Prologue part one

"I see so this is how it ends..." I clutched my torso with all my might as blood seeped through my makeshift bandages. It was little to no use as my body has long passed its limits, the only thing keeping it together during the Ainsworths holy grail war was through my little sister's support and force of will but that was over.

I had little to nothing left, the only thing that remained was a mixture of different feelings relief, pain and satisfaction. Still even if all I had left was my conscious then...

Cough. I spat out the blood that accumulated within my mouth before forming an image of a gun cocking and firing.

Gritting my teeth I braced myself as my magic circuits flared to life.

Pain, a sharp searing pain that felt as if my entire body was burning up from inside.

"Guu...Ahh!" I could feel my nerves frying and magic circuits shutting down as it attempted to convert what little life force I had left into magical energy. Bearing through the agonising pain I managed to create a small trickle of magical energy that flowed through the circuits.

Taking a small breather, I let out a small sigh of relief before proceeding to the next step.

Redirecting the flow of magical energy I concentrated of what little I had into the gaping wound across my chest. It would most likely be hopeless with this paltry amount but at the very least I hoped to do a superficial reinforcement so I wouldn't lose too much blood.

...It didn't work. The wound wouldn't close, I was merely wasting the remainder of my life force trying to reinforce and repair an grievous injury. Just as if I was trying to light up the night sky with a single torch.

"...Cough." I was having difficulty breathing. Trying to repair the injury just caused my condition to worsen as I overdrew from my remaining reserves.

Was this my punishment for choosing to save one over the many? Was I fated to end up like the villains of old? Where my only outcomes was to either live in eternal misery or meet my end at the point of a hero's weapon?

"Hah..." With the last of my strength I braced myself against the crumbling wooden walls. If I was to go out then at the very least I had to remain standing just like him.

Letting out a small smirk I thought about the irony of the situation. I had sought to become a hero of justice my entire life, my very reason for existence was to follow that ideal only for me to meet my end as a villain that has forsaken that dream.

"Gilgamesh... The strongest card." I could think of no better play then for my end to come from that particular card. That card may have not represented our ideals of a hero of justice but rather it was something greater. It's very concept was the king of heroes, not a king that was a hero but rather a king over all heroes. He was mankind's oldest hero the origin of all myths and legends that heroes draw upon as a model.

But most of all it was the card that Sakura thought that she had. The card that she would have gifted me so I could achieve my goals despite me choosing Miyu over her.

I like watching you shoot Shirou. It's like you're the bow itself.

"Sakura..." I saw her scarf fly off in the distance as if to encourage me to continue onwards. In the end I may have been the one that saved Miyu but she was the one of the few that saved me. She was my safe harbour, my haven of retreat where I didn't have to worry about the problems that plagued my life. Where I could have just been Shirou Emiya the kind hearted fake school janitor.

"What am I doing?" Letting out a small gasp for air I smiled to myself derisively.

This wasn't like me, to give up so easily when I still draw breath... Not only that it wouldn't be fair to all the people who helped me in the past, Kiritsugu, Miyu, Sakura, the sham of a priest, EMIYA and even... Julian.

"Hahh..." I cleared my mind off all unnecessary thoughts, my decision already been made. What I should focus on is seeing the boundary between life or death, think ten steps ahead and seize even five more seconds of survival!

Hardening my failing muscles I took a step forward.

The effect was almost instantaneous, without the support of the wooden wall my body lurched forward almost crashing head first towards the dirt only for me to recover my balance midway.

Gritting my teeth I took a step back to the safety of the walls. This wouldn't do, I wouldn't last 15 steps before coming face first with dirt. I needed something to act as my support but what?

I was too weak to find anything within this abandoned abode, and even if I did I probably wouldn't have the strength to fetch it before collapsing.

"Ah.." I felt a section of the wooden wall give way as my body pressed against it. It would appear that the wooden wall could no longer support my weight.

I smiled to myself, it seems that fate itself was telling me to give up and accept its outcome but I beg to differ. Had I left it up to fate then I would have lost my star long ago, it was only by never giving up did I managed to reach the clouded moon.

Leaning back, I focused the majority of my weight onto the collapsing sections hoping to hasten its demise. Now just as the wall crumbled along with my body I quickly latched onto one of the larger pieces of wood, using it as a makeshift walking stick I managed to keep myself upright.

"Huf haa." Breathing heavily I focused the last remaining dregs of my magical energy into the makeshift walking stick making it somewhat viable before taking my second step forward.

I barely moved but with one will come many. Just like before as long as I keep on moving towards the single speck of light, never giving up on the never ending journey... Then I would once again be graced with a miracle.

"..." How long has it been? How long have I chased after her scarf in the midst of night?

It's no use, I couldn't think clearly my mind was in a haze.

All I could recall was pain, never ending pain that seemed to last for an eternity as my path slowly dissolved into darkness.

But even that would soon come to an end as I was starting to lose feeling within my body. With every step I take I draw closer and closer to death and yet I march on.

"Ah..." My hands was the first to go, it was soon followed by my nose, back and eyes. Then my legs and ears before finally...

It broke.

Without warning my body collapsed onto the ground. Crashing onto the ground I managed a last ditch effort to roll over onto my backside. If I couldn't die standing then at the very least let me admire the night sky one last time.

"Mi..yu..." With the last of my strength I forced my eyes open only to have my darkened vision suddenly obscured.

In front of my half opened eyes was a girl roughly my age peering at me, a girl that resembled an older version of the kid that I saw by the elementary school that day.

"*****" I couldn't hear what she was saying... I see this was the end of the line for me.

"H..el..p..." Letting out a feeble cry I stretched my right hand towards her, barely missing the checkered scarf around her neck.

Then all went dark.

Author notes

Lazy bad author that only writes first drafts.

This was done on a whim, just a random thought if Shirou became a devil. Although in all likelihood the chances of that is low due to his nature and outlook on life.

Since it is on a whim I don't really mind giving him a harem or whatever.

Anyway its just a whim so don't really expect much from it. (No information was consulted.) Considering that I can't be bothered completing the prologue for a warm share of happiness who knows this might take its place?

Frankly I don't care which devil reincarnates him but generally the common choices was Rias or Sona. Out of the two Sona was the most realistic so I wrote it with that intention in mind, but I thought about it for a brief moment Shirou would require a lot of pieces so either a queen candidate, a mutated bishop or eight pawns. So I decided on Ravel last minute which is why the background might be a bit weird but I'm too lazy to change it.

In terms of harem members feel free to suggest some options, its up to me though if I choose to go through with it.

So far the only ones I could think of from the top of my head is, Ravel (pretty obvious tbh), Valerie Tepes (Shirou fate has always intertwined with the term holy grail and that is never going to change, especially due to Miyu's blessing.)

If any of the girls you suggest belong to Rias or have a strong connection with her older brother then most likely it would be rejected as he is on the Phenex side. I don't really think Shirou would have a good opinion of them after Issei barged in, mainly due to obligations. He is rather neutral on the matter but that has got to be the worse way in making an impression, crashing a wedding and stealing the bride of your saviour's older brother.

That action completely shows a lack of disregard for the Phenex reputation and honour which will prompt a reaction from Shirou. Aside from that he could agree with the sentiment as he chose his little sister over the world, which is why he is neutral.