Author's Note: Sorry for the late update, real life is getting pretty crazy. =_='' Probably doesn't help that I start school in less than a week...ugh. *sigh* Oh well, nothing to do about it, y'know?

Oh, yeah, and MEIN GOTT is a kickass-awesome song. That will be all. :/

Yeah, no more disclaimers. I think you guys get it, and I've run out of things to say at this point.

Matt coughed loudly, grimacing as he struggled to get to his feet. "Crap..."

He had been out for about a minute, and was not expecting what he saw when his eyes opened. Ivan and Kumajirou were unconscious, Alfred was fuming and covered in blood, and Arthur was snickering like the maniac he was, clutching his bleeding arm tightly with his free hand as he grinned at the monster that loomed over him.

Shit...

Despite the obvious struggle, Alfred flung himself at the monster, whacking it in the shoulder with all of his strength before being hit to the floor, coughing up a little bit of blood as his scowl deepened.

All of a sudden, a figure flew out of what seemed to be thin air, lashing out at the creature relentlessly with what appeared to be...a katana?

Kiku landed gracefully, glaring at it with the slightest hint of a smirk on his pale face.

"Figures you psychos would end up like this...what a disgrace."

He commented nonchalantly.

Arthur's unsettling grin grew, blue-pink eyes brightening with some kind of maliciously child-like delight.

"It's nice to see you without your guts everywhere~"

"My apologies, but I cannot really say the same about you, Arthur-san."

"Would you mind getting on with it?" Ivan propped himself up on his elbow, apparently having returned to consciousness.

"Hai."

The Japanese man dodged the claws of the creature, hissing in pain when he stepped on his right leg before slashing at it again, the aura around him getting more and more intense.

After a few more blows were exchanged, the impact of the sword hitting the monster seemed to draw in the heavy atmosphere, causing a minor explosion. When the smoke cleared, the monster was beyond recognition, slowly beginning to fade until it was completely invisible.

Matt sneezed violently. "Achoo! Gah...what the hell...?"

Kiku pulled the Russian to his feet as Alfred and Arthur began a discussion that seemed to have sinister subtext on the part of both parties, one more subtle than the other.

"Have you met that thing before, comrade?" Ivan asked as he got to his feet, righting himself.

Kiku nodded grimly. "I have...wait, what?"

"Huh?"

"...Didn't you assholes get here first?" The Japanese man asked.

"No...we haven't even been here for an hour. Didn't Yao send you a message earlier? You replied from the summit, ne?"

"I suppose...anyways, Feliciano, Ludwig, and Gilbert-san came here with me." Kiku frowned.

"Sucks to be you, then." Matt commented dryly.