Author's note: So I had a brain explosion at like 2 am yesterday and thus this story happened. I'm still writing my other story but I LOVE Cardverse sooooo yeah! Hope you like this one as well I'll try to update fairly often I'm on summer break now and have all sorts of time :)
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Hetalia or the Cardverse!AU
Time heals everything, even the affects of war. But time often needed assistance in fixing poor relationships and political disagreements by the people involved. For three hundred years the Kingdom of Cards lay in wait, with small rebellions and angry citizens scattered throughout the land. The King and Queen of Cards could not control the entire kingdom, and the people often went un-attended to and ignored. But none of this is what led to the breaking of the kingdoms. No, that was the Great War. The war between the entire Card Kingdom and invaders from the North; the Chessmen.
For twenty years the Great War raged on, never a clear winner in sight. Millions of lives were lost from all across the kingdom and famine, drought and floods destroyed the land that was left unattended as the people went off to war. Finally the Chessmen were defeated, but the King and Queen of Cards could no longer keep the Kingdom united. Too much damage had been done and the people often blamed other parts of their own kingdom for the war. So they split the Kingdom of Cards into four seperate Kingdoms; The Spade, The Diamonds, The Hearts, and the Clubs.
The Spades became the Western kingdom, known for their use of blue and love of the sea. They became the first new kingdom to evolve as the previous king and queen took power there. The Diamonds moved to the South. Their love of yellow was known throughout the kingdom, they produced the most agriculture, and the old timey feel made it a welcoming place for everyone. The Kingdom of Hearts lay to the West. The color red was used heavily there and they were known for their industry. The Clubs became the Northern most kingdom. They controlled most of the transport of goods through the lands and had a love of green. Finally there was the Jokers. They were magic creatures that lived on a island off the coast and were well known for their mischief. The only reason the kingdoms dealt with them was their help in the Great War, a debt they has to pay. The Jokers would help the kings, queens, and jacks make important decisions that effected the nations as a whole.
One by one the kingdoms began to rebuild. They changed the ruling system to have a king, queen and jack and distributed their duties between the three. Years went by and kings and queens and jacks lived and died, the positions being passed on in multiple ways, either through family blood or special ceremonies individual to the kingdom. Eventually the idea of a king and queen changed as well. The queen no longer had to be female and no marriage was required. They simply ruled together now.
It was this arrangement that starts this story, the story of the new king and queen of Spades. But the new king and queen aren't even a big part of this tale. A switch, a lie, and a rebellion that caused two men to come together in ways they never thought they could. To pull off a scheme that was too insane to even think of. But let's not get carried away yet. First let's go to Earth, a world not so different from the Kingdom of Cards. Countries joining together and fighting. And in this world there were two men, much like the future king and queen of Spades. These men were currently wandering through the woods, utterly lost. The tall younger man would run ahead and climb trees and enjoy the day while the older, more stubborn one walked behind, mumbling quietly about how idiotic his companion was. This is where our story begins; two men wandering through the forest to the most life changing adventure they would ever embark on.
So as all good stories start, once upon a time...