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"So you see, Yao-hyung, that's why I need your help" Hyung Soo said, finishing his explanation. Yao stared at Hyung Soo, as though he had gone absolutely mad. Hyung Soo was asking for Yao's help to help defeat South Korea, his brother.

Yao could not allow it. Yong Soo was family, and so was Hyung Soo. He would not allow Hyung Soo to do something so horrible, so regrettable. They were brothers, and they should love each other, not fall apart due to foolish sibling rivalry. Yao shook his head. Hyung Soo sprang forward so that his face was right in front of Yao's.

"Yao-hyng, you will help me" he said, with a deadly tone to his voice. Yao pushed the younger teen out of the way and took him by the collar of his shirt.
"Do not forget who is the older one, and who is the one helping" Yao growled. He needed to teach this young teen that Yao would not be pushed around. Yao's golden eyes filled with rage and terror. Hyung Soo was frightened at this new Yao that he had never seen before.

"So will you help us?" Ivan interrupted the two, not wanting to get another war on his hands, between his two favourite countries what's more. Yao let go of Hyung Soo's shirt so roughly that Hyung Soo tumbled back a little. His heart was still beating rapidly, his face was pale. Beads of sweat were trickling down his temples. His breath, irregular and raspy.

"Absolutely not!" Yao marched over to the door. "Now, please leave" Yao put his hand out, signalling for the two to leave.
"Hyung, please wait outside" Ivan smiled at the boy.
"Huh? Oh, ok" Hyung Soo broke out of his trance and walked out the door. The moment his heel was out the door, it slammed shut, sending more shivers down his spine.

Get a hold of yourself Hyung, so what if he's your elder? You have to keep your cool. Just, breathe... Hyung Soo took a deep breathe to calm his nerves. He had never been as nervous as this in an extremely long time, so the feeling of his palms shaking and sweating uncontrollably was a whole new feeling to him. He didn't want to feel like this. It made him remember those nights, those days of weakness.

Hyung Soo took another breath and cleared his thoughts. Well, Ivan-hyung won't be coming out for who knows how long His eyes met the 'ying-yang' sign placed on Yao's door. It was probably for protection or something. Hyung Soo sat cross legged on the porch and meditated.

How long had he not done this? Oh far too long. His nerves relaxed at that instant. He stopped shaking and he was calm, serene even. It's been so long since he did this that suddenly meditating felt almost new to him. He liked this feeling. Sadly, he could not find time to do it. With new weapons always coming in and new soldiers being trained everyday, doing something relaxing was almost forbidden in his life.

The door behind him swung open with a loud 'thud'. It snapped Hyung Soo's eyes shot open. He sprang to his feet and turned around. Ivan was smiling as sweetly as ever at the doorway.

"Let's go" Ivan smiled so much that his eyes were closed. Hyung Soo stared at his guardian in much amazement. He inched toward the door, wanting to see what had happened to Yao.

"Hyung!" Ivan called. Hyung Soo looked at his guardian and he looked back. Ivan just shook his head lightly. Hyung Soo's footsteps froze for a second, then turned around and followed a satisfied Ivan out the gate. As much as he wanted to find out what happened to Yao, he was much to terrified to disobey Ivan.
He followed Ivan obediently to the car that brought them here, leaving Yao's state a complete mystery.

"Yao says that he will help" Ivan's murderous smile never faded. Even though Hyung Soo expected this, he was still very much surprised. He wanted to know how Ivan did it but he was afraid to ask. The consequences would be too heavy to bear. Hyung Soo simply nodded.

The car ride back to their home was long and silent. Hyung Soo allowed his mind to drift off. For some reason or another, Hyung Soo only thought of his past, how he met Ivan, how he grew up under Ivan's rule. Ivan was sweet and somewhat caring, but he was also very scary.

Once, Hyung Soo decided to skip training because he wanted to read a book he had just purchased. He was so eager to read it, to find out more about the insufficient summary at the back. He went into his room, locked the door, found himself a comfortable spot in his arm chair and allowed himself to be brought into the fantasies the book brought. However, he was quickly snapped out of those fantasies after what seemed like a few minutes.

"Hyung, aren't you supposed to be training?" Ivan's violet eyes stared at Hyung inquisitively. Hyung Soo dismissed the glare and continued with his book, muttering 'a few more minutes' loud enough for Ivan to hear. Ivan walked into the room, took the book swiftly from Hyung Soo's hands and stared at him, eye-to-eye.

"Hyung, if you don't go for training, I will tear this book page by page in front of your eyes and throw it into the fireplace. You will then become my pet" Ivan smiled innocently like a child at a candy shop. Hyung Soo had seen what Ivan's 'pets' were like. Caught, trapped, imprisoned, toys, barely even treated like human beings. Hyung Soo shot up and out of his bed and marched out of the room. Since that day, Hyung Soo never, ever disobeyed Ivan.

"Hyung, I have to leave. The USSR is calling me to go home, so I have to go back. You can handle things here by yourself can't you?" Ivan asked, this time his smile was not on his face. Hyung Soo's train of thoughts severed suddenly. It took a few seconds for his brain to recognise the words and find their meanings, but once he understood them, his jaw dropped open.

"Don't worry, I'll be back when you need me, along with Yao" Ivan smiled again. How the large behemoth of a man could smile after saying something so deathly serious was a complete and utter mystery. Hyung Soo didn't know how to react to this, at all. His guardian was leaving? all of a sudden?

The car stopped in front of the house they both owned. "This house is yours now" Ivan smiled an oh-so-familiar smile at a very dazed Hyung Soo.
"I have faith in you. Lead North Korea in the right direction da?" Ivan smiled as sweetly as ever. Hyung Soo just nodded slightly and got out of the car. He waved goodbye to Ivan and the car drove off, leaving him alone in an empty house.


"Hey Yong! are you ok?" asked the boy's guardian while opening the door. Yong Soo stared at the ceiling in a daze. How could he possibly be ok? Hyung Soo had changed so drastically over ten years, it was so...unimaginable. Nevertheless, Yong Soo managed a smile and said "I'm fine Alfred".

"Oh good! because I brought a friend! come on in Kiku!" Alfred waved a hand at the door, allowing a shaky Kiku to enter. Yong Soo stared at the man, expressionless. Bubbles of hatred rose up to his face and throat. Painful images of the past sprung up in his brain. Of all people in the world, why Kiku?

Suddenly, Kiku was on his knees bowing before Yong Soo. The person who used to have all the power, who threatened little Yong Soo for the slightest mishap that happened, he was here, in his room, showing deep respect to him. Yong Soo was dumbfounded. He had his little prey right here, the one who tortured him and his brother. He was here, in his room, a trapped, easy prey. All the things he could do to him, all the wonderfully horrible things he was allowed. So many thoughts consumed his being.

Alfred left the room, allowing the two of them to have a little chat. What he didn't know was that he had left a little lamb in the hands of a ferocious, hungry lion. Kiku knelt before Yong Soo, still shaking nervously. Never in his life had he felt this nervous over anything. His forehead was touching the floor, showing Yong Soo just how sorry he was.

Yong Soo wanted to step on the back of Kiku's head. He wanted to scream, to shout, to do so many horrible things to Kiku. He could take away the people that he loved, he could tear each and every fingernail off of their stubs. He could do so much.

And yet, Yong Soo stood as still as a statue, not sure about how to react to this man on the floor. This man who was once the greatest ruler of Asia, now reduced to almost nothingness.

Minutes, maybe even hours passed by. Kiku didn't move from that highly uncomfortable spot. Yong Soo couldn't think straight. On the one hand, he could obtain revenge right here and now. He could end this person's life, avenge his brother, get rid of every memory that haunted him every night when he was younger.

On the other hand, he knew that he couldn't kill Kiku. He knew that even if he had a thousand and one weapons in his arsenal right now, he wouldn't even pick one up. Even though every fiber of his being was screaming at him to run to the kitchen, fetch a knife and push it through Kiku's heart, a small voice was telling him to resist.

"S-sorry" Kiku managed to mumble out, breaking the thick, consuming silence that filled the room. Yong Soo's train of thoughts broke off. The voice sounded so innocent, so scared, so guilty. The voice in his head grew stronger. He couldn't kill Kiku. That voice was that of an apologizing child. One who was admitting so truthfully to his mistakes. Yong Soo said the first thing that popped up in his mind.

"We can be friends or brothers" Kiku's head shot up at the words, staring at a rather serious Yong Soo. "But you're not forgiven" and with those words, Yong Soo left the room. Kiku couldn't catch hold of the words immediately. He smiled at the only word he could really capture. Forgiven. Sure there was 'not' placed in front of it, but it was progress nonetheless.

Yong Soo stood in the hallway, not sure what to do now. The words he said rang through his ears. Did he make a mistake? Was he doing the right thing? Did saying those words change anything? He didn't know. He wanted to forget this whole incident and get back to his video games and music videos. He just wanted to forget this whole day.

"Yong Soo!" Alfred came charging down the hallway, only stopping when he was inches away from Yong Soo's face.

"I don't know what crazy thing you did in there, but Kiku has agreed to form an alliance with us! Do you know what this means?" Alfred was practically bouncing now.

"It means we have more power for your country!." It also means more video games for me Alfred thought. Yong Soo smiled and feigned happiness with Alfred. In all honesty, he didn't really care about what Alfred was talking about. Why would he need more power? He wasn't conquering anyone, and there was no war so far.

"Oh! I almost forgot!" Alfred stopped jumping and his face hardened immediately. The sudden change in emotion threw Yong Soo off his feet.

"Hyung Soo wants to rage a war against you" Yong Soo heard his heart shatter.

"With Yao by his side" this time, he felt his heart being trampled on.

"I'm gonna invite all my sidekicks here to help out. You'll be ok while I'm gone...right?" Alfred asked warily. Yong Soo didn't respond.

"Good! I'll go get them now!" Alfred smiled, pat Yong Soo's shoulder and left the house. Yong Soo was having trouble processing all this. First, Kiku had come and begged for forgiveness, then he found out that his own brothers wanted to go into war with him, and now Alfred was leaving.

Yong Soo felt dizzy. Everything was spinning. Breathing used tremendous amounts of effort. He felt his head meet the hard wooden floor. Then, he allowed the darkness to embrace him.


More elaboration before I actually start the war x.x

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