The next day, after training with Saber in swordsmanship and Rin in magic, Shirou received a call. He then suddenly rushed off towards school. Avenger observed this and followed him. As they ran Shirou explained the situation to Avenger.
"Shirou, wait, this could be a trap," said Avenger, "let me go in alone. Better to lose a tool than a life."
"You are not a tool!" Shriou replied, "And I won't let you fight alone. We'll go in together."
"Okay."
The two entered the school. Strangely, there was no one in the halls and the whole building was silent. Suddenly Shirou felt a strong cloying sensation and everything turned red. The boundary field had activated.
"Yo, Emiya," Shinji said from across the hall. "I'm glad to see you're looking hale and—Ah! Rider, help!"
That last part was screamed out as Shinji fell over barely avoiding a strike from Avenger. Rider materialized behind Shinji and sprang into action, striking at Shirou with her knives on chains. Avenger moved to block the chains with her body and one hit her in the stomach causing her to collapse, but one still hit Shirou.
"Strange," Rider said, "my chains can't kill this one.
She then kicked Shirou out the window.
I'm not going to die like this, he thought, Come to me, Saber!
Saber appeared out of the ground and caught Shirou. Saber jumped back up through the window, carrying Shirou and the two prepared to fight. Rider attacked Saber, wrapping her chains around Saber's wrist and pulling. Saber allowed herself to be pulled, launching toward Rider and overpowering her. Avenger lay on the ground, regenerating thanks to the power of the artifacts implanted inside her.
At the same time Shirou chased Shinji down the hallway, eventually pinning him to the wall.
"Turn off the barrier, Shinji," Shirou said, "Or I'll kill you."
"Yeah, right," Shinji said, "You don't have it in you to do that."
"He may not," said Avenger, walking towards the pair, "But, I have no qualms about killing. My humanity was destroyed long ago."
She held Kusanagi to Shinji's throat.
"Okay, I'll do it! Rider, stop the Blood Fort!"
The red barrier around the school disappeared and everything returned to its proper color.
"Now, give up your command seals," Shirou demanded.
"No way, if I do that I won't be able to control Rider! Rider, help!"
Rider dashed past Saber to Shinji, forcing Shirou and Avenger away.
"Shirou, get back!" Saber warned, "Rider is preparing to use the mana she absorbed with that barrier!"
Shirou backed away as Rider stabbed herself in the neck. The blood formed a circle in midair and a pegasus emerged
"You won't get away," Avenger said in her usual tone, "Kusanagi no Tsurugi."
A gust of wind filled the hallway, shattering the windows and throwing Rider and Shinji into the wall. Saber and Avenger acted quickly. They charged forward and cut Rider in an X-shape, killing her instantly. Avenger went to kill Shinji, but was stopped by Shirou.
"Avenger, don't, he can't do anything now," he said.
Avenger nodded in response and released Shinji.
"Avenger, are you okay? You took a pretty bad blow back there," Shirou said.
"I'm fine," Avenger said, "but… I appreciate your concern"
The three then returned to the Emiya estate.
AN: Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed and please review. Thanks.
