Uryu winded his eyes in awe at seeing the swirling ice dragon of Hyōrinmaru.

He had heard of the zanpakuto's power from Rukia and Renji during their casual conversations, but never once did he think that he would witness the blade's power in person, let alone replicated by a Magus.

Yet even when the ice dragon came lunging at him with a furious roar. The Quincy had a plan…

Shirou watched as the ice dragon slammed itself into the roof in an explosion of water and ice freezing the entire half of the building. Sure in terms of power, his projection was much weaker than the original Hyorinmaru, but that doesn't change the fact that it still held the power of a captain-class Shingimai. Which should have been more than enough to either knock out or severely injure his opponent.

Yet to Shirou's confusion he didn't see or sense where the Quincy disappeared to…until he heard a barrage of holy arrows coming at him and Shirou by instinct alone immediately waved his replica of Hyorinmaru to form a wall of ice to defend himself, blocking the arrows. Then when Shirou looked around the left corner of the ice shield, he saw Uryu with his bow drawn…though now having multiple bleeding cuts all over his body, and when Shirou analyzed further. He noticed his foe was forcibly moving his body with light blue spiritual-like threads.

'So…' Shirou thought. 'He was able to run out of Hinkaro ash shards by using that thread technique to forcibly move his body even as he got cut numerous times' He deduced and then looked over to the zanpakuto Hinkaro in his right hand and dismissed it. Causing the sword to break apart and fade away into magical particles and then place both of his hands on Hyorinmaru. 'Still, I am sure if I land one good hit I should be able to take him down'

Uryu then readied his bow and focused his eyes on the Shirou sternly. 'If that Magus is capable of copying the zanpaktou a shinigmai and their abilities. Then it is safe to assume he can copy my bow, arrows, and other weapons as well' he concluded and then began adjusting his bow. 'I will have to take him out before he has a chance to do the same with others…' A cold drop of sweetness then dropped down his cheek as he furrowed his brow. 'Otherwise, he could become more dangerous than the Servants themselves.'

Meanwhile on the other side of the city. Soi-Fon was gasping for air as she hid herself beneath a nearby tree over a dozen kilometers away from the Einzburn castle. Usually, she would have been halfway across the city by now if she was at her full strength. But upon suffering a few cracked ribs, a broken right ankle delivered by that Monster Berserker, and the use of her Bankai she was far from her ideal state.

Yet what was worse is that the Magus had sent multiple white-wired bird-like familiars to track her down. Yet Soi-fon managed to suppress her Spiritual power and conjured a kido barrier to hide her location. She had a feeling that the child-like Master would find her eventually given her level of skill.

However, to her relief…and somewhat irration two fingers arrived to help her.

"Ah Soi-Fon, see you are doing well," Kisuke said charmingly but the younger Captain scowled at him viciously with her bare teeth.

"Save your patronizing…" she spat. "If I wasn't so injured right now I would have never accepted help from the likes of you"

Urahara continued to hold his grin. "Well I am glad of you being grateful" he responded playfully while Soi-Fon rolled her eyes and looked away. Then the shopkeeper gazes back to address Ichigo, Chad, and Orhime behind.

"Sado watch Orhime while she tends to Captain Soi-Fon's wounds" Urahara ordered. "While I and Ichigo will handle the Servent"

Then no longer a second after the shopkeeper said that, the Heroric spirit and his Master approuched them.

"Well now…" Illyasviel' spoke out with Berserker beside her. "It seems you managed to get back into your Shinigami Ichigo" She then let out a devious smile. "Not like it will do you any good"

Soi-fon then moved up her head to address Ichigo. "Kurosaki before you face that monster you must know, that only A rank attacks can pierce through his noble phantasm, not only that but even if you managed to harm or kill him with such an attack, his body will regenerate and become virtually immune to it"

Ichigo then winded his eyes and gave the captain a look of disbelief.

"Are you serious!?" He spat out annoyance and frustration. "Just what kind of cheap-ass broken ability is that!?"

Illyasviel then giggled. "Well, what do you expect!?' She boasted loudly with a proud grin. "Berserker is the strongest Servant in this entire war blessed with the ultimate defense and immortality itself!" She then grinned manically at the group and pointed her left finger at them. "Now show them what I mean by that Berserker!"

With a mighty roar, the iron-skinned titan of a man lunged at Ichigo with immeasurable speed, while the Substitute Shinigami in turn immediately countered by raising Zangestsu with both hands to block the stone axe swinging at his head, which had enough force behind it to uproot the ground beneath and around Ichigo's feet by several meters and made the Shinigami grind his teeth in strain from the sheer strength of the Servent's blow.

"Figures that a Servent named Berseker would have strength rivaling Kenpachi…" Ichigo muttered dully to himself then looked over to Urahara. "Hey, hat and clogs, do you have a plan to take this guy down?"

Urahara then stood silent as he analyzed Berserker. "I might…but you're going to have to distract him for a bit"

Ichigo then eyed Urahara and then back at Berserker. "Right..." Ichigo complied dryly and then he raised his Spiritual pressure to the point that the air became heavy. Before launching a strike at Berserker with Zangestsu.

The mad Servant then matched the Shinigami's blow with his own and when the two weapons clashed it unleashed a huge shockwave that bent and broke several branches of the trees around them. Which only increases in number and potency as Berserker and Ichigo continue to exchange blows in an overwhelming display of power, speed, ability, and skill. With the latter surprise that an otherwise insane spirit was able to block and dodge his blows with such precise nimbleness and precision.

And then a realization hit Ichigo.

'Wait…if Berserker can just revive and adapt himself from any death, why is he so focused on dodging and blocking my attacks?' Ichigo pondered as he blocked another blow from Berserker. 'Could it be that he does it because he still feels pain or the fear of death regardless even when drivin' mad?' he then focused his gaze on the Servent. 'Or could it be…that there is a limit to how many times he can revive?'

The shinigami then used a flash-step to back away from Berserker to get some distance. 'Either way, there is no way to tell how many lives he has, and considering I have at best two attacks if I count the cutting power of Zangestsu' he then growled In frustration. 'If only there was some way to imprison this bastard or…'

Then before Ichigo's eyes, he noticed a glowing black purple light behind Berserker.

"Seeping crest of turbidity. Arrogant vessel of lunacy. Boil forth and deny. Grow numb and flicker. Disrupt sleep. Crawling queen of iron. Eternally self-destructing doll of mud. Unit. Fill with soil and know your powerlessness!"

"Hado. 90 Kurohitsugi!"

The voice of Urahara echoed from behind Beseker as the shinigami's body glowed with a dark and purple spiritual pressure. Then a dozens of matching black squares surrounded the Servent. With each overlapping the other and forming a massive box around the heroic spirit.

Berserker as if sensing what was going to happen immediately tried to rush or break out of the kido, but to his surprise, a powerful torrent of gravity pinned him in place and an instant later the black box fully entrapped the Servent inside before multiple spears of black spiritual energy inserted themselves inside the box.

Then after a long moment of silence, the black box dispersed and revealed Berserker...which made Illyasviel nearly wince in horror at the sight, as the gigantic muscular body of her Heroic spirit, had its entire body dotted by hundreds of pierced holes. That covered his arms, chest, legs, and skull with blood spraying out from all of them at once. Before the Servent collapsed on the forest floor dead.

Ichigo looked on grimly at the work of the spell and quickly remembered the time when it was cast by a renowned enemy of the soul society. First on one the captains of the gotei 13 and then much later on the substitute soul reaper himself.

'So that is the result of Kurohitsugi at full power …' Ichigo thought in both awe and yet disgust at the morbid sight. 'In all honesty, if we weren't facing an enemy who can revive themselves from the dead, I'd be glad spells like that need long ass incantations to be cast effectively' he mused deadpanly. Then heard a growl from the dead Servant. 'Speaking of which…'

Ichigo then saw Berserker just like Soi-Fon warned about. Immediately began to heal from the hundreds of holes in his body and a few seconds later his wrathful red eyes flashed back to life while Illyasviel looked on warying.

'Unbelievable…' she thought in concern. 'I would have been one thing if that shinigami could cast a spell on the level of High Thaumaturgy to take out one of Berserkers lives…but he managed to take out two of them at once…' she then smiled. 'Still, if that is the best he can do then there is nothing more to worry about'

Ichigo then readied his Zanpaktou. "Urahara I don't suppose you can cast a different level 90 kido spell right?" He asked but Kisuke however held and knowing smile.

"I might…but that depends on you Kurosaki" he answered and Ichigo huffed in annoyance.

"Look I don't mind if you need me to distract this guy into fully casting more of those high-level spells if it means taking out more lives off of him" He responded irritated.

"Oh no Kurosaki what I mean, is that it depends if you can take more lives of this Servant in a single attack" the shopkeeper corrected and Illyasviel immediately had a look of concern.

"What do you mean?" Ichigo asked and raised an eyebrow in confusion and intrigue.

"Well after watching over your battle with Berserker and seeing him revived from that level ninety Hado. I was able to conclude that our heroic spirit here is none other than the most renowned hero in Greece…Hercules"

Ichigo's eyes widen. "Hercules!?" He exclaimed, his mouth falling open. "You mean the actual Demigod Hercules from Greek mythology and the son of Zeus himself!? He then eyed Berserker still trying to grasp what he just heard. "That guy is Hercules!?" he shook his head rubbing his temples. "I mean I knew we were fighting legendary heroes...But he is practically a pop Icon!"

Urahara then smiled at Ichigo's expression. "I know it is hard to believe but it is true" he reassured. "And it is tied his noble phantasm God-Hand"

Ichigo then looked at the shopkeeper skeptically. "How exactly?"

"Well you see God's Hand is a gift or curse given by the Olympian gods based on the twelve labors Hercules has accomplished in his life and each of these twelve labors acts as an extra life given to him"

Ichigo then held a look of understanding. "So we need to kill twelve different times?"

Urahara then grinned slyly and when Illyasviel saw it she immediately went on edge.

"Not necessary…you see it's a common misconception to believe that god hand gives Hercules extra lives like a hero in a video game…but through proper research, it acts more like extra health bars...on a boss"

"Extra health bars…" Ichigo then fully realized what Urahra was saying and then turned to face Berserker. While IIIayasvel looked at the Shinigami nervously. "I see now…" His spiritual pressure then began to rise to the point that his body glowed yellow and the pressure within the air thickened. "So basically if I use all of my strength to take this guy down. It could annihilate all of his lives at once right?"

Urahara's grin winded. "If you're up for the challenge…"

Ichigo then placed both hands on zangestsu and smirked. "Did you need to ask?" he then pointed his zanpaktou at Berserker.

However just before Ichigo could release the full power of his sword a red spear suddenly came down on his head and the subsuite shingimai immediately raised his zanpakuto to block it and when he looked up he saw its wielder.

The familiar wild blue-haired warrior with red eyes, fair skin, blue spandex, and silver armor with the ferocious demeanor of a beast.

Was The Lancer Cu Cuiluim.

The man then eyed Illyasviel and Berserker. "Consider this as me repaying the favor in saving my life and my gesture for an alliance" He explained causally and the child-like Magus eyed him speciously.

'An alliance?' She asked and then focused her gaze on Lancer. "Even when I already have one?"

Cu Culluim then scoffed at her. "It is not an alliance of taking out other Servants but the Shinigami themselves as per my master's orders" he then glanced back to the girl. "So do you accept?"

Illyasviel started long and hard at the Servent and then back at Urahara and Ichigo who as much as hated to admit have pushed her Servent into a corner. Despite the advantage, she had, and besides even if this Servant does betray her. Berserker can still take care of him regardless.

"Alright…" Illyasviel said with a sly smile. "I'll consider it after this battle is concluded but don't expect any promises"

Lancer then twirled his red spear and pointed it at Ichigo. "Works for me"

And with that another servant joined in the battle to fight against the Shingimai.

Meanwhile, Renji and Saber were in a park far away from their comrades and civilians.

"I hope you won't regret this Servant…" Renji said while raising the hilt of his zanpaktou to his face. "Because even if you are a woman don't expect me to hold back!"

Saber then smirked. "It would insult my honor if you did"

Renji then smirked back before his face turned serious.

"Bankai!"

Renji was then engulfed in bright red spiritual pressure that pushed the air back and engulfed the entire area around him. Which was then followed by a massive swirling vortex of smoke that obscured the shinigami's appearance.

Then when it dispersed Saber saw that the vice captain's zanpakuto had transformed from a six-segment blade with protrusions. Into a giant skeleton snake, with a main of red fur, a bleach white serpent skull with eyes and black primal markings on its, nose, eyes, and both sides of its head. A light brown bone-like body with spiked protrusions on the top of its segments. While slivering around Renji's body almost protectively. Who now wears a red fur coat with a baboon skull on the top of his left shoulder. With the fur itself extending to the arm that wields the bone handle of his Bankai.

"Hihio Zabimaru" Renji spoke calmly, while Saber then readied her sword as she faced the massive beast.

'So…this is what is like to face a Shinigami's Bankai head…' she contemplated while looking at the huge serpent. 'While not quite as powerful as the young captain's. The power it radiates is still overwhelming' She then pointed the tip of her invisible blade at her adversary. "Nether the less I will still carve my path to victory"

Renji roared as he lunged the snake skull at Saber who immediately sidestepped the skull at the last minute and then rushed after the Shinigami who then raised his bamboo coils to defend against Saber's strike.

However, to the vice-captain's surprise, the Servant leaped up into the air and with a swing of her blade she unleashed a powerful blast of wind and forced Renji to use a flash step to dodge out of the way. Then with a grunt the red-head man slightly pulled his Zanpakutou and directed the snake head to attack Saber while she was failing in the air.

Yet to Renji's amazement, the female knight through sure skill and divine luck flipped over the snake skull, narrowly avoiding getting caught in its jaws and crushed. Before slashing her invisible sword at the back of its head. Causing the bone segments of the bankai to scatter, before Saber landed gracefully on the ground.

However, the vice-captain smirked as he then directed the bone sections at Saber much to her surprise, and was forced to jump away as dozens of them tried to impale her with their spiked protrusions. With her either deflecting them with her invisible blade or evading the strikes. Then to her astonishment, she saw the ditached segments reform themselves back into the massive skeletal snake.

'Sorry to disappoint Servent but unlike my Shikai my Bankai isn't so fragile that its joints can be severed by a lucky strike. Renji boasted and then opened up the bone joints to reveal to Saber that they were all connected by his spiritual energy. "And that is far from the only thing it can do!"

Renji then raised the bone handle of the skeletal serpent. Which caused all of its segments to open up and reveal the shinigami's glowing Spiritual power once more. Then all of them turned themselves upside down until all their protrusions pointed directly at Saber.

The latter only had to time widen her eyes in apprehension upon realizing what the vice-captain was about to do.

And then Renji swung the bone handle of his Bankai downward.

"Higa Zekkō!"

The bone-spiked bone segments then detached themselves before charging up into huge bright red fangs of energy that came down in every direction much to Saber's shock and then upon crashing into the ground it unleashed a massive dust cloud that obscured the Servent's appearance. While Renji grinned in victory.

However, when the dust cleared Renji saw to his astonishment the Servent was still alive. As she had nimbly dodged at every single of the protrusions of his technique.

"Are you serious!?" He snapped In frustration while Saber immediately used a mana burst to rush at Renji who immediately used a flash step to jump up and stand in the air by creating an invisible reishi platform "How in the hell did she manage to evade Higa Zekko like that…unless"

Renji then flashed back when he saw Saber making a slight body movement just right when all his segments came down and then her body position after they landed. Then a cold sweat dripped down his jaw and throat as he realized what happened.

'Unbelievable…she able to determine where all the segments of my Bankai would land within that split second' He figured out which made him growl and bare his teeth in frustration. 'It's like she has either precognition or…' he then focused his eyes on Saber who stared back at him with unwavering determination. 'Her instincts are in a whole other league…'

Renji then tightens the grip on his zanpakuto. 'If this keeps up it will only be a matter of time before she lands one good strike on me and ends this battle for good' he then closed his eyes took a deep breath and opened them up. 'There is nothing for it then…' He narrowed his eyes in determination. 'I have to take her in out in a way that will make it impossible for her to avoid…" His glare then darkens. "Even if it means using all of my strength to do so'

He then raised the bone handle of Hihio Zabimaru and his red Spiritual within the openings of the segments burst forth with far more power than Saber had ever seen the Shinigami displayed and immediately knew that he was about to deliver his ultimate technique.

"Hikotsu Taihō!"

The vice-captain roared out from the jaws of the white serpent skull of his Bankai. A huge ball of concentrated spiritual energy shot from it. Which from what Saber could sense is more than powerful enough to reduce nearly the the entire park to ash and her along with it.

But rather than cower Saber charged directly at the blast and then using a combination of her mana burst and unleashing Strike Air: Hammer of the Wind King into the ground she thrust herself high up into the at over three times her normal speed. Dodging Hikotsu Taiho just the blast donated below her and created a massive crater beneath the Servent.

And right where Renji was within her sword's range.

Too drained of energy. The vice-captain could do nothing star but widen his eyes in shock as Saber struck down her sword and sliced through the chest of the Shingmai. Causing blood to spill out of the wound and sending Renji's body crashing into the ground. While his Bankai disabled itself against his will and reformed back into its sealed state.

"Damn it…" Renji cursed as he struggled to get up while Saber looked down upon him. "So what now?' He spat while coughing up blood. 'Are you going to finish me off or not?'

Saber shook her head. "It is against my chivalry to strike down an enemy who is no longer a threat especially one who fights as valiantly and courageously as you" She then turns her back. "As of now, I will assist my master and our allies"

However, before she could do so Saber sensed another powerful presence approaching her.

"A noble gesture…" a new voice called out which Renji immediately recognized and made Saber completely on guard.

"Shame that I cannot afford to repay it"

The owner of the voice then reveals himself to be next to Renji who Saber just now noticed was there.

He was a tall man with fair skin, black hair with a white hairpiece on the top back of his head. Along with black eyes, handsome features, and a pose that reminded Saber of a refined nobleman and fellow knight. While sporting a white haori with a high collar with golden edges with matching tassels on the corners and a black Kosode and Hakama beneath. With his sword drawn.

For he is the captain of the sixth division of the Thirteen-Court Guard Squads.

Byakuya Kuchiki.

Well, chapter 18 has been published and things are not looking good for Saber.

Now to address some things in regards to Shirou and Archer copying Zanpakuto and those who have issues with it...Let me make a couple of things clear.

One. Zanpakuto and their abilities have been shown throughout the franchise to be copied. Such as Loyd Lloyd copying Kenpachi and his Zanpakuto in the manga and anime, Tokinada's Enrakyōten copying the Shikai of any Shinigami he has witnessed beforehand, and Roka copying and using Mugetsu on Cien Granz. All this makes it clear that Zanpakuto despite being reflections of shinigami's soul and power does not make them immune or resistant to being copied by beings who have the means of copying powers.

Two. Unlimited blade works is never stated to be incapable of copying living weapons only modern ones and divine instruments. With Avalon and Excalibur being the only exceptions.

And Four. Not having Archer and Shirou copy zanpakuto to me personally. Just creates a massive double standard and unfair limitations on their abilities. Especially given that this fic takes place in a fusion of The Type-Moon and Bleach universes.

As for how Archer and Shirou at least in this fic. Can only fully copy a Zanpaktou so long as they maintain a melee weapon, shield, or armor-like shape whenever in Shikai or Bankai. If the Zanpakuto doesn't then neither Archer nor Shirou can fully replicate it. This means they can replicate Ashisogi Jizō's Shikai, but not the Zanpakuto's Bankai because it takes upon the form of a gigantic golden head baby caterpillar. As for Soi-Fon's Shikai, they both replicate that as it is a melee weapon in the form of a gauntlet with a golden needle...but not her Bankai which takes the form of a massive missile. All of which are based on the known limitations of Unlimited Blade Works.

Not only that but the Zanpaktou projections are mere shells and don't host copies of the spirits of the Zanpakuto themselves and because of that, the Zanpaktou projections that Archer and Shirou create can't grow stronger with them and remain stagnant. Thus if either one of them wants a stronger version of the Zanpakuto they have to retrace and copy it again when the shinigami users themselves have grown stronger.

Anyway while I doubt this settles everyone's grievances I will be sure to report back to you all soon about more information about this fusion world I made.

Take care.