The New Shirou

???: Welcome to my realm kid. Its not much but make yourself at home." Said a woman's voice as Shirou exited the portal and was standing in the middle of a large room with a throne at one end and various weapons and suits of different armors lining the milky white marble walls. White marble pillars lined with the same red metal that made up Gae Bolg were spaced evenly around the room and small braziers burning with pale blue fire were placed on either side of each pillar. Small runes could also be seen etched on the pillars and the walls. If Shirou was not so observant he would not even have noticed them with how small they were. As Shirou stopped looking around he realized he was currently standing on a red rug that went down the middle of the throne room and led to the throne on which the woman who spoke was sitting. Behind him were large white and red metal doors that also had runes tightly packed on them.

Shirou: "Are you the one who called me?" He asked as he looked at the woman in front of him. As he did so he was stunned by her beauty. She has long purple hair and red eyes, wears a full-body black outfit that highlights her curvaceous body and she has metallic shoulder pads. Shirou could say with certainty he had never seen such a beautiful woman before.

???: "It is not so much I called you as my connection to that spear you hold did. As well as its connection to this realm." She said while having a sad smile on her face as she looked at the spear and then Shirou. "I must apologize to you for that. I had thought all the shards had been destroyed but it seems like one was missed. Now you have been cursed to a similar existence as myself. I truly am sorry for that." She said with a pained look as she got up and approached Shirou.

Shirou: "There is nothing to apologize for. I recreated the spear knowing full well what would happen if I did so. Also I think you are misunderstanding what this spear truly does." He said while smiling slightly. "Take a good look and see what it is you really created. I think you will be in for a pleasant surprise." He said as he held out the spear for her to take. A questioning look crossed the woman's face as she accepted the spear and then truly began to analyze its abilities. When she did a shocked look crossed her face before it turned to disbelief and denial.

???: "This is impossible. If it really has absolute control of this realm and everything to do with it then what have I done? If I had not destroyed it then I could have freed myself a long time ago. Now it is to late. It has chosen another as its master." She said in a dejected and pained tone of voice as she dropped the spear and collapsed onto her knees. The look on her face caused Shirou to feel like he had been punched in the gut. He quickly went forward and pulled her to himself in a hug. As he did so she began to cry and Shirou gently held her as she let it all out.

Shirou: "Its not like we can't free you Scathach. Since I am now the owner of the spear then in time I should be able to free you myself." He said as she began to calm down.

Scathach: "You would do that for me? For a woman you have just met and do not even know?" She asked as she looked up from his c.h.e.s.t with a hopeful look on her face.

Shirou: "Of course I would. When I reforged that spear I saw both your past and the past of the man who wielded that spear. I do not wish to see you suffer anymore. But let me say this first. I am not going to kill you." He said the last part while smirking at her.

Scathach: "Oh you think you are a good enough warrior to beat me?" She asked in a c.o.c.ky manner as she got up and straightened out her appearance.

Shirou: "I am not sure how i measure up to you right now but in the future I will definitely surpass you." He said with a large smile on his face. As Scathach saw his smile she smiled as well.

Scathach: "We will see." She said as she headed for the door. "For now lets see just how skilled you are." She said as she looked back and gestured for him to follow her. This caused Shirou to have a chill go down his back. He knew this was probably going to be a painful experience.

Shirou: "Okay. Just make sure to go easy on me. I promised my dad that you just wanted to talk and not potentially kill or maim me." He said in a joking manner as he followed her out of the throne room.

Scathach: "Do not worry. Any damage I do to you I will heal so that you can return home in one piece." She said while smiling slightly and radiating intense bloodl.u.s.t. That smile and bloodl.u.s.t set off every one of Shirou's defense mechanisms and his mind and body were both telling him to run as far away as possible, but he managed to reign in his d.e.s.i.r.e to get out of there and continued following Scathach. This was not the first time he had experienced this feeling. It was something one often felt when facing life or death situations and during his past life he had some across several situations where he had to suppress the d.e.s.i.r.e to run.

"Oh he managed to withstand my bloodl.u.s.t. So he is not a coward and has a strong mind and willpower. This will be fun." She thought as she continued to lead the way through her castle. In a few minutes they exited the inner parts of the castle and then went down a long hallway. At the end of the hallway they entered a massive training room filled with various training equipment and had soft sand as the floor. "Choose a training weapon and come to the center of the room." She said as she held out a hand and one of the wooden spears lining the weapon racks flew into her hand. She then went to the canter of the room and waited for Shirou.

Shirou: "Do you want me to fight you with a spear since I was chosen by that weapon?" He asked as he approached the weapon rack to see what was there.

Scathach: "No I want you to choose the weapon you are most proficient with so I can see how skilled you really are. I do not want you to hold back during this spar at all." She said as she watched to see what weapon he would choose. What she said caused Shirou to frown slightly as he thought about what he should use. In his past life he had trained in every weapon but there were a few he was better at using. He also had all of the various different Shirou Emiya's skills and that man had mastered many different weapons in his various different lives.

Shirou: "I guess I will go with what I have been using lately." He thought as he went to the swords sections and found one that was about the same size as Caliburn. He then went to the center of the room and took a relaxed stance. "I never did tell you my name, did I? My name is Shirou Emiya and I am a Magus. I look forward to getting to know you better in the future." He said as he smiled at her.

Scathach: "My name is Scathach and I also look forward to seeing how far you will go in he future." She said as she returned the smile and took a stance with her spear. "Now show me what you can do." She said as she shot forward at a ridiculous speed, cratering the ground she had stepped off from. She appeared in front of Shirou nearly instantaneously and thrust her spear out towards his c.h.e.s.t. Shirou quickly tilted his body to the side and brought his sword up in a blur to shift the spears trajectory away from him. As their weapons met a shock wave was produced and Shirou was pushed back slightly. Before using the momentum from the strike to shift his sword and slide it along the spears shaft. Scathach easily shook her spear and knocked Shirou's sword off before stepping back and swiping at Shirou from his side.

Shirou: "This is ridiculous. Her speed and strength are both greater than mine and she is not even trying. I can barely keep up." He thought as he blocked her side sweep and was knocked back a several steps. He then quickly changed his stance and rushed in close to Scathach. "I can't let her keep me at a distance. I need to keep the fight close or I will be crushed." He thought as got close and swung his sword sever times in short and quick controlled movements to keep Scathach from using wide swipes and her superior strength.

Scathach: "He is really skilled with a sword. His foundations are well laid and he obviously has experience handling a sword in a fight. If his strength and speed were equal to my own he might be able to force me to use some of my skills. But he obviously lacks any actual finishing skills or unique sword styles. I guess it is time to end this. I have seen enough and know where I need to work on." She though as she was easily blocking Shirou's strikes. She then twisted her spear as Shirou's sword hit it and used her strength in a burst to force the sword wide before she brought the spears but up and tried to slam it into Shirou. But to her surprise a shroud of golden mana burst out from Shirou and barely blocked the blow before surging with more mana and blowing them away from each other.

Shirou: "I can't believe I had to use my own Mana Burst just to stop that blow and she still almost broke through it. What kind of strength is that?" He thought while cold sweat ran down his back. He then focused and converged his Mana Burst around himself and coated his sword with it as well. This raised his speed, endurance, and strength by a level as well as made the wooden sword as strong as a real one. Although the wood they were made from was already beyond normal for being able to take all the stress they put on them during their clashes. After he was done he took a stance and waited for Scathach.

Scathach: "So he has his own Mana Burst, and a pretty strong one at that. This just got more interesting." She thought as a battle hungry smile spread across her face. She then used her own mana to coat her spear causing a red aura to wrap around it. Then she once again rushed Shirou but this time she used even more speed and thrust her spear with even more strength than before. Shirou this time did not try and take the blow but completely dodged and then spun into her defense before bringing his sword around in a tight but fast strike towards her side. Scathach smiled as she saw this and then seemed to fade as his sword passed through her. Shirou only had a second to wonder what happened before a strong blow struck his temple and his vision faded as he blacked out.

Scathach: "He was able to react to my thrust and even counter attack. If it was Setanta he might even have caught him off guard and ended the fight there. Its a shame I am a lot faster than him so all he struck was an after image. I look forward to seeing how far this boy can reach after he grows and go through proper training." She thought while smiling at Shirou. She then picked him up and carried him to the infirmary before using a healing rune on him. After that she sat at his side and waited for him to wake up.