Everyday life becomes a thing of the past when one Matou Sakura stumbles upon a diminutive, sword-bearing stranger. The stranger's circumstances fair little better, as he discovers he's further from home than he thought, and worse, that where he's landed is vastly different than from where he left. But is the oddly dressed stranger the worst thing everyone has to worry about?

This series is undergoing a major rewrite. That means THIS version will no longer be receiving updates. My sincerest apologies. If you are a new reader, I advise you to abandon hope and enter not here. If you are NOT a new reader, I beg your patience and understanding. Irrational and unforgivable as it is, this is part of my process.

Shiro Emiya's soul was warped and transformed by the cursed fire that spilled forth from the Holy Grail. That had always been a constant. But thanks to the intervention of four beings, his fate and origin are changed. How will the world react to the return of Dragons? The gears of change have begun to turn. REWRITE IN PROGRESS!

When Zelretch, Master of Trolls, sends a hapless twelve-year old boy fresh from his father's funeral straight to the outskirts of Thanalan, how will the continent, five years after the Calamity, change because of him? And how will the boy change in return? ***Looking for a beta. PM for details***