Mother of Monsters

On the day of her twenty-eighth birthday, Tsugi Ai, who suffers from an emotional disorder, calmly decided to die.

But as she lay peacefully in bed, waiting for death, a package suddenly arrived. Caught off guard, she embarked on a journey to save children who had lost all hope.

No child in this world should have to suffer. If no one loved them, then she would.

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"Oh my, you're a hurt child."

It was the first time countless children heard the voice of a "mother": gentle and warm, filled with unparalleled tenderness.

"Come, come to Mother."

And so, they crawled toward [Mother] with their limbs twisted, giving it everything they had. Even if they died, under their mother's forgiving gaze, their corpses would surely become stepping stones to [Mother]'s glory!

"Impossible! Fear of the concept of a 'mother' could never give birth to such a powerful curse!"

Someone was afraid.

Of course! The love and hatred of an entire world are so insignificant!

That's why "Mother" could pinpoint parallel worlds and take the poor children, battered by wind and rain, under her wing.

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I.

[If, I mean, if: survival, breathing, struggling to stay alive... If all the instincts a person is born with were taken away before they could even recognize them, then when a child raised that way puts the world and himself on opposite sides of a scale, what choice will he make?]

[She returned a part of herself to him, her blood and tears, as if giving birth to him all over again.]

"Mother saved me. She gave me love without reservation. Whether the world survives or is destroyed means nothing to me. I follow only Mother's wishes as my one and only truth. Bleh!" The white-haired divine child stuck out his tongue, pulling down his tiny sunglasses with a mischievous grin.

"...Was I really this annoying before?" The white-haired big cat flexed his knuckles, itching for a fight.

II.

[If I were a maggot, rotting mud, a handful of shattered, filthy water, then everyone would be better off walking around someone as wretched and despicable as me. But, but why, even when I've fallen so low... can I still see her beautiful, sorrowful face reflected in my heart? My heart beats for her. I want to, I want to...]

[If, faced with a cruel world, I lose the courage to rise again, then I shall surrender myself to her, wholeheartedly and blindly following this solemn, inviolable, glorious decree.]

"I have nowhere to go but here. No one in this horrible world will accept me. Please, I beg you, don't take away my last refuge..."

The young man's frail body trembled with fear, but his pupils contracted with excitement.

"...What a joke. You're just as vile as I am. Why pretend? That innocent look makes me sick."

Dazai loosened his tie and disgustedly picked up the other man's gun from the floor.

III.

["You will die surrounded by the crowd." A brilliant, dazzling ideal. Every part of him was exposed to the public eye. His kindness and passion shone with a candor clearer than the sun. He never complained or let out a mournful sigh. He was a sun destined to die.]

[No one is born destined to die. She walked along the shore at dusk and scooped up the fading light from the far end of the horizon.]

"You like Mother? Great, I like her too! Haha, that makes us enemies now!"

The sunny, cheerful little tiger scratched his head, then foolishly drew a cursed tool from behind his back.

"I don't have to die surrounded by the crowd anymore...? That's such a relief."

Gazing quietly at a face identical to his own, Itadori smiled with genuine happiness and drew his weapon too.

The neurotic Moonlight Beast, haunted by the past like a maggot burrowing into his bones; the stray dog, without a heart or tears, neither good nor evil; the weirdo with the strange bangs, obsessed with worshipping evil gods...

People were stunned to find familiar faces at "Mother's" side, with their personalities twisted beyond belief.

Faced with "Mother" and their parallel-world counterparts, the normal people of this world were speechless:

There was something oddly familiar about this...

WTW and TZZ, who had somehow ended up on the other side, cheered:

Hell yeah! Let's destroy the world!

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"Become my child. I will love you forever and ever."

-- A note before you read (content warnings! Extremely important!) --

This is a work with an extremely chaotic evil alignment. Here you'll find [young WTW not caring at all about being used by others], [a fragile young TZZ whose spouse cheats on him], [an emotionless hunter with rabbit ears], and other OOC worlds (ew).

If just those summaries make you think, "Wow, is the author insane?", you've probably got the gist of this story's unhinged tone. If you're a stickler for canon, a one-character-only fan, or a source-material enthusiast, or if you're the kind of reader who asks, "How can you write it like this?", feel free to look elsewhere. It's too chaotic here for a quiet meal (frantically gesturing) (twisting) (gnawing on fingers in the dark).

But! (Standing tall and proud) If this is exactly your thing...

Then come on in! (Welcome!)

Also check out my upcoming story: Don't Starve: Bungou Stray Dogs

With a blink, Ayana Chinatsu found herself in a strange new world.

The culprit was a rabbit called the Don't Starve Roleplaying System!

"Young lady, put on a secret identity, play a Don't Starve character, and unleash your talents in another world!"

From then on, in Yokohama, where the winds of fate blew and events took dramatic turns, all sorts of bizarre, supernatural beings appeared and vanished without a trace, setting the land ablaze with a riot of monsters.

"Big sis, wait for me! I've found another way for us to reunite!"

"Pfft! Cough, cough, cough!!"

A little blonde girl hopped happily into the river and, with a headbutt, broke the ribs of the bandage monster floating there for the nth time.

"Burn, burn, burn! Hahaha! Burn, burn, burn! We can burn it all!"

The red-haired girl held a torch, hands on her hips, laughing wildly. A special flame stretched across the entire harbor, sweeping everything away as she laughed.

"Help! Miss Willow's gone crazy again! Hurry, go to headquarters and get Executive Nakahara!"

"Oh, look at this place! There are countless fun things to do! I love fun! Ta-da! My best trick: rabbit magic!"

A little red demon politely took off his hat and tipped it to the terrified prisoner. Smiling, he reached into the hat and pulled out the man's head.

Outside the dungeon, Sakaguchi Ango sighed, trying to convince himself.

"It's just a necessary sacrifice..."

More and more strange people appeared. People suddenly realized that there seemed to be countless connections between them.

Gods, monsters, the moon, shadows...

The true world hidden behind everyday life was slowly revealing its secrets to everyone.

Ayana Chinatsu, who was only running between different settings to play her roles: ...

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Keeping the story consistent is exhausting!

Please, stop imagining things that aren't there!

-- Before You Read --

No secret identities are revealed. It's pure showing off. The game-related content doesn't follow the original game's setting completely, and you can read it even if you've never played Don't Starve. Fans of the game will have no trouble following along either.

Absolutely devoted to the protagonist. The romance is a big mix-and-match, so read whatever you like. Even a love triangle between the protagonist, a Mandrake, and the Shadow Weaver is fine (what?).

A blanket apology for everything: if you think something is wrong, you're right, and I'm sorry in advance. I'm truly sorry for accidentally giving you a bad reading experience. Please forgive me, but it's okay if you don't.

And finally.

Don't Starve, start!

Theme: Be gentle with the world, and bring a spark of hope to dark lives