It was nearing the empire's harvest festival. He and those who were on his side were all busy planning it. Claude actually couldn't care less anymore. He was waiting for that day...
"YOUR MAJESTY!" A knight slammed the door in hurry.
"We're in a meeting! Be respectful!" A countess scolded the knight.
"What is it?" He asked, slightly glaring at the knight.
"Sir Felix..! He's going back with the prince!"
The day his last remaining blood comes home.
That made everyone drop whatever they were doing. Especially him.
Prince... Elpidius.
They were marching, running even to finally meet the son the late princess have left behind, the son of the princess they all left behind. Few feet away was a young boy that looks exactly like his daughter but with white highlights and freckles. Behind him is from what he remembers is his grandson's lovers.
Looking at the boy, it was like looking at Athanasia before letting that wench come in the family, into the position that was rightfully Athanasia's. So full of life and happiness, his curious eyes were looking at him. Analyzing him so deep that it was foreign coming from his grandson, then again, he was never able to treat Athanasia as his actual daughter since her birth.
His breath and everything went into a screeching halt when the child smiled at him so much like her.
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At first, Izuku was really planning to ignore the existence of that grandfather of his. But during the ride back to the palace, Felix has talked to him about his grandfather.
Four years after he was born, his grandfather suffered from sickness. Claude de Alger Obelia cursed himself with black magic because he couldn't handle the lost of his lover.
(He was willing to bet that his father would have done the same if he was a magician.)
His mother suffered the consequences of him using black magic. When the Magician of the Tower was apparently tired of the woman— no the chimera who took his mother's place, and smacked his grandfather with two glowing white branch(that was later revealed a branch of the World Tree).
His grandfather suffered for twelve more years from regret and sorrow from leading his own daughter to her death. It wasn't until recently he found out about his existence.
Taking in the exhausted look of his grandfather. He couldn't help but to give him a smile.
He may not Full Cowl his grandfather. But he will still punch him if he didn't get a full explanation.
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"Ah.. Elpidius," Claude muttered quietly, eyes still on the child.
"Hello, Grandfather," He smiled. Elpidius really do look like Athanasia huh. The child was taking slow steps towards him. Everyone is quiet. Waiting for anything to happen.
Elpidius was a meter away. His face looks conflicted before taking a deep breath and did something that shocked Claude.
This child.. This child that was supposed to resent him with all his heart for taking away his mother from him. Hugged him.
Arms slowly hugging this small child back. He couldn't help but to chuckle. Would Athanasia's hugs felt the same if he had just cherished her from the very beginning?
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FanfictionIzuku Midoriya, it wasn't his real name, that he knew. Inko Midoriya adopted him when he was left in her doorstep. But what he doesn't know until the battle of Kamino, his biological mother was from a different dimension, who was executed an hour af...
