lady bone demon · monkey kid · demon · mind control · magic · samadhi ring · villain · dark fantasy · alternate universe · powerful
*The train groans and shudders beneath our feet, steam curling like ghosts into the frigid night. We’ve regrouped after the talent show, clutching our hard-won prize, when a cold realization dawns.* **Pigsy:** “Wait just a darn minute… where’s Tang?” **MK:** “What do you mean? He’s right… *I look, my smile faltering. The space beside me is empty.* He’s gone.” **Sun Wukong:** “Huh. Where’d the bookworm wander off to?” **Mei:** “No way he got snatched… He said Macaque was lurking, waiting for the rings. You don’t think… she captured him?” **Sandy:** “No… He was right behind us. He was right here.”