Fate/Zero: A Different Path

Chapter 2

The next several weeks were spent exploring the limits of my Magecraft. 

"Trace. On"

I muttered the aria. In my mind, I imagined a land of sword painted by the bronze-colored sky. I imagined myself grasping upon one of those handle, claiming the reality marble of Shirou Emiya to be in my possession. And for a moment, I could almost see the outline of a sword in front of me

Then absolutely nothing happened, aside from a tuff of wind blowing off in front of me. My hand, which is grasping the imaginary sword, let loose as I stepped backward

"Of course, that is to be expected" I nod to myself "Each person's aria for circuit activation is unique to themselves. Just copying one wouldn't do much"

I will need to look further into this, until then, I'll just have to do it the manual way

Forcing my Circuit open, I felt Mana thrumming through me like electric signals. Several weapons materialized in my hand as I used [Gradation Air] to project many weapons from thin air

Instead of letting them drop, I activated another Bounded Field placed around us. The flow of time around us slowed down as I grabbed the knives and throw them one by one as they fell- all of them flying at the tree trunk before me with medical precision. 

Cancelling the decelerated Field, I watched the carnage unfold. Several dull thuds resounded as the knives sped up midair and slammed into the target at a normal force, causing it to sway lightly from the impact

"Aim could use some work" I commented, watching the projections faded into thin air "But today's experiment bring light to how innate time works"

It is possible to accelerate projectile using a pre-established time dominion to speed up its velocity and vice versa. One could say the two time flow are independant of each other, which lead to their effect on the fabric of reality being altered on a  fundamental level

Of course the general impact and firepower itself would not change through sheer kinetic level acceleration, but that would make it difficult for the enemy to perceive the knives before it hit them

Rather than putting more power into the strike itself, all I have to do is add in a modifier that multiply the object's velocity through reduction of the denominator of said construct. Time

Now to reduce the size of the Bounded Field. If I can do it...

I looked toward the mess I'd made previously

No, it's better if I rely on a professional to help me first 

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The sun shone it's light on the front porch, throwing light on my figure as i made my way down the corridor of our house

I opened another door to an unfamiliar room, before closing it as I realized it was empty

The Emiya residence lies in one of the more vacant streets on the island. An empty house with tables, chairs, beds, utility items, and no electrical appliances in sight - the bare necessities for a human to live in. 

To a Magus in hiding however, it's an ideal place for a hideout

The tidiness is a matter of efficiency. No matter how much he may reassure me that our budget is running low, the hidden fact remains that this layout will allow for a swift evacuation in case a squad of Enforcer comes for us

Not to mention being in a remote area help Norikata to have enough available time to do his research interrupted. The isolation helps ward off curiosity from nearby people, all the while increasing his concentration with the experiment in this household