Chapter 23
"Hibari-san........"
"Emiya, let's go."
Shirou was surprised to see Hibari standing before Rin and himself. Just as Rin and Shirou were about to leave the area, Archer looked towards Shirou. Just was he was about to dash towards him, another figure crash landed in front of him.
"Looks like you're raring to go. Now that you're being fed enough mana, I bet you're raring to go. Isn't that right, Ookami-san!"
Archer felt a bit of sweat rolling down from his face. Not only did Avenger's appearance change, but its presence was even more overwhelming than before. As Shirou and Rin left the church, Archer looked towards Hibari.
"I did not expect you to be here. Did Shirou Emiya convince you to become an ally?"
"You sure know me better than anyone considering how many times we fought. How can I sit still when there are people causing trouble in my territory? Though without the sword carnivore and yourself, Emiya and Tohsaka are merely students. An attack on them is like an attack on the school."
Suddenly Hibari's tonfas were engulfed in Cloud Flames as he charged towards Archer. Seeing this, Archer projected Kanshou and Bakuya as he swung his blades at Hibari. The boy swiftly crouched down to avoid the blades, but was about to be kicked by Archer. However a smirked appeared on Hibari's face.
"Roll, Needle Sphere Form!"
"Gupi!"
After being brought out by Hibari, Roll formed an airtight sphere around Archer. The sphere is made of compacted Cloud Flames and the inside of the sphere has the ultimate power of isolation. As Archer was trapped within the sphere, he swung Kanshou and Bakuya while he was trapped, but barely left a scratch.
"I see. Because it is an airtight sphere, the oxygen level inside is limited. If a person is trapped here they have a limited amount of time before passing out or dying of asphyxiation. You keep surprising me, Hibari Kyoya. However, you aren't the only one with hidden cards to play."
As Archer said that a black bow appeared in his left hand. When he opened up his right hand, a single object manifested. It is a pitch-black weapon with a few small edges coiling around the thin core, spiraling around it and somewhat curving outward.
"I am the bone of my sword."
As Archer pulled the bowstring back with the blade in place, he aimed in front of himself as he packed the Noble Phantasm with so much magical energy that it will be destroyed after its use in exchange for more explosive power.
As Archer released the blade from his bow, it turned into a magical bullet enveloped in a red light that reaches speeds of Mach 10 as it broke through the Needle Sphere and caused an explosion. Just as Archer escaped, he turned around and quickly projected Kanshou and Bakuya as he blocked an attack from behind him. Though he was shocked to see who attacked him.
"What's going on? I was fighting Hibari himself earlier. Now i'm fighting his servant too. Are they actually working together?! That's not the only concern I have, has this thing gotten stronger?!"
As the hook in the wolf's jaw clashed against Archer's blades, the bowman felt the ground underneath him beginning to cave in. While this happened, the headless rider on the wolf's back controlled his cape like it was tendrils as he raised the end of it in the air as it was now sharp as a blade and slammed it towards Archer. Just as Archer jumped away to dodge the attack, he heard a single voice in the area.
"Cambio Forma."
"What is this?"
"Your execution."
Before Archer realized it, Hibari caught his wrists with several handcuffs. The moment this happened, the handcuffs multiplied rapidly and they were changing shape to match Archer's body. Instead of simple handcuffs, Archer found himself in complete physical restraints. As Hibari pulled onto the chains connected to the restraints, Archer felt his body being crushed as the grip of the restraints tightened upon his body.
"What happened to you? You sent shivers down my spine before, but now you seem more like an herbivore. I've only arrived to stop the commotion here and to pay back a favor for my handyman when I didn't show up the day Caster attacked on my territory. I believe I bought them enough time. The next time we fight, you better not disappointment me, bowman."
As Archer's body fell onto the ground, Hibari quickly released the restraints. When this happened, Avenger swiftly picked up Hibari by the collar of his shirt as it dashed forward while swords dropped down from the sky into their previous location. While this happened, Archer stood up as he looked at the two of them retreating.
"What a terrifying pair they are. They weren't working together, but simply trying to kill me and if one slips up and leaves an opening, the other tries to steal the kill. They went from two individual wolves into a pack of two. Though considering his immediate retreat, I guess Hibari didn't distribute mana properly and gave his servant more mana than he expected. Though.....I get the feeling this war is about to take a turn."
~Meanwhile~
Inside of the Emiya residence, Shirou and Rin sat down and were drinking tea as they were processing what happened. While they were eating dinner, the two of them decided to discuss what to do next.
"For now, our enemy is Caster. She's protected by Kuzuki, who is a close-combat fighter, and Archer, who just switched over to her side. Plus it's only a matter of time before she has Saber under her control."
"Once she gets full control of Saber we're screwed. Hear me out, Tohsaka. What if we worked with the other Masters?
"I was actually thinking the same thing. We still don't know who Lancer's Master is, so that's out. That leaves us with two options. Hibari Kyoya and Illyasviel von Einzbern."
The two of them were deep in thought. Berserker and Hibari's servants were extremely strong. However, Hibari would most likely reject their offer in a heart beat. Especially with the damages to the school they caused and the fact he hates crowds.
"Okay, but how do we find Illya?"
"I think I have a good idea of where she might be. My father told me once that the Einzberns own an estate in the forest outside of town."
~Meanwhile~
Hibari was seen inside of his home. As he fell on the floor, he looked towards Avenger. When he saw his Servant looking around, he noticed that it had a look of confusion on its face. Soon Hibari got up as he prepared to go to sleep.
"The little one isn't here at the moment. I asked him to do something for me. The moment he comes back to me is the moment we move out. As for us, I think i'm getting the hang of figuring out how much mana to feed you without tiring myself."
Avenger looked at Hibari as it nod its head. It seems Hibari gave Hibird its own special mission. However, Avenger couldn't help but wonder what Hibird was doing at the moment. As Avenger lies on the ground, Hibari was thinking to himself before he went to sleep.
"Thank you, little one. Thanks to you, i'll pay back my debt."
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