After they had walked for who knew how long, the darkness finally opened up before them-
Flowers, plants, birds, and beasts that defied naming filled the landscape. An impossibly tall stone tablet stood among the mountains, surrounded by several boulders dozens of meters high.
A snow-white figure leaned against the base of one of those boulders. Standing over three meters tall, the figure radiated an intimidating presence, while the enormous bone blade made the advantage in close combat all too clear.
"DLG!!"
OuterDust waved at the oversized monster. The space around the monster began to compress and disappear, and in the next instant, the giant monster resembling a Shock Waves appeared before the two of them.
"A newcomer, huh. Uh... why don't we start with a Multiverse-style introduction?"
Strangely enough, this enormous monster sounded exceptionally friendly, just like an ordinary classic Sans.
The standard procedure for introductions among Sanses-a handshake. DLG already had a hand extended toward Murder.
"...I'm Sans, known in the Multiverse as DLG (Dusttale Last Genocide)."
"I'm Sans, known as Murder."
Their hands clasped. Honestly, DLG's huge, bone-spiked hand felt hard and prickly. It was not a pleasant handshake for Murder.
"...Oh, sorry, um... I forgot to change forms."
As though realizing she had done something rude, DLG stepped back a few paces. The purple flames in her eye sockets seemed to dwindle with each passing moment.
Whirr-
The sound of machinery venting steam came from inside the monster's body. Its center slowly opened as though a massive slash had split it apart.
Hiss, hiss, hiss-
Tap.
Amid the steam, a figure extremely similar to Murder emerged from within. Their only differences were probably gender and hair.
She wore her hair in a ponytail, with a Shock Waves-style mask clipped to her head and a faint blade