He was finally dead

He sacrificed his own life to save thousands people. Among those was Rin Tohsaka, his oldest friend and Magical Teacher.

Oh how the twenty-five-year-old Magus shouted at him as he lay there awaiting death. She promised that she'd resurrect him and kill him again, promised to make sure Illya would decorate his grave with pink drawings and flowers. Smiling at her he weakly begged her to spare him the pain before promising that he lived his life as best as he could thanks to them and that he had no regrets.

In the end Archer was right, he couldn't save everyone … however that didn't mean that his path was wrong after all.

With a smile he let his being sleep away into the darkness

'hear me!'

Huh?

'follow my voice, form your body and take up your sword!'

This isn't the normal summoning ritual, is it? Those weren't the words …

''in my name as Heiress of the Sitri Clan, I Sona Sitri Order you! Respond to me and show thyself as my Familiar'

A bright light emitted in front of him. With a deep sigh of resignation, he reached out and a smirk that looked too much like Archers, he spoke his acceptance. It seems his life as a serv- wait did she say? -

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As soon as everything stopped and I could feel my body once more, my senses automatically detected multiple beings all around me, quickly reinforcing my body I waited for the smoke that surrounded me to fade away however as my analysis finished I noticed that I was younger! My mind turned for a moment before it stopped. Because of Zeltrech's pranks I was not above this experiences though I'm quite sure I just died and was summoned. I decided to just wing this. As the smoke faded the first person I saw was a bespectacled teenager with a bob cut hair and violet eyes, she was looking at me with a calculating look added with confusion and wonderment. She definitely wasn't human I can say that at least as are the others behind her however that was as much as I can say about them. I awaited the information that was said to enter the servants mind shortly after summoning however after a few seconds of waiting I figured that I was waiting for nothing. Damn me and my E-rank luck.

Patting my knees lightly as I stood I regarded the people behind her. They were looking at me with confusion in their eyes however a few of them actually drew their weapons, good at least some of them were battle-ready.

Standing straight I looked at her directly "I ask of you are you my Master?"

It was silent for a moment. clearly still confused however with the wheels in her mind turning she answered me "Yes, my name is Souna Sitri heiress of the Sitri clan, what is your name?"

A Heiress? I wondered before my senses finally felt it. Mana. Large amounts of Mana in the air clearly this isn't my world, thanks to Zeltrech I was no stranger to other worlds, that troll had the habbit to throw me to other worlds just to 'train' me. Though this was the first time I was in a different world with a different age that never happened before. I looked up before realizing that my master asked me a question so it would be best to answer her.

"My name is Shirou Emiya Master, although I have to say this now Master, I do not know what class I was summoned in"

"class?" a blond young man with gray eyes asked, I eyed him before eyeing my master her eyes were conveying the same question the young man however it seems she has a bit more idea than the young man had

"may we sit down master" I said pointing to the two sofas facing each other "I believe it would be a long explanation"

I sat alone on one sofa whilst my master and her friends grouped up on the other side, clearly I wasn't trusted, the girl with the naginata –Tsubaki Shinra, the weapons owner- made it very clear.

"clearly this … situation is a first for both of us Master" there was no denying it based on the groups actions

"yes, now if you would be so kind as to explain this situation to us, Mr. Emiya, what exactly are you? And what did you mean about class and summoning?" she said neutrally

"Shirou Please Master, I will try to explain things as best I could, you see master I am a servant" I figured it would be better to start there as any at least.

"Servants like … reincarnated devils?" the one with the naginata –tsubaki- asked, wait devils? …

"Devils, master?" I asked my face the epitome of the look of confusion. My Master held her nose in her finger for a moment before shaking her head

"I think it would be best if we were to explain everything first before you would" she said with a resigned sigh

"I believe that would be best Master" I answered her simply, knowing this was definitely in my top five 'weirdest days' list

"As I have explained to you, Mr. – Shirou, my name is Sona Sitri, Heiress of the Sitri clan. A pure blood devil" As she said that wings started to protrude from her back, bat-like wings very different from anything I've seen and then in an instant it was gone.

And so My Master and her 'peerage' proceeded to introduce themselves and explain to me how the Age of Gods in this world has yet to disappear and how all mythological beings were still alive here, how Reincarnated Devils came to be and what exactly they are. At the end of her explanation I was holding my head in pain at the absurdity of the situation. Zeltrech, I just know you had something to do with this.

"I see master" I just said whilst cradling my head "and I assume that the Devil first has to get permission from the person before they are reincarnated?" I asked, she didn't flinch nor did she show any outward action however her eyes flickered with an emotion I couldn't understand before returning to their calculated state

"though I myself abhor to admit and no matter how much I wish it was different, there are other people who are forced into this reincarnation" I sighed and nodded, I guess that was wishful thinking on my part.

"However prez isn't like that!" the young man said and a few of the girls nodded actively "all of us here willingly accepted prez's offer, right guys?" this time everyone nodded, causing my lips to stroke upward ever so slightly

"I see … well then thank you master for explaining the situation to me" I said with a small bow "I believe that it is now my turn to explain my side" they all nodded and Tomoe even took out a pen and Paper to write on.

"Ok, so as I've said to you I am a Servant. Now as I know it, a Servant is a summoned person mainly used for war by their Masters to Decimate, assassinate or Kill their Enemies" my statement definitely got their eyebrows rising, however my master merely judged my words and actions to determine if I was lying or not.

"Can you elaborate that Shirou?" I rubbed my cheek for a moment to think of the best way to explain this

"First, there is a reason why, Servant Summoning Rituals are very rare if not unheard of" I said, my master nodded whilst crossing her hands over her chest "Yes, there are no references of those in any of the books I've read"

Nodding my head, I spoke "That's because Humans are harder to control than Familiars" at the confused look some of them had I continued "First off I am going to cover things that may have different meanings to me or you or I may go over things you already now, please understand that I am not belittling you I am merely trying to explain what I know" I said moving my hands a bit to emphasize "Of course" My Master nodded in understanding

"now I assume you know how to make a familiar right? You insert a bit of your magic into them until a bond is made and the creature recognizes you as it's master, an Alpha of sorts … the bond also translates your words into a language the Familiar can understand" My Master nodded in understanding though it was clear that not all of them got it. I decided to continue, we can always return later. The only thing important is my Master understood it "now comes the Servant Summoning Rituals. When a Person is summoned a few things must first be overcome, the main problem is the amount of magic needed to summon them"

"Because they carry larger amounts of magic and Magical potential within them?" my master guessed, I shrugged before nodding a bit

"Partly, but also because Human beings have larger mental capabilities than animals. If you tell an ordinary familiar to waste his life to buy you time to escape the animal will do it because it doesn't know any better however" at this, I placed a small smirk appeared on my face "a human will be able to understand that you're just ordering a death sentence and will most likely throw you off to buy time to escape" at this the girl with reddish brown hair –Tomoe- while the other giggled. Well everyone but my master though she had a small smile playing on her lips

"I see so that's why they don't summon humans?" My Master asked

"not completely, another one is the magic resistance a person has. Humans continuously generate their own Magical energy and it coats their bodies and makes them resistant to spells and compulsions -to an extent-, now when one is summoned the magical energy of the person will naturally counteract Bonding spell, this is why you devils use a solid medium as a counteragent" I said and Sona's eyes widened "The Chess piece" she realized, I nodded in response.

"now even though servants make crappy familiars, that's their only limitation. Servants when they obey you are pretty damn useful, especially in battles" I said before pouring myself a cup of tea, my throat was starting to itch from all the talking "What do you mean by battles?" Saji asked, I merely smiled my devious smile before continuing, damn This must be from all the times I was with Rin and Zeltrech.

"remember when I told you I do not have a class summoned under?" I asked and they all nodded "well usually Summoned humans have a class to be summoned under. A class that person excels in; I mean …" I stopped for a moment "with all the pains you get just to summon a person are you really willing to summon someone useless" at this My Masters eyes widened and my smile grew, the others on the other hand shook their heads "I guess I wouldn't, I mean it would be a pain" Reya said thinking out loud before her eyes widened as well

"Yes, when you summon someone you want the best of the best, the best close range fighter, the best support, the wisest advisor, you want someone who can aide you. Someone with skills" I said at this they understood. However, it was My master who spoke "so what are these 'classes'? and how do you fit in them" she asked her voice slightly strained, it was clear that though she was still skeptical about me she's willing to give me the benefit of the doubt.

"there are seven standard classes a servant can fall under. Saber, Archer, Lancer, Caster, Rider, Berserker, Assassin" I said while counting them of on my fingers "The Saber is one who fights using swords, an Archer is one who excels at projectiles, lancer is one who fights using a spear, a caster is a mage, a rider is one who excels at attack with a mount , a berserker is one who has insane strength and agility but has little to no decision making skills –in short crazy-, and an Assassin is one who excels at silent killing and stealth" I explained whilst taking another sip of tea "I suck as a Berserker However I make Adequate Rider, Assassin, I'm better as a Lancer however I fit best as a Saber or an Archer. Now as a caster … well that depends on how you look at it" I said shrugging

"What do you mean?" Sona asked intrigued

"well though I know Magic I'm afraid that most if not all my magic is all for myself and my fighting style" I said honestly. I noticed Tomoe eyeing me with calculated eyes similar to that of my masters

"your best Class is a Saber right?" she asked looking me in the eye her head held up and her pen to her chin "Then fight me" I was honestly shocked though I suppose I should have expected this. Knights are generally swordsman with a few exceptions, so it's not surprising to see her want to test my and by extension her skill. However, Sona raised her hand "Later Tomoe"

"Anyway those are the standard classes, sometimes there are more but those are far and in between" for a moment I entertained the notion of not telling her about command seals but decided otherwise though she clearly didn't have any and thus there was no need to tell her I decided it would be better to talk about this as well

"now, when summoning a servant usually there are Two things prepared: The Command Seals and a Catalyst"

"What are those things?" one of them asked, however my eyes were closed so I didn't really see who it was

"The Command Seals is a mark that shows that one is a Master however the Command Seals true purpose is to allow a Master Three Absolute Commands to the Servant"

"Absolute Commands?" My Master asked

"Absolute" I Nodded "it can vary from 'stay here' to kill yourself" all of them flinched at my words "However the command Seals effects aren't limited to that for example if the master were to use a command Seal to order a servant to come forth, then no matter where the Master is the Servant shall appear on his side however most people use Command Seals acts as sort of Balance in the Master –Servant Relationship, since usually the summoned servant is stronger and more resilient than their counter part." I said then took another sip of tea. "A Catalyst is an Object that is directly tied to the life of a Servant, it's commonly used to 'handpick' what hero you'll summon"

"What happens if you don't use a catalyst?" Tomoe asked as she finished writing down my words

"Well … I'm not really sure however it is said that the Servant summoned is the one with the most compatibility with the master" I said simply

"C-c-compatibility?" Saji blurted out

"Though that's just a Theory" I said not missing Saji's sigh of relief "Well then does anyone have a question?" I asked and a few of them raised their hands however my Master slightly raised her hand as well so I nodded at her

"if I wasn't doing the Servant Summoning Ritual, then why was I able to summon you? I believe you have an idea about that correct?" Ahhh so she did catch my expression earlier, I smirked at bit as a small thought passed through my mind before shaking it off.

"Yes, I do have a Theory about that. You see, I had just died-" I said before everyone's disbelieving sounds stopped me short, even Tsubaki joined in, my master merely widened her eyes and gasped.

"Just died?" My Master asked

"Ahhh yes, you see I was in a situation where it was me or innocent people and one of those people was my friend, I chose them" I answered almost nonchalantly though my voice strained as I thought about Rin. Oh how I hope and dread the thought of seeing her again, with those smiles of hers. As I was lost in thought about my best friend's icy smile of 'you're so stupid there isn't a word for you anymore' I didn't notice that the room had gotten quiet only when I snapped my thoughts back to reality that I did. Everyone was looking at me with pity and sadness "No, no it was my choice" I said to them "anyway, it was shortly after that, that I heard your voice Master, I believe the fact that I had just died and was still travelling across the ether made it possible for you to summon me, Master" I said to her, she nodded absent mindedly while pondering about it

"Any more questions?" I asked and this time it was silent for a moment before Tomoe finally asked

"where is that fight?" she said playfully with a smile, My Master merely sighed before she nodded. The Girl was clearly the Mood Handler of the group.

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"Where did you get those swords?" My Master asked, we were now in the kendo clubroom of this school that I was summoned in. it was a good thing that I was summoned on a Sunday so there weren't any students around.

"Servants should always have their weapons with them" I said simply, there was need to explain the full capabilities of my Abilities yet and besides, imagining her expression when she finally see's it would be glorious … … Rin and Zeltrech really have corrupted me. My Master seemed like she wanted to ask me more questions but decided to let it pass, no doubt filing those question in her mind.

"those are amazing!" Tomoe gushed as she eyed my swords with bright eyes. Kanshou and Bakuya the twin swords of Yin and Yang, the weapon Archer and I favored in battles. Instead of answering her I merely entered my stance while awaiting Tsubaki's signal, not missing both their odd looks.

"are you sure that's your stance?" Tomoe asked good-naturedly it seems that she was really just curious, I nodded not saying anything. As Tsubaki brought down the flag our duel commenced.

She was fast, she exceeded human speed, she brought down her katana to my right side where my vitals were exposed only to be met with Kanshou, parrying it with Bakuya at the counter, jumping back she managed to barely dodged Kanshou's follow up. She eyed me critically clearly confused with what just happened, I took that moment to attack, reinforcing my body I matched her speed as I rushed to her then brought Bakuya to her right shoulder, with a swing she blocked my strike then dodged the black falchion's thrust at her stomach, she pushed forth speeding up and moving as methodically as possible. Dodging her blade, I countered with a right slash which she dodged followed by a right slash causing her to duck and bring up her sword to my unguarded chest however just before she did Bakuya connected with it and parried it away. I've seen what she can do, it's time to finish this. I moved my feet a bit creating an opening I knew she would take, and as she did so her blade connected with the white one before I brought the black one just an inch before touching her neck. She stopped and looked at me with shocked eyes, breathing hard she pouted as she moved away.

"Damn it, you're a cheater!" she shouted as she stomped back to her friends, I smiled I've been called many things but a cheater, definitely a first.

"wow! Megure lost" Saji said in awe

"Not my fault, he's a damn cheater!" she said indignantly before crossing her arms, I smiled a bit she reminded me of Illya whenever I beat her at games, though she would call me 'an idiot who doesn't know he's supposed to lose' rather than a cheater.

"That was a very reckless fighting style, Emiya-san" Tsubaki said from as she neared me "Only the suicidal would try it" it was clear she was wary of me more so now because of my style, it is said that a swordsman's style reflects on his owns personality, I guess she's a believer of that –not that it isn't true, mind you-. My Master on the other hand was looking at me with narrowed eyes, though clearly she isn't that well versed in swordsmanship, she knows enough that what I was doing was reckless

"that was awesome Emiya-san … Please Te- Ouch! What was that for!" Saji shouted when Tomoe smacked him "shut up Saji" Tomoe said seriously causing the young man to be taken aback. Eyeing me with narrowed eyes, she spoke "you're a cheater" she said to me and I nodded "yes, I guess you can say that" her hands gripped "you deliberately showed false openings to your opponent and met them there" she said "Yes, I do and I did" I answered "That's reckless, and a little insulting" she said "Yes, I've been told many times that only an idiot will use my technique" I said and it was at this that Saji spoke "wait … what do you mean?"

"Saji" Tsubaki was the one to speak now "What Emiya-san did was in essence invite a high level swordswoman" at this she gestured to Tomoe "to attack his vital spots -and potentially kill him- so that he could counter. In fact, the only that kept him alive was his speed" it seemed at this Saji finally got how reckless my style was "it was life endangering Emiya-san, I hope you're Teacher at least said that before teaching you"

"I didn't have one" I said, technically Saber was one As was Fuji-nee however mine and Saber's sword style were too different though I incorporated a few of it into my style –whenever I use a broadsword- I mainly use my own. Cultivated through battles with heroes and warriors alike it was the only thing I could say was truly my own – well me and Archer at least.

"… I see" My Master finally said "and I assume that even if I forbid you form using that sword style you would still use it" she asked and I shook my head "This sword style is one I created through my battles against stronger opponents … I guess it can be described as a way for the weak to fight the strong" I answered scratching my cheek, that was usually how it was described "However rest assured Master this wasn't what caused my death" I said however she waved it off "no that wasn't why I was forbidding you and besides … even I can see you were holding back" she said and I let out a small smirk. It seems my Master isn't as ignorant as I thought. Due to my fighting style it's difficult for opponents to guess my current level, if I was holding back or not. As a result of this most opponents rather belittle me as soon as they see my Stance.

I bowed down to Tomoe "I'm sorry if I offended you, I hope you can forgive me, Meguri-san" I said to her sincerely, she looked at me with pouty lips for a moment before nodding "Fine" she said as she pulled out her hand, I took her hand in mine with smile "but you have to call me Tomoe" she said waving her other hands pointing finger in gesture "Only if you'll call me Shirou" I answered with a smile

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[A/N]:

Yes ... i Got most of It from The Hill of Swords of Gabriel Blessing -Read her/his works!-