Butlers and Nations
by RavenExpert
A Hetalia and Kuroshitsuji crossover.
Chapter 19: A Sacrifice
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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Their horror came through.
The team didn't know what to do.
"Mr. England! Don't you recognize us!?"
"Huh? Who are you guys again?"
"I'm Japan! Kiku Honda!"
"Never heard of that."
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England took out his sword and dashed towards the team.
Even though he hesitated, Japan took his katana too and blocked the attack.
America was too shocked to even comprehend. As if he was frozen. He couldn't really get what just happened.
Had England really fallen? Did he really betray them? Had the Link really become perfect?
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"Dammit, even the Queen's envoy had fallen..." Ciel wasn't sure of what happened either.
"Young Master, if this continues..."
"I know. Sebastian, defeat England. And if you can't bring him back to normal, feel free to kill him."
"Are you sure? The Queen ordered us to save him, right?"
"He's a nation. He won't be killed that easy."
"I see. I understand."
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Sebastian took his dining knives and prepared to throw at England. However, when he threw them, Russia stood in his way and blocked all the knives.
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"Russia! You really want to betray us again!?" Ciel was furious.
"No no~ It's not like that. It's just..."
"Just what!?"
"I can't let you all kill England."
"What?"
"Not just England. I won't let you kill anyone, except Jack and any others."
Russia lowered his iron pipe and looked at England, who was fighting with Japan.
"Though, I must say, England has gone way too far already."
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"Mr. America! Get on your feet!"
"Huh? Oh, yeah!"
America stood up. When he was about to take out his handguns, his sight suddenly blurred out a bit.
What...? What happened?
He fell to his knees again. It's weird, as if he didn't have an energy to stand up.
Why do I feel so... weak? As if I'm not myself!
"Mr. America! Watch out!"
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The glass-wearing nation was still clutching his head, when he saw a flurry of thunders went straight at him.
He closed his eyes, fearing what may happen, but then when he opened them again, he saw Russia in front of him, spinning his iron pipe and blocked the thunder.
"Now now, America. What kind of a hero are you, just give up like this?" Russia tempted America.
"I'm still the world's hero, though!"
He got back on his feet, as he tried to endure the pain in his head.
"We got no choice either. Sebastian. Do whatever you can to knock that envoy out."
"I understand!"
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England continued to slash swords with Japan. However, every time Japan looked at England's eyes, he lost his concentration, and had to be backed up by the other fighters.
America kept his distance from England, since he used handguns. He kept shooting as he endured the pain in his head.
Using his demonic power, Russia used his iron pipe to destroy few trees to make it harder for England to move around, although the latter could keep on guarding his own zone.
Sebastian threw lots and lots of dining knives, but, somehow England managed to block all of them, while evading and dodging Russia's and Japan's attacks.
He used his magic barrier too, so he could avoid being damaged.
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However, no matter how many efforts they gave, they didn't manage to wound England. But, they progressed on one thing: England was getting tired.
"C'mon! Is that all you've got!?" England tried to taunt the party members.
"This isn't good..." Japan was breathing heavily.
The team members were pretty tired themselves.
"This has to end now~ Ufu~" Russia had purple auras around him.
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The team dashed forward again and attacked England all at once. Due to the tiredness, England burst through the team and reached America, who was on the back lines, since he's a long-ranged shooter.
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The glass-wearing nation used his handguns to block the sword, but he let his guard down, which caused England to be able to repel the block and ready to stab America.
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However, when he's about to stab him, a short vision came to his eyes.
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This is why your incompetence is awesome... You idiot...
For a second there, he saw America with a completely different outfit. He was in a blue, military outfit, with a lot of soldiers behind him.
Didn't know why, but England suddenly stopped attacking.
"What the... What am I seeing!?"
"England!"
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Russia used this chance to appear behind England.
"Sorry, England. But this has to end now~"
Using his iron pipe, he hit England on the back of his neck, rendered him unconscious.
America held England's unconscious body.
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The other three approached Russia and America.
"Is it over?" Ciel asked Russia.
"Possibly. But he will wake up again soon enough. We better think a way to remove that Link."
Everyone in there was thinking hard. Who on Earth could help them?
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After that awkward silence, Ciel lifted his head.
"Let's go see Undertaker. He may be just an informant, but he is more experienced in these parts."
"Sounds like a plan. Let's hurry!" America agreed to Ciel's suggestion.
Russia and Japan was confused about this 'Undertaker' guy they were talking about. Well, that's a given. Since both of them haven't met him yet. America haven't met him too, but he just said whatever he thought is right.
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"Well, well. Welcome back, Earl. What kind of thing did you bring me today?"
Undertaker's appearance spooked Japan and America a bit. As usual, Russia just showed a "oohh" kind of face.
"I don't come to ask for information. But a help."
"A help?"
America put England's body in front of Undertaker.
"Oh... the Queen's envoy, huh? He's not dead yet, so what do you want to do with him?"
"Well..."
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Ciel told Undertaker everything that happened until now. Undertaker was quite amused to what happened, especially about England, America, Japan, and Russia being nations.
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"I've heard a lot of fairy tales... but this one intrigues me the most... ehehe..."
Undertaker's eerie laughter spooked Japan.
America had a slight chill down his spine. Well, he IS afraid of ghosts and stuff.
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"So, Undertaker..."
"You want me to remove this Link, right? Let me examine this guy first..."
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Undertaker started to examine England; his mind, his will, everything.
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After the silence, the creepy, platinum-haired man started to talk.
"Well, I have a bad news for you, Earl."
"What?"
"Unfortunately, as far as I can see, the Link has gone too perfect. It was too strong."
"Too strong?"
"You have left this poor guy with his Link for too long. Now, erasing the Link is out of the question."
"No way... Are you saying we can't save him?" Japan almost lost hopes.
Everyone in the room was disappointed. Is saving England is something impossible?
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"Ehehe... Don't be down just yet, my Earl."
This sentence awoke the team. They all looked at him intensely.
"I didn't say I couldn't save him."
"What...? Then, he can be saved?" Japan was quite shocked.
"I may have said that the Link couldn't be erased, but..."
The team kept on staring at Undertaker.
"...the Link can be transferred."
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"Transferred? Is that possible?"
"I said it can be done, right?"
"But who will? We can't involved citizens..."
"Oh, and you can't transfer this Link to a demon."
Everyone quickly looked at Undertaker.
"Can't? Why?" Japan was curious.
"This Jack person must be a demon. But, it seems that his Link is not strong enough for demons. I can sense it a bit."
"So, Russia is out the question..."
"Ufu~ Japan, why did you list me~?"
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After an awkward silence...
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"...I'll do it."
Everyone looked at America, who was looking so bravely, which is very unusual.
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"Mr. America!"
America took a deep breath first.
"I'm sorry, everyone. But there's one thing that I never told you all."
Everyone was staring intently at America. The latter looked at his hands.
"Jack can control my mind at anytime, any day, anywhere."
This statement confused the whole team.
"What do you mean, America?" Russia was interested to what America just said.
"Back then... in the altar. When England was attacked by the magic circle, I tried to save him, but some kind of barrier repelled me. It took me a lot of time to realize it. Some of the electrical waves managed to seep into my body."
"So, when you were sweating and had that unusual laugh..."
"Jack has started to use my Link. I was lucky, because it's still small, but if this continues on..."
"...You'll end up like England."
Ciel's reply attracted everyone's attention.
"That's what you want to say, right?"
America nodded a little.
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"So, basically, rather than to have 2 people become Jack's sidekick, it's better to have just one, right?" Russia added.
"That was harsh... but that's it." America scratched his head.
Japan was speechless to hear this.
"Are you sure? There will be few consequences after the transfer." Undertaker asked America.
"Consequences?" Sebastian was interested with the subject.
"Once the Link had been transferred, it will go even more powerful than usual. Chances are... you won't be able to go back to being "America" again."
This statement made the whole team shocked.
"Also, when the Link had become very powerful... The Link will serve as your energy source. You can say that in this state, your whole existence depends completely on the Link. The Link will be severed once you have been defeated. The rest you can guess."
"...I'll die once the Link have been severed."
"But he's a nation! He can't die easily!" Japan asked Undertaker.
"That's what I guess, too. He'll die as a human. His humanity will be erased completely. However, the energy source supplies energy not only as a human, but as a nation as well. This Jack guy have been planning about this all along. It seems that he's far more intelligent than you think."
"Meaning..."
"Yes. America, you'll not only die. But, you'll disappear."
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America widened his eyes.
"But, even though you'll disappear, another "you" should be born again. A nation can only die once their homeland fall, right?"
"Another "me"?"
"That's the cycle, if I may guess. The new "you" will be born, and will have his new, own memories."
"But doesn't that mean..."
"Correct. It still means that this America here, will die and disappear. Do you still want to continue doing this, even after knowing the consequences?"
America was silent for a moment.
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"I'm still doing it."
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"Mr. America..."
The glass-wearing nation looked at England's unconscious body.
"I promise him, you see. That I'll free him from his pain. A hero won't let anyone be in pain or sadness, even though it costs him his own life. This idiot let me live the way I want to. I became this way partly because of him."
"Are you sure?" Russia asked America.
"Yeah. After all, he is important to me."
This answer silenced the team. They knew that there's no stopping America once he's set.
After the silence, Undertaker chuckled.
"Ehehehe... How very interesting... Well, then. I accept."
"Give it everything you've got!"
"Well then... Shall we start?"
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Author's note:
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Oh, sorry. Anyway, this is chapter 19. This took longer than I expected. This is the part I've always wanted to write. And, of course, this becomes my favorite chapter. America looks really heroic in here, no?
If you're confused, as usual, please write it in the reviews or PM me!
I have an unexpected free time today. So, that's why I can update this faster.
Everything started to go all dramatic for America and England. Please review and read!
Oh, and don't worry about America. I'm sure I have a better ending for him and UK!