The church lay empty; bare, save the echo of footfalls through its old halls. An orange sky lingered beyond the windows, drifting to soft pinks and midnight blue - a painting in constant motion, if he stopped to gaze a little longer. Instead, Shirou walked as he always did, committing layout to memory, counting steps by twoâs and listening; quiet, careful, ever considerate.Â
One door lead to another, then a room, stacked idle with old bibles and dusted scripts; forgotten paperwork by the old owners, perhaps, and chairs, sleek from use. And there, seated, was a figure he had expected - but not here, not now, in idle reveries.
âI see, so youâre the one Martha mentioned.â Shirouâs fingers traced the spine of Revelations, controlled as ever. âTo think I would see the day an Avenger would find salvation in a church. Ah, but you do go by the moniker Avenger here, do you not? Or shall I call you by your full name - Angra Mainyu?â