Yeah sorry for not updating sooner a tone of things got up and come into my life getting in the way, just for you to know it was not work as I a still unemployed, it was family matters and that was all. which made it even more annoying as I was not even being payed for it. on a pulse side just last night I started playing a new pen and paper game, where the story teller is exceptional so there is some good stuff going on. however I am very sorry for not updating this sooner I was just a little stuck on how I should go about it and that's the sad truth of it. On a good note I did manage to finish it but it is slightly shorter than the other Chapters also thanks to all of you who reviewed I am really grateful for that. Anyway I hope you enjoy


"Even though I told him to hold each and every soul dear. Because you hold great power you gradually fail to understand the importance of things that cannot be recovered. When it is realized and you lose your support...how many times have I given you and the others the same warning?" -Undertaker, Black Butler


Touka Aozaki the sister of the Magus known as 'the Blue' was rather surprised at the Magus Killer's request, "You want me to to remove the Magic Crest that you have and give it to your son?" she asked just to confirm it. Emiya Kiritsugu gave her a nod "you are really desperate to keep the boy out of the Mage Association's radar" Touka said with a smirk. She had been known to steal the Crests of families, if Kiritsugu came to her for something like this he must really consider keeping this boy under the radar. Then again Touka herself needed to keep those whose Crests she stole alive and While he may be alive right now the Magus Killer looked like he didn't have much longer left, besides while the use of time manipulation was something the Sealing Designate wouldn't mind having in her arsenal she was far more interested in the boy Kiritsugu had been talking about. This boy Kiritsgugu had yet to name sounded fascinating and Touka briefly even considered taking the boy on as an apprentice, the sister of 'the Blue' decided to come to that decision after she had seen this boy. Crippled or not Kiritsugu was still the Magus Killer and that made him extremely dangerous as this could be a trap that he had set for her.

Kiritsugu regarded Touka's reaction and found that the 'Puppet Master' was unreadable as usual but he was sure that she wouldn't cross him at this point in time. Touka Aozaki was not someone who was well loved by any, not even her own sister Aoko Aozaki who was the wielder of the 'Fifth Magic', though there was a very good reason for that. "When will you be ready?" he asked the 'Puppet Master' not asking the Sealing Designate to come immediately.

"We could go right now, if you want" Touka suggested "the sooner you get this over and done with, the better for you." The Sealing designate sighed "besides I find myself eager to meet this child you speak of" she explained. Kiritsugu didn't even need to speak to her for Touka to get the message. The Magus held her arms in in politely "don't worry I am not planning anything just yet" she informed him "that and I have little desire to be the latest victim of your Mystic Code" she explained. "The Archibald heir did pay me handsomely to enable him to move his arms and yet that was all I could to for him" Touka stated confirming for Kiritsugu that she had been the one to aid Lord El-Melloi in granting him the ability to move some parts of his body again. "I certainly wouldn't like for all my Magic Circuits to be fired like that and become irreparable." Touka knew that trying to cross Kiritsugu was not a good idea or even let him suspect that you are going to, the man was ruthless even more so that she was and the 'Puppet Master' had quite the reputations among other Magus's herself.

"So will you do it? Kiritsugu asked. This was not ;can you do it' which would have been easier to answer as it left the option of saying that she was capable of doing it but wouldn't, this was far more binding. Which was why Kirittsugu had used it.

Touka slowly nodded before she replied "Yes" she answered "as I said before I am rather keen on meeting this child you spoke of" Touka repeated what she had said previously. That and the fact Touka Aozaki was extremely interested to see what made this child's parent a Sealing Designate and how it could be of use to her in the near to distant future. But Kiritsugu already knew about that least fact of information after all was said and done Touka Aozaki was still very much a Magus.


Emiya Mal had found that the results of his work were a bit lacking. The delinquent he had acquired had not lasted long as the youth's pain tolerance was rather low, however on the bright side Mal found that the sole thing he had been able to test on the delinquent had been partially interesting as it caused the youth's body to literally burn up from the inside as it turned out that that liquid solution Mal had made was had a rather unique and instant effect when it cam into contact with certain elements. All of which were readily supplied for in the human blood stream, making it a lethal type of poison even if it were to only clip you. But Mal had been hoping for a more interesting reaction, still this only mean that he would need to go-

Mal realised that he was excited and had desired to test it out right away to see how how much he needed to dilute it for it not to be lethal but had caught himself and stopped that train of thought there. If he did that he wouldn't be helping other's instead he would be hurting them and causing them pain. How could he replicate the smile Kiritsugu had when the man had saved him from the fire if he was not helping people?

Mal found that he had no answer to that question, so he decided to stop wit h that train of thought. Though the boy did give himself a pat on the back as he had saved someone or two someone's today, the fact that he had killed and brutally injured those who were hurting those two kids slipped Mal's mind as he reasoned that 'helping someone meant not helping someone else' so he had decided to help that girl and her brother and not to help those delinquents who were causing them trouble.

Even though he had gone a little overboard the experience taught Mal how much force he could afford to use so for the boy it was not a total loss for him. Now he knew how to help save people better, which meant that he would need to keep a better eye on how he went about it as Mal knew that killing people was against the law. This did bring up the question of was he a villains who could no longer help anyone because he had broken the law, Mal reasoned that he wasn't due to the fact that those delinquents had also been breaking it. Mal believed that it was no crime to stop a crime therefore he was not one of the villains, therefore he could continue to help people. It was a twisted and warped sense of logic at best.

"To help someone, means that you have to not help someone else" Mal repeated to himself "if the choice was put to me between helping or not helping whole group of people that I don't know but are still innocent while helping or not helping someone I know and care about, who would I choose to help and who would I choose to not to help?" he asked himself. "Surely I would help the person I knew over the lives of complete strangers" Mal said to himself "or would the higher amount of human lives that I helped matter more?" he asked. "Can you really weigh human lives in just numbers or is there more to making one person's life worth more than another's?" This was the question that buzzed around in Mal's head as he decided to take a short nap after he had cleaned up his mess and removed any evidence of his activities. Somehow he hadn't found the answer to that question and more disturbingly his dreams were far from the relaxing kind that the boy needed.


The dragon that Mal rode on, yes that was the only thing this six limbed flying reptile could be, lashed out with it's tail smashing into the unfortunate horse that was it's target. The magnificent mount was turned into a pulp of blood and broken bones. The rider who appeared to be female was flung through the air and landed heavily her left leg twisting and giving way beneath he. Mal found himself or the person whose perspective he was viewing this from channelling a type of Magic. Mal found that it felt wrong or more to be more exact that it just felt dark in general as he prepared to unleash a blaze of energy to finish the woman off. A movement caught Mal's attention, there was a swiftly approaching bot against the clouds. He looked up to find a massive red dragon plunging towards him at top speed with a golden armoured figure on it's back.

"Finally" Mal found himself saying as he turned his full undivided attention to this new advisory The boy found himself raising his voice in challenge as the figure approached on their own dragon, to Mal's surprise he found that his voice was a metallic roar that carried over the din of the battler." Come to me, Imrik!" he bade the newcomer naming them. "Come to me!" he challenged.

Below forces assumingly aligned with the newcomer Imrik surged forth into what Mal could assume were those to whom he was aligned. Mal found the black dragon he was riding on leaping to meet the golden figure's red one flying upwards towards it's red skinned kin at a faster pace than the other descended. The Red Dragon in reply roared in challenge as it plunged down towards them accepting the black one's challenge. The shock of the two Dragons colliding in mid air almost threw the one known as Imrik from his saddle throne. The two beasts of legend slammed into one another with a ferocious welter of claws and fangs. The Red dragon blasted fire out of its mouth that splashed across the black dragon and it's rider. Mal found himself laughing scornfully at this for some reason he believed that the fire was not capable of harming him, and yet against all reason Mal found that the fire didn't even faze him or the dragon which he rode..

The Two Phantasmal Beasts parted and circled each other, gashes pouring blood from both. The golden figure that Mal had called Imrik had levelled his lancer aiming for what was Mal's chest. Mal foundhimself speaking a single word that held immense power and a shield of Magic appeared before him a blood red symbol that the boy found that he recognised could be seen on it's surface as it bombarded the one whom Mal had called Imrik, somehow blinding him.

Mal was almost upon his foe as the golden figure shook his head to clear away the effects of the dread rune. Just as Mal was about to strike the one Mal had found himself referring to as Imrik swung his lance as his dragon rolled to the right, the weapons shining tip scoring a visible wound across the flank of Mal's black dragon as the two of them passed overhead.

The black dragon Mal was riding turned swiftly almost catching the red one's tail in it's jaws. The Red dragon managed to avoid this attack by dipping in the air but it exposed it's golden armoured Rider to Mal's black dragon's raking claws. The one who had been called imrik and managed to bring up his golden shield just in time as hard as diamond claws ripped across the shield's surface as it's protective energies blazed.

Gliding towards the ground, the two Phantasmal beasts closed again, snarling and roaring. Fire sprang from Mal's sword, surrounding the one called Imrik with crackling intensity. The enchantments of his armour protected the golden figure from arms making the blue flames of the dragon to pass around him harmlessly. The red dragon grappled with the black one while they were still in mid air, the two Phantasmal Beast's long necks swaying as each sought to sing their fangs into the other. Claws raked back and forth sending scales and blood spilling to the ground. Mal noted absent mindedly that he was not even paying attention to this as his focus was on the golden armoured figure alone.

Bucking and twisting, the dragons descended, locked together by jaw and claw. Imrik cast aside his lance as he drew his sword just as Mal lashed out with his own. The two swords met in an explosion of lightning and blue fire. The shock threw back imrik arm and Mal capitalised on this and struck again finding himself amazed when his foe managed a last moment parry, turning aside Mal's blade as it screamed towards his foes head.

The two dragons did not give a single thought to their riders as they savaged each other. Imrik was tossed left and right as his red dragon struggled with Mal's black one, wings flapping and tails whipping. Mal clung to his golden reins with his shield hand, Mal noted that impossibly he had steam and smoke coming from his armour yet it was not because of the red dragons fire.

Imrik's gaze met Mal's own and the boy found himself hating this person more than anything else. He scorned the golden armed figure as he felt that this Imrik had stolen what was rightfully his. Mal then found himself pouring fourth this unbelievable amount of scorn in the form of a blood curse his eyes locked into the gaze of the golden figure. Charms that hanged on Imrik's armour warded away Mal's attack as they glowed. Again the golden armoured figure turned aside a stroke from Mal's sword that burned with blue flames as the two dragons locked in their own battle came close enough for Mal to strike at him.

The battle raged around them each side fighting even even harder and fiercer than they had just moments before. The two dragons in their frenzy trampled over friend and foe alike without distinction. None where even considered by the dragons or their Riders as the two behemoths trampled over both sides without even giving a first glance forget about a second.

The Golden figure kept his focus on Mal as he waited seeking an opening in which he could strike. When Mal's back Dragon reeled back from an attack from the red one Imrik seized his opportunity. The sword wreathed in lightning cut down into Mal's shoulder, biting deep with a scream of tearing metal. Mal felt some power or more likely magic that was in his armour exploding from his wounded limb and snaking up the sword that bit into his flesh.

The Red Dragon gave a how of pain as Mal's black dragon's claws found purchase it's neck. Jaw snapping, Imrik's mount seized the black dragon's wings in it's jaws biting through bone and sinew until the black dragon released it's neck in in a spasm of pain. Blood was gushing out of the red dragon's neck as it stumbled back leaving a stream of crimson on the earth.

Mal found himself wrenching on the chain of the black dragon's reins, the beast lunged at Imrik. It's jaws closed on the golden figure's arm teeth cracking against the enchanted armour. Imrik's sword tumbled out of his grasp, the straps of the golden figures harness parted as the black dragon shook it' head, dragging Imrik from the saddle throne and casting him to the ground.

Heaving in a gasping breathe the golden armoured figure pushed himself to his feet seeking his sword. Seeing a glitter of metal in a tussock not far away he set towards it, hand outstretched.

Mal wasted no time smashing his sword into the Imriks back launching him from the bloodied ground. The golden armoured crashed down amidst the bodies of his slain allies coming face to face with one whom he had knowns visage.

The Black Dragon struggled as Mal found himself trying to goad and steer it towards their fallen foe, the black dragon was eager to finish off against the red one who had withdrawn., limping heavily, flanks scored with dozens of ragged gashes. The black dragon fared little better, its wings were tattered and it's face face and neck were marked by claws and fangs.

Mal found that his will had prevailed and the black dragons head turned towards Imrik. Flapping it's tattered and ragged wing, the black dragon pounded forwards, jaws wide, dripping with saliva and blood, the red dragon's and it's own.

Imrik looked up, fear written across his face as the dragon's fangs reflected the gems of his armour, Mal found himself laughing in triumph.


Mal woke up from that dream in a foul mood. It had been like victory had been just a sword stroke away and it had been stolen like some higher form of power had taken pleasure in tormenting him by snatching his victory away just as he was about to realise. Mal shook his head to clear his thoughts, while he was sure that he definitely was seeing it, Mal was unsure it he was viewing through his own eyes. Though he suspected so as the boy felt every emotion strongly calling out to him even though the boy knew that he was certainly not that tall and didn't those people have pointed ears? While he was certain that his ears were nothing less than round Mal decided to be on the safe side and check to see if his ears were pointed. Relief flooded the child as his hands met round ears instead of pointed ones, at least he could walk among people without requiring something to hide his ears. A thought struck the boy asking why he should be ashamed of himself and why should he bother to hide his superiority from everyone else. Mal caught himself thinking these thoughts and quickly banished hem, arrogance was unnecessary and not even worth of emotion, forget about the energy wasted when you thought of it.

The boy realised that he possessed a rather large ego for some reason and decided that he should avoid situations where it would being challenged or fed by any source. Considering that in a few years he will begin adolescence this would prove to be a challenging ordeal. The former was most likely going to happen more often than the latter, helping people out would lead to conflict especially if he was dealing with what was called 'bullies' really childish in Mal's mind how why would anyone force someone to do something they would not do? Wouldn't that be admitting your own faults and weaknesses to others? Mal decided that he could tolerate his ego being challenged having it fed however seemed to be something he should try to avoid, most likely it would require him to wave off the compliments and thanks of other's. "Pride comes before a fall" Mal reminded himself, as he realised allowed his ego to grow too much it might make him lose sight of his original goal. He was unacceptable and needlessly wasteful, not to mention foolish along with several other less than savoury words that could be used to describe it.

As the boy walked around the residence inquisitively checking everything was in order and cleaning up he heard a knock on the front door "Mal" the voice of a mad and insane beast moaned "there's been a murder in the neighbourhood and the killer is still out there" the ape that referred to itself as a tiger bellowed. "I came to check to see if you were alright, now come on open up for your Nee-san" the girl shouted.

Mal inwardly cursed as he had forgotten o hypnotise the girl into forgetting his appearance when he had dealt with those delinquents earlier. He also silently sighed at the apes behaviour, though it was not out of character for the feline lover to be over the top. Mal recalled that she didn't pretend to be a tiger but her name was Taiga, Taiga Fujimura a girl who reminded Kiritsugu of someone that the Magus Killer was close to so he doted on the girl, Mal suspected that Taiga had a crush o his old man but was to shy to tell Kiritsugu. Also she was the only one who seemed unaffected by his bounded field. The one Kiritsugu had placed was merely an alarm that would go off and alert any Magus who lived in the house if an uninvited guest had arrived. Mal's bounded field made the person desire not to come inside at all and actually made them afraid to enter. Somehow Taiga had a resistance to it or ignored it's effects completely.

Mal fought a sigh as he walked up to the front door opening it he braced himself as he was swept off his feet by his surrogate sister "Oh Mal-kun" Taiga said as she wrapped him in what for a normal person would have been a suffocating embrace. "I was so worried, with all this talk of a murder going on I thought that you might get caught up in it" she stated. "You should at least say something to your nee-san if you are here" she complained about the boy's lack of response.

"Taiga nee" Mal began he was always unsure how to act with the high school student, Taiga was very kind to him but she also was very strange in her behaviour as she was very energetic like a kid who had too much sugar. "I'm fine" Mal stated "the killer won't be coming after me" he explained. "That is because I am the killer" Mal left that part unsaid. Next time he would move only to incapacitate and use that amount of force.

"Mal-kun" Taiga said as she hugged him harder "You shouldn't say things like that I mean what if the killer actually came here, what would you do?" she asked worriedly at least her concern was genuine even if she was a total ditz.

"Then the old man would kill him" Mal replied referring to Kiritsugu in such a manner as he usually did "They wouldn't stand a chance and their days of killing would be put to an end" the boy explained in a passionless manner.

"But Kiritsugu isn't here" Taiga informed him "who would protect you from the killer if you were all alone?" she asked. Taiga then blinked as she saw what was a the flicker of a smirk on Mal's face. It was only there for an instant but it was there.

"You would Taiga-Nee" was Mal's reply" You could beat them to death with your cursed Shinai so that it may drink it's fill of blood that you have been denying It for so long, in Kenjutsu none area bove you" he explained. "Or you could burst their eardrums with your ferocious roar, perhaps tear their throat out with you fangs or cut them to ribbons with your formidable claws and show them why the Tiger of Fuyuki is the only Tiger they need to fear" the boy informed her Mal then shrugged "That or you could just call your grandfather up and he would happily make them disappear. I mean he would do anything for you, But I would prefer it if you bared your fangs and claws at them, perhaps a roar would do as well"

Taiga promptly dropped Mal onto the floor, putting her hands on her hips and then pouting "Mal-kun do I am serious, do you have to make anything into a joke?" she asked. "By the way I am not tiger" Taiga informed him.

"Are you saying that you wouldn't tear them to pieces if they tried to hurt me Taiga-nee?" Mal asked her in his usual tone but for some reason it made Taiga felt guilty Mal also knew this, which was why he had asked it.

"What no, Mal-kun" Taiga replied waving her arms frantically "of course I would tear them to shreds if they tried to hurt my otouto" she informed him before she put he hands on her hips and outed again "But that does not mean I am a tiger."

"If you say so Tiger-nee" Mal replied to her, fortunately Taiga did not pay too close attention to what the boy said to notice the slight as the adolescent was more looking around the entrance to the residence.

"Say where is Kiritsugu?" Taiga asked looking around "I was hoping that he's be here as well" the youth admitted, it seemed that she was a little saddened by his absence.

"He said that he needed to visit one of his colleagues who was in Japan in the local are" Mal replied not lying but not fully disclosing the entire details either, Taiga was not associated with the moonlit world therefore some Magi if they discovered that she had discovered it would kill her to keep their secret. While Mal found the youth to be extremely irritating at times he found he enthusiasm rather refreshing was genuinely fond of the girl despite all the flaws in her character. "The old man said he wouldn't be gone too long" Mal informed but with Kiritsugu too long was a very long time meaning that this could take over a month if it was short but Mal found himself doubting that. Kiritsugu would be back shortly this he knew.

"Oh well okay" Tagia said and left it at that, I can't stay for too long or my father and my family will get a little worried" the youth explained referring to her father's and grandfather's Yakuza gang as family. Taiga herself was not into it.

"I can assure you Taiga -Nee" Mal began "that this killer is no threat to you at all" he told her truthfully, not that she would even know that the killer was him, Mal did wonder on how Taiga would react if she knew.


Mitsuzuri Ayoko and her Monori brother were being questioning by the police officer., had been witness to the murder and kidnapping of the two delinquents and the brutal injury of the other two. The policemen who was questioning her was being very sympathetic and understanding towards the two of them, the victims who they had were maimed and killed by someone who had taken it upon themselves to aid these two. "While I understand you were in an already horrible situation and were terrified by what was going on as a police officer I need to ask if either you or your brother were able to make out any details that could help us identify this individual?" he asked.

Ayoko and her brother had been to terrified to look at what was happening the moment either of them had seen blood all she knew was that it was a boy who was a round about her age. "He" Ayoko began "he appeared to be my age" she stated, but I only heard his voice" she admitted. "he sounded young, but he talked all mature." Seeing that what she had just said was all he was going to get from her the police officer patted her on the back reassuringly.

"If that's all it's okay then" the policemen stated "if that's all you saw then we're going to have our work cut out for us but thank you for your cooperation, you're going to have to wait here until your parents pick you up though" he informed her. "First that incident at the Mion River, then the fire and now this, it seems that thing are not going to be settling down any time soon" the policemen stated sighing in frustration. "I just hope we can catch whoever is responsible for this" he said. "But the fact that she believes it is a kid her age only makes it more disturbing" the police officer noted. "I know that fire was unnatural but I didn't imagine it to be like this."


Mal noticed tht Kiritsugu had come back with someone "must be the sealing designate he was talking about" the boy reasoned. Mal went to open the door and greeted Kiritsugu and a woman with brownish hair that had a tint of red to it and who wore glasses with heir hair tied back into a pony tail "Old man" Mal greeted his foster father "Taiga -nee came over a few hours ago but she left not too long ago, is this your colleague?" he asked.

Kiritsugu looked at the woman who gave a slight nod before he replied "Yes" the Magus Killer informed Mal "Yes she is."


Yeah I cut it off here for several reason, the first was that I desired to take a note out of ForteOfTheBallad98 Avenger of Swords (Still waiting for an update on that one) and make Touka Aozaki his biological parent but, but I wanted to know what you thought of that idea first. Second I was running out of ideas on what to do in this chapter as it is just more of a transition Chapter than anything else, Also I am wondering on who I should have as the main Heroine I will be doing a poll on that but can you first tell me if there is anyone in particular who is not in cannon that you would suggest.

I was planning to put in a flashback of Nagash but I was warned by a very helpful reviewer not to as the great necromancer was as close to pure evil as that guy could thing of. Thanks for that by the way.

Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter if there is any feedback that you have or any idea's that you would like to share please leave a review or PM me. Though I would really prefer a review as it is easier to sort and reference and makes me feel good to see that people have feedback about my fic.

Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter until next time.