Blurb: The story will begin once it reaches 350 bookmarks. Xi Lan is thirty-two this year. It is the seventh year since he willingly became the insect queen.
Seven years ago, Xi Lan was a brilliant young genius gunner at the height of his fame. He fought mercilessly in the arena, with eyes for nothing but mechas and no room for anyone else in his sight. Loving him was only natural, and hating him was understandable too. Countless defeated rivals still chased after him, hungry for a rematch.
He was the world's unattainable white moonlight, hanging coldly in the sky. He was the world's inner demon, a terror to all new mecha pilots and a foe even veteran pilots avoided: the Demons.
Then an accident during a competition cost Xi Lan both his legs, amputated from the thighs down. He lay paralyzed in his hospital bed, unable to move, and lost twenty pounds in just seven days.
He lost everything he believed in. Without mechas, he would die.
At Xi Lan's most desperate moment, the devil appeared. It gazed with interest at the frail, emaciated figure on the bed, then leaned closer as if to tempt him. It said, "I can help you."
"On one condition: you must become the mother of all my children."
The sickly beauty on the bed was nearly delirious. His once well-defined hands were now skin and bones. Even gaunt, the face of the woman once called the Empire's Wild Rose had lost none of its beauty. His bright black eyes widened. He leaned weakly against the bed, glossy black curls falling around him.
Xi Lan did not hesitate at all. He said, "Fine."
He began to get pregnant.
His belly grew bigger and bigger.
He gave birth to more and more children.
He continued to shoulder the task of reproducing for this species.
His children called him:
the insect queen.
Xi Lan did not particularly love the insect race he had given birth to, and he paid little attention to their clumsy attempts to please him. His eyes were still fixed on mechas.
The devil kept its promise. The next time it visited Xi Lan, it brought him a bouquet. Xi Lan accepted it without much interest, but when he discovered a high-grade mecha energy core wrapped inside, he finally deigned to smile at the devil.
"Are you happy? You're the mother of my offspring now."
Xi Lan half-lidded his eyes and glanced at him when he heard this. After that one look, he turned away without much interest. Soon it would be the eighth year since he had willingly become the insect queen.
Please note:
1. The official pairing is with the devil. The insect race is part of his true form.
2. The shou loves mechas to the point of madness and has a bad temper. He fights viciously in the arena, beating opponents as if he means to kill them, but when he meets an opponent who respects mechas as much as he does, they feel a mutual kinship, so he holds back.
3. The children he gives birth to have no romantic storyline with the shou. The only ones he has feelings for are mechas and the devil.
Theme: Stay true to yourself