CHAPTER 6: Archer x Rin

Emiya's (Archer of 5th Holy Grail War) POV

Hero… that word was the bane of my existence. The word itself brought regret from my very soul. The path I took to become the hero of justice only brought me to become a cold hearted killing machine. I sacrificed so much only to end up being betrayed by my very ideal I pursued. Becoming a counter guardian, to continue the path only made it difficult as it continued to torment me due to my inability to save people. My job as a counter guardian was to… be a sweeper, cleaning the messes after everything has been settled.

After continued suffering I finally got a chance to end my torment… the beginning of how it all started, the 5th Holy Grail War. The 5th Holy Grail War was where I finally started to full heartedly pursue my goal… my ideal and this would be the place where I will finally end it or so I had thought.

I was summoned as a Heroic spirit… what a load of crap, I who wasn't able to save anyone was summoned as a Heroic Spirit but it didn't matter much, all that mattered was that I would end the existence of my past counterpart and free myself from Alaya to break this vicious cycle of my torment. The one who summoned me was Rin Toshaka… I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that. I was glad and at the same time annoyed because she was the one who lead me to my path towards becoming hero and… died because of it. It was one of the things that broke me. I never could rid of the guilt of her death; even now I feel it… it must be some kind of fate to be summoned by her. This time… I will protect her. But how? Will killing my past self even help? It doesn't matter anymore; at least I will protect her to my utmost best in this war.

I couldn't help but laugh inside my head when she asked what my identity as a Heroic Spirit was. How couldn't I? And being through many years of vicious war had made me sarcastic bastard and like a sarcastic bastard I teased Rin with a jab at her ineptitude as a Master. It was laughable really… she was in no way inferior Master since she was anything but incompetent. If I had to classify her then she would classify as a first rate Magus. But with me she is never going to be getting a truthful answer.

As she continued going to school to maintain her daily activities, I scoured the city and finally secretly tried to obseve my past self in the school but he was nowhere in sight. How could this be? Don't tell me doesn't exist in this timeline? No… that's not possible. He should exist, I am sure of it. So, I went to the Emiya residence to only find it heavy guarded with boundary field, even if I tried my best it would be close to impossible to sneak in and it was specifically meant for heroic Spirits. Just what the hell is going on? Is Kiritsugu still alive? This was very confusing and I didn't want to intrude the house only to fall into a trap. So... I waited.

Four days… it took him four days to attend the school. I observed him closely and what I got from that was… earth shattering. He wasn't what I had imagined him to be. He had the demeanour of a warrior and his mana was extremely high. How was this possible? He was supposed to be a weak and novice third rate Magus who used his nerve as a make shift circuit… not this terrifying thing. Terrifying was the exact thing you could say because with my Structural Analysis, I could perfectly see through him. He was at the level where he could fight against Servants. This was ridiculous.

'Archer, guard me at the roof top during the lunch break. It might be dangerous. It seems there's a probability of Emiya, one of the student being a Master. Got it?'

'Yes Rin. I got it.' As bossy as I remembered her to be.

As the lunch break started I saw my past self coming to the roof top… only with Sakura Matou clinging him like they were… lovers? Just what was going on in this timeline? Nothing was like what I remembered it be.

As Rin came, there was some dispute going on between her and Sakura, then suddenly dark miasma started to flow out of Sakura. SHIT! This wasn't supposed to happen. Sakura was only supposed to trigger the dark grail years later due to the mental breakdown. He knew it since he was the one who… finished her off. It was agonizing seeing her like that and he had done his job as a counter guardian.

But as I was mulling over that my past self… KISSED her. What in the seven hells is going on? And just like that the problem was solved? BULLSHIT! This was absolutely bullshit. All right… calm down me, it isn't like me to get agitated like this. This is probably some other timeline… yeah… this Shirou Emiya can't possibly be me. There was absolutely no way in hell that he was that guy.

After briefly listening to the explanation Shirou gave (There's no way I am going to refer him as my past self anymore. HE'S NOT ME! Not anymore.) I finally understood how this came to be. This was all that Magician's fault but I couldn't help but get worried because this Magician he spoke of matched a certain trolling Wizard Marshall in terms of personality. Who knows what that troll was capable of and this mysterious Magician certainly matched that troll alright. Even if this guy didn't turn out to be that guy, it would mean that the troll and this guy must never meet. NEVER. Who knows what kind of terror they might inflict on poor souls they manage to get hold of. Look at Shirou, poor lad has absolutely no idea what he has gotten himself.

After that I carried Rin home for her to get proper rest. I could sympathise with her, she had a lot to think about regarding the disturbing revelation that was brought to light. Just as we reached home, there was already someone there. He was a… monster. Just looking at his mana made my whole body tremble in fright. Who was this guy? But I had always fought against being who was a lot stronger than me so this wouldn't make me hesitate. As I engaged him, I instantly blacked out…

I don't know how long I was knocked out for but everything seems to be alright… only thing is that Rin was looking at me strangely. Why was she looking at me like that? I narrowed my eyes at the grinning culprit who was sitting comfortably sipping tea besides… Caster!? What the hell?

"Yo! So our sleeping beauty is finally awake, huh?" He playfully called out to me.

"What the hell is going on?" I asked being confused at the situation going on currently.

"Oh… I was telling Rin-chan about what was going on and also that you were the future counter part of my student." As he said that I froze. Did he just say… that he knew who I was and told Rin? I slowly looked Rin only to meet with her menacing smile. "So Emiya-kun, huh? When were you going to tell me who you were?"

"Never?" I could only weakly respond to that question. What could I do against her? She was my weakness after all. I glared at the Magician.

"Oi! Is that the way to look at your awesome teacher? Anyway, I am going to forgive you for that since you gave me a lot gifts." Huh? What is he talking about?

"What gifts?"

"Oh! You know the various awesome weapons and armours you have in your reality marble. It was pretty awesome. All those blue prints were amazing. As expected of my student, you know how to please your dear teacher." He nodded at me with satisfaction.

"You are no teacher of mine." Seriously… this guy was starting to get on my nerves.

"Anyway, what are planning on doing counterpart student of mine? You won't be able to free yourself from Alaya by killing Shirou." He had a point there. What was I going to do now?

"Isn't there a way? You are a Magician after all." It was Rin who spoke. She looked at me and flushed. "Don't misunderstand. It's not like I care about you or anything. I just find it a little sad. Yeah! That's it."

I couldn't help but silently chuckle at that. She was still a tsundere after all.

"Hmm… since you are willing to go that far then I have a way." He spoke mysteriously and I was getting the same vibe I would get from a certain troll.

"What is it?" I asked carefully.

"Simple! Get married!" He grinned. Rin sputtered at that. "What the hell are you saying?"

"I agree with her. How is it going to solve the problem?"

"The best example is right in front of you. Can't you see my wife Medea-chan isn't connected to the grail anymore?" I checked her out only to find it true. Was it really this simple?

"But isn't maintaining Servant going to cost a lot of mana? I don't have mana like you have." Rin had a valid reason.

"Alright then! This will solve our problem." Just like that he projected the Avalon. And it wasn't a mere copy but a perfect original Avalon. Just how? But I could feel some difference from this Avalon. Did he alter it?

"That's!" Rin seems to be shocked by the sight of Avalon.

"Hehe… yup! With this baby here, you will have no problem with mana and you will be able link him to yourself with it." He seems to be finding joy at seeing Rin's dumbfounded expression. So… he's the childish kind of troll not too different from the Wizard Marshall of Kaleidoscope.

"I…I… what makes you think I would even agree to marry with this idiot?" Oi! Who are you calling idiot?

"Hooo… so you are saying that you don't have a crush on my student?" Eh? Crush?

"Wha…t are… you… sa…ying?" She stuttered. Is he serious?

"Don't try to deny it. C'mon now. Just accept it. Even my counterpart student here has feelings for you. He even has married blade made just for you. Kanshou and Byakuya, the married twin sword. The white and black sword. White for his hair and black for your's." How the hell did he know? Blueprints… the bastard got the blueprints of all of my weapons and armours?

"Is that true?" Rin was now focusing in me. Something told me that I shouldn't lie. I sighed in defeat. "Yes… in the future, you were the one who always supported me and I couldn't help get attached to you so…" This was awkward. Is this guy some kind of match-maker? At first I had feelings for Aurtoria, the Saber of 5th Holy Grail War but it soon got replaced with my feeling for Rin but I never had the courage to confess.

"*mumble*…"

"What was that Rin?" I didn't hear her properly.

"I said I won't mind." My brain froze for a moment.

"Oi oi you serious?"

"What?! You don't want to." I had no way to reply to that.

"Aw! C'mon man. Don't make a girl say these kinds of things. Just accept it. You know… you two would make a perfect couple. A submissive husband and an abusive loving wife. Yup! A perfect couple." I couldn't help but get a tick mark. A submissive husband? I look over Rin, only to find her blushing madly. Oi! what the hell are you thinking?

"Look at Rin-chan. She's already thought of so many things you could do together. Kinky! And on top of that my student here is a perfect person for a househusband. He cooks great and can look after a house. Perfect for you Rin-chan." Rin was thinking about this even more and got a determined expression.

"Emiya-kun… you can't reject me, alright? We will both benefit from this so accept your fate." Just like that she embedded the Avalon within herself and quickly came over to kiss me? Before I could get away I was held down by magic arrays.

"Now now you shouldn't try to run away from a maiden. It's quite rude." Damn you Caster! Just like that I was kissed. I thought it would end just like that but how I was wrong. "Rin-chan, you have to have a deeper connection so use your tongue. GO WILD!" OI! WHAT THE HELL? AND WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT CAMRECODER? AND WHY ARE YOU RECORDING?

DAMN MY RANK E LUCK! I can't marry anymore… wait… am I already married now? Well I guess I have to make the best of my situation so why not just enjoy this, right?

Character Sheet

Name: Shirou Emiya (Archer)

Strength: C++

Endurance: B

Agility: C++

Magic: C++

Luck: E

Bio: He was a counter guardian after making a pact with Alaya in order to pursue his ideal but in the end it only left him as a broken man.

He was soon summoned in the 5th Holy Grail War as Archer but after the interference of the so called great and awesome Magician Drake Redding, he was sacrificed to RIn Toshaka to be her personal boy toy… ahem her husband in which he was constantly whipped due to his horrible yet amusing Rank E luck.