With one jump , he descended into the world below and soon found himself in a small forest clearing , seated on the back of a horse and wearing a long dark blue robe the colour of the night with sleeves that end at his waist and silk trousers , both of which had exquisite orange patterns weaving through the fabric . A quiver was slung across his back , completed with a bow . “ Young master !” His ears immediately caught the sound of something emerging from the thick trees , and he reached for the weapon on his back . “ We have found the animal – what are you doing , young master ?” Realising that he was notching an arrow against what seemed to be a friend , he quickly lowered it , and said , “ My apologies . I thought I ’ ve seen a deer the direction you came from . You were saying ?” He cocked his head . “ A deer ?” The other young man brightened . “ Why , then , we shall have a feast tonight ! Madame would be delighted .” “ I said , I thought ,” Wukong corrected . “ Right ,” He straightened up on his horse . “ Wei said he had found a young calf grazing near the lake .” “ Very well . Let ’ s make haste then .”
That evening , after Wukong and his hunting partners arrived back home , there was an uproar amongst the occupants of the house ; apparently the youngest son had been sick for some time , and during the hunting trip , they had killed a young calf , which was said to be the host of the evil spirit that had caused his brother sickness , thus healing him . The whole night was then spent frolicking with others , and instead of his original mission to observe the behaviours of others , Wukong was caught with enjoying himself in the party , for it was a number of years since such a large scale banquet or party was held at the palace or Heavenly Realm . He ate the food that was prepared by skilful chefs , chatted with high-ranking nobles of the Emperor ’ s court , and watched the dances with great interest , and that night , as he went to bed , he thought to himself , nothing could be better than this . He was wrong to not have gone to the Mortal Realm earlier , Wukong reflected whilst he was lying on bed . That night , he went to sleep in bliss , stomach full and thoughts full of the party . Little did he notice the shadowy figure that lurked within his room .
The next day dawned bright and Wukong set off in pursuit of his master , resolved to make one more trip down the Mortal Realm . “ You cannot believe what I have seen last night , Master ,” He wheedled the poor monk , who barely caught a wink of sleep the night before . “ Please allow me to go once more !” Blearily , the man waved him off , muttering something along the lines of ‘ a spoiled monkey ’, but in the end granting permission for another excursion . Delighted , Wukong then descended into the Mortal Realm immediately , once more dropping down through the clouds , and expecting the familiar woodland scene to appear before him . Instead , what greeted him was something akin to a nightmare scene . A mass grave of numerous corpses , mutilated in some form or another lie on the grass stained with the blood . Wukong , out of reflex backed away from the horrific scene , and found himself stepping onto the rotten flesh of another . “ What is this ?” He whispered , as if murmuring would lower the severity of such murder , of such a tragic event . Wukong looked around , trying to catch sight of something that wasn ’ t dead flesh , but all he saw a sea of dead bodies . Horrified , he tried to use his powers to reach the Heavenly Realm , where he could escape this nightmare . “ This - is the result of human conflict .” A glance at his right showed a man walking towards him , as if he had materialized out of thin air . Wukong frowned , taking in the old-fashioned clothes that marked him as someone not of that era . “ And this ,” He indicated at the sea of the dead . “ Is what happens when machines and humans go to war with each other .” “ Machines ?” Wukong asked , mystified at such a word . “ Machines ,” The older man repeated sombrely . “ Destructive creatures that has no mind or heart , controlled by their creators to create chaos and disturb peace .” “ W-what era is this ?” He asked again , though afraid of the answer . “ It is what humans call the modern age , an age of advanced technology and conflict .” “ How did this happen ?”
With one jump, he descended into the world below and soon found himself in a small forest clearing, seated
on the back of a horse and wearing a long dark blue robe the colour of the night with sleeves that end at his
waist and silk trousers, both of which had exquisite orange patterns weaving through the fabric. A quiver
was slung across his back, completed with a bow.
“Young master!” His ears immediately caught the sound of something emerging from the thick trees, and he
reached for the weapon on his back. “We have found the animal – what are you doing , young master?”
Realising that he was notching an arrow against what seemed to be a friend, he quickly lowered it, and said,
“My apologies. I thought I’ve seen a deer the direction you came from. You were saying?” He cocked his
head.
“A deer?” The other young man brightened. “Why, then, we shall have a feast tonight! Madame would be
delighted.”
“I said, I thought ,” Wukong corrected.
“Right,” He straightened up on his horse. “Wei said he had found a young calf grazing near the lake.”
“Very well. Let’s make haste then.”
That evening, after Wukong and his hunting partners arrived back home, there was an uproar amongst the
occupants of the house; apparently the youngest son had been sick for some time, and during the hunting
trip, they had killed a young calf, which was said to be the host of the evil spirit that had caused his brother
sickness, thus healing him.
The whole night was then spent frolicking with others, and instead of his original mission to observe the
behaviours of others, Wukong was caught with enjoying himself in the party, for it was a number of years
since such a large scale banquet or party was held at the palace or Heavenly Realm. He ate the food that was
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