Author's Note: I could not resist and so I decided to start yet another story.

Prologue: Shirou Arrives in Orario

The last thing Shirou remembers before being engulfed by the portal of the corrupted Grail was having defeated Gilgamesh the King of Heroes by fully utilizing the Unlimited Blade Works. Shirou had been able to unleash his Reality Marble the way he did since in this particular timeline of events he had been using his Magic Circuits correctly and so they had never atrophied and the quality of all 27 Circuits was relatively high.

Shirou could clearly remember slicing off the right arm of Gilgamesh as he reached for some sort of trump card that gave Shirou a heachache whenever he glanced at it. Some sort of Noble Phantasm that was alien in nature and so could not be comprehended even through Shirou's particularly unique psyche.

The battle ended with Shirou crisscrossing Kanshou and Bakuya across Gilgamesh's neck and proceeding to swiftly decapitate the Golden King. That was when Shirou had a thought, as the King of Heroes was disintegrating.

"With this, could I become a hero?" Shirou could not help ponder on this as he had just overcome a great adversary. If he could save lives by defeating any foes, villains that come his way perhaps he truly could end up becoming a hero and fulfill the dream he had inherited from Kiritsugu.

Yes, Shirou fervently wished that he could become an honest to goodness hero. And that's what the Grail had latched onto before its power could fade.

A portal had then opened and sucked Shirou in before he could so much as yell in defiance. In transit Shirou had bore witness to a variety of scenes. He saw other timelines of his Grail War, he saw futures wherein he had gone off to study at the Clock Tower with Rin, and he even got to see the original timeline wherein he becomes the Counter Guardian EMIYA and so on until he finally blacks out.

When Shirou awoke it was to find himself in an alleyway, a relatively clean one thankfully that did have a dumpster in it but it was in good condition so any trash was most likely safely deposited in it. The next thing Shirou noticed was that his clothes had changed into something more fitting in a Medieval setting since he was in a white tunic with blue sleeves (resembling his old shirt's design), black breeches and then dark brown boots. There also seemed to be a black jacket sitting on the ground next to him and it seemed to be in pretty good condition and so Shirou saw fit to put it on.

Shirou remembered being sucked into a portal created by the corrupted Grail and so he was wary of his surroundings all the while he was inspecting his person.

Seeing no direct danger as it were he began to explore this city and ask around about where he was and whatnot.

What he learned astounded him. He was in Orario a city where most gods and goddesses resided after having descended from Tenkai and where the Dungeon was located. At the risk of sounding like a crazy person to the locals he had asked about more information on the Dungeon and what he was told blew his mind even more. A structure where monsters spawned and adventurers made a living off of hunting them and gathering magic stones. He also learned of the currency, Valis, and other essential information like about the Guild and the system of familias.

Shirou may have been dumbstruck at first at his new circumstance but he soon saw the bright side to being transported here. The Grail had seen fit to send him to a world that needed heroes! Surely there will come times wherein he had to save other people from monsters and whatnot and he had a feeling there were unscrupulous types of adventurers that abused their power or were part of nefarious organizations and so on, he could feel it in his bones! This was his chance! There was just one problem at the moment.

He needed to join a familia if he wanted to start his life as an adventurer. It was the rule around here.

And so Shirou began asking around if he could join a familia. But none would take him in since he didn't look particularly strong. That was the opinion of those he asked of course but Shirou did not let that deter him from his goal.

By Shirou's estimate it was around seven in the evening when he arrived in this world, and now it was around midnight from what he could tell. And still, he was unable to join a familia. He almost gave up at this point but Shirou was stubborn, he kept walking around in the hopes of finding a deity that would take him in.

"Excuse me but, I heard you were looking to join a familia?" A cute female voice had said suddenly from within the alley Shirou had found himself in.

When Shirou turned to look behind him where the voice came from he saw a petite girl with blue eyes and black hair tied into two twin tails that reach down to her mid thighs. Her hair is tied with hair accessories that feature blue and white petals along with bell shaped ornaments. Her attire is a white mini dress with a blue ribbon around her neck and one tied under her breasts around her arms, and a pair of white gloves. She also seemed to be barefoot at the moment.

"Yes, that's right. And judging by your question that would make you a Goddess right?" Seeing her nod in affirmation Shirou continued. "What's your name, Kami-sama?"

"Hestia." She then smiled such a heartfelt smile Shirou could not help but be moved by the spectacle.

"It's nice to meet you, Hestia-sama. My name is Shirou Emiya. But you can just call me Shirou." He then holds out his hand for her to shake in greeting and she does take it in both her hands and begins to fervently shake them up and down.

"Likewise, Shirou-kun! So, would you please join my familia?"

Shirou's reply came out in about a split second as soon as the question was asked. "Yes."

"R-really? Even though I clearly don't seem like I can provide for you all that much?"

"That's quite alright, Hestia-sama. I'm just glad you're willing to take someone desperate like me in. So, thank you Hestia-sama. For taking a chance on me." The smile Shirou gave Hestia at that moment is one that she shall remember for the rest of her days because of how honest and radiant it seemed to her at that very moment.

Shirou then had a slight problem. Because as soon as he finished saying what he said and smiled a great smile at Hestia she tackled him into the ground and began bawling into his chest and crying out "Thank you!" over and over again.

Now, Shirou was not as dense as he lead on and so he could tell that Hestia was not crying out of sadness but happiness at finally getting someone to agree to join her familia. And so he made sure to wrap his arms around Hestia's small frame and just let her cry it all out until she was ready to speak again.

That was in about thirty minutes. Shirou guessed that Hestia was just that happy and he could only imagine how many times she had been rejected before finally finding Shirou.

The next thing on the agenda was to bestow upon Shirou a falna which involved a drop of Hestia's blood being dripped onto Shirou's back. At this point she would have reacted violently to the star-shaped scar where Shirou's heart should be but the teleportation of the Grail seems to have returned Shirou's body to a more pristine condition. Anyway, the ritual was done inside the humble abode of Hestia that was located at an abandoned church at the outskirts of the city.

"Shirou-kun...it says here that you already possess Magic but I had just given you falna! You must be truly blessed to have unlocked such potential this early!" Ah yes, Shirou's magecraft would be qualified as Magic in this new world.

"What does it say regarding my Magic, Hestia-sama?"

"It just says Unlimited Blade Works but there's no description. Tell me, Shirou, what does it mean?"

And so Shirou saw fit to explain the concept behind tracing and how he could actualize an inner world that was basically his soul upon reality for a time. Hestia is his Goddess now and if he could not trust her with this then who could he trust?

"Shirou... please promise me to never activate the Unlimited Blade Works unless your life's in danger… if the other Gods and Goddesses ever found out about it they'd never leave you alone and just treat you like their own plaything!"

"Okay. I promise I won't unleash the Unlimited Blade Works unless absolutely necessary, Hestia-sama."

It made sense to Shirou. Hestia's explanation of how other Deities would see fit to use him as a plaything sounded a lot like what the Age of Gods was like back in his original world. So it would not hurt to keep his Reality Marble a secret as much as possible.

"Hestia-sama, I'm going to need some basic armor and a starting weapon so as not to arouse any suspicion from the Guild won't I?"

"That's right, Shirou. Luckily I have some money saved up already from my part time job!" Huh. Upon hearing such a thing Shirou could not help but feel such an image of his Kami-sama working a part time job being so out there and unbelievable that it renewed his resolve to be able to provide for the both of them in the long run.

After a quick trip to an affordable Hephaestus familia weapons and armor shop Shirou was outfitted with gauntlets, a chest piece and pauldrons that gleamed a nice silver sheen made by someone named Welf Crozzo. As for a starter weapon Shirou bought a well forged but still affordable steel longsword made by a different blacksmith. The armor costed only 7,800 valis and the sword only 2,000 valis leaving him with a bit of money leftover from the 10,000 valis budget that Hestia had given him.

Next was getting registered at the Guild so that he could officially become an adventurer and start hunting in the dungeon. Shirou ended up being assigned Eina Tulle as his advisor. Eina is a Half Elf with a slim body, pointy ears, shoulder length brown hair, and emerald colored eyes.

Eina took the liberty of explaining how things work with the Guild and the Dungeon and everything to Shirou so that he would know what's what. It was protocol after all to orient new adventurers regarding the goings on at the Guild which of course included the Dungeon, this was in order to make sure newbies didn't get the idea in their head to do whatever they pleased once they were granted passage into the Dungeon.

And not long after his orientation was finished Shirou went off into the Dungeon after securing a pouch to keep Magic Stones inside of which he would turn in to the Guild for a profit.

Shirou figured he would just try out the first five floors of the Dungeon in order to get a feel for things.

And so there he was hacking and slashing with his steel sword against Goblins and Kobolds. He defeated dozens and dozens of these monsters by the time he reached the fifth floor and just stayed there hunting.

That was when something strange happened. A Minotaur showed up intent on bashing his skull in, roaring bloody murder as it charged at him.

To be on the safe side that's when Shirou decided it was time to Reinforce his recently blessed body to the utmost limit. The Minotaur seemed to be moving in slow motion once he did that. He then pumped his steel sword full of prana in order to Break it.

Dashing with enough might to cause spiderweb cracks to appear on the Dungeon floor where he kicked off Shirou met the Minotaur head on and slashed it down the middle of it's body starting from head to midsection leaving the steel sword lodged inside of the monster's chest area.

Shirou then made sure to back away a few meters as the steel sword then exploded in a bright display of mystical energy since it had been pumped full of enough of prana.

Once most of the dust had cleared from the explosion that was when Shirou had noticed someone had arrived on the fifth floor just a few meters behind where the Minotaur had been.

Shirou was momentarily struck by the blonde beauty that had appeared in front of him dressed in armor holding a sword to the side at the ready. It would seem she had been chasing after the Minotaur that had come up from a lower level.

For several moments the two just stared at each other until Shirou decided to finally break the silence.

"Hello, I'm Shirou Emiya." Was all he said and that was when the girl decided to sheath her blade and approach him at a rather quick pace.

She held a hand out for him to shake and she said in a rather soft and delicate voice, "Hello, my name is Ais Wallenstein. How did you kill that Minotaur so easily?" Her gaze had sharpened slightly upon asking her question since, she was greatly interested in strength.

"With mediocre sword skills and a steel sword pumped full of magical energy." Shirou answered immediately with a serious expression on his face. He neglected to mention about the Reinforcement of his own body but, he had to keep some details to himself.

Ais's gaze softened upon hearing the answer and she responded immediately. "Ah. I see. Nicely done then, glad to see you are safe from the encounter. And sorry, it was my fault it was up here in the first place… Good day to you." Ais then turned around and headed back to the lower levels of the Dungeon probably to hunt some more.

Shirou would have collected the monster core of the Minotaur to add to his haul but it seems it had been destroyed by the explosion of the steel sword. And so he headed back to the Guild with what he had gathered from killing so many Goblins and Kobolds.

That day Shirou had earned a whopping 50,000 valis from all the Goblins and Kobolds he had killed. Given the expenses for his equipment Shirou thought it to be quite a good haul for a first day and it was.

That's all I got for now, I hope this was a fun read. Next chapter will be out either within a week or several weeks. It could even be months. It really depends on my mood. Take care!