52 Avalon.

The Hogwarts staff had canceled classes for the evening for the sparing session between the two Japanese students.

A lot of rumors were going around and the school as a whole was excited to see these two people duel. They were going to use the Quidditch pitch for a better display.

Though not all were as happy about the situation, some students were making comments about how they were using "muggle weapons".

Various magic was cast around the field, there were shields put up around the pitch, with the help of Shirou and Jaina. There was a magic to broadcast the participants voices to the entire stadium, and even a magical translator was added.

Both the other schools were watching just as closely as those from Hogwarts, one of the tournament patricipants would be showing off his abilities, they wouldn't miss this opportunity.

Some from the previous night were watching the spectacle as well, they were hanging around due to the tournament as a hole and this was going to sell a lot of papers.

Saber and Rukia were standing on opposite ends of the pitch, infront of the seating areas. They were the final line of defense if anything got a bit too explosive for the barriers.

"Try not to die Shirou" Saber said jokingly.

Shirou was dejected at his lover's lack of confidence in him. Though he couldn't really blame her.

"Go easy on me….." He said towards the Shinigami.

"Fine, I won't release, and I won't use any killing blows." Ichigo said with a fake exasperation.

His words were broadcast to the stadium. Some murmurs were heard as he joked about killing his opponent.

They created a bit of distance as both particpants readied themselves.

"You can have the first move" Ichigo said with a smirk.

Shirou sighed as his activated his magic circuits.

"Trace on" He said. The magical words were heard by the audience.

He summoned a bow that he was quickly becoming fond of.

The audience saw him create a bow and were confused.

He knocked two arrows and pointed the bow into the sky.

"With my bow and arrows, I respectfully ask for the divine protection of the sun god Apollo and the moon goddess Artemis."

"I offer thee this calamity….."

He fire the arrows clear into the clouds, the audience watched on in awe and confusion as he the arrows disappeared from their vision.

"Phoebus Catastrophe". Shirou finished.

The sky lit up with a blue light and their eyes went wide at what they saw.

Hundreds of arrows shot down towards the Orange Hair Shinigami.

Ichigo quickly summoned his Quincy bow himself and charged it up, pointing to the onslaught of arrows that were coming his way.

"Licht Regen" He said as a volley of arrows made of light intercepted the arrows that came from the sky.

The arrows final stopped and so did the breathing of the audience. They were shocked at this display of "magic".

"That was a nice little warm up" Ichigo said with a smirk.

Shirou chuckled at his comment, it was supposed to be just a love tap. He knew that onslaught of arrows would do nothing to the shinigami.

"Warm up?!" Dumbedore asked in shock. He only had a moment to mule over the incantation the boy used, he prayed to the Greek gods to cast that magic. And that bow….it radiated power it was not a normal weapon.

Ichigo made the next move, he dismissed his bow and held up his palm.

"Hadō no. 63: Raikōhō" He said as a beam of lightning erupted and shot towards Shirou.

"I am the bone of my sword" Shirou chanted, activating the first line of his aria to increase his power.

"Rho Aias" He called out as a pink flower shield with 7 layers of defense sprang forth to meet the large blast of lightning.

The lightning impacted the shield that didn't even crack at the blast. The fragile looking shield held back the massive display of magic with ease.

"That's impossible, no shields are that strong!" Hermione shouted from her seat.

"Shall we get serious?" Shirou asked as his circuits were flaring.

"By all means." Ichigo responded, taking out Zangetsu.

The audience were looking at this spectacle, they were once again confused as to why he took out his sword. They had seen the power of his magic and his bow that was used, what would a piece of metal do in this situation?

As they staring at the shinigami, he suddenly disappeared.

He reappeared right before his opponent and swung his blade at him horizontally.

Shirou quickly summoned his Kanshou and Bakuya to meet the blade head on. Shirou didn't have the luxury of holding back.

As he intercepted Zangetsu, he quickly summoned two nameless noble phantasms in the air behind him and they shot towards Ichigo.

Ichigo' disengaged to deflect the blades that were just fired at him. Just as he dealt with those two blades, Shirou had thrown his copy of Kanshou and Bakuya towards Ichigo that spun at him like a chainsaw.

They approached him fast and he had to bend in an awkward way to avoid the flying blades. Before he could regain his balance, he heard a chant coming from Shirou.

"Spirit and Technique, Flawless and Firm."

"Our strength rips the mountains"

"Our swords split the water"

Shirou summoned another pair of married blades and charged at the shinigami. Ichigo was barely able to bring Zangetsu up to meet the two blades and was pushed back due to a bad footing.

"Our names reach the imperial villa"

The two blades that were dodged previously were flying back towards Ichigo. He felt a sense of danger finally rise up. He quickly activated his sword intent to focus himself.

He turned around to destroy the two blades flying back towards him before focusing back on Shirou who had just entered his range.

"The two of us cannot hold the heavens together"

The two blades he were holding began to change shape, this elongated and resembled a black and white wing.

"Triple-Linked Crane Wings" He called out as he moved the blades downwards towards the shinigami.

Ichigo was forced to his knees as he held up Zangetsu horizontally blocked both blades, the earth beneath him was cracked.

Ichigo extended his index finger while still gripping Zangetsu

"Byakurai" He chanted as a bolt of white lightning shot towards Shirou.

Shirou was able to avoid the lightning as he leaned backed, thanks to his haki.

Ichigo didn't miss this chance as he pushed away the blades that were currently holding him down and and gained a bit of distance.

The two opponents taking a chance for a breather. Though Ichigo was holding back, that was a devastating combo the magus had just performed, it caught him off guard and almost got him.

The audience saw the exchange that happened and the words Shirou spoke. They saw the display of power that had just happened and were in awe. The teachers didn't speak and merely looked over to Jaina who had a smile on her face.

"Miss Proudmoore, you need to stop them. They are trying to kill each other!" McGonagall said in shock.

"Don't worry professor, they're fine" Jaina waived off her concerns.

"How can you say that after what just happened?" McGonagall said again.

"Because I know how strong they are and how much they're still holding back" Jaina responded.

This caught them off guard. Still holding back. They knew that the boy didn't activate that soul-thing but were they really holding back that much? Some of them started to feel a bit inadequate.

They looked back onto the field as Ichigo Raised his sword up high and it started to glow blue.

Shirou quickly dismissed his blades and searched for something to meet what he was about to face head on. He smiled as he found the blade.

"Steel is my Body, and Fire is my blood"

"Trace on"

A beautiful blade appeared in his hand, it glowed with a holy light. Saber recognized the blade immediately and a smile formed on her lips.

Saber secretly channeled a bit of prana into Avalon that was inside Shirou. The sword in his hands recognized the power, it started to glow brighter than It had before.

Shirou felt the foreign power inside him and smiled as he knew what had just happened.

He raised his blade in a similar manner to Ichigo. They swung their blades down at the same time.

"Getsuga Tenshō"

"CALIBURN"

The two beams of light collided with each other. It was even for a moment before Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshō was cut through and the light made its way towards the shinigami.

Ichigo's eyes widened as he took a glance at saber who had a shit-eating grin on her face.

"SABER…." He shouted as he was consumed by the light.

As the light finally dispersed, Ichigo stood a bit bloodied but not too wounded. He activated his Hierro and Blut vene to absorbe the damage.

The crowd roared at the declaration of the blades name; Caliburn. The sword in the stone. He was wielding the mythical blade.

"You cheating bastard" Ichigo said jokingly.

"I have no idea what you're talking about" Shirou said with a smile.

"Alright, if that's the way you want to play it…." Ichigo said ominously.

Ichigo Shunpo'd behind Shirou who had his eyes widen as the feeling of death approach.

"Hiken, Tsubame Gaeshi" Shioru heard behind him.

To those in the audience it looked as if he swung out three times with a single movement. An attack that broke the laws of physics.

"AVALON" shioru shouted, with Saber's prana channeling through the noble phantasm, the sheath exploded forth to block the deadly blow.

The world saw, the holy sheath of Excalibur sprang forth from inside the boy and created an impenetrable barrier to block the attack that broke the laws of physics. The domain of the fairies surrounded the boy, the unreachable utopia. The world was silent as they witnessed the miracle.

Eventually the light faded and everything returned to normal.

The audience were broken from their stupor at the scene of Rukia performing a flying kick into Ichigo's face.

"WHAT WERE DOING YOU IDIOT?" Rukia yelled at her lover.

"They started it!" Ichigo whined.

Rukia looked over at the couple who didn't dare to meet her gaze.

Ichigo wasn't trying to kill Shirou, he knew that at the very least, Avalon would protect the magus. Just as Shirou and Saber knew that the blow from Caliburn wouldn't do permanent damage to the shinigami.

"I think we should rap it up here" Jaina said to the dumbstruck teachers.

"Miss Proudmoore….what was that at the end…?" Mcgonagall said.

"I believe you heard him activate it" Jaina mused.

"That was really…." Mcgonagall was cut off.

"Avalon, the sheath of Excalibur" Flitwick cut in.

"The light….i could feel it. My goblin ancestry, my fae ancestry could feel it." He said as a few tears came to his eyes.

"And the blade?" Dumbledore asked.

"Caliburn" Jaina confirmed.

"But how? Caliburn was supposed to have been destroyed." Dumbledore asked.

Jaina didnt answer, she just smiled at the headmaster.

Jaina watched as Rukia was scolding the three idiots and dragging them off the field.

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