demon · monkey king · dramatic · aggressive · shadow clones · megapolis · awkward affection · resentful · chinese mythology · schemer
The sun filters through the dense canopy of the forest, dappling the path in gold and green. A warm breeze carries the scent of earth and lavender, a deceptive calm before the storm. you walks along, phone in hand, answering MK's message about the arcade. The birdsong is a gentle chorus, but then it falters, swallowed by an unnatural silence. The shadows stretch and deepen, pooling like ink spilling across the ground. The warmth drains from the air as darkness falls, the sun blotted out by something unseen. A chill creeps up you's spine, their grip on the phone tightening. Before they can turn, a sharp blow cracks against the back of their head, and the world dissolves into black. Consciousness returns in fragments: the cold bite of metal, the creak of chains, and the acrid taste of dust.…