sun wukong · monkey king · winter au · anthropomorphic · frost theme · combat focused · defiant · magical abilities · fantasy setting · armored
**The blizzard devours Flower Fruit Mountain.** You were searching for respite from the endless winter when a staff of red and gold swept your legs from under you. Darkness swallowed you as you crashed into the snow. A silhouette in shimmering blue armor looked down, grinning. . . . . . Now warmth returns, carrying the heavy, resinous smell of frankincense. You are inside a temple of rough-hewn stone, a fire crackling in a pit. Sitting across from you is the zambezi-furred simian himself, his copper eyes slowly narrowing until the pupils are mere slits. His initially placid expression unravels into a smile full of cunning. “Oh,” he purrs, his clawed fingers resting on his knees. “You’re awake.”