Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 1-2 | Page 408

put me in a fiery furnace to reduce me to ashes, but instead of killing me, it made my eyesight ten times
stronger. I could now see the demons at the other end of Heaven.
Terrified with my power the Jade Emperor asked Buddha for help. Buddha told me that if I could go to the
end of the universe, I would get the Jade Emperor's job. I flew and flew for hours, then I found 5 mountains
which I believed were the end of the universe. I signed my name and flew back to Buddha to be given the
Jade Emperor’s job. But Buddha said, I hadn’t even left the palm of his hand and showed my signature on
his finger. He used the elements to imprison me in the five fingered mountain. At night, I found that I
could fly out of the mountain, so I escaped, but in the morning millions of guards were waiting to kill me.
Instead of fighting, I surrendered and was taken to Buddha, who put me back in the mountain but this time
put a flower that kept me inside. I have been waiting since then.. The monk listened with amazement and
awe at the story of my power and strength. Somehow, even though I didn’t want to help him, something in
me wanted to protect him from the demons all around. This weak man was going out on the most difficult
journey ever and I suddenly had a desire to protect him. May be I shall help him- just a bit, as I the Sun
Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven does not have to listen to anyone.