The New Shirou

Shirou: "Caliburn." He said softly as he saw the magnificent sword floating before him. As he spoke the sword seemed to react to the word and floated down towards Shirou as though prompting him to take hold of it. He slowly reached out and grasped the hilt. As he did a flood of power entered his body and began to change it. Improving him to be worthy of wielding such a blade as well as establishing a connection with him making him its rightful wielder. As this was happening Kiritsugu managed to get up and slowly approached Shirou. He then waited for the light to fade from Shirou and the blade he was holding before speaking.

Kiritsugu: "Shirou what is that blade and where did it come from?" He asked in a cautious but also reverent tone of voice. He had never witnessed such a scene before and the holy feeling he was getting from the sword reminded him of what he felt in the presence of Excalibur. Its light seemed to warm him inside and make him feel like he was relieved of all his burdens.

Shirou: "This is Caliburn and it has chosen me as its new wielder. When I was projecting for the first time it seems it was called forth. But this is not a projection. It is the real sword from the myths recreated in this time. I think my Origin and Element may have brought this about." He said as he held the sword and turned to face Kiritsugu. What he said nearly caused Kiritsugu to have a heart attack.

Kiritsugu: "If the Mages Association ever learn of this they would immediately place a sealing designation on him. We have to be careful about how we handle this." He thought and let out a sigh. "Why would this sword choose you Shirou? Can you store it somewhere so that it does not attract unwanted attention?" He asked as he walked closer and took a better look at the blade.

Shirou: "I do not know why it chose me but this sword chooses a king and is proof of his right to rule. What it makes me king of I do not know. I can store it in a separate pocket space that belongs to it and can only be accessed by its wielder." He said as he then let the blade disappear in motes of light as he stored it.

Kiritsugu: "Well for now we do not need to pay attention to why it chose you. We will need to be careful in the future so as to not reveal it to anyone we do not trust. That sword is like a ticking time bomb. If the Mages Association finds out you have something like that you will likely get a sealing designation placed on you." He said in a serious but worried tone of voice. No way in hell is he letting those freaks get a hold of his son so long as he still lived.

Shirou: "I know dad. Its not like this is only a bad thing. I now have something really powerful to fall back on if my life is ever endangered. Of course this also means we will need to up my sword training." He said while grinning at Kiritsugu. This caused Kiritsugu to loosen up a bit and smile as well. Shirou was right. This could be used to their advantage and it would also help his son protect his life in dire situations.

Kiritsugu: "Your right, this could be blessing for us. Now what benefits does being the owner of the sword give you?" He asked as he gestured to the mats they were sitting on earlier and then went to take a seat.

Shirou: "It has formed a bond with me so no matter where I am I can summon it. Through this bond it has strengthened my body so now my body is about 3 times as strong as it was before. It has also made it so that when I am wielding it I do not feel its weight and gain a few skills. The skills are Mana Burst, Instinct, Riding and Eye of the mind(True). It also heightens my magic resistance so most spells below a certain level will not harm me. Caliburn itself also has a release like any other Noble Phantasm and it is really destructive." Shirou said after taking a seat and feeling the changes he had went through. Kiritsugu was shocked when he heard all of this. This essentially made Shirou on the same level as a weaker servant.

Kiritsugu: "That sword is really a major asset. Anyone would want to get their hands on it. You are really fortunate to have it choose you Shirou." He said while smiling. He was truly happy his son would be able to protect himself in the future. "Since he now has all this I should be able to take him with me when I go to Germany." He thought while thinking about all the stuff Shirou could already do.

Shirou: "So dad when are we going to get Illya?" He asked with a slight smirk. His question startled Kiritsugu since that was exactly what he had been thinking about. He had told Shirou about Illya after living with him for awhile and immediately Shirou had told him that he would help him get her back. Kiritsugu had just shrugged this off and accepted his help but told him that he would have to wait until he was stronger. Since he had not believed that Shirou would be able to help for quite some time he had been planning on going on his own. But Shirou had shocked him with how fast he learned everything and had already reached the level where he could assist Kiritsugu so he had been planning on taking him. Now that he had Caliburn he was sure Shirou could be even more of a help.

Kiritsugu: "We will be leaving in two weeks after I get everything ready. During that time we will need to push you to master that sword somewhat and you still have to learn projection. After that we will see if we can get Illya back. Make no mistake Shirou. This will be a hard journey and we may not even be able to get through their Bounded Fields and Wards." He said in a serious tone of voice.

Shirou: "I know dad. I will do everything I can to help you. You gave me a home and family after I lost everything. The least I can do is lend a hand to you when you need it." He said as serious look also crossed his face. "Now lets try projection again and see if I can do it." He said as he relaxed and changed the subject.

Kiritsugu: "Okay lets give it a shot." He said while chuckling. He knew Shirou was changing the subject to lighten the mood and he was grateful for that.

Shirou: "Here goes nothing." He said as he started the process. In a few seconds he had completed it and a dagger appeared in his hand. It was a copy of his favorite from his past life. The blade is about nine inches with a single edge and is curved and the handle is three and a half inches. But what he did not expect was that he could actually feel a bit of power from the dagger so he analysed it to see why and was shocked. It had been made into a weaker Noble Phantasm, and it was his.

Shirou: "Thanks dad." He said absentmindedly while still staring at the knife in his hand. It was C rank and had a couple of simple effects. It passively boosted the users stealth abilities by a rank and allowed the user to hide their presence from those weaker than the user. It also boosted the users speed by a full rank for a short amount of time when its true name was invoked.

Kiritsugu: "That knife is quite the piece of work." He said in an impressed tone of voice. He had used many weapons over the years and could recognize a nice weapon when he saw one. "What made you think of this for your first projection?" He asked as he looked at the knife with curiosity.

Shirou: "It just felt right." He said vaguely while shrugging and finally snapping out of the trance he was in. "But something is weird dad. The knife feels way to real and weighty for a mere projection." He said in a serious tone of voice. "Also I think I do not need to maintain it for it to stay materialized." He said as he set the knife down to demonstrate this and it did not fade. This shocked Kiritsugu to his core. He had never heard of anything like this happening before.

Kiritsugu: "I have never heard of a projection being able to maintain itself without a constant feed of magical energy." He said in awe as he picked up the knife and tested it by swinging it a few time. "You are also right about this knife. I t feels far to real and solid." He said as he looked at the knife with a perplexed look on his face. He then used Structural Analysis on it and was shocked. The knife was solid and from what he was reading it was at least on the level of a high grade mystic code.

Shirou: "I think my Origin and Element may have affected things again. The creation part may let me make actual recreation of things, not just hollow copies. But the real thing." He said in a grave tone of voice. This caused Kiritsugu to have a serious look on his face as well.

Kiritsugu: "If that is true then you may really have an unfathomable ability. You could potentially recreate even Noble Phantasms or unique mystic codes. If anyone found that out they would hunt you down and turn you into a lab rat." He said while gritting his teeth. "We must keep this a secret no matter what." He said as he looked at Shirou with a worried look on his face.

Shirou: "I know dad. But for now you need to think about how this can be used by us to infiltrate the Einzberns castle. Anything I make I can also dismiss since I was the original creator so we can use this without leaving any traces." He said while smiling. "This just opened up a whole lot more possibilities for us." He said as he got up and stretched. "For now lets have dinner and continue with all this tomorrow." He said as he headed for the door.

Kiritsugu: "Your right. No use stressing about this right now and this can be a major contributor to getting Illya back." He said while smiling and getting up and following his son. Shirou then cooked dinner for the both of them and then they went to sleep since they had a long day ahead of them tomorrow.