《A warm share of happiness》 Chapter one Chapter one "Brother, Brother lets go the beach next weekend" said Miyu excitedly as she clung onto Shirou''s arm before letting go and doing a twirl around Shirou. "I want to go see the ocean!" I gave her a blank look while furiously crunching the numbers within my head, did we have enough money? do we have enough time? what about transport? how many people were coming? was it safe? but seeing how excited she was how could I say no. Giving her a big smile I replied " Of course we can, in fact Big brother here just got paid so you could bring as many friends you want." Without noticing my right hand was suddenly on top of her head, "But you got to earn it though, you have to be a good girl, you need to study hard and do some chores around the house." Puffing up her face and hitting her chest she said "Don''t worry brother I''m a good girl you can count on me." "I know you are but lets wait and see, in fact you could start now by helping Angelica with the bags of groceries." I shook my head towards the doll no person whom was silently walking beside me, laden with bags of groceries she continued to walk beside me in silence. Giving her a pained look I whispered to her "I''m sorry that I forget the promise I made with you that day, but you don''t have to keep this charade up." "Whatever do you mean master Shirou, I am but a discarded doll. I have no free will of my own, do with me as you please." replied Angelica in a monotone lifeless voice just like a doll. Anger flared up in me as I heard that statement, she wasn''t a doll, no she used to be one but now it was different, she was a person. She should have regained her proper body alongside with her soul just like me. I wanted to scream at her that she wasn''t a doll like she thought, that she was still the same kind person that I once knew so long ago, but reason took hold of me before I snapped at her. My reason told me that this was a natural reaction, I don''t know what she must have gone through but on the day I found Miyu, it was also the day that she had lost her father. She was probably forced to raise her younger brother Julian and little sister Erika from a young age, taking the role of the mother figure despite being only a couple years older than Julian the eldest son and the rightful head of the family. She must have been burdened with a lot, her father''s death, the responsibility of being the temporary head, the truth about the Ainsworth''s goals and taking care of her siblings. Yet she never begrudged about that fact, that she couldn''t enjoy a normal peaceful life, that she was forced into hardships, after all I could still remember the first time we met and the smile she had at the realisation her little brother had a ''true friend''. She was content with just being with her family, even if it was in the form of a doll but I took that away from her. Trapped in another world with no way back, with your only companion being your former enemy that has defeated you and took away your hope, and to make matters worse forgotten his promise to you. ... Calming down I could see how she would want to shut down her emotions and go back to being the doll, especially after forgetting what emotions were, to suddenly get them back in the form of pain and loss. Clenching my fist I made a silent oath just like I did on that day, when the last vestiges of my world crumbled around me and just like that one I intend to fulfil it. Releasing the tension within my fist I gave Angelica a smile "I understand that you might not forgive me, but know this that for now on I shall always be by your side, through sickness and health, through good times and bad, until death do us part I shall always by by your side. After all it is my duty as yourfiancee. For a moment I saw a flicker of emotion appeared within her eyes as I made the oath, but it was gone just as fast as it appeared but still it was a start.If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. Soon Angelica felt a tug on her arm as Miyu appeared right beside her, holding out her hand she promptly proclaimed " Older sister I''m a good girl so give me those bags." Turning her head she gave me a look that requested permission, giving a nod back I said "Why don''t you and older sister go ahead. Older brother still have some matters to deal with." "Okay brother." taking hold of one of the lighter bags Miyu started to excitedly wave it in a pinwheel motion, causing Angelica to stop her before the items within the bag falls out. Watching this heartfelt scene with a smile, I started to reminiscence about the past, on the events that allowed us to achieve the happiness that we have now.
"Though they may have been cheap imitations, you still managed to project divine constructs while continuing to sustain this reality marble." said Angelica as she pulled out a handle from a single golden portal that appeared beside her. "Your very existence is flawed. You may prove to be a hindrance to the last legend we have written and put into motion for humanity. Your irksome ability, your strange use of magecraft, and your abhorrent self-destructive conviction..." My body tensed as she raised thatthingabove her head. I needed to do something, or all my efforts so far would be lost. I knew that the moment thatswordappeared I couldn''t win. Analysing thatswordwas impossible, let alone reproducing it. I knew that there was no sword in this world that could hope to match it''s true form, but I still had a chance for it was being wielded by a counterfeit. Yet even if it was weakened only the mightiest of holy swords could hope to match it. I searched desperately through the few blueprints that Archer left me yet I couldn''t find the one I needed, I couldn''t find Excalibur. "They will be torn to pieces together with your world." I cant fail here not now. If I was to fail what would happen to my star, what would happen to Miyu. An image of my little sister being fused with the world for all of eternity appeared within my head. NO I refuse to let that happen, if I couldn''t find Excalibur then I would just forge one even if the cost was my soul. As if to answer my oath the world of darkness started to shake uncontrollably, the world itself seemed to be screaming something at me as it started to converge onto a single point and in a flash of light, grasped within my hand was a sword wreathed in darkness. Raising the sword above my head with both hands I poured everything into it, all my prana, my od, and even my reality marble my own soul given form. "The vortex that turns the stars, this heavenly hell signifies the end of the eve of genesis. Subside with death!" "The darkest night that covers the stars, devour all that dare seek the hidden stars. Grant them absolute despair!" "ENUMA ELISH!" "EREBUS!" "I''m not dead?" Opening my eyes the first thing I saw was the moon and it''s light shining down on me. Mystified I attempted to sort out the situation I was in, going through my memories, the last thing I could recall was my battle with Angelica her sword of ''truth'' against my sword of unknown origins. An image of the battle appeared in my head. Crimson winds in the form of a black and red vortex clashing with a blazing black flame of light causing a distortion within the fabrics of space and time tearing apart the very world itself and thats when my memories stopped. I must have died, I had sacrificed everything for my star and yet, here I was alive and well in a different world. I felt a slow movement on top of my chest, only now did I realised what must have happened. "In the end Miyu you were always the one to save me." On top of me was my little sister fast asleep with her hands wrapped around me, my shirt drenched in tears. Raising my hand I stroked her hair and started to mumble a lullaby. She stirred a bit before mumbling "Older brother never leave me again." Giving a soft smile, I continued this process making sure she was fast asleep before slowly plucking her off and putting her on the grass. Standing up I turned to face my enemy Angelica Ainsworth. Just like me she was completely healed, yet she gave me this eerie look a look devoid of life and emotions, a look befitting adoll.For some reason seeing that look pained me. "What am I to do with you Angelica, even you must know you lost, Miyu is no longer the holy grail she must have used the last of her powers to save us." Bringing someone back from the brink of death and repairing their soul is impossible by mortal means, but isn''t that what a miracle is, to achieve the impossible. "I am but a discarded doll. I have no free will of my own, do with me as you please." "All right, then come along with us." I extended my hand towards her and for a second she hesitated before her hand grasped mine. It was soft.
This time I shall protect this peace of ours, our small share of happiness. "Isnt that right Sakura." I mumbled as I saw an image of a beautiful purple haired girl, she gave me a bright smile before disappearing. Taking out a checkered scarf I tied it around my head as a bandanna, it was time for the villain to take the scene once more. "Trace on" Reinforcing my body to the upmost limit I kicked off the ground in a flash, heading towards the closest building. It was time to check on the sudden disturbance I felt earlier. Chapter two Chapter two Cold, it was cold. I felt the harsh winds blowing towards my bare skin as I scaled the nearest building I could find. "I should have brought a jacket along with me." Pushing off from the wall I continued to run upwards as if I was running normally on a flat plane. Upon reaching the top of the apartment building I continued onward, jumping from building to building heading towards where I last sensed the anomaly. "This should be close enough." I was standing on the rooftop of a multi storied building, looking down from above, I could just make out the various different buildings of Kuoh town, it''s shopping district, the academy, the abandoned church and my current residence a cursed mansion on the outskirts of town. Extending my senses across the town, I attempted to find the source of this anomaly, sniffing the air a disgusting smell assaulted me, a stench that reeked of blood and ammonia? Ignoring the foul stench, I jumped off the building and headed towards the smell. "Trace on." I reinforced my legs with a clump of prana just before I landed onto the asphalt concrete footpath causing it to crack underneath the impact. "..." Ignoring the damaged footpath I moved onwards towards the foul stench at super human speeds. "...!" Moving on instinct I twisted my body as I kicked off the ground in an instant, dodging a projectile that would have pierced my heart had I not sidestepped at the last possible moment. The projectile crashed into a wall disintegrating it into pieces before I heard a loud thunderclap. "What was that?" Stopping in my tracks I turned around only to be met with a barrage of arrows. "Trace on." Reinforcing my arms out of reflex, I lifted them in front of me in an attempt to block the barrage, only for me to throw myself at the ground at the last moment, as I analysed the incoming barrage of arrows. The arrows flew past my head penetrating the concrete foundation before exploding into smithereens, along side with the surroundings sending chunks of debris flying throughout the air. Standing up I took a deep breath, calming myself down before starting to analyse the current situation. I should have blocked the barrage with one of my arms, it would have allowed me to track down the bowman at little cost and give me time to do a counterattack of my own. The damage I would have received would be negligible despite the arrows being filled to the brim with magical energy, plus that damage would be reduced even further if I deflected it instead of taking it head on. After all I knew what the projectiles were including their strengths and weaknesses, they weren''t arrows in the traditional sense but rather something completely different, something longer and stronger, they were swords. And with that knowledge I knew who I was facing, after all there was only two people who used swords as projectiles, but only one that actually altered them into an arrow and fire them as explosives. "Trace on." Reinforcing my body to the limits I followed the trajectory of the new barrages of arrows, deflecting them with my arms while tracking down the angle at which the bowmen must have shot it from. "Found you." I turned my head upwards to face the hidden figure on top of a building. I was faced with a mirror image of myself wielding a black bow, but instead of black hair and white skin, it was reversed he had white hair and tanned skin, otherwise we was identical. "So I was right, I don''t know how this is possible... but even if it''s you, no especially because it''s you that I must take you down." "..." The archer simply raised his bow as he projected sword arrows onto his bow, firing them in a flash with the force to easily destroy entire houses with speeds beyond sound. "Is that all he could do? wear me down from afar, or was this one of his cunning strategies." Dodging the barrage of arrows, I kicked off the ground and weaved through the constant storm of sword arrows, deflecting the ones that I couldn''t avoid. After dodging another barrage, I had finally noticed that the arrows he fired were weak in comparison to the time when I was Archer, still I couldn''t keep on blocking his attacks forever eventually my defences would give in, I needed to even the playing field but first...Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. "Trace on" I conjured an image of a gun cocking and firing. Judging the conception of creation. A bow designed to be able to fire noble phantasms properly without affecting the accuracy and power behind it, as well as withstanding the strain of firing a noble phantasm. A bow that wouldn''t break. Hypothesising the basic structure. A matte black, western style straight bow with a simple design. Duplicating the composition material. Created using a special material/alloy yet to be discovered by mankind as of the present time. Imitating the skill of its making. Forged personally by it''s user the heroic spirit of phantasms with skills of a master blacksmith and bow maker. Sympathising with the experience of its growth. Ever since it''s creation it had been with its creator for all of eternity, accompanying him during his never ending journey of chasing a flawed ideal, to become a hero of justice. Reproducing the accumulated years. It had seen much bloodshed and has been destroyed many times throughout its journey, whenever it was through battle, through time and yet it still accompanied it''s master. It had seen how it''s master and creator has suffered throughout his journey of being a hero of justice, how all he ever wanted was to save everyone in front of him, only for that simple pure wish to be denied over and over again. Excelling every manufacturing process. It may not be a noble phantasm but it may be considered on the same level as one. As it is a weapon that defines archer for who he is, a support weapon that allows him to use his true abilities when no other bow could suffice. A weapon that would have be a noble phantasm had Archer been a proper heroic spirit. Grasped within my right hand was Emiya''s bow, the same bow that was within my opponent''s hands. By projecting it I had added it to my stores of blueprints, but more importantly I could now attack from afar in future battles still it would be of no use in this battle. I dismissed the bow after projecting it. I don''t know why he was weakened compared to the past, but I knew that I wasn''t going to win in a battle of archery weakened or not. So instead I opted for something better. Something that even the heroic spirit of phantasms can''t copy for just like EA it too is a unique weapon. "Archer, no EMIYA I don''t know why your here or how you incarnated without a master. But I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO INTERFERE WITH OUR SMALL SHARE OF HAPPINESS." Yes I may owe him a debt one that may never be repaid, but his presence could mean the reappearance of another holy grail war and I cannot allow that to happen. Resolving myself I started to enter into a trance, my face hardening, my eyes losing all traces of light, my body becoming tense. I was once again becoming the villain that had doomed the world. It was time to cast the spell, one that manifests my soul''s inner world onto reality, forcibly creating a new world that belonged sorely to me a reality marble. But that would be going too far all I needed was but a fraction of that power. "I am the darkness that shrouds all." My voice came out in a deep but calm voice that betrayed no emotions. A long sword wreathed in darkness appeared in front of me, hovering within the air the long sword itself was a mystery. No one knew what was hidden underneath its sheath of darkness not even it''s creator was allowed to see what lied beneath. Still no one could deny the power it gave off, for all who saw it''s power saw a never ending journey in a pitch black dark night, chasing after the ever distant miracle only to be granted true despair. Grasping Erebus with two hands I swung the blade in a wide arc, destroying the incoming sword arrows with ease. "..." Emiya responded by projecting a single arrow, a pitch black sword arrow with a few small edges coiling around the thin core, spiralling around it and somewhat curving outward. This was Hrunting: Hound of the red plains the sword used by Beowulf to track down Grendel. However this was different, the sword had be altered to suit his needs, when fired it could reach up to speeds of mach 10 and beyond, not only that it will always pursue the target even if it was parried, repulsed or avoided as long as the shooter keeps aiming at them. "..." A formidable weapon but against my own it was worthless, for the moment I took hold of Erebus I was made aware of it''s power. Holding the sword in front of me, I took a basic stance one that I had copied from another, it may be an inferior imitation but it was the only one I knew that had wielded a long sword. "I am the bone of my sword." A sudden surge of magical energy came from the bowman as he casted the spell to reinforce his arrow. His magical energy being forced into the arrow to increase it''s overall power. The bow being drawn back to it''s limit to further increase the power of the shot. Unlike the others shots so far, this arrow had the potential to kill me in one blow for it was a A ranked broken phantasm. It had the power to penetrate through entire mountains and with such speed that few could follow let alone block, true to its name it would hunt you down no matter what happened, so the only way to survive such a blow was to kill the wielder or destroy the arrow. He was too far away from me to kill him at this distance, so it might seem that the only option left was to destroy the arrow but I had another option, one that he wouldn''t suspect, one that would increases my odds of victory. "Trace on." Lifting up Erebus I waited in anticipation for the incoming blow, every single nerve in my body straining from the load of magical energy coursing through them. The shot that would decide our fates would come within the next couple of seconds. The creaking of the bowstring, his fingers deciding the target. In one more second it would come. "Soar through the red plains HRUNTING." chapter three Chapter three I saw a flash of light, a red flash that reduces the time needed to cross the vast distance between us to nothing, All of EMIYA''s magical power, concentrated into the single enchanted sword, his arrow, glides through the air, carrying sure death to it''s target. A mere instant, not even a fraction of a second. The instant that his fingers released the bowstring and fired, I had already responded to the threat. Swinging my sword ahead of time in a wide arc I made contact with the arrow, sparks flying from the collusion. The aftershock causing the air to be torn asunder with my bones creaking from the impact, my muscles slowly tearing into pieces, the ground cracking underneath the pressure. "..." My reinforced body was screaming from the strain. It told me that I couldn''t last much longer, the A ranked broken noble phantasm was pushing me back but it was enough I had completed my goal, with a grunt I deflected the arrow from it''s path. He must have surely seen it, that I made a fatal mistake to deflect an arrow that cannot possibly be stopped by a mere redirection, for as long as he has his sights on me the arrow would come back with full force, and this time it cannot be stopped for I have overextended. That''s if it could come back, pushing forward with all my might I broke past the speeds of sound heading straight towards the building he was perched upon. Reaching deep within my clothes with my left hand I felt the touch of cold steel, this was one of my hidden cards, a mystic code passed down from from father to son as well as master and disciple. Pulling out the Thompson contender I took careful aim, I had only one shot, I needed to make it count. "..." For a split second Emiya continued to aim towards me, but quickly dropped his bow before projecting his two signature swords Kanshou and Bakuya in a flash. He manoeuvred them just in time to block an incoming bullet from my direction. "..." A smirk appeared on my face as I succeeded in my plan, but I couldn''t be complacent after all he was still a servant, a being beyond humanity. "Trace on" I projected Emiya''s bow once more, this time instead of projecting an arrow I nocked Erebus onto the bow, while it wasn''t an arrow and can''t be altered to become one. It would still serve the purpose of one as long as I activated it''s special ability. "..." It was time for him taste what he threw at me earlier. I started to charge up Erebus with as much magical energy I could pour into it within the limited time span. The bow creaking underneath the strain I put it through, it wasn''t designed to be used to shoot a proper sword or one as powerful as this one. I could tell the projection would be destroyed the moment I released the shot, but one was all I needed. "Soar through the darkened skies EREBUS." I released a black flash of light, my hands trembling from the exertion as the bow finally snapped disappearing back into the illusion from whence it came. The black flash of light soared through the skies with speeds beyond sound, reducing the time needed to cross the vast distance between us to nothing. I had pumped the majority of my prana within this sword to activate it''s special abilities for without it, this final shot would have surely failed. As Erebus was never an arrow or projectile to begin with, it was a long sword, and swords cannot be fired from a bow normally that is. "..." Emiya discarded his favoured twin swords for a more static defence in response to my ''Hrunting''. Pushing his right hand outwards with his left gripping his right forearm he started to cast the spell. One that could be considered his one and only true noble phantasm when completed, but for now he only needs a fraction of the power known as unlimited blade works.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. "I am the bone of my sword." "RHO AIAS." Emiya attempted to project his greatest defence Rho Aias: The seven rings that cover the fiery heavens, a shield that has never failed him before in the past, a shield said to be an absolute defence against any thrown weapon. A shield with seven layers each having the defensive power of a fortress, a shield that will easily block my makeshift ''Hrunting''. However that was only if it could be projected fast enough to block my ''Hrunting''. In an heartbeat Rho Aias was projected but it was a second too late, with nothing to protect himself, Emiya''s spiritual core was pierced through with one blow by Erebus, causing him to cough up blood before reverting back into the archer card. In his last moments, I witnessed his expression changing for the first time in this battle. From the stoic look that mirrored mine to one of disbelief, as if he couldn''t fathom how he had lost in his field of expertise especially with the initiative and at range, but more importantly at the fact that his own powers failed him. Why didn''t Hrunting continue hunting me down? Why wasn''t Rho Aias projected instantly? What was Erebus? "..." Still in my trance, I ran towards Erebus and the archer card with my reinforced body, going through the ruined remains of buildings caused by our battle. I stopped temporarily as I stumbled across a series of corpses scattered around, only now did it occur to me why I sensed an anomaly within the area and why nothing was interfering with our battle not even a scream for help. Emiya must have been killing them all but for what purpose? No matter it just made my job much easier, for I didn''t have to track down the bystanders and commit genocide as mage''s law dictates. Continuing past the soulless bodies, I yanked Erebus up from the ground as it was deeply lodged into the reinforced concrete foundations. For a time I stared at the long sword with mixed feelings. Erebus was dreadfully powerful, not only was it a match for the weakened sword of ''Truth'' it had the potential to reach the same level and maybe even beyond. For it was the bane of swords or any weapons in fact, as it had the power to devour all weapons that I could comprehend with my ''tracing'' at the cost of me losing the ability to project them ever again. It was with this power and his bad luck that stopped Emiya from killing me with Hrunting, for the moment it came into contact with the arrow of death it had just finished devouring my version of Hrunting, allowing it to instantly consume the concept behind Emiya''s Hrunting. Essentially turning a A ranked broken noble phantasm to a normal sharp sword arrow without any mystery. Otherwise I would only be able to partially devour his Hrunting which would have bought me an extra second at most, most likely causing a draw. As both of us would have released their version of ''Hrunting'' effectively killing us both since we forgo our defences for offensive. "..." And yet despite it''s power I could feel the sword itself was incomplete ... no sealed away, as if it was waiting for something but what? "..." No matter I should leave soon before the house of Gremory arrived as this was their territory after all. A scowl appeared on my face as I thought of the devils that occupied the town. They were a dangerous liability to Miyu, but I couldn''t transfer now not when Miyu finally achieved her small share of happiness. At least they had to do all the grunt work to keep this situation under wraps, the reconstruction of the buildings and roads we destroyed, manipulation of the news to assure the populace that it was a grave accident which killed the group of people within the neighbourhood and so on. "I guess I will call it a vigilante fee" I chuckled to myself softly as I broke my battle trance by returning Erebus to my reality marble. It was finally time to return to Miyu and Angelica but first... I bent over to pick up my spoils, the archer card. I had mixed feelings about this card, I knew this card well, and what it represented. This card was my other ray of light that helped me save my star, he was the only one willing to help a hopeless fool despite the fact I was the complete opposite of his ideal. I Looked wistfully at the card as multiple emotions assaulted me. I stood still for a moment before deciding to take off the checkered scarf I was wearing and wrapped it around the archer card. This card represented my past and all the things that I have lost, but no longer would I ever need it''s power again. It was time for me to move on, to find and walk my own path, a path that we as a family would walk together as we protect this small share of happiness. "... Emiya you had always wanted to save everyone in front of you, but in the end you lost everything, you were consumed by your own contradictions that to save someone means to not save someone else, causing you to end up alone on the hill of swords. You were unable to save anyone but was that really true?" As I continued speaking I noticed that my face was slowly widening. " Perhaps if you didn''t insist on carrying the burden alone or had you looked behind just once on your journey, you would have discovered that there were people saved by you." "After all you managed to save me!" A wide grin was plastered on my face as I said this out loud, this was my first true expression, one that came from deep within my soul. Shirous stat sheet and a rough draft of a oc that would make an appearance. Lazy bad author here that only writes first drafts. BE AWARE THAT THIS SHIROU IS MY PERSONAL CREATION. This Emiya shirou is based on the assumption that the archer card is similar to archers arm from the heavens feel route. Meaning without the card Shirou lacks the connection to EMIYA and so does not have access to EMIYA experiences, arsenal and his reality marble. Where it differs from the manga and anime is that this shirou is half invaded but since he had finally became real, he became fundamentally different from EMIYA, which stopped the invasion and in turned purged EMIYA from himself, becoming Shirou but at the cost of EMIYA''s abilities and experiences only leaving behind his origin, element, and some blueprints. Since this takes place on more of a soul level, Shirou''s body still retains parts of a servants power. This shirou looks like normal shirou except with black hair instead of red, due to his origin and reality marble. In terms of alignment Shirou is lawful evil normally but when he turns into villain Shirou he would become chaotic evil. In terms of his mentality he is still distorted but in a different manner to the fate Shirou. He has no qualms about dooming a world for his sister Miyu and there lies his distortion. He will eliminate anything for her and he doesn''t care about the methods, after all he was raised as Kiritsugu assistant. He has killed before personally and a lot more indirectly when he was a child. If Miyu isn''t involved and to a lesser extent Angelica he reverts back to the Shirou you know but more jaded. He has threw away his fake ideals about being a hero of justice but that doesn''t mean he can''t help or save people. He is still a nice amicable person but he won''t go the extra mile anymore. For example if he sees a person in trouble, he would help them if it isn''t too much trouble. On the other hand if the underworld was under attack and they asked for his help, he wouldn''t lift a finger unless they are offering some form of compensation. However both versions of shirou would follow mages law, the difference is normal shirou would try to wipe the person''s memories first, and other methods before resorting to killing them. Villain would just kill no questions asked. Both are Shirou but if one was to say which is the one that is real it would be the villain as it reflects his reality marble. In terms of Origin I''m aware that you can''t have 2 origins (never stated but implied.) But this is fanfiction and an alternate universe which allows me some leeway. So basically im combining the two into one to make darkness and sword. Also origin has alot of relationship with death and this Shirou died like twice, one mentally the other physically.
Shirou Emiya ¨C Human (nasuverse servants stats.) Strength D- (D) - when reinforced Endurance D (D+) - when reinforced Agility D (D+) ¨C when reinforced Mana B (EX) - Effects of a skill Luck E (EX) ¨C Effects of a skill noble phantasm ? Origin ¨C darkness and sword, Element ¨C sword. Personal skills Eye of the mind (true) D- An insight attained by years of training, discipline and experience. A combat logic that allows for calm analysis of the situation and the enemy''s ability in spite of danger, and consideration of all possible actions in a particular situation. Since Shirou lacks the necessary combat experience this skill is weakened. Magecraft B Having being properly trained by Kiritsugu he is well versed in being a magus, however due to him inheriting EMIYA origin and element, his skills aside from his specialities (reinforcement, projection etc.) has weakened massively however in exchange the former is strengthened. Projection magic C- (A+) Inheriting EMIYA''s core abilities has allowed Shirou to use Tracing a unique variation of gradation air. However due to the lack of training, the projections take far longer to create effectively making it worthless in close combat. After months of training and projecting mundane items, he is more proficient with Tracing as a whole, but it still takes far too long to project noble phantasms aside from Kanshou and Bakuya. Erebus is the exception considering that it is a unique weapon created by Shirou, and that it is not a projection but rather a part of his reality marble itself. A physical and conceptual weapon, It could be summoned into reality and maintain its form indefinitely, but it would still require a small amount of prana from Shirou. Knowledge of the occult B When Shirou was raised by Kiritsugu, he assisted his foster father with his journey of being a hero of justice. Sifting through various different fields they searched tirelessly to find a method to save humanity, eventually their search led to Miyu. Knowledge of modern technology and weaponry D- ? Raised as Kiritsugu assistant Shirou knows how to use modern technology and weaponry, including the construction of explosives and the strategies employed by Kiritsugu against magi. However his knowledge has dulled over the years of inactivity. Hawkeye B+ By reinforcing his eyes to the limit it allows for him to see much further than humanly possible. Cooking C+ From a young age Shirou was forced to learn how to cook for himself, since his foster father Kiritsugu had no talent in household work. At first it was a chore but eventually he started to love cooking, especially since it helped him empty his mind from disturbing thoughts as well as bonding with his little sister. Affections of the true holy grail ¨C EX (Unlike Illya and Sakura whom are lesser grails, Miyu is a true holy grail as she is considered to be a child of god. Rather then being created for the holy grail war like the former, the holy grail war was created for Miyu.)The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. This is a skill for one who is deeply loved by a Holy grail, in some time and place. One could call it the greatest curse in the world. This skill boosts the rank of the recipient luck to exceptional heights, even to the point it allows the recipient to break out of abilities that would normally be impossible to escape from. However this good fortune comes at the expense of other''s happiness. Once the recipient is aware of the skill, it allows him to sense the location of the holy grail by following the connection as well as hearing whispers from the holy grail. If Miyu/holy grail exists in the same world as the recipient, a magical connection is created between Miyu/holy grail and the recipient. (when the holy grail is Miyu gives EX mana, otherwise gives A+.) This skill still applies even if Miyu loses her holy grail abilities, due to the fact that she would still have a near limitless reservoir of mana. Archery C Shirou could be said to be an absolute genius in archery, having never missing a shot at a target with the only one missing being intentional. However since he lacks practical experience of shooting a moving target this skill is weakened. Older brother''s will EX This skill symbolises Shirous determination to save his sister Miyu at all costs, he is willing to choose her over the world and would annihilate anything standing in his path. The effects of this skill negates any form of mental interference when Shirou is in this mindset, over wise it gives a buff to his mental fortitude. Noble phantasms Known blueprints inherited by the archer card. Rho Aias, Kanshou and Bakuya, Caladbolg II, Gae bolg , Excalibur (devoured.), Hrunting (devoured.) Known blueprints he discovered, Archer''s bow, some of Gilgamesh''s arsenal, Sul-Sagana, Ig- Alima. A brief description of Erebus, the sword would have more than one name to reflect the state of the sword. If a noble phantasm was the ultimate embodiment of a hero and a divine construct is armaments created by non-mortal beings then this sword had the potential to go a step further, into the realm of Last phantasm: The Strongest Illusions. A sword that perfectly embodies the concept Sword as it cannot be called beautiful for the description itself will only dirty it. It is instead sacred, made from people''s conceptions, a legend weaved purely out of hope. It is the crystallisation of the prayer known as ''Miracle'' and all that gaze upon it will recall mankind''s greatest desire salvation. Yet its true form lies hidden even from its creator and wielder by a sheath of darkness, only being revealed if the conditions are met. This was the sword ? named after his ?, it embodies Shirou Emiya''s soul as well as his connection to the holy grail, forged within one man''s world of darkness, mankind''s potential and the crystallisation of mankind''s wishes. It has the potential to reach the absolute pinnacle of the concept ''sword'' as it devours the blueprints of other weapons that Shirou could analyse at the cost of him being unable to replicate them. This process is autonomous and cannot be stopped. True form unknown - owner/creator Shirou emiya, miyu emiya (could be used by her.), Type: unknown, Rank: EX, range:unknown, maximum number of targets: unknown. (sealed until conditions are met.) Normal form (darkness released/unveiled.) - Owner/creator Shirou Emiya, miyu emiya (could be used by her.) Type: unknown, Rank: A+ (outside of the reality marble) A+++ (inside the reality marble.) Miyu A++ (by her self.) A+++( with Shirou/ within his reality marble.), range: varies, maximum number of targets: varies. Normal form Erebus (darkness covered.) - Owner Shirou Emiya, Type: varies , Rank: varies, A+ (outside of the reality marble) A+++ (inside the reality marble.) , range: varies, maximum number of targets: varies. Just for people wondering Shirou''s sacrificial blow in the flashback is EX rank but the cost is his death. (tentative name haven''t thought of it yet.) Reality marble - left blank on purpose, until I reveal the abilities in the story. I am the darkness that shrouds all Steel is my body and darkness my heart I have made many mistakes Always searching for the ever distant stars Not realising the stars beside me Yet not all is lost So I will be the dark night separating the stars Granting despair to all that seek the hidden stars. mystic code ¨C Thompson Contender, 25 origin bullets remaining.
very rough draft of an oc I''m planning on introducing Hideo Arima Boredom this single word summed up my emotions perfectly throughout my life. If someone was to ask me the question "what do you think of life?" I would instantly reply with that it was dull. There was nothing for me to do, no goals or dreams of my own, I was only going through the motions as my life was already predetermined from the moment I was born into this world as Hideo Arima, the only heir of the Arima corporation and clan. One might be envious of my position but it wasn''t really that great, having your life decided for you from the very start. My family was very traditionalist and they believed that a child should obey their elders as ''it was for their own good''. They weren''t wrong though, under their careful tutelage my talents was allowed to bloom into their full potential but such a routine itself was devoid of excitement. From the very beginning of my birth I was destined to become something great, a person that will stand above all others a leader, a king. This is what they constantly told me and I believed it without a doubt, for I have yet to see anything that disapproved the fact. I was always better than the people around me, I excelled in my studies, in my physical activities and even the mystic arts. There was nothing I couldn''t master and that made life extremely dull, my only consolation was that I had a caring master that always told me that the world is vast and one day I would meet my match. But as time moved on, my hopes became dashed I had only grew stronger and stronger leaving my peers behind. It had reached the point that I was stronger than the majority of elders of my clan, I could now defeat them without using my sacred gear earthbound a powerful sacred gear that contained the spirit of my master Di long. Despite my master trying to cheer me up saying that there would be rivals around my age, by then I already gave up hope I had resolved myself to the boring life of Hideo Arima but then they came along, a group of people who called themselves the hero faction. A smile graced my face as I remember that moment, it was the spark that ignited my passion that I thought never existed. Their goal was to recruit me into their faction, their mission to fight and defeat all that would bring harm to humanity be it devils, angels or monsters. I refused I had duties to attend to, as the future head of the clan and corporation, I had to put their future over my own, that was the reason for Hideo Arima existence. They didn''t take too kindly at that but they were going to leave, after all it wasn''t in their best interest to antagonist an entire clan with the power of both the mundane world and the magical world. However a couple of their members decided to pick a fight with me I think their names was Heracles and Connia? They were pretty good but they weren''t a match for me but together as a whole, the group posed a slight challenge. The smile on my face widening even further as I recalled that moment where they all ganged up on me. To think they actually forced me to use my sacred gear but it was a shame our fight was stopped just when it was getting exciting. But still the fact that they were people close to my age out there who could give me a proper fight made my heart beat with excitement. For the first time in my life I was tempted to abandon my duty to the clan and join them after the battle but reason took hold of me once more. Yet I couldn''t get rid of the idea that plagued my heart, after conversing with Di Long about the conundrum, he advised me not to be rash and consider the consequences first, maybe it would all work out in the end. Returning back home I sought an audience with the elders. I requested that I wanted a vacation but in truth I wanted to explore the world, I wanted to seek out strong opponents, I wanted to experience the excitement from before, I wanted to live not as Hideo Arima the heir but rather as Hideo the student of Di long. It came as a surprise to me back then when the elders told me they knew that this day would come eventually, it has happened many times before with previous heirs that latter became the patriarch. They told me I was free to do what I wanted, that I didn''t need to follow the routines which governed my entire life, they told me that because I finally had a passion and goal to strive for I needed to leave and only return once I had completed them, without the clan''s help. I chucked to myself softly as I recalled what happened afterwards, I was basically kicked out in a rough manner with my parents and grandparents stating that if I wished to return, I needed to become a man that achieves his goals. But not before they threw out my belongings with a massive stack of cash and a note that wished me good luck. So here I am with my backpack, at the first step of my journey Kuoh town. It was time for the prince to become a king. (The reason why he chose this is obvious for plot but seriously, where would one start? So he decides to chance it by picking a random location and starting there working his way from place to place. Shirou ex''s luck plays the role in this case.) Side chapter part one Side story/ chapter First day at School? part one (Shirou''s edition.) "It''s finally time... are you scared?" My voice cracking as I faced what I considered the biggest challenge I encountered ever since I entered this world. I could feel myself perspiring heavily out of trepidation drenching my newly acquired uniform, my hands was shaking and my heart was beating furiously within my chest as I stood in front of Kuoh''s academy school gates with my little sister. "Scared? Why would I be? you''re right here with me older brother. So what in the world is there to be afraid of? Miyu said with a huge smile on her face as she grasped my hands with her own tiny soft hands. "...Miyu" Giving her a pained smile that soon turned into relief, I bopped her head. "You know big brother can''t be with you in school. Big brother is in the high school division." I was touched of course, but this just reminded my of my failures as her guardian and older brother. That she couldn''t live a normal life and was home schooled about subjects that wouldn''t hurt her, all she knew was advanced theory about non practical matters, she didn''t know about common sense and how the real world worked. Still seeing her like this so full of life gave me hope and the courage to move forward, taking her hand within mine I took the first step past the gates of Kuoh academy. And was instantly bombarded with screams and shouts from a group of females chasing after a trio with shinais threatening to beat the living daylights out of the trio if they caught up. "Get back here you perverted scum." Screamed one of the leading girls as she prepared to raise her shinai to stop them. "How dare you peep on us you perverted trio." Screamed the other girl as she threw her shinai across the school grounds. "Man look at those massive jugs move up and down." One of the trio said as he wiped away his saliva as he fantasied about those massive breast being pushed against him. " What size did you say they were again?" "36,22,34 truly a sight to behold." Replied the man''s friend as he pushed his glasses up to continued checking out the girl''s figure while running. "34, 22, 36" "Guys no fair, you didn''t give me a chance to see through the hole. I wanted to see some nips too." Moaned the remaining member of the trio as he sprinted across the school grounds. "Then stop running and turn around to behold those glorious moving jugs. Wait did you see that! I could see the nipple!" "Yeah oh my god I could see it." Replied his friends as they sprinted alongside him. "Really! I want to see it too." Turning around the poor man got hit in the head by a flying shinai thrown by one of the girl''s earlier, causing him to fall down from the shock and impact. "Heres our chance RUN" Without a second thought the duo left their friend behind as a sacrifice to the angry girls wielding shinais, furiously sprinting away they were glad they weren''t the ones being caught. "Guys, Help me up quick they almost here, Guys? GUYSSS!." Screamed the fallen member of the trio in despair as he realised that he was left behind for dead by his best friends. "We will remember your brave sacrifice Issei" "Your heroic sacrifice will not be in vain." His friends replied as they neared the gates of Kuoh academy, shedding false tears for their fallen friend. Miyu gripped my hand tightly after being startled by the sudden commotion, reverting back into her stoic look before asking quietly. "Brother is this what normally happens at school?" "Of course not Miyu, its probably just a couple of pranksters causing a commotion." I replied instantly with a calm voice despite my anger. "Just wait till I get my hands on them, HOW DARE THEY STARTLE MY STAR, they shall pay a thousands deaths for this offence." Muttering to myself I had put down the trio and the group of girls on the keep away from Miyu list or is a bad influence on Miyu list. "Brother?" said Miyu with a confused face as she didn''t know why I stopped moving and started muttering about keep away and some kind of list.Stolen novel; please report. "Sorry Miyu big brother was just thinking about something." Snapping out of it, I started to move faster alongside with Miyu hoping that the faster we go, the further away Miyu is from what I considered ''bad influences''. Still they deserved to be punished for their transgression against my star, and what better punishment could the duo face but to join them with their ''heroic friend''. "Trace on" I projected two rocks the size of a fist before deciding against it, as it would be too obvious for people to realise that it was intentional and that their fall wasn''t accidental. Instead I projected two small rocks and reinforced them to give them an extra kick, before throwing them at the duo''s legs with the precision of a master archer. Behind us we heard cries of pain that soon turned into fear at their sudden realisation they would share the same fate as their friend. The sound of bamboo striking skin was soon heard throughout the school before it turned quickly into swooning and cheering. "Look it''s prince Kiba, he''s so handsome." "Kya he looked at me." "Would you like to join us Kiba?" "Brother what was that all about?" Clearly my little sister was confused about the situation, as before she heard pain stricken cries now they were ones of joy. Cursing underneath my breath, I was starting to get the feeling that this school wasn''t the best choice for Miyu to learn about common sense let alone a normal life. We had just entered for a couple of minutes and was bombarded with things out of the norm, still if it was any consolation it was the fact they were high school students and not elementary. I just have to hope that the kids would be normal ... maybe I have to consider transferring to another school. "Don''t worry about it Miyu, more importantly why aren''t you wearing the pendant?" I asked Miyu as we neared the faculty building. "Don''t worry brother it''s right here." Miyu reached deep within her bag before taking it out and handing it over to me proudly, as if she expected me to praise her or do something. "Miyu why aren''t you wearing it?" I asked her out of concern while our past lives of hiding is over with our enemy''s gone. It didn''t stop the off chance that someone else in this world might go after Miyu for her powers. After all even if she lost her wish granting abilities by turning from a holy grail back to a normal girl, she still retained the absurd amount of magical energy that the holy grail possessed. That was why I gave her the pendant or to be more precise the mystic code Dark Night as I couldn''t always be by her side to protect her. Dark night was pitch black and shaped into a star, symbolising my dedication towards my little sister and how I would become the dark sky that protects her from those that seek to harm her. Made from the top quality materials that I could find or projected, alongside a small piece of my soul and body. Imbued with the greatest of shields I had in my possession, a shield that guarantees near perfect protection as it''s very concept itself is an absolute defence against any thrown weapon. Rho Aias: The seven rings that cover the fiery heavens a noble phantasm belonging to Aias the great one of the heroes of the trojan war, it is the only shield capable of blocking Durindana which latter became Durandal. When activated it would produce up to seven petals each having the strength of a fortress, the only problem is that if I am not within 5 kilometres to Miyu it would only produce four petals and she must provide the magical energy and take the damage if one of the petals is broken. If Rho Aias was not enough it also had flash air the crystallisation of a magus family''s lifetime. When activated it would do a series of small teleportation to the safest location, which is mainly our home or me or Angelica. Otherwise if it is too far away it would redirects all forms of attacks for a limited time as long as it''s provided with enough magical energy and the magecraft could cope with the extended use. Lastly It provides a kind of seal that prevents people from sensing the magical energy within Miyu through the combination use of a part of my soul and flash air. Truly it was a miracle in itself for it to be created in the first place it was as if something blessed me. "Because I want you to put it on for me." she said with a cute pout on her face as she realised I wasn''t getting the message. "Whatever you say princess." I gave out a sigh before putting it on her neck. "Ahem while this sibling love is endearing, I think its actually time for me to introduce you to the school, but seeing how we are short on time I''m afraid we must cut the tour short." Looking up I saw a beautiful bespectacled young woman with short black hair and violet eyes, giving me a glare of death for wasting her time. "I''m sorry but we were caught up in some important matters early in the morning." She reminded me a lot of Julian the serious type that hides their true self behind a mask of authority and power. Yet underneath that mask is the complete opposite a kind soul that despite knowing about the cruelties of the real world still wished to help others. "If it was important then you could have called the school ahead of time, but what done is done let''s not waste anymore time." She said with such authority that brooked no arguments. "Oh I forget to mention I am the student council president Sona Shiritori." She turned around and offered her hand. Taking her hand and giving it a shake I replied "I am Shirou Emiya and this is my little sister Miyu Emiya." ...Truly like Julian. Chapter four Chapter four "..." Wordlessly I walked down the concrete footpath leading towards the outskirts of town. My senses was still heightened from my battle with Emiya, and although I emerged victorious it still raised lots of questions that needed answers, but for now they would have to wait. "What do you want Freed?" I asked the person standing before me, he was a handsome young man with short white hair and red eyes. Freed was dressed in his usual priest clothing a dark cassock with a golden cross hanging from his chest. He gave me his usual maniacal smile before answering my question. "Hey is that how you greet a friend? As a fellow human that hunts down filthy devils should we not unite with one another?" He responded with a grin on his face as he casually wiped off the blood from his sword handle with a part of his cassock, no doubt he had just finished his duty as an exorcist hunting down devils and the like. "... Freed get to the point it''s late and I need to return home." I didn''t have the patience within me to play games with this fake priest, he reminded me a bit of Kirei Kotomine with the way he acts and dresses, but the comparison ends there I don''t feel the same level of intelligence nor strength from him. But then again Kirei was an anomaly much like myself so I shouldn''t be using him as a template to judge other members of the church, especially one from another world. "Come on we''re best buds aren''t we, no? Fine then have it your way I would just be on my way then." Freed sulked as he proceeded to turn around and walk off in an exaggerated motion. "... " I had just finished a tough battle and now I had to deal with this, if only Asia was here it would have become much more bearable. Sighing to myself, to think I once considered inviting him to become a member for Moonlight, well I still do but that idea sounds more and more unlikely by the minute. "Fine I will bite what so important Freed." "I knew you would come round bud." I was very tempted to leave right then and there, this must have shown on my face as he quickly changed tact, from his usual creepy smile to a serious look. "The fallen angels are moving, I don''t know what they are up to but they are mobilising so you should be careful from now on. I''m telling you this as a friend and to repay the debt I owe you, after all we humans have work together to slay those filthy beasts and it would be a shame if the hero was caught unaware." "... Interesting thanks for the tip Freed consider your debt paid, and here''s a bonus." I reached deep within my clothes as if to search for something but in actuality I was projecting a pendant in the shape of a moon with a sword . "Here catch Freed." I threw the pendant over to Freed who caught it midair in one clean motion. He looked confused as he didn''t know what to make of the gift I gave him. "That won''t last long it has a timer on it, about a couple of weeks give or take. This pendant would allow you access to my mansion without getting attacked by the guards, but be warned you have to wear it for it take effect and it would only allow you through the entrance and not inside." I paused for a moment to catch my breath before continuing on in a steely voice. "You could consider it an invitation from me but once you enter you cannot back out, you have to join or die." "... What could I say I''m touched but sorry I''m with the fallen angels." Freed replied back as he rejected the gift with his usual flair. "..." He really needs to read between the lines, I''m offering him a way out in case there would be no more fallen angels within the vicinity or they discover the information leakage, after all the fallen angels would be slain by my hand if they dare to cause any trouble to Miyu and I really didn''t want to kill my own friend. "Just keep it anyway you might find a use for it in the future. Oh before I forget tell Asia I said hi besides you could always give it to her instead if you don''t want it." Finished with my speech I waved him goodbye before continuing onwards to my home, it was late I needed to return to Miyu and Angelica for dinner, not only that I had to organise a meeting between the members of Moonlight to deal with the upcoming threat and the class cards. So many things to do but too little time nevertheless I will protect this small share of happiness no matter the cost.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. "... I wish I met you earlier Shirou, you were the only one to understand my pains after all I could see it within your eyes that you once were like me." Freed said as he watched his only friend leave in the distance, before looking down at the pendant he received. Making up his mind he removed the cross from the usual place and replaced it with the pendant. "I guess the night is still young I should probably go and kill some more filthy devils and those who would fall into corruption by dealing with such filthy beings." Licking his sword of light Freed walked off cheerfully as his blood lust rose, no longer was he Freed Sellzen the friend of Shirou he was now Freed Sellzen the insane stray exorcist searching for prey.
"... I''m finally here." I stopped just before a bounded field surrounding my home. "It really is crude, but I guess that''s the best I could do." I thought to myself as I surveyed my handiwork, a simple detection and deterrence bounded field that would alert the personnel inside of the mansion of intruders, it would also deter normal people from entering the mansion. But that was it, anyone versed in magecraft would claim that it was third-rate as the bounded field itself could be easily sensed but I was never a proper magus to begin with rather I was a specialist. "..." I reached into my pockets and took out my keys, inserting them into the lock I opened the main gate and stepped through. I could feel multiple eyes locking onto me the moment I stepped past the front gate but they soon left as they recognised who I was or rather the power that I emanated. After all appearances could be easily faked but my magecraft less so as it is unique to only one person Shirou Emiya. "..." I could sense the hidden wraiths and dolls on guard duty ignoring my presence as they continued their jobs. Their orders was fairly simple to allow anyone through the front gate that was a member of Moonlight or had a projected pass on them, otherwise destroy the intruders with full force no exceptions. As long as they were on guard duty they must take it seriously unless an officer instructed them otherwise, and even then unless the order was from sufficient rank their duty as a guard takes priority. Nearing the entrance to the mansion one of the dolls wearing a white mask and dressed in a black suit approached me, his artificial joints creaking with every step. I could sense the wraith inside of the doll, controlling it from within by using Angelica''s magecraft. Giving me a deep bow he greeted me before handing over a small note with impeccable handwriting. "Welcome back Lord Shirou, Sir Hideo told me to give this to you once you arrived." The doll waited patiently for my response as I quickly scanned the note given to me. "... Thanks for the message you may leave." Letting out a small smile I dismissed the doll. Finally some good news, it appeared that we will be having some new members joining us soon just in time for the upcoming conflict. Inserting one of the keys I opened the door to my home. "I wonder if I made it in time for dinner or did they eat before me?" It was a rough day today, I had to deal with Archer along with the implications of the class cards not only that I had to deal with the potential issue of the fallen angels too. "I guess I could cook something up." Changing my shoes for indoors shoes I walked towards the kitchen, I needed to blow off some steam by cooking. Come to think of it when was it the last time I actually cooked something without Miyu helping me. "..." I felt a mixture of happiness and disappointment to find my fiance cooking together with my little sister in the kitchen. "Older sister your putting too much force into it, all you need to do is gently stir the vegetables together like this." Miyu said with a proud expression on her face, as she started to show Angelica how to cook. With practised skill Miyu carefully stirred the potatoes, carrots and celery over a medium flame before handing it over to Angelica. "Is this how you do it ... Miyu." She paused for a second before saying her name as she asked for confirmation. Thump I could feel my heart beating violently as I watched Angelica from afar. She still had the same stoic look of a doll but the emotions within her eyes told me otherwise, this was the Angelica I knew from back then with her gentle eyes and loving look, this was the one that I fell in love with. Yet she wouldn''t show those eyes to me, she would only show it to those she considered family. I felt a sudden constriction around my heart at that sudden realisation, so she never forgave me of course why should she after all I''ve done to her and even now had I acted as a proper fiance? We lived in the same room but always in separate beds, I had left her all alone leaving her behind in the mansion when she needed me most while I went off to focus on Miyu, most of our time together was about the organisation Moonlight and business rather one of lovers. Had I even treated her as my destined partner one of equals or did I just presumed that this was what she wanted and acted on my own interests. To make matters worse I never truly moved on from Sakura, she was always on my mind as one of my biggest regrets a phantasm of the past, the night star that I never noticed until it was too late. As I started to reflect on my actions I realised that I didn''t change all to much from the faker I once was, I was still as blind as ever to my surroundings. But unlike last time it wasn''t too late, I could still reach out to the bright shooting star and be her night sky that will protect her. "..." I took out the archer card still wrapped in the checkered scarf this was all that remained from my past, the snowy oath that I had once sworn and fulfilled. In the end Archer saved me again, he allowed me to move on from my past and realise my mistakes. So this time I will save him, I will show him the difference between a faker and someone real, I shall show him the happiness he wanted to see his entire life. I will show him my warm, small share of happiness. "... I''m home Angelica, Miyu."