It's been decades since the the events of the Grail War and the events that forged the Wrought Iron Devil. In those decades since, the Devil now known also as Lord Emiya has not only married but had children. It has been a time of peace, prosperity...
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Four Years after the epilogue of Wrought Iron Devil. It's a time of peace. The man known as Wrought Iron Devil, Lord Emiya, or just (F/n) (L/n) is content. Raising a family and being the head of new Devil House makes him a very busy man. His Peerage reflects his bonds and actions in his world, and then other worlds.
In this life, an anniversary is upon the family. One originating from his first union.
The sky was a maroon red instead of the natural blue. Coming into view when one's eyes cast downward were the gray branches of dead trees. The floor of this forest was littered with fallen trunks, and the ground itself was nothing but dirt. Barren wasteland. Its still nature changed in a flash of light.
That was the first impression of Shuri Athena (L/n). The teenage girl took her time to glance around the Forest of Familiars. Where would this fit in her father's teachings? Bounded Field? Alternate Dimension? Could not be a Reality Marble. Eh. Probably dimension. Her little brother Damien would know.
No matter. She was not here to sightsee. It was a special day. Shuri's mother and father arranged for her to go get her familiar. Coincidentally, today was special in another way. Her human girl friends at Kuoh would call it her sweet sixteen. Granted, that was more of a Western thing. Still, Shuri had a sixteenth birthday to celebrate when she wrapped up here.
"Ah I see. Another young Devil has come to seek me."
Shuri turned her head to the source of the voice. She just managed to keep her laughter internal. Dad was right. He did look like Ash Ketchum with aging catching him.
"I recognize thee too. A strong resemblance to your mother in you." Zatouji commented.
Shuri simply smiled. "I get that a lot. And my Dad's eyes."
It was a running thing when people who knew her parents first met her. She knew it was both true, and a compliment. If one compared her to her mom, Akeno Himejima (L/n), as a teenager, they would need to examine for finer details. Shuri had the same hair color, the same build and the same Kuoh Academy uniform. Still, she had to stand out somehow. First was easy. Her eye color was her father's. Her hairstyle kept the ponytail with the ribbon being red instead and no two strands standing out.
"Here for a familiar? Come and we shall find your partner."
Zatouji began jumping through the trees. Shuri followed patiently. But it was not long before Zatouji came to a halt.
"Keep still. Sense it you will."
Shuri could feel it too. She was being watched. Still, she had another way to pinpoint where.
"Trace... on."
Shuri went to one knee and placed a hand in the ground. Mana appearing in light blue lines was channeled outwards. Shuri kept her eyes closed. The analysis spell went out like a radar wave. It was not long before she found a contact. It was approaching through the undergrowth to her right.
Shuri turned in that direction just in time. The creature that sprang outwards was taller than her. It had an elongated head upon which were yellow slits for eyes. As it cried out a challenge, Shuri saw long dagger like teeth. The neck went down to a bipedal, bird like torso and legs. A long tail was at the end. The skin was largely scales, but with a distinctive blue pattern. As for the limbs, its arms ended in three fingered claws. The feet had one of the most distinct weapons: A curved toe claw on the inside of bird like feet.
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