Countries rise, Countries fall.
The world mourns not for them.
Nations grow, Nations die.
The world mourns not for them.
Empires build, Empires burn.
The world mourns not for them.
Kingdoms come, Kingdoms go.
The world mourns not for them.
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Teal green eyes scanned over the country side, their owner ready to attack and claim the desolate land they saw. The ruined city of Berlin Germany lay to the north and a nation's home to the near south. The home stood tall and straight, in its run-down state. The young country of 'new' Switzerland looked around again. He saw and heard none but his men, the ones that followed to claim another stretch of land to strengthen the growing nation. This land belonged to the old Republic of Germany, a powerful nation. New Switzerland inched closer to the house, noticing a pair of Skeletons. Cat skeletons. They were laying side by side, the larger bent over the smaller as if comforting it. A tattered German flag ribbon was tied around its neck. That skeleton belonged to Germany's cat, Germouser. The nation's pets were bound to their owners as their owners were to their countries. If the country died, so did their pet. New Switzerland smiled kindly, the tender moment shared between the two nation-cats was a rare thing to see, even in death. It also meant the owner of the house was dead, and the land was free to claim.
New Switzerland entered the house and to his surprise heard the vicious hiss of a cat, just before an albino cat ran out of the room towards a back room. He followed, wondering about this cat. There was nobody living here, was there? The cat paused in front of a door with a good sized hole in it, before hissing and going through the hole. A flash of a red, gold, and black ribbon caught his eye. A soft moan came from behind the door, and a curse in German. New Switzerland stood frozen in place. This wasn't his first encounter with one of the 'Old' Countries as they called them now. They were pretty mindless as most of their people had died or left them. New Switzerland readied his hand gun and nodded for his men to kick down the door. What he saw surprised him.