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Disclaimer: I do not own the material sources (Fate/Extra, FF15, etc), except for the time, effort and mental energy to make this meager fan-fiction.

'Thoughts'

"Talking"

"Talking in foreign language"

~ Parsel Tongue ~

[… Moon Cell talking in his head …]

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Prologue


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Hadrian thought that it was over.

His second life was satisfying.

It was not certainly perfect, considering the numerous ups and downs he had experienced throughout the journey.

But, at the very least, it was close to being one.

Despite his unique upbringing, he had lived his life in peace (relatively, anyway) and did the things he wanted to do.

More importantly, he had people that he came to care about with him through it all.

He had friends, comrades who remained loyal and faithful at his side, and he managed to do his duty as the heir of the Schweinorg household, continuing the line with someone he truly cares about. It may had been somewhat out of character of him to settle down, but he had a duty to fulfill and so he went and did it. It was not a strange thing for him to do, considering as it was something he would have had done in his first life if not for the war.

To be a husband, and then a father, was a new and intimidating experience, but he endured and managed to persevere somehow.

He may not be the perfect husband, nor the ideal father to his children, but he did his best to make sure that his loved ones were safe and their needs in the present and future were well taken care of.

And when he took his last breath, Hadrian faced it calmly without fear as a descendant of a goddess of death should.

While death was a somber and sullen affair for most people, to the descendants of Etro, the Goddess of Death, it was simply a natural course in life that must happen.

In Hadrian's case, he did not fear death since he already knew where his soul would end up to.

At least, that was what he had thought at first.

Just when he closed his eyes and imagined the beautiful snow-white field of Valhalla (the resting place of those related to Etro, and other mortals deemed fit to enter his ancestral mother's realm), his peace of mind was quickly disrupted by a shocking sensation that disoriented him for a few moments. It felt as if he was picked up and dropped down at a very high speed, almost akin to being inside a small elevator that was free-falling with no security.

Hadrian grimaced.

There was buzzing noise in his head that was painful to bear, but slowly, it was ceasing into a muted noise in the background.

Then, the noises flowed in as his hearing returned.

"– look, milady, a healthy boy!"

"The heir to the household!"

"Congratulations, milady."

"Congratulations, my dear."

"Ha… haa…. haaa… thank you, everyone, mama." Said a woman in between labored breathing.

BANG

His eyes may be closed, but Hadrian was sure that was the sound of a door being slammed open.

Before he could delve deep into his musing though, a male voice shouted from somewhere far away from him.

For some reason, the voice was quite familiar, as if he had heard of it before.

And for some reason, he has mixed feelings at the idea of it, as if discovering who it was would bring him both nostalgia and frustration at the same time.

Like he said, mixed feelings.

"A boy?! Give him here! I wanna hold him!" The man said, uttering words with a hint of childishness that was a stark contrast to his deep and elegant voice.

"Papa, please don't be so loud."

"Husband, our precious child has just finished giving birth, our first grandchild might I add, and you barge in here in such a barbaric manner?" The words were delivered coldly yet eloquently by the woman before, who seemed to have shed her motherly nature for a moment to admonish her husband's behavior.

"Eh? Ah… Ahahaha, sorry, sorry. I was just really excited, my love." The man was quick to apologize, immediately sensing his precarious position.

'Smart man…' Hadrian gave a mental nod to the man's quick thinking.

The man may seem like a fool, but he was certainly quick to acknowledge the situation he put himself in.

On a different note, it seems that Hadrian was (once again) reincarnated.

Whether it had something to do with the gift the astral gods had bestowed upon him from his first life or due to the meddling of a higher being, Hadrian was not sure.

It was not exactly a subject that he had authentic information to muse on, at least not yet anyways.

Nonetheless, the truth will reveal itself in its own time. He just needed to patient and endure his situation for now.

… even if it means going through the horrible stages of puberty once more.

The mere thought of being a teenager (again) made him cursed.

But, due to his current body, Hadrian let out a short, frustrated cry instead.

"Oh, he kicked just now. This little one is going to be quite the fighter once he grows up. I can just feel it."

"How adorable."

… He almost forgot that he was not alone.

'TskLet's assess the situation first.' Hadrian thought, setting aside his annoyance for now.

When he opened his eyes, a pristine white beige ceiling greeted his sight.

Then, faces of people he had never met before came into view.

The first was a young woman with light curly blonde hair that went past her shoulders and a pair of clear yet vivid amethyst-colored eyes.

She has a fair skin tone and was currently dressed in a black nightgown. Her face, while exceptionally beautiful, was lightly damped with sweat and with a few strands sticking against the side of her temple. She looked tired, but her violet eyes shone with love and relief, all of which were directed upon him as she held him gently in her hands while leaning against the headboard for support.

The emotions he sensed from her alone were enough to indicate her as the one who gave birth to him.

His mother in this life.

Next to her was another woman, albeit more mature but just as elegant as the other.

She shares similar features to the younger woman, from her facial features and down to her violet eyes, but her hair was black and tied up into bun with a lock of her bangs free to the right side of her left countenance. With her black dress and elegant looks, she appears to be a businesswoman with a great sense of awareness in fashion. And like the former, the mature-looking woman looked upon him with a motherly expression as well.

Recalling the conversation earlier, he would guess that this woman was his grandmother.

He was brought out of his musing when the male voice from before spoke again.

"It's been minutes, can I hold him now?" The only male voice he heard in the room pitched in, almost whining.

Upon hearing his voice, the older woman's face contorted into a slightly annoyed expression while the younger one sighed in exasperation.

"Dear, I love you, truly, but you can be quite troublesome at times…" The older woman commented, sending a mild glare over her shoulder.

Her words elicited a bold laughter from the man, one that Hadrian found familiar but could not quite pinpoint yet.

For someone who has a photographic memory, he sure was having a difficult time in recalling his memories.

'Perhaps it's because this body needs more time to mature…' Hadrian assumed. 'Only time will tell if I'm correct though…'

"Haha, it's one of my charming points, my love." The man said in a smooth manner. "Who knows, maybe enkel might inherit that side of myself too?"

"Goodness, I hope not." The older woman denied quickly in monotone, looking mildly disturbed by the idea.

"Yes, one of you is enough, sir."

"The Lord is kind and benevolent, but he has shown himself to be quite the trouble magnet."

"Indeed…"

– were the side comments from other occupants in the room.

Hadrian heard a sigh from above him, causing him to look and see the younger woman (who still happened to be carrying him in her arms) send a fond yet exasperated smile to someone in front of her, probably the man who had been complaining from before. Then, she adjusted her hold on him, gently extending her arms forward as she spoke again.

"Come on then, papa. You can hold him now." The young mother ushered, smiling, and still looking beautiful despite her recent labor.

While not one to be swayed by appearances, Hadrian supposed he was more conscious of her beauty due to how elated she looked.

It might be his assumption, but he has this feeling that the young woman seemed to be the type to keep her composure.

The kind that rarely smiles around strangers, lest there was a certain cause for her to display such an emotion freely.

'Then again, it might simply be because she's happy right now…'

His internal musing came to a sudden halt when a new pair of hands held his newborn body.

Then, utter shocked filled his entire body as the face of a man came into view and a pair of bright cyan eyes look down at him.

Mischievous eyes that were extremely familiar to him.

The sense of dread deepened, and when the man spoke, his worst fears came true.

"Enkel!" The man, who Hadrian has great suspicion of being a reincarnation (or some sort) of his late grandfather in another lifetime, grinned down at him.

One of the founding fathers of the Mage Association and (later) the Clock Tower, and the Magician of the Second True Magic, the Kaleidoscope.

It was none other than his grandfather, Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg.

'Tsk… even his grin is the same as his…'

"Bwahaha! Look, mein Schatzi (my treasure)! He's naught but a babe, yet he already has quite the glare. Bwahahaha!" The old man laughed.

'This is him, alright…' The former king deadpanned, his suspicion all but confirmed by the way the man behaved and spoke.

Hadrian merely stared as he was held by his grandfather from his past and present lifetime.

And so, his life in a new reality begins… albeit (unluckily) graced with the presence of a troublesome grandfather.

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Author's Note


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Well, hello. Reg here!

It's been a while, and I've just uploaded another story.

Yes, I have another that isn't quite finished yet. And no, TPoM is not discontinued. It's just going through a weird process of careful deliberation. I'm actually in the middle of deciding whether to continue it as it is, or just rewrite the whole damn thing.

The reason for it? Well, it's mainly because of the new information about Zelretch and his Kaleidoscope.

In case you guys didn't know, Zelretch's page in Type Moon recently got updated, and the things I wrote down in TPoM about him and what he can do just went out of the window, no thanks to that particular reveal. Good lord, it was a headache to think of the things he can do back then, and now I'm in a dilemma to rewrite the story just because of him.

At the moment, that decision is still up in the air since I'm a bit busy with rl events and the new ideas I got in mind.

Anyways, as for my sudden disappearance and lack of updates, it's because something serious happened in my life around the time I stopped updated TPoM about a year ago. And in case you guys are not aware, TPoM is also available in Web Novel. The story is more updated there, so check it out if you want to read the latest chapters. There's no new chapters, just the ones that I left a year ago.

And you'll also know why I stoppped updating that time, so check the AN at the end (or the AN in TPoM) if you really want to know why I had to stop coming around.

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I don't really want to say it here since I feel like I'm trying to earn sympathy or anything. I just want your patience and understanding if you guys do read the AN.

Also, thank you to those reviewers who are concerned for my well-being. I appreciate the thought, and also to the readers with patience.

I've returned with a new story that might, hopefully, tickle your fancy into reading. It's just the prologue for now, but I'll be updating a real chapter, the first true chapter, of this story soon. I'm just brushing up my writing again, doing some things to stimulate my creativity, you know?

As for the things about this story, it's a multi-crossover, but it's set in one world only.

Here is a list of information about the story...

- Hadrian is still the MC.

- Servants are still a thing in this story. What's a Fate story without Servants, after all?

- There are some characters from FFverse that might make an appearance in this story, along with some others from various games or anime.

- This version of Hadrian is from an alternate universe where he returned to earth (after the Moon Grail War) without Arturia.

- In this story, Hadrian had went through Potterverse and returned to Fateverse, living the rest of his life there.

- Hadrian died in Fateverse, then got reincarnated in a new universe with Zelretch being ahead of him by coincidence.

- Hadrian has mastered the First and Third True Magic, but not yet with the Second Magic, the Kaleidoscope.

- And in this story, Hadriah has full control of the Moon Cell. What that implies, go check out a certain Type Moon page if you want to know more.

While the things I've written in this list seemed to make the MC too OP (which I do shamelessly agree that he is), keep in mind that the MC is not the kind to flaunt his strength. In fact, he would rather hide it and keep it to himself than to show it off. He has restraint, and that alone chains him down from showing off his true capabilities where others might see him, unless forced to.

If he does show off his power, then it won't be in a place where others would see him, or remember his appearance.

He's not some goody-two-shoes hero of justice, just someone who had amassed a great terrifying power through various methods and circumstances, and is trying to be responsible in how to use it.

Of course, the cons of having great power and numerous oppositions will be there for him, so look forward to that.

Anyways, that's all for now.

The first real chapter will be updated soon, so patience please. I'm also recovering from a cold, so it might take some time before it gets uploaded.

Oh, and I'll be creating a pa-treon page too, with new stories uploaded there first.

What those are? Just wait and see.

Of course, latest chapters of this story will go up there too, so please check it out.

Have a good one, guys. Thanks for tuning in!

Au revoir! :)

PS - The 'M' in the title is a hint to the world of the story. I'll change the crossover category once chapter two is uploaded here ;)

PSS - Forgot to include this, but he also has that unknown magic of his, the one that he obtained by accident while studying the First True Magic.