Well as a writer this would be my first fanfiction featuring Fate/Stay Night and Akame ga Kiru, to finally express an idea that has bugging me for months. I hope you all would enjoy.

"Its an Earth Dragon!""Run!"

The moment the screams started, Emiya Shirou had already started moving. Right as the Earth Dragon opened its mouth to roar, he traced his favored swords, Kanshou and Bakuya into his hands and took the chance to deliver a series of powerful strikes.

SLASH

The A Ranked Danger Beast crumpled to the ground. A single moment was all it took to strike the eight vital points and thrust his blades into the beast's heart, finishing it instantly. A modified version of his Nine Lives Blade Works for the married blades. Staring at the fallen dragon, he let out a sigh of frustration. Once again, he had overestimated the enemy and underestimated the changes to his body. Shirou suspected it was due to the fact that this world's age of the gods never actually ended and with his body being changed to match that… Lets just say that he could probably match a servant equally in physical stats now.

"That was amazing! You took down that Earth Dragon all by yourself!"

"And you made it seem so easy as well!"

Listening to the praises of the awestruck soldiers made Shirou rub the back of his head sheepishly, he didn't actually mean to show off his skills so much. He just panicked when he saw the soldiers being attacked by the Earth Dragon and rushed forward to save them, severely overestimating the Danger Beast in the process and using one of his more powerful moves despite not needing it. It was a serious blunder to him at least, and as such he didn't quite understand why the soldiers were praising him so much.

"No, its thanks to my teigu over here, it grants me some pretty powerful abilities and can dematerialize when I don't need it. See," Dismissing the blades in his hands as he thought about the powerful Mystic Codes he found in this world. Teigu, otherwise known as Imperial Arms, were ancient and powerful relics forged by the First Emperor's servants and possessed varied abilities, each strong enough to match Noble Phantasms in their own right, and could only be wielded by the strongest of warriors. They were said to be somewhat sentient, but Shirou had never seen one for himself and had no way of confirming the information.

"To have the skill and strength to possess one of the teigu…" The soldier muttered in a half coherent voice, before snapping into a deep bow "It's a great honor to meet you!" "Eh…hehe.." Shirou sweated nervously while giving himself a mental facepalm, it definitely wasn't the best idea to claim Kanshou and Bakuya as teigu, but he really didn't have any other way of covering up his magecraft. As far as he was aware, magic didn't exist or was well hidden under the surface; Shirou did not want to risk drawing the wrath of any possible magical organizations for revealing magecraft and his hypnosis still sucked even several years after the Grail War and tutelage. He just hoped that the soldiers didn't start spreading stories about his skills or report it to their superiors, it would definitely lead to a huge pile of trouble and reveal a few secrets he wanted to keep while on his search for Rin.

"How could we ever repay you for us?"The soldier continued, not rising from his bow. This led Shirou to a pause, normally he would just try to let the matter go and continue himself, but in this case he was in a new world with no knowledge of the terrain and landscape and would simply get lost if he tried to navigate without maps to search for Tohsaka… He needed more information of the country he was in first, and the best place to get it would be none other than the capital city itself.

"Then could you take me to the capital city please, I kinda got lost travelling there and have no idea how to proceed."

"The Imperial… Capital? What… do you expect to find there?"The hesitation in the soldiers voice caught Shirou's attention, the villages he had passed through suffered from poverty and disease, but the villagers held to the belief that if they made it big in the capital they could help their villages. And unfortunately, the only way for the poor villagers to do so would be to become soldiers. If a regular foot soldier had a fear or dislike of the Imperial Capital… the corruption he suspected was present may have been more prevalent then he expected.

"I was just planning on meeting a close friend of mine and getting some supplies there." Shirou answered carefully, choosing his words carefully in case he set the soldier off.

He visibly relaxed before climbing back onto his cart, "Well hop on then, our destination is the Imperial Capital!"

The Imperial Capital, the seat of power for the emperor and the embodiment of the power that the great Empire possess. Where money flows and dreams are realized, where legends are made and heroes are born. Spanning entire leagues in size, the Capital would be the paradise that many dreamed of, the life of luxury they sought easily obtainable upon this city of dreams.

"At least… Those dreams could have been fulfilled maybe a hundred years ago. The corruption in this city has spread so deep and far that those dreams are nigh unachievable" Shirou mused silently. The signs were incredibly obvious to those who knew what to for, the giant wall that separated the rich from the poor an obvious discrimination of those lower in the social ladder. The desperation in the eyes of the merchants as their goods remained completely untouched with the ever present rumors of their goods being of low quality and over priced. The dead bodies upon the grounds of the slums that many just seemed to ignore, the jeering laughter of the nobles that drove past in fancy jeweled carriages when they looked upon the sick and homeless… It was no wonder the amount of hatred of the lower echelons held against a Prime Minister, who was widely accepted as the source of all the corruption within the Empire. Hell, Shirou himself couldn't stop himself from holding that grudge against the Minister, his ideals of wanting to save everyone still burned bright within him, he was not willing nor ready to become the broken Counter Guardian Archer had turned out as, losing all faith when his ideals betrayed him. No, he understood perfectly that not everyone could be saved, but he would be damned if he wouldn't try, and he would lament and grieve on his failures but never regret. It was what broke Archer, and he would not allow it to do the same to him.

I have no regrets, this is the only path.

That would been one of the key differences between him and Archer, and Shirou would made sure it stayed that way. Looking up to see where his feet had carried him, Shirou found himself staring up the entrance to the Imperial Barracks as eager hopefuls filled in a rush to enlist within the army. Rin had told him that Archer had actually joined the JSDF at one point, but the lack of compatible equipment and need to actively follow orders had him to leave a few weeks into active service and become the vigilant he was well known for. Shirou idly considered joining the Imperial Army himself but threw the thought out of his mind, he would only encounter the same problems as Archer and it was highly likely the Military Commanders were also corrupted and would lead the army to commit heinous deeds he could condone for the sake of luxuries. No, he first had to get more information on the situation at hand before taking on such drastic actions. But only problem was how… rumors and eavesdropping on conversations in bars and taverns could only take him so far, he needed some reliable contacts to get him the information he needed. 'Arghh…' Resisting the urge to throw his arms up and just give up, Shirou rubbed his brow tiredly, the situation was just getting too much for him. Being thrown into the Kaleidoscope and having your body altered was not pleasant, and having to spend several days scouring the forest for signs of civilization meant he was unable to indulge in the activity that relaxed him the most, cooking. At the rate things were going, Shirou didn't think he would get access to the proper facilities for a long time. Suddenly he felt a surge of sympathy for Rin, being constanly exposed to the arrogant nobles of the Clock Tower and having to keep up a fake smile for them and the amount of frustration she must feel… No wonder she put so much force into the Tantric Rituals she needed to support Saber. Speaking of which… he needed to find the duo quickly in order to have a chance to get back to his home dimension, but he had no idea where the two of them had ended when they were thrown into this dimension along with him and to find them he needed in..formation….

'ARGHH' Shirou really did throw his hands up and collapse against a nearby wall in frustration. He really really wished that the little magus was here, Shirou missed both her company and the fact that she could have easily gotten all the information they needed easily. 'Im overeacting… Theres no point dwelling on idle thoughts, I should get to work if I want to go home anytime soon,' Shirou let out a sigh and moved off the wall, ready to leave until a feminine voice stopped him in his tracks.

" Why are you so depressed? Is something troubling you young man?"

Shirou turned his head round only to meet one of the largest pairs of breasts he had ever seen in his life. 'Big… No I can't do this, Rin will kill me if I ever think about another woman' Shirou thought frantically with his eye twitching furiously. Mistaking his silence for acceptance, the woman continued her speech

" Drawn by dreams of making it big within the Imperial Capital, you came all the way from the country to work, only to fail and lose the job you have right?"

Shirou finally snapped out his stupor and took a good look at the woman. Blonde and clipped hair reaching to her neck, leaving two bangs to frame her face. Rather well endowed, Shirou pushed that thought of out his head, and wearing the kind of outfit Shirou expected to see on dancers; a piece of cloth wrapped around her chest and another piece secured by a belt, along a skirt that exposed the front of her toned legs. The woman was smiling quite nicely, but he noticed a certain twitch in her lips that would have escaped his notice unless he was forced to constantly watch for facial expressions to figure out if anyone was trying to deceive him.

'Shes up to something…' Was the rampant thought in his mind. He did not wish to get caught up in any more problematic situations, he didn't think he could take the stress and decided to play it safe.

"No, its just that I dredged up some old memories from my childhood and spaced out, nothing as serious as that."

"Ara, you're not from the country?" The woman asked pointedly, her eyes widening just slightly in curiosity.

"I am, but I just came to the capital to meet some old acquaintances."

"I see… Well, you have to hope that those acquaintances of yours are safe. Ive been hearing nasty rumors about country boys vanishing off the streets, never to be seen again."The woman whispered in a solemn tone, the atmosphere turning gloomy as Shirou unknowingly tensed. Was there a serial killer on the loose or a slave ring that primarily sold country boys? This warranted investigation, as someone who wished to save people, Emiya Shirou could not allow that to continue. The question was… Shirou turned a suspicious eye unto the blonde woman that came before him, why is she telling me this information. The tense silence continued for a few minutes, neither of the two budging an inch from their respective positions.

"Well, gotta run, bye bye" She announced suddenly, before turning on her heel and running off, removing the gloomy atmosphere that penetrated the air for so long. Shirou didn't let himself relax though, he knew his priorities now. Finding Rin and Saber was a far off task for now, the empire too large to consider starting a search without any information. No, that could wait. For now, the target that Emiya Shirou hunted would be the perpetrator of the missing people, and along with the blonde woman that just left…

After night had fallen, Shirou rested his back against a wall not too far from the main road. He had spent the last few hours scouring the city to familiarize himself with it and search for information on his targets. While he had been completely unable to find any clues as to the identity of the unknown kidnapper which was to be expected, they had covered their tracks well to be able to get away with over twenty kidnappings. But Shirou had discovered the kidnapper had made a mistake that he capitalized on to bring him a step closer to the kidnapper. A homeless man had seen one of the missing people interacting with a female noble before climbing into the carriage she rode, riding off in the general direction of the Cowen Manor. And the road he rested upon was the same one the homeless had seen the man leave with the noble.

'Its highly likely that the Cowen family have a connection to the kidnapper. Being a noble family, its more likely that they would run a slave ring as compared to merely outright murdering.' Shirou thought with narrowed eyes, several thoughts running through his head ' Since the suspect was riding a carriage, its definitely not any of the servants, and leaves the main family as prime suspects. The Cowens are a family of three, the Duke and Duchess Cowen along with the heir Aria, so the question is who and why are they doing it.' Sparing a glance towards the slums, he was reminded of the blonde woman he met earlier in the day. She was known as Leone throughout the slums and was extremely infamous for swindling many gang members of all the money and having no tolerance for injustice, often defending prostitutes from the worst of the rabble and saving children from any abusive nobles within the area. She was also suspected of having a teigu and being a part of the Revolutionary Army; a rebellion centered around defeating and taking the corrupt head of state and replacing him with a proper leader of their choice. Having focused their efforts on raising their numbers meant they weren't high on the Empire's priorities and allowed them to perform covert assassinations upon several of the more corrupt members of the society. Shirou had a good feeling about them and planned on acting more in support of the rebellion. Still, it begged the question, why had Leone approached him? He had barely been in this world for a week and hadn't done anything special or worthy of attention, so there would have been no way for them to find out about him. So, why?

Hearing the rumbling of a carriage approaching, Shirou quickly pushed the thoughts aside and dropped his head, squeezing his eyes shut, focusing on acting out his planned cover story of being a homeless man from the country. Well, the story was mostly true… he didn't have a home after all and Fuyuki wasn't a major city and could be considered part of the countryside… but that was beside the point as Shirou heard a female voice call out.

"Stop."

The carriage grinded to a stop as the drivers pulled hard on the reins, its wooden clacking nosily against the stone paved road. "Again, my lady?" A male voice this time, most likely one of the drivers that led the horses, Shirou noted pretending to blearily open his eyes. " You know I can't help it, it's my nature" The same female voice, which he now attached to a blonde haired girl wearing high quality fine clothing, responded cheerfully before climbing off the carriage and running towards him. Finally choosing to raise his head, Shirou looked into the blue eyes of Aria Cowen who simply smiled back at him.

"If you have nowhere to sleep, would you like to stay at my home?"

The simple request immediately raised alarm bells in his head as Shirou managed to see a hint of insanity and sadistic glee when he looked into her eyes. Mentally filing it as another point to the Cowens as suspects, he schooled his expression into a more neutral look before answering.

"I don't have any money…"

"You wouldn't be sleeping here if you did, would you?"

One of the men accompanying decided to speak up, and with a slight undertone of nervousness lining it "Lady Aria cant ignore people like you. You should accept her generousity."

"So what would you like to do?" Aria continued without missing a beat, the smile never leaving her face and the glint in her eye ever growing.

"Well… It beats staying on the streets for sure." Shirou replied embarrassedly, turning his head to the side and mentally breathing a sigh of relief as Aria seemed to accept his words and hopped back to the carriage and started waving him over. 'Thank you Rin for forcing me to take those acting classes' Shirou muttered a silent prayer before picking himself up and walking over to the carriage, his golden eyes narrowing and picking up a sense of steel normally found within blades.

'Aria Cowen, if you truly are the perpetrator, you will answer to your crimes.'