61Crossover between fate stay night and infinite stratos
I do not own any of the above, they belong to their respective owners
Chifuyu Chifuyu Chifuyu, hmm... I do not in particular like nor able to write a triangle, if you know what I mean.
Why are there so many, quite many people that wanted Chifuyu to join in? well it's not like I haven't thought about it, it's possible, but...
Orimura Chifuyu is an important character in this fic, she's the first pilot after all. I will show a lot of her moments but in the end i guess it'll be unrequited feelings? Maybe i'll go with that?
Tell me in the reviews section! What i should do to Chifuyu?
1) A love triangle
2) Unrequited Love and a noble confidant or a "Friend zone"
3) Neither, give your own idea
4) Up to me the author to do what i like
5) Follow canon and have her become the same soldier, bro-con, character
Or should i make a poll for this? Review that answer too.
Now that part is done, ultima owner... Shirou has won against adversities that have legendary skill and techniques. They are all stronger than he is and he won with magic, conceptual weapons, legendary artifacts. Imagine him fighting against a regular man 10 to 20 years older than him without magic what do you think will happen? He will lose, it's logic. Logic is warped when magic comes into play but without magic Logic goes first and so he loses. Please understand that, yes?
Kami no Kage, not you too! Let's make this clear okay? I'm not underestimating Shirou. This Shirou haven't gone through the grail wars and is a different Shirou. I exist to make him OP. Wait for the armaments he built on his experiences and of course, Tabane's intelligent help.
I'll spoil one. Golem DS - Balmung, DS stands for Dragon Slayer and it is a sword made with the concept of 'victory' similar to Caliburn, Excalibur and Excalibur Galatine. It's is an automatic armor that covers a man fully but as of now, or later, it has no pilot or user. The armor is not the one that is active, the sword is, disarming the sword will cause the armor to crumble losing it's 'will', forgetting it's 'shape'.
Thank you Mecaldar, hearing that makes me really want to evolve. Into what I do not know yet.
GreyMan19, yep, writing Houki's tid bit of changes will be fun but she's not the main focus of this story, it's Tabane. Let's just say that she'll be a bit more 'human' and tad bit of 'responsible' in ten years time.
Oh right, the grammar mistakes and BETA... i have no excuses really... Sigh... until someone volunteers i'll just keep on going. Heck! Compared when I first started writing, my quality has improved by quite a lot.
Thinking of scrapping stories i have lost interest in like Code geass... I had plans but then i have no motivation...
Now that the reply and ranting is over with, please enjoy chapter 3...
Chapter 2 first trial is success so i may or may not change it anymore...
Oh i forgot! Arigato is correct, the 'ne' is additional syllable that cute characters regularly use so i think Tabane most probably uses it too. It's better than writing "Thank you ne~" right? "Arigatone~" Sounds more fluid... Tell me otherwise in the reviews section if you do not think so.
Now, ONWARD!
Unlimited Fate Works - Divide by Zero
Chapter 3 : Drifting thoughts
Sipping warm tea on the balcony is sure calming.
It's the most calming action Shirou had depended upon in his stressful times. Time such as his troublesome master leading him to a wrong world than expected, times such as being lost in the multiverse or intruding upon worlds at war creating chaos and mayhem. In the worst case needing to jump a few worlds, with his master's initiative, just for a good lunch!
*Crack, with a sound a part of the cup chipped from the pressure it was exerted upon.
'Whoa... Calm down.. Calm down...' inadvertently he had gotten angry again and his grip and the subconscious use of reinforcement almost snap the clay tea cup on his hand into two, or rather crush it into pieces.
He gazed upon the empty skies thinking of what he is going to do. He has nothing to do, that's the problem.
While with his master, even if it is irritating, he never found himself out of things to do or rather problems to solve.
Houki went to school first thing in the morning and Tabane disappears into her lab.
When Shirou asked Ryuuin, who he called oji-san like his past step father, on Tabane's education, he just reply with a question, "Do you think with all her intelligence she still needs school?" It is true that his argument is strong, the genius girl is far beyond the level of high school and further beyond middle school.
The next question that Ryuuin asked was the one that surprised Shirou, "How about you? Do you want to go to school? Or are you the same as Tabane?"
Indeed he looks young, have a young body which is technically 14 years old, his soul is far far older than the body he 'wore' so, "I have finished master degree somewhere." Choosing not to elaborate much on where is the somewhere, another world, Ryuuin just nodded respecting privacy of his new step son.
Orimura Chifuyu is a regular to the household together with her little brother Orimura Ichika.
The two of them have no parents and the elder Orimura refuses to even speak about their family matters. After the introduction of the pair the atmosphere just grew awkward. If not for Tabane's pushing he believes that until now, nobody will move from that tense atmosphere.
Right now? They are school too, each at their respective levels of education. Chifuyu at a high school, junior high, and Orimura at an elementary school same as Houki.
Shinonono Ryuuin unexpectedly have an office job, his dojo instructing is a mere hobby where he occasionally earns a few more income for the family. His wife was said to be deceased, losing her life after giving birth to Houki. Not much was said about her but memories. Tabane was surprisingly nostalgic even if she remembers her mother for a few years.
To him it seems like a sad situation is it? That is the logical conclusion. Even after all the years he have spent seeing tragedy and sadness he could not actually perceive 'loss' especially of parents. He did take Kiritsugu, his first adoptive parent, as if his own father, his death does not impact much to the still empty boy.
'He died...' That was it, that was his feeling, nothing.
Someone he 'loves' died and he felt no loss, no pain, just... nothingness. 'It was obvious' or 'It is logical', that mechanical thinking made him think of his existence, the first question his master asked of him, "Do you want to live?" Maybe that nothingness is loss, he felt it a lot of times, who knows the truth? Only the 'Root' knows would any magus answer.
Rising from his seating position, dispersing his deep thoughts, Shirou sighed as he deemed that doing nothing is wrong. He first need to gain the necessary amount of necessities. Mainly clothes, a few bathroom items and maybe at the same time find a secure location where he can practice magic freely. Even if there are no opposing magus nor the fear of being stabbed in the back, there should never be an exposure of magic unless the world is magical.
He used his combat grade leather boots oblivious of where he is going but he had always been going where he never thought he'll go, how hard is it to go to the nearest shopping center to buy a few clothes. It's not as if there would be a chance of running into runaway convicts, yes he must keep himself optimistic, it has always gotten him so far.
"Where are you going?" Tabane suddenly asked from his back, how she suddenly appears when he is using his boots are unknown, must be scientific but that is not the point. From the surprise alone Shirou bit his tongue, HARD, and it hurts like hell. If he did not reinforce it at the last minute it may even get bitten off.
"Next time." From the pain he could barely mention a word, the two words spoken before sounded like 'Necht Thaim'. "Please walk normally."
"But i am you know~" She answered with her regular way of speech while hopping around, "You just didn't notice..."
'didn't notice' would regularly be perceived as lack of attention or it being taken up by something else. For Shirou, it is an insult, his senses are as good as an enforcer and that is something to be proud of, he could sense an invisible magus a mile away, he could feel a colony ant moving under the grounds of the garden and he did not notice? He actually frowned for a moment before dispersing his sudden urges to kill.
For someone who will represent justice being surprised by a barely able bodied girl means he lack training, he just have to improve.
"You thought of something rude didn't you?" Tabane was eyeing Shirou differently, an act that surprised him greatly, he thought that she would always be cheerful and oblivious to her surroundings. "So. Where are you going?" She asked the unanswered question again.
"I'm going out." He replied with the obvious. "I am going to buy some clothes, it's kind of attention grabbing." He continued making sure that the unique design of his clothes visible to the girl. "I couldn't be using this set of clothes everyday, so i'll need new clothes anyway."
"Do you have the money for it?" When the girl's question remembered Shirou of his lack of currency he was about to topple at his amateurish mistake. He had gotten used to his master having money or connections no matter where they have gone. The girl smiled at the obvious answer of 'no', "Then i'm coming with you~" She said with glee.
"Hmm? You have money? I think pocket money is not enough to the spending i actually want to do." Shirou asked afraid if the girl's funds will not be enough.
"Don't worry! I always have enough." She answered as if it is obvious, "If not how would i purchase the license to the military grade bunker? Or even build it?" She sounded so obvious that the money she held sounds suspicious.
"Umm... It's legitimately earned cash right?" Shirou need to confirm first, it will weigh him heavily if he unknowingly used cash that was stolen in any way possible.
"Of course~" She answered, "I sell blueprints, theories, promising projects to certain militarist nations under an alias. The pay is really well" Worse enough the money is gained from probable future destruction caused by her designed weapons and death have not been included in the estimated damages. Of course it's still 'probable' and not justified yet.
'Some evil is necessary,' He persuaded himself as he sighed. Taking that sigh as a sign Tabane closed in quick and took Shirou's arm into her grip.
"Let's go then, it's going to get late if we don't go now~!" Being pulled again the two headed towards the nearest shopping mall, one recommended by Tabane.
Shirou just hoped that the playful words of his master, 'Chaos and mayhem follows wherever you go boy,' is not really true. It's just shopping, it's not like a daylight robbery will occur just like that. Yes, he must be optimistic and the world will follow his positive outlook.
"Shirou! You're walking too fast!" Tabane tugged the arm that is pulling her now. Shirou had walked faster subconsciously when he stopped resisting.
"Sorry." He apologized as he slowed down and matched the girl's pace, He had been around people that are faster than sound of course his pace would be triple or quadruple of a regular person. "I am more used to people that walk fast."
"How fast?" She asked out of pure curiosity.
Since saying that they would casually walk at a speeds of around 5 km/h up to 10 km/h will be overwhelming he reverted to much logical examples, his master perhaps and his pace is similar to, "Like your father maybe." He witnessed the ability of Shinonono Ryuuin and could even see it in his daily life. He walked briskly with hollow, light, steps. Anyway, having longer legs increases distance with each step, increasing overall speed so it's not wrong.
"Hmm? I never noticed." Tabane pondered on Shirou's choice of example probably calculating the actual speed of his walking and comparing it directly to her own father's speed.
Without noticing, they have arrived to the huge mall. Entering the air conditioned building Shirou started looking for places to purchase clothes in. Tabane have a plan of her own of course pulling him to the nearby stores and picking up clothes in random. Giggling at any occasion, Shirou could do nothing but get pulled left and right, oppressed.
but... it's not too bad.
He had some fun doing so.
He thanked whomever the god of the world he is in for the 'normal' day, a day without a blade at his throat or explosives at his back. No gunpowder in the air and there is naught a blood shed in the vicinity.
"You brought Tabane out and nothing happened!?" Was the question Chifuyu asked with the utmost surprise after Shirou arrived to the Shinonono mansion with all the clothes, goods, items he bought or rather Tabane bought for him. The tone Chifuyu used was disbelieving, as if something impossible had happened. The two now sat in the living room eating snack, crackers, and tea.
"What happened last time she was out?" Shirou grimaced, ready for some terrifying information.
"Well, she was never out actually..." Chifuyu confessed otherwise, "Every purchase she made is delivered by couriers and sometimes even shady agent characters..."
"Ah, what kind of purchases?" Shirou asked looking around making sure that the bunny eared girl is not within listening range.
"The needed materials and tools for whatever i am interested in doing!" The person in question suddenly shouted right beside Shirou's ears. He jumped from the surprise and winced at the sudden loud voice ringing in his ears. "Last checked platinum metals, maybe a bar or gold and some gems, diamonds i mean, for thermal conductivity."
"..." There was a short silence by the two completely stunned individuals.
"Where do you even get your purchases?" Shirou was the first to ask towards the beaming inventor. With pride she huffed, having an expression which says that 'nothing is impossible for her' she answered, "I have my connections." Shirou looked towards Chifuyu for confirmation. All he gets is a vague nod, even she is unsure of the inventor's capability, what do she know about her friend?
"Here some more tea." Shirou filled the empty cup in Chifuyu's hand before filling his own cup. "Thank you." Chifuyu replied resetting the calm atmosphere from whence it all began. Tabane disappeared root knows when.
"It's almost time for kendo activities, you better finish quickly." Shirou advised Chifuyu in front of him as he sees the time bordering on three thirty. "I'll tidy up the table." While Shirou throws away the crackers packaging, Chifuu gulped down what is left of the cup since her last sip and ran for the dojo not forgetting to say, "Thanks for the treat."
Shirou just smiles that he could help. She seemed a bit uptight after all, stressful environment? Harsh life without parents? Well, she seems much relaxed so it's a good sign.
"Shirou!" Tabane appeared out of nowhere again. Having experienced this surprise multiple times, the shock time has reduced, maybe in a few more times he could shrug it off like Chifuyu does. "I have some things i want to ask of you."
Being someone who wishes to be an ally of justice, it is a crime to refuse something that has no malice and this request, has not malice. He just worries that what she ask for is something safe. He just nod once and said, "At least let me tidy up." before cleaning the cups and returning them to the cupboard. After that he follows Tabane to her lab.
"I haven't really noticed and it must be strange to ask of it now but... do your father cook?"
"No." Tabane replied.
"Then who cooked the breakfast? and readied the lunch boxes? We ate outside so i don't know about lunch but i'm sure there must be someone cooking it all." Shirou wondered.
"It's something, not someone." Tabane replied grinning all the way. "The automatic rice cooker version 4.5 can steam more than rice, try the Manchu Han Imperial Feast command next time. The grill, the cooking pan, the juicer all of them are automatic machines made by yours truly, aren't I a genius?"
Shirou is surprised at such an automated kitchen, the food is delicious of course, he had no qualms with edible food but well to him cooking is something, something with feelings, a heart, losing that 'love' in the actions disappoints him somehow.
"I'll cook dinner for tonight." He affirmed himself surprising the inventor, "There are enough ingredients in the kitchen right?"
"Hmm, maybe? I didn't really touch the fridge in the house much." Tabane replied unsure as they arrived in the multi purpose hall. "There! Now listen to me!" She ended the last conversation and requested full attention. Shirou just obliged.
"I tried merging superconducting systems with thermal feedback loop, it's my theory of energy multiplication and plasmic control." Shirou nodded acknowledgeging what he had seen from the item's memories. "As advised i tried multiple materials but most metal evaporated at 100 percent charge, most organic material is burnt to a crisp. I haven't found anything that can actually hold the multiplication. Right now i am trying alloys but i am afraid that it may be impossible."
"Hmm... why not continue with the molten platinum metals?"
"They evaporate into steel vapor after the 250 percent benchmark." Came the reply. "I can't use a cooler since the thermal consistency is the 'Spark Plug', I tried the charged particle theory but last time i simulated, the core would be more of a bomb than an energy reactor... It's a technology for weaponry anyway." At this point Shirou is stumped. He have gone to scientific worlds but it doesn't mean that he mastered it. He merely knew a bit and maybe more if he performed structural analysis. "Shirou? Shirouuu~?" Tabane waved her hand in front of Shirou whose ears seemed to be steaming.
"Guu..." A headache was forming in his brain. His mind whose perception is shifted more to magic, supranatural and the impossible is being turned right into science and logic. Something that he never liked, confusing and felt strange. "You are the genius here i'm sure there is a way. I'm not even a scientist."
"I know, you're a magician." Tabane's nonchalant response and revelation of his identity caused mayhem within his mind.
"H-h-how do you know.." Rather than a question to deny the inventor's revelation he just asks the method of knowing.
"You are smart i can see that but not science." Tabane replied, "You are smart in strange things, philosophical things, the mind and perception..." She moved to her workbench opening her tablet PC and typed in fast, "You understood what i wish to do, what i want to do with a single glance, if not mind reading then what other supranatural reason can i find?" Magic, Myths and Fiction sprawled out on the holographic screen. "I had my doubts but i guess reality is stranger than fiction yes?"
"So your request is that..." Shirou speculated and he is right.
"Can you finish this impossible task with magic?" She beamed at Shirou's realization, the realization that she knew of his 'truth' quite some time ago and now is questioning him something within his expertise. "Well i can find it in a month or two but thinking that i may have an alternative make my kind of lazy so..."
"Even within magical society i am not the kind that 'researches', i am a 'Magi', yes, but barely." Shirou warned and at the same time tried to lower the expectations the girl had of him.
"But you can magically understand the core, surely you know how to make it work with your knowledge. What did you do anyway?"
Shirou sighed, since there is no magus here maybe it's allright, "Structural Analysis," He told her what he did, "It's a magic that allows me to analyze it's properties, method of creation, accumulated experience, it's blueprint so to speak and store it within my mind." Soul he corrected himself silently.
As he finishes, he caught a view of a smoking core, it's metal components melting and the spherical flames within is about to burst. 'A mini supernova?' he asked himself wide eyed before it burst expanding a searing hot wave of pure energy. Reflexively to defend himself and Tabane beside him he shouted out with his arms outstretched, "Aegis!" creating a blue protective film. Though thin, this centimeter thick wall is indestructible unless by some divine or demonic means out of human boundaries.
It's abilities could not be proven though for a barrier formed around the supernova and stopped the blast from destroying the laboratory. Tabane has fail safe installed all over the place. He watched with interest at how she could create a barrier like this, hexagonally shaped by hexagon panels, what science could actually create it.
Tabane tapped on the still projected Aegis before it shatters as Shirou closed his circuits and dispelled the shield, "I am a battle mage. My magic is solely focused on blades, weapons, swords, bow and arrows, and maybe blades."
"You said blades three times."
"Two, i said swords once but nonetheless i am more of a magic swordsman than that of a regular magician." Shirou explained what his expertise actually entrail, not magic but medieval weapons, thought conceptual, still medieval weapons.
"Then that barrier you make out of this air, the Aegis, is one of you abilities?" Tabane asked her eyes watching the right hand he outstretched before, "Do you have to use your hand to call upon your weapon and shields?"
"You're getting off tracked," Shirou told the girl who is over excited as she replied with a 'Tee-hee' and went to the original discussion, "Maybe and i say maybe i can find an alternative source, magical one, to act as your core's system main component. A philosopher's stone, A dragon's scale, or living steel."
"Living steel?" Each syllable was spoken with an increasingly high pitch, a sign of utter excitement.
"Yes, living steel." Shirou thought of the numerous races made out of organic steel and also his body when he materializes the blade works within. "I'll help a bit with what i can after dinner, it's almost four and if i don't start cooking it may not finish well."
"You like cooking?" Tabane asked as the two left the laboratory, behind them the numerous mechanical hands is fixing whatever platform is scorched by the nova blast.
"Hmm, you can say that." Shirou replied as he thought of what he should cook. A traditional dinner? A chinese feast? European fine dining? Well he have a lot to do with each choice. He looked at his pockets and took out a strange rhombus object glowing green within his dark pocket. A 'Reverse Scale', a weakness of the dragons in body, a huge part of a dragon soul detached, an extinct material to create conceptual weapons. Is it time for it to be used?
Hmm, i think this will give me passing marks as a writer... 54 out of 100?
Woohoo!
Finally chapter 4, i broke through the 3 chapters no more illness... for this one maybe... maybe the 5th will not come out...
This chapter is also much less than the last. 1st chapter 5000, 2nd chapter 4000, this chapter 3900 and all of them count the rants.
Sigh, i have much to improve. Chapter 2 and 3 still may change according to reviewers opinion and demands.
For now please review you answers to the question above and tell me if you enjoyed it. Each review counts!