Shirou Emiya Stands on Terra, Chapter 1

Shirou Emiya stood upon the continent of Terra.

Author: A Jie Who Slipped His Hand

Synopsis:

That day, Penguin Logistics found a… housekeeper who fell from the sky.

Ever since they found him, life has been good—eating well, sleeping soundly every day.

Shirou: What should I cook today?

Shirou Emiya, 17 years old this year, is a Magus and also the housekeeper found by Penguin Logistics.

His life has been quite good, apart from the occasional nightmares.

It's just that recently he seems to have gained many strange titles…

The Last Conscience of Penguin Logistics

The Limiter of Penguin Logistics

The Most Desired Target of the Knights of the Round Table

The Red Demon of Longmen… and other titles that make one's skin crawl.

Shirou: If it were just that, fine, but what's with Mama Emiya???

Penguin Logistics: Mama Emiya, we can't live without you! Don't let the Knights of the Round Table blind you!

Knights of the Round Table: We want to eat Mama Emiya's cooking every day too! Defeat Penguin Logistics and let Mama Emiya regain her freedom!!!

Shirou: These people are so strange.

In short, this is about Shirou Emiya's daily life after being hit in the face by the Holy Grail and arriving on the continent of Terra, with Arknights as the main setting.

Some fanfiction (after all, you know Arknights, it often backstabs, but I'll try to stick close to the original setting as much as possible)

Extra 01: Arknights

Pre-notification:

Please treat the extra chapters as separate IF lines! Some settings may or may not be adopted!

Updates are arbitrary; I'll write and release them when I think of them!

The main reason I'm releasing this today is that my physical condition is not good, so I'm using this chapter that has been finished for a while to fill in. Since some settings have already been revealed, let me leave you hanging!

That's all!

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"I am the bone of my sword─"

In the wilderness, a man wearing a red armband on his right hand and a black armband on his left hand aimed a firearm at the enemy before him.

As he chanted, red and black bullets shot out, hitting a giant monster with many tentacles in the distance.

After the bullets hit the target and penetrated the monster, the man continued to chant:

"So as I pray… Unlimited Lost Works!"

As the last line fell, a sword pierced through the monster's body.

One, two, three, four, five…

Countless swords pierced out from the monster's body, and the monster fell to the ground, struggling continuously.

"Die."

The man stepped forward and fired a few more shots at the monster's head. The monster stopped struggling.

Bending down, the man used a projected blade to collect meat and blood from the monster.

After finishing what he needed to do, the man stood up and looked around.

The ground was covered with the corpses of various bizarre monsters, but the man did not feel any panic or fear.

After all, these corpses were created by him.

The man took out the walkie-talkie at his waist and pressed the button on it.

Beep—

"This is Shirou, the Sea Creatures have been cleared."

While talking on the walkie-talkie, Shirou packed the items collected today into special bags and put them into the backpack at his waist.

"This is Amiya, Sea Creatures confirmed annihilated. Are you returning?"

The light on the walkie-talkie flickered, and Amiya's voice came through.

"I've collected body tissues from a large Sea Creature here."

After putting away his backpack, Shirou projected a large cloak and put it on.

If he wanted to go back, he had to do it this way.

"Understood, we will come to pick you up."

Hearing Shirou's words, Amiya understood what he meant: he was coming back.

"Mhm."

Shirou responded, then turned off the communicator.

He looked into the distance, where black snow-fog swirled over the land.

That was humanity's last line of defense, separating them from most of the Sea Creatures.

But it wasn't a long-term solution. Kal'tsit had said that the Sea Creatures would eventually break through the black snow-fog.

"Humanity's extinction is only a matter of time, but it's not yet a time for despair. Rhodes Island, the Doctor, Amiya, and all those still striving now still hold hope. So, Shirou... can I trust you?"

Shirou remembered Kal'tsit saying those words to him with a weary expression that day.

It was quite rare. The person who usually appeared so indifferent and always spoke in riddles was actually showing that kind of expression.

But it was only natural. Anyone would feel that way after understanding and knowing about the existence of the Sea Creatures.

In response to Kal'tsit's question, Shirou's answer at the time was:

"Before you stands merely a sword, and I will follow your will until my blade shatters."

He understood what Kal'tsit wanted to ask of him. On Rhodes Island... or rather, on this continent, he was an extremely special existence, so he was the only one Kal'tsit could ask.

Kal'tsit knew that Shirou would not be affected by the Sea Creatures.

And Shirou knew that by protecting the remnants of humanity, he could maximize the effectiveness of his almost brainwashing ability, shielding him from the mental pollution of the Sea Creatures.

It was an iron will that no ordinary person should possess.

After that, under Kal'tsit's instructions, he began assisting the city in sweeping up the Sea Creatures that had escaped the black fog and collecting their tissues.

Fighting, fighting, fighting, fighting, fighting...

The constant battles wore down his body and mind.

Now, the blood-red patterns all over his body represented his march towards destruction.

But so what? Trading his own life for the lives of more people, wasn't that a good deal?

As long as he killed one more Sea Creature, it meant more people could live.

As long as he tried a little harder, it meant he could save more people.

Even as his body gradually moved towards destruction, he still prayed for his original wish──

"Shirou!"

He didn't know how long he had been walking when Shirou suddenly heard a familiar voice calling him.

"Amiya?"

He looked up in the direction of the voice. It was Amiya, and she had come to pick him up by car.

Putting his thoughts aside, Shirou, cloaked, walked towards the car.

In this environment, even taking a detour was fraught with danger; strange creatures could rush out and attack at any moment.

After they met, the first thing Amiya did was pull back Shirou's cloak.

"Is this a routine now?"

Shirou didn't stop Amiya's actions. After all, he had tried to stop her before, but it was no use.

Seeing the worried expression on her face, Shirou didn't try to stop her anymore. She had done similar things every time they met since then, and he didn't mind.

It was just that Amiya's routine checks had become more forceful lately. She used to say something first, but now she just acted directly.

"Of course. Shirou, you always hide your physical condition. What if... what if..."

After checking Shirou's physical condition, confirming it hadn't worsened too severely, Amiya said, pursing her lips. She couldn't bring herself to finish the last sentence.

After all, saying it aloud was too ominous, and she didn't want to face such a reality.

She had personally witnessed Nameless turn into dust of magic before her eyes. She wasn't sure if she could control her emotions if she had to witness it a second time.

"It's fine, don't worry."

Seeing Amiya's worried expression, Shirou reached out to comfort her.

Unlike the ruthless demeanor he had when facing the Sea Creatures in the wasteland just now, Shirou still retained a trace of humanity.

Even if it was faint, it was still there.

"You're lying."

Looking at Shirou's condition, which was even worse than last time, Amiya said through gritted teeth.

At the same time, she pulled off Shirou's cloak and handed him a Rhodes Island uniform jacket.

Shirou wore the cloak to hide the abnormalities on his body.

Now that people in the city saw everything as Sea Creatures, it was best to avoid such trouble.

"I'm not lying. It's just a bit more Originium. It's not a big problem."

Without refusing the jacket from Amiya, Shirou put it on.

With his coat on, Shirou looked no different from an ordinary person.

But Amiya knew, Kal'tsit knew, the Doctor knew, and everyone at Rhodes Island knew what had happened to Shirou's body.

When Shirou drew magic from the people of this land, he also drew Originium along with it.

Once he crossed that line, Shirou Emiya would be completely consumed by Originium.

Point of no return; once crossed, there was no turning back.

And Shirou had already crossed that line, gradually moving towards the endpoint of self-destruction.

"Can you two stop chatting over there? This is a battlefield, isn't it? If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

Seeing the atmosphere growing heavy, an impatient voice came from the driver's seat.

"We are very sorry, Miss W, we'll get in the vehicle now."

Amiya, snapping back to reality, apologized to Miss W in the driver's seat, then opened the passenger door and got in.

"You're still as temperamental as ever,"

Shirou said, looking at Miss W, who was also wearing a Rhodes Island uniform, in the driver's seat.

"You too, you always wear a dead man's face,"

Miss W retorted without backing down to Shirou's verbal attack.

"Heh, you dare to speak like that, you pest,"

Shirou said with a light snort from the back of the passenger seat.

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't start fighting!"