Fate/Zero: A Different Path

Chapter 47

Shirou Emiya opened her eyes to the darkness of the room

She tried not to pay attention to the gaping hole across from her, which was created by someone being thrown through several layers of walls by an enraged Berserkers just hours ago. From what Kiritsugu told, the rampaging Servants would not stop until his target had became a bloody pulp

If she didn't feel like shit right now, Shirou would have rolled around to make sure none of the gore stuck to her, despite common sense dictating it should have been cleaned some time ago

Her body felt sore all over. Bruises and cuts adorning most of her skin, but those prove to be nothing more than her imagination as she only felt smooth skin when she touch them

A jolt of pain lances through her as she propped herself up. Her thoughts went back to the fight, distorted memories coming into form in a hazy recollection ofnthe day's events

One of the Servants Kiritsugu summoned has gone rogue. First he attacked her on the rooftop, and when they fought back, he had killed her in the battle. Except...Shirou Emiya hadn't died. No, something in her was invoked in what is apparently Kiritsugu's experiment, and she killed him instead

She remembered the land of swords she has summoned. The bronze sky adorned with clockworks, the sight as surreal as a glimpse into an alien world.

And yet still, she find it infinitely familiar. As though that world was made specifically for her. Tailored to her magecraft. A form fitting reality that replicate her desire and woes

The Emiya look up with a contemplative gaze

Even now, its name seem to echoed from the depths of her soul

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"Unlimited Blade Works"

Shirou closed her eyes. She felt blue spark thrummed across her body. Blue lines ran down her arm like electrical circuit, bringing with them power to cast her spell

he redhead Magus brought her hand forward. Her mind silently ran over the seven steps of tracing

Judging the object's concept of existence. Hypothesizing the design.

A power to level the mountains

Duplicating the necessary material. Imitating the forging process

A sword destined to kill the Hound of Ulster

Sympathizing with growth experience. Reproduce that growth

"Trace On" Shirou intoned

In a bright flash of light, a spiral sword appeared in her hand. A surge of power blasted across the room, but it died down as Shirou grasped it in her two hand, sparks condensing inbetween her fingers

Its handle was decorated with spike while the blade was an odd shape of spiral, resembling more a drill than a sword. As she tilt it, the blade gleamed under the room's light

There was no doubt this is a Noble Phantasm

Anti-Army. High-powered and wide-ranged attack that enable the destruction of environmental landscape. A single shot using the altered projectile has been enough to level the Clock Tower's rooftop

"Archery" Shirou wonder "If I can turn a Noble Phantasm into an arrow and shoot it from afar, it would allow for a wider range of effect...."

Her father always said she has some talent in the bow. She might need to look into it later

She let it dematerialize. Her hand fell back to the bed side as Shirou contemplate her sudden power spike.

If Kiritsugu's lesson from the past can be recalled, Reality Marble is the manifestation of the user's mind. Archer's use of Noble Phantasm may contribute to forcefully expanding her Internal World to the point of imploding.