The Legend of East and West

Chapter 15: Change in Turns

(About five more chapters after this one. Which is a relief! I did not realize how many stories I was posting! Which is not a bad thing, but I do need some of these to finish... Also, is it just me, or have Hetalia fans matured? I thought the internet would roast me alive for this story, but everyone here is chill and enjoying it! Enjoy!)

              "They're back!" Moldova exclaimed as he ran from the house he stayed in with Bulgaria and Romania.

Everyone rushed outside and towards the group. Estonia and Latvia rushed to jump and embrace Lithuania and Egypt in relief. Taiwan ran to Macau and was surprised to see China's body still intact and still alive with Chosǒn taking the body to put on the ground.

"Ah! That would be my axe, wouldn't it?" Australia asked as he approached Lithuania, "It seems a little rusted, but I am sure it will do well!"

Lithuania relinquished the axe to Australia who gladly took it in his hands. Both were surprised to see the axe change once it was in Australia's hands! Instead of a rusted, broken axe, in Australia's hands was a tough, strong, glorious axe that appeared to cut through anything!

"Amazing! Can't wait to take this beauty out for a spin!" Australia commented with New Zealand sighing at the artifact in his hands.

Egypt held the Shield of Afri in his hands, unsure of who was supposed to wield the Artifact. England approached him, but his eyes were on the shield.

"I should've known it would return" England commented, "When France and I were touring Afri, we came across this shield and a little girl. At the time, neither of us knew what to think of it. Instead, we took it and kept the little girl safe from those dark figures who wanted to harm her. I think I know what this means. Seychelles! This is for you!"

England stepped aside to reveal the shield to Seychelles who stared at it in a curious manner. She knew something was different about her, but she could never put her finger on it. She took cautious steps towards the shield and hesitantly placed her hands on it. Egypt relinquished the shield to her and waited to see it transform into a golden shield with jewels decorating it. It shined a brilliant, hopeful, golden glow that only made Seychelles and Egypt stare in awe.

"Who had it this whole time?!" Cameroon asked as he observed the shield.

"We found it in the hands of people who held bad intentions" England answered as he reflected on that day, "In hindsight, we should've returned the girl with the shield to her people, but at the time, we only thought of getting out of trouble and ensuring she was safe"

Cameroon noticed how tense and fearful England seemed to be on the matter. He sighed for he knew it was better that they focus on the now.

"So, the Shield of Afri called to her" Canada said in amazement, "I can't wait for Kenya and the others to find this out! Right, America? America?"

She looked at her twin brother who was looking at the crowd. He didn't see Vietnam and Thailand. He wondered where they were and looked for an answer.

"They stayed behind to ensure we have the Artifacts in our possessions" Lithuania answered in defeat, "But it worked. We do have the Artifacts and know what we need to do to get back at them. What is the next step?"

Thinking about saving the others, America wanted to charge right in, but he was stopped by Russia who put a hand on his shoulder.

"As much as I want to help our friends, we need to do things first" Russia said seriously before staring at China's body, "I believe you know what needs to be done, da?"

America only stared at the body with China feeling utterly relieved to see his body in one piece.

"Ok, but how do I do this? Placing the consciousness of someone into another body is not something I do all the time" America said unsure as he rubbed the back of his head and looked at the body, trying his best to not be weirded out by it.