Origin Sword

Ren inspected the blade Shirou just finished. He could barely control himself and not smile while holding the simple looking thing.

His theory, the whole idea of carving a concept into a weapon. Has paid off. While he did use the red-haired teenager in this experiment. It was rewarding for the Sorcerer as well as for his student.

Now that he knows that it works and which method is needed to enable its activation. He can continue along this path.

"It's as I have expected. Did you feel it when you hold this sword?" Ren asked him as he tested out the blade by swinging it a few times.

It was an absurd thing, just by swinging the blade he felt like he was a Master at Arms. Almost like he possessed Lancelot's Eternal Arms Mastery!

"Yes. It's, like… I become very good just by holding this sword! Is this what my magecraft is?" His student asked curiously.

"You channelled your Origin into this through the blacksmithing. There is barely any magecraft involved in making of this. This is more like pure smithing with some magecraft sprinkles on top of it.

Simply put your ability lies in the creation of weaponry. With this, you could create weapons with different abilities. All you need to do is practise." Ren explained to his student as he inspected the blade before handing it over to Shirou.

"Now that we have this part covered I want you to try your new weapon out."

"Okay…" As Shirou said that he looked at his weapon. He does have his projection… maybe he could combine these two?

"Interesting. So, he did achieve it. Well, it's no surprise since the forge was powered by those runes." Morgan said that as she observed the weapon from distance.

While it looked like a normal sword she could feel some sort of presence in this weapon.

This was the first time seeing when someone added its Origin into weaponry. Combined with the boy's projection… he could easily arm an army with something akin to pseudo-Noble Phantasm.

'Is Husband thinking to use the boy to arm… no… there is something else… he is planning something… hmm… with him having Three True Magic I can't predict his angle this easily. 

Well, I am going to watch what will happen with this boy. With such abilities, he will be powerful, very powerful in future.' Morgan thought about it as she looked at the pair talking in front of her.

~~~~~~In Dojo, Later~~~~~~

"This spar is simple. Emiya will use his new sword while you Saber will test him out. And do take this seriously. He will surprise you." Ren said that to the pair in front of him.

"Don't worry Master, I never take fighting casually." Saber quite seriously said to her Master.

Her Master simply nodded at her and walked away from the pair towards his wife and the other observers. Everyone gathered to see how good is this unique sword.

Once he was away the pair quickly took their stances. For this spar, Artoria is given a simple sword while Shirou is using his newly crafted one.

For a few moments, the pair looked at each other, appraising fot bit before the redhead lunged forward.

Artoria's eyes slightly widened as she just witnessed her opponent utilising perfect Reinforcement!

'He didn't know how to use than before!' Saber quickly blocked the strike and then went on her counter offence. 

To her surprise, Shirou quite effortlessly parried her strike. Before attacking her once more.

Seeing that her attack is ineffective, the King of Knights started increasing the tempo of her attacks. Which once again surprised the blonde King as Shirou was able to keep up with her to some extent!

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"Quite fascinating. He is like Lancelot with that sword… maybe even better! Since, when he is using that sword he knows how to utilise his body to the maximum. What a powerful weapon!" Artoria Alter said with slightly widened eyes. She was quite baffled that this simple looking western sword can do that!

"I think this would only work for Emiya-kun as his Origin is sword, isn't it? With that sword, he becomes the very embodiment of the sword." Ereshkigal said with a thoughtful look. This is not bad! Not bad at all! Give the redhead some time and he will become a powerful warrior!

"He gets the maximum effect from the sword, but it works for others to some extent as well," Ren said to her from the side as he remembered holding the weapon.

"So, it's almost like mystic code? I suppose one could classify it like that." Illya said from the side she had her hands crossed as she continue to observe her little brother fighting Saber. He was doing not bad against a powerful Servant.

"On the contrary, I believe it's closer to Devine Construct than Mystic Code. You purposefully forgetting that it was forged in a forge empowered by Primordial Runes. That alone gives this weapon unparalleled durability, probably even some side abilities." Morgan said from Ren's side. The pale blonde fairy already was leaning her head into her husband's shoulder.

"Right… the runes. What are you going to do with them?" Illya asked Ren, the white-haired girl is wondering what will happen to those runes in the workshop.

"They are for Emiya to learn and master. They are carved in a way that they only appear when he is in the workshop."

"I see…" 

Ereshkigal smiled when she heard that she was right on the money with her theory that her sensei going to carve them in this specific way!

"Don't you think it's quite risky that these runes are here? What will happen if Association going to find them when you are not around?" Illya asked with some nervousness. The city already is housing Grail wars! Now there is Primordial Runes!?

"You shouldn't worry on that front. I already checked the timelines in case something like that could happen." Ren said while stroking his wife's hair leisurely.

"...if you say so…"

~~~

"Well, that was impressive. What do you think Saber?" Ren with the ladies walked over when the test of the new sword was over.

Emiya was on the floor breathing heavily, sweat was pouring down from his forehead. The teen was very tired after being beaten down by the King of Knights.

While Saber… well, she had a perplexed look on her face. She was not tired or anything like that. She was more fascinated by the weapon used by Shirou Emiya or it was something else that made him this good?

She turned towards her Master and started talking.

"He fought like a veteran swordsman who spend years on the battlefields. How is this possible Master? Did you send him to the past and made him train on battlefields?" The blonde King asked him curiously, or it's truly just the weapon? If it's the weapon then it's quite unbelievable!

"Nothing of that sort. It's the sword he forged."

"...How? An enchantment? Like the wind around my blade?" She asked with more confusion.

"What he did is only possible because he channelled his origin into the weapon. As his origin is a sword the one who holds the blade becomes a 'Sword' in the most literal sense."

"I see… in a way. If he becomes a 'sword' then he can cut anything with his hand in that sort of way?"

*Amused Snort*

"Nothing like that Artoria. When a person holds that blade he becomes an expert user of that weapon. The world around us makes it possible." Morgan explained with an amused tone.

"... That's quite unfair to people who practised the sword their whole lives…" Artoria said with a sour look. She realised that Shirou just skipped decades of practice with a sword just by forging a simple sword!

"I know. This is why it's amusing." The pale blond witch said with a smirk. This was another moment where magic triumphed over the regular sword. In a sense, this was another small victory for her.

Even though she already got over the fact that she is better, in the whole King vs Witch thing, Magic vs Sword. It was nice to get reminded that her methods are better!

Artoria simply rolled her eyes as realised that, Morgan is still pulling her petty things over her!

"Is there going to be any more testing Master? Or we are done here?" The King of Knights asked her Master, ignoring the smug-looking witch.

"No, this is it for today. You can relax, there is that fight with Lancer tonight." 

The blonde King nodded at his words, yes she still has a battle coming up against Irish Hero!

~~~~~~Later~~~~~~

Once the moon was high up Ren went outside to finish the grail war. Only Saber and Lancer were left, Cu Chulainn already was itching for a fight as he was projecting his prana for everyone to sense it.

Amusingly or not. He has chosen a fighting spot just outside the church. It's either he doesn't care or he just wants to mess with Kirei Kotomine.

Regardless of those things, it was an amusing thing. 

"This is it, Saber! This is the reason why I accepted the call to be summoned as Servant! A fight against a worthy opponent! No more nuisance from my side! My Master allowed me to do as I pleased!" Lancer said that as he took his fighting stance, there was a feral grin on his face.

The Irish Hero scanned the people opposed to him. His eyes eventually ended up on Ex-Archer's Master. A chill went down his spine when he saw how different she looked. He had a bad feeling, a familiar feeling around this blonde girl!

"W-Why there is a Goddess here!?" As Cu Chulainn said that he remembered all the bad stuff happened to him from certain Goddess from Ireland! Hell, this one even had a similar feeling to it!!!

"Oh relax would you? I am not here for you. I am a Pseudo Servant of Lancer-class." Ereshkigal said that while waving her hand casually.

"I-I see… Saber, your Master is mad. I haven't met someone who actively summons a Goddess of Underworld to be a Servant for him." The blue-haired hero said that to the fellow Servant of this war. Ignoring the pout from the blonde girl who has turned into a pseudo-Servant.

"I know. I am the one who is contracted to him after all." Artoria said with a sigh as her clothes changed into her armour moments later she grabbed her sword. To the rest, it looked like she was holding empty air.

"You right on that. Well, it's not my problem regardless!" Lancer said that happily as he lunged forward with his spear.

Artoria quickly intercepted the attack. And started her advance as well.

Soon enough their fight escalated to the point that the asphalt underneath their feet started to break.

*Tsk!*

"Just like before! That wind.Is.annoying!" The Irish Hero said with an annoyed look. The wind around Saber's blade just pisses him off to no end!

"What? Are you giving up? We are in the finals of the grail war last time I checked." Saber quite smugly said to him.

Cu Chulainn just clicked his tongue. He knows well enough that even if it is finals or not. He won't be getting his wish granted. Hell, his wish already is granted regardless.

All he wants is to fight, and the cup? That thing can get blown up all he cares!

"I know that well enough! That is why I am going to be victorious!" 

Once again Lancer lunged forward at Artoria.

~~~

"Eresh you okay?" Ren asked the blonde Lancer of his.

"Why of course I am okay Sensei!" The Sumerian Goddess said with a bright smile. Her smile was far too bright…

"If you say so." The Sorcerer said while his gaze returned to the fight in front of him.

Ereshkigal then looked at Cu Chulainn.

'How dare he! If he survives this I will kill him myself!'