Chapter 33 - Returning Home

Shiro was looking out the window from the plane beside him Eleasia was reading some sort of magazine with rapt attention.

While unconscious he had been pulled into a meeting with a special Fae with Eva watching him as she gave him the Fae Blessing allowing him to eventually use The sword and scabbard fully the increase that Avalon had gained, granted healed all traces of external wounds but Shiro found out that if he wanted to use Avalon's healing to the Max then he would have to stay still and allow the Scabbard to eat his Prana and Stamina, so for now while wearing his Trench Coat no one will realize that he was an Injured Vampire hunter.

Shiro chuckled to himself, if this was years back when he was saved, he would have thought this not to be possible but here he was doing an ȧssignment given to him by Scathach.

Since a few months after his 13th birthday his training has reached a bottleneck, yes he was learning the way of the bow and oddly Excelling at it especially his use of using swords as Arrows that gave them some special effects.

Scathach had taught Shiro about weaponry and how to ùse it to reach its full potential and beyond along with teaching him Primeval Runes.

Merlin helped him in Magecraft, so he could develop his specialized Magecraft, Tracing he even instructed him on how to use swords and develop his [Instinct] which Shiro was found to have like Arturia.

Kiritsugu had taught Shiro about strategy and how to use his surroundings to his full advantage, he also taught him how to use Magecraft to increase the proficiency of modern day equipment like using Reinforcement to improve the performance of a phone and computer and how to hide his marks.

The first phase of Scathach's training consisted of Shiro only getting a familiar feel to all kinds of weapons but Shiro preferred Swords, Spears and Bows, Kiritsugu laughed when he heard it saying his son was like a Modern day Knight, seeing how he prefered the weapons of the Three Knight Classes.

The Second phase consisted of Different excercises to improve his five senses, did he mention of horrible he was with a Gun even after this phase.

The Third Phase Consisted of Shiro sparring with Scathach (Him getting beaten to death) to make use of the other senses aside from sight, like Sound and Touch to fight considering there were many enemies that could restrict a sense if not careful.

This was also the Phase where Shiro hit his bottleneck, since Scathach told him that now he would need experience with other scenarios and oppenents along with his enhanced perception to combine Body, Spirit and Mind to reach the next and Final stage and learn her state of Weapon Mastery, Eternal Arms Mastery.

She told him that currently with her current mastery she is bȧrėly able to distinguish the difference between her limb and her Spears even when performing techniques, this has cut off the time of reaction for faster motion and Increased precision, she said the state was like a sort of unconscious reaction she had developed even further.

Since even if she says she is trying to kill him in their spars (His beatings) She won't actually and he would have to get the experience another way, so she ȧssigned him to go and hunt down Atleast four Dead Apostles and Magi ones to booth in the time limit of Four Months which for anyone else this won't even be challenge but downright Impossible!

Even Narbareck, the sadistic bitch she is gave Ciel the task of hunting Three Magi Dead Apostles and in a Year! since even though Typical transformed Dead Apostles act like Nobles or rulers by establishing territories and Castles with their own armies they aren't hidden in some Territorial Fields that completely hide presense and make hunting them Hard but not only do Magi Dead Apostles have that but they are able to advance in strenght and quality much faster than Normal Dead Apostles.

Even experienced First Class Magi take years to just find their territories not to mention actually being able to kill them but Scathach didn't care she knew a year would be more than enough for him to complete the task so she increased the difficulty by instead giving only four months since she knew that she had to give Hard tasks to her students so they may reach their full potential and Geniuses got even harder tasks, that's why all the people who survived her training became Great Heroes.

Now imagine her suprise when she saw that not only had her student met the requirement before the Time Limit but also surpass it and get his kill count to 8, the latest being a Dead Apostle Ancestor her student killed by using his wit and training to its limit.

Her ċhėst swelled in Pride, Her student's talent was perhaps equal to if not Surpassing even Setanta but he was not Prideful or overly Arrogant just humble and confident in his Abillities, she knew she did the right thing by gifting him the Sword Nethersbane just like she did with Gae Bolg to Setanta.

A cursed Weapon like Gae Bolg but it had stayed in the Dark since Scathach hasn't found any of her students worthy enough to wield it, now her latest Student has shown the potential of wielding the Dangerous Runed Sword.

She would talk to him later when he arrived home for now he deserves a rest.

-Afterword-

Shiro was sleeping so that he could preserve Stamina while Avalon heals his wounds eventually he was shooked causing his eyes to open.

Eleasia: Shiro we've arrived, come on.

Shiro looked out the window still a bit blurry eyed but he was able to make out that the plane had landed. Shiro stretched his hands and scanned his body happy to know Avalon had stopped suċkɨnġ his Stamina, which meant that his internal wounds were also healed and he recovered a good amount of Stamina.

He sighed unlike King Arthur, who had Avalon in his possession for years and ample times to use since he was in a war with the Saxons, Shiro just received the Fae Blessing to use Avalon in Max capacity but if he moved in the middle of a fight Avalon will only give him it's normal Passive Healing unlike King Arthur who even in the middle of a fight could enhance Avalon's healing factor to regenerate wounds albeit it would tire himself out faster, (Not Max healing, Arturia will also need to stay still while having Avalon eat at her Prana and Stamina) But he had more time to train and Merlin told him Arthur had a Dragons Core to give him vast amounts of Prana. (he hit him with his staff and told him that his unique Circuits weren't anything less)

Shiro: Thanks Eleasia, let's go.

Shiro got up with Eleasia as they made their way to Fuyuki, more specifically the Emiya Household.

Shiro and Eleasia had arrived at the Emiya Mansion, Shiro was happy returning home after being months out of the country Hunting Dead Apostles but strangely enough Eleasia looked really nervous for some reason. (She had a really hard time hiding it)

Why would she be nervous the Emiya estate was perhaps one of the safest places in the world and he wasn't boasting, he didn't know how but there were Runic Bounded Fields as well as standard Old age Bounded Fields on the estate.

It didn't take a genius to figure out they were courtesy of Merlin, Scathach and Eva with many defense Mechanics Like Hiding presence, Sound Protection, Spatial Locking and it could even launch attacks when threatened, it also had other functions like using FormalCraft to gather Mana in the atmosphere and using Jewelcraft to power the Field.

But the question was HOW!? Eva could come and go from the Real World to his Reality Marble whenever she wanted but spent most time in his Reality Marble but Merlin was trapped in the Garden of Avalon and Scathach was forcefully bound to the Land of Shadows when she surpassed her Humanity, he would have suspected Eva would have done something but seeing they both haven't seen Eva but only know about her lessened the chances, but he couldn't help but have an inkling that both of his teachers had some way to bypass this and interact with the real world outside their "Prisons"

Shiro sighed sadly, the thought that two of the people that helped him immensely, one who was like a Foster father to him and another who he was developing feelings for trapped in places they didn't have choice over didn't sit well with him.

Merlin had things he regretted in the time of his student and King, Not the womanizing, mind you BUT from what Shiro saw he was genuinely concerned for his students and acted with good intentions for them but at times he thinks Shiro isn't looking he always has a sad distant look, Shiro knows he regrets what happened to Arthur, so Shiro doesn't care who's enemy he becomes or what but he will one day free them both, he believes Eva might know of a way but she always smiled mysteriously at him when he wasn't looking.

Eleasia: Shiro are you alright?

Shiro stopped his monologue and looked at Eleasia who was looking at him weirdly.

Shiro: Haha sorry, I just spaced out come on let's go in.

*KNOCK* *KNOCK*

Footsteps sounded as the door was opened and front of Eleasia appeared Kiritsugu Emiya, The famous Magus Killer...in an apron.

Eleasia was looking blankly but why was Shiro horrified.

Shiro: Don't tell me your cooking! Old man!

Kiritsugu's right eye twitched.

Kiritsugu: Well meet after four months and not a hug or greeting but this!.....and for your information no I'm just helping out.

Shiro: (sigh) good no one died.

Kiritsugu eye was twitching so much that Eleasia thought it wasn't healthy.

Kiritsugu: So you finally brought a girl to the house huh?

Shiro: What the hell! Old man! it's not like that!

Kiritsugu smirked at his small victory over his son as he looked over at the girl, she was beautiful girl that had shoulder lenght blue hair and eyes wearing a casual light blue shoulder sleeved shirt along with a short black skirt along with black socks and brown shoes.

Kiritsugu: (Another one fell) Well come inside everyone's here.