Butlers and Nations
by RavenExpert
A Hetalia and Kuroshitsuji crossover.
Chapter 18: The Perfect Link
Be careful of possible bloody scenes.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own both Hetalia or Kuroshitsuji. Every rights go to their respectful owners.
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America ran towards the place where his comrades were watching him. However, when he arrived, they had assembled already.
"What's up here?" America was confused as he stopped.
"We're planning our next move." Ciel answered to America's question.
"Next move? Do you know the intel that I get?"
"Sebastian had heard it all."
"Whoa! Since when!?"
"You may not know, but he's actually been spying on your conversation all the time."
"Hahaha! That's awesome! Then I don't have to explain it all! But that's cruel! I'm supposed to be the hero here!"
"Even some heroes need spaces, right?" Ciel answered cynically, and left the scene.
The three nations looked at each other, and then they followed the Earl behind.
"...Still, what kind of "game" that he said in the letter?" Ciel wondered a bit.
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Few days had passed, and people had stopped gone missing. It seemed that Jack had stopped with his plot. The case should've been closed, but since Jack was still out there, it wasn't completely closed yet.
There were also no suspicious moves around Great Britain, like supernatural phenomenon. Everything looked like it's okay for the citizens.
The day started with a pleasant morning.
America got up and looked around.
He looked at an empty bed beside his, and sighed.
"We still haven't found any clues about England's whereabouts... I wonder where he is..." he mumbled to himself.
After he finished changing, someone knocked his door.
"Excuse me, Mr. America? Are you awake?"
"Oh, Japan? Come in! It's not locked."
The black-haired nation came in.
"Um, Mr. Ciel would like to assemble us together in the study room."
"Alright. Wait for me, I'll be done in a sec!"
Japan left the room while America was preparing his weapon.
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"So, anything new?" America impatiently asked Ciel.
The Earl waved an envelope. It had the Queen's seal on it, so it must be important.
"Read it, and you'll get it."
Sebastian gave the letter to America, and then he read it.
My dear boy,
Thank you for solving the missing people's case. Now, I think people around Great Britain will be able to relax a little. However, I send this letter on the behalf of my envoy's problem. It appears that he was not himself. Please do everything in your power to save him.
Stay well, and good luck
The Queen
"Her envoy's problem? Hey, is this about England?" America asked in a curious tone.
"Definitely."
"We have to find him quick! I hope he's okay..." Japan sounded worried.
"I, too, want to find him quick, but we have a bigger issue at hand. And now..."
Ciel stared seriously at Russia's face. Seeing this reaction, the other members started to glare at Russia too.
"Hmm~? Why are you guys staring at me?"
Russia replied to those stares with a childlike smile.
"Don't play dumb, Russia. You have nowhere to go now. If you want me to trust you, then tell us everything." Ciel demanded an explanation.
"My plot has ended anyway."
"What do you mean?"
"I have achieved my goal. Now, I don't have anything better to do."
"Now you have one. Tell us."
"Where do I start~?"
"Let's start with something simple: Why did you become a demon?" Sebastian asked Russia cynically.
"That's not simple at all~ But okay. I became a demon in order to attain its power."
"Its power?"
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"In order to fight Jack, I'm gonna need more than just power. Even though I'm a nation, but if I don't have enough power, then I won't be able to win against Jack."
"Russia... You with that iron pipe alone is scary already..." Japan sweatdropped a bit.
"Ufu~ I learned about my existence when Jack killed me and my soul was about to be harvested by a Grim Reaper. However, he said that I can't live with being a nation alone. He'll give me a chance to live again, but with a condition: I won't be able to return to who I used to be."
"And you agreed to that?" Ciel was quite curious.
"Of course. I have a mission that I want to fulfill~"
"Anyway, who's that Grim Reaper?"
"I don't remember his face much, but I do remember he had a giant scythe with him, and a platinum hair."
Ciel quickly changed his expression a bit. Sebastian noticed it too, then he whispered to the Earl.
"Young Master..."
"Yeah. It's clearly him. He too was a Grim Reaper, after all. I bet he had something in his sleeves."
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"That's how I became a demon. Even though my plot has finished at that time, I prefer to work alone. But, seeing this condition, then it seems I really need more help."
"We're on the same objective anyway." America replied.
"Well then, does that reason satisfy you?"
"Guess that will do, for now. But if you did anything suspicious again, then you'll regret it."
"Whatever suits you best~"
"But still, a pawn who rebels against the master won't be forgiven so easily."
Ciel looked at Sebastian, and the latter replied with an evil grin.
"I understand."
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In a blink of an eye, Sebastian appeared in front of Russia. The latter didn't feel surprised one bit. Rather, it surprised the other nations there more than Russia himself.
Sebastian quickly opened his right glove, and straightened his arm towards Russia.
Without warning, he stabbed Russia's stomach with his bare hands.
Blood came gushing out from the scarf-wearing nation's wound, and a lot of them were spilled on the floor. He coughed out blood and fell down to his knees.
"Ehe... heh... So, this... is my punishment... huh?" He hold his wounds.
"You're lucky that you're a demon and a nation at that. If you're not, you're dead already."
The greater problem is that, when Sebastian stabbed him, his hand stabbed through Russia's body. Which means even though he's a demon, he'll need some time to recover.
While still holding his wound, he tried to stand up. No nation helped him since they were too shocked about what just happened, and needed some time to properly comprehend what happened.
"Young Master, I'll clean the mess up immediately."
After Sebastian bowed to Ciel, he left the room.
"Our conversation ends here. We'll deal with what happened to England later. After you take a rest, we'll depart for another town for patrolling."
America and Japan left the room. Even a hero like America just shut up during what happened.
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Russia's wound started to heal, although slowly. After he could walk, he went back to his room.
When there's no one left in the room, Sebastian cleaned up the mess and fixed the broken window from earlier.
After he finished, he stood up in front of Ciel's desk.
"Sebastian, prepare our departure. We'll leave as soon as we can. We still haven't found much clue about England's and Jack's whereabouts. But sitting here won't get us anywhere."
"So, we continue investigating?"
"That's how it is. The Queen asked for it after all. Also, we still don't know Jack's intention."
"I see. I understand. I'll prepare it immediately."
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The team prepared themselves to go for another patrol at another town. When they were about to arrive, they saw a giant pile of smoke coming out from another direction.
"What's that smoke? Is that a forest-fire?" Ciel only looked uninterestedly.
"But it won't hurt to take a look, will it? I mean, it's not like this patrol is crucial or anything." Russia suggested.
"I hate to admit it, but you do have a point there, Russia." America bluntly stated his point.
"Ufu~ I wonder what you mean by 'hate to admit it'~? Kolkolkol..."
Russia started to emit purple aura.
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"Umm... Mr. Ciel, why don't we go?" Japan tried to cool down the situation.
"Fine. Do as you like. Sebastian, we'll go to that smoke."
"I understand."
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They changed their direction towards the smoke. When they arrived, they could only look in shock.
It was no forest fire. The whole village in there was burned to a crisp. Nothing left. No one.
"Wh-what happened here...?" Ciel was speechless.
"Oh my... This is terrible..." Japan was also shocked.
In the middle of that fire, someone came out from it. The team was quite curious to see who that person is.
When the sight got better, it was England who came out.
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"England!? Dude! We were worried about you! Where were you!?"
Without thinking, America quickly ran towards England.
At that moment, Japan noticed something and quickly shouted, "It's dangerous, Mr. America!"
"Huh?"
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When America stepped down, suddenly a giant magic circle came out at America's feet.
"Wha-! What is this!?"
"Mr. America, stand down!"
Japan, with his fast reflexes, quickly grabbed America and got him out of the magic circle before it electrified him.
"Tch. Missed, huh? Didn't see that coming."
"England?"
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The eyebrow nation walked forward a bit. He was different.
No.
He was totally different.
"Mr. England!"
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What Japan saw, was a totally different England. He noticed that quickly just by looking at his eyes.
It was no his usual, emerald green eyes.
It was a pair of sapphire-colored, blue eyes.
Sebastian showed his bitter expression.
"Those eyes... They are the same with Jack's eyes. I'm sure."
Everyone looked at Sebastian briefly before looked at England again.
The nation showed his smile. But it was not a happy smile. It was an evil smile.
The team didn't know what to say to this event. One thing they know for sure, and it's in their horror:
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England's Link had become perfect.
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Author's note:
Whew! Finally chapter 18 is complete! Now, things are getting even worst, huh? Yeah... I kinda wanted to avoid this to happen, but since the ending that I have decided has the connection to this one, then I don't have much choice, do I?
YAY! I'm finally on holiday! Now I can update this whenever I can!
Oh, yeah. I maybe asking too much for an author, but if possible, I would like to see a fanart of this fanfic. (Yeah like that could happen). Forget it.
Anyway, I wanted to finish this fanfic so I can continue my other ones. I know that I said I might be able to update this new chapters in Saturdays or Sundays only (in my time). But, I guess I'm too excited. Anyway, please read and review!