It's been a while since i wrote anything, well, sorry for being a cliff hanger myself i've been busy lately...(Nah... i was just being lazy that's all.) anyway i've decided to deviate a bit from the nasu-cannon a bit with archer. his memories will be the same as those described in fate stay night scenarios BUT, with an aditional tweak, many cameo appearance from tsukihime this time. so, enjoy!
StyleINCREADIBLY SIMILLAR TO KINOKO NASU(NO, REALLY)
archer: arrgh my anemia!!
Shiki: you don't have anemia shiro...
The first Saga (The Scabbard)
episode 3-1. The elderas,the gatekeepers, the harbingers and the trials.
Part 1, Nightmares
"Check his pulse, inject some adrenalin into him! Kohaku!"
Archer opened his eyes, still blurry and rather paralyzed. He could feel his body, literally drained out of life; there were around 5 people around him, presumably the ones in charge of his current life. He tried to flex his fingers, but his body wouldn't listen, he tried moving his toes, the feeling was faint, a few micro millimeters of movement. But that was it. He could open his eyes. Only so narrowly…And that was it.
"Not good major, his pulse is fading fast!"
'Fading fast huh…' for some reason his hearing sense was still intact. He could hear things only passively but that was enough. So suddenly, the word 'death' flashed by his eyes.
"No"
He was already dead, the moment he saved the hundred people. He was dead. The World, an entity that governs the welfare of humanity, granted him power, in exchange for his freedom and soul. His body was there, but the moment his soul was sold, that was it, he didn't know it but his time in his world ended swiftly, by the hands of the humanity which he tried to save.
"No."
He closed his eyes, he knew he had already closed them a few second ago but he still closed them. And on came darkness.Though people associate darkness with emptiness, the opposite held true for archer. The darkness became a playground of his dark memories. With each passing film, surfaced darker and darker dreams. Each debilitating him.
"No"
One by one images of his friends, acquaintances, allies and the ones he killed emerged.
Why didn't you save me, onii chan? A pale faced girl walked by him. Just like the day she died.
'ill…illya…'
Why didn't you follow me back to the MA? Another girl, her right limb severed, crawled past him, just like the day she…I) ! ED
'Rin…'
I thought you'd b-e-a-n-i-c-e-r-b-o-y. E.M. I Y A………..KU--N
A Woman, Half her Body –I o i- N p art crawled past him Just like The D y s-h-e-d-i-e-d----
'Fuji…nE"
Archer kneeled on the ground,grabbed his hair tight, and closed his eyes for cover. But even in
that darkness emerged his worst nightmares.
"No…..No…..No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!-No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!No!N-O!--No!NO!!"!"
"Do you want to die here, boy?"
An incredibly familiar voice rang his ear. But archer didn't care.
"NoNoNoNoNoNoNo!!"
"Then open your eyes and see the light. You've been sitting in the dark all day."
"NoNoNoNoNoNoNo!!""
The Voice grabbed him, and dragged him, he still closed his eyes. Trying not to see anymore of his dark memories. The voice dragged him until it stopped, before throwing him into a pond of Water.
"!!"
Finally, he opened his eyes. Above him was a ray of light, shining down the pond, and a Dark figure,
'Wait!!' .
As the figure faded from his view, he picked up his speed,
'Wait!!'
He frantically moved his arms trying to break free of the water.
'Wait!!'
A jump out of the water, and he was finally free of his dark past.
The figure, though blur reminded him of the orange haired boy he knew some time.
-Heroe de justicia-
-chronicles of archer-
-by velvet road-
Part 2, Awake
"Wait!!"
Archer woke up from his deep sleep. His right arm on the air and his bare upper body drenched in sweat. Archer looked around and saw no one. The room itself was like that of a normal Hospital. All white and deprived of color, the only accessories present were a pot of rose and an old 80's box TV, behind the humble bed was a window. The day was bright with the sun on its zenith. Light stung his well built body. His sweat glittered under the bright sunlight. In curiosity, archer looked outside the window. There were parks and old buildings which seemed utterly familiar to him. Then it struck him.
He once went to Europe as a mercenary of the church, along with a member of the burial agency whose name he could only remember as Solomon. Their target was a powerful vampire that had a near infinite regeneration power. The first strike was Solomon's, using his gigantic demon (in fact, absurdly large) he managed to destroy the beast a couple of times, but each time, it would regenerate and kill the beasts Solomon kept on regenerating. In the end, it was archer, with his harpy sword that finished the job. Though the stay in New York wasn't so glamorous, it still remained as one of his very few memorable memories. The window presumably shows him the bright side of his memories.
"Daydreaming as always emiya shiro?"
Archer diverted his attention towards the voice. There was Gabriel and a short red haired teenage girl in a cute maid outfit carrying a load of documents.
"You've got some strange tastes…"
Archer uttered, (Unconsciously of course)
"I would like you to take back those words, my soul is with shiki sama and nobody else's."
The girl sharpened her eyes and stared at archer with a cold glance, Archer was pretty sure that she'd land a nice slap if he said another word
.
'I totally dig her'
Archer thought (again, unconsciously)
"There now hitsui san. There's no need to get so tempered with this, shiki's the harbinger of the third division now, remember? It wouldn't be a nice sight if he goes berserk and kills your boss's employer."
"I don't see the link in that."
She folded her arms and gave Gabriel a cold stoic face. This time even Gabriel was the one caught by surprise. Gabriel moved a step away from his secretary and kept his distance. Before quietly whispering to archer.
"I'd suggest you not mess with her; her master has been out for work for around a week now. Don't take it the wrong way though. She's a nice girl, it's just… well, you know better"
True, he had some experience with girls of such quality, like say, (dark) Sakura? 'The best remedy for this kind of situation? None other than a hot cheesecake dipped in a cup of royal jelly!' (Well, let's just say his method of allurement is only restricted to his cooking.)
Author's note -forgive me if I offended any archer fans-
-puff-
"Owwww!"
The woman dropped her cargo on archer's unguarded crotch and opened a document scroll. Restraining the enormous pain, he stared at the cold girl. It seemed like she has regained her cool. Seeing that this was the right time he asked, this time in a very shiro like fashion.
"May… I ask what these are."
The woman ignored his questions and started her speech out loud
"resident of universe C-128, Emiya shiro, we as the caretaker of the universe shall return back your bank account and personal properties your name has been void from our residential chart for nearly a thousand years, Valhalla standard time." She paused to regain her breath and read out the last sentence but Gabriel soon interrupted
"…under the condition that you pass the trials of the Elderas' …which, of course will be gruesome."
Archer was disappointed by her last remark. By what he can remember, the three elderas are highly notorious for their almost inhumane work ethics. They love the parallel universes, one of them governs changes in the universe, she supposedly turns melancholic every once in a while and toys with any insignificant universes as she bids. Another governs time and the origin. The wielder of the so called 1st true magic. The identity of the last is still shrouded in mystery. Other than the information mentioned above little is known about them. Except for the fact that they aren't in good terms with each other and that they seldom place their sympathy on the on the thirteen gate keepers and their harbingers and inquisitors.
"Damn, do I have to take the hunter exam plagiarizing joke?"
"Nope." Said Gabriel
"That's why I'm taking you to a faster route." Archer tilted his head, he knew the meaning of that word, and he was certainly ready for it.
"You know what I mean don't you emiya shiro?"Archer remained cold and composed
"You will have to fight the present harbinger… Are you ready for that?"
Fate Stay Night : Chronicles of archer
Heroe de justicia
Created by Velvet road
End of chapter 3-1, Stay tuned for chapter 3-2!!