I Am A Villain

[I won't bother with all the melodrama and the growth of Emiya in the middle of the story as my character wouldn't fit in, nor would he have half the interest to waste his time like that making for an awkward chapter. So, Rider is dead and Caster is dead. That leaves us with Saber, Archer, Gilgamesh, and Lancer against our Monster. LET US START A MA.S.SACRE SHALL WE.]

(Unknown time after the last event.)

As Zero was moving through the park he was certain he was missing something. He already experimented on his primary objectives but still couldn't shake the feeling that he was forgetting something.

'Further allowing the plot to continue serves no purpose what so ever. I can play the hidden villain behind the scenes, but that wouldn't give me anything. The most reasonable choice would be to kill all the servants and claim the grail. It would be the best choice to remove a big threat from my side… or at least a good start.'

Right now Zero had only 1 glaring weakness. It needed to be purged but dealing with it would be a pain.

'Nevertheless, I will do it. Maybe not today, maybe not in another millennium, but I will definitely get rid of it. On the other hand, only one component is missing in my plan to access the souls of the heroes hidden in the grail. The theory is solid, though I will probably only have one chance, and I know just which soul to go for. The backslash from the grail will be on another level compared to the last time though. Either way, as long as I survive I would have won this little gamble.'

As he was heading towards the city only one sentence could be heard.

Zero: "From the highest point of this city, I'll show you Emiya Shirou and your so called determination, what true despair is."

…

Meanwhile, something that would have definitely made Zero freeze and do a double-take of the situation was happening with our current world's protagonist.

Emiya: "Trace On!"

And as he said that for a moment a trace of a blackish red sword appeared in his hand.

Emiya: "It is nowhere close to the real thing. That sword… I have never seen anything like it."

(Flashback – Berserker battle)

As Berserker was raised by the throat a sword was plunged deep into his c.h.e.s.t, killing him continuously.

Nearby, hiding behind a tree, Emiya Shirou was watching in shock as the unknown person was killing the dangerous Berserker like it was a mere chicken.

His eyes were glued to the sword. That black sword that gave of a feeling of power. For some reason, he felt like he had seen… no like he had felt that same feeling before.

As Emiya listened to the discussion of both the unknown person and the one who called herself Illya he was about to try and protect her when in one move they both disappeared.

[A.N: Keep in mind that ' ' is used for thought and " " for talking. ]

Emiya: 'No…I was too late. Goddamit.' - Emiya thought as he ran to Illya's last location.

Emiya: 'I could have done something if I wasn't so weak. If I had a weapon like that sword.'

(Flashback - End)

While Emiya was training his ability, Archer was overseeing from nearby whilst thinking about the sword Emiya described to him.

Archer: 'There is no mistake. If the description is accurate than it must be Excalibur. But why Black and Red, is it a prototype, either way, it would mean that the person holding it must be someone that has a connection with the Saber no matter how faint it is. Seeing as she doesn't remember him it must be that he is the same as me. It would make sense and open a whole new bag of troubles as well.'

Either way, Archer had to test the sword himself, he couldn't recreate it himself using only Emiya's description or his poor imitation of it. Clashing with it though might give a general idea of what he was up against.

Archer: "Emiya, recreate that sword and attack me again with it."

As Emiya heard Archer's voice he was startled for a moment.

Emiya: ��Are you sure? I can't recreate it perfectly and I can barely control it."

Archer: "Stop wasting time and just do it. We need to know what we are up against."

Emiya: "If you say so."

As the two started sparring Archer's swords started to get cracked.

Archer: 'You have to be kidding me… a poor imitation can be compared to the actual Excalibur. Can that sword even be a prototype if we take this to account? It would seem more and more like a successor. While it feels powerful it also feels empty. Like a core component is missing from the sword that Emiya made.'

Archer: "Are you sure you have recreated the sword correctly? There seems to be something missing."

Emiya: "I thought the same thing and whenever I recreate it, it feels like something is automatically skipped. I don't really know how to explain it."

Archer: "I see… tell me did you feel anything else form the sword, like a bad feeling or something similar, like the sword wasn't as empty as other weapons?"

Emiya: "Now that you mentioned it… I did indeed feel something similar like it wanted to devour everything around it."

Archer: "I see, now I understand why you can't recreate it completely. Your ability allows you to recreate weapons but that wasn't a simple weapon you saw." – Archer said seriously.

Emiya: "What do you mean exactly? I saw him cut through that berserker like he was nothing so I understand that it wasn't a simple weapon. Who knows what was used to forge it. "

Archer: "I don't mean it like that, I mean that that sword is alive. Its main component was a living being."

Emiya: "Do you mean that the one who made it…"

Archer: "I mean exactly that. The one who made it used someone or something as the base of that sword. Trying to recreate it… you might as well try and recreate the person holding it himself. It just isn't possible. You can only trace it back to the point the materials interconnect with each other, but from that point to the source it becomes impossible."

As the two were discussing the unknown servant they both sensed a change in the atmosphere around them.

An untold amount of mana moved through the air, heading towards the city.

Emiya: "What is this?" – he said panicked

Archer: "The mana, a massive amount of it is being expelled on the center of the city and more and more of the surrounding mana is heading towards that location."

Suddenly both Rin and Saber burst through the door, breaking it down.

Rin: "Archer did you feel it?"

Archer: "Yes."

Rin: "Caster is already dead, do you think it might be the one who showed during the incident with Caster?"

Archer: "For all we know it might be. But we can't rule out the new servant Shirou saw on the park"

As the two were discussing, a voice demanding attention, and holding unimaginable power, was heard throughout the city.

{I, who am about to descend,

Am the monster who devoured god and gained control over his principles,

I surpass the 'infinite', and reach beyond the 'dream'.

Consuming the 'red' of domination and 'white' of supremacy,

I have already become the monster that will destroy this world.}

{Juggernaut Drive!}