I don't think I need a disclaimer for every chapter but the paranoia in me says to do it so... Me no own any of this.


It had been a few days since his meeting with Kiritsugu. Not many things had happened since then. It had been quite boring but it was a welcomed change from the constant battles of the war he had fought previously. Shirou and his new partner, Arcueid, had been patrolling the streets of Fuyuki discreetly. They had made sure they weren't spotted by any means. He had been careful not to raise any suspicions to any possible master that were close by.

Shirou had wondered if he was able to summon his own servant. Arcueid was willing to help to make it possible. She said she could help him out with the summoning circle. He simply assumed that she had contacts for that too. He wondered if he was abusing Arcueid's hospitality. She had simply waved it off and said "Well that's what big sisters do for their younger brothers don't they?".

Arcueid had asked him if she could make him an outfit. He was reluctant at first but then gave in knowing that Arcueid always gets it her way whether he wanted to or not. Besides, the outfit could possibly protect him from being recognized. Although he wasn't sure if there was any point to it.

When she came back with the outfits, Shirou had regretted letting Arcueid choose for him.

"Here is the first one!" She said delighted. Shirou just gaped at the white outfit in front of him. The clothing was what you would see Admirals wear. It was very clean and clearly had been ironed to perfection. There was even a small name tag that said "Admiral Shirou".

"Arcueid, you know i'm not cosplaying right?" he asked her and she simply nodded with a smile. "And you expect me to wear that to battle against other servants?" she once again nodded with a smile. "Why would you even get something like this? The cloth would restrict me from fighting properly" he said exasperated.

"Well I heard Teitoku's are quite popular this time around" she said while grabbing a magazine that said K*nt*i *C*ll*ct*on the cover. He sighed "No Arcueid, I won't be wearing that" She pouted and went to grab the next outfit which was even more ridiculous then the previous one.

"Arcueid... I am never gonna crossdress" It was never said that Shirou had wondered how he looked like in a maid's outfit.

"Come on Shirou! look at this, you would look so cute in it!" Holding the maid's dress with the devils grin on her face.

Shirou was tempted to project a sword that would destroy the cloth from existence but then Arcueid would be sad. "No I'm not wearing that ever!".

Arcueid sadly put the dress back in its box "Oh well, I'll keep it for now and see if we would ever need to use it in the future" There was an evil glint in her eye and Shirou did not like it.

It was many hours later before they found an Outfit that Shirou finally agreed upon. It was a long red trench coat that could be buttoned up if he wanted to and had a hood to cover his face. He wore a black inner shirt and dark cargo pants with combat boots for shoes. Shirou looked at his choice of clothing with a grimace 'Am I copying Archer's choice of clothing'.


It was later on when Arcueid had told him that the circle was done is when he decided if he could try to summon a servant.

Shirou and Arcueid stood in front of the circle that was going to be used to summon his servant. The circle was made on top of a leyline considering Shirou probably didn't have enough Prana to summon one.

This was his moment to summon a servant.

Arcueid looked at him seriously "Are you ready Shirou?". Shirou stared at the circle with a determined look. He knew he didn't need an incantation to summon one but he didn't know would it affect the servant he summoned if he didn't. Letting a few drops of his blood fall onto the circle he spoke.

"The Holy Grail War approaches and with it an opportunity comes. Will you respond to my plead and answer it with good faith. I give you my word that, I will be the hero who shall save all those who are in need, I will be the one to help to those who cannot stand. From this I ask of you, A being from the Throne of Heroes, come forth so that we shall protect the people from the evil of this world".

He had made that up on the spot. He had no idea who or what he had summoned but he had hoped that the incantation worked.

The circle was dim and Shirou looked on disappointed that he had failed. "Looks like we failed" Arcueid sighed as she watched Shirou walked away dejectedly. She looked at the circle one more time before following Shirou.

Both of them left the area , never noticing a slight glow from the circle.


Risei Kotomine was enjoying a lovely dinner with his family. Kirei and Caren were consuming their food not noticing the smile on Risei's face. It was rare times like these that Risei could actually be genuinely happy for himself. The dinner was peaceful and Caren wanted to showoff to her grandfather that she was learning the Bible faster than Kirei did at her age.

He chuckled at that but frowned as Kirei as usual did not show any emotion to it. He wondered when his son would open himself. He would have been at the table asking this to Kirei when there wasn't an important news that had to be relayed to Tokiomi.

The servant Caster has been summoned.

Tokiomi stroked his beard as he listened to Risei explain the situation "So the 7th servant has been summoned" he said to himself. He cursed at this when he realized that one master did not see the fake death of assassin. This was not something he liked but he could probably change his plans accordingly to fit the current situation.

"So it is official then? The Holy Grail War has begun" Tokiomi smiled. "Thank you Risei for telling me this" he closed the device and turned to the other occupant in the room. Gilgamesh stared at the machine with a smirk.

He sat there with a glass of wine in his hand "Hmmm So this show is finally beginning is it now?" he asked. Tokiomi nodded and bowed "Yes my liege, the war has begun and our chance to claim the grail has come upon us". Gilgamesh chuckled "Calm down Tokiomi, we have plenty of time to win the grail. It is of course mine to begin with, I would never allow any other Mongrel to touch upon it".

Gilgamesh stood and walked to the exit "You are dismissed for now Tokiomi, I wish to look at what my playground has given me". Gilgamesh disappeared leaving Tokiomi alone in the room. Making sure that Gilgamesh was actually gone, he then muttered "He's more trouble than his worth". It didn't matter anyway for with the King of Heroes on his side, the Grail was surely his.


Shirou was patrolling the city with Arcueid. He was upset that he couldn't summon a servant but it was only a minor setback. With or without a servant, he will participate in this war. The patrol routine was repeated many times throughout these few days. It was during one of his patrols that he encountered an event that had shocked him quite a bit.

He was keeping an eye out for anything suspicious when he had accidentally bumped into a person. The person surprised from the hit had dropped the shopping bags she was carrying.

"Oh dear" the woman said as the plastic bags fell onto the ground, the objects it contained all tumbled out. Shirou quickly went to her aid and picked up all the fallen groceries for her.

I'm very sorry ma'am for bumping into you" Shirou apologized while handing her groceries back. The woman smiled "What a polite young man you are, your parent raised you well" she praised him for his kindness. Shirou flushed and rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment not used to such compliments from strangers.

"Nonsense Ma'am, I'm sure anyone else would have done it"

"Oh? Humble too. If only my son would grow up to be like you, he only stays at home reading books with his father" She smiled.

"Well he sounds like he'll grow up to be like an intelligent man one day" She agreed with his opinion. "Oh young man, would you kindly help me with my groceries. It seems like these old arms aren't what they used to be" She raised her hands in hope that Shirou will help her out.

Shirou looked around carefully for anything before simply nodding. Arcueid wouldn't mind if he skipped patrol for one night. Taking a few plastic bags from her hands , he walked with her to her destination.

They didn't really talked about much other than what was already covered in the news. When they were close to her destination , Shirou noticed that it was a hotel. "A hotel?" he asked.

She nodded "Yes, my family and I came here for a little holiday".

Shirou looked at her confused "And why exactly are you telling me this?". She smiled in his direction "You seem like a nice young man. You aren't planning to hurt this old lady are you" She teased. He chuckled at that.

"No Ma'am i don't think-" A massive prana surge that could practically be felt across Fuyuki was something that Shirou never experienced until he entered the 5th Holy Grail War. Noble Phantasms were truly something out of this world.

He stared at the direction of the prana surge for a few seconds."Is there a problem?" the woman looked at him expectantly. "No, I just had a bad feeling".

She was about to speak when she abruptly interrupted by a child "Kaa-chan!". A brown haired boy ran towards the woman with cheer. The woman simply smiled and hugged her son "Hakuno? Why are you out here. Where is your father?".

"Tou-san is waiting inside the Hotel!".

The woman looked at the groceries in his hands. Shirou returned it to her and she was about to go meet her husband when he held her shoulder "I hope you enjoy your stay here at Fuyuki".

She nodded and walked towards the hotel. Hakuno stared at Shirou and he stared back. It was then did Shirou realized that Hakuno looked familiar. It was as if he was staring back at a mirror if he was younger.

Shirou watched as Hakuno followed his mother back into the hotel. 'This isn't my world and so that means that he could have been me. No it must have been a coincidence that he looked like me a bit. The question is ... Do I belong here?'

He stared back at the direction where the surge was 'No, it doesn't matter anymore. What's done has been done, I need to move on from it. I am here now and I need to make the best of what I have'.

A bit shocked but steeled his resolved. He contacted Arcueid through his phone to meet him where the surge was. This War will end with the least casualties possible if he had something to say about it.


Shirou and Arcueid sprinted towards to the location of where a possible hostile event is happening. By sprinting, what he really meant was trying to catch up to Arcueid.

"Arc! Can you make sure that no one can see you?" He asked. He wanted Arcueid to be a possible backup and making sure no one knows of her presence was an ideal way of doing it. Arcueid whined "Why can't I join you down there?!".

"I want to be the one to make contact with them. I'm only assuming but you never had any experience fighting any servants so I want you to be my backup just in case I get into a bad situation" He explained. Arcueid groaned like a child but obeyed his decision "Fine! but you have to make up to your Onee-chan okay?!".

"Alright" he agreed if it would make the situation easier for him. When they got closer, Arcueid split from his path to find a hiding spot while he remain steadfast towards the area.

When he arrived to the approximate location, he was surprised to see he was at the docks. He went onto the top of the roof on a nearby building and increased his hearing capabilities through reinforcement, he listened to the surrounding area. Clashing of metal could be heard from below.

Shirou climbed down from his position and tried to get closer to the battle that was happening. He leaned beside a container and tried to blend into the shadows as much as possible. Pulling his hood down to cover his face, he observed the battle from where he sat.

Two fighters were currently fighting with all their might. He observed the first fighter with reinforced eyes. He had an athletic build, black hair with a strand over his face and was wearing a dark teal outfit. He observed his weapons with a single look.

{Gae Buidhe}...{Gae Daerg} Unlimited Blade Works instantly went into action as it copied the weapons before it.

'So Lancer is Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. Facing him with his lances might be a bit risky for me' The anti-prana weapon could possibly be a counter to his prana made weaponry.

Shirou observe the next fighter but soon he realized who it was "Saber!". Realizing he spoke, he pushed himself back into the shadows while making sure he closed his mouth with his hands.

Both Lancer and Saber stopped fighting and turned to where Shirou stood in hiding. "What was that noise?" Lancer asked his opponent. Saber shrugged and turned to where the noise was but her guard was still up in case Lancer would do something.

Lancer looked at her annoyed for even daring to question his honor "I will see what it is before we may resume battle. It is unfortunate that we cannot allow witnesses to see our battle".

Lancer walked forward making sure Saber was in his line of sight "Come out! If you show yourself now then I will make sure you death will be painless". Shirou's mouth twitched as he thought of what Lancer has said. 'That kind of sentence sounds like he's going to torture me if I didn't' He decided that confronting the servants right now would definitely be a bad idea.

[LANCER! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! RESUME YOUR BATTLE WITH SABER!] "Master , I believe we may have a witness to the Holy Grail War"

[Oh? you think so?! Very well then, I order you to take care of the witness quickly and resume your battle] "Yes My Lord"

Shirou started sweating as Lancer took a few steps forward ready to take him out. Shirou moved into a kneeling position with Kanshou and Bakuya ready to be traced.

Fortunately for him, someone else decided to join in the party. The sound of hooves echoed throughout the area and everyone there looked confused at the sound of it.

"HEY! Why did the battle had to stop!" A man on top of a chariot appeared onto the docks with a teenager trying to hide behind the large built man. "Rider! What are you doing?!" the teen shouted at the servant.

Everyone looked at them with a sweatdropped. Saber was the first to ask "Who exactly are you?". The man looked offended at the question "Me? I am King Iskander The GREAT! He who conquered the world"-"Known world back then" The teen interrupted the man. Iskander huffed in annoyance and smacked the teen on his head "Don't interrupt me Waver while I'm introducing myself. Now where was I... oh right, HE! who conquered the world! and-"

[Waver?! So it was you who stole my catalyst] the man behind the microphone sneered at the teen.

King Iskander scowled "Don't any of you understand how important it is when a man introduces himself. By having a grand introduction, It will leave a great impression on people!. So as I was sayin-"

[I will make you pay for stealing my Catalyst, you worthless student!]

Tired of being interrupted and angered that his master was insulted, he shouted "WORTHLESS?! He couldn't possibly be anymore worthless than you, one who refuses to show his face in battle. It did not matter if he did or didn't steal the artifact, I would rather have him as a master because he at least have the courage to come with me into battle".

If one were to look at waver right now, you could tell he came here reluctantly. With that said, Riders words at least brought back the confidence into Waver.

"And you! the person who is hiding. Come out and introduce yourself!" Iskander pointed towards the direction in where Shirou was.

Shirou sighed, he hoped that with the appearance of Rider that they would forget about him at least enough for him to move to another position. If he hadn't been so careless. 'Well nothing to do now but face them' He walked towards them, ready for a fight.


A few minutes before Shirou's attempted summoning in another location.

A woman stood in front of the circle that was similar to what Shirou had used, smiled. The person standing in the circle smiled back "Well I must ask of thee, Are you my master?".

The woman grinned viciously "Why yes actually I am your master as you can see the summoning circle beneath you". The Servant nodded "Yes I believe I can see that" the servant examined the summoner for a moment before nodding.

"Very well, I, Caster shall accept thee as my master"

The Woman clapped happily "Perfect! With you, I'll be able to win the war and show Miss Blue that she's not the only Aozaki that can make a miracle".

Meanwhile in the outskirts of Fuyuki. A woman with long brown hair frowned as she stared at the city "Why did I feel Time Magic coming from here". She stood there thinking if she should enter when the Holy Grail War was currently taking place.

"I'll return after the War or if there is another sign of it again". She turned around and left making her way to the next town.


And there goes the next Chapter. I'm still making things up as I go. I should really start planning on what comes next. Old habits die hard.