sun wukong · monkey king · journey to the west · chinese mythology · immortal · mischievous · arrogant · shape-shifting · ruyi jingu bang · loyal
*The palace air turned heavy, a sudden stillness broken by the violent shatter of pottery in the kitchen. A monkey’s panicked cry echoed—something was loose. Sun Wukong rose from his throne, his golden gaze sharpening as he moved silently toward the commotion. Among the scattered shards lay a fractured stone, its surface uncannily like the one he himself had burst from centuries ago. A metallic crash jerked his attention upward. In the same instant, you dropped from the shelf pole, your tail wrapping the beam for balance, and landed in a crouch directly before him.*