As if stuck in a daze of disbelief, Shirou walked over towards the gruesome sight in front of him, his eyes getting foggy from the tears starting to form. She lay there so peacefully yet so gruesomely violated.

No…it just couldn't not. Not Fuji-Mee….

As soon as he reached her body Shirou sank to his knees and wept uncontrollably. Barely able to look at his former legal guardian, one who had been like a sister to him, so gruesomely murdered on the floor.

"FUJI-MEE!" Shirou shouted as loudly as he could as his tears stained the floor. If only he had arrived sooner, if only….

"Big brother…" a soft familiar voice spoke.

Snapped out of his grief for a moment, Shirou turned around near the kitchen and saw a shaking Illya walk from behind the kitchen counter, her arms covered in blood and a terrified expression on her face.

"Illya! Thank goodness your alright!" Shirou exclaimed as he ran over to her and pulled her into a tight hug, holding her close and not planning to let her go. Thanking the heavens that she was save and unharmed.

He heard her sniffle into his shoulders, muttering softly "I'm sorry…I couldn't protect her…"

After a good while Shirou sat her down and got on eye level with her "Illya you have to tell me. What happened here? What happened too…"

He could barely finish the sentence. The reality of the situation hadn't fully set in yet as he had to acknowledge the gruesome truth that Taiga was…

"He…he came out of nowhere….I tried to fight him but….but….he was vicious big brother," Illya said as she too began to cry "I couldn't save her…I'm so sorry big brother I…"

Shirou responded by hugging her tightly and reassuring her "you did all you could Illya…you did all you could…"

His eyes wandered back onto the lifeless body of his former guardian. He could barely describe how much it made his stomach turn. Even after the Fifth Holy Grail War, even after the Four Kings….never had he seen a sight that made him feel so…so….weak and powerless.

"Illya…who did this?"

Still with tears in her eyes Illya looked at Shirou muttering "he said….he said he wanted you to know….that it was Scar who did this? He said it was for…it was for Argus Manadek…"

Shirou's heart dropped the instant that name was said. Memories of three years ago began to flood back in as he recalled the conflict with the man in question. A crazy madman with a hatred of Magus who attempted to start a mass culling of all Magi in the world out of nothing but sheer spite and hatred.

Illya's eyes began to close and soon she fell unconscious in Shirou's arms. "No, no! ILLYA!" Shirou yelled out in panic as his sister was silent in his arms.

A loud knocking on the Matou household had alerted Sakura as she began to walk over to the door. The moment she opened it, a panting and distraught Shirou ran in with an unconscious Illyasviel in his arms.

"Shirou" Sakura said in surprise as she watched him stand in the middle of the hallway catching his breath and putting Illyasviel right up against the bannister of the stairs.

"Shirou what's going on? You ran off so suddenly?" Sakura asked curiously while crossing her arms.

Shirou turned to her, wiping the sweat from his forehead and said "Fuji-mee….Fuji-mee is dead…"

Sakura's eyes widened in shock and she let out an audible gasp.

"What…."

"She was…I found her….it was an ambush all of it…Issei and….and…" Shirou tried to catch his breath, his heart was racing and his mind was clouded by the thoughts of the gruesome sight he had witnessed earlier.

Before Sakura could respond and comfort him, Nasira Fallow stepped into the hallway and asked "what's going on?"

As soon as he heard her voice, Shirou turned to her and without a moments hesitation charged at her with full speed, pushing her backwards into the nearest wall and grabbing her by the collar of her suit jacket.

"SHIROU!" Sakura yelled out in shock and surprise, but Shirou didn't hear her, all he saw was red.

"Did you have anything to do with this! Did you know Fuji-Mee was being attacked!" he yelled as spit flew from his mouth, his anger barely contained.

"I have no idea what you're talking about!" Fallow protested and in response Shirou knocked her into the wall more, dragging her up so her feet were off the ground.

"LIAR! THE ONE WHO ATTACKED MENTIONED MANADEK! YOU KNEW ABOUT IT YOU BASTARD!"

"ENOUGH!" a loud yell came from Sakura as she ultimately pulled Shirou away from Fallow with all her might, causing him to fall backwards onto the ground and Fallow landed back with her feet on the floor.

As Shirou stood up he saw the unusual sight of Sakura looking very much pissed as she stood between him and Fallow.

"Enough of this Shirou! I know you are upset but Madame Fallow had nothing to do with what happened to Miss Fujimaru. She has been here with me all day."

"Even if she was how do you know she wasn't a part of it. Illya saw it all happen, saw this Scar guy killing her and said he was doing it in the name of Argus Manadek."

Shirou watched as Sakura's resolve remained unmoved. But on the other he saw Fallow's eyes widen in shock. And she took a step forward and stood beside Sakura "did you…did you say Scar?" she mumbled out, almost as if she was in shock.

Shirou felt a slight tinge of vindication "so you do know about him? Who is he!" he demanded.

The shock on Fallow's face was evident, as was her apparent disbelief. "He really did it…it wasn't just hot air….oh no…"

Shirou took a step forward, ready to throttle Fallow because it was as clear as day to him she knew more then she was letting on. But before he could move further he heard a loud crack behind him.

All three of them watched as the door was busted open once more and a figure dressed in a long black coat and a lion mask walked through it. From behind the mask their green eyes immediately darted the room. Spotting Shirou, the unconscious Illya, and then finally Sakura and Fallow.

The magic circuit on their arms lit up and a throwing knife materialized in their hand out of nowhere. The target was clear and with a quick swing the knife went flying right in the direction of Sakura.

Shirou could barely react, everything went so fast and his heart went into overdrive as the knife was aiming straight for Sakura. He prepared for the worst. No….not again.

But right before the blade hit its mark, it was Fallow who pushed Sakura out of the way before the blade lodged itself into her right shoulder and she fell to the ground with a loud yelp of pain.

"Madame Fallow!" Sakura yelled as she immediately went towards the wounded Fallow, gasping in pain on the ground. Shirou turned towards the assailant and their eyes locked, for a second he thought he had seen those eyes before.

"Shirou Emiya…" the figure growled from underneath the mask, a clear deep masculine voice.

He recognized that voice. It was the same from the phone call. There was no doubt about it. This was Scar. This was the man that had killed Issei and Taiga.

A blade materialized into Shirou's hand and he took a swing at the man, but to his surprise a blade similar to his materialized into the assailants hand and he countered Shirou's blow immediately. Steel clashing against steel as their eyes once more locked.

"How did you like the surprise I left for you Emiya…" the man taunted as his eyes widened behind the mask.

"YOU BASTARD I'LL KILL YOU!" and with that Shirou swung his blade, but the assailant jumped backwards out of the doorframe and landed a few meters away out of the house.

"Catch me if you can" he said tauntingly as the blade vanished from his hand and he turned around and ran way. Shirou didn't even think twice as he began to give chase.

"Shirou wait!" Sakura protested loudly. But it was already too late. Shirou had taken off down the street, in pursuit of the assailant. In pursuit of Scar.

Adrenaline filled his body and focused his mind. Running around street corners, running past pedestrians and even jumping over them if needed too. Ignoring traffic lights. It was like he was going on automatic and he barely recognized any place he was running through. His mind single-mindedly focused on chasing down Scar no matter what it took.

"I won't let him get away!" he thought over and over in his head.

Through streets and running up a large flight of stairs, Shirou made no note of his surroundings and it didn't register in his brain where the man was seemingly leading him towards. He barely registered he was running past Ryuudou Temple and then downwards through the forest path towards the lake.

Eventually near the edge of the lakefront, the figure came to a stop and turned around, his back to the water as Shirou also stopped running, catching his breath as he stared at the assailant.

"You remember this place Shirou," he began to say with that same taunting voice "where it all began. Where you killed him…"

Shirou could hear the venom in his voice, he feel the anger behind that mask. He clutched his fist.

"Do you even remember him! Do you even remember Argus Manadek? The man you killed here in cold blood!"

Of course Shirou remembered. He remembered it all too well. He still had nightmares about that night. The night everything fell apart, the night he had to watch someone desecrate Saber's legacy all for the sake of her own desires for power. The night he had too kill someone to save someone else.

"Of course I remember it! But so what? What does he matter to you anyway!" Shirou yelled at him.

"EVERYTHING!" Scar yelled furiously and he charged at Shirou.

Another pair of blades materialized in both their hands and they began to clash once again. The loud clash of steel against steel filled the area as the two parried against one another, almost on equal footing with one another.

Shirou found it hard to keep up with how vicious Scar's assaults were. He was giving him no time to breath in between strikes so instead as the next swing came, Shirou dematerialized his weapon and dogged under the swing and then thrust his elbow straight into Scar's chest. Before grabbing his arm and swinging him over, the weapon dropped out of Scar's hand and he flew over Shirou and landing on the ground, the mask dislodging from his head and landing on the grass.

Shirou took a few steps backwards and stood prepared as he saw Scar laying with his head facedown on the ground. He finally got a good look at the monster he had been chasing. His hair was short and black and slicked backwards.

"Now the mask's off Scar. Show me who you really are?"

And then Scar stood up and raised his head to face him. Shirou felt his stance loosen and his eyes widened in shock as he finally came face to face with the man behind the mask. He remembered that face, it had barely changed except for one notable part. A vertical scar running over his right eye. Shirou stepped backwards and stared in disbelief.

"You're….Kerrion Manadek…" Shirou muttered.

Upon hearing his name, Kerrion Manadek scoffed and took a step forward, looking down at the lion mask before him before turning his eyes back to Shirou.

"Kerrion Manadek died three years ago here along with his father. Now there is only Scar" he said before he crushed the mask to pieces underneath his boots.