Authors note

Ok hi guys.

I hope u enjoy the first chapter of my first fanfiction.

I am reading fanfictions for quite some time now and at some poing i thought 'why don't i try writing one myself?'

So this is what came out of it.

This is going to be a UBW-route Shirou in the world of boku no hero academia.

First i wanted to put him into the marvel universe, but after a bit of looking for information i have to say, even though i'm a fan(not a hardcore fan though) of the marvel universe, its mechanics are way to complicated. Maybe i will try Shirou in the marvel universe at some point in the future when i have a better understanding of it.

Thats why i tooked boku no hero academia since its basically fairly similiar to superhero universes(well it is a superhero anime after all) and its mechanics seem easier to understand .

And after all, Shirou with his ideal fits perfectly into superherp worlds like boku no hero academia.

But anyway i hope you can enjoy the story, if not thats ok.

Pls feel free to tell me what you think about this. I'm open for every sort of critic etc.

Also english is not my native language therefore if my grammar/spelling seems weird pls tell me. And maybe some tipp how i can improve that.

Also i will make the next chapters longer than this one so I cant tell how fast i will be uploading. Will try to upload once every week, but because of RL it may be only once in 2 weeks i dont really know.

Anyway here's the chapter.

My life was about to end.

But even so i couldn't stop smiling.

I did everything i wanted to do in life. I traveled the world and saved many people.

I did so without asking for anything in return.

Why should I?

But unfortunately that made the people believe i'm suspicious.

But I ignored that.

I knew that would be the reaction.

I knew it ever since i saw it in Archers memories during my fight with him all those years ago.

I even saw how it would end if i go down the path of becoming a hero of justice.

I knew it but I still went down that path.

And i don't regret it, like i have sworn to myself.

But I did some things different than Archer did.

I refused to make a contract with Alaya.

And i did not became cynical like he was.

Thus i walked towards my execution knowing this would be the end for me.

Knowing i would not become a counter guardian.

Looking back there was only one thing i regretted.

That i made Tohsaka cry.

I knew she would be crying because of my execution.

But only while no one was watching. Thats how she is.

I just hope she don't get the same punishment as i got. After all she stayed with me until the very end, no matter how stupid or foolish my action were according to her, and thus the people became suspicious of her as well.

But she is smart, she will find a way out of it i'm sure of that. After all she did not accepted death, like i did.

But no matter what happens to me now, or to her, in the end i couldn't have changed it anymore.

Yes i could have destroyed those chains, but for what. I don't desire to be a hero who's hunted by the governments.

But in the end i could say that i have achieved my dream.

I became a hero of justice.

But it had it's costs.

Many people died without me being able to safe them.

Many people died by my hands, because there was no other way.

I was at edge of selfdestruction, by the overusage of my magical circuits and reality marble, way too many times, according to Tohsaka.

But I survived it all and walked down my ideal path without regretting it just because i had to pay for it.

Now i was walking towards my execution, knowing my life would end the same way Archers ended. Also knowing i couldn't change the things that happened.

I walked towards my execution walking with a smile on my face, just like he did it.

And thus my life was now officially over.

That was what i was thinking at least, just before the string could press out the rest of my life to end it.

But instead of dying everything around me became brightly light and somewhat weird, as if the world around me was spinning with high-speed.

Great i knew this.

That happened before, when that cursed Zelretch played a prank on me and threw me in a different universe for a week.

A universe where only evil seemed to exist.

What a great place to send someone who is aiming to be a hero of justice.

Therefore i knew that Zelretch was just about to send me into a different universe or something else.

Oh Great.

Thats how i came to wake up in this nearly completely dark place.

Under me many bright lights. Just like the sky at night when you could see the stars.

"Each one of those lights is a world itself."

Turning around i'm now facing the old user of the second sorcery, the kaleidoscope, Zelretch.

"What is the meaning of this, Zelretch?"

I am really confused right now.

I never heard that Zelretch pulled someone out of his universe to talk with him. So he probably wants something from me.

On the other hand, no one knew what it was that's going on in that mans head.

Thats why anything could happen now.

Zelretch looks at me with a somewhat cynical smile.

"Oh? So you would have preferred to be dead now? If that's so then i can still kill you here and now. But only if you want."

Pulling out a dagger while he is saying so.

"That's not what i wanted to say. And you probably know that. So I ask again. What is the meaning of this?"

Putting the dagger away his smile changes to a more relaxed one.

"Oh, i just wanted to talk with you. You are an interesting individual after all, you know that? so let us have a nice little chat.

I will start this conversation with one simple question. Did you managed to become a hero, Emiya Shirou?"

Why is he asking me such a needless question?

And so suddenly out of nowhere.

I don't even need to think about my answer though.

That's easy to answer.

"Yes, i realized my ideal and became a hero of justice."

"I see. hm... interesting... indeed.

Say would the people say the same about you?

They executed you after all.

Or at least they wanted to. "

My growing confusion must be readable from my face since his smile grows even wider now.

"So what?

What does this have to do with it?

No they would probably don't think so. They thought i'm suspicious. But I don't care about that."

He looks me directly in the eyes.

His face seems now somehow troubled.

As if he couldn't understand why i said something stupid.

Which i obviously didn't. Or did i?

"Let me explain you what it has to do with this by using an example.

Let us say...elephants can talk, ok?

Now there is one elephant who says hm...

'I am a Tiger'

but everyone else says he is an elephant. Is he then a tiger just because he says so?"

Wow like always when he is around im not getting anything.

I simply don't understand why he is now talking about elephants and tigers.

But at least the question was easy to answer.

"Of course not he will still be an elephant.

No matter what he says."

Ok old man hurry up and come to your damn point. Otherwise i will try to kill you.

Even if there was no way for me to succeed in killing you. Trying won't do anything bad, i mean moments ago i accepted that i would die so...

"Now another situation. A boy says he is a hero, but everyone else says he isn't.

Following the logic you just confirmed he is not a hero.

So why should you be one, Emiya Shirou?

Just because you say so? You just confirmed that isn't enough.

So again why should you be a hero? "

Is he freaking kidding me?

He is twisting my damn words. That's why I dont like talking to him.

But I realized my ideal i know that.

But the way he is showing me the things, i have to say that it is just logical to say that i never became a hero of justice.

Damn you Zelretch. Couldn't you just let me die in peace with the satisfaction that i achieved my dream?

Wait, thats it, yes I realized MY dream.

I became MY ideal hero of justice.

"Then let me correct my statement Zelretch. I became my ideal of a hero of justice. And in my ideal a hero don't have to be called a hero by others. He just needs to save people."

Zelretch, giving me now a satisfied expression, sits down onto a chair that appeared out of nowhere remains quiet for a few moments gazing upon the stars, or 'worlds', and then finally replies.

"But how do you know that you wouldn't have liked the people to recognize you as a hero? How do you know that you wouldn't have wanted them to call you a hero again and again?"

Ok is this gonna be some sort of 'What if...' chat?

Ok lets think about this.

Hm... he is right i don't know that feeling. The feeling of being called a hero. And i can't tell if i would have liked that feeling if i would have experienced it. But I don't think that it is necessary to have in order to be a hero.

Thinking for a few moments to find the right choice of words so that he couldn't twist them to some sort of other meaning like he did before i calmly reply.

"No, thats true, i don't know that feeling or if i would have liked that feeling, however i don't believe it is a necessary feeling that a hero needs."

Ok his expression tells me he disagrees with that.

Great i got myself into a serious conversation with Zelretch and it seems as if it would continue for quite a while.

Guess I can just make it comfortable for me and sit down myself.

Surprisingly the ground below me, if it was even the ground or something else created by the sorcerer in front of me since it is like the 'ground' is there but at the same time isnt there, was really soft.

Ok now i can talk for a while longer with you. I mean i would be dead now so its not like i have something to do anyway. Even if pretty much anything would be better than having a conversation with Zelretch.

But I guess I can't change that.

"So you cannot give me a clear answer to that? Then if you don't know every aspect of a hero, how can you say that you have reached your ideal? I mean to say you accomplish something means at the same time that you have to know everything that belongs to accomplishing it. Right? Otherwise you couldn't know if you accomplished it."

Leaning back onto the 'ground-thats-not-there-but-still-there' and allowing myself finally to relax i finally realize that there are still alot of things i could have learned in my life.

Well i died pretty young after all.

But I still don't think its necessary, but better don't show it to him. Otherwise this conversation never ends.

"Guess i don't fully know what a hero is then. I always saw only the aspect of saving people, huh? Well my life is over, cant change it anymore i guess."

Yes thats right, even if thanks to Zelretch i'm still alive, i accepted the punishment of the people. I accepted my death. There was no way turning back. Even if Zelretch would send me back, they would just execute me once more.

Therefore there is nothing i can do anymore.

"Oh, is that so, Emiya Shirou? You seem pretty alive for me. "

Seems like i am wrong once more today.

Damn you Zelretch what are you planning?

"Well i am alive, yes. But when i return they will just execute me again."

Now it seems like Zelretch is getting to the point, since his wide smile is on his face once more.

"But who said that i throw you back into your world?"

What? Seriously, he wants to prank me again? Damn you Zelretch. Just damn you.

"So you are going to play another prank on me? Why?"

"I'm not going to prank you this time. I give you a second life in another world.

You see there is a world where around 80 percent of humanity has some sort of supernatural ability. And the Emiya Shirou there died this morning. He was just going to be transferred into a new school. He was in his 3rd year of middle school. And since no one noticed his death yet, i can give you his place in that world. That would mean of course your body reverts to its state when you where in your 3rd year of middle school. But what is really interesting about that world for you is that 'hero' is a official profession there. So what do you say, Emiya Shirou? Are you going to accept my offer?"

Ok WHAT THE FUCK? I knew he is a powerful sorcerer, but he can do even something like that?

But more importantly...

"Why did no one noticed his death yet?"

"Well like for you his father, Emiya Kiritsugu, is already dead. And there was a villain attack this morning. Thats how he died. And ...well, the whole area was blown away. Therefore no one really knows who died there. Except for me of course."

Ok think about it Shirou.

Well do i even need to think about it?

Accepting would mean i can save more people.

And there is not some negative aspect like becoming a counter guardian, right?

"Why would you do that? What do you want from me in return?"

"Nothing. Well you would serve as some kind of experiment for me. Im pretty bored at the moment you see. But don't fear, i would just be observing you. That's all. You are an interesting individual after all."

Ok at least he seems honest to me.

And if be just wants to observe me... well i cant prevent that anyway.

And what has a dead man to loose anyway?

"I'll do it. I accept your offer Zelretch. It means i can keep saving people so i don't have to think about it."

"Well then, maybe we see each other again sometime, Emiya Shirou. I will merge the information that are most important for you to know from that worlds dead Emiya Shirou over to you. So you know where you are living and all. Don't fear i won't overwrite any of your memories. Oh yeah. In order to be a professional hero in that world you have to go to a specific high school. But I am optimistic that you will find out which high school that is by yourself. So good luck and have fun in your new life, Emiya Shirou."

With those words the world around me starts spinning once more.