Infinity Stratos Blades
An Infinite Stratos/Fate Stay night fanfic
Chapter 1: Diversion from the path chosen by a hero... a single man in an all-female school?!
Point of view from Emiya Shiro
I should be angry, I should be outraged, even a bit worried... but considering the stat in luck that Archer had... E rank at that... maybe this was his petty way of getting revenge on me...
You see, I was going to do some entrance exams for high school since the one we used to go was destroyed due to the grail war... but...
I went into the wrong room, and in it was...
"An IS unit? What is something like that doing here?" I asked myself as I looked at it.
Well it was odd, but I didn't think anything wrong so I decided to do something really stupid, just another stupid thing I did in the long line of stupid things I done.
I decided to analyze it... I had to admit why it was that it only responded to women and not man.
Due to that factor the 'value' of women skyrocketed, it was not wrong to say that women where now MORE important than men now.
So I analyzed it thoroughly, normally I shouldn't be able to do so, the IS while being a weapon it's a 'machine that kills' and thus it was not a simple tool but rather a 'computer that controls the machine that can kill' and thus I couldn't comprehend it to the intimate level that I could with simple weapons and noble phantasms.
So I was struck out of my analysis of the IS when I heard a scream "OH MY GOD! THE IS... IT'S REACTING TO A MAN!"
Archer... your E rank luck... sucks.
Emiya Residence
Rin's eye was twitching.
"L... let me get this straight" she said as she heard the details of what had happened.
"You went to a exam placement for high school, and you accidentally enter a room that had one of those IS thingies... you decide to analyze it and now because people found out that you made it react to you, you are now being shipped to a school, a school for IS pilots?" she said.
Rider was in a corner reading a book, thank heaven's Sakura was upstairs still recovering from her ordeal.
"Y... yes?" I answered.
Rin shivered
"Ahahahah... I...I... Y... you...A... AGAIN... wait... I must compose myself" she said as he took a deep breath just to continue laughing at my predicament as she smacked the table repeatedly.
"R... Rin..." I said with a pained expression.
"Only you... only you could have such a bad luck for this to happen... but it's a good thing they didn't attribute your activating of the IS to magecraft,
"The thing is... the IS academy... is a girls only school" I said
"So? What's the problem? Is not like you never been with beautiful women before" she said with a smirk as she twisted a lock of her dark hair. And then gave a look to Rider who was absorbed into her reading.
"Is not you two I am worried about... is what Sakura could do... I don't think I want to see another Dark Sakura episode" I said.
Rider, Rin and Shiro collectively shivered.
"No... that... that would be horrible..." Rin said.
"So... I will tell her I am going to a boarding school a bit far?" I said
"Agreed" Rin and Rider said at one.
"And Ilya?" I asked.
She is still delicate after nearly bring me back... my body was breaking down for going over my limit with my magecraft... I would have died, I should have died... however it appears that Saber... or rather Dark Saber had done me a parting gift.
Avalon in my body... she returned her prana to it, healing me... allowing my body to regenerate and bring me back to life... and thus being able to fight Kotomine and kill the son of a bitch using th Azoth dagger given to me by Rin, the dagger was given to her by Kotomine who in turn was given by Rin's father to him... which Kotomine used to kill Rin's father.
It was... a complicated chain of events.
Shirou packed the essentials for his 'extended trip'. He went to Sakura's room to bid her farewells.
After it was all said and done the problem was with Ilya... he wanted to be with his adoptive sister, he was responsible for her now that she had been casted out as a failure due to the failed Heaven's Feel ritual, not to mention that she was the daughter of his adoptive father, ironically she was the eldest sister she was currently 20 years old.
Regardless he said his goodbyes... he had to use a LOT of prana not to get sucked into doing what she wanted due to her mystic eyes of compulsion.
After sealing Ilya away until the move they all said their heartfelt goodbyes (after a farewell sex with Rin)... Shiro was going to IS academy next morning.
Ilya and Taiga where both crying, one because she would miss her 'onii-san' and the other would miss her personal chef.
The next morning (point of view will change to second person)
"Ok, I am Yamada Maya, this class vice-instructor, I'm looking forward to the year ahead everyone~" the teacher introduced herself.
Shirou was uncomfortable... all the eyes where on him.
Why?
He was the only man in the class.
"kun... Emiya-kun" Yamada sensei called out.
"Oh... sorry... yes..." Shirou said as he stood up.
"My name is Emiya Shirou, please take care of me" he introduced himself.
Another person came in... this was another woman, but the way she carried herself... her walk was that of a seasoned soldier.
"o... Orimura-sensei, did you meeting end already?" Maya said.
"yes, sorry to make you greet the class" Orimura said.
The whole class was taken by her, she was apparently beloved by all the girls here... an quite frankly it was scaring him.
After the introductions they were given an IS manual to learn how to pilot the thing, it was hard for Shirou since he was more used to the tried but true trial by error methodology.
After a good while the class moved on to another topic.
"At this time I will explain the specialties of each of the parts used in a mission... but before that, we need to decide a class representative for the class exhibition that takes place in 2 weeks" Orimura said.
"YES! I vote for Shiro-kun" a girl said.
"uh... UH!? Me?!" Shirou said in shock, he never was selected for things like this, he used to help the class reps, and student council, but was never actively working with them.
"Wait a minute... I don't..." but it was overruled...
"I CANNOT ACCEPT THIS!" another female voice called out.
Shirou turned around, "I CAN'T AGREE WITH A SELECTION PROCESS LIKE THIS! FIRST OF ALL HAVING A MAN BE OUR CLASS REPRESENTATIVE IS AN EMBARRASMENT! ARE YOU ASKING I, CECILIA ALCOTT TO BEAR THIS HUMILIATION FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR!?" she said as she walked down the class.
Shirou sighed... he hated dealing with this kind of people, even more if they were females.
Due to the over inflation of the worth of women, her ego was over inflated due to it, no doubt.
"I don't wish to brag but I was the only one who defeated the evaluator at the entrance exam, I am an elite, among the elites. There is no one else better than me, a representative from England, who's more fit to fulfill the position" the girl said.
"You are talking about the combat exam?" Shirou asked.
"Of course, what else would I talk about it?" the girl asked.
"I also defeated the examinator" Shirou said.
Defeated the examinator was an understatement. He had dominated the whole battle, he had manipulated the area and placed the peace of the battle.
Onimura had since then taken an active interest on Shirou.
"Wh...!? YOU ALSO DEFEATED AN EXAMINATOR?!" she said as she pointed her finger at Shirou.
"ah... calm down, it wasn't that big a deal" Shirou said trying to placate her.
"I can't stay calm after hearing that! I came all the way to this island country only to be compared to a monkey from the east... I can't bear that humiliation!" Cecilia said in rage.
"But, England is an island country too... you can't really talk much about Japan if you say something like that" Shirou said countering Cecilia's rant with cool logic.
It was like someone had physically slapped Cecilia
"WHAT!? Y-Y-Y YOU!? HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT MY HOME COUNTRY!?" She yelled and then slammed her hands on his desk.
"I challenge you to a duel" she said with her cool dark eyes.
"Are you sure? You might end regretting it... I fought with a British warrior before... and that warrior trained me very well... and by the way you look... it will be a short fight, you don't hold a candle to the one who showed me how to fight" Shirou said, his eyes where sharp and cold.
The teacher Onimura was looking at it sharply... those eyes.
It was not the one of a foolish and tough boy, no... they where calm and collected, burning with an inner fire.
This boy was a bloodied warrior, even his aura he was emanating could be felt as such.
"Enough you two... since you want to do it this way... the duel between you two will happen on Monday, one week from today, it will be after class at the arena, both of you prepare yourself"
Shirou stayed after class, he was looking at book as he read it cover to cover, however it would be better if he could just analyze the machine, that way he could understand it much better than reading it.
Maya-sensei came over to Shirou "oh, before I forget here, this is a key to your room, they gave you a room that was available" she then told him what room it would be.
"uhmm... 1023...1024...1025... 1025 uh? This is it" with the key Shirou opened the door.
"Wow... that is impressive, this room looks better than some business hotel" Shirou said. Then he noticed a shinai.
"Shinai? Someone knew about my practice at home?" Shirou thought.
Even the bed was soft.
He laid on the bed, he was so tired due to nerves and his peculiar situation.
"is someone there?" a voice called out "Oh... you must be my new roomate... let's take care of each other for this year... sorry I am not properly dressed... I am Shinonono Ho..." the girl said as she finally realized just WHO was in the room.
"Urk..." she gasped
"Ermm... h... hello?" Shirou said nervously
"D... DON'T LOOK!" she said as she swung down the shinai and attacked.
Shirou dodged her attacks, they where fast, really fast for human, fortunately he had fought beings beyond human kind... and thus managed to dodge her attacks by inches.
And this is how Shirou got to know his new roommate.
A few beatings later
"I... I see, I am sorry I acted wrongly" Shinonono apologized, she had not been informed beforehand WHO was going to be her roommate, and he was not informed he would have one.
"Oh dear... I am so sorry" Shinonono apologized.
"is ok... it could be worst... I also wish to apologize... the attack was uncalled for" she said.
"D... did you ask for this arrangement?" she asked.
"No... I did not, to be honest I was not told about it and I wish to apologize for me imposing"
Shirou set up shop and got the book he was assigned to read.
The thickness of the book he had to memorize in a week was rather thick... so thick in fact that it was like the last book from Harry Potter.
"If I could be with an IS I could analyze the inner working and probably learn to use it better than by just reading this stupid book" Shirou thought.
Time passed by and Shirou managed to get into a garage that had IS in there for repairs and the like and learned the inner workings as he saw the mechanics work with the machines as wel as steal a glance at the inner working using his eyes and using structural analysis on it... he was shocked by the sheer power the core could develop.
At class
Orimura-sensei approached Shirou and told him that due to there being no IS units at school that he would be given his own personal one.
Everyone was jealous...
"Ah... Orimura-sensei, might I be able to speak to you after class please?" Shirou said as he looked at her seriously.
She nodded.
After class
"Very well Shirou... speak" she said
"I have some... recommendations for my IS... would it be feasible for me to have input on it?" Shirou asked hopefully.
"It is not unheard of... but I can try to accommodate something" she said
"I have made some sketches and weapons that I would like to have on the IS... I hope it's not much" he said
She flipped through the pages, the design was well tough of and the specifications was a tad unusual but still feasible.
"I will give these to the geeks at the lab... they will have a field day with these specs" she said.
Shirou also learned that the IS had somewhat of sentience, it learned about the wearer and his like sand dislikes as well as protected the user.
The fact that it was somewhat sentient unnerved Shirou a bit.
"Shinonono-san, might I bother you for a small favor?" Shirou asked
"Uh... ye-yes?"
"Might you help me learn how to pilot the IS?" Shirou said.
Kendo Dojo
"Haaa!" Shinonono struck hard at him while he defended himself with practiced ease, he blocked to block dodged to doge and moved with mechanical precision, not a single wasted move.
She was shocked, for a man to be this strong.
He was very strong, and not only that but skilled... too much.
While she won the kendo tournaments last year, and blew the competition... this boy simply was terribly skilled and strong.
"W...wow... you are very skilled" Shinonono said in awe.
"The same could be said about you... I haven't been worked out by someone else like that in ages" Shirou said.
However Shirou was not even winded, he meant what he said, but it still hurt her pride...
"That is rather cruel to say when you don't even have a sweat on you" Shinonono said.
"Sorry... but it is true... you are really strong" Shirou said.
After their practice they took turns on the shower as they have worked out a schedule.
A few days later after leaning some basics of the IS system... it was time
"Shirou-kun... your IS has arrived" Maya-sensei said.
He went to the hangar with Shinonono.
"This is your IS? It looks a bit... lacking?" Shinonono.
"Yes... it's just enough... I don't want too much protection, I am looking for mobility and stability" Shirou explained.
"And the colors?" she asked.
"A way to pay homage to a person who helped me mold myself to the person that I am today" Shirou said as he placed a hand on the IS.
The IS was designed in the looks of the Heroic Spirit EMIYA.
The colors, the design... just enough protection, but overwhelming skill and movement, lethality, aesthetics were the least in the list.
"Good luck Emiya-san" she said with a nod.
"Don't worry I will win" Shirou said, his posture changed, he gave his back to the machine and it assemble itself around him.
"Trace... on" with that he analyzed the machine even more than anyone could.
The machine... it was the best thing someone could ask... it could do anything he asked for... and more... he could even fly with this...
"Hurry up Emiya... we don't have much time to use the Arena" the teacher informed him.
"Ahh... I am ready" Shirou said.
"here is some info on Cecilia's IS unit" Maya-sensei said as the info appeared in front of Shirou's face.
"Long range uh... I see" Shirou though
"Trace on... reinforce material composition... trace off" With that his IS was twice as strong all parts where reinforced to work even better and resist more attacks not to mention mobility and strength of the machine.
As he got into the arena he calmed himself down, he would teach this upstart girl not to underestimate people regardless of gender.
"Are you ready to forfeit?" Cecilia said haughtily.
"Be quiet and get ready" Shirou said as he went to his Wrought Iron Magus mode...
"I am the bone of my sword" he said.
His brain calmed down, his muscles relaxed, he reinforced his own body as well as the machine.
His calm and cool demeanor unnerved Cecilia.
The blast of the alarm to start the match went out, she flew way out of Shirou's supposedly range.
"TAKE THIS YOU BRUTE!" she yelled as she shot lasers out of her primary weapon.
Shirou stood still,shifting his body slightly avoiding the attack.
He took a large bow that materialized in front of him.
He took a special arrow and knocked it he reinforced the arrow and shot it.
The arrow flew fast and true as it struck her IS taking down 100 shield energy units down.
Shirou then moved fast he was able to jump and floated in the air... the IS was enabling him to fly!
This was a new venue of combat, but nonetheless he adapted... two swords appeared on his hands, they where a reproduction of Kanshou and Bakuya, the swords had been made and treated to resist laser beams and bullets.
He deflected her beams and dodged a laser on his back due to him using the polished surface of Bakuya to check his six.
She was using her 'tears' to attack from all around, independent drones that attacked in all directions.
With someone else she might have overwhelmed them.
However Shirou was used to fighting against the odds.
And thus when pushed like this, it was just another day for him, specially since this girl was not used to the horrors of war, never once seeing death.
Cecilia was good at long range, very good, but her skills, compared to his own was laughable.
Shirou closed in, his speed was overwhelming hers, he used melee attacks, his own strength and skill overwhelmed her, her sniping was canceled due to tactics Shirou used, he wouldn't allow her to back away and thus closed in fast as he attacked fiercely.
"GYAH!" she shouted as Shirou continued his barrage of attacks.
Cecilia then broke away and fired a barrage of missilesthat came from her unit.
Shirou rushed in as he dodged the missiles by a hairs breath, he was using economy of motion to doge everything. It was very... beastly reaction and strength.
Shirou reached her, he used his blades to cut her rifle.
With a body blow he threw her into the ground, the impact of the ground against her was lessened by the IS's shields, but Shirou had landed nearly a second later putting his twin blades on her trough.
Cecilia was shivering in fright, she wanted to speak but couldn't, the sheer pressure he was exuding against the young girl who thought she could just bully her way trough anything due to some misplaced sense of superiority was unable to speak at all, her breath was being stolen by this man who had dominated her.
"Trough your actions, you shamed yourself, your own ego thinking I would not be able to match you in combat, you mocked me and now you are at my mercy, yet still are arrogant enough to not recognize your loss... how contemptible" Shirou said "You shamed your country with your arrogant actions, take this loss and rethink your way of thinking, don't underestimate your opponent, regardless of IS or gender."
With that he de-materialized his blades and turned around. Her shield energy readings where on 0
"W... WINNER EMIYA SHIROU!" Maya-sensei said on the speakers.
Shirou felt empty, this was not a fight he could feel good of winning. It wasn't a demi god, a heroic spirit or a counter guardian, it was just a little girl with an overinflated ego with a deadly machine... one that she couldn't use to it's full capabilities, since she had never been in a bloody struggle of survival.
As he got into the hangar Chifuyu-sensei was looking cross at him, her eyes was glaring daggers.
"We need to talk... a lot, you have a lot of explaining to do" she said sounding cross.
Chapter end