In the world of the Fate series, Shirou Emiya is a young mage who possesses extraordinary potential. At first, his magic circuits are seen as below average; however, as the story progresses, it is revealed that they possess a unique quality. **Shirou's magic circuits are of high quality**, and this becomes a defining trait for him. In fanfiction, this aspect of Shirou's character is often explored and expanded upon. Writers take this concept and delve into the possibilities it offers. They invent new spells and abilities, highlighting Shirou's potential as a mage.

Shirou Emiya (From Fake Dreams)

Shirou Emiya is an AU character from the Fanfiction From Fake Dreams, made by Third Fang. This Shirou looks nearly identical to Archer, having mostly white hair, silver eyes, and dark skin from overusing his Projection magecraft at a young age. Like his canon counterpart, he lost both of his biological parents to the fire after the 4th Holy Grail War and whilst trapped beneath the scrap and debris, he was saved by Kiritsugu Emiya who later become his adoptive father and mentor. Unlike his original counterpart though, Kiritsugu had dreams of the 5th Holy Grail War, and decided to prepare Shirou for it. This is where the story diverges from the original series.

They invent new spells and abilities, highlighting Shirou's potential as a mage. These stories often depict him training and honing his skills, discovering new ways to use his high-quality magic circuits. One common theme in these fanfictions is the idea of Shirou surpassing his limits and rivaling even the greatest mages in the series.

Powers and Stats [ ]

Tier: 9-A physically. 6-C with Natalia, Maiya, and Higher with Kiritsugu. Up to Low 6-B with certain Projections and Unlimited Blade Works

Name: Emiya Shirou

Gender: Male

Classification: Human/Mage, Half Dead Apostle/Vampire, The 2nd Magus Killer, The Queen's Silver Dog, Ash of Miracles, Dream of Heroes

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Strength, Speed, Durability, Competent H2H Combatant, Magic, can reinforce objects or amp himself with magic, likely has a better telescopic sight then his Fate/Stay Night counterpart, Reality Marble, can copy any weapon he sees (Seems to be capable of tracing divine constructs via his Pure Eyes) down to the soul (AKA Tracing/Projection) with greater efficiency then his Fate/Stay Night counterpart (Can make them last forever and make them resistant to practically anything. For instance: he's able to remove a concept on a sword, so it cannot be wet, it cannot be burnt, it cannot have a sense of light, and it cannot have a concept of time, so it cannot break. Shirou could use this to trap an enemy in place like he did to Berserker, though it is possible to break said projections with enough force or divinity. He could also multiply his projections), replicating the physical abilities and fighting skill of the original wielder, capable of remotely summoning and controlling his projections (With far more efficiency than his canon counterpart. He uses this more than physical confrontations), Statistics Amplification (His nature as a Living Apostle grants him increased strength when pushed to his limit.), Instinctive Shapeshifting (Automatically turns his flesh into Noble Phantasms when threatened.) Fear Manipulation (When truly angry Shirou’s mere presence leaves even his closest friends, some Servants and some Dead Apostle Ancestors feeling like they have a knife to their throat. Made Jubstacheit von Einzbern go from barely acknowledging him to fearing for the entire Einzbern family.), Time Control (Can boost the speed of himself, his projections, and other people), Smokescreen (With these swords he can make thick smoke from their residue that he can see through), Stealth Mastery (Lancer compared his ability to move when unseen to that of an Assassin), Thread Manipulation (via these arrows), can attack the soul with Kiritsugu and cause instant rot, plus being able to fry a magus's brain on hit (It's essentially an Origin Bullet if it was a sword corrupted by All the World's Evils), Immortality (types 3 and 7. It's unknown if he has type 1 immortality or not), Magic Negation with Gáe Dearg, Regeneration (Low-mid) and temporarily isolating himself with Avalon, all abilities of his canon self, and many more. Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Dywrnwyn protects it’s wielder from fire) and Pain Manipulation

Attack Potency: Small Building level physically (Trained with Bazett and Kuzuki. Superior to Rin). Island Level with Natalia, Maiya (Is a threat to servants. Comparable to Archer with Kanshou and Bakuya. With his Apostle Strength was able to hold his own against a weakened Rider when dual wielding Natalia), and with Kiritsugu (B- Rank Noble Phantasm. Can bypass durability via attacking the soul), up to Small Country Level with Projection and its derivatives (Can summon dozens to hundreds of copies of Natalia, Maiya, or Kiritsugu and Countless other weapons well surpassing the Gate of Babylon's rate of fire with a literal Tidal wave of weapons. Traced Ig Alima and clashed with it's original counterpart, though it put lots of strain on him when doing so. Presumably has Caliburn. Can use Nine Lives Blade Works, which his canon counterpart used to instantly destroy an eighth of Berserker’s body, and upon seeing it Lancer compared Shirou’s capabilities to those of Archer, even claiming that the former is “more fun.”) Up to at least Small Country Level with Unlimited Blade Works (Comparable to his canon counterparts. Defeated Gilgamesh with the help of Saber and Berserker, as well as only having access to an incomplete UBW through a bound field)

Speed: Relativistic+ with FTL Reactions and combat speed (Able to keep up with Servants such as Berserker and Gilgamesh, though it is said that he wouldn't able to keep up with the likes of Rider, or barely even Archer for that matter, at full strength.), higher with Double Accel (Stalemated Rider for a time with Double Accel and Apostle Strength, even after she regained over half her speed. Was presumably using Double Accel in his fight with Lancer and when he subsequently managed to block a held back Strike Air from Saber.) and far higher With Hex Accel, (Shirou accelerated Saber in to a flash of divine light that was able to blitz Gilgamesh before he could even react)

Lifting Strength: Depends on the projection

Striking Strength: Small Building Class physically. Island Level with Natalia, Maiya, or Kiritsugu. Varies, but goes up to at least Large Country Level depending on the projection

Durability: Small Building level physically (Stated that his physical strength is only higher than a normal human's, but should be comparable to other characters like Bazett , Kirei, Ciel, Rin, Luvia and Kuzuki). Island Level with Reinforcement (Can defend against servants head-on. Took a knee straight to the gut from Rider, who had the intent to kill him, and was under Caster's mastery at the time. Rider was also going full power, albeit she was heavily injured. Survived attacks from Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon, though when he was directly hit by a Noble Phantasm, his arm was lopped straight off. Blocking Saber’s Strike Air at 1/3 power only broke 3 ribs and cracked 2.) and Unlimited Blade Works (Can turn his skin into Noble Phantasms). At least Island Level, likely Large Country level with Rho Aias (His Rho Aias is more durable than his canon counterpart, and more akin to Archer's. Resisted strikes from Berserker for a time). Low Complex Multiverse level when Avalon is activated (Comparable to when Saber activates Avalon. Shirou only uses this as a last resort, and he can only use it for a couple seconds before his magic circuits overheat. He used Avalon to block Rider's Bellerophon). Regeneration with Avalon makes him difficult to kill.

Stamina: Superhuman+ (His willpower lets him move even in a grievous state. Survived against Berserker before he even summoned Saber and stalemated Rider for a time even while being severely injured. Could fight Gilgamesh when suffering from countless stab wounds and broken bones, losing blood at a faster rate than Avalon could regenerate, multiple concussions, a missing arm, and at least one brain aneurysm. Didn’t consider donating a literally tortuous amounts of blood and bone important or an interruption to his training.)

Range: Average human melee range, extended human melee range with weapons, several dozen meters with Projection, kilometers with a bow

Standard Equipment: Natalia, Maiya, Kiritsugu, Several elementally align Mystic code swords like the water aligned helix blade or the ether aligned magic wire sword and his "Single use" swords like the smoke grenade blades, Avalon, the Shroud, an unnamed bow, and a multitude of other projections such as Gae Dearg or Rule Breaker

Intelligence: Unlike his canon counterpart, Shirou was properly taught magecraft by Kiritsugu, who saw visions of the 5th Holy Grail War, and prepared him for it. As a result, he has full mastery over his projection magic and is a combat genius. He can come up with complicated plans and switch between them on the fly, and quickly determine his opponent’s strengths and weaknesses to shift his tactics accordingly. He has an undeveloped Eye of the Mind that lets him calmly analyze the situation and consider multiple possibilities in the heat of battle. But, Shirou is more so a strategic genius than a combat one. Throughout this story's 5th Holy Grail War, and even before it, Shirou was always planning ahead, manipulating everyone in the war. Not even the likes of Rin, Gilgamesh, or Caster were able to truly decipher Shirou's movements. Later on it's said that his preparation skills are so great, that none would be able to survive from him, Servant or not. Figured out the secret to Fina's immortality in a single meeting after being given a small hint, which has driven numerous people mad in their attempts do so. Has plans to destroy many high powered targets and organizations like the Einzbern family.

• As with mainstream Shirou, overuse of his abilities causes him great pain and will eventually render him unable to use his magecraft once his magic circuits overheat from creating too many projections.
• Shirou would never use Kiritsugu in-character unless it's absolutely necessary.
• He's a bit weaker in the day by being a vampire, but stronger in the night.
• The more he uses abilities from his Apostle blood the more warped he becomes.
• Avalon is useless without his connection to Saber.
• If he activates Avalon for more than a couple seconds, all of his magic circuits would overheat, leaving him temporarily incapacitated.
• Grasping divine constructs for the first time puts lots of strain on him (Ea would fry his brain the moment he sees it thanks to it's nature as a unique existence only linked to Gilgamesh, but any other divine construct would simply put strain on him).
• His Pure Eyes overload him with information he doesn't need.
• Has less value for his own life than even his canon counterpart to the extent he was perfectly willing to cut off his own head to save Sakura and Rin.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Reinforcement: It's a magecraft that pushes the basics of magic to the utmost levels. The foundation of all thaumaturgy to enhance the existence of target by magic power but there's no clear pointer how much an object can be enhanced. It's the same as adding something to an object that is already complete, which in case of failure the target receive the magic as poison. Successful reinforcement magic requires good grasp of the inner structure to fill the weak openings with magic power. Reinforcement can improve any definite quantity like the sharpness of knife, the nourishment of food or in case a living creature the physical strength or durability. Notably because living beings resist the invasion of magic, reinforcing someone else is the hardest. By putting this to application Shirou can even able to create bow out of a branch tree, repair a soccer ball and generally change the shape of an object.

Projection: Alternatively known as Gradation Air, this is a magecraft that materializes objects in accordance to the caster’s imagination. Gradation comes from the fact that the created object slowly fades away after being created, and Air is an allusion to the fact that said object is made out of “nothing”. Projection is a fairly common magic but ineffective for anything but basic use. Compared to Reinforcement, Projection is a waste of magic and the created objects are always hollow inside. Shirou is the only exception due to his unique Origin and Reality Marble, allowing him to recreate an objects history and thus a good portion of its mystery, but even these copies remain inferior to the originals.

• Details on Natalia, Maiya, and Kiritsugu. This picture is not mine. All rights for the picture goes to their respectful owner(s). Tracing: Shirou's unique magecraft. Thanks to his Reality Marble, Unlimited Blade Works (see below), his mind records any weapon he had ever saw. He can replicate not only the shape and structure of the weapon but even the soul thus the experiences of the original wielder. The latter part is especially useful when Shirou traces a Noble Phantasm because it allows him to copy a Servant's physical abilities and skills, even if it isn't perfect. The accuracy of his projections depends on Shirou's image of the weapon and his own strength of belief. Normally the projected Noble Phantasms suffer a rank downgrade but there are cases when Shirou is able to match Noble Phantasms evenly thanks to his rigid belief in his projections. Also, because of his sword attribute, he's more accustomed to project melee weapons instead of ranged armaments, shields and else; though this weakness is almost nil due to his experience.
  • Shirou can trace: All of the Noble Phantasms in the 4th Holy Grail War (via seeing Waver's memories), most of Gilgamesh's treasures including Enkidu, all of the Knight's of the Round Table's Weapons, Natalia, Maiya, Kiritsugu, Avalon, divine constructs such as Ig Alima, all of the weapons from the 5th Holy Grail War such as Rule Breaker and Gae Bolg; and tools that aren't weapons such as shields and household appliances.

  Unlimited Blade Works:

  “

  My body is made of blades… Fire is my blood… and Glass is my heart… Through countless battles I forever wait, alone on the hill of blades… For Hell's hands to bear… For Heaven's hands to temper… Never yearning for salvation… Thus I see the dream, on the hill of blades.

  „

  "My body is made of blades." I am made of memories.

  "Fire is my blood. And Glass is my heart." I am never still, yet I am fragile.

  "Through countless battles, I endlessly await on the Hill." My path is trying, but my goal is simple.

  "For Hell's hands to bear. For Heaven's hands to temper." I entrust my sins to others. I entrust my wellbeing to others. Fighting for them all.

  "There is no lure of salvation or victory here." My trials have no individual meaning. They were only in the way.

  "Thus, there is no place I rather tend." There is no place I rather cherish.

  "Surrounded by the silence on the Hill." I carry the memories past the desired end.

  "I dream after the smiling end." I wait in the peaceful quiet between stories.

  "This body is truely, made of blades." And remember each and every tale I see.

  Emiya Shirou's Reality Marble that records and stores every weapon he ever saw. His internal world has limitless resources to create any weapon then brought forth by Shirou's tracing. By chanting a small poem as incantation (see top quote), Shirou can call his Reality Marble to replace the physical world around him. His internal world is similar to a Hill filled with countless swords, illuminated by a twilight full moon and stars on one side, and the last crimson light of the setting sun on the other side well an underground river of golden light flows beneath it as it spreads infinitely in his mind. He can call any number of weapons he previously recorded and unleash them on his opponent from everywhere. This is very similar in fashion to Gate of Babylon, but Shirou's version requires no magic to use and it's instant. In turn maintaining Unlimited Blade Works strains him heavily and costs great amounts of magic power. Also recording any new weapon costs extra prana.

  • Left arm boundary rift- blade works: A stabilized rift into UBW created by caster at the behest of Shirou through that of his formally destabilized(Blade mail) left arm that allows him to draw out weapons from UBW without the need of tracing thus bypassing the limitations in placed by Gaia by allowing him to bring out noble phantasm's at full power that normally he would only be capable of using within his UBW. For example Balmung which with lack access to its true power due to the lack of true ether necessary for it to function thus degrading it's rank even further if brought out through tracing, However if brought out through this method it has full access to unlimited blade works aspect of " It contains all of the raw materials and sorcery needed for the formation of the weapons" thus returning it to an A rank phantasm due to having access to a fully charged true ether gem (Battery) once more along with other weapons with similar restrictions.
  • The Curse of "long desired end": A form of mental interference tied into this iteration of Shirou's UBW upon looking at It's sunset well meeting the secondary criteria of fulfilling one's "goals or life story" which forces those who witness it to "relive those final moments" Which leaves them frozen in place and open to attack by Shirou meanwhile those who do not fit the criteria are completely unaffected. Merem stated it would be highly effective on servants and certain members of the 27 dead apostles but would be completely ineffective on others because they lack the factors needed to meet the condition to trigger the effect.
  • Avalon: A Noble Phantasm that acts as an "absolute defense", completely shielding its user in the domain of fairies. It is the greatest protection in the world that goes beyond defending or reflecting, completely isolating its user in a world completely separate from the regular world. The scabbard dissipates into countless tiny particles in the air and engulfs the user to become a "portable fortress" that shuts out all interference. It is the Bounded Field of the tranquil domain of fairies that keeps out all filth from the outside world, and allows nothing to harm the user that stands in the land of Avalon. The individual is shielded from all destructive interference in the physical realm, transliners from parallel worlds, and multidimensional communication as far as the sixth dimension. It is on the level of true magic, an actual true magic in itself, that transcends all magecraft, and not even the Five Magics can overcome the barrier. However, Shirou cannot attack while using Avalon, and he cannot use it for more than a couple seconds before his magic circuits overheat.

  Pure Eyes: The ability to see that which normally cannot be seen. They are similar to Mystic Eyes, and, while both are inheritable, Pure Eyes differ from them. Mystic Eyes are traits of the body, something like inheriting the traits of a parent's body, while Pure Eyes are like inheriting fate and destiny, the offspring continuing the parent's will and quest. Shirou's Pure Eyes allows him to overload himself with the information and histories of any weapons, objects or people he sees. This allows him to trace even divine constructs, such as when he copied Ig Alima on the fly when he fought Gilgamesh.

  The Shroud: Piece of red cloth warped around Shirou's neck and face. Before the 5th Holy Grail War, Shirou got bit by the Dead Apostle Ancestor Louvre before killing him, becoming a half Dead Apostle. The Shroud seals away the urges of a Dead Apostle.

  

  His high-quality magic circuits allow him to perform feats that were previously thought impossible. He becomes a formidable force in battles, overcoming opponents with his unique abilities and talent. Another aspect of these fanfictions is the exploration of Shirou's magical potential. Writers often depict him as a prodigy, quickly learning and adapting to different types of magic. His high-quality magic circuits grant him a natural affinity for various forms of magic, making him a versatile and powerful mage. These fanfictions also delve into the more philosophical implications of Shirou's high-quality magic circuits. They examine the nature of magic and the possibilities it offers. Writers explore the idea of what it truly means to possess such extraordinary potential and how it affects Shirou's character and development. Overall, **fanfictions centered around Shirou's high-quality magic circuits** offer an exciting and imaginative exploration of his character. They provide a fresh perspective on his abilities, allowing fans to imagine the limitless possibilities of his magical talent..

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