Well, people, I'm back for a little while. This time, focusing on one shots. So this is the start of my series of one shots focusing on various senshi and servants from Type-Moon's Fate/ series.

The first one I was originally considering Hotaru and the most well known character of the Fate/ Series, Saber (Arturia Pendragon), but as I went over some of the rosters, I thought Frankenstein from Fate/Apocrypha would be perfect considering how similar the two are. If you want a picture, look it up on the Type-Moon wiki.

In any case, here is the first one. Please enjoy.


Who is the Real Monster?

She finally did it. Now the girl, Hotaru Tomoe looked at the three seals on her hand. She was a master in the Holy Grail War. Her servant was the Berserker class, Frankenstein. However, it was not like the way Frankenstein was viewed in the media. Instead of a huge green skinned man, it was a rather petite woman standing at 170 cm with pink hair and bangs covering her gold and silver eyes, a horn on her forehead to act as a lightning rod, two large gold bolts on the side of her head, and, though it seemed strange, a wedding dress.

"Hotaru, this is your servant. Now go, win the Holy Grail for the Tomoe family," said her father.

The girl looked at her servant and the servant looked back, letting out a slow grunt. Hotaru approached Frankenstein, at first a little scared. While she couldn't be blamed, the servant did take a little offense to that and grunted in disapproval.

Somehow, Hotaru knew what was wrong and quickly apologized. She knew better than to do that. Hotaru had a monster in herself therefore was considered a monster. It made perfect sense from that logic, why her servant was Frankenstein. Another petite figure with monstrous power. So from that day on, Hotaru spent her time with her servant, though they never really had a conversation. But words were never necessary between them.

"A slow minded monster and a quiet freak, how fitting," spoke the blonde assistant to Hotaru's father. Frankenstein didn't move, didn't make a sound, in no way challenged the insulting words. However, Hotaru didn't say anything either.

Instead, she spent the night crying herself to sleep as usual with Frankenstein sitting in the corner hugging her knees. It was at occasions such as this that the timid servant would show her concern for her master by covering the girl and wiping away her tears, but should Hotaru wake up, Frankenstein would always retreat back into the corner.

Sadly, their time together was limited to only a few years. Now, the Holy Grail War had begun, and the seven masters and servants would enter mortal combat with each other. Hotaru and Frankenstein were the unfortunate ones, as their opponent was among the most powerful servants. The legendary King of Heroes, Gilgamesh.

"Such a disgusting meat doll and a pathetic little girl dare to gaze upon me and even call themselves my opponents? SUCH IMPUDENCE!" The king of Babylon, clad in his golden armor, raised his hand and activated his noble phantasm, opening several portals. "May your deaths show you the ignorance of your ways," he said, as multiple spears, swords, and axes shot at Hotaru and Frankenstein from the portals.

"Gruuah," roared Frankenstein as her insanity took over and she began to bat away as many weapons as she could with her mace. Unfortunately, it was not enough as the blades pierced her arms, legs, and torso. But despite the damage she had taken, the berserker class servant had successfully protected her master, and with her B ranked endurance, was still able to fight.

Hotaru, however, watched in horror at the suffering her servant was going through. This was the Holy Grail War that her father had prepared her for? It was nothing but barbarism. To be shredded by blades and to cry in pain was not the reason she brought Frankenstein into this world. She then remembered the words to the summoning ritual.

I will be all that is good in the world. What a load of crap! Would the good allow someone to undergo this pain? No. Hotaru felt like the lowest person in the world at that moment. She'd never stood up for Frankenstein, yet the quiet servant had comforted her and now, she was defending her.

Hotaru looked at Frankenstein who was now down on one knee as a sword went into her shoulder. "Why did I let them call her a monster? I'm the monster," Hotaru mumbled.

"No…No More," she told herself and approached her downed servant.

This caught the attention of Gilgamesh and the King of Heroes directed his weapons towards her, shooting a spear and a sword into her legs. In normal cases, this would have been more than enough to cause her to cry, but she bit her lip and held back her tears. Instead, she focused her energy and crawling towards her servant.

Gilgamesh looked on and laughed. "Interesting, let's see how far your determination can get you, maggot." He sent another sword through her ribs and another through her left arm, laughing at her agonized expression.

However, this did not stop Hotaru. She used all of her upper body strength to drag herself towards her servant.

Frankenstein noticed this and grunted in concern for her master. Yet Hotaru still came closer, leaving several trails of blood in her path. "It's alright, Frankenstein…I'm going to do my part as your master. I'm going to be there for you," Hotaru told her servant, cupping her cheek with her working hand.

Frankenstein, for the first and last time, showed emotion as a tear rolled down her cheek. She lifted her arm and placed her hand on her master's hand and pulled it away from her face. Sadly, that was the very last thing they would both do as Gilgamesh delivered the final blow using his Noble Phantasm.

The final sword struck Hotaru in the head while the one aimed for Frankenstein went through her mace where her heart was located. However, the final sword went through both of their hands, pinning them down together on the pavement.

Gilgamesh looked at the two of them with annoyance as their death had been a surprisingly happy one, not to his liking at all. He turned around and faded into spirit form, leaving the corpses.

By the time Hotaru's body was found, Frankenstein had faded away. However, she died with some redemption and was no longer the monster she made herself out to be. Instead, despite being separated from her servant, Hotaru and Frankenstein could both rest in a world where there were no real monsters.