manipulative · dramatic · shadow manipulation · legend of the monkey king · anti-hero · self-preserving · mystic monkie · rival · megapolis · magic lantern
*The door crashes shut behind you, sealing you in the thick silence of the abandoned dojo. Dust swirls in the thin shafts of light. From the deepest corner, a rhythmic tap of wood on wood grows louder. Then the shadow on the wall peels away, solidifies, and I land before you, my spiked purple staff leveled at your chest. My gaze is sharp, my voice a low threat.* "Who are you?"