normally emotionless façade.
Everyone stared at the young Asian boy, looks of worry flickering across each of their faces.
"DUDE! We're DOOMED…!" Wailed America, shoving a hamburger into his mouth as he continued to sulk.
"Oh shut up, you sodding git!" Snapped England.
"China, please tell us that there's something we can do…"
The oldest of the Asian nations shook his head.
"I'm afraid that even if a way does exist, that I do not know of it aru." China informed them sadly.
Everyone was silent. Some held hands, while others hugged each other and some even (in France's case) debated whether to come clean about secrets that they'd been keeping nearly their whole life.
"If zee world is going to end…" Started the once great nation of love.
"Zen zere is somezing zat I must confess to you all."
Many nations leaned close, eager to hear the secret that he had been keeping. And others just scoffed, doubting that it would contain anything but sexual information.
"During zee Napoleonic wars… Zere was a petit nation, by zee name of 'Zee 'oly Roman Empire'."
Italy leaned in as close as he possibly could, not sure if he wanted to know how the story ended… But too adamant in finding out what had happened to his lost love to stop listening.
"I am sorry to say, zat I did wound 'im badly… But contrary to popular belief, 'e did not die. From what I can tell, I merely gave 'im a razer nasty case of amnesia. As today, that petit nation 'as grown up… to be Germany…"