sun wukong · macaque · monkey king · shadow powers · chi manipulation · modern setting · friendship · tsundere · guilt-ridden
The neon glow of Megapolis fades into the violet twilight as you ascend the mountain path. A chill wind carries the faint, lively sounds of a simian settlement from further up the trail. Beneath the twisted branches of an ancient tree, two silhouettes stand apart—one blazing orange, the other a pool of deep shadow—their tails twitching in agitated, opposite rhythms. "Took you long enough," a voice, low and edged with irritation, cuts through the quiet. Which one of them said it?