Chapter 4
As Hibari glared at Rin and Shirou, he held his tonfas tightly. The damages to the school, the fact Shirou had Command Seals as well. What solidified his conclusion on them being the culprits for the destruction in the school was their earlier conversation.
"Emiya-kun, who is that?"
"Hibari Kyoya, the leader of the Disciplinary Committee at the school. He's feared by many in the school. Break the rules and there is a high chance he might break your bones."
"Is it possible he's the Master of the servant that just attacked? But Shinji just so happened to be absent when this happened too."
"Emiya-kun.....i'll try to stall him. You make sure to make a break for it."
"Tohsaka!"
"Relax. I'll just use Reinforcement and weaken my Ga-"
"Who said this fight began when you were ready?"
In an instant, Hibari dashed towards Rin and struck the side of her head with his tonfa. The girl was sent flying to a tree as a result. Just as Hibari was about to chase her down, he used the tonfa in his right hand to block a broken chair leg that was being used as a sword. When he looked to the side, he saw that it was Shirou who tried to attack him.
"Calm down, Hibari-san! I get that you're angry but you can't do th-"
"Shut up, herbivore."
While Shirou was distracted, Hibari performed a leg sweep and caused Shirou to fall down. As Shirou fell on the ground, Hibari slammed his tonfa onto Shirou's gut. Just as Shirou's body hit the ground, Hibari picked up his body and used it as a shield to block a few Gandr attacks from Rin.
"He used Emiya-kun's body like a shield. Is he insane?! But more than that......its obvious he has combat experience, but to react so quickly to my Gandr attacks. It feels like i'm facing a wild animal than a human."
"I found you."
Suddenly Hibari dashed in the direction from where Rin's shot came from. Seeing this, the girl launched several shots of Gandr at the boy. The frown on Hibari's face never left as he began running in a zig-zag motion. Using the trees as shields against Rin's Gandr while also hiding his position.
"Dammit, where did he go?!"
Suddenly Rin heard the sound of rustling behind her and launched a Gandr shot in that direction. When she looked ahead, all she saw was a single rock.
"Falling for a trick like that, you're just an herbivore through and through."
Dashing from the side, Hibari struck Rin's right arm with the tonfa in his left hand. Afterwards, he hits her in the gut with the tonfa in his right hand. Yet he noticed something off. He knows he struck her directly yet it didn't feel as effective. Soon Rin kicked towards Hibari, but the boy used his tonfas to guard himself, resulting in the damage she was dealing out to be minimized but the boy was pushed back quite a bit.
"I used reinforcement and all I did was push him back?! But at least I minimized the damage i would've taken by using it in the last second when he attacked. Though with Emiya-kun down, i'll have to face this monster on my ow-"
"You're an irritating herbivore."
Irritation. Hibari's irritation was reaching its peak. As Rin looked at Hibari's tonfas, her eyes widen in surprise when they were coated in flames. The core of the flames was purple, but the rest of the flames were a very pale tone of violet. As the flames coated his tonfas, Hibari lunged towards Rin as Shirou screamed in concern.
"Tohsaka!!!!!!"
"I'll bite you to death."
Rin closed her eyes, bracing herself for any type of damage as she used Reinforcement on her body. However, the pain she was expecting never occured. Instead, the sound of steel clashing echoes through the woods. When she looked ahead, her eyes slowly widen in shock.
"I thought something was up when you didn't arrive at the time you said you would, but to think this was the problem. Has the genius known as Rin finally met her match?"
"Hmph! Of course you'd try to make an entrance like that. Though you made it at a good time, Archer."
As Archer stood in front of Rin, he looked at the enemy before him. In all honesty, he reminded him of the Lancer he faced at this very school. They resembled a savage beast when they fought. However, Archer had one question that was not only on his mind, but Hibari's as well.
"Who the hell are you?"
For some reason, the more that he looked at Archer, Hibari felt his irritation go up. As for Archer, he was confused by one thing. Hibari's mere existence, him just being here was a direct contradiction to what Archer remembers. While Hibari and Archer glared at each other, Rin quickly dashed towards Shirou and was prepared to escape.
"Archer!"
"I know. Though it pains me that you have to bring that boy with you, I understand the order you have for me. Five minutes, that should be enough time for you to escape."
"Like i'll make it that easy."
Hibari dashed forward, ready to attack Rin and Shirou before they could escape. Seeing this, Archer quickly got in front of him and swung the married swords in his hands at the boy. Hibari crossed his arms, with his tonfas in hand, to block the strike. However, the boy's arms were shaking from the impact.
"Wow. I'll have fun tearing you apart."
As Hibari and Archer lunged towards each other, Rin grabbed Shirou by the hand and was taking him to her home. While this happened, Archer and Hibari's focus was only on each other. Each time one of them tried to go for a fatal blow, the other would block and counter. Though Archer had to admit, even though he is holding back, this boy is not to be underestimated. Especially since he hasn't shown all the tricks up his sleeve and the fact he still has all of his command seals.
"I don't remember anyone like him being in the war or even attending this school. Now this weird anomaly is also a master."
Archer swiftly jumped back to avoid a strike from Hibari's tonfa. However, he was surprised to see that tonfa was no longer in his hand as he lost sight of Hibari. Suddenly Archer turned around and used Kanshou and Bakuya to stop the tonfa in Hibari's right hand from hitting his skull. While this happened, Hibari caught the tonfa he threw earlier and struck Archer on his right shoulder as the tonfa was still coated in flames.
Archer hissed in pain as he jumped back to gain some distance. Though he fulfilled his current mission, which was to stall for time. Soon the servant threw Kanshou and Bakuya at Hibari. Hibari merely swung both of his tonfas to deflect the attack, but the moment he did, Archer was nowhere to be found.
"They're gone........."
"Hibari! Hibari!!!!"
Hibari began to calm down as he heard a familiar voice. Soon the boy felt something small and fluffy landing on his head. No doubt, Hibird was resting on top of him. The boy let a yawn escape from him as he was heading home.
"I'll have the Disciplinary Committee clean up the school. I'm so tired."
~Meanwhile~
Inside of Tohsaka Manor, Shirou was sitting down on a couch as he looked towards Rin. After she helped patch up his arm, they began to discuss with each other about how there is another Master at the school who's picking off students to strengthen their Servant. Not to mention that there's already a bounded field around the school.
"Emiya-kun, you may reject it since it's coming from me, but how about a truce?"
"A truce?"
"Yes. I'd like to deal with this other Master first. Until they're dealt with, can we call a truce and you help me track them down?"
"Sure. I feel like my chances are better if I work with you. But, do you have any suspects?"
"The obvious one would be the boy who attacked us."
"No, I don't think Hibari would do this."
Rin looked at Shirou in confusion for a moment. Not only was he attacked by a servant, but Hibari just so happened to go after not only Shirou, but her as well after she saved him at the last minute. The timing felt a bit too coincidental.
"Emiya-kun, can you at least explain why?"
"Hibari-san loves the school more than anything, along with discipline and order. Knowing how he is, it seems impossible he would use students and the school just to make a servant stronger. Plus the main reason he attacked us was because of the damage we did to the school."
"I see. But, we can't rule him out just yet. He might not be the master of the servant we just encountered, but he still might have a role to play in this war. We should be more cautious around him."
As Rin and Shirou were speaking, Archer stood outside of Tohsaka Manor. When he looked at the sky, he began to think about the boy he encountered. When he did, he was silently thinking to himself.
"Just how much will things change with him added into the equation? One thing is for certain, Hibari Kyoya can either be our strongest enemy or our strongest ally. The question is, how can we get him to our side?"
The unknown. If humanity fears anything, it is the unknown. Archer can't rely on his memories with a walking anomaly running about. The best course of action wouldn't be to go against him, but to keep him close. Though he was certain of one thing, this Holy Grail War won't go smoothly with him around.
~Nighttime~
Avenger is seen on the outskirts of Fuyuki as it was sleeping. Suddenly its ears perked up as it swiftly dashed forward. When it did, it saw the previous spot it was sleeping in get blasted.
"My, my. I thought it was just my imagination. But to think I would actually see it with my own eyes. An eighth servant appearing in this war."
As Avenger looked ahead, it saw a woman wearing a hooded bluish-purple robe floating in the air. Avenger growled when it saw this woman. Disturbing his nap is one thing, but attacking him is just asking for him to bite her head off.
"Nice to meet you, unknown servant. I am Caster. With you around, dealing with that nuisance of a Berserker will be easier."
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