Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 3 2018 | Page 212

Sun Wukong retrieved some more fruits and water and was once again on his way to find the magical herb for Xuan Zang . Suddenly , Sun Wukong and the White Dragon Horse heard a cackle of laughter as the white figure floated down and revealed herself . “ I am the White Bone Spirit , and it ’ s such a wonderful thing you ’ re here , Sun Wukong .” With a snap of her fingers , skeletal hands reached from the soil and wrapped around Sun Wukong ’ s ankles , keeping him a prisoner of the White Bone Spirit . “ What do you want ? I ' m kind of in a hurry here .” Sun Wukong asked as he casually shakes off the bone hands , thanks to his incredible strength .
“ Well you see ,” the White Bone Spirit began , irritated but patient “ I want to become immortal , but the only way I can do that is to eat Xuan Zang . But you have to help me get rid of those two disciples of his , Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing , or I ' ll just kill you , darling ."
“ Yeah right , as if you ' ll be able to kill me , I ' m immortal , guess that ' s too bad , isn ' t it , darling ?” Sun Wukong grinned . The White Bone Spirit ’ s eyes filled with fury , as she revealed her true monstrous self . In one moment , her fury had caused a fire . Red hot flames licked at Wu Kong as he yelped in pain and leaped away . Using his magical staff , Wukong whacked the Bone Spirit in the head and momentarily shocked her , then the White Dragon Horse came to the rescue ! It transformed back into a dragon and started breathing fire on the White Bone Spirit even more as she wailed in pain . Slowly , without escape , all that remained of her was just a pile of ashes . The Gold Star of Venus then appeared and greeted Sun Wukong . “ Hello , Wukong ! I have found a way to retrieve the herb to cure Tripitaka ! Follow me into the Cave of Wonders , and you have to help me find the gemstone that is the quietest . Then the antidote and herb will appear .”
Sun Wukong arrived at the mouth of the cave and ventured inside . The moment he stepped in , gemstones scattered and they started saying things like “ Pick me ! Pick me !” but the monkey stepped over all these gemstones , knowing that they aren ’ t the ones that he was looking for . At the end of the Cave of Wonders , Sun Wukong had almost given up hope , until he saw a quiet rock sitting by itself in a shadowy corner of the cave . He picked it up and handed it to the Gold Star of Venus . “ Will this do ? It ’ s not a sparkly gemstone , but it was definitely the quietest .” The Gold Star of Venus placed the rock inside an elixir bowl , and after a few sparks of light , all that remained was the magical herb . “ Well done Sun Wukong , you have done it again !” The Gold Star of Venus praised . “ Thank you so much , but how are we going to get back to the surface now ? I can ' t exactly fly back up there without my powers .” Sun Wukong asked . Right at this moment , they heard the cry of an eagle . It was the mother of the eggs Sun Wukong saved !
“ And there ’ s your ride back to the surface ! I think the eagle mother would like to thank you both for your kindness .” The Gold Star of Venus used his magical powers and turned the Eagle Mother into an enormous bird . Sun Wukong and The White Dragon Horse climbed on to it as they took off towards the surface .
After Sun Wukong and the White Dragon Horse reached the surface , Sun Wukong immediately returned and healed Tripitaka with the magical herb . Kwan Yin appeared suddenly , congratulating Sun Wukong on fulfilling his quest , then granted Wukong his powers back . " Aw , yeah !" Wukong said while jumping 5 miles up into the air , overjoyed to have his powers back .