Shirou and Lancer stared on in silence as Zaraki stood still for a few moments before collapsing on the ground and lying there silent.

Then the three collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

"Geez…" Lancer as he sat on the ground. "I knew that Einzbern girl said that Kenpachi was tough but I didn't think he would make even Berserker himself look like a weakling…"

"No kidding…" Shirou agreed as he rubbed his sour arms. "Even after copying Berserker's strength I could just barely parry his strikes and if Archer hadn't fired that noble phantasm both of us would have ended up dead instead"

Lancer then let out a short laugh. "No argument here…still it is rather unbelievable you've gotten this powerful after a few days," He remarked. "Even knowing when Archer was going to fire that noble phantasm of his" the spear wielder then got up and stared at Shirou. "Kind of makes me wonder what kind of connection you two have"

Shirou then huffed to himself and rubbed the back of his head perplexed by Lancer's musing. "Well…I guess you can say it's...complicated" He remarked with a bit of hesitation in his voice but shook his head. "But anyway we should back up the others now that Kenpachi has been killed"

"Ohh… I wouldn't say that" The young voice of Yachiru called to the two who glanced at her in confusion. " As you haven't beaten him yet"

Lancer then looked at the girl in anger. "Are you dense kid!?" He spat. "I pierced his heart with my spear dead on, so there is no way that he can-"

BOOM!

The Celtic hero was then silenced when he felt a massive wave of Spiritual pressure aroused from the supposedly fallen captain. Who then steadily got up from the ground much to the sheer utter disbelief and horror of Lancer and Shirou.

"That…shouldn't be possible…I was sure I pierced his heart…right!?" He stuttered in confusion and fear but upon looking at the stab wound in Kenpachi's chest. He noticed something even more unbelievable.

"My spear…" Lancer slowly spoke out loud trying to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. "It didn't pierce his heart…only necked it, as if…it were protected by some barrier…"

Archer then appeared next to a Lancer.

"Then it is as I feared," The silver-haired man said grimly. "Even though he didn't use a technique to negate the effects of you Gae-Bolg this man's Spiritual power is so massive that it made him resistant to the killing curse of the spear to the point of surviving it" The red-clad Servent then glared at directly at Kenpachi's rising spiritual pressure. "Which means me and Shirou need to give you another opening to take him down for good"

Lancer then looked at Archer, twirled his spear, and let out a tired breath. "You know I can at best fire my noble phantasm six more times before I run out of mana…" he then glared at Kenpachi. "But even a monster like him shouldn't be able to survive six more stabs at the heart"

Shirou then stepped beside Lancer "And I will help you finish him off If he does"

The Celtic hero then smirked. "Whatever you say, kid"

Kenpachi however laughed at the three in amusement.

"So you all think that just because you landed a subpar injury on me you think you can win!?" He mocked them. "Talked about idiotic!" He then placed his right hand over his eyepatch. "I will admit it has been a while since I have been pushed to a corner like this where my life is actually on the line, so I hope every single one of you can still keep up with me…" he then rips off the eyepatch.

"When I finally go all OUT!"

Then within the entire city, everyone felt a massive surge of spiritual pressure. Yet unlike other instances in which these surges and spikes felt like the equivalent of a huge explosion or geyser of power. This one felt like it came from a massive volcano that could shake the entire country of Japan.

"What…is this?" Saber spoke ununeasily upon feeling the massive level of power. Her voice betrayed her hint of fear. While Ichigo held a nervous yet knowing look.

'Kenpachi…' Ichigo mused. 'So he has finally decided to get serious…'

Many of the other shinigami and their allies held similar feelings to Ichigo while the rest of the servants and Masters like Caster, Rider, Rin, and Illyvasil held feeling of absolute dread.

Uryu expressed the most concern out of all of them.

Meanwhile, Gilgamesh stood on top of a roof overlooking the battles with his expression showing an expression of intrigue.

"Is there something on your mind my king?" Kieri spoke to Gilgamesh mentally.

"It would seem that one of the mongrel Grave keepers has proven to be exceptionally powerful…to the point that even the texture of this world is trembling before his might" The king of heroes deduced while looking over the battlefield. "In fact…I believe it is the same one who performed a similar incident several months ago in Karakura town.

Kirei stood silent for a few moments before asking the servant again. "So what do you plan to do?"

Gilgamesh folded his arms and stared into the distance where Kenpachi unleashed his full power in thought. "Ordinarily I would have this shinigami eliminated due to him threatening my garden instead of tending it like his kind should…however, I am also curious about how the two fakers and that lowly hound will overcome him"

Kieri then chuckled. "I imagine it would be quite a spectacle huh?"

Giligmesh then smirked. "And one that will not require my hands or treasures to be soiled…" he then focused his red eyes on Archer, Shirou, and Lancer in the far distance. "Should the odds be in their favor"

Meanwhile, back in the forest Shirou, Archer, and Lancer stood wide-eyed as Kenpachi's yellow Spiritual pressure skyrocketed and took the form of a roaring skull with glowing eyes. To the point that even the reshi within the air itself began to melt before his presence while the ground cracked and shattered beneath his feet.

Then with a simple swipe of his blade, he unleashed a concentrated shockwave of spiritual power that not only cleaved the entire forest in half on his right side…but also a whole mountain as both halves of it slid evenly down before collapsing on each other into rubble. While Lancer, Archer, and Shirou looked in shock, awe...and fright and despair.

"Now then…" Kenpachi stated. "Let's bring on the real fun!" He roared out and in a flash he appeared right in front of Lancer with his sword already swinging down it took everything, Lancer, along with Archer and Shirou had just to leap up high into the air to avoid the blow…for if they didn't, then they along with everything within over fifty feet of that swing would have been demolished as the entire earth was crushed into a deep crater from the sheer strength of Kenpachi's strike.

Thinking quickly Archer then conjured his bow and shot multiple swords at Kenpachi in hopes of at least slowing him down.

But the 11th division captain laughed before swinging his sword at the projectiles and unleashing another shockwave that completely obliterated all the weapons at once and forced Archer to hastily jump away lest he be cut in half.

'His power…' Archer thought as he noticed the tremors in the air. 'Is sending ripples not only through the entire city… but throughout the entirety of the world itself' he realized ominously as he stared at Kenpachi walking towards him. 'He is practically a walking calamity and the only projection I have that could even hope to take him out will not only result in my death but may not even be enough to kill him..' he then looks over at Kenpachi's zanpakuto and then toward Shirou.

"Lancer…" Archer spoke and the Celtic Hero glanced over to him. "…you think the curse of your spear can harm Kenpachi again?"

The heroic spirits shook his head. "Given how powerful this monster is now. I doubt it would give him a splinter…but I have another noble phantasm that could do some damage to him…but only at the cost of all my mana"

Archer then narrowed his eyes in thought and let out a deep breath. "I have one more gambit that might take this Kenpachi out but we only have one shot at this" he then looks towards Emyia. Shirou taking the hint quickly walks towards Acher who immediately informs him of something While Kenpachi looks at them annoyed.

"Hey, are you three done yapping about your plan or whatever!?" He mocked them. "Because I will tell you all right now that whatever it is I'll take it head on!" Zaraki roared out in delight and then rushed at the group once more.

Archer then projected both Bakuya and Sakura in both of his hands and uttered a single phrase.

"I am the bone of my sword"

The dual blades then transformed into their overedged form which gave them the appearance of two-bladed wings. A level of reinforcement magic that increases the ranking power of the two noble phantasms from that of C to A. Enabling them to clash against Kenpachi's blade.

Yet that hardly phased the Captain.

"Come on show me more!" Zaraki screamed out as he rapidly swung his blade at Archer who could barely defend himself himself against the shinigami's strikes by creating false openings to manipulate and predict his movements.

Yet when Archer attempted to block a strike from his relentless foe by using both of his swords in a cross guard Kenpachi shattered the two blades in a single hit and was about to attack Archer again with a second strike…

Only for Lancer to come in and try to stab Kenpachi through the head. Forcing the battle craze captain dodged at the last second and broke his assault. With the two now beside each other Archer reprojected the winged forms of Bakuya and Sakura again while Lancer readied his spear.

In the next moment, the two Servents then engaged Kenpachi at once at the same time. Archer launched rapid yet precise blows with his two winged swords. While Lancer delivers a long yet fast chain of attacks that involve multiple slashes and stabbings.

Against any other servant or captain such a combined assault would quickly overcome and either force a quick retreat or deliver a sure death…but for Kenpachi, it seemed like it was little more than a proper workout as he blocked, dodged, and countered nearly all of the servant's strikes. Even the strikes that managed to bypass Kenpachi's guard caused little more than nicks cast upon his body due to the overwhelming aura of Spiritual pressure.

'So even strikes from A rank phantoms are ineffective against this man…' Archer confirmed sourly. 'Which means we have to make our play soon'

Archer then saw his moment when Kenpachi shattered Sakura when Archer tried to parry his strike but instead of creating another projection of them he raised his hand

"Rio Aris!"

Then in front of Archer's hand seven transparent violet layered shields each in the form of a blooming flower overlaid on top of each other blocked Kenpachi's strike…at the expense of five of them being instantly destroyed. Causing Archer to feel immense pain and damage. Then with a grin, Kenpachi increased the pressure of his strike and managed to break through the sixth layer leaving Archer with only one left.

However, before the battle-loving captain could break through the last shield. The Celtic hero immediately leaped up into the air while Kenpachi looked on in confusion.

The spear within the heroic spirit's hands then glowed a bright crimson, before mana flared out of it like roaring flames. But unlike the other noble phantasm within it, this one radiated much greater power. For it was Gae Bolg: Soaring Spear That Strikes Death. An anti-army noble phantasm that acts as the true use of the cursed spear. Cu Chulaninn poured all of his magical energy into his weapon, before launching it at Kenpachi with all his might.

However, to Kenpachi, even something capable of wiping out entire armies was impotent to his incredible might.

As the captain proved this by using his left hand charged with his immense Spiritual power and unrivaled strength to block the Soaring Spear that Stricks Death. Before then attempting to grab hold of it with an excited grin flashing across his face.

Slowly and gradually the crimson light of the spear was steadily getting overpowered by the bright yellow glow of the captain's Spiritual power and it seem inevitable that Kenpachi was not only going to grab the crimson spear but also crush it into pieces in the same move.

That is…until a third attack came upon him.

With a two-handed strike, Kenpachi's chest was suddenly slashed open by a mighty blade, and with both of his hands busy trying to break through Rio Aris on the right and trying to grab hold of the souring spear of death on the left. It left the captain completely wide open.

When he looked down he saw to his surprise that the blade was a projection of his own zanpakuto…being wielded by Shirou.

Soon after the blow landed Zaraki lost his grip on the spear and it struck right through his chest for the second time sending him crashing into the ground and unleashing an explosion of debris everywhere.

Lancer, Archer, and Shirou all breathed heavily wondering, hoping that would be enough to defeat the Captain.

Yet when the dust cleared whatever hope they had immediately vanished when Kenpachi Zaraki stood up and tall even with a massive gash that sliced through his chest and stomach. Along with Gae Bolg piercing right through his left pectoral muscle and out of the other side of his back.

Lancer frowned in frustration and exhaustion, while Archer glared in defiance, and as for Shirou, he readied the projected zanpakuto to continue the battle against the captain even if only he was the only one who could continue fighting.

Kenpachi Zaraki then grins in delight at his three standing foes, before pulling the curse spear out of his body and tossing it to the side. Lancer immediately telepathically called back to his hands and ready himself.

"Ha…" he let out a horse voice. "To think…" he said as it looked at the projected zanpakuto in Shirou's hands. "That I would be cut open by a cheap counterfeit of my blade" he commented and then raised his head to the sky. "But then again…even a counterfeit of it…would still do a number on me…"

Then before the three's eyes, Kenpachi collapsed on the ground unconscious. The level of injuries on his body finally catches up to him and his once seemingly endless level of power is depleted.

Before anyone could do anything else Yachiru appeared next to Kenpachi picked him up turned and back to face the others and smiled.

"Thank you all for giving Kenpachi the fight of a lifetime" she in congratulations. "And I hope one day when Kenny is fully healed. He will get to fight you all again!" She then used a flash step to leave and disappeared into the night.

Then after that Lancer let out a sigh of relief, while Archer lowered his hand and Shirou dispersed Kenpachi's Zanpaktou in his hands.

"Finally…" Lancer spar in exhaustion. "I thought none of us would ever have taken that force of nature down and I sure as Hell ain't willing to face him in a rematch any time soon"

Archer then let out of huff. "And hopefully it will be a while before he gets the chance to fully recover as well"

Shirou then looked over to the Celtic warrior. "Can of you still fight?"

Lancer then chucked. "Kid that last noble phantasm I used dried me nearly all my Mana" he then looked up to Shirou. "As much as I hate to admit it you and Archer are pretty much the only two that are capable of backing everyone else up now"

Shirou then looked down at his hands. "Is that so huh…?" He then let out a deep breath.

Archer then looked over to the young Magus. "If you are willing to help out everyone else I suggest that you avoid doing anything foolish" Archer warns. "Because unlike last time there isn't going to be anyone to save you if you do"

Shirou stood silent and closed his eyes. "I know…" he responded back and then looked over to Archer. "And that is why when I'm going to save and protect someone I will focus on winning…not just placing my life on the line"

He then remembered his interaction with Rin Touska, Saber, Sakura…and even Archer. "Because I now know… that while I may not value my own life…I know that others do…" then gripped his hands. "And I won't let them down by dying…"