A/N: So good news, it's hasn't been a month since the last time this was updated. One more day and it would be. Okay so progress on story next chapters already being written. Mostly due to this chapter being split in two because of length. Which is kinda good cause due to longer more fleshed out chapters, EH might end being longer than the 22 chapter story I was planning it to be.
Also TEH will be rated M now sooo yeah. We'll be going down a darker path everyone.
Anyways onto the story.
Also thank Khanetho for betaing and putting the last names before the first name.
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Chapter 5
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"Why didn't you tell me you knew Kiritsugu?" Irisviel repeated to the Servant of the Bow.
Archer kept up a perfect mask in front of her, but inside he was completely stunned. "You say that as if I'm supposed to know what you're talking about, Master."
'I can't believe I forgot about about the dream cycle!' Archer frustratingly thought to himself. He had been so focused on his current goals that he had forgotten all about it.
Masters and Servants share a deep mental connection, so it is entirely possible for them to see into each other's past through dreams. Servants typically do not require sleep, but they are still subjugated to this phenomenon as well. It can be said to help strengthen the bond between Master and Servant pairs if they know about one another better, but not so much in this current circumstance.
"Archer, I saw you. I didn't even recognize that it was you until Kiritsugu said your name." Irisviel told him. She was giving him a look that said he better start talking.
'Dammit, I need to get on top of this, before everything falls apart.' Archer thought. He debated with what to tell her. Telling her the truth might make his job easier, not to mention he would've had to tell her about the soul transplant eventually. If he told them about the corrupted grail, would they believe him? What about Saber and Kiritsugu? They staked everything they had on this. In his time, they both eventually found out the hard way about it's corruption, but how would they take being told this with no proof?
Archer looked back at Maiya who was still sleeping. Her deep breathing pattern matching that of a person asleep.
Archer made his choice. Now he hoped he wouldn't regret it.
Releasing a deep breath, Archer walked up to the door of the infirmary, and closed it.
"Archer?" Irisviel looked nervous. Her determination got her this far, but now that the moment was here, she didn't know if she could go through with it or if she even wanted to. Archer walked back up to her and stood there with his arms crossed.
"Master, I will answer any questions you have for me, however I would appreciate it if you didn't press the matter too much." He told her, trying to get her to let him control the flow of the conversation.
"Okay." She told him, straightening out her back and looked him right in the eyes. She couldn't back out now. She had to know.
However, before she could ask the most important question, first she needed to confirm something.
"Archer… what is your True Name?" She asked him, repeating Kiritsugu's question the first time they met Archer.
"Shirou." Archer said, telling her the truth.
Sighing, Irisviel tried again. "Archer, what is your full name?" She said. You could hear the agitation in her voice.
Archer got quiet and didn't speak. Irisviel almost lost her temper before she reminded herself that Maiya was still in the room.
"Archer, I will use a command seal to make you answer me." She warned. This caused her Servant to raise an eyebrow at her, surprised at his Master's tone.
"Hoh. Are you sure it's wise to threaten a Heroic Spirit, Master? I could be someone who might be offended very easily. Are you sure you wish to pursue this topic? I could end up hating you." Archer told her in an amused tone, hoping this would make her reconsider what she was about to uncover.
"Archer, I may not have known you for long, but you never struck me as the type to get offended easily, if at all." Irisviel said to him. A sigh left her mouth as she calmed herself down. "Archer, just tell me your True Name… please." She was practically begging.
Archer got quiet, before he sighed in annoyance.
"My true name is Shirou… Emiya." Archer told her, watching her reaction with caution.
"Shirou… Emiya." Irisviel repeated his words. Looking back at her Servant she asked another question. "Archer are you, Kiritsugu's… son?"
There it was, the question he had been hoping to avoid for the entire war. However, now that he was in this deep there was no turning back. He would have to see this through to the end.
"Yes, and no. Kiritsugu Emiya is my adopted father." He answered her.
Irisviel recognized the term. Kiritsugu had explained it's meaning while they considered their options before having Illya. However that didn't explain why.
"Why did Kiritsugu adopt you?" She asked.
"To be honest Master, I believe he did so out of guilt." Archer told her as folded his arms over his chest.
"Guilt?" Irisviel asked, her curiosity growing.
"He accidentally caused an event that killed 500 people. I was the only survivor. Kiritsugu found me, saved me, and then adopted me. I lived with him for a while until he passed away five years later."
Irisviel sat quietly for a second, absorbing everything Archer had told her.
'Kiritsugu caused a disaster that kills 500 people and then dies in the future… w-what about the grail, what about his dream, our wish… what about Illya?'Irisviel thought, remembering their promise to have Kiritsugu take their daughter away from all this and raise her in peace.
"W-What about Illya? What happened to her?" She asked in concern, voicing her thoughts.
Archer gave her a look before giving a small sigh.
"I didn't meet Illya until the Fifth Holy Grail War. From my understanding, Kiritsugu tried to get Illya back after the Fourth Grail War, but his repeated attempts were met with failure. Illya was raised by the Einzbern family to believe that Kiritsugu had abandoned her and replaced her with me. She was then turned into the vessel for the Lesser Grail. She was raised to hate us, however Kiritsugu died before she could see him again and instead attempted to kill me in his stead." Archer told her, his voice hardening as he spoke so he didn't show emotion.
Irisviel felt like she was going to be sick. This wasn't supposed to happen. She and Kiritsugu planned this perfectly. They would win the grail war and after her sacrifice, Kiritsugu would use the grail to grant his wish for a world without conflict, hoping it would allow him to take back Illya from the Einzberns with little trouble. Archer basically told her that's not what happens. Illya would be kept by Grandfather and bred to be the vessel for the next war, knowing nothing but pain and loneliness.
'My baby. My poor baby.' Irisviel thought as tears formed in her eyes as she covered her mouth with her hands.
Archer stood there doing nothing. He just watched as the woman silently weeped. He thought about comforting her, but decided against it.
"Master, I can stop if you wish. I know this can't be easy to take in all at once." He told her.
"N-No. Please Archer, tell me what happened to her. Did she die in the war?" Irisviel sniffed.
"No." He told her, giving her a strange sort of relief. "No, I saved her before she could become the grail." After he said that Archer's face became very grim. "However, due to what the Einzberns had done to her, she… passed away a year later."
"Did she suffer in the end?" Irisviel asked him, attempting to get up but due to her injuries she was forced to sit back down.
'Did she suffer?' Archer repeated her words in his head attempting to recover the memory of that day.
"Archer?" Irisviel said snapping Archer out of his thoughts.
"I-I don't know, Master. I can't seem to recall the memory of her passing in detail." Archer answered her. Apparently he wasn't able to remember the day Illya passed away as clearly as he thought.
"I-I see." Irisviel said in disappointment.
"I'm sorry, Master." Archer told her.
She sat there quietly, taking in the situation they were currently in. She told herself she should ask about how things went in this war. He told her there was a fifth war so obviously something went wrong in this war. Maybe it was the reason for the disaster and Kiritsugu's death.
Irisviel calmed herself down before looking at Archer.
"Archer, why was there a fifth grail war? Did… did we not succeed in obtaining the grail in this war?" She asked, her voice a bit shaky as she could guess what his answer would be.
Archer thought for a second. If he was going to truly go through with this he needed to know she could handle what he was going to tell her.
"Master, what you want to know may not be something you can handle hearing today. I can answer your questions tomorrow when you're better rested." Archer told her, hoping that she would agree to his suggestion.
Irisviel instead gave him a look that screamed refusal.
"Archer, as your Master please tell me, what went wrong?" Irisviel pleaded. A part of her needed to hear this.
Archer stared at her for a moment before giving a long sigh.
"Master, do you know why the Einzbern's lost the Third Holy Grail War?" Archer asked.
Irisviel gave him a confused look, not understanding what that had to do with anything. Seeing him expecting an answer, she thought back to her family's involvement in the third war.
"If I recall, we attempted to summon a Servant outside of the seven classes. We wanted to summon either a Ruler-class Servant or the Evil God of Zoroastrianism, Angra Mainyu. We decided the Persian God of Darkness was a better choice if we were to ensure victory over the other Heroic Spirits, for who could stand up to an evil God of Darkness?
"However, when we summoned Angra Mainyu, he was the weakest Servant during the war and was the first one to be eliminated." Irisviel told him, recounting the lesson her grandfather taught her. "Archer, what does this have to do with this war?"
"It has everything to do with it, Master." Archer said somberly, causing Irisviel to be even more confused. "After Angra Mainyu's defeat in the Third Grail War. It somehow corrupted the grail itself."
Irisviel's eyes widened. "Corrupted the grail? H-How?"
"I don't know for sure. All I know is that afterwards while the grail could still grant any wish you want, it can only grant a wish through destruction. To wish upon the grail now would only cause death and pain to everyone." Archer told his Master, watching her facial expressions.
Irisviel had a look of horror on her. She looked at the floor, not wanting to believe what Archer was telling her.
"What… what proof do you have Archer?" Irisviel asked, wanting him to tell her that this was a joke. That the wish granting device could still be used to grant Kiritsugu's dream of a better world.
"Master… when you dreamt; tell me, what all did you see?" Archer asked her, hoping that his hunch would pay off.
"W-Well, I saw you in a hospital and Kiritsugu asked you to live with him." She started off, seeing as Archer nodded. "But I had another before that and…" Irisviel trailed off, her eyes widened as the memory of the fire entered her mind. "The fire?! The disaster Kiritsugu caused was that fire!?" She spoke in disbelief, not wanting it to be true.
Archer nodded. "Master, during the grail war of my time Kiritsugu destroyed the grail because of its corruption. However the backlash caused a massive fire that killed everyone in the area." He explained, hoping she wouldn't think her husband meant to cause the fire.
Irisviel was now staring at the floor, trying to process everything Archer had told her so far. She lifted her head looking at Archer before asking the one thing that had been on her mind since this conversation started.
"Why didn't you tell us about this? Why have you been lying to us?" She asked giving her servant an upset look that said 'Why have you been lying to me?'
Archer sighed. he knew that she would want an explanation for his silence.
"Master, in my time Kiritsugu destroyed the grail, however he didn't a lot of options at the time. If he knew about this beforehand, there's no telling what he might do. What if he decided that we should attempt to purify it instead of destroying it?" Archer attempted to explain the situation to her. "The grail can't be saved Master, any attempt to save it wouldn't end well. Kiritsugu is a man who will sacrifice anything for his dream. There's no telling what he'd do to make his wish come true. I believe I can stop it before the events that cause the fire take place."
Irisviel gave him a confused look.
"How?"
"If I can destroy both the gate and the ritual device I can prevent the fire and the future casualties caused by the events of this war." Archer explained leaving out a small detail.
'And prevent the person known as Emiya Shirou from ever being born.'
Irisviel looked a little bit scared. "Archer… does this mean you plan to kill me?"
Archer looked at her for a second before realizing what he had just said to her. He gave her a small smile
"Don't worry, Master. As your Servant your safety is still my number one concern. This is also the reason why I didn't want to tell Emiya Kiritsugu about this. Even if he agrees it must be destroyed, I have no doubt he'll decide to kill you to prevent the disaster." Archer told her, causing her to breathe a sigh of relief and causing her to look down in sadness, noting the truth in Archer's words. However, she shook off her feelings and looked back at Archer.
"Archer, if you plan to destroy the Lesser Grail than how will you avoid killing me?" Irisviel asked wondering how he was going to accomplish the impossible.
"With a little help from two mages it should be possible to move your soul to a new body. I will then destroy your old body, which will eliminate the gateway to the grail and cutting off most of the prana supplying the Servants, thus ending this war. I'll then have you supply me with prana long enough to destroy the Greater Grail and ending this nightmare for good." Archer explained, revealing the 'main' part of his plan to her.
"Who are they? The two mages." Irisviel asked wondering who Archer plans to play operation with her soul.
Archer stared at her for a moment before closing his eyes.
"Kirei Kotomine and Touko Aozaki." He answered calmly. Irisviel's reaction was anything but.
"Ehhhh?! You want an enemy Master and a notorious fugitive of the Clock Tower to do a soul transplant on me?!" She said as her voice starting to go higher in volume.
"It would probably be best if you lowered your voice Master, unless you wish to wake our other guest." Archer told her, nodding in Maiya's direction. This caused Irisviel to cover her mouth with her hands.
"Archer, how would you even get them to agree? How would you even find Touko Aozaki?" Irisviel said looking at him like he was crazy.
"Don't worry so much Master, I've already spoken to Kirei Kotomine, and I know a way we can get the Puppeteer's attention." Archer told her, acting like it would be easy. Irisviel didn't notice but Archer's eyes were currently looking to the side as if he noticed something.
'Probably should leave out the part where I plan on getting the fake priest to pull the worms out of a little girl for now.' Archer thought to himself. Hopefully after his rendezvous with Rider, and hopefully their defeat of Caster, tomorrow night he could head straight for the Matou Manor and grab Sakura.
Irisviel was quiet for the moment, her face adapting a thoughtful look to it. She then looked at Archer with a concerned look.
"Are you sure that this could work?" Irisviel asked him.
Archer was blunt.
"No Master, I'm not." He told her, causing Irisviel's shoulders to sag in nervousness.
"However Master, isn't it worth a try?" He continued causing Irisviel to look at him in confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"If this plan works, you get to stay with Kiritsugu and your daughter. You'll be able to be a proper family. Your daughter will be able to live with both her mother and father. Isn't that something to strive for?" Archer asked, causing Irisviel's eyes to widen.
"Be… a family." She repeated slowly, letting the thought sink in.
"Isn't that what you want?" Archer asked.
Irisviel shook her head.
"What I want… is for Kiritsugu's dream to come true. So that Illya can grow up in a world where she won't have a future like yours." She told him with determination.
Archer just stared at her. He let out a small chuckle.
"You know, when I decided to follow in Kiritsugu's footsteps there was one thing I was eventually forced to realize." He began to tell her. "You can't save the world. The more you try to save everything, the shorter it takes for you to end up with nothing. My point is Master, that perhaps you should take a moment to notice the things in front of you instead of everything else."
"Archer…" Irisviel said, stunned at his words.
Archer's eyes widened realizing what he just said.
"Ah, forgive me Master. It seems that I was reminiscing a little bit."
"Archer what..."
What caused you to think this way?
"Anyway Master, I believe that is everything you wanted to know so unless there is anything else…" Archer said, causing her to snap out of her thoughts.
Irisviel then appeared to be thinking as she closed her eyes for a second before opening them again. She then looked at Archer with a serious look, as if she just made up her mind about something.
"Archer, we need to tell Kiritsugu about this." She told him, narrowing her eyes at him as he scoffed. "I mean it Archer. Kiritsugu can help you with this more than I can."
"Master, I've told you why telling your husband about the grails corruption is a bad idea. I suggest we use him as a smoke screen." Archer told her in a stern voice.
"Smokescreen?" Irisviel said in confusion.
"I was planning on doing this with Caster, however that menace has become a roadblock in my plan." Archer told her. He can't exactly leave a child murderer about, especially with Sakura and quite possibly *i* still in the city.
"I don't understand Archer, why do you need Kiritsugu for this?" Irisviel asked, hoping he would quit dancing around his answers.
Archer looked at her for a second before answering.
"Your husband is the most dangerous Master in this war. I'm sure every Master by now knows this, which means they will be watching him very carefully." Archer explained.
"But we're on Kiritsugu's side, aren't we monitored as well?" Irisviel asked him.
"Yes, but not as much. They know his reputation, and they are much more wary of what he himself will do next than what he'll have us do. They probably think we will be used as nothing more than decoys, especially after we showed our hand during the fight at the docks." Archer walked up to Irisviel's bed and stared down at her. "Listen to me Master. I know you want to tell him and as your Servant I won't stop you, but give me a couple days before you tell him. At least until the day after tomorrow. I will tell him myself if you wish." Archer asked her, hoping she would agree with him.
"Why after tomorrow?" Irisviel asked curious why after that time specifically.
Archer paused for a second before speaking again.
"Don't worry Master, it's only a small matter I need to attend to." Archer said.
Irisviel narrowed her eyes again.
"Archer."
Archer cursed his words, he should've kept his mouth shut. The look on her face told him to spill it or she wasn't agreeing to anything.
"I plan to take out Caster tomorrow night, before finishing my plan. The Caster-class is the most dangerous obstacle in this scenario. He could be able to sustain himself even after the destruction of the lesser grail." He told her.
"You plan to go after another Servant alone?" Irisviel told him, looking at him like he was crazy, which in all fairness he probably was.
"Not exactly." Archer told her. "I may have made a temporary alliance with Rider and his Master."
"You what?!" Irisviel yelled with her eyes widened, before shutting her mouth and looked at Maiya, who once didn't move.
"I can't believe you did that without consulting me first." She scolded.
"My apologies Master, but to be honest I figured that this conversation would never have come up." Archer said with a straight face.
Irisviel glared at him, which honestly looked more like a pout than a glare. She then looked at the ground, before she looked back at him and pointed her finger.
"That does it. Archer, tomorrow night you're going to take me with you." She ordered, taking Archer by surprise.
"Master, I don't believe that's a good idea." Archer told her.
"Oh, like you know what a good idea is. Listen mister, you either take me with you tomorrow or I won't even consider helping you with your plan nor will I keep my mouth shut. Understand?" Irisviel warned him.
Archer stared at her for a second in surprise, before he spoke.
"You'll help me?" He asked, pretty sure he didn't hear right.
Irisviel looked to the side.
"I said I'd consider it. You make a good point, it would be nice to watch Illya grow up and live with Kiritsugu for the rest of my life." She told him before looking at him and giving him a bright smile.
"Plus, isn't it a mother's job to support her children with their goals?"
This caused Archer's eyes to widen further. However they then narrowed at her.
"Master you must understand we are not—?!" Archer started, but was then interrupted as she pointed her finger closer to his face.
"Hush. You need someone to help you learn not to take everything on yourself. Your father was the same way at the beginning. You'll learn like he did I can be very stubborn when I want." She told him.
Her words reminded him of *n, someone who's kindness he didn't deserve, but wanted to help him again and again and wasn't going to take no for an answer.
Realizing that he wouldn't be able to convince her not to come, Archer sighed in defeat.
"Very well Master, but you must not leave my side. I need you to stay alive for my plan to succeed." Archer told her. "Get some rest and we'll leave at dusk."
Irisviel laid herself down on her bed and wrapped the covers on top of her.
"Good Night, Master." Archer told her.
"Good night… Emiya Shirou." She said as she drifted off to sleep.
Archer stared at her for a moment, before turning to the other person in the room. He smirked at Maiya before going into his astral form.
In the infirmary there were two people who missed something.
Irisviel, who didn't notice Maiya was awake for most of the conversation. And Maiya, who thought she fooled Archer into thinking she was asleep.
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The day passed by quickly and the sun began to set, leaving Fuyuki's sky in an orange-red glow. Irisviel stared at it for a while. She admired how this time of day made sky look like a beautiful painting. The war has had its ups and downs, but it was moments like this that made her happy to come to this city.
'It's beautiful.' She thought as she smiled softly at the scenery before her.
She and Archer had arrived near the big bridge that connected the two cities. She didn't know how, but Rider's Master was somehow able to send Archer a letter asking them to meet them near there.
However…
"Gah! We've been standing here for an hour! Where are they?!" Irisviel yelled, rubbing her hands furiously on the sides of her head.
"Calm yourself Master. They'll be here shortly. If Rider is as competent as I think then he's probably already here and is just making sure we haven't brought any unpleasant surprises." Archer replied, who has been standing to her side dressed in the ridiculous outfit Irisviel made for him. However, he'd rather be forced to wear it than be stuck in a car with her again. Like forever. Archer was pretty sure that not even a phantasmal beast could contain her riding skill.
'All hail riding king Iri.' Archer thought offhandedly.
Suddenly, the ground started quake as laughter rang through the air.
"HA HA! You truly are a perceptive one, Red Bowman! How did you… what are you wearing?" Rider walked up to them with Waver on his heels. Even Waver stopped and stared at the ridiculous 'A' stitched on Archer's bowtie.
"Like I want to hear that from you." Archer said as he pointed at Rider's admirable tactics t-shirt that looked too small for him despite being an XL. "Nevermind that. I assume you have an idea as to where Caster is or did you bring us here for something else?" Archer said with a tiny blush, wanting to get off the topic of his attire.
Rider and Waver continued to stare at him for a good minute before Rider cleared his throat.
"Yes well, you're correct. We have an idea as to where Caster could be located, thanks to the brilliance of Waver here." Rider said patting Waver on the back. While Waver felt good about being praised, the fact that Rider, who was a superhuman, was patting him made it look like he was about to cry tears of joy.
"How many times did I say not to use my name in front of the enemy! Idiot." Waver yelled before coughing into his hand and looked back at Archer and Irisviel. "I took samples of the large river that separates Fuyuki, and with my specialty in alchemy I was able to narrow down a possible hideout for Caster in a sewer system." Waver told them looking pleased with himself.
Archer placed a hand on his chin.
"I see. Rider, you take the front. With your strength, defense, and Chariot you should be able to tank or dodge his attacks with ease. I'll back you up with support at first, but if things get hairy I'll join you on the frontline. Our Masters will stay behind. Any objections?" Archer asked laying down the plan for there assault.
Waver raised his hand.
"How do we decide who gets the extra command seal?"
Irisviel and Rider looked at Archer as well.
"Obviously whoever lands the killing blow gets it." Archer answered. While an extra command seal would be valuable, he didn't want this to turn into a competition as that would add unnecessary complications.
"Alright lad, let's head into the lion's den. Waver, make sure not to let your guard down. Women are more dangerous the prettier they are." Rider told Waver, causing Irisviel to blush a bit and Archer's brow to twitch.
"Same to you Master, remember this alliance is only until Caster is dealt with. Don't underestimate him." Archer told Irisviel who nodded at him.
"Alright! Archer let's go! Today that vile creature meets his end on my blade." Rider roared as he headed towards the bank of the river with Archer close behind him, leaving Irisviel and Waver alone near the bridge.
"So… I guess we just wait for them to come back." Waver said awkwardly, not knowing how to deal with this situation.
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In the Einzbern Castle, Kiritsugu was in the dining room that he used for his strategy meetings with Maiya and Iri.
His wife was supposedly roaming the city, looking for places they could stay in the three areas where the grail could manifest itself. At least, that's what she told him, however something was bugging Kiritsugu. Irisviel looked sort of nervous before she left. Something didn't feel right to him, so he sent a familiar to follow them. Unfortunately, Archer spotted it and destroyed it. That action sent him into a state of alert. He attempted to call Iri on her cellphone, but she wasn't answering. He wanted to have Saber track them, but Archer must have gotten Iri and himself very far away as Saber couldn't sense Archer near the area.
Currently, Kiritsugu was making sure he had everything he might need before he went to find them. He didn't think that his wife had turned traitor, but she must have a reason for not telling him what she was actually doing.
As he was going over all the possibilities in his head, Kiritsugu heard a knock on the door.
"It's me." Maiya's voice came through.
"Come in." He answered.
Maiya walked through the door and headed towards him, closing the door behind her. She stood next to him and stared at him before speaking.
"We need to talk." Maiya told him.
Kiritsugu raised his eyebrow at her before placed the handgun he was fiddling with into his suitcase, which was also filled with two other firearms.
"It'll have to wait, I need you to grab the car and meet me at the front of the castle. We're going to look for Iri and Archer." He told her before grabbing the suitcase and heading towards the door.
"It's about them." Was all Maiya said, and Kiritsugu stopped before he looked back at her. He sighed before placing the suitcase on the floor and turned to her.
"Go on." He replied.
Maiya told him everything she heard. She hadn't been awake for all of it, but she did hear most of it. She told him how Archer was supposedly his adopted son from the future, that sure as hell threw him for a loop; about Archer's alliance with Rider and his Master; how the grail was corrupted; about the fire it will cause as a result of his actions; how…
How he failed to save Illya.
After Maiya finished telling him everything, Kiritsugu headed to the wall and leaned against it.
"Do you think he was lying? Could he be?" Maiya asked.
Kiritsugu didn't speak as he was trying to think of a reason why Archer would lie. From what Maiya said Iri had dreams of Archer's past so him being Kiritsugu's future adopted son couldn't be a lie. Nor would the fire.
He could be trying to manipulate Iri, but Iri was the one who confronted him. Not to mention that she forced him to take her with him to his meeting with Rider and his Master, so why would he lie?
One possibility remained.
He didn't lie.
However, he kept this a secret for a reason, so why did he keep talking if he knew Maiya was awake? He's a Heroic Spirit that specializes in being perceptive, there's no way he wouldn't notice so why…
He wanted Kiritsugu to know since the beginning about the grail.
This was Archer's gamble. He knew Kiritsugu wouldn't believe him about the grail if he told him with no proof. He didn't believe him about the second Archer, Gilgamesh, until he showed up at the docks. This was Archer's chance. He realized Maiya was listening to the whole thing and gave away things he wanted to keep secret so he could convince Kiritsugu of his words.
Archer's words.
"You may not believe it, Emiya Kiritsugu, but you and I are more alike than you think."
He said those words yesterday. Kiritsugu thought they meant nothing, just the words of a stubborn spirit.
But now…
Maiya said that Archer feared he might try to purify the grail. That it should be destroyed, the grail couldn't be saved. It was one of the reasons Archer didn't say anything. That wasn't a lie, Kiritsugu was indeed considering it, however it wasn't his main reason.
If he mixed those two sentences together he got Archer's message loud and clear:
"Forget the grail. It will never grant your wish."
That's when Kiritsugu slammed his fist into the wall. He hit it so hard, not only did he crack the wall, he was pretty sure he bruised a bone or two while blood ran down his knuckles.
"Kiritsugu!" Maiya yelled as she ran up to him and grabbed his hand. She then took a roll of bandages out of one of her pockets and wrapped it around his hand. She then looked at his face after she finished and froze.
Pure anger.
She had never seen him like this before. He was usually able to keep his emotions in check. She had never seen him in so much pain. So she did the first thing that came to mind and hugged him.
"It's okay, Kiritsugu." She whispered into his ear. His eyes widened as she said this. He had never done this before with anyone but Iri. The sting of betrayal came back, but this time it was worse.
Everytime he betrayed Iri, he did it under the pretense that he was practicing for the day he would sacrifice her as the holy grail. If Archer was right and the grail was corrupted and couldn't be saved, then…
"Dear god, what have I done." Kiritsugu whispered. He then separated himself from Maiya, who looked at him in confusion.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
Kiritsugu stared at her for a moment before going to his laptop which was currently on the table. He opened it, clicking the keys a couple of times. He then turned from it and headed back towards his suitcase. He picked it up before speaking.
"Maiya, bring the car. I'll grab Saber and meet you there. I have a lead we're going to check out." Kiritsugu said before heading out the door.
Maiya than looked at the laptop before reading what was on it.
It was a file on Waver Velvet, the master of Rider.
On it was an address that led to a Glenn and Martha McKenzie's house.
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Archer's steel-toe boots sank into the sewage water as soon as he and Rider entered the sewers. Despite it being his first time, Rider was able to lead them where they needed to go with surprising ease. They soon made their way into an enormous room. It could barely be called a room to begin with. It was dimly lit, but Archer could make out the large columns that held the roof that towered above them. Archer also noticed something else, something he didn't need to see with his eyes to notice was there.
"Rider." Archer said to the large man in front of him.
"I know." Rider said as lightning crackled in his palm, before shooting itself out of his hands and lighting the torches that decorated the columns. As the room was lit up, the scene that appeared before them was gruesome.
Children littered the entire room, half submerged in the sewer water. It looked as if they were just pieces of trash that people just threw away. The look on their faces were something else. Archer was expecting fear to be etched onto their faces. However, nothing of the sort was there. In fact, their faces showed… relief. As if they were violated to the point that death was a blessing.
A young woman looks at him. He doesn't know what to say. How could he have been so blind to her pain? The things they did to her without him knowing causes him to bite his lip to the point he bleeds.
The worms are everywhere. He crushed a couple under his feet as he lifts her out of the pit. She stares at him, wondering how he could stand touching someone as defiled as she.
She notices his face and surprise takes her as she sees what's written on it: shame.
The moment he makes it up the stairs he pulls the trigger to his world as hundreds of swords litter the basement. They strike with vengeance as they skewer every last worm.
She stares wide eyes at the scene. She then turns to him. She's frightened, as she doesn't know what he'll do next.
"Senpai?" She says.
Before he could say anything, she coughs blood into his face.
"-rcher! Archer!" Rider yells at him causing to snap out of his thoughts. Archer realizes that he's clenching his hand so hard he's drawn blood.
"It seems I was wrong about you, bowman." Rider said as he began walking up to him.
"Oh? And what were you wrong about Rider?" Archer asked as he began walking towards the man as well.
"I figured you for one of those men who don't care who they kill as long as their goal is reached. However, you seem to show a bit of disgust towards this scene of carnage." Rider said as he and Archer walked right passed each other. Rider drew his sword as fast as Archer projected his married blades. They both swung with inhumane speed, deflecting the dirks that came flying at the other's back.
"What can I say Rider, I'm a complicated individual." Archer told him as they were surrounded by tons of Assassins.
"Indeed you are Archer. It seems we are dealing with a unique Servant here." Rider said as more Assassins appeared.
"I would guess these Assassins are all tied to one legend." Archer said as he deflected more daggers that came flying at them. 'Hmm. It seems Kirei was not as convinced as I thought. I'm going to have to speak with him after this.' Archer thought.
Archer than launched himself into the air, discarding his twin swords in favor of projecting his bow. He pulled the string back, and rained down projected arrows upon the Assassins. They all dodged Archer's arrows with ease before about ten of them jumped after the red bowman.
'Why are they attacking directly?'Archer thought as he smashed one of their heads into the wall, smacking the other ones with his bow.
Rider was having the time of his life as he grabbed one of the Assassins and used his body for a shield as daggers flew into it.
"HAHA! Come now you shadowy fiends, is that all you got?!" Rider roared as he whistled for his chariot as lightning filled the room. The chariot entered the room as it barreled through about four of them.
However, more appeared as Archer landed back to back with Rider.
"Rider, I have an idea but I need you to duck." Archer said as he counted 36 Assassins all together.
"Ohh? I see. Very well." Rider said as he hit the floor and Archer placed his hand to his chest.
All the Assassins jumped at them ready to finish them of by overwhelming them.
"I am the bone of my sword." Archer chanted as 36 swords appeared around them as they fired into each of the Assassins, piercing most of them through the heart. Most of them fell to the ground and disintegrated into black mist. A couple hit their knees before disappearing into the shadows. One stayed behind a bit longer, a woman with hair the color of violet and a body as black as charcoal, wearing a bone-white mask that covered most of her face.
"It seems you've forgotten something." Was all she said before disappearing.
"Forgot what?" Archer said before his eyes widened. "Irisviel!" He shouted and headed for the exit with Rider behind him.
They made it to the surface only to discover that both Irisviel and Waver were missing. Archer attempted to communicate with Irisviel through their link, with Rider attempting the same.
'Master, what happened to you?!' Archer shouted. Suddenly Irisviel's voice spoke to his head.
'Ah, Archer. Thank goodness you're okay.' She spoke with a relieved tone.
'Master, where are you?!' Archer yelled into her head.
'Umm, somewhere in the shopping district.' She replied sheepishly.
'How did you get all the way over there? Nevermind, I'm on my way. Is Waver with you?' Archer asked, confused on why she was halfway across from where they were.
'Yes, he's here!' She answered.
'Good.'
'So is Caster's Master.'
'...What?'
'And Caster.'
'And Assassin.'
Suddenly, Irisviel stopped talking to him for a moment before speaking again.
'Oh! And Berserker's here as well.'
'Anyone else, Master?' Archer asked sarcastically.
'Oh yes! And a cute girl named Rin.'
...What?
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Irisviel and Waver were sitting on a park bench near where Archer and Rider made their way into the sewers. Irisviel tried to make conversation with the young Master, but everytime she did he'd just look away and muttered how this was a bad idea.
So she just decided sit quietly and focus on the link between her and Archer, in case he needed to be healed. However, Irisviel's thoughts seem to take on a mind of their own as she thought back to the dreams and last night. She knew Archer wasn't telling her everything. She wasn't on Kiritsugu's level of intelligence sure, but she was by no means a stupid woman. She wished that he told her a bit more about his life.
All she knew was he was raised by Kiritsugu, participated in a Fifth Holy Grail War, and met Illya during it. She wonders what their relationship was like. Archer said she was raised to hate Kiritsugu and himself, and that she tried to kill him. However, the look on his face when he attempted to remember her death was one of… sadness, regret? It wasn't the look one would give while remembering the person who tried to kill them.
This train of thought lead her mind to create a small fantasy. She imagined a father who was on his laptop looking up certain items because his beautiful wife asked him to. She imagined said beautiful wife resting her head on his shoulder as he scrolled through the sites. She imagined their lovely daughter coming home from taking a bath before jumping on her father's lap asking him to tuck her in. Then… she imagined a young red haired boy standing behind them watching them interact with each other as if he didn't exist, the boy would then turn around, but before he could leave however a hand would grab his shoulder before turning him around. It would be his mother who looked down at him before smiling at him and would show his father and sister who were smiling at him as well. He would than return their smiles with a big one of his own, before joining them in whatever they were up to this time.
It was a sweet fantasy.
However, she was snapped out of it as she felt the presence of a Servant near her. Before she could do anything however, she was tackled to the ground by Waver.
"Look out!" He yelled as he tackled her off the bench.
Irisviel looked at the bench and saw that pitch black Servant wearing a bone-white mask appeared. Her eyes widened as she saw 2 more Servants who looked the same show up. She and Waver scrambled to get up as they found themselves surrounded by them.
"N-no way! Assassin is supposed to be dead! And why are there so many if them?!" Waver yelled in fear.
Irisviel didn't say anything, but as quick as she could, used her alchemy to form strings that created a shield that blocked a dagger that was aimed at Waver.
Irisviel attempted to contact Archer while blocking multiple strikes aimed at Waver. However for some reason she couldn't and from the look on Waver's face it seemed he couldn't contact Rider either.
'I don't understand!' Irisviel thought as she turned the wires into a pole and swung it as one of the Assassins attempted to take Waver out from behind. The Assassin jumped back, barely missing the pole.
Irisviel than noticed something shiny in the Assassin's hand. It was a small red jewel the size of a rock. She could feel prana pouring out of it. She then noticed the other Assassins also held gems as well. Irisviel deduced that they were using these prana filled gems to disrupt her connection with Archer by overflowing the prana in the air.
She then noticed something else that was rather strange. None of them attempted to attack her, only Waver. Using this to her advantage she formed a net that covered them both, hoping this would cause them to stop attacking out of fear of hitting her, before grabbing Waver's hand and made a run for the car.
"Let go!" She shouted as they ran. They hopped into the car as Irisviel put the into the ignition and slammed her foot on the gas. They drove with speeds that would've made Rider proud. They made their way into the city within minutes due to Irisviel's driving. Irisviel hoped going into the city would cause the Assassins to think twice before coming after them.
As soon as they made their way into the shopping district, Irisviel lost control of the wheel and they smashed into an electric pole. Irisviel smashed her head on the wheel, leaving a large bruise on her forehead. Waver was lucky as he was covering his head the entire time, mostly so he wouldn't have to watch Irisviel's insane driving, so he only received a large bruise on his arms.
They both stumbled out of the car. As Waver decided it was a good time to heave his guts out, Irisviel checked the car to see what caused the crash. She noticed that there were daggers in each tire. Knowing that the Assassins were still on their tail, Irisviel grabbed Waver, who just finished vomiting, and ran with him into the nearest alley way. They continued running through the alley, before stopping to catch their breath.
"I don't think they're following us anymore." Waver wheezed, placing his hands on his knees.
"I wouldn't be so sure. One of the Assassins class skills is Presence Concealment. They could be hiding for all we know." Irisviel told him before she placed a hand on her head and Waver watched in amazement as her hand glowed and the swelling on her forehead vanished. Irisviel than turned to Waver.
"Give me your arms." Irisviel smiled at Waver, who seemed reluctant to do so. "I can heal you if you want. We're going to have to keep moving, and I'm sure you don't want to be distracted by that annoying pain." Irisviel said. Waver then sighed in defeat as he gave her his arms, wincing as she touched the swelling.
Her hands glowed once more and the swelling in Waver's arms disappeared. Waver stared at them in amazement before looking at Irisviel.
"T-Thank you." Waver mumbled looking away. Irisviel, who heard him, smiled at him and said "You're welcome", causing Waver to blush and look away.
"Okay, now we should try calling Archer and Rider." Irisviel said to Waver who nodded in agreement.
"Right." He said.
Irisviel closed her eyes and focused on the connection between her and Archer. However, before she could establish contact Waver spoke up.
"Who's that?" He said pointing down the Alley.
Irisviel looked to where he was pointing. She spotted a man with ginger hair leading about three or four kids down to one of the stores in the small alley. As soon as he disappeared into the store they spotted a young girl, with dark hair wrapped in pigtails, tailing him, before disappearing into the store herself.
"Let's go." Irisviel said following after them.
"Wait! What about Assassin?!" Waver protested but was ignored. Groaning, Waver followed after her.
They made their way down the short steps and to the open doorway. They peered inside to find the man gone and the young girl crouching over the body of another young girl.
"Kotone? Kotone! Kotone!" She shouted to the body she was currently rocking back and forth, in an attempt to wake her. The girl than looked around trying to see if she could find anything to wake her friend. However as she turned around she was stopped cold by the ginger haired man, holding onto only two kids this time.
"Oh my! What have we here? Are you lost?" The man said as he smiled down at the girl, leaving her terrified.
He than let go of the two kids he had a hold of and went to grab her. This caused the girl to dodge and run to the other side of the room. The man went to go after her, but he was than tackled by a very scared Waver.
"L-Leave her alone you sick freak!" Waver yelled in a shaky voice, completely shocked at his actions. He than balled his fist up and swung it at the man. However Waver, who's never been in a fight before, was too slow as the man easily caught his fist, before head-bunting Waver, causing him to fall off the man. The man then got up and started to kick Waver.
"Agh! Who invited you, party pooper?! How dare you try and spoil my fun!" The man yelled as he kicked Waver again, causing blood to fly out of his mouth. The man than pulled out a small scalpel from his pocket.
"Well, I wonder what kind of art I can make with you!" He yelled, but before he could do anything a thin wire wrapped itself around his neck and pulled him away from Waver. He was flung towards Irisviel, who was trained by Kiritsugu in self-defense, as she kneed him in the gut and then punched him in the face, sending him to the ground.
"It's… you!?" Irisviel said, getting a good look at his face. She recognized the man from the pictures she's seen from Kiritsugu's computer as Ryuunosuke Uryuu, the Master of Caster.
"Ugh! Another party pooper coming to spoil our fun?! I just wanted to make the children into art! Beautiful art!" Ryuunosuke yelled as he regained his breath and stood up. He than attempted to throw his scalpel at Irisviel, however a dagger was thrown at the man's right hand, which was holding the scalpel, causing it to explode in blood.
Irisviel and Waver looked at the cause of the Ryuunosuke's pain. They were greeted by the sight of Assassin, this one being a woman with long purple hair and a skull mask that covered most of her face.
"We've been ordered to make sure no harm comes to the homunculus." Assassin stated, sporting two daggers this time. She threw them, one heading towards Ryuunosuke, the other at Waver. Irisviel was able to block the one heading for Waver, the other piercing through Ryuunosuke's shoulder.
"Gah!" He screamed in agony. "Man, big guy, I wish you were here. I think I'm about to get clobbered." Ryuunosuke said, before noticing the command seals glow.
"Huh?"
The room glowed a dark blue and red as the command seal's magic brought Caster directly to Ryuunosuke's side, with one of the seals disappearing from Ryuunosuke's hand. Caster opened his spell book and read a sentence from it. Nobody noticed anything different until they heard Assassin scream.
Irisviel and Waver looked towards Assassin, only to watch in horror as she was being eaten alive by a monster that looked like the fusion between a shrub and a squid with lots of teeth. They saw liter after liter of blood pour out of the Servant of murder. They winced at the crunching of her bones. Caster than looked towards Ryuunosuke and pulled the knives out of his body.
"Ohh, Ryuunosuke! My poor Ryuunosuke! Let me heal you!" Caster yelled dramatically, reading a line out of the book and began healing Ryuunosuke's wounds.
Irisviel took this time to run towards the little girl who had been hiding in the corner in the back of the room the entire time. Caster saw this and launched another tentacle monster at her, only for it to get pinned to the wall as 3 other Assassins appeared in the room. Irisviel scooped the girl up despite her protest. She then turned to Waver.
"Grab as many kids as you can and run!" She yelled as she grabbed one of the unconscious children as well and bolted out of the room, with Waver behind her carrying two of his own.
Irisviel set the girl down along with the unconscious boy. She suddenly placed a hand to her ear and began speaking.
"Ah, Archer. Thank goodness you're okay." She spoke with a relieved tone.
While Irisviel spoke to Archer and Waver watched the battle between Caster and the Assassins, nobody was watching the only child who was conscious. The little girl, despite being confused by the whole ordeal, looked inside the shop and noticed her friend, Kotone, was still inside the compound that was currently the battleground between two Heroic Spirits.
"Kotone!" She shouted as she ran back inside, dodging Waver's attempts to grab her.
"Wait! Come back!" Waver yelled.
"Waver! Grab her!" Irisviel shouted as she stopped talking to Archer for a moment.
The little girl grabbed her friend and attempted to drag her out the room. However, one of Caster's monsters launched itself at her. The girl closed her eyes as she held her friend tightly, waiting for her end to come.
The sickening sound of something piercing flesh was heard. The girl opened her eyes as the black knight Berserker stood in front of her, using the railing from the stairs outside to pierce through the monster.
The girl backed up until she felt a hand grab her and she was pulled out of the shop along with Kotone as Berserker lunged at both Assassin and Caster.
The girl looked at who was pulling her and saw that it was Irisviel.
"That was dangerous young lady! You could have been killed!" Irisviel scolded the twin tailed blue eyed girl. The girl didn't know what to do except apologize.
"I'm sorry." She said, causing Irisviel to soften.
"What's your name?" Irisviel asked.
"Rin. My name is Rin Tohsaka." She told them, causing Irisviel and Waver's eyes to widen. However, before Irisviel could process this information, Archer started talking to her again.
"Oh yes! And a cute girl named Rin." Irisviel said in a semi-cheerful tone. Irisviel than looked towards Waver and started talking.
"Archer and Rider should be here soon, we need to hide until they arrive." She told him and Waver nodded. Rin looked at them both before she tugged on Irisviel's sleeve.
"What about the others?!" She asked pointing towards the entrance of the shop.
This caused Irisviel to bite her lip. There was no way for her or Waver to go back inside to save the other children. They barely were able to get the ones they already had. However, she wasn't sure Archer and Rider would be able to make it in time for them to be able to rescue the rest. Irisviel cursed herself for her powerlessness before looking back at Rin.
"Rin, lets get you and these kids somewhere safe and than I'll rescue the others, okay?" She told her, putting on a fake smile.
"But!" Rin tried to protest.
"Rin." Irisviel said softly, causing the young girl to stop and look at her. "Trust me… okay?"
Rin stared at her for a second. She looked at the woman's smile and for a second she felt safe.
"Okay." She finally agreed.
"Alrighty then. Waver, grab them and let's move them somewhere safe." She told him as he nodded in response.
"Right." He said.
However, as Irisviel went to take Rin and the kids away from the battle, they were stopped by a man in a purple hoodie. Due to the brightness of the neon lights they were able to get a good look at him. However, their eyes widened in shock when they saw his face. Veins covered most of the left side of face and his left eye had an ugly milky color to it, not to mention his skin and hair color were pale white. The man stared at them before speaking with anger in his voice.
"Where do you think you're taking Rin?"
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And Kairya makes his entrance. How many of you saw that coming? *looks at everybody's raised hands* O_O Damn.
So while working on this I've been catching up on all things Fate. Watched Apocrypha, loved it. Finally someone remembers they're heroic spirits for a reason. I must now have Atalanta in Fgo, not to mention her last scene made me bawl. Fran and Mordred were fudging awesome. Not sure why no one likes Sieg, but I thought he was pretty cool. Astolfo confuses my entire being. The end made me happy.
Also watched Last Encore; was very confused until I realized it was basically a sequel to extra, which luckily I've played, so I think I was able to enjoy it more than most westerners. Man does shaft ever make a simple scene.
Also watched both Oath by snow and the Heaven's feel movie. I did like both of them. Miyuverse Shirou is badass and Watching Heaven's feel really made me both depressed and horrified at the same time.
And, finally, I actually read through/watched Prisma Illya through and through. First one was okay, basically a magical girl show with Fate characters, the only thing I can compare it to is little witch academia so yeah. Heh the second one, 2wei, had two decent scenes, both fight scenes, other than that I felt like I was watching child pornography, so I will not be going back. Now the third one, 3rei, made me feel like I was watching something from Fate. I very much enjoyed it, everyone felt more...useful, finally we get a kickass Shirou again, Rin's actually using that brain of hers, Illya is fitting better into the role of protagonist, and Kuro isn't really jailbait anymore. Miyu was always awesome so.
So last bit on my Fate binge, I GOT EMIYA BACK!!! Yay! I'm happy now I just need Kiritsugu, Irisviel, Illya and Kuro, than I will have the Emiya family I deserve. However I'm also still missing Arturia, Cursed arm, and Gilgamesh for my stay night servants to be complete. So sad.
Oh yeah, I did just finish listening to the Garden of Avalon drama CDs. It was very sad, it was just a guilt trip after guilt trip. It did however give me ideas on how to deal with Saber. Also re reading Fate route so I can figure what to do with Archer's pasr.
Okay now that that's over onto tthe reviews! Sorry last one was so sloppy.
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G (Guest): Nooo! Don't make me change it. I enjoyed writing that part. Waah! T_T
SoraZekken: 1.) While I admit I totally forgot she existed in the chapter with their death, it gave me an amazing Idea of what to do with her. 2.) No, she won't appear for the same reason a Ruler class servant wasn't summoned for Zero and Stay Night.
E.A.W.A.F: I hope you enjoyed the conversation between Archer and Irisviel. He does have a chance indeed, as you can see he's change a bit from the original plot.
Midnight49: Nope, but we did have a Maiya. :D
MalasLaBro: Well Nasu said that Archer's route follows an alternate Fate route so I'm going off that. Also I do have plans for Irisviel to see things related to the fifth war, however it'll be sfw...mostly.
duskrider: Hmm with recent events Kirei's tutelage under Archer might have to wait.
tl34It12: Do you now...they know ATTACK! No, but don't jump to conclusions just yet, however don't give up your suspicions yet either. *CRYPTIC*
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It's here!
It's back!
Einzbern and Hero's Talk Show!
"Everyone! Welcome to the Einzbern and Hero's Talk Show! This is the first interview of the season! I'm your host Irisviel von Einzbern!" The host of the show said excitedly, sitting at her desk, and waved at the invisible audience as they cheered.
"And this is my co-host/son Emiya Shirou!" She than pointed to the man sitting on one of the four chairs in the room.
Many female cheers and whistles were directed at him.
"There's nobo...nevermind. Welcome to this pointless segment of the story." Archer spoke refusing to look at the empty bleachers across from them.
"Now now Shirou-chan, we're lucky we get to do this again. The author just wanted to post the chapter right after Khanetho finished betaing it." Irisviel said pinching his cheek.
Archer swatted her hand away as he rubbed his check. His cheeks glowed red in embarrassment.
"My my Emiya-kun now this is a sight." A haughty voice appeared to Archer's right.
"Wha!?"
"Hai hai, everyone let's put our hands together for the three beautiful ladies that Shirou-chan has cheated on in one or another." Irisviel said before pointing at each of the girls as the audience clapped and cheered.
"The lovely, but glutinous, King of Knights: Arturia Pendragon or better known as Saber!"
"G-glutinous..."
"The beautiful tsundere in red: Rin Tohsaka!"
"Wha!? I am not!"
"And last, but certainly not least, the most filled out of the three, the adorably tainted: Sakura Matou!"
"T-tainted...hai I'm tainted."
"Now now Sakura don't be sad. You're getting your own trilogy. The first movie is already out!" Irisviel smiled at her.
"Y-you're right, it's an honor to finally be adapted."
"Isn't it great! Ufotable is a great company." Rin said patting Sakura on the shoulder. Everyone than turned and started at Saber.
"Uuuu stop it."
Irisviel than sat back in her chair and sighed.
"Ufotable is amazing, but we have to give props to Zero. If it wasn't for Zero Fate wouldn't be as popular as it is now."
Rin than had a funny look on her face.
"I wouldn't say that, if it wasn't for Stay Night, Zero wouldn't have even be created sooo."
Now Irisviel had the same look.
'Oh no!' Archer, Saber, and Sakura thought.
"Well at least Zero has a storyline that you can follow easily without having to watch something else just to understand it!" Irisviel said pressing her forehead into Rin's.
"Please, most Zero only viewers wouldn't understand how the Grail war works if they didn't ask those that read the VN!" Rin argued pushing back.
"Now now nee-san, Irisviel-san as long as people enjoy the series does it matter which was better?" Sakura said trying to calm them down. Archer and Saber nodding with her.
"Not to mention all the routes were poor anyway!" Irisviel said
This got all the girls' attention.
'This won't go well.' Archer thought.
"Fate was by far the weakest."
"Now wait just a minute." Saber jumped in.
"And Heaven's Feel was over the top and very exaggerated."
"H-hold on!" Now Sakura jumped in.
All four girls were now in a no holds barred arguing match.
Archer just sighed before heading backstage. After about ten minutes he came back with food.
The girls immediately sat back down upon smelling the food. They were all served a plate with tea. As they all ate a bite they sighed in perfect bliss.
"Ahhh this the life." They spoke in harmony.
"Now that we're calmed down let's get to what we were planning to talk about." Archer said sitting back down.
"Ahhh that's right! Shirou-chan's womanizing ways!" Irisviel said.
The audience laughed.
"No! The story! Talk to them about the story!"
"Ehhh! But that's so boring isn't that what reviews are for."
"Master!"
"Fine fine. So what did you guys think so far."
Rin started.
"Well at first it was-?!" She began before from out of nowhere swat surrounded them.
"What the?!" Archer exclaimed.
"Whoops they got us." Irisviel said.
"What! What do you mean they got us!?" Archer yelled at her.
"Welll since it costs a lot for the girls to appear, I decided it would be best to kidnap them." Irisviel told him with a straight face.
"Why didn't you pay the fee!?"
"We don't have a budget."
"Wha! We don't?!"
"Fanfic remember, everything is done for free. Bye now!" Irisviel said before sprinting backstage with the whole swat team chasing her.
Archer than turned to the invisible audience and sighed.
"Catch us next chapter where we interview The Einzbern's Hero's Maiya Hisui. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go post bail." Archer said as he left to go backstage the girls still eating on stage.
The audience clapped.
"THERE'S NOBODY THERE!"
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Ok so before I go I wanted to apologize for the chapter not following the preview given last chapter. I wanted to stop the chapter when Archer and Rider showed up, but it got too long.
QTP: Why does Assassin want to capture Irisviel? Did Kirei order it despite the deal between him and Archer? What will happen now that all these servants are here? How will Rin take seeing her uncle like that? What does Kairya have planned for Irisviel and Waver? What will Kiritsugu and Maiya do at the McKinley residence?
Summary Preview: 2nd Servant Battle Royal begins. New plans are revealed. New pacts are forged. Revenge is in the air.
Also check out my profile and see what other stories I plan to do. The last one's my favorite.
TotTTR is still being written don't worry.
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