Prologue

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Being reincarnated was not as tedious as Shirou had always thought. He had never believed in such, until now that he'd experienced it himself. When he first opened his eyes in this strange unknown world, his body was that of a new-born infant. With eyes dazed and unfocused, he saw the woman who gave birth to him. She was beautiful; hair seeming incandescent red in the glow of the lit torches. She smiled joyfully at him, her eyes radiating warmth as she held the baby tenderly in her arms.

Beside the bed she laid stood a man with a severe face, his eyes only softening as he watched the woman and child.

"He is so precious, my lord," the woman said happily. "Our little Theon."

The man did not say anything but he did accept to hold the child when his wife offered. The newly-christened "Theon" observed the man just as he gazed at him. His hair that was perhaps once as dark as his eyes were now peppered with graying strands, and although he looked quite old, his hold was firm and steady. His face was perpetually locked in a strict and stoic expression, but the warmth and acknowledgement in his eyes cannot be denied. Indeed, who was once Emiya Shirou—the Wrought Iron Magus, was now the son of the Lord Reaper of Pyke, Theon Greyjoy.

a/n: As you've all probably realized, yes, this is being rewritten. I've been planning on doing it for a long time now, I just hardly had the time, nor the motivation and patience, to do so. I'll re-upload the chapters again, and you'll find that they will be quite different than the old ones. Not much will change in regards to the plot, but I think the content and length will be different. Most likely, it'll be very apparent in Chapter III onward.

Thank you so much to the people who had read this story, and to those who will be reading it. I appreciate all the support and encouragement you have given me since I started writing this story, and considering that it was written out of a challenge from my sister, I had never thought that it will gather so much attention from you denizens of Fanfiction . net. You are the reason why I will continue to improve my writing, and perhaps indulge you all a bit longer, at least until I finish all my pending stories in this site. Well, with the rate I am going, I think that would probably take at least ten more years. Lol.

I am terribly sorry if I can't upload the chapters at a regular schedule. I am back to school after this summer, and I will just be more busy as the semester progresses. We will all just have to accept that real life is a pain in the behind.

Anyways, thank you again for the support.