He was an anomaly not meant to be in this world, yet fate would deem otherwise. After all, the fate of the world just may hang in the balance.

"I spent hours watching you because I couldn't understand you. I thought you definitely had to be denying your hate and anger. But I see it now. You hate yourself." She gave a bitter laugh. "So in that sense, we are alike after all." [Jeanne Alter x EMIYA Alter]

With his final breath, he destroyed the Holy Grail. Devoid of purpose after discarding his ideals, he laid down to die. Through the work of fate Emiya Shirou does not die, but instead awakes in a new world. Now, he who no longer wishes to be a hero will have to forge his path once again in a world in need of heroes.

The story of an unyielding man thrust into a galaxy of myriad grays—of questioning the past and of walking the same steps, wondering whether any answers beyond death lie at the end of that long, ever-winding road. (Ch36@10.1k words atm)

A collection of snippets and dabbles recording the alternate lives and troubling times of the adoptive son of Wizard Marshal Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, Shirou Schweinorg. Akasha preserve him because he's going to need the help...

Shirou Emiya, due to an unfortunate meeting with Rin's whimsical master is transported to an alternate universe where the fate of mankind is monitored by a futuristic organization known as Chaldea, and suddenly finds himself the last remaining hope for the survival of humanity. From crazy Servants to familiar faces, Shirou will have to navigate through time itself to save the day.

What happens when Ilyasviel von Einzbern summons a different Berserker for the 5th War? More importantly, what if the one she summoned has an axe to grind against a certain King of Knights?

He was smelted in the fires of evil, shaped by The First Hunter, molded by the eldritch truth, and quenched in an endless river of blood. He was still a sword, but he wasn't one that saved others. (WARNING: The story starts out serious, but this is basically a crack story. Semi-Crack with plot.)

As Shirou Emiya was enveloped by death, he wondered if he became a hero. He then realized he had been summoned as a second Archer in the Great Holy Grail War. In this unfamiliar and odd war, he will fight alongside the Black Faction, and finally be reunited with Artoria. The Hero of Justice steps onto the stage! (Takes place in Fate/Apocrypha with minor changes to Shirou)

A man who yearned for an impossible dream is reborn into the world of Nasuverse with similar abilities to the Gamer. In this cruel world where the supernatural walk amongst men, he will do anything in order to reach his goal and achieve that ever-distant dream of his. AU/Nasuverse, Angst, Dark/Antagonistic Gamer (COMPLETED)

Shirou once found a golden cup filled to the brim with purple sludge, so he did what any hero of justice would do; take it home and clean it. Afterwards, some funny coincidences happened. Rated T for cursing.

Shirou Emiya is expelled from Homurahara Academy after defending Illya, unaware of his actions being puppeteer by the man he trusted the most. Set to walk on a path of ruin, he tries to fight against the oppressive chains placed on him and for the change he seeks in a rigged game where not even the Trickster can overcome. DISCONTINUED. Story is being rewriting.

Tamamo has won! Ultimate House-wife Life, GET! "Eh, but something here isn't right..."

Located in a calm street, clearly influenced by many generations of Italian and French owners before them, the sign above the entrance read 'Café of the Round', complete with a little crown in front of a shield./ In which the Roundtable Knights are reincarnated into modern-day Britain, and are working in a cafe. No, really. Bakery-AU. Chapter/Drabble lenght between 300-1000 words

The long-separated lovers who reunited in Avalon awaken to the prologue of mankind's destruction. Prompted by the sight of Fuyuki in flames, they set forth to fight together once more.

"For a miracle to happen, one must wait endlessly, while the other one must search tirelessly." - Is it really just like that? There must be some way, or some place where the two can meet again? (Sorry if the summary is bad)

At the near end of Shiro's life, Zelretch sends him to a parallel universe where Heroes and Gods are amongst the common populace. A new world and a new adventure awaits him. ShiroXHarem (but seriously, you already expected that)

"Shirou" was the name Scathach gave to a baby found in the forest, surrounded by the bodies of a grizzly murder. Timelines and universes that twist and tie into an amalgam world; a destined king; a succession crisis that becomes civil war; agendas of a Wizard Marshal and Flowery Mage; Shirou's true origin- all events that trace back to a single wish made upon the Grail: true love.

Shirou is forced back in time to save Arturia from her downfall, though he doesn't know how or what to do about it. He's not a fighter, but an idealist. Is he supposed to use his ideals to oppose, or supplement Arturia's? Saber/Shirou

Ten years after the Fifth Heaven's Feel, Waver Velvet, Rin Tohsaka, and their allies seek to dismantle the Greater Grail for good. Post-Fate.

Where do Heroes go after death? Well after death they surpass the reincarnation phase and go straight to the Throne of Heroes, a literal paradise. However a Heroic Spirit by the name of Solomon decided it was time to have fun outside the Throne of Heroes. And so he took a rag tag team of Heroes into the DXD multiverse in hopes of conquering it whole... Along with Mars...

It was two weeks before the Grail War, that Tohsaka Rin found the little corner restaurant known as 'Ahnenerbe'. She didn't think much of it, but entered anyways with Ayako when she'd proposed to try it out. It had a nice little feeling to it and the Tohsaka heiress took a liking to it. / Rin's perspective on their lives after the Grail War, detailed through visits in the cafe.

Shirou and Saber reunite in Avalon, and we mostly know his side of the tale, but what happened to the King of Knights, while she waited for him? / "What...?" She blinked, dumbstruck by the sight before her. "This place is truly bizarre, even by my standards." / Or, the story in which the Fae have their fun messing with the king, and Merlin helps out.

[One-Shot] x [One-Shot] Shirou Emiya - an ordinary boy who wants to be a hero. And to be a hero, one needs to be strong enough to save the people in need. However, when you are literally strong enough to win every battle with one punch, you notice that it's not quite as grand as it sounds... Now with additional Servant Puncher version! [FSN x One Punch-Man Crossover]

After Emiya Shirou's death, an aged Tohsaka Rin thinks about the life that he lived and his love for Saber despite years waiting.

The King of Heroes is bored, and all the world is his for enjoyment, as long as fakers and mongrels don't ruin his fun. A Carnival Phantasm-esque story from the perspective of Gilgamesh as he enjoys everyday life.

It's been one year after the Grail War, and things have finally calmed down for Shirou Emiya. Unfortunately, his life is about to be changed forever, even moreso than the Grail War did. He certainly didn't expect what was coming next: Being chosen to walk the universe. Ratings may change to M.

When seeking true love, most will advise you to be yourself. Ilya is not seeking true love, however. She is going to WAR for true love. And why be herself when being someone else is so much more efficient?

Late one night in the Clock Tower, a frustrated Rin and a mildly amused Zelretch have a little chat. As the moon shines down, the Wizard Marshall weaves a tale for his prize pupil, of the greatest and most costly battle of his career...

Nobody knew what happened for sure. The township remembered the storm that had raged through their countryside. He remembered the divine wind of their savior. Contest entry for the Beast's Lair fanfiction competition.

Short vignette scenes presenting a Fate scenario where Shirou summons a Saber closer in persona to Saber Alter.

The Holy Grail War is not a Pokemon Battle. That doesn't stop Shirou from pretending that it is, however.

A mysterious power surrounds Fukyuki City. Emiya Shiro finds himself picking up a quest that surrounds his friends and family. Together, they must find the Holy Grail. Then roll a dice to see their chances of successfully capturing it.