Butlers and Nations
by RavenExpert
A Hetalia and Kuroshitsuji crossover.
Chapter 23: Call Me a Hero
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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From now on... You'll be known as Great Britain.
Great... Britain?
That's your nation's name, for now. It may change over the course of time and political events.
I don't... get it...
You'll see soon enough. You're a Personification of a Country. However, in order to hide your identity, you'll be given a human name too. That is to show everyone that you're partially human.
What's my human name?
It's... Arthur Kirkland.
Arthur... Kirkland...
Listen. As a country, you'll live forever until our homeland fall. You may see a lot of grieves during your life. People may age, but you won't age until you die. You'll reach your youth, but will only stop until there.
I'll live forever...
Such is a fate of a nation.
Why should I be born?
Because this land, the Great Britain is born. It's a common thing. When a land is born, a Personification will born as well.
I see...
I know that this is going to be hard, but do your best.
I understand.
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But... What happens when I die?
There will be nothing left. Not your body, your blood, your organs... Nothing. You'll be erased completely from existence.
I'm sort of afraid...
Do not worry. We'll keep our land safe, just like keeping you safe.
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"America! Hey!"
"Eng...land...?"
"Hold on! I'll take the sword out and get some help!"
"No... Don't take it out..."
"Wha-! Are you crazy!?"
"I'm... gonna die anyway... Even though... you try to get... help, it's... going to be useless."
"Shut the bloody hell up! I'm gonna try save you, you idiot!"
"Why are... you so hyped... of saving me?"
"It's my way to return the favor. You saved me, and this is the way of returning it! D-don't get the wrong idea, I'm doing this just for that!"
"Yeah, yeah... You're the... same as always..."
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England knew better than anyone: there's no way to save America. He is just too stubborn to accept it. England lowered his head, and sighed. Then, he sat beside America.
"Dude... I still have things to tell you."
"What?"
"About Jack's plan."
"...! Seriously!?"
"A hero... always serious...right?"
"Not a hero like you."
"C'mon! Can you take a joke?"
"Shut up! Just tell me already!"
"Fine, fine... Geez... The reason why Jack made a Link with you... is because he wanted you to kill the Queen."
England was more than shocked to hear this.
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"Why did he-!"
"Hear me till the end, dude! After that, you'll be executed... and thus, erasing the Link... You'll die both as a nation and a human... Then, he'll be able to take the throne by force..." America was holding his breath. He tried to endure the pain.
"But why he needed me to kill the Queen? With his powers, he should be able to do it himself."
"Because you're the closest to the Queen... Also, when you died as a nation before your homeland fell, another "you" will be born. This new guy will have its new, own memories."
"I got the gist. He's planning to manipulate the new "me", making the new "me" to become his bodyguard."
"He had planned... everything all along."
"Good thing that you saved me then."
"That's not nice..."
"But, why did he still go with his plan?"
"He planned to kill the Queen by himself, and then kill me. As the United States of America, I have the most influence in the world."
"You don't have to brag yourself... Nice thinking, Jack... Though, I still don't understand as to why he chose to control my land."
"I don't really remember, but I heard it was because your military was quite strong. He could've chosen Switzerland, though..."
"Nah... With that "neutrality" power of his, there's no way Jack can interrupt."
"By the way, do you know why he wanted to have a military power?"
"...Too bad... I don't know..."
England sighed before he went onto the next question.
"America, do you know who the fake Japan really is?"
"Not... really sure, but... he's a demon. No doubt about it."
"I know that part already. Don't tell me things that I already know!"
"Dude... easy..."
Before America answered, he coughed more blood out.
"The fake Japan... is a demon created by Jack himself..."
"What!?"
"From what I heard, that fake was a human."
"'was'?" England was confused as to why America used a past tense in there.
"He was killed by Jack, and he turned him into a demon..."
"And then?"
"...Sorry, I only know that much..."
"...That's enough information."
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After that conversation, small, light particles came out from America's body. England noticed it immediately. The latter looked at his hand. He could see right through it.
"The time almost came, I guess... Hey, England...? Can I ask for a simple favor?"
"...What?"
England tried hard to hold his emotion, but he just couldn't.
"Dude...? Why are you crying?"
"S-shut up! I'm not crying!"
"There goes your tsundere-ness again..." America sighed, even though he looked happy.
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"Just state you favor!"
"When the another "me" has born, can you keep secret from what's been happening here from him?"
"What? Why do you want to do that?"
"I don't want the new "me" to be involved in things like these. It's better that he had new memories filled with new events..."
"I don't know that you're this considerate!"
"Hah... A hero must always be considerate of others, right?"
"I don't want to hear that from you."
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"Fine, I'll do it."
"Thanks, man..."
England stood up in front of America's disappearing body.
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"Bloody hell... Why are you always this selfish...?"
"Sorry for being selfish!"
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England noticed that the blood that was spreading on the floor was slowly disappearing as well.
It's true, I guess... When a nation died, he will be completely erased...
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After a small silence, America started to talk again.
"Maybe, I'm not a great hero after all..."
England reacted to this statement.
"Shut up... You're already a hero... A stupid one, at that..."
America was quite surprised to hear this.
"Dude, something's wrong with you..." He was creeping out a bit.
"S-shut up! What's wrong with me saying that!?"
"It still feel strange though... hearing that coming out from your mouth..."
"You saved me. That's all there's to it. Isn't that enough? To be a hero, doesn't need to be something big, right?"
"Of course it does! If not, I can't be a No. 1 hero!"
"You little... Just die already!"
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Unexpectedly, both of them laughed a bit.
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When America almost vanished, he smiled towards England.
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"Hey, England...? Do you think that being a nation... is a curse?"
"...It's not a curse..."
England held back his tears and emotions.
"...it's a gift."
What England saw, was America's simple smile, similar to when he was small.
Thanks, dude...
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That was the last time he saw the same old America.
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At the white place, England was sitting in front of the steel door. He looked up as he heard a cracking sound. When he looked up, he noticed that the chains that trapped America was cracking.
Not long after, the chains broke to pieces, and let the previously chained America to fall down.
England stood up and opened both his arms. He grabbed the falling America to his arms.
Unexpectedly, the latter was still closing his eyes, as if he was sleeping.
The thick eyebrow nation noticed that America's body started to disappear.
"Leave everything to me and everyone else... Just stay asleep until you are awake again. I'll do the favor, and you can take it easy..."
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Right after he said it, America disappeared completely.
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Russia, Ciel and Sebastian met up with each other after splitting up to search.
"Russia, did you find anything?" Ciel asked the scarf-wearing nation.
"Hmm? No, unfortunately. She might be with Jack by now."
"Young Master, rather than searching, personally, I think it will be better to go search for Jack first."
"That's one point, but ensuring Her Majesty safety is our priority too."
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After the silence, someone approached them. Russia was just about to go and get the person, but it turned out to be one of their allies.
"Japan! Are you fine?"
"Yeah, I suppose so..."
"You're wounded all over! Don't tell us that you're really okay!" Ciel was quite worried.
"What about the fake Japan?"
"That's... well..."
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Let's go back a little bit~
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When Japan was about to leave the entrance hall, he sheathed back his sword. And then, suddenly, someone tried to slash him from the back. Japan, with his quick response, he took his sheathed sword and blocked the attack.
Surprisingly, it was the supposedly dead fake Japan.
"Who are you, exactly!?"
As Japan blocked it, he saw the wound that the fake Japan got from his previous attack. Blood was still coming out from it. It heals slowly, but the wound was pretty fatal. It's amazing that the foe was able to move smoothly despite that.
Japan was busy thinking, so he let his guard down. The foe repelled his block and move forward to stab Japan again. The latter didn't have time to protect himself using his sword, so he used his left arm.
The sword went through the arm, almost stabbed the lungs.
With a stored energy left, Japan grabbed the foe's sword and took it out. With a bleeding palm, he took his sword out of the sheath and stabbed the foe's neck.
Much to Japan's shock, the foe was still able to stand up.
"I really should chop your head off, I think..."
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The foe took out Japan's sword from its neck and pushed Japan backwards. The latter fell to the ground.
When the fake Japan was about to take its sword and slash Japan, he looked at another direction, with a different look, even though he still had an emotionless face in him.
Japan looked at him, intrigued. Then, after a few minutes, the foe put back his sword to its sheath, and started to run towards the broken window in the wall, and jumped from it.
Of course, he didn't plan to let him get away, so Japan went to the broken window too.
However, when he looked, the enemy had already gone.
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Present time...
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"...And that's what happened."
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"...Well, at least you're fine." Ciel sighed.
"What do you think we should do now, Ciel?" Russia asked Ciel curiously.
"Young Master, I suggest that we go to the top floor."
"Why's that?"
"I felt a tremendous power coming out from the top floor. I was able to check the roofs, and I felt an unusually enormous power in the top floor."
"That could be where Jack is."
"We don't have much time. We must find the Queen and ensure her safety."
"What about Mr. England?"
"Oh~ I'm sure England will be able to defend himself~"
"Mr. Russia? Why are you so sure?"
"Ufu~ Just like that~"
Ciel facepalmed himself for a second, before leading the team towards the top floor.
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Author's note:
Okay. First of all, don't kill me for making America died.
This is the best USUK moments that I can think of. Honestly, this is one of my favorite moments, and one of the chapters that I've been wanting to write.
Oh, I forget. This is chapter 23.
Hope you all like the moment!
Oh, and an error in chapter 21: The episode when America told England that he had learned a bit about his existence is episode 39 in Axis Powers, not episode 40.
I don't know about the plot in the next chapter. So, I might update a little bit longer than before.
Please enjoy, and review! :D