Chapter 2
The silver haired girl couldn't believe it the boy in front of her had break into her room and has just say it was her brother.
"I'm going to assume you don't believe me?" the boy in front of her spoke taking her out of her toughs.
"I don't have brother, my only relative is my father!"
"I know, why you think I'm here?" he said as he look around the room. "I come here to take you back to him." He said with a smile.
A ray of hope appeared in her heart, the boy was presenting her a chance to see her father again to prove that all the thing her grandfather had said were just lies.
"Tell me the name of my father!" she wanted to believe but she needed to be sure.
Something like the real name of the Magus Killer was something few knew, even inside the castle there were few besides her personal maids and her grandfather that knew his name.
Edward turn back to her and look at her with a serious expression. He understood the reason behind her question and decide it was a fair for her to doubt him.
"Emiya Kiritsugu." He simply said and the moment he saw Ilya's eyes widen in surprise he smirk. "So let's go Ilya." He said extending his right hand.
Ilya wasn't sure about taking it, as it would mean leaving all the place that had been her home but on the other side would see her father and she would get to know the world just like her mother had wanted.
But before she could take his hand he turn and create a pair of flames blades with no special shape, they were just regular dual western crimson swords and stop a big halberd aiming at him. Using the teachings of his father, he used projection and reinforcement to give his flames the form of any weapon he wanted. The weapons would had the strength of skill and still they would maintain the heat of fire, still beside that they didn't have anything special, they were just flames given form they could be destroyed and have all the weakness of fire.
"My lady!" a voice she knew very spoke.
Ilya turned and saw a both her maids Sella and Leysritt. In her case the distraction created by Ciel on the front of the castle had an unexpected effect, they had go to protect Ilya even when the conflict wasn't even near her. if either of them had knew about their dedication towards the little girl they would have known but they didn't and there lay the mistake. They seemed like twins in anything the only difference were the lack of life in Leysritt.
Edward could felt himself being slowly pushed back by her strength. He realize her strength betray her appearance, he felt he harsh gaze on him.
"I won't let you hurt Ilya." She said with no emotion and increase her strength.
He felt the ground under him crack at the pressure.
"Black…"
"Wait!" Ilya interrupt him but he was pretty sure she wasn't talking to him. "He is not an enemy."
"My lady! How can you say said that!" Sella exclaimed.
"He is an intruder but he won't hurt me. At least I think so." She then turned to Leysritt. "Please."
The maid look at the girl for a couple of seconds before putting her halberd away. Making Edward sighed in relief as it was just matter of time before she cut him down.
"Well thanks for stop trying to kill me." He said as he make his blades disappeared. "I came to take Ilya out of here. So what's your answer?"
Ilya tough about it for a few seconds.
"I will come with you Hellhound."
"Leysritt! That man is controlling our mistress!" Sella exclaimed the moment she knew her intention.
"She is not" she shook her head. "I know and so do you." She said looking down.
Ilya looked at them confused not really understanding what was happening on her minds.
"Why the sad face? You two are coming with me."
The two maids raise their head and her eyes widen with surprise.
"It's okay right Hellhound?"
He sighed. "I have a name you know and yes they can come. So let's go?"
A young man with short silver hair wearing a white suit found himself walking towards Ilya's room. The reason for this was simple, he had felt some magic in that direction in no way he was worried by the silver haired girl as in his eyes she was no more than a recipient for the grail, that she could think and do more than other homunculus didn't matter to him, after all he was the real heir to the Einzbern.
His name was Gerard, he was also a homunculus created after the betray they had suffered in the last war at hands of the magus killer. Jubstacheit had decided they needed a strong fighter they could control for the next war they knew it would be in another seven years. A Master that could kill the others with ease and would finally allow them to regain what was truthfully theirs.
In the beginning he had wanted to make Ilya be that master but in the end he decide against it, her very father had betray them and they didn't know what had happened to him. They just know that the Magus Killer disappeared with this wouldn't be the first time and if he were to meet her in the future her loyalty could be compromised.
That was he decided to create Gerard, a homunculus who had the best magic circuits possible and was suited for direct combat. While continue walking one of the maids stood in his way.
"Gerard-Sama we are under attack! It dangerous for you to be walking around." The unknown maid asked with concern.
The boy with crimson eyes look at her before putting a hand on her cheek.
"Don't worry, I just going to check on Illyasviel" he said with a fake smile.
The maid just nodded and he continue. Truth to be told he wasn't an evil person but he wasn't a good person either. Something like morals and values didn't make sense in his eyes in his eyes all actions were determined by logic. Things like love and family didn't seem important to him and he valued other on his usefulness.
The reason he didn't care about Ilya wasn't because he hate but he didn't seem any value in her besides a container one that could be replaced. He talk to nice to the maid because there was no point on using force and it would only be a waste of energy. In other words he was a very rational person.
Eventually he reach the hallway and he didn't feel anything when he saw a boy with a red jacket missing a sleeve walking out the Ilya's room while grabbing her hand.
"Valhalla." He said in a whisper as many crystal sphere appeared and began to float around him.
"Járnglófar" he said as the crystals began to wrap around his arm forming a gauntlet. He aimed and the gauntlet began to glow in the next second and shoot a beam at them.
"Disappear."
In the front gate Ciel had lost count of how many of the Einzbern homunculus she had killed already. But she knew even someone like her wouldn't last too much, it want that the homunculus were strong but there were so many of them and the fact that she had to fight while carrying that black case on her back.
Sometimes he asked some very unreasonable things from her but he always give her good reasons so she ended accepted, sometime she wondered how a thirteen year old boy think such strategies. But she had begun to worry he should be already back with her sister so they could leave the area, he was taking too long.
And her worries were answered when an explosion in the other side of the castle stop all the homunculus.
"Edward!"
Ilya didn't know what had happened they had begun to leave the room and after a few step he had grabbed her and move to one side and the next thing she heard was a great explosion and golden glow.
She open her eyes and she saw his chest and could hear him breath heavily as if he were in pain. She raised her head and saw Edward looking at her, blood dripping from her forehead.
"It seems you are alright little sis."
"…Why?" she asked as she understood he had protect her.
He stood and turn to face Gerard and the moment he did Ilya's eyes widen, he back was completely burned, she looked past him and saw Gerard.
"Stop it Hellhound! He will kill you!"
Gerard look at the bloody boy in front of him and couldn't help but wonder how he has survived. But as he continue to think about he took a stop to the left and avoid Leysritt halberd, he just looked at her he could feel rage coming from her even when her face remained emotionless like always.
He was about to attack her when a voice stop him.
"Gerard-Sama why did you also aim at Mistress?!" Sella yelled
"The intruder is obviously trying to steal the container in this case it better to destroy it as I assume he is allied to the other intruder."
In a way his reasoning had some value and it was the best way to interpret ate the situation based on what he had seen. But only on a rational way, for the other three how seem Ilya as a special person something like that was unforgivable.
"I won't let you hurt Ilya." Liz said.
"Then you are traitors." He said as he move his fist to punch her.
But he couldn't as a crimson chain stop his arm.
"Black Seal 30% unleashed!"
Gerard found himself genuinely surprise as he saw the boy eye turn crimson and his left arm turn into an ominous crimson claw with the head of a crimson dog on his shoulder. The burns on his back began to heal they were covered by flames.
"I will show you hell!" Edward said as he rushed at him.
Ciel continue to look how many different explosions occurred inside the castle. But as she was about to go there an army of homunculus stood on her way. She didn't have a choice, she grab the case and open it and make sure to show all her attackers the contents and none of them expect the golden glow that came from the case
Avalon, without Arturia it had lost almost all its powers and neither Edward nor his father had any use for it. So they decide to use it as a chip for negotiation and in the worst case to distract the Einzbern and use that chance to escape.
It worked it gave Ciel to run towards the boy had been raising for the last three years. She arrived at the place where last explosion had been happening and pray that he would be alright.
Back to the fight the two boys were destroying each other as light and flames continue to clash, neither of them willing to give an inch.
For Gerard that was a strange feeling, he felt annoyed by the very presence of the boy in front him. As he continue to punch him and Edward continue to block each of his attack with his crimson blades that feeling began to grow.
Each strike make him something he had never felt before, he felt rage. The reason for that was simple, he was his opposite. While Gerard was a rational person Edward was more emotional and for that his actions didn't make any sense.
Gerard being in his place he would have used the opportunity when he attacked the maid and escape, but he had decide to fight with him to protect people from the castle he had intrude.
The fight had already leave the hall and I was coming to one of the living room inside the castle, even while not understanding the reason behind his action he continue to shoot at her as he realize that doing that make him lose concentration and he would always try to protect the little girl. He would either carry her and Sella out of danger or help Liz block the beam.
While the battle continue a voice stop them.
"What is the meaning of this?!"
The two turn to see an old man with long silver hair and crimson eyes a wearing white robes and for a moment they stopped fighting. Neither giving the other the chance to attack him and at the same tie neither answer the old man.
"Gerard who is that boy?"
"I don't know I found him near Illyasviel room, Lord Jubstacheit"
"What are your business here?" he said looking at Edward.
"I came from my sister. Besides that I don't any bad will against you and I'm really sorry for the destruction."
Jubstacheit just laugh, but it was a bitter laugh he look at him seriously.
"Sister? Boy tell me your name maybe we can still resolve this peacefully."
"Edward Hellhound and even though we don't share blood Illyasviel is my sister."
This time the old magus didn't laugh and all the presents could feel the rage of the old man completely directed at Hellhound.
"So you come into my house destroy it and all too take her?!" The old man didn't believe he would go so far for a girl.
He didn't break eye contact with the old man and smile at him.
"She is family nothing else matters."
"So the magus killer can't even do his own dirty work." The old man said looking disappointed of the man he had once accept in the family.
A slash of flames were shot at the old man by the time he raise back his head. Gerard use his gloves to stop the flames.
"Don't insult my dad."
Jubstacheit smirk at his insolence.
"A hellhound indeed a mere beast without pride not worthy of stay in my presence."
"Old man you talk about that as if I care."
"Gerard kill him and retrieve Illyasviel we need her for the war."
Gerard just nodded as Jubstacheit walk away and the moment the old magus leave the room the got ready to he was about to shoot another beam at them Leysritt attack him with her halberd he block the blow with her gloves and prepare to shoot a beam at her before she disappeared. He loop up and realize she had been pulled away by a crimson chain and he turned to the black haired boy he had a sword on his right hand and I was completely wrapped in flames.
He raise the sword and swing it unleashing crimson flame at him.
Gerard saw this and understood that being hit by that would mean his death, the crystal around his arms disappeared at took the form of a spear
"Crimson Inferno!"
"Gungnir!" he said as the spear began to glow and he throw it at the sea of flames.
The two powers clashed and in that very moment the two felt a strange pain on the back of their hands but they were so focused fighting each other they didn't notice the mark appearing.
Light tried to illuminates the flames and the flames tried to consume the light but neither were able to do that. Then clash in a draw in the form of a big pillar of flames and light by the time the energy disappeared Gerard couldn't find the boy nor Ilya or her maids.
The group had used to clash to escape as the mission wasn't to fight against the Einzbern but get Ilya. As only he and Leysritt could run at great speed he carried Sella while she carried Ilya, mostly because he was covered in blood and he didn't want her too close to it.
As they were about to enter the forest they meet with Ciel and after receiving an slap for being too noisy they entered the forest too leave the area.
But it wouldn't be so easy, Gerard couldn't let them scape as those were the orders of Jubstacheit he and a group of homunculus began to pursue them into the forest.
Destiny decide that he wouldn't let Gerard and Edward continue their fight as the moment some of the homunculus found them a pillar of flames appeared on the middle of the forest and from them a black wolf and a white lion carrying the group emerge. Much to their shame the Einzbern had lost but those two were fated to meet again and this time only one would survive.
Days later they manage to arrive back at Emiya residence and father and Daughter were reunited. A celebration happened, a fight for the kitchen between Sella and Edward who had been the one cooking for the last three years. Still Kiritsugu explained her daughter about he wasn't able to go for her before.
In the end all was forgiven and Ilya accepted to Edward as her brother but she told she wouldn't call her like that.
Later at night as prepare himself for bed he heard a knock on his door. He was surprised to see Ilya standing there, the more she seemed nervous.
"Hey…" he began.
"You never answer me" she said cutting him of.
"What are talking about?"
"When you protect me back there, I ask you why but you didn't answer."
He just smile at her.
"Ilya you need to work on your memory, I already told the reason."
"?" she began to think trying to remember the moment when he had said but there was nothing.
He saw her troubled expression and just put a hand over her head.
"You're family nothing else matters." He said with a grin. "I don't need a reason to help family."
Ilya look at him not believing how a complete stranger would risk his life for her for such a simple reason.
"You are weird." She said as she blushed and didn't dare to look at his eyes.
"Yep many had told me that and I think many would do the same in the future."
Ilya didn't know how to act, the boy in front of her was too weird she hasn't meet someone like him before. But she didn't hate him, in fact she was thankful to him as he let her see her father.
"Goodnight Ed-Onii Chan." She said with a smile
He lower her head and kiss on her forehead.
"Goodnight little sis." The moment those word leave his lips he felt danger.
"Get away from her you pervert!" he hear Sella yell and decide to escape.
He began to run but continue to hear her voice.
"Come back you pervert!"
While he continue to run he couldn't help but think that his life was going to get fun.
Back on the Clock Tower reports about an attack against the Einzbern had been on the news. After all no one would expect someone to break into their castle, took one of their members and just leave unscathed.
The Vice director of the Mages association Barthomeloi Lorelei continue to read the report again and again.
She had mixed feeling about this, she really fun funny that someone had manage to beat the Einzbern if only in fulfilling a mission after all not every day you found a person that can bring such shame to a family. But also she couldn't help but be concerned, moreover because of the name of the perpetrator.
"The Hellhound." She said in a whisper.
She couldn't believe how he could someone who had just appeared three years ago could become such a pain. She looked at the back of her left hand saw the command spells that had appeared a few days ago.
The last war just three years ago, it was something weird that they had appeared a day after the fight in the Einzbern castle. She just sighed and decide to accept her fate, after all she didn't have any doubts she would win but she couldn't shake that bad feeling she had.
Finally Sella catch Edward, well more than he saw her getting too tired and decide to stop after all he needed to talk with her.
"Sella want me to get you some water?"
"Sh…Shut up…. Pervert." She fall to her knees maybe he should have stopped earlier.
"Hey Sella you are a magic teacher right?" he said seating at her side.
Sella look at him not understanding the reason behind the question before nodding.
"Help me get stronger." He said while looking at the sky. "That Einzbern was stronger and neither of us fight with all we got. But besides him there are going to be more powerful magus. I need to get stronger."
"Why?"
He show her his right hand with a stigma in the shape of three flames.
"So I can protect Ilya."
Ok second Chapter, apparently i just discovered that Leysritt si stronger as Rider and yes i decide to make Loreri a Master after all i wanted to make this a more interesting please review and check my other Fic The Final war
