If Kintsugi no Fusei had an Anime Intro by RedRat8

Kintsugi no Fusei: Opening Gurenge by LISA.

The scene opens up in black and white as the focus are two bloodstained shadowed people seemingly leaning on each other though they were blocked off by a thin line. Before it suddenly transitioned to those two standing firmly as they rushed through the desert with their faces finally revealed to be Shirou and Robin as the scene froze on them.

Tsuyoku nareru riyuu wo shitta. Boku wo tsurete susume!

(I've found the reason why I am able to become strong. Take me along as you advance!)

The instrumentals played out as the title card appeared in blood red with black outlines as the symbol of a sword and dragon crossed each other to reveal the title.

Kintsugi no Fusei

It changes to Robin crying on the floor chained up in a dark and empty cell as she slowly looked up to reveal her purple and red eyes.

Dorodarake no soumatou ni you.

(I grow drunk from my life muddily flashing before my eyes.)

Then it flashes to a bloodstained Shirou with blades coming out of his entire body as he gritted his teeth in defiance.

Kowabaru kokoro furueru te wa tsukamitai mono ga aru.

(And my heart tenses up. My trembling hands have something they want to grasp.)

It then showed two very different images of when Robin and Shirou were happy. Robin was surrounded by friends happily talking, whereas Shirou was happy eating dinner with his close ones before the image shattered.

Sore dake sa.

(That's all.)

Then the scene shifted to Robin and Shirou studying under Morgana as she calmly held out a book and talked calmly before the two as Shirou had been studying his book with narrowed eyes of concentration. Whereas Robin was having an easier time and leaned over and helped explain something to Shirou as he nodded as he finally understood it as Morgana had a small smile on her face now.

Yoru no nioi ni. [I'll spend the night.]

(Even if the smell of the night. [I'll spend the night.])

Then it shifted into a combat practice as Robin struggled to hold her own against Shirou and got knocked to the ground by him as Morgana watched over the two train as Shirou held out his hand and Robin grabbed it.

Sora nirande mo. [Staring into the Sky.]

(Makes me glare at the Sky [Staring into the Sky])

Then the scene shifted to show a portrait of Morgana holding her book followed by four empty portraits, all seemingly making an action or pose of sorts.

Kawatte ikeru no wa jibun jishin dake sore dake sa.

(All I can change is myself, that's all.)

Then the scene turned to black and white as it showed Robin and Shirou in their past clothes separated by a thin black line, facing away from each other. Only for them to slowly turn around as their clothes change and color returned as the two face each other in their new and current appearance as the line that separated them was now gone.

Tsuyoku nareru riyuu wo shitta.

(I've found the reason why I am able to become strong.)

Soon it turned into a dark room with shadowed beings kneeling in servitude to a cloaked being who seemingly turn up their head as their eyes glowed red with malice and power. As it then shifted to Robin who turned her head upwards with her eyes shining with determination as behind her was Shirou whose eyes also shined with determination.

Boku wo tsurete susume!

(Take me along as you advance!)

Then it shifted into Robin who was holding out a book as it glowed with power as she faced off a group of enemies before her as she thrusted out her other hand as it glowed with magic and blasted off flames to sear her enemies.

Dou shitatte kesenai yume mo tomarenai imam o.

(I just have to, if my unreasonable dreams and the unstopping present.)

Then it shifted as Shirou held out his black and white swords confronting armed enemies with his blades before he cut through them as his eyes seemingly revealed a static of an incomplete wasteland of sorts.

Dareka no tame ni tsukyoko nareru nara.

(Will be able to become stronger for someone else's sake.)

Then it shifted to Naga in her own dimension, with tears flowing on her face as she observed something in the light in her hands. And at the same time instantly became an image of a man similar in appearance to Robin who turned around facing the screen as besides him were shadowed people by his side with only their eyes visible.

Arigatou, kanashimi yo

(Then Sadness, I offer you my thanks.)

Then the scene turned to Shirou, Robin, and Morgana each holding out their weapons as they were surrounded by enemies. Then the shadowed portraits appeared with one being a shadowed man holding a large sword swinging forward, another being a shadowed woman holding a book firing off dark energy, then a large shadowed man holding an axe, and then the last one being a thin shadowed man with a pointed hat holding a book firing a lightning spell.

Sekai ni uchinomesarete makeru imi wo shitta.

(I was beaten down by the world and learnt what it meant to lose.)

Then it became Shirou and Robin as Shirou twirled his blades as Robin glowed with power as she fired off a magic spell at an unknown shadowed enemy who seem to recoil as Shirou rushed afterwards and made a deep slash through whatever was their enemy in half as it vanished. Before it turned to the two slowly staring at the moon together with their calloused right hands reaching together as the music slowly ends as they turned around instantly with the moment freezing on their weary faces.

Guren no hana yo sakihokore unmei wo terashite.

(Lotus Flowers, bloom like crazy, illuminate fate.)

Edit:

This anime intro used to be in the chapter after this and this one used to be used to be called "Announcement (Be not afraid) and has since been replaced with If Kintsugi no Fusei had an Anime Intro by RedRat8 for a more cohesive reading experience. I hope you all enjoyed one of RedRat8's contributions to Kintsugi no Fusei.

Now, the contents below this edit was what used to be here (the announcement) but they're not really important (or are they?). That will be all. Thank you Readers!

Hey there everyone. It's Will S. Lavi, here to give you some news regarding my current situation and the story itself.

First, where have I been since the last update?

I was in mortal combat with college, the online classes and many activities were...stressful. I'm not even joking about the mortal part since I collapsed once during an online class and overall, my health throughout these months had been on the fritz. Thankfully, it wasn't bad enough to warrant a trip to the hospital, I'm not sure my family's budget could cover that given the pandemic and a massive blunder my grandfather made. The latter got all of us relatives strategizing for a way to fix that for the past month and the foreseeable future so there's a need to travel around, which is an obvious risk.

Aside from my academic matters, I have to handle those of my younger siblings because I'm more or less the only viable option as their guardian. There's also the fact that storms had hit the area where I lived one week after another so it's been rather harsh for the family budget. Don't worry, we've risen back with some well thought out investments that ensured we'd get by. Remember folks, focus on yourselves and your family. If you're feeling charitable and have the resources, then give it to those who need it more.

Now, when's the next update?

I wasn't able to write much because of my responsibilities. Too much material *cough* Three Literature Subjects and other Teaching Subjects *cough* needed to comprehend before answering does that and dampened my fire. Good thing I'm finally on Christmas break so I should be able to write but I make no promises on when. I do hope I got release at least two chapters before I'm inevitably whisked away in the next semester by my mortal enemy, THESIS, but the material I'll tackle is more in my field of expertise (Mythology) thanks to the suggestion of my professor.

Will, why the hell is Shirou capable of that?

Normally, I'd say that is BS but then again, so is HF Shirou for being capable of copying and using Nine Lives through Berserker's weapon. To clarify, that weapon is not one he used from actual history before the 5th Holy Grail War and made instead by the Einzberns from a part of temple they used as a catalyst.

Berserker using it in battle was enough to imprint his history and technique within the Axe-Sword which theoretically means Shirou could see and implement the history/technique of Morgana's teacher.

The argument that the weapon should be the one to guide Shirou if that were case is a legitimate point of concern. As he needs the weapons themselves to mimic the techniques and stats, even if he changed his weapon to be like what the teacher used, that should not have been enough.

However, there are certain details to consider. They are Morgana's state of mind, Shirou's condition, and Archer himself.

The first one is simple. I wrote it from Morgana's perspective. Therefore, it is possibly skewed since that is what she assumed. I may have implied that Shirou mimicked it from that but even she stated that it was sloppy and overcompensated.

The second one is about Shirou, his mind and body specifically. It's not quite what it was in the grail war. In the former's case, there is what happened to Shirou's mind in HF Normal End. In the latter's case, he's tall and muscular, with a different arm. Who fits that criteria and whose arm did it originally belong to?

Right, the third one. On a much closer read of the chapter, it might be obvious to see which arm was more accurate in defense and offense. We all know the preferred fighting style of Archer when he is not fighting at range and this bring us to a question that lead me to my interpretation. Is the fighting style of Archer, popularized by fanfiction, really stance-less?

The answer to the last question is a big no. Though I'm not an expert, in my observations of the source materials and its adaptations, I realized Archer's application of dual wield has some similarities to Niten Ichi-ryū also known as the school of the strategy of "two heavens as one". It may sound familiar since it is the famed fighting style of Miyamoto Musashi, who also has a Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku.

Of course, the application of Niten Ichi-ryu in life differs from fiction since this is Fate/ stay night. Regardless, I'd like to point out it is a plausible inspiration for Archer's sword-fighting in universe.

Anyway, could I have written the story better and gave it better pacing?

Yes, I should have and will endeavor to do so to the best of my abilities.

Do I regret writing the story and making mistakes?

No, that's part of the fun of writing. There's always a chance to learn from mistakes.

Thank you for all the support and criticisms you've given for this story. Stay safe and have fun, I bid you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Till next time, this is Will S. LaVi