CLANG, the sound of steel on steel rang out hundreds of strikes in the span of a second, a thrust to the head, dodged and retaliated with by a slash to the neck.
CLANG, it was parried by the foe of the red samurai loosening his grip of his sword, the myoujingiri, slips slightly out of his grasp, it was to be expected he wasn't a true swordsman, just a man who could copy the skills of the user of great swords.
His opponent, as expected notices his loosened grip and stricken at the blade, making him lose his control of it, he instantly dismissed it, he couldn't try to grasp it, or she would decapitate him.
She instantly attempts to skewer him thinking she could end this fight against the red samurai, "Trace on..." his voice is calm he doesn't sound rushed he knows where everything is going, he can and will win.
Right when her blade was an inch away from skewering his heart, he traces two katanas, one black, the other white, he parries her strike with the black one before going in with the white one.
She herself parries his attack before starting a deadly dance of blades with him, thrusts, slash's, parries, counters, etc it all happened in the span of a couple of seconds to the human eye their every action seemed like a blur, a cacophony of steel sticking steel. Suddenly Shirou parries Okita's thrust but instead of attacking with his blades he decides to instead kick her to gain some ground between them, the action surprised her, but what surprised her the most was the stance he had put himself in, it was full of holes, openings to either the heart, the brain or some other body part and organ.
'What, is he trying to bait me?' She questionned herself, 'Nobody unless they were a complete amateur would do a stance like that, unless that's what he wants me to think,' she questioned herself about his motives wondering why on earth he would be positioned like that, 'best play it safe I'll give a attack to a opening but I'll be on guard to make sure no funny business happens.'
And so she rushed in using her immaculate footwork and she attacked an opening.
CLANG, and sure enough she was instantly parried before being the recipient of an intense attack, intent on either disarming her or immobilizing her, it was also at that instant that she realized, what, he was doing with said stance, he was drawing her in with face openings to give her a false sense of security, so he could have an advantage in this fight. It was a technique used by those who were weaker and were going against somebody more powerful than them themselves, whether it be physically, magically or better martial skill, it was made for those who were weaker than their own opponent in whatever category was necessary!
'He's dangerous with that level of skill and technique mixed with that type of stance... I have to end this quickly,' she concluded, if she let this go on any further it would be a battle to see who would have the better grasp of the others technique and ability, not to mention endurance, so she decided to use her greatest technique if he could survive or evade this... she wouldn't know what to do.
He was sure he had the upper hand in this fight, Okita Souji might've trespassed upon the second magic with her ultimate technique, but he was holding her back, if it wasn't for her speed being so close to his own he was certain he would have killed her by now, that is not to say her swordmanship wasn't godly, oh it was, there was a reason he had lost the myoujingiri like he did, she was that good, the only problem for her came from the fact that he had seen almost all of her techniques whether it be from the her swords history or from this bout. Which means that when he had seen her get in that stance, he was stressed, was she really going to use THAT technique!?
"It will end with this!" She screamed out, oh she really was going to use it!
"First step, swifter than sound," her words held power, Shirou scanned his mind for noble phantasms or techniques to utilize he found none that would work with a hundred percent chance of success.
"Second step, infinite suffering..." the rate of the speed in which she moved her feet was increasing exponentially, the he had found it a technique that for all intents and purposes was extremely dangerous if he does it the wrong way.
"Third step the absolute sword!" It was then that she jumped he knew if he does nothing now he will die and so, he does it.
"My body is made of blades..." his words hold power equal to or surpassing her own.
"Mumyou Sandazuki!" Once she said those words Shirou felt three simultaneous impacts on his skin now turned into a mesh of swords, even though they were stronger than normal skin they still drawed blood.
Meanwhile, Okita had landed on her feet after the strike, "It was truly a great fight thank you for indulging me when could have bombarded me with artillery Muramasa," her voice sounded somewhat melancholic after having in her eyes killed the man who could keep up with her, crack, "hm, what made that?" She asked as she looked down at her sword only to see it had cracked, with only a bit of blood on it instead of amount she had expected after such a strike.
"Truly... you deserve your title of manslayer, Okita Souji," Shirou's voice resounded through the air his tone serious, "To be able to draw blood even after I turn my skin to swords..."
Okita looked at him in surprise, it seems she had failed to accomplish her master's order, "It seems I failed... Huh."
"Failed if I hadn't taken such a risk I would be dead," Shirou stated seriously his wound healing thanks to Avalon its light resounding throughout the clearing they didn't pay it any mind, "And I am not one to attack another while they unarmed and we are in a duel, do not consider this a mercy in any other situation, I would have killed you," he stated looking at her with a tilt of his head as he positions himself in the direction of where Artoria is held captive.
"That... that isn't your only reason is it?"
Shirou paused before looking at her in surprise before sighing, "You would be right... I guess the other part is that you look strikingly similar to a person who I'd do anything for," he finished with a slight smile.
Before this display Okita looked at him in surprise a slight flush on her cheeks after hearing the words.
"Either way I guess it's time for me to continue on my mission, thank you for the duel," he said before fully turning around and exploding outwards to the compound.
Seeing this Okita was surprised but still managed to get her words out, "C-CAN YOU TRY TO LIMIT THE CASUALTIES TO ONLY PEOPLE WHO TEY TO KILL YOU!" She screamed out fully expecting him not to hear her, but she still said it anyway for the slight chance that he does.
"OKAY!" He screamed out apparently he did hear her.
Wait a second... how does she explain this to Sirzechs, he had sent her out to make sure that security of the venue would be secured and she had thus been sent to kill the infiltrator.
Flashback...
"Ah Okita you're here," a man, no devil with long red hair, red hair and an angular face spoke to the Japanese swordswoman.
"Ah sirzech-sama, what is it?" Okita questionned, "Do you need me to train Kiba a bit more?"
"No, it is not that instead can you watch over a venu and ensure its security?" Sirzechs questionned.
Okita looked curious, "I should be able to why are you asking?"
Sirzechs looked tired for before responding, "In two days time there is going to be an arranged marriage that takes place in Britain in since the grooms side of the family is allies with us as they have helped via giving supplies for some situation, and so my sisters and her peerage will go to as a show of solidarity, I hope that you will be able to ensure their security."
"Of course just leave it to Okita!"
"Ah, I'm glad I can count on you Okita."
End flashback.
Oh well if he does his mission then the wedding is as good as cancelled and Rias and her peerage won't have to come, "If anything I could just lie that I hadn't seen him... but then how am I going to explain my sword being broken," Okita moaned and groaned in mental anguish as she rolled on the ground.
Meanwhile Shirou had finally arrived in front of the compound, he had basically made a promise not to cause too much destruction, and he was rather sure that they had lost his sent by now, and he really only had two missions at the moment, the first one his actual mission and the other a more personal one.
In all truth he should probably kill Claudas instead of risk anything happening later because he was petty and he is going to try this shit again.
So with a path decided, he traces carnwerran the shadow treading dagger.
And with a burst of speed he entered the compound beneath the eyes of everyone, while sticking in the shadow's, not long after he entered what seemed to be a war room or something, through an open window and lo and behold speak of the devil and he shall appear, Claudas. Shirou would have loved to skewer Claudas through every single orifice inside of his disgusting body, but there were many witnesses although they all seemed panicked for some reason...
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ALL YOUR CHIMERAS ARE DEAD!!" Claudas questionned a devil who appeared to specialize in summoning magic.
"I, I, I MEAN IT SIR IT WAS A BLOODBATH THEY WERE BEING KILLED BY A SWORD WITH A CONCEPTUAL STRENGTH AGAINST ANYTHING SUPERNATURAL, THEY WERE EXECUTED LIKE DOGS BY THE INFILTRATOR!"
"HRRRRR, I SWEAR ONCE I GET MY HANDS ON THIT INFILTRATOR HE IS DEAD!!!" Claudas roared out in anger.
'Hoh, he thinks he can kill me why not then I know for a fact what type of man he is,' Shirou thought to himself, before deciding to reveal himself behind Claudas.
"Once I have my hands on him he WILL WISH I GRANT HIM MERCY," Claudas kept screaming to his employees, while they only grew a face of pure fear and dread.
"S-S-Sir behind you," one of them said in terror.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BEHIND ME!!! I SWEAR IF I TURN AROUND AND THERE IS NO ONE THERE I'M HALVING YOUR PAY!!" Claudas screamed at the devil that told him, "SEE THERE IS NO ONE TH-" he started to turn to prove his point only to be met with the irritated look of the infiltrator he had been chasing, "haaaahaah," he let out the air inside his breath being scared shitless by the man who had appeared out of nowhere. Before he could even react however and or say another word he was grabbed by the shirt and thrown through the door with a mana burst.
CRASH, his employees did nothing valuing their lives over fighting the infiltrator who had massacred a force of 200 chimera strong.
"Grrr," Claudas groaned out, he had just crashed through a door at Mach 1, his spine was more or less shattered splinters were covering his back, looking upwards he saw the man who had thrown him through the door. He was walking towards him and all Claudas could do was crawl backwards in an attempt to escape the man while also praying to whatever god that he would be saved.
However all his hopes came crashing down when the red haired samurai released the restraints he had placed upon his magic core so as to not to alert the enemy. The energy contained within it exploded outwards and it was in that sole moment that Claudas realized that the magical energy wave that had hit him before came from the man in front of him. However this was even more potent than the burst from before as if that had been accidental, it felt like swords were stabbing him as he tried to crawl away, he had been given a choice after all in front of such a powerful burst of energy, fight or flight, and he had chosen flight it was the same for everybody who could feel it, except for one person, while they could run he could not.
"haaah, hrgh," huffing and puffing Claudas tried to move away, however then he felt a sharp sensation pierce his rotund belly, "huh," he somehow managed to get out as he checked it only to be met with a sword sticking out of his stomach he felt sick to the core just from seeing that yet then it happened again.
Shink!
And again.
Shink!
And again.
SHINK, SHINK, SHINK.
He felt his body get pierced by countless swords he could barely breath after one had shot itself through his trachea and then he couldn't breath after a countless number of them pierced through his lungs, then his brain and finally his heart.
There was one part of his brain that was somehow still active however, the part that received pain, and so like clockwork it all started coming in he wanted to scream, but he couldn't, his mouth had already been pierced by countless swords.
And then he went on fire, it started as a slight spark from two swords grafting against each other rapidly, but it was enough for the rest of his body to catch on fire and then before long he had died.
Artoria was happy, Shirou had finally arrived after all and if he had released his core like that then that must mean that he was in the middle of a fight and would soon be able to retrieve her.
However the person who had come to her door first wasn't Shirou it was her uncle.
"Artoria, we have to get out of here!" He screamed out, "There's a dragon in human flesh in the courtyard we have to leave while they're torturing Claudas!"
"No uncle I do not think I shall," Artoria responded coolly, "After all that dragon in human form is my sheath, my destined partner, my other half."
"W-What do you mean by that Artoria?" He questioned untold amounts of stress in his words.
"What I mean uncle is that I, Artoria Pendragon, am King Arthur reborn and the 'dragon' outside is my sheath, the love of my life."
"Y-You're King Arthur?" Ector questionned.
Artoria nodded, "Indeed, I am and while I would love for you to meet Shirou well he will be pretty ecstatic upon seeing me in one piece, so I would recommended that you leave uncle go to Hawaii or something, you most assuredly deserve a vacation."
Ector was shocked, dumbfounded even for all these years the clan had believed Artoria to be a fluke and they made Arthur the heir, but it was Artoria, little Artoria who has actually King Arthur, "Will... Will I see you again Artoria?"
The king of knights looked saddened for a moment before turning to her uncle, "Yes, of course I'll visite you with Shirou! Now get going."
"Haah I'm glad and yeah I'll go," and with that Ector departed the tower.
Once Shirou was done with Claudas he turned to where he felt, no knew Artoria was, a tower in the highest floor as well. And so he entered the tower and jumped as high as he could, which was thirteen stories and once there he walked up the stairs and encountered the room in which she was within.
Opening the door he was met face to face with Artoria, "Shirou you've returned."
"I told you didn't I Artoria I wasn't ever going to lose you again?" The magus questionned the king of knights yet right when she was about to respond she noticed his state of apparel, more specifically his lack of a shirt and unknowingly she had a slight nose bleed, that went unnoticed by Shirou as he himself was enraptured in her state of apparel, in other words a sleek white dress, he almost had a heartache from how cute she looked. And so unconsciously they drew themselves closer and closer to each other before they kissed each other hungrily.
The site of a Shirou in his physical prime and a Artoria in a piece of attire so cute that it overwhelmed his sense of duty it was only after they finished their kiss did Shirou notice that they should really get going to the extraction point, and so he picked her up bridal style, in which he managed to elicit a "S-Shirou!" From the king of knights. He ignored her he had to get to the extraction point and no matter how much he wanted to do it with her while she was in that state of apparel that could wait for when they get married in the future.
After thirty minutes of a mana burst sprint to he exfil location they came face to face with Kiritsugu who was ecstatic that they made it back safe and so they went back to Japan. However twenty minutes into the ride Shirou's physique changed from his physical prime to his actual age making him a bit taller than Artoria but not by much.
And not that long into the flight they both fell asleep the adrenaline and excitement in their system turning off long enough for the two to drift asleep for the rest of the flight.
Authors Note!
Hello everyone and thanks for reading the chapter, I don't really have too much to say about it really, Please tell me if I did a good job characterizing Okita, I'm not the best author so knowing if I did it properly or not would be very much appreciated. On another note 229 favorites and 334 follows in 16 days... I never saw this coming so I have to say thank you, thank you all.
Either way I hope y'all enjoyed the way I made Claudas go out if I was any better I would have described bros suffering even more, but I personally think I did a pretty good job.
Btw Shirou was partly holding back against Okita and she herself mentions this it's only once bro's disarmed he decides to pull out kanshou and bakuya. And yes the turn his body to sword thing is complete bs how'd you know, even if it is loosely based on a bad end in the fate route where Shirou's skin being swords broke one of Medusa's daggers.
No omake this chapter I have no Idea what to write and I ain't gonna write about the alternate timeline where the events with Shirou and Artoria in the tower go differently, no thanks, I make mentions I don't write it.
Sorry That I removed it after posting it I wanted to edit some mistakes I had made.
Oh yeah I have no idea what name the arc should be so I have not put it sorry _(
Either way on to my response to the reviews
OriChar: Are you taking about when I said no one would die or when I said that Claudas would die by burning to a crisp I mean what I said was partially true. It is a good way to explain why they are a bit stronger like most of the time it's going to be a battle of information as long as they are both at least partially relative to Artoria and Shirou in speed and I already gave a bit more detail on at least Shirou's mana level compared to the top tiers of the verse so there's that, but don't worry some people will give him pushback if he doesn't go all out. And yeah bro is pretty stacked.
Guest: It's an omake it's not really canon to the story.
ItachiTrueShinobi:I mean he did technically use a bit of a different version of it but same result (I won't go into detail on how it works).
A'Reincarnated'writter: I already answered the first part which is no and yes Artoria will have access to her other np later on, I won't say how though.
Archangel Xireon Chaos God: I have a feeling that is why bro ain't in fgo yet outside of mura and limited zero over.
Dark Kyuubi Kurama: Thanks!
jacket the chicken: I would but knowing my bad luck if I use the system I'm going to get somebody who don't know fate and is going to treat me like a psychopath.
OrphanSlayer: again it's an omake.
FallenSage: Thanks!
Journey to the End: Don't get me wrong I appreciate the comment but I'm not sure if you're directing toward me or some commenters?
keybladelight: About you're Okita comment in dxd lore Okita is revived shortly after they die and so I am going of off the assumption that Okita thanks to a devils biological beat out tuberculosis, Okita will do her job as well aka report it to Lucifer who will (propably) talk about it to his fellow maos. It is not exactly a wedding dress but it is pretty similar, because in the timeline of events the wedding was supposed to happen on a Monday, the events of this and last chapter happen during saturday. I understand if you made a small mistake while reading the chapter where Artoria was taken, because Ilya was returned. He is similar in terms of appearance if a bit smaller in terms of height to his 17 year old appearance and in canon dxd bro will be 18 in other words similar physique and height as ubw Shirou in the epilogue in the anime. Artoria as I said before will look similar to mhxx, who is smaller than the lancers yet also bigger than every other Artoria. The love hotel, could happen during a special if I ever make one such as a Halloween special or Christmas special, you get where I'm going if you have a lewd brain. Yes Rias will be jealous of Artoria, because well Okita works for sirzechs and Okita is in proximity to rias and could tell her of why the wedding she was supposed to go to was canceled.Koneko will appear and will in all honesty act like a cat around Shirou -the cat ears.
