Mother's dark love

Mordred and Artoria

Fate Stay

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-Shirou's house-

Shirou looked at the man with the red lance in his hand with nervousness since this was a man who had literally killed him once and had come back to do it once more.

"Heh, I'm going to enjoy this." He said while charging at Shirou.

Shirou closed his eyes while a scabbard that lay on the floor started glowing. It then created a wind storm as it pushed the man back.

"What the?" He said before seeing a blond woman with green eyes, a blue armor dress and holding what seemed like a sword in one hand.

The woman looked at him before frowning. "Lancer, leave or I will be your opponent."

"Oh?" he smirked while twirling his weapon. "I'm impressed that guy could summon a servant at this moment. And judging from your weapon, you're Saber, am I right?"

She frowned. "What of it?"

"Because it doesn't matter what the class is, I doubt you can protect yourself and your new master with my power at this distance and in this confined space."

She frowned at that as Lancer charged at her. "Care to try testing my patience dog!"

He swung his lance before she swung her invisible blade up with both clashing.

All the while Shirou was confused, scared and tempted to run away but he was rooted in place. 'Is this really happening? Did a woman just show up out of nowhere and is fighting this guy?'

"Stand aside!"

"You first!"

Both clashed with the other with their weapons blocking each of their blows.

'Maybe I should try and help her since she's trying to save me.' Shirou thought before seeing that the blue suited man was about to strike her in the gut with his lance. He glanced and spotted a pipe nearby and grabbed it before rushing over and let out a cry before swinging it and prayed he made it in time.

Fortunately he did, but….he got struck in the arm by the blade as blood seeped everywhere, even on the girl's armor.

"AHHH!" he cried out in pain while Saber was stunned while Lancer smirked at the act.

"So you are trying to play hero huh," he laughed not noticing that Saber's armor was glowing. "Well I will let you die like one!"

"Master get ba-" Saber tried to say before looking at her armor.

It glowed brighter until you can see the dark red magic circles around it.

A blast of fire appeared as it shot out and landed in front in front of them. The fire died down as a massive knight with silver armor decorated with red lines, sporting a helmet with horns, and holding a large sword with red markings and made of pure silver. It's gaze was full of pure rage and fury as the flames around the knight died to an ember.

The knight turned to Saber then at Shirou before looking at Lancer. "You dare harm the king," the knight then slashed at Lancer. "That is my destiny you common dog!"

"AH!" he cried out while stunned. "T-That's impossible! You can't summon two….servants."

"I care not for this, you harmed the king and you will," it's sword turned blood red as it got ready to string as the armor started to fade revealing briefly a girl similar to Saber but with some more revealing red clothes. "Die! Clarent Blood Arthur: Rebellion Against My Beautiful Father!"

The sword was swung as a wave of pure red hate shot through and destroyed some parts of the house and sent Lancer back with a massive cut to the chest.

'Good god! Who is that?!' he thought in pain.

The knight growled while charging at him like a mad animal. "You shall die by my blade Clarent!"

"W-Who is that?" groaned Shirou with shock.

Saber looked at the knight with confusion before recalling the final battle in her time. 'Mordred. So you are a servant as well.'

The knight slashed and jabbed at Lancer as said servant narrowly dodged the attacks. "FIGHT ME! FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!"

'Is this guy insane!?' He thought before getting stabbed in the arm.

"YOU ARE WEAK!" The knight yelled before kicking him out of the hole. "You don't deserve to harm the king! NOR HER SON!"

'Son!' Both Lancer and Shirou thought in shock as Saber frowned at the lie.

"Now leave or I will have your head!" The knight yelled while charging up another attack.

Lancer complied, albeit tricky due to his injuries and ran off.

"Now with that dog gone." The knight said before pointing the blade at Saber. "We will fight father!"

"Father?" spoke Shirou before blinking. "But, she's a woman."

"That's not of your concern knave! Now back away or I will cut you down myself!"

"Stand down." Saber frowned. "I may not be king anymore but you shall not harm this boy!"

The knight growled. "So you care for this boy then your own flesh and blood? How noble, for a heartless king!"

"I am not heartless Mordred!"

The knight growled again. "Then why did you shatter my innocence! You were the perfect king yet you crushed it by making me a bastard child! One unfit for the throne!"

"I did it because Morgan was using you! And your rage towards me would have made you unworthy!"

"Like I care! I wanted to be like you yet you killed me!" Mordred yelled while charging at her, her blade, Clarent growling red. "NOW I WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD FATHER!"

Shirou saw this and stood in front of Saber. "Please STOP!"

Mordred felt her body freezing as Shirou's hand glowed red. She growled and tried swinging, but felt her body slowly stop. "Damn you…." 'I had her! I had her but this guy stopped me!'

"Look, maybe we should all calm down. I don't know what's going on, but it's serious." he spoke with a wince. "And I need to get my arm fixed up."

"Yes master." Saber said before looking at Mordred with a sad smile. 'Even if I had to kill you, I did care about you….my child.'

(Later)

"So wait." Shirou said while getting the info straight. "You are heros from a mystic cup that grants wishes, there are mage's out their that can use magic and summon servants, I'm a mage, and you are….King Arthur, or Artoria and Mordred?"

"Yes."

"You're correct boy."

"Wow...I mean, wow."

"So boy." Mordred said. "Do you understand why I must kill father?"

"I get why you'd have a grudge, but why do you keep calling him your dad when it's clear Saber is a woman?"

"I can answer that." Saber sighed. "When I was king, Merlin decided to...prank me by giving me a...cock."

"Wait huh?!"

"Yes….anyway. Morgen Le Fay found out and took my seed and well…." She pointed to Mordred. "Made a homunculus for it."

"And you never found out I was your child until our final battle." Mordred said. "You and everyone else thought I was male because I was told never to take this armor off in public."

"If I knew you were my child I never would have raised my sword to you."

"Tch, you would have because you were king. And kings protect their people from invaders and traitors." Mordred frowned. "I would have stayed my hand if you gave me the throne father! But no you thought I was garbage. Just like mom said-"

"SHE LIES!" Saber interrupted. "I cared about you! That woman fed you lies for her own gain!"

"Like I could believe you." Mordred said before looking at Shirou. "Now boy, get this one thing straight, command me to strike down enemies but if you force me to stop my assault on father I will not hesitate to kill you."

He gulped. "Duly noted."

"Now what is for diner? All I had was blood in my lungs."

"Um….it was just cooked ham."

"Then make it. I'm starving."

Shirou complied and headed to the kitchen while Artoria and Mordred looked at each other.

"You are a fool." Mordred said coldly. "You act like you care for me but in reality you find me a freak of nature."

"That's not the least bit true. You may have been born through different means, but that doesn't change the fact you were born with my seed."

"Yet you showed no love for me. With my last breath I called out for you but you never looked at me."

"I didn't want to see my child die."

"Well your child died yet you didn't comfort her. What kind of parent would coldly let death take them?"

"One that didn't want to cry." She said sadly. "I wanted to stay strong and not show weakness, but that doesn't mean I wasn't weeping when you passed on."

Mordred looked at her in surprise. "You weeped for me? Me a bastard child?"

"You aren't a bastard child. You are my daughter and I….I'm sorry for everything that happen in the past. If I could change it all I would have raised and loved you like a real mother would."

"...father…." Mordred said. "You...are a fool! Like I would fall for your tricks! I don't need your pity!" She got up and walked away. "And I don't need you father!"

"Mordred!"

Slam!

Saber looked at the closed door while feeling a pang in her heart that continued to grow like a weed. 'Mordred….'

(Weeks later)

After that day, things changed a little. Shirou was getting stronger in magic, Mordred was still rage filled but calmer than before especially around Shirou and to some extent Saber.

But Saber was feeling depressed, ok depressed is a small word, more like anguishing. Each time she tried to talk with her daughter she would be ignored and it made Saber want to curl up and disappear right there.

It didn't help that Shirou told her that he liked both her and Mordred. Especially when Mordred kissed him once to test if she was bi. Which she was but didn't show at all. In Saber's eyes, she was close to taking out Excalibur and plunging it down her torso.

'Why can't she see I'm honest? I just want her to see me as her mother!' She thought before Mordred, without her armor on, walked by.

She looked at Saber before flipping her off and walking away.

Saber gripped her hands before walking out to the backyard before falling to her knees and broke down crying.

That was when Shirou walked by to get some laundry dried. He noticed Saber and dropped the laundry basket and ran towards her. "Saber, what's wrong?!"

"It hurts! I try and try, but nothing changes!"

"What doesn't?"

"My daughter! She still hates me even when I try to care for her!" She cried. "Shirou! I don't think I can live anymore with a child that hates me!"

"Saber you can't talk like that. I'm sure Mordred loves you very much deep down inside."

"Then why did she flip me off everyday? Why ignore and constantly try to kill me?!" She cried while hugging Shirou. "She doesn't love me, she hates me. She….hates me…."

Shirou hugged her back and rubbed her back with concern. Not knowing that Mordred was watching from behind a door.

"Shirou….what should I do? I don't want her to hate me. I want...her to love me…" she sobbed. "I want her to see me as a mother...even once…."

"Don't worry Saber." Shirou reassured her. "I know she still loves you, even if she is a bit….cold."

"But...what if she…" Saber said before crying harder.

'I've never seen father like this. All I've seen her as is serious without much emotion.' Mordred thought while peeking at the scene. 'Not even when I served father in the round table did she show such emotion…'

"I just feel like….ending it all. Just taking my sword….and leaving."

"Saber." Shirou said with a stern tone. "Don't say that. I need you and Mordred needs her mother."

"She doesn't need me."

"She does." He said. "Just give her time, I promise she will come around."

"...fine." Saber sniffed while Mordred quietly walked away. "Thank you...Shirou."

"Anytime Saber."

(With Mordred)

'What did I just see?' She thought while raiding the fridge for some milk. 'Father acting….like a human? But she never...ugh this is so confusing!'

She took the milk out and started guzzling it down. 'Really what's with father? It's like she cares about me.' She thought. 'But mother said I was nothing to him but….why do I feel off?'

That's when Shirou walked by. "Oh! Hey Mordred, thirsty I take it?" he tried joking.

"Yes." She said while looking at Shirou. "So how's father?"

"Um...good, training." he lied.

She looked at him and nodded. "Shirou, tell me…..am I cold?"

"What do you mean?" he feigned oblivious while going to grab a snack.

"I mean am I cold to father?" She frowned. "Am I hurting her?"

'Do I tell her the truth or lie?' He thought as Mordred walked towards him.

"Tell me Shirou, just tell me if I'm hurting father."

"...yes."

Her eyes widened. "What?! But father is perfect! She wouldn't let her emotions affect her!"

"Well it's true, she was crying out there."

"...how?" She said clenching her hands. "How could that happen? Father….she's not like that!"

"But she was. Saber was crying and tempted to take her own life because you hurt her heart Mordred." he sighed. "I'm not telling you to like her, but I truly believe in you, there's a spark that does love Saber."

Mordred looked at Shirou with a mix of anger and sadness. "But how, I took her kingdom, killed her….betrayed her. But then why would father love me after all that...I'm a freak! Not worthy of her! So HOW DOES SHE STILL CARE FOR ME?!"

"Because she knows it's not true!" he yelled back at her.

She flinched. "Father is l-"

"No she's not! Saber loves you Mordred! Yet you think she's one evil woman! Open your eyes and stop seeing her as an enemy but your own mother!"

She reeled back before Shirou left the kitchen. 'Was it all true? Does father...love me?'

(Later)

Mordred walked towards Saber's room while feeling nervous. Nervous about the answer to her question that burned in her heart. 'Does father love me?'

She gulped before knocking on the door.

"Yes?" Called out Saber in a false happy tone. "I'm kind of busy."

"Father….its me."

The sound of rustling was heard as the sound of metal on floor board echoed before Saber opened the door with a false smile and with red eyes. "Oh, hello Mordred."

"Can I come in?" Mordred asked nervously. "I want to talk…"

She nodded while letting Mordred into the room. "What is it you want to talk about?"

"Father, is it true you...care about me?" She asked while sitting on the bed. "Shirou said you did but I'm not convinced."

Saber looked at her while a small sad smile appeared across her face. "Do you want the truth?"

"Yes father. Please tell me."

"Honestly if I saw you scowl at me once more, I would have sliced my throat open because I've felt like my presence in this world was a mistake."

Mordred's eyes widened. "W-What?! Father you're not serious! Tell me you're not serious about that!?"

"I'm serious Mordred. If you didn't talk to me right now….I would have succeeded in killing myself." Saber said honestly. "I know you hate me but….I never once hated you. I loved you so much but having to be treated like dirt by my own child...it's like a thousand swords in my heart."

'What?! She was serious!' "Father! Why didn't you just upright tell me?!"

"You never gave me the chance." she frowned. "All you kept doing was ignore me or send me hatred, even though I kept trying over and over and over AND OVER!" she cried slamming her hands onto the table with tears.

"Father...I -I didn't know." Mordred said. "I thought….you would have...just...hated me like mother said."

"She was lying to you! She used you and toss you aside! If I knew you were my child I would have been there for you!" Saber cried. "I love you too much yet you hate me!"

'She...really does love...me?' she thought before Saber moved over and pulled her into a tight hug. "...father."

"Mordred...I'm sorry for everything." Saber cried. "I'm sorry for not being the perfect mother….just….don't hate me my child."

She felt her rage towards Saber slowly fade as a feeling of love and hurt built up until it was a raging fire. "F-Father….I'm the one that should have….said that…." she felt tears before hugging Saber back and started sobbing. "Father….I'm sorry!"

Both cried and sobbed as tears of sadness and hurt poured out in tears of pure despair.

Shirou was passing by and glanced in before smiling at the scene. 'Looks like they finally talked. I just hope they feel better emotionally.'

Mother and daughter kept crying for a while and kept the hug up. But after what felt like years, they felt their tears dry and their voices cracked from the crying.

"Father….forgive this fooling girl. I...I didn't mean all of it…" Mordred said sadly.

"It's alright Mordred, it's alright."

"No it's not. I hurt you father." She said. "What kind of daughter hurts their parent?!"

"One that was mislead." Saber said. "But I'm here now, and I promise we will remake this bond."

"F-Father…." she spoke before Saber held her face and moved closer before their lips met. 'The lips of...a loved one…'

Saber pulled back. "That Mordred, is my proof that I will always love you."

Mordred nodded. "Yes...father." 'It felt so warm.'

"Now, would you care to sleep in my bed tonight?"

Mordred nodded as Saber walked towards the other end of the bed and got under the covers. "Father….I...I love you."

Saber smiled at that as Mordred got under the sheets. "I love you too Mordred."

The two former enemies now rekindled parent and daughter smiled at one another as they fell into a long awaited sleep.