Fate/Inheritance

Hearing his name, Yamada's eyes widened as I heard Cú Chulainn's growl emanating from my mental world. Yamada knows that name clearly and big bro Cú knows him and what he did in a certain Grail War, the Ring of Deterrence (Throne of Heroes) can easily give him that particular record knowing that he is still connected to his Heroic Spirit self.

[It seems my infamy is still around and still not stale.] The fake Saint said as I felt him smiling gently, making a chill crawl up my spine.

[What do you want?] I mentally called at the new connection I somehow noticed just now, barely there but holding properly and with my senses following the connection, it was coming from the gray Ruler Class Card in my inventory releasing a very small glow, yet staying that colored gray.

[I merely assisted and gave some assistance. It's not easy you know to perform the Rite especially with one not of strong faith.] He replied casually.

Nope I ain't buying it, heck even EMIYA scoffed in distrust and I clearly heard big bro Cú spat on the ground and 'stomped' on it (don't dirty my mental world idiot!). True, I am not a strong believer of God but it was still drilled to me by mom to still believe there is some higher power/s out there doing the silent and discrete miracles around (which is a bit true apparently) and she is a Roman Catholic. [A/N: No dissing religion here people, that's a can of 'something' I don't want to be opened here or anywhere on my opinion. Heck I'm a Roman Catholic... it's just, judging people based on their beliefs don't sit well on me. Especially I don't wanna someone go deus vult here or something, mkay? ….. Just continue reading please.]

[Am I really that suspicious?] He voiced out as I, and the other two Heroic Spirit listening reflexively and with slight vigor nodded (even Ruby enthusiastically voiced out her agreement). A Kotomine will always be a Kotomine, even if they were adopted. I merely heard him sigh and voiced out some grievance about it, but still finally gave in.

[Fine, I was thinking of it as a surprise but please open the hand that held the cross please.] He said and following his instruction, I was astonished as the blue magical energy that was the cross before had actually lingered and actually spinned and glowed gently with red, blue and golden lights mixing together, forming something solid. Both my arms also glowed as light glowed and flowed like neon-like tattoos around them, the left arm is a bloody red tainted with black, and the right arm is a moonlight-like blue tainted with a gentle whiteness clearly his Noble Phantasms is at work here.

I can't identify the mysteries working but I am sure that is a strong and fairly old one. A few quick moments later, and finally finishing what purpose it was doing, the conflagion of colors dispersed finally revealing a beautifully crafted jewelry.

Carved beautifully and masterfully, a scarlet cross akin to be carved straight from a high quality ruby gently rests on my palm. I noticed the strokes of absolute precision carved the contours making it look artistically pleasing even if it's edges is rounded and soft instead of the usual sharpness. It glowed in blood-red like glow and pulsates like a beating heart, gently. Yet EMIYA noticed something and helpfully dug from the vast memory of his and pulled it through what was given to mine through our connection.

The mystery in it is actually a vast array of mysteries combined or just bearing some strong resemblance with it. Traces of what seemed to be Jewelcraft to hold vast amounts of prana tapered and sealed with strong Bounded Fields and seals to trap something spiritual and conceptual.

Various combination of precise and miniaturized Formalcraft circles that absorbs ambient mana in the environment to power its functions, a mystery that felt like Spirit Evocation that helps put something akin to a wraith in a medium in a stasis-like state, akin to a horcrux and smacked with something like a combination of a pseudo-Einzbern's Wishcraft sorcery trait and an incomplete application of the Third Magic that acts like a 'switch' which its purpose deludes even EMIYA.

One thing for sure, I and EMIYA instinctively knew what its purpose and I voiced it out clearly out loud (telepathically).

[It's a pretty damn complex application of various mysteries… for holding something like a soul.]

My mouth moved on it's own that it smirked while his voice echoed in my head. [Yeah, better hide that quickly though, I don't want the prying eyes of those 'gods' and the others especially the lady there to notice right?] He said making me reflexively opened my inventory in my palm, swallowing the thing holding clearly the soul of Akaze (or maybe a fragment, gonna check on it later), earning a chuckle from him. The ambient mana inside the sub dimension should easily sustain it and its functions.

[So what's the catch?] I said while discretely looking at Sake, who was apparently had been distracted by Yamada who had noticed that I was talking to the saint of Shimabara Rebellion by 'slowly' collecting Akaze's ashes alongside with some small talks. I mentally thanked and noted to soften the blows later on one time when I am using a particular 'bat' series of weapons if his idiocy and comedic tendencies rear its ugly head.

[Nothing in particular.] Amakusa (it's easier to call him that knowing there is another Shirou here, even if he hates being called that) said making my eyebrows twitch in irritation. [I don't care what will you do at the soul, you can consume it and sublime it to yours, take its abilities using that particular ability and trait of yours, or revive it through a certain 'ritual', I won't bother. I just want a certain particular favor.]

[What is it?] A slight impatience was tinged with my voice as I felt our connection weaken farther to dangerous levels.

[I believe it is possible with you given how your strange resonance with us of the deceased, but if you get sent by the Kaleidoscope in a certain Holy Grail War which I erred to… All I can ask for is for you to stop me.] He said seriously. Before I voiced out my question, he continued on.

[From my 'vantage point' here at the Throne, I can clearly see why my actions go there especially when I am reincarnated and had just seen the hell of what happened at the Third Heaven's Feel to get that answer and those chaotic years yet… I do not know if it's the Throne's or some being wanted to make a joke of me but I... I saw the 'results' of what my wish would happen from here and… let's just say it feels unpleasant to see how I threw countless timelines into being culled from Humanity's Foundation. It's especially I did not expect how the new 'humanity' tried to find the 'thing' I selfishly took from them to attain it again and with such desperate madness to return to have that individuality… mortality… and their ability to make mistakes as an individual that they...] He said finally finishing his words with a pained, guilt and especially saddened voice. I tried to ask the other two when they somehow became tightlipped after I felt them look somewhere and they did not budge.

[Better not ask kid, that's something you should not think of currently.] Big Bro Cú said as I barely 'heard' him say 'forever' making me grimace. A few seconds of silence later, I heard him chuckle and said something that made me face palm and do something.

[And if possible please, just please punch the 'me' that you would meet and lecture 'me' for being a blockhead and an idiot for doing something insanely selfish and especially ignoring a certain poisoner's affection.] I heard big bro Cú guffaw making me discretely will the yew tree he was leaning on in my mental world to smack him in the head, repeatedly.

[Oi! Ack! This is uncalled for! I was merely giving the proper 'respect' there brat!] He angrily voiced out his grievance as the other two Heroic Spirit and me chuckled. Ignoring the angry Irish, I noticing that the slightly long conversation will be over, I was preparing to say something that had been bugging me when EMIYA beated me in questioning him.

[So, are you the one inside the boy's Ruler Class Servant?] He said with a serious tone, aside from the seven standard Classes, I still does not know the other once and even the currently connected Heroic Spirits does not know of who are they. A chuckle and an amused one at that the guy voiced out.

[No] Was his reply. [I believe a fake Saint like I would be inadequate for him and given my history, it will be very detrimental with his growth. Won't a proper Saint or another Ruler be more proper for him? If he is lucky, the Messiah might even guide him as a Ruler even if the Holy One clearly won't and ever will be seek the Holy Grail.] He said jokingly.

[Tch, it seems living as a Kotomine still rubbed in you, 'Fake Priest-dono'?] EMIYA said with the sarcasm clearly leaking out. Clearly it was rubbing him the wrong way that a 'Kotomine' is acting mysterious, again.

[I merely can see that 'lifetime' as a record, Kettle – san~. Or is it hitting straight home that you reacted, 'Faker'..?] He retorted while drawling out the last one slipping that serene mask of his, and I felt he was imitating a 'certain' someone, yet doing it in his own way.

[Before leaving, what about the Black Keys?] Before EMIYA can retort back, I voiced out this particular piece that currently won't dissipate even when I tried to, and with my senses telling me, the prana in it is clearly not made by 'mine' and it feels more 'solid' than a projection, more real is apt on calling their 'state'.

[Oh that~?] He said with a more jolly tone. [I used the keys as a catalyst to connect to you from the Throne so those projections were f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y turned into what I had carried when I was incarnated. You can keep them if you want, I clearly won't have any use of them now right? Just think that they are some sort of another 'payment' for my favor.] Amakusa said as his voice kept getting weaker, faint even. A nod of affirmation was all I did, either by saying good bye or accepting fully about that 'favor' of his.

[Well, I believe this is a good bye for now. I do not know, when we will meet again either in good or bad faith, either I remember this fleeting moment or not. But may God light your way young inheritor lest you fall in the temptation of evil.] Saying his piece, the Saint from that lead a rebellion's presence vanished alongside the ethereal cassock I wore break down into ambient prana, leaving a single 'small' trace of his own magical energy, enough for me to trick the now slowly degrading Black Keys to me being their owners.

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"…better ask also the old man about that." I voiced out promptly and aproached Yamada and Sake.

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Omake: Another favor

[Also can I ask one last favor?] Amakusa said when his connection is almost vanishing. Hurriedly nodding, I awaited what this favor of his again when his voice echoed out finally.

[Do…be sure…shove Jeanne's lips…that homunculus' to each other. Took…damn…war…finish before…realized.] He said cryptically till his voice and connection fully cut off.

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Blinking, I realized that my I was holding my notepad that I had carried on this world and I processed the words I had unknowingly wrote on the notepad and simply put it in my head and shrugged.

'Be a boi to two couples in a war.' Was my thought as the notepad vanished into my item box.

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A.N.: Here is a quick bonus I wipped for you guys…. The good news why? Got Parvati and Artoria in a single 10 roll. Knew that waking up early as possible before going to school would be a perfect catalyst to get the free-loader (Artoria) and the kouhaiXwaifu material (Parvati in Sakura's body) of the Emiya Household.

Also fixed the chapter number. sry for the confusion

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