Blade Borne to Kill

Chapter 5: Signed and Sealed

Chapter 5: Signed and Sealed

Kiritsugu Emiya and Raiga Fujimura looked on in amusement as Shirou and Taiga stared down at one another.

Shirou was eleven years old now. His progress in Blood Forging had increased ever since his encounter with Altrouge. Especially since he now had an actual workshop.

Raiga was a good friend of Kiritsugu, and he was the boss of the city's yakuza. No one could say that Kiritsugu didn't have friends in high places.

His granddaughter, Taiga Fujimura, usually came along with him when he went to visit Kiritsugu. Taiga was a young girl currently attending Homurahara Academy, she wore the standard uniform and had her light brown hair tied up in a ponytail.

Taiga had her eyes narrowed as she stared at Shirou's amused, mischievous gaze. Zelretch and Altrouge were not good influences on the child half of Shirou.

"They've been staring at each other for the past twenty minutes," Kiritsugu whispered to Raiga.

"I know, this happens every time she comes over," Raiga whispered back.

"Tiger," Shiro said.

"My name is Taiga." Taiga corrected, she really hated that nickname.

"Tiger," Shirou said, but with a more mischievous undertone. Messing with Taiga was one of his favorite things to do.

"Taiga."

"Tiger."

"Taiga!"

"Tiger!"

"Taiga!"

"Tiger!"

"TAIGA!"

"TIGER!"

"THAT'S IT, DOJO NOW!" Taiga finally snapped.

"BRING IT!"

Both Shirou and Taiga rushed into the dojo. Kiritsugu and Raiga could already hear the shinais swinging through the air.

"FROSTED FLAKES!" Shirou shouted.

"THEY'RE GREAT!"

"I KNEW YOU WERE A TIGER!"

"DAMMIT SHIROU!"

Raiga shook his head. "That girl is always so competitive."

"True, but that's good for someone in her youth," Kiritsugu said.

Kiritsugu started coughing violently. His health wasn't getting any better. Zelretch informed him that he would die in a few months' time.

"Are you alright, Kiritsugu?" Raiga asked.

Kiritsugu gave a strained smile. "Peachy."

The Doll, Evetta, walked in with a tray of freshly made tea.

"Thank you, Evetta," Raiga said with a smile.

Raiga took his cup as he drank his tea, he had known for years that Kiritsugu and Shirou were magus. Both he and Taiga were the only two normal people that knew of their status.

Besides, it didn't help that Kiritsugu didn't even bother to even try hiding the presence of magecraft in his household. To be fair, when your son is a cosmic, eldritch deity, and his teacher is a multiverse traveling vampiric troll, you kind of lose your sense of tact. And this was without the fact that Altrouge was living with them now, along with Primate Murder.

Yeah, all pretenses of them hiding magecraft from anyone who entered the house was FUBAR.

Altrouge walked into the living room with Primate Murder walking close behind. She and the large white wolf sat at the table. Victoria produced two cups filled with hot tea for the new duo at the table. Primate Murder, despite not having opposable thumbs, was still able to pick up the teacup by its handle and dink it.