Warnings: Blood, Gore, foul Language, Violence, Disturbing scenes, Magic!

Pairings: UsUk, Slight RusPru, PruCan, and some other pairings along the way.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia.

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Everlasting Magic

Chapter 1

There was something about that morning that just didn't feel right. Maybe it was the heavy rain and dark clouds that had something to do with it but no there was no doubt in Alfred's mind that something was terribly wrong here. He had sensed it the moment he woke up on that dreary, rain covered morning.

Alfred lived with his brother in a small cottage on the outskirts of a village near the edge of The Everlasting Forest. His brother, Matthew, had let him live there with him after their parents had died in a strange accident so many years back.

Alfred had been hearing some strange rumors around the village that other villages were being attacked late at night by bandits. Other people, however, were saying that these bandits were no ordinary bandits but monsters. Alfred didn't believe in such rumors but that morning he could feel a sense of dread in the air. That uneasiness had made his mind even more troubled.

Alfred went about his daily routine anyway, ignoring the uneasiness in the air as he got up and put on his normal white peasant shirt and brown trousers. He then put on his brown vest and black knee high boots and lazily stuffed the pant legs inside his boots.

He walked out of the small room that was his bedroom and entered the main room, only to be greeted by the warm smile of his brother.

"Oh, good morning Alfred." Matthew said, smiling at his brother. Alfred smiled back.

"Good morning, you seem unusually cheery today." Alfred said.

Matthew frowned at that. "Alfred, you do know what day it is, right?"

Oh yes, how could he forget? This was the day of their parents' death so many years ago. Both of their parents had died in the very cottage they now lived in. Their throats slit but there was no blood to be found. Not a single drop of it. It had been a mystery ever since. For ten years no one was caught or had any explanation as to what happened that night. Matthew and Alfred hadn't been home at the time, they were playing in The Everlasting Forest, even though they weren't supposed to.

"Of course I know what day it is, Mattie. How could I forget?" Alfred smiled sadly at his brother.

"We should go visit them then." Matthew suggested.

"Yeah, you're right." Alfred said. They did this every year on the anniversary of their parents' death.

Matthew got up for where he was sitting on a chair next to a small table. He was wearing the same thing as Alfred only instead of a brown vest he was wearing red. He grabbed his and Alfred's cloak. Alfred followed Matthew to the door of the small cottage and stepped out into the drizzle of rain, covering their heads with their hoods as they walked down a muddy path to the back of the cottage. Matthew stopped just short of two headstones just under a tall willow tree. Alfred stopped next to his brother, admiring the noise of the rain fall. Then he noticed Matthew was crying softly. He always did this when they visited their parents'. He started to feel tears at the corner of his eyes. He put an arm around his brother to comfort him. It worked, a little.

The rain was starting to come down harder now and so were the tears both men shed. They both were hugging each other tightly now as they grieved for their loss.

When they were both done, soaked with rain water and tears, they decided it was best to go back into the cottage before they caught a cold.

As night fell, Alfred felt more and more uneasy. His uneasiness was more definite when he looked out of the window in his bedroom to see, as the sun was going down, a thick fog coming out of The Everlasting Forest. That was not a good sign.

The Everlasting Forest was the most beautiful forest Alfred had ever seen. Many people say that the forest just goes on forever, that there is no end to its beauty or serenity. The myth and legends of the forest hold a darker history, though. Alfred had heard stories about the forest being a very, VERY, dangerous place, especially at night. The people around the village say they hear cries and howls of the creatures that live in the forest. Alfred did hear such things at night but not at the extent of what the villagers were talking. They said there were banshees and evil wizards and warlocks in there, even vampires!

Alfred didn't believe in any of that hocus pokus stuff like magic or vampires. But he did believe in ghosts.

A chill went down his spine as he thought of those whaling ghosts called banshees. Legend says that if a banshee howls, someone was going to die. Another chill went up and down Alfred's spine as he pictured a banshee, long ghostly grey hair, pale face, floating body covered in long tattered robes, a misty, screaming apparition of death. Banshees are usually told to be female, though Alfred wasn't all that sure why.

Alfred suddenly jumped as Matthew entered his room without permission.

"Dude! Don't you dare do that again, man. You scared the shit out of me." Alfred exclaimed as he sat up from bed.

"Sorry, look Al, can we talk for a minute?" Matthew asked timidly.

"Sure man, what's up?" Alfred asked, feeling the uneasiness getting heavier by the second.

"Um, have you been feeling odd today? Like something is terribly wrong…?" Matthew said with a worried scowl on his face. He sat next to Alfred on his bed.

"Yeah, now that you mention it I have been feeling it all day." Alfred said, mimicking his brothers' scowl. Matthew sighed.

"I was hoping you wouldn't say that. Your instincts are better than mine. I just can't help but feel something bad is going to happen. I tried to ignore it but…it just keeps creeping around like a shadow. Like some bad aura or something. Have you seen the fog outside yet?" Matthew was worried. So worried in fact it scared Alfred a little.

Alfred looked out the window, noticing it was already pitch black outside, though he could still see the fog as it rolled past the cottage into the village like the plague. The moon was high and full. It shone bright enough to actually see the fog creeping out of The Everlasting Forest.

"Yeah, I can still see it." Alfred said. He looked back at his brother. Matthew's features were dark with worry as he was deep in thought. His head snapped up at a loud sound coming from the front door of the cottage.

They both jumped as loud bangs were heard at the front door. Alfred looked at Matthew in question. Matthew just shrugged and moved out of the room and down the short hallway to the front door. Alfred followed him as well.

There was loud, frantic banding on the door followed by shouts of panic. Matthew quickly opened the door, only to be pushed aside by a frantic white-haired albino man. He slammed the door shut and dead bolted it. He was breathing heavily and his clothes were muddy and tattered. His red eyes were wild with fear as he grabbed Matthew and brought him into a hug.

"Bitte helft wir! I don't want to die." The albino said, gripping Matthew tighter.

Matthew was in complete shock and so was Alfred. Matthew hugged him back even though he didn't even know the guy. Alfred finally spoke up.

"H-hey man, what's wrong? Are you okay?" Alfred's voice caught the man's attention. He looked up and saw Alfred standing there, then realized he was hugging someone. He had completely forgotten why he was here for a moment.

"Um…" He let go of Matthew, who stood there puzzled for a moment. The albino was about to say something when Alfred spoke up again.

"Oh my God, your head is bleeding!" Alfred exclaimed. The albino's memories came rushing back to him and his hand whipped up to feel a trail blood ooze down his face. His entire body shook with fear as he looked at the door and back at the two men standing in front of him.

"We have to get out of here." The albino said in a sullen voice that was nearly a whisper.

"Wha…" Alfred was just about to say when there was an overpowering wail heard from outside of the cottage. All three men had to cover their ears because of the high pitched scream.

"We have to go, NOW!" The albino tried to shout over the loud scream. The screaming suddenly stopped and silence fell.

There was a polite knock on the front door and everybody jumped at the sudden sound. The albino looked nervously at the door. He knew exactly who and what was behind that door. Matthew stepped up beside the albino, giving him a questioning look. He had the feeling that something bad was behind the door and made no move to open it.

"Do I want to know what exactly happened to you?" Matthew whispered, hoping to get the albino to explain what the hell was going on. Matthew noticed Alfred being unusually quiet, which wasn't like him at all.

"Shush! They can still here you." The albino spoke with a hushed tone.

"'They'? Who are 'they'? Matthew asked and looked back at Alfred, who was not paying any attention to the door, but to the window on the other side of the room. Alfred's face was frighteningly pale. His mouth opens as if he were to scream in fear.

"Al, what's wrong?" Matthew asked. Alfred continued to stare at the window, completely ignoring his brothers' existence. He turned to look at the window and so did the albino.

On the other side of the window was a ghostly face of a young woman peering in at them. The albino started to panic just as there was another knock on the door, more eager now. Only now there was a voice behind the door.

"Come on, Gilbert. Natalia can see you from the window~. Are you sure you don't want to come out and play?" The deep voice of a man enlaced with accent said. The voice sent shivers down everyone's spine.

Alfred had finally come to his senses and noticed he was shaking in his boots. Matthew was doing to same. He looked at the man known as Gilbert. The albino's eyes were wide. The blood that was trickling down the left side of his face had somewhat dried. Matthew was still staring at the woman's face in the window. The woman stared back intently, her cold gaze locked on all three of them at once.

Gilbert felt like he couldn't breathe, couldn't speak, couldn't move. He turned his gaze away from the haunting stare of the apparition of the woman in the window. He looked at the door, praying to god that they would just go away. He didn't get his hopes up though; he knew these two were out for blood and lots of it.

"Well Gilbert, if you are just going to stand there and not answer me then I guess I have no choice…" The voice said. There was a creepy aura around the door when it suddenly exploded into a thousand wooden shards. All three were shocked at the sudden blast and covered their eyes as to not get wooden shrapnel in them. When the dust and shrapnel cleared a tall, darkly dressed man walked slowly forward. He wore a snow white scarf and long dark cloak. His light blonde hair blew softly over his face, nearly covering his deep lavender like eyes. His eyes narrowed as he spotted the other two blonde haired men next to Gilbert. That creepy smile grew even more as he stepped forward, inches from a frozen Gilbert.

"Well, Gilbert? Do you want to do this the easy way or should I just drain them both dry and drag you back to my home by your hair before having you as a snack as well?" Gilbert shuddered at the words. He could feel the tall man's breath and as he leaned in close to his face, searching his eyes.

"What's the matter? I thought you wanted this. I thought you wanted to be with me." The tall man's smile turned into a frown at that. Gilbert knew this was going to be bad.

"Um excuse me?" A voice piped up and the tall man looked up. "Who are you and what are you doing here?" The smaller of one of the blonde brothers spoke up demandingly.

The tall man stood up straight and that creepy smile dangerously made its way back onto his lips. "I am Ivan Braginski and I am here to cause you more pain than you could possibly imagine." As he said this misty woman in the window howled her song of death and that's when they all knew they were doomed.


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