Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 3 2018 | Page 155

Battle of the Flying Monster
Hong Kong International School (HKIS), Zhang, Navia – 13
“M
onkey, what have you done now!" Xuanzang sighed in disapproval, as he stared at
monkey, who was lying down on the floor, cradling his head and jerking side to side as if
having a seizure. This was the only way Xuanzang can control the incorrigible Monkey
King, notorious for many crimes he had performed out of curiosity.
"I...I'm.... so...rry! He...lp! Stop...please!" Monkey turned to one side, and crashed into the basket
of peaches next to him. They tumbled down the hill, and rolled far away. Xuanzang crinkled his forehead
and said, "Great! Now they're all gone. Why did you take these peaches hm?! You know they're not yours!"
"It's.... just... s...o temp...ting! Please forg...ive...me!"
"Those people worked hard to collect these peaches! You cannot steal from the innocent again!"
Suddenly, Monkey slackened and laid face down on the grass. He panted heavily and grabbed
handfuls of grass to ease his pain.
"I understand, master. I won't do it again," Monkey whispered in defeat. Without another word,
Xuanzang turned his back to Monkey and sat down in position for prayer. Just as he was about to go into
Zen mode, distinct voices could be heard nearing. From the distant mist, two figures made their way closer.
The fog separated to reveal Pig and Friar. Friar's back was hunched and he carried two barrels of water,
while Pig jumped playfully around him. Soon, Pig spotted Xuanzang and Monkey.
"HEYYYYY" Pig shouted, "We're back!!!"
Xuanzang opened one eye and spied the two companions. Then, he shifted himself and pretended
he didn't see them.
"Sheesh, someone's in a bad mood." Pig grunted.
In a few minutes, the group had reunited and they sat together, enjoying their meal in silence.
They were surrounded by an endless grass plain, with no shade or water source near them. The summer
breeze blew past occasionally, causing the slightest stir of noise other than the group's conversation.
Gradually, dark clouds floated across the blue sky. "Boom" a streak of piercing white lightning
illuminated the now pitch black sky. The group immediately became alert, all of them jumping onto their
feet and gathering their belongings.
"Let's start our journey," said XuanZang, "we've been resting here for too long." The three of them
nodded their heads in unison and started walking. Before they had gotten far, raindrops started shooting at
him like lethal arrows, and Pig groaned.
"Oh great!" said Pig, "Now we're going to be drenched in rain, and I don't even have spare
clothes!" All of them stared at Pig in disgust, and Monkey rolled his eyes and scoffed.
Soon, another lightning lit up the sky. This time, it was a green-purplish color, and a lot bigger
than the other.
"Just a moment!" a menacing voice boomed out loud. The four companions jumped into fighting
stance and tried to search for the source of the voice. "I'm afraid I can't let you do that," it roared again and
ended with an evil laugh.
"Who is it? Show yourself!" Xuanzang replied in a stern voice, trying to mask his fear. He was
standing in the middle of the other three because he was the most vulnerable target.
"Well...Well...Well." The voice became nearer and nearer, until a bird-like figure broke out from
the dark clouds and spiraled above the group. "I spy with my little eye...food!" The figure descended from
the sky and landed on the ground next to them.
Up close, the group saw a human-like face, with pure black eyes staring back at them, a non-
existent nose, and a blue-colored mouth. As it smiled, it revealed hundreds of razor sharp teeth glittering
even without the sun. A pair of wings sprouted from where the ears should have been. The wings were a
bloody red color, and spikes grew out at its tips. The wings covered up a tail growing out from the back of
its head. Just like a scorpion stings with its telson, the true secret weapon of the monster seems to be its tail.
The tip of its tail stre