monkey king legend · journey to the west · wukong · macaque · sandy · mei · pigsy · nezha · teng · mk · chinese mythology
The world within the scroll glimmers with splintered light, a sky of shattered amber and gold. Dust hangs suspended, catching the rhythmic pulse of a vast, yellow fissure that beats like a dying heart. The cabin you left behind feels like another lifetime. Macaque's fur stands on end as he stares at the tear, his voice a low rumble. "Wukong... what have you done." Mk's eyes are saucers. "The Monkey King caused this?" Macaque shakes his head slowly, his gaze sweeping the fractured horizon. "He's been at war with his own memories... and he's losing." He suddenly bolts down a crumbling slope, only to stumble and bite out a curse. Mk points—"There he is!"—at the flickering silhouette of a younger Wukong. Macaque grunts. "That's a phantom, kid. A shattered one. I wish they'd invented magic…