Day Of Manifestation
Burn flower petals flow above the sky of Fuyuki City.
A sound sparks heard all around the place that once had buildings and people were now screaming out agony for their very lives. The Fire spread where they lived in compact residence houses started dying do to hot flames had touch them. Burned ash every memory I had and it begin with orange flames turning everything black from my parents to life I had before the fire. Replaced by this red world I was now standing in middle of and walking through dead bodies were turning into black skeletons. Only for building rubble to fall on top me at that moment I had accepted my fate to die... It was drips of tears fell on my face as I finally saw the smile of happiness on man who found me digging my body out rubble. He is person I'll come to admire the most and would some day want replicate that feeling. The man who saved me that fate stay night his name was Kiritsugu Emiya.
Surviving fire meant one thing in order let my body live...
My heart had died.
Become a hero of justice like Kiritsugu my savior. Who finally open up five years later under full moon when we were together that very night. Expressed his dream to be hero of justice when he was younger and ended up failing achieve that goal by his own hands. I told him to his face I'll take up the mantle and accomplish his dream for him. So he doesn't have to carry that burden anymore leaving Kiritsugu dying wish to me. Order me reach my ideal some day in the future and be hero of justice the world needs.
Heard voice "Shirou, Shirou wake up its very important day you don't want miss."
He opens his eyes find Taiga Fujimura waking him up? Her short brown hair and eyes looking down at him.
"What?"
He gets up from the ground where he was sleeping in shed along side few items like pipes and broken heater was in process of fixing last night.
"Usually Sakura wakes you up in mornings not today."She says that with clear happy smile on her face.
Dust himself off "Wait don't tell it's day!?"
"Yeah Shirou that's reason why I have been trying get you up for half an hour. With you all talking about fire that happen seven years ago in you're sleep. Also when I first lade eyes on Kiritsugu and meeting you alongside him."
Her eyes brighten little bit after making that comment that though it didn't surprise him one bit do him knowing Fuji-nee had crush on Kiritsugu and will never say it out loud because... He'll certainly have to face roaring TIGER laid hidden within her very soul a nightmare hell he doesn't want awaken anytime soon.
"I didn't realize I was talking in my sleep Fuji-nee?"
"Yeah that's a standard thing for you Shirou. Sakura was here earlier made food for me you don't have to worry cooking for me today. Though she really bummed out not seeing you before she had leave to Archery competition being held at Karakura High School."
Shirou grabs one the hangers which had a pair of clothes that hung on side of the door. "I promised Sakura I'll be there to watch her complete cant waste a single moment stall! Give me five minutes to change Fuji-nee, then we'll get train take us to Karakura town."
Ichigo walks with Rukia beside him to front of the school to find Tatsuki wearing one of the Archery club outfits?
"I thought you were in karate club?"
She begins to do some arm stretches causing a pop sound be heard. "Oh Ichigo I am, just filling in as sub to head captain who got sick the last minute. I offered be Captain for they won't have forfeit to Homurahara Academy. Given my reputation as being one most athletic people at Karakura high school they accepted my offer."
Ichigo freeze for moment "wait that's today I thought competition between Homurahara and Karakura was tomorrow?"
("Man becoming substitute soul reaper made me lose my sense of time.")
She eyed him for a minute "You would've known this if you didn't skip morning announcements all a sudden."
"Right Tatsuki..." He looks at Rukia for way out this conversation though she very much pick up on his hint for help threw his body language.
Only happily state out loud "Ichigo has become lactose intolerant I tell to him stop drinking milk in morning he doesn't listen me."
Every bone in his body wanted rip apart her gigai body apart for saying such outlandish thing! Begin making grunting sounds with his mouth as responds to Rukia statement.
("Rukia barely learned that word recently when I told her. She or that gigai body wearing might be lactose intolerant when eating ice cream alongside drinking some milk. When her stomach started getting upset. I guess that's by product for soul reaper to live in our world? I really wish Rukia could have come up a better cover story in dealing with hollows.")
She give little chuckle "That's Ichigo for you, stubborn as ever."
Puts hand behind his head looks down for moment. "Tatsuki not like I go round advertising am lactose intolerant. You know how the school staff always looking at me with my orange hair and all. As some kind of delinquent trouble maker."
"I understand its little bit funny because I never took you for someone to be lactose intolerant."
Hear the voice of Orihima with long orange hair rushing towards them. Shouting "Tatsuki they're here, Homurahara Academy archery club members are here!"
She runs toward group head first to accidentally trip over a rock and Ichigo instantly catches her. Calmly states "are you alright Orihima?"
Her face goes red for moment they both into each others eyes. "Yeah Kurosaki am fine..."
Two of the Homurahara students walk towards them. A girl with brown eyes and short hair probably announces herself. "Am Ayako Mitsuzuri head captain of archery club and the one next me is Shinji Motou who's going be on his best behavior. Isn't that right Shinji!?"
She gives him a hard pat on the back alongside a fake smile. "Yes am, Captain Ayako."
"Good."
Tatsuki puts hand out "am Tatsuki Arisawa I will be filling in as head for this competition. Let's complete with all our hearts."
Ayako shakes her hand "I wish the same to you as well."
From Orihima perceptive it was like watching two alpha predators swirling each other just waiting for one attack first. "Wow you could really feel competitive spirit between both of them."
"Tatsuki going all out I know it for sure."
Ichigo then notices in background as flower petals flew above their heads two girls talking to each other? One with purple hair and red ribbons in archery outfit and other black hair/red shirt. Having conversation his ears to far away hear anything. Asks "Who's your friends?"
Ayako answers, turns around to look at the girls. "Oh that's just Sakura and... Rin huh? They don't talk each other at school am kind of surprise they're doing it now?"
From what Ichigo can gather Sakura given a small red jewel with necklace connect together. He can see something different about it just cant explain why? It follow closely by Rin ending the conversation walking away from school grounds. Sakura a minute later meets up with Ayako and the group.
"Sorry for the wait Toksake Senpai wanted give me a good luck charm."
Ayako smirks "oh that's nice of her, I knew Rin had soft side to her. She doesn't show it off at school! I'll have embarrass her next time we meet."
Sakura waving her hands in the air back and forth. "You don't need do that Toksaka Senpai well is uh... Trying her best to be good person just struggles how to express it."
"Huh that's new I didn't you would be defending Rin's inadequacies. Usually I would expect you defend Fujimura quartz being tiger and EXCUSING Shirou behavior in not rejoining the Archery club!"
Shinji slides into the conversation with his smug attitude "And also her inadequacies in refusing go out with me!"
Ayako of course proceeds put hand on his face like she was going pop open a balloon. "Nobody cares how many times you asked out Rin and got rejected. She'll never go out with you! I'm sick and tired of hearing your complaining about amount rejections you got from Rin in club room instead of actually practicing your archery Shinji!"
Ichigo passively comments "this Shinji guy doesn't take rejection lightly."
Tatsuki put her hands in air "what you expect he acts like spoiled child that's just from first impressions."
Sakura looks around left to right only find just group of Karakura high school students that seems to be it. "Where Senpai I thought he be here?"
"I talk to Fujimura sensei on the bus she told me her and Shirou running little bit late. We have to start without them" Ayako states.
Sakura puts her hands together making a praying gesture looks up to blue sky those flower peals still lingering in the air. "Oh Senpai please make on time."
Shirou takes few deep heavy breaths as sweat dripping off his face down on the concrete sidewalk. Both stand outside building made out bricks it small compared Homurahara Academy club house has wooden frame. He also knew they were at the right place do a sign posted on the wall which wrote welcome students come and support our fellow classmates in us battling Homurahara Academy with our bows and arrows! School spirit!
To him it just came off as very cheesy.
"Come on Shirou, Sakura and others are inside already."
From his perspective Fuji-nee seem not tired at all from that running they had do and get to Karakura high school once they immediately got off the train itself.
She opens sliding wooden door see group Karakura students having their backs against the wall. Watching Ayako shoot an arrow from her bow directly into center of target. Sakura turns around find him coming into club room.
"Fujmura Sensei, Senpai you made it!"
Tiga immediately hugs Sakura tightly "Woo I'm so excited who's winning come on tell me, tell me!"
She puts hand on her cheek "well... brother Shinji lost and it's about even between Captain Ayako and Tatsuki."
As sounds of continuous arrows being heard in background Orihime being heard and shouts out loud "Nice shot Tatsuki!"
Only for clock make ring, ring, ring sound. Both girls stop shooting their perspective bows. Ayako "you're making this interesting even though we're down terms of points. Do to someone on our side slacking off!"
"En don't sweat it's Shinji fault to begin with, you did all you could have as captain when deal with people like him. Though I'm starting feel it in arms now the amount shooting we've been doing over an hour or so."
She scratches her noses states "I'm confident we'll catch up. Sakura, Sakura it's your turn now to switch!"
Hearing her captains words gets out and dealing with Taiga over bearing hug takes few steps back and looks at him. Pulls out what Shirou could describe a red pendant. "Tohsaka Senpai come by early give me this earlier as good luck charm mind carrying it for me Senpai?"
"Tohsaka!? That's amazing I can certainly hold on to it for you Sakura."
"Thank you Senpai."
Ichigo watches from side lines see gem again something inside jewel and it instantly vanishes? Comments towards Rukia "that red jewel has been acting very weird and I don't know if am only seeing correctly?"
"I notice it as well not time to focus on object we got with... that issue."
Her phone continuously rings over and over gain.
Ichigo nodes as responds to her statement. "Yeah, Orihime we'll be back Rukia forgot her textbook for class."
"Ok Ichigo we be waiting for you."
They quickly rush pass Shirou and his group of friends. Goes outside continuously runs away from club room.
Thought ("huh I wonder why their in rush?")
Only to be caught off guard by Sakura shooting ability. This is first time seeing her use bow and arrow well... Since he left the archery club due to a shoulder injury. She seems have improved. He moves past Taiga and Ayako who were chatting to each other. Hearing their conversation it really became background noise to him.
But Sakura, she changed not just with bow and arrow also... physically as well. Though he won't admit that part out loud. Every second he pays attention to her bowmen skills hitting target every time. Turns into minutes and quickly time just flew by.
Something he started focus on the girl with orange hair begin speak loudly. "It's been 40 minutes hopefully Ichigo didn't run to trouble in getting Rukia textbook?"
He turns her responses "I go and check on him if you want me too?"
She bounces up and down with excitement "yeah could you please I'll be very grateful!"
"By the way my name Shirou, Shirou Emiya."
"Orihime, wait you're from Homurahara Academy?"
Waves his hand in air then walks past her toward door. "Yeah."
Taiga off highhandedly comment's "There goes Shirou again can't help himself in helping others."
Outside the air felt different heavy even and smell of dead near by only reminded him of the fire seven years ago. Finally hear loud scream that came from one the neighborhoods near the school grounds his two legs instantly runs with all his will power to get that location quickly as possible. He won't ignore it not like he did during fire 7 years ago. Mentally and physically hurts him to ignore the sounds those who need saving. It's only purpose he has in life to be hero of justice like Kiritsugu..
Everything became clear once he once he got off the school grounds into neighborhood. The word he would use is destruction not just houses but also cars and telephone poles. That girl he saw earlier it was Ichigo said her name in context of getting her textbook,Rukia was it ? She push to ground helplessly and the person or thing that causes the destruction was? A monster to describe it with a see threw circle in middle of its chest. Making a weird roaring sound at him for some reason?
He moves without thinking for second or more. "Get away from her you bastard!"
Goes in head first with his bare first at monster that is tall as two story building and wide as bus.
She yells while on the ground. "What the hell are you doing get away from that hollow you're going get yourself killed!?"
Her words didn't reach him at all stop teenager from attacking the hollow. Only thought came to her was ("is he that stupid in so willing get himself killed?")
The hollow with white mask hand swipes Shirou body away instantly to a wall alongside the sound cracked bones. Monster slowly got closer and closer to Rukia. She tried crawl away with her arms. ("Dam it if I only had my soul reaper powers now!")
Shirou coughs up some blood sees whats happening cant feel rest his body can only move right arm quickly realizing the red pendant had fallen out his pocket.("Oh that's right the pendant Sakura wanted me to hold.")
Grabs Jewel off the ground and holds red pendant in his right hand. He finally see how beautiful pendant is and inside it lay a flower petal?
States out loud "if the people of fire could hear me am sorry I couldn't save you like situation Rukia in now. So please help me toward the Ideal I desire to reach so much yet I wish hold with my two hands in being hero of justice."
Red pendent merge flower petal together creating flashing light back and forth. Then everything change into black void of nothingness. A group flower petals a merge together begin flowing together in air. In front of him spoke cheerful voice "you're words and actions have spoken loud clear Shirou Emiya."
"Who am I speaking to?"
"Am a person who loves the world of humans and wish a for a happy outcome for mankind. But you Shirou Emiya have garner the heart of very special person I very much pride over."
He looks at talking flower petals asks "And who would that be?"
"King of knights of course silly, its the person I have responsibility over is very much want you reach your dream as well."
"My dream being hero of justice really?"
"Yes just look side and go that."
Turns find a hill of dirt in this dark void?
Flower petals states "word of advice once you go on top that hill no turning back have endure pain and suffering will come by your decision."
"I'll do it if it means nobody has to cry."
"Good luck Shirou Emiya your going need it."
"Thank you who ever you are for this opportunity."
Shirou climbs up to the top the hill find strong breeze of air forces him closes his eyes for moment. All at once everything changes to white a second finally see a place. Hills of endless swords and large turning gears in sky with industrial smoke layer alongside it. Middle of all is a man taller then himself tan skin gray eyes and white hair. An outfit had red coat sleeves as well a red open skirt. Black body armor with silver accents outlining his muscles.
He continues stare at teenager before him with those grey eyes that lacked any spark of life.
Asks red knight "who are you?!"
As industrial smoke wind blows past him.
"You're ideal."
Responds "I reject that."
He finally smirks with look of rejoice. He drops two swords into the hill itself that caught his eyes because their craftsmanship.
"Of course you do, Shirou Emiya."
Felt a sparking sensation threw out his body. As he finally came to reality that is Karakura town. The disaster was before his very eyes and to hear Rukia voice again in background.
"Get away from me you dam hollow!"
Stands up and with two words his adopted father told him its pointless to say and use in combat. They were always in background of his mind now coming to surface order fight. Neon green sparks forming in palms of his hands.
"TRACE ON!"
Side note if anybody interested in helping me improve my writing let me know. I acknowledged am not the best "writer" and that I need improve in order make my ideas more clearly and understandable. I'm passionate and I've got ideas and also I've haven't quite figured out my footing in terms of the writing yet.
