A Newly Ascended god

The Warning

"How come I never heard any of this?" Shirou asked.

"The news spread not more than hour ago," said Hephaestus in an unsurprised tone. "The news have been restricted to gods only. The mortals will likely never know about it as Ouranos that issued the gag order with the penalty of banished from Genkai. I doubt Ouranos even needed to act when no one wanted to offend him."

Shirou was about to ask who Hephaestus meant by "him" when she produced a special magic stone that acted like a camera. His eyes widened when saw the hologram. It showed was a colossal being more than two and a half meters tall with an immensely muscular body and his appearance was beyond human that of a human as he looked more like a statue of a god. Shirou recognized that identity of the hologram instantly.

"That cannot be–" Shirou said in disbelief.

"Yes, it is." Hephaestus nodded her head. "My half-brother, Heracles, considered by many as the greatest Greek hero. His feats made more impressive that his deeds and ascension to godhood happened before the invention of Falna."

The appearance of Heracles was a shock to Shirou beyond another person would if they were in his place. Shirou was different from others, who had grown up learning about Heracles myths, because he had talked as friends and fought together on the battlefield together during his time as a Chaldean Master. Heracles' displayed appearance might have been mortal blow to Shirou. He was not looking any regular iteration of Heracles as a Servant. This Heracles' current form looked exactly the same as what Chaldea had dubbed the Ultimate Heracles. It was Heracles in his peak form. A form of Heracles seen as one of Chaldea's trump cards capable of slaying gods.

"Heracles is wearing the Nemean Lion, right?" Shirou asked as he spotted Heracles' leather armor.

"It is," Hephaestus nodded.

"His armor which is impervious to all mortal weapons and only attacks without the use of mortal weapons have the slightest chances of harming Heracles?" Shirou asked.

Suddenly, Shirou felt the trustworthy and reliable friend disappear. Hephaestus now looked at him suspiciously. It was worse than a someone treating a stranger with suspicion. She looked at him as if he was a traitor.

"How do you know that? That part that the Nemean Lion armor is not invincible against attacks without the use of mortal weapons. Heracles would never tell anyone but only those he trusted with his life." Hephaestus asked in a dangerous tone.

He acted quickly and decisively despite his wishes to keep his past a secret. If Hephaestus doubted him so much as more than a second longer he felt that his friendly relationship would be irrevocably damaged beyond any reconciliation ever possible.

"I know him very well," said Shirou as he gestured to a nearby table where motes of light gathered. "Take these as proof of my words."

"This… H-h-how…? Impossible!" Hephaestus stammered and shouted in disbelief. She quickly rushed to investigate the questionable objects. "All these are near perfect replicaes of my brother's precious belongings… Who are you really, Shirou Emiya?"

"I'm sorry that I lied to you but I do remember my past. The reason why I haven't told anyone my past is because it will create to many problems that I don't want to deal with at this time. I will not tell you about my past, but maybe in the future." Shirou replied with a sorry smile. "What is important is that I am someone that your brother trusts." He mentally noted to himself, assuming the hologram Heracles I am saw is really the one I knew from Chaldea…