#uncle nezha for the win

[saroscy]

{not ship art}

“That outfit is certainly…a choice.” -one of them, probably

Anyway, uncle NZ definitely gave RB his passion for fashion. I don’t make the rules 🤭

AN: Tried a new lighting technique but I got lazy like everywhere else LMAO

[starsfic]

Summaries:

AU where the Camel Ridge Trio are not imprisoned in the scroll. After the chaos of Lady Bone Demon, Azure Lion sees two chances: 1. Humans now have a renewed awareness of Heaven’s existence due to Nezha smashing into the train. This is not a good look for Heaven and a weakness. 2. Sun Wukong is greatly weakened from his possession and still recovering. So, what’s a man to do?

A/B/O AU except stone monkeys don’t have secondary genders. So Qi Xiaotian is confused about why he hasn’t displayed at all but at least he’s not alone in Sun Wukong who is confused by the whole secondary gender thing.

A recently wed Spicynoodles, an engaged Zoisite, and Ironbull end up staying at Immortal Ruyi’s home for the summer. Unfortunately Ruyi is a dick who believes that Red and Xiaojiao are married. Spicynoodles and Zoisite smut.

Vanessa hears that Help Wanted is getting redone.

AU where Qi Xiaotian was taken in by Heaven. Sun Wukong is asked to rescued a kidnapped sky painter. Implied smut.

Chimera scams Yin and Jin.

AU where Qi Xiaotian and Tang move into an old castle to renovate it. The father son duo soon find it’s haunted by three ghosts: one by a young prince Red while the other is haunted by sworn brothers Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie. Smut.

The Traffic Light Trio, Sun Wukong, and Macaque are caught by an artifact that forces them to reveal truths about themselves. Harsh stuff comes up.

When they were younger, Shamura was known as the Laughing God: laughing because they knew they would win. Narinder hears them laugh again.

You know how there’s a few fics and animatics where Wukong has to prove he’s worthy of Macaque? Well there’s a distinct lack of Macaque trying to prove he’s worthy of Wukong.

[quitealotofsodapop]

How do the boys end up taking care of Mei? She has parents, AND they're rich enough to afford a dedicated nanny rather than leave her with a bunch of randos at a noodle shop. No shade to them, but I just don't think a restaurant is the first place I'd go for child care.

The situation with Mei is... complicated.

Macaque and Wukong run into the Long/Dragon parents on accident early on. Mrs Long was heavily pregnant at the time, and started chatting with Macaque as they waited in the same (supernatural) doctor's office. Wukong takes one look at the couple and ID's one of them as being related to Ao Lie. Wukong is sentimental and *may* have blown his cover a little to the Long couple whilst talking about his old stable buddy.

The Long couple are both delighted to meet someone that knew their predecessor, but also nervous cus; Wait, is that The Monkey King? And he's having a baby too!?

Tense teatimes are had.

Then the Long baby is born.

And neither monkey understand why the Long couple are disappointed. ("Whats wrong with a little girl? She's perfect.")

Little Xiaojiao is born perfectly healthy. A light dusting of green scales develop over her skin. Tiny nubs of what will become antlers poke through her scalp.

And the fingerprint of a primordial fire raging within her.

Wukong *knows* the second he sees her, that little Mei (he called her a little plum due to her scrunched up newborn face) is carrying the Samadhi fire. And he vows to protect her at all costs. The Long couple offer that he and Macaque become Mei's godparents - being the strongest individuals they know. They accept.

Macaque and Wukong frequently babysit little Mei at the Long's household. She's given the same luxuries as a little princess, but all she wants is to be held by them. The monkey couple notice a significant... lack of interest on the Long couple's part in their own daughter. And the Monkey King is known for hoarding treasures he deems unappriciated...

Far later on; something terrible happens to the Long family. Something caused by an individual who sensed the Samadhi fire sleeping in her crib, and wanted to steal her and all the treasures within the museum of a home. By the end of the night, Little Mei ends up living with her godparents.

It takes Pigsy a few days to realise that the little green-clad baby girl has been staying over multiple nights in a row. He tries to protest, but he ends up wrapped around Mei's tiny dragon-hooved finger.

Tang freaks out a little, cus while he knows that decendants of dragons exist; he's never seen a baby dragon before. Mei quickly wins him over too when she tries affectionately biting him with her gummy maw.

Sandy is completely taken by surprise when he meets her. He thought he had at least a few more months before he became an uncle! Luckily it takes very little for the sleepy baby dragon to make him absolutely adore her.

Mei develops an understanding that while she isn't with her birth family anymore, that she's very much loved where she is. And when her adoptive siblings needs company, she's always there. She does wonder why big brother Nezha and Baba cry sometimes when they hold her though.

I hope that explains enough without spoiling too much.

[krzys2000]

Well nobody accused Jade emperor of being smart/wise and some people thing *cough* Nezha/Wukong/Mac *cough* that he is slowly going senile

I think that Mk after fact (that he and his are now immortal) sink in would be little angry (because the take away his and their choice) and them he would be glad that he won’t loss his family and friends to death in either direction.

Wukong and Mac would be so very proud and even more glad that they won’t loss anybody more that is precious to them (especial Wukong I mean look on his shrine for Tripitaka and co)

In season 4 it was revealed that Qi Xiaotian was human (5th spiritual primate) born from stone boulder (and them reborn in episode 0) His monkey form is mixture Of Sun Wukong and  Six-eared Macaque and Some goddess (probably Nuwa) had hand is his creation. (Are we using this yes or no @fancycat-thesilvertux​ ?)

If yes that here below is my idea you all are welcome to use or edit it like you want (but @fancycat-thesilvertux​​  your thoughts?)

It would be great if everybody started something like that

Random Deity: Sun Wukong Liu Er Mihou would you like what is relationship between you two and goddess Nuwa? How it resulted it MK birth. Why he has you two as fathers and creator Goddess an Mother? And how the hell can he have three biological parents?

I imagine some would be even more egger to devour him because divinity of creator deity but even more demons would be very wary.

(It is not good idea to make enemy of Mk parents. Especially Wukong and Nuwa)

Anyway that would great way for Xiaotian to get his second archetype Creator Deity (artist and cook MK for the win)

In Jttw there were two heavenly realms one (Confucianism and Taoism) Ruled by Jade emperor with his celestial bureaucracy and second (Buddhism) with Buddha and his 5 bodhisattvas (as main ruling body)

Wouldn’t it be fun if Monkey prince create third heavenly realm (by accident or purpose) and force everybody to redraw their cosmology?

And star rumours that he creates new pantheon. Would Nezha jump ship ( pantheon) I would like to think that he would do so I heart beat and them playfully tested his nephew like

Nezha: I am hurt why didn’t you tell me that you are creating new pantheon?

Mk:*confused* Uncle Nezha what you are talking about?

he needs a break

[voidsentprinces]

FGO is a mythological fanfic clusterfuck...

Prologue: You are an unassuming man or madam who briefly meets their classmate, Mash. And angers their tsundere superior in Chaldea. An organization made to stop the end of the world. The one guy standing around and dressed like “I am an evil villain”. Turns on Chaldea and all the people suppose to go get blown up before they can embark on their first mission. This explosion sends you flying into Fuyuki with your Tsundere Superior and your classmate turned servant. You are the worst choice to save humanity from the end of the world. But now the only option.

Storyline of Fuyuki: Ah, good to be back in OG Fuyuki. Except everything is one fire, most of humanity is dead, and you have to escort a tsundere superior around while your classmate learns how to be a servant. Everyone is evil except Cu Chulainn who is a wizard and is your drunk uncle here to impart wisdom and snark.

Storyline of Orleans: Jeanne D’Arc comes back as Darth Vader leading an army of other historical villains including Elisabeth Báthory , Dracula, Marie Antonette’s Executioner, the Phantom of the Opera, and Darth Lancelot. You team up with Jedi Master Jeanna D’Arc as well as a younger for some reason dragonkin version of Elisabeth Báthory (just to make thing confusing), Marie Antionette, Motherfuckin’ Mozart, Kiyohime and Sigfried to stop her. Also dragons are everywhere. Darth D’Arc exists because Bluebeard wanted to give her catharsis.

Storyline of Septem: What if Emperor Nero wasn’t completely off his fucking rocker, came back as a fashionable wife, and has to fight previous Roman Emperors to get back Rome? Including a rotund Julius Caesar, an incoherent batshit Caligula, a young Alexander the Great and his hapless future successor who is an adult and just as confused as you, and Romulus. Whose death spawns Attilla the Hun as a space dressed waifu. And just to make their roles in history null and void. You enlist the help of Boudica and Spartcus to aid you. Also Jing Ke and mecha Lu Bu are there too.

Storyline of Okeanos: What if Francis Drake was a big tiddie pirate wife. Alright what if previously to your arrival she 1 v 1′d Poseidon and WON!? Alright now what if after getting her help, you fought Eric Bloodaxe, got trolled by Euryale to re-enact the myth of the Minotaur. But then the Minotaur turned out to be a good boi and joined you. Also Artemis carrying around Orion, Atlanta and David, King of Israel is there. So is Jason and some of the Argonauts but like just Medea and Heracles. Replacing the other Argonauts with Hektor from the Trojan War. Also you have to punch Blackbeard with Mary Read and Anne Bonny.

Story of London: There’s fog every where. You have to join forces with Traitor Knight, Mordred, Doctor Jeckyll, a kid Hans Christian, and Frakenstein’s Bride. Contending with Jack the Ripper, Mephistopheles, Hoienheim, Mecha Babbage, a bunch of Mannequins, and then the Mist of London just sort of summoned Nicoli Tesla and Darth Arthur to fight too. At the very end Tamamo no Mae and Sakata Kintoki arrive just to exit stage left immediately.

Story of E Pluribus Unum: Medb wants to fuck Darth Cu Chulainn but he’s not that interested. So she decides to fuck up Wild West America instead. Making Beowulf the Warden of Alcatrez, Fergus mac Roich the Heavy, and then kidnaps Rama’s Wife before mortally wounding him. Also she has to fight against Lion Headed Mecha Edison, Helena Blavatsky. The two of which are using  Karna, Son of the Sun as the Bouncer. You convince a germ manic Florence Nightingale to aid you, pick up a wounded Rama on the way, as well as Robin Hood, Billy the Kid, young  Elisabeth Báthory again, Geronomo and Nero who is trying to be an actress to fight them all. Also Scathach, Fionn Mac Cumhill and Diarmid are there too. But they just do things at random and Li Shuwen randomly shows up too.

Story of Camelot: What if the entire round table was just a bunch of psychopathic zealots who worthship the ground Arthur walked upon. And then got into a fight with Ozymandius and Nitrocris for the lulls while launching a magical tactical nuclear strike on the entirety of Crusader State Middle East. All the legends of Hassan is trying to stop them but Arash is there too. Tawara Tota is also there to distribute a shit ton of rice. Nothing you do here really matters. But Bedivere shows up to aid in the lackluster ending. Xuanzang Sanzang is also there.

Story of Babylonia: Not Enkidu answers to giant Medusa who is pretending to be Tiamat. Bringing about a massive army of demons and monsters to wipe out humanity in prehistoric Mesopotomia. Leonidas, Ushiwakamaru, and Benkai are doing their best to fight off the hordes. After three Demons go out like bosses before your arrival. Also young Medusa and Merlin are there cause why not? After befriending a woman in a tiger kigarumi, Quetzacoltal, Ishtar, and Ereshikigal. You find out defeating giant Medusa was a ploy to summon the real Tiamat and shit goes down. You eventually drop Tiamat into the Underworld where the First Hassan dewings her after which Ishtar, Ereshikigal, and Gilgamesh work together to defeat her. Ushiwakamaru is captured and comes back as an evil version of herself but with the aid Nekai and Quetzacoltal going out in a blaze of glory you defeat them all.

Story of Saloman: Every servant shows up to fight off Soloman and his Demons, turns out Soloman is the daemon Goetia possessing the corpse of Soloman. And the true Soloman is actually your acting director and base medical doctor. After your classmate sacrifices herself you defeat Goetia and Soloman decides he’s good for now and peaces out taking Goetia down with him and restoring humanity. Bringing your classmate back to life in the process.

But wait THERES MORE! The remaining Demons who survive the Goetia fight decide they’re mad they lost. So create some singularities to air out their grievances. Trapping you and the staff of Chaldea in a time space continuum until you hunt down and take them all out.

Story of Shinjuku: The League of Evil comprising of James Moriarty, Yan Qing, Darth Emiya, the Headless Horseman riding the Spirit of Vengeful Wolves, and the Phantom of the Opera take over 1990s Shinjuku for the fun of it. You have to enlist of the aid of James Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes, Darth Jeanne D’Arc, Darth Arthur Pendragon, and Edmond Dantes. Turns out Moriarty that was your ally was actually the true Moriarty and the one leading the League of Evil was the Demon you’re looking for. Summoning the power of all Fictional Detectives you defeat Moriarty. I shit you not.

Story of Agartha: Welcome to the Center of the Earth. Where the vast open plains are ruled by Darth Francis Drake, Penthesilea, and Wu Zetian. You are joined by Astolfo who takes the form of a cute anime girl but retains his gender, Chevalier d’Eon, and a young Fergus. Fighting the Queens and their respective empires with the aid of...sigh, Christopher Columbus. Surprising no one, Columbus turns out to be the true villain and with the aid of Shahrazad and a Demon almost Colony drops the Center of the Earth on top of the actual Earth, Age of Ultron style. But the power of friendship you win. Also Godzilla Heracles is running around.

Story of Shimosa: What if just after or before the Warring States period: Ashiya Doman, Yagyu Munenori, Minamoto no Raiko, Tomoe Gozen, Mochizuki Chiyome, and Shuten Doji showed up to fuck everything up? Including corrupting Hozoin Inshun just to be absolutely asinine? You get the power of a time traveling woman using the legend of Miyamoto Musashi to get into shenanigans. Also obtaining the aid of Fuma Kotaro and occasionally a robotic mecha Kato Danzo. The Demon sort of just appears backing Ashiya Doman.

Story of Salem: The Salem Witch trials but if done like the VVitch in a horror film manner. Not so much about the battles but about the atmosphere. As you, your classmate, Robin Hood, Charles Henri-Sanson, Nezha, Mata Hari, and the witch, Cirice posing as Medea for a few seconds there. Have to pose as a traveling circus of storytellers and entertainers. While the suspicions of the towns people grow darker. Ghouls and spirits begin to haunt the night. There are executions and the Demon turns out to be the one you least expect. The soul of a child is used to open up a gateway for an Outer God and shit goes down.

But wait there is even MORE!

Story of Prologue: You’ve hunted down and killed the demons. And now the world is back to normal. When a new force arrives to take over Chaldea in your stead. One of those new arrivals brings along an army to slaughter Chaldea and activates the end of the world by way of Alien Invasion. You get out of there in the nick of time via a magical meguffin mobile and now have to track down Lostbelts. Each one controlled by a King, a Master who was your former colleague who previously got blown up and now is now revived by the Aliens, and their servant as well. Good fucking luck chuck!

Story of Anatasia: Russia is fucked. Russia is SO FUCKED! That its been stuck in an Ice Age since the reign of Ivan the Terrible. The Russians are forced to use a magic to turn them into anthropamorphic beings and have been surviving barely due to the machanations of Saleri, Ivan the Terrible, Anastasia Romonov, the Master of this Lostbelt, and a particularly sadistic fox woman. With barely anything to go on and running out of fuel. You have to venture out into the eternal Russian Blizzard to get the aid of one of the locals, Avicebron and Darth Atlanta to defeat Anatasia, Ivan, and tear down their cosmic eldritch tree to restore humanity in that sector.

Story of Gotterdammerung: You made it out of Russia and into the Netherlands, where it seems on the cusp of Ragnarok. You are immediately facerolled by Sigurd being possessed by Sutr. Who is under the command of a master there. Enlisting the aid of Napoleon Bonaparte you fight back against Frost Giants, Valkyries, and Sigurd. Also enlisting the aid of Brynhildr to do so. You also have to contend with a girl made up of several goddesses and Scatach taking on the manter of Skadi.

Story of S I N: Out of the frying pan and into the China if it never left or evolved beyond the Qin Dynasty. Except for the Emperor who has become a giant space base, artifical intelligence reaching immortality. After having close calls with mecha centaur Xiang Yu, Qin Langyu, an older Li Shuwen,  Lanling Wang. The Emperor sees you teaching peasants how to read and coloney drops a piece of himself on the village. You send Spartacus to punch to meteor...I shit you not. And with the aid of Mordred, Jing Ke, Red Hare, and Chen Gong. You impress Emperor Qin to come out of his shell and reveal his butterfly god form. Also the Master in this Lostbelt is actually a fucking vampire.

And that’s all I’ve gotten to so far.

[earl-of-221b]

驱魔录 Qū mó lù 3

(Part 3 translations of the comic. Final 2016 chapters.) Chapters 20-28

True and False Monkey King

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Chapter 20

(The Buddha, surrounded by his many disciples.)

Disciple, upper right bubble: “Lord Buddha, I’ve heard that that demon monkey went to cause trouble in the Heavenly Kingdom again.”

“The seal you put over him, is it really…..”

Buddha: “That is not possible. Judging by that demon monkey’s ways, he doesn’t have the power to have broken the seal I placed upon him. But…”

(Buddhists sitting on lotus seats, hovering.)

Buddha: “My follower’s previous incarnation, ‘Jingchanzi’s’ memories are still sealed away. In addition to that demon’s uncanny creation by the sky and the earth.”

Buddha, looming over Jiang Liu’er: “It is true that the seal is becoming weaker and weaker. When the time comes, I fear that it will be very hard to control him again…”

(The Buddha reaches out a giant, gilded hand.)

Disciple: “Lord Buddha, then should we not…right now…?”

Buddha: “No. Unless it gets to the dire point where there are no more options, we cannot act so crudely.”

Buddha: “This present demon is similar to that demon monkey, in that they share the same roots…”

(A demon, haunched over and brutishly shackled down with rods in his back.)

Buddha: “If the day comes that that control cannot be implemented, the consequences will be catastrophic.”

(Rods stuck into the back of the demon, sparking.)

Buddha: “To keep that demon under control…the buddhist seal must not waver…”

(Another monkey demon bares his teeth, with six visible ears.)

Six Eared Macaque: “I…”

“I…am…Six-Ears.”

“Not…am not…”

“Sun…”

“Wu…”

“Kong…”

(Either Six-Eared Macaque is freed from his bonds, or he imagines staring at the back of — or standing in the shadow of — the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.)

Author notes: Looks like I dug myself into this hole. (At the start I said I was only doing quick one-shots of daily life.)

Translator notes: This is a spin on the existing 真假猴王 ‘True and False Monkey King’ story. In the original, Sun Wukong goes away and is replaced by a hostile and aggressive version of him who hurts Tang Monk. The fake has the exact same power-set and strength as real Wukong. When two Wukong’s show up, the crew has to figure out who is the real one and get rid of the fake, Six-ears. In the end the Buddha helps reveal the fake and Wukong kills him with his staff.

‘Jingchanzi’ is the name of Jiang Liu’er/ Tang Monk’s previous reincarnation, who was Buddha’s important second disciple. There are different interpretations of why the Buddha sent Jingchanzi back to the mortal world to get the scriptures, especially since the journey west is kind of a giant redemption arc for the demon disciples. The most popular one goes like this: during one of Buddha’s sermons, Jingchanzi fell asleep like a rebel. Thus, Buddha sent Jingchanzi back down to earth so he could appreciate his teachings better. The end.

‘Jiang Liu’er’ was the childhood name of Tang Monk/ Xuanzang/ Tang Sanzang/ Tang Seng (wow he has a lot of names I didn’t even realise…). It means ‘child who flowed down the river,’ referring to how he was found by the monks as a baby.

—

Chapter 21

(Wukong, perched on a ledge, his eyes glowing.)

(Jiang Liu’er reaches out his hand doing something uneasy.)

(He’s picking lots - a little game to make decisions. Whoever picks the straw with the mark on it is ‘it.’)

Jiang Liu’er: “Hoo…it’s not me.”

“Who’s turn is it to get food this time la….”

(The straw with the red mark says “food.”)

White Dragon, Xiao Bai, to Sa Yatou: “Told you not to play with them already…”

Zhu Bajie: “Sa Yatou, looks like you’re it.”

Sha Yatou: “It’s ok, I wanna go.”

Sha Wujing, crouched to see Sa Yatou, right bubble: “You have to be very careful going by yourself, alright, safety first…Remember when you cross the road you need to…”

Sa Yatou: “Uhuh. I know already.”

Zhu Bajie, right bubble: “Do your best and get heaps of meat back here. *Cough.* …Because you’re still in the growing phase….”

Sa Yatou, snickering: “Ok, Pig Uncle.”

Xiao Bai: “If anybody dares pick on you then you tell Xiao Bai immediately, you hear that? We’ll…”

Sa Yatou: “Uhuh, yeah.”

Sa Yatou: “Big Brother Monk, you want anything in particular?”

Jiang Liu’er, glancing back: “Nothing really……it’s just that…”

“Never mind. I’ll come with you, we’ll go together.”

Sa Yatou, left bubble: “But…this time I got picked…”

(The straw lot disappears out of Sa Yatou’s hand.)

Sun Wukong: “Getting some food isn’t complicated enough for you guys to chit-chat and push-pull over. With that amount of energy, I’d already be there and back.”

(Sun Wukong takes off, leaving wisps of cloud in his wake.)

Sa Yatou: “The Great Sage….is he angry…?”

Jiang Liu’er, bottom bubble in black background: “No. He’s currently happy in that heart of his.”

—

Chapter 22

(Flight trails streaked through the air.)

(Someone descends and lands.)

(The golden band sparks.)

Either Bajie or Wujing: “Head Brother, back so fast?”

Sun Wukong, suspicious: “…”

Zhu Bajie: “This time it’s not all peaches again is it?”

Jiang Liu’er, silhouette: “Hahah, who told you guys to leave it to him and not go yourselves. As long as we have something to eat, there’s nothing to complain.”

“Right, Great Sage?”

Sun Wukong: “Jingchangzi…”

Voice, middle bubble: “You….you’re not the Great Sage…”

“!”

(It’s Sa Yatou. She hides behind Jiang Liu’er.)

Jiang Liu’er, faded into the background as Sun Wukong grips his weapon: “What’s wrong? Sa Yatou? If he’s not the Great Sage who else would he be?”

Sa Yatou, beside him: “It’s just — not him.”

—

Chapter 23

(Sun Wukong raises his weapon, striking.)

(The rest of the pilgrims are startled.)

(The strike narrowly misses Jiang Liu’er.)

Zhu Bajie, bottom left bubble: “Dammit! Bimawen, Stable-boy — you’re crazy!”

Sha Wujing, right bubble: “Head…Head Brother.”

(It’s quite clear that this is the six eared macaque, not Sun Wukong.)

Six-ears: “Oh?”

(White dragon horse, Xiao Bai.)

Xiao Bai: “You — where did a imposter demon like you crawl out from? You dare masquerade as the Great Sage?”

Six-ears: “Heh, heh. Imposter?”

“Even if I’m an imposter, what can the likes of you do?”

(Bajie attacks.)

Zhu Bajie: “Old Sha…”

Sha Wujing: “Hm.”

(Jiang Liu’er and Sa yatou shield themselves from the impact.)

Zhu Bajie: “That damned monkey turns out to be an imposter?”

(The golden band seems to be sparking amidst the dust.)

(He attacks.)

Six-ears, right: “Little girl. How did you recognise me?”

Sa Yatou: “People you’re close with…the feelings you get around family.”

“You won’t understand.”

Six-ears, raising his weapon: “Maybe I really can’t understand it.”

“But…”

“You’re wrong.”

“I am him.”

(Translator note: It seems that Six-ears wears the golden band, but real Sun Wukong does not.)

(In canon, the golden band controls Sun Wukong’s behaviour by causing excruciating pain when one recites the ‘band-tightening’ mantra.)

—

Chapter 24

(The Jingou Bang, poised before Sa Yatou.)

Six-ears: “Little girl. You’re not afraid?”

Sa Yatou: “No. I trust the Great Sage. He’ll come to save us…”

Six-ears, bottom right bubble: “Heheh. Your precious Great Sage isn’t coming back. From now on I am…”

“Sun…”

“Wu…”

“Kong…”

“He can’t even save himself right now…..”

“Close your eyes. I won’t let it hurt.”

(Sa Yatou closes her eyes.)

(A huge blast of power, of gods descending, turns Six-ear’s attention.)

The god: “I’ve always hated owing people favours…”

“Since you’re not that monkey, looks like I can use this chance to return it.”

Six-ears: “Nezha. I’d advise you not to butt-in on my business. Not that you’re able…”

Nezha: “This business — is mine to butt-in.”

Six-ears: “You really think I don’t have the guts to take you?”

“Five hundred years ago you couldn’t win me, today, you can’t win all the same.”

(Image of the crew behind Nezha.) 

Six-ears: “Even if all of you come at me at once.”

“Take my word for it. As if the few of you have a chance…”

A Voice: “Shouldn’t make your word so final, don’t you think?”

“I’d advise that you hand the monkey back over to us…”

(The Howling Sky Dog, Xiao Tian Quan.)

“I couldn’t care less about other people’s business. But he has to at least give me back my post money.”

(Upon the god’s forehead is his closed third eye, the truth-seeing “Sky-Eye.”)

(Erlang Shen has landed in the mortal world.)

Translator notes: Erlang Shen was the god that did win Sun Wukong in an uneven match and apprehended him back to Heaven. (Uneven because Sun Wukong was fighting Erlang Shen one-on-one when his powerful dog and Laozi got the jump on him.)

Erlang Shen is referring back to Chapter 14 last chapter of first translation at the end of the White Bone Demon arc. Sun Wukong posts him bones labelled as ‘dog food’ but I guess he didn’t pay beforehand so Erlang Shen had to pay on his end. He’s here for his money back!

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Chapter 25

(Heaven’s True General, Erlang Shen and the Marshal of the Central Altar, Li Nezha.)

Six-ears: “This…can’t be possible.”

“You two can’t possibly be this powerful……..”

(Erlang Shen looks at Six-ears through his truth-seeing eye.)

Erlang Shen: “It’s not us that has become more powerful, but you who’s become weaker……It seems I can’t discern what is off but…”

“You are not Sun Wukong. Or shall I say, you are not ‘that’ time’s Great Sage Equal to Heaven.”

(‘Great Sage Equal to Heaven is in red. Referring to the Havoc in Heaven.)

Nezha: “Elder Brother, what does that mean? Even the Sky-Eye can’t see through it?”

Erlang Shen: “Hm. Can’t see it. But — I can confirm he’s a fake.”

Six-ears: “IMPOSSIBLE! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE…”

(Six-eared Macaque flies away, the crew and gods brace in his wake.)

Zhu Bajie: “Ran…he ran away…”

Erlang Shen, pinky in his ear: “I…can’t catch up. If you want to chase, you chase.”

“Tch…”

Zhu Bajie: “Heh! Erlang! Why’d you let that demon get away?!”

Jiang Liu’er, silhouetted behind Bajie: “Wuneng, curb your rudeness.”

“Esteemed god, if you are able, I ask that you please help the Great Sage.”

Nezha: “Elder Brother. Think of some ideas. Because that monkey….”

Erlang Shen: “Even if I want to help him I’m all out of ideas. Don’t even know when that shitty monkey dropped off the face of the earth.”

Sa Yatou, leftmost bubble: “Just then — the Great Sage went to find food. He was gone for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.” (About an hour.)

“When he got back it was the fake one.”

Erlang Shen, right: “Oh? Like that…”

(Erlang Shen commands Xiao Tian Quan to follow the trail.)

“Then that’s something to go on.”

“You can’t have eaten all those dog treats for nothing, right, Xiao Tian?”

(Translator notes: Nezha refers to Erlang Shen as ‘cousin’ in the comic but they’re not...cousins. And they’re not related. So I opted to put ‘elder brother’ to show seniority etc.)

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Chapter 26

(On the cliff of a mountain, Xiao Tian takes Erlang Shen and Jiang Liu’er to the find the real Great Sage.)

Erlang Shen: “Xiao Tian. The monkey’s here, is he?”

Xiao Tian: *Barks.*

Jiang Liu’er, probably: “This…this is a buddhist seal.”

(Probably Jiang Liu’er reading the mountainside seal.)

“Six words true from the heart…”

“To undo the buddhist seal.”

Erlang Shen: “Little Master. Looks like we really can’t do anything else. We’ve got our hands tied for this matter.”

Nezha: “What’s so high and mighty about it? Let’s break our way in and then talk…”

“Someone able to take down the monkey within the time of an incense stick burning to its end — I really do want see them.”

Jiang Liu’er: “Third Prince, please refrain.”

Jiang Liu’er, hands held together in prayer form: “For you two to escort this humble monk here, I am already grateful to no end. Since this business is from my own sect, and since your identities in Heaven are…”

“I simply cannot trouble you for this affair. Please forgive this humble monk’s discrepancies. I’ll go in alone…”

Nezha, right bubble: “Monk, but we…”

White Dragon, Xiao Bai: “Monk, you’re insane! You’re not doing anything but looking for death going in alone! We’ll go in with you….”

Jiang Liu’er’s silhouette: “I said…”

“Alone.”

Xiao Bai: “……..”

Zhu Bajie, right: “The little Monk’s a little different today.”

Sha Wujing, left: “A little…scary.”

The seals in red: ‘Oṃ’

‘Maṇi’

‘Padme’

‘Hūṃ’

(Image of a chained monkey’s hand.)

Sun Wukong: “Heheh. Buddha, you imprisoned this Old Sun for five hundred years…why this again?”

Buddha, black bubbles: “Sun Wukong, your demonic nature has yet to be cured. How are you to protect the pilgrim who goes to collect the sutras?

Sun Wukong, white bubble, left: “I don’t protect him because he happens to be the pilgrim.”

Buddha: “These affairs are no longer any of your concern. The Buddha has decided…”

(The real Sun Wukong, strung up upon a giant buddhist seal.)

Jiang Liu’er: “Da Seng!”

(‘Great Sage.’)

Sun Wukong: “Jiang…You, why are you….”

Jiang Liu’er: “Don’t you worry, I’m going up there to get you down right now.”

Sun Wukong: “Monk, just go. This time the seal isn’t so easy…”

Buddha: “Jingchanzi…”

“You have a great responsibility upon your hands. Do not be brash. The Buddha has already commanded the other half of this demon to aid you upon your travels…”

“Those who become one with the greater good enlightens oneself, but they cannot adhere to the rhythm and whims of the small, this is how the Mahayana doctrine comes to be…”

(i.e One must detach themselves from personal loyalty and individuals in order to serve a greater purpose.)

Jiang Liu’er: “I do not understand. What do you mean by his ‘other half…?’”

Buddha, left: “The day I subdued the demon beneath Five Elements Mountain, I split his spirit from one into two. The first half remains the demon you see before you. The second is ‘Six-ears.’

“And now the opportunity has come to command his use. He will help you finish your buddhist journey….”

“Even if you cannot fathom this, based upon the power you have, if you try to release the seal your own spirit will…”

Buddha, in red: “Smother like smoke and disappear.”

Six-ears, right bubble: “Smother and disappear? Sounds so scary.”

“The thing I want to know — If I originally was half of him, then how am I supposed to smother and disappear?”

Jiang Liu’er: “You….”

Six-ears, eyes glowing red behind Jiang Liu’er: “Step out of the way, little monk. Saving him is not up to you.”

(Six-ears, hearing the truth, leaps to save his original self.)

(The seal shatters.)

Sun Wukong: “…Spirit fragment…”

(Jiang Liu’er is now in possession of the part-spirit of Sun Wukong.)

Buddha, left black bubble: “Jingchanzi. His split spirit must not be returned into the hands of the original body…”

“It cannot be allowed for the Demonic King to return to the height of the power, to the days of…”

“The Great Sage Equal to Heaven.”

Jiang Liu’er, left: “Lord Buddha. Your enlightened ways and exalted words are wasted upon me. I cannot yet understand your greatness….”

“The greater good is of course of the highest importance. But doing smaller acts of good cannot be neglected. Human nature is spilt into potential for good and evil. I would rather live this life of good and evil.” (I think.)

(Image of Jiang Liu’er close up, under the straw hat.)

Jiang Liu’er, right bubble: “And one more point. Lord Buddha, my name is Jiang Liu’er. I’m a humble, simple monk…..”

“—Not your pilgrim, Jingchanzi.”

Sun Wukong: “Jiang Liu’er…”

(Jiang Liu’er returns Sun Wukong’s other half back to him.)

(Sun Wukong regains the body and soul of his heyday.)

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Chapter 27

(Outside the mountain, the crew is startled by a shockwave.)

Zhu Bajie: “This is…”

Nezha: “So much demonic aura…!”

(Sun Wukong reclaims his Ruyi Jingou Bang staff, now exactly as he was when he took heaven five hundred years ago.)

Buddha: “Jingchanzi. Do you understand — the demon monkey has regained his vitality from the days where a sky filled with heavenly gods, and buddhist celestials, stood as his opponent?”

“Should he rise up and take the Heavenly Kingdom again, should he shake the Palace of the Underworld, can you shoulder this degree of sin?”

Buddha, lower black bubble:  “Make haste, crown him with the golden band, curtail calamity.”

(Sun Wukong lashes out, swiping the Jingou Bang staff above Jiang Liu’er.)

(The gargantuan image of Buddha is wiped away.)

Buddha: “The golden band is the only thing left in this world that can control his demonic nature….”

(Sun Wukong faces Jiang Liu’er.)

(Suddenly, Sun Wukong falls to his knees.)

Sun Wukong, bowing over the headband: “Should I become a buddhist, the world will see no monsters; should I become a monster, what now can buddhists do to me?”

“To be monster or to be buddha; it is your will by reciting the words.”

Jiang Liu’er: “Da…Seng…”

Sun Wukong, top bubble: “Okay la, okay la. Let’s go, stop crying your nose off…”

Jiang Liu’er: “Who said I was crying — I am not.”

Sun Wukong: “Look at you. Your snot is all getting onto my Jingou Bang staff…”

End.

Author notes: The art style and background looks I’ve now definitely got down. But I can’t promise that it won’t change.

Translator notes: The seals in chapter 27 show the band-tightening mantra ‘Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ.’ Sun Wukong trusts Jiang Liu’er so much he accepts the golden band and hands him the key to keep him in check.

Big thanks to @dorkshadows​ for translating the part about the Mahayana doctrine.  :D

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Final Chapter, Chapter 28

(No dialogue until end.)

(A small village under a blood red moon.)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Erlang Shen: “Still want to play, Xiao Tian Quan?”

Xiao Tian Quan: “Uhuh <3”

End.

Author Notes: Now I can sigh out loud at the end. I can’t believe I stuck with it and drew so much. Of course my motivation comes from all of you readers and your support. It’s still that same line from me — as long as you like it, I’ll keep on drawing~~~

Translator notes: Xiao Tian is Erlang Shen’s loyal, deified dog. Thank you for reading and please support DENGANG on weibo. I’ll continue translating the 2017 chapters after a short break. Also, disclaimer: I have no affiliation with the author and this is not my work. I only do the english fan translations. 

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[quitealotofsodapop]

"The Monkey King and the Infant" details Part 3 - and likely last for now before I go on Spoiler lockdown so I can write:

links to Part 1 and Part 2:

The Jade Emperor sees/is aware of the canon Monkie Kid series. He thinks the whole situation as a big waste of time. So... remove Monkie Kid = no Monkie Kid series, Monkey King stays retired, and less of a headache for the big man up top. Win win.

The Jade Emperor shows Sun Wukong visions of the worst parts on the series inc; LBD's return, the Samadhi fire being reignited, The Jade Emperor's death and the potential breakdown of the universe etc... This is also how SW learns on accident that Macaque is alive again.

Internally SW is very conflicted cus... the universe might end? But more importantly he might actually die? But also consider; Free Son and a return to his beloved.

Other characters occassionally get tormented by visions of canon events/death omens - likely a side effect of the altered timeline, or the Jade Emperor subtly trying to turn them against one another.

Erlang and various other mythos characters show up. Erlang is tasked with ensuring that SW destroyed MK's egg, but is knocked out by Moksha (on command of Guanyin) to give SW a chance to reconsider. In the egg's place, Erlang found a "shell" of obsidian. This isn't enough to convince Erlang... but it's enough to convince the Jade Emperor and the few members of the Celestial Court who knew about the Egg that the task had been completed. Erlang is sussing SW hard for this... but wants to see what the big deal is with the undercooked Stone Monkey before he says anything.

Moksha is acting as Sun Wukong's parole officer as a "Sorry I bonked you" favor to Erlang. Shows up in glamour at Pigsy's as customer to keep an eye on things. Big shipper under her no-crap cop attitude.

Guanyin herself is Very Against the idea of scrambling MK (Mercy personified yo). But she doesn't appear physically, meaning that not even the Jade Emperor knows that she techincally betrayed Heaven.

Nicknames/familial titles MK calls his fam through out the story:

Sun Wukong = "Dad" "Baba" "Baba Wu" Macaque = "Mom" "Bama" "Baba Mihou" "Mama" (when he was really young) Pigsy = "Dadsy" "Pops" "Boss" (at work) Tang = "Papa Tang" "Pama" (verbal slip as a toddler that stuck) Sandy = "Shúshu/Uncle" Mei = "Meimei" " (little sister - techically she's older but the title is also a pun on her name) Nezha = "Tánggē" "Gege" (grew up thinking Nezha was an older cousin)

When it comes to finally training MK when he comes of age; Sun pulls a "Lego Batman and Bruce Wayne" - hoping that by separating the personas, he'll be able to reach MK better as a teacher. And MK 100% falls for it. Cus "The Monkey King" and his dorky "Dad" are two completely different guys! Right?

Macaque meanwhile has a very different style of teaching:

Macaque, in his series outfit, manifesting from the shadows: "MK, we need to talk about-" MK, battlemode: "AH! THE SIX EARED MACAQUE!" Macaque: "I'M LITERALLY YOUR OWN MOTHER! YOU PUT THAT STAFF DOWN THIS INSTANT MISTER!" MK: "yes sir"

This leads to a funny misunderstanding later on when he sees Macaque and The Monkey King interact during training:

MK: "Wait... if my mom is the Six Eared Macaque... and I've got Monkey King's powers..." MK: *"GASP!"* MK: "MOM!? Did you you cheat on Dad with The Monkey King!?" Macaque: "...really???" SW: *laughing his ass off*

Ok imma punch out and try to finish the first chapter. Will probably post a spotify mix soon. Pls tag or reply, or ask if you got any thoughts/questions. I love feedback!

[autistic-fool-with-ideas]

That seems to be a heavily simplified version of the book, personally I’d recommend a direct translation just to get more details and Hyjinxs, this one seems to be pretty good!

Would you have a specific recommendation on where to find this book (online, in person, piracy, ect)?

Anyways uh, Sun Wukong and his many hijinks!!

Season three bby let’s go

So immediately we get provided context as to WHY Wukong was so fucked up when he went to go save MK and that’s because he stole a map with a forcefield rigged to explode if someone stole the map.

So he gots this map which is gonna lead everyone to the three rings of samadhi so the fire can be forged!! Yippee!!

Anyways this immediately gets interrupted when GOD DAMN MACAQUE SHOWS UP BC HES WORKING FOR LBD NOW (let’s go) and it’s this whole thing, he does NOT want to be there bro

Anyways the girls are FIGHTING!!

Mk ends up crashing the ship they were flying on and bam they’re sent into the ocean

But!!

Surprise rescue!! One of Wukongs old “buddies” saves them and take him to his palace. Say hello to Ao Guang, dragon of the east!! He’s also Mei’s great great great great x1000 great uncle. For context Mei is MK’s best friend, she’s been here the whole time but she’s only relevant to this now

Anyways Ao Guang is PISSED and immediately locks Wukong and the gang up, except for Mei bc she’s family. He also steals the map

So Mei stages a prison break, steals the map, gets some weird visions dw about it, and they’re out of there right as Macaque comes to beat everyone up

Skip over the gambling episode

Wukong, Tang, and Pigsy (Tang and Pigsy are MK’s dads) get seperated from Mei MK and Sandy thanks to Macaque so now they’re on their own adventure!!

They immediately get attacked by a demon while Wukong’s meditating so to wake him up, Pigsy shoves a super hot pepper into his mouth. It works but Wukong gets temporary amnesia.

At the end of the episode while having amnesia Wukong reveals that surprise!! There’s FOUR rings of samadhi!!!

Before Pigsy can ask questions Tang just throws a boulder on Wukong’s head and no more amnesia

Skip the moon travel episode

We got 2/3 rings now

We head to this lantern city, and now the gang has to do a concert to win the last ring. Tang meanwhile just steals it and gets some super cool magic glowy powers

3/3 rings

Finally Pigsy decides to interrogate Wukong about the fourth ring, NO ONE believes him

Nezha (guy Wukong fought for the map) shows up to get the map back

MACAQUE SHOWS UP AND NOW HES ICY?? POTENTIALLY POSSESSED??? It’s not too clear

Wukong gets stuck in some ice and Tang is forced to start the ritual to release the samadhi fire early and!! MEIS THE FOURTH RING!! SHE JUST BECOMES THE FIRE!!

Wukong is too late and everyone immediately starts demanding answers.

His. His entire plan was to try and steal the fire away from Mei somehow. Nothing more than that. Mei IMMEDIATELY starts tearing into him about it

MK says fuck this and tries to go in to get Mei, Wukong tries to tell him not to

Mk says that he’s never leave his best friend when she’s in danger.

Macaque and Wukong share a LOOK™️ like. It’s

God the fandom went crazy over it for months

MK hugs it out with Mei and she calms down before promptly fleeing because Y’know fire

Wukong decides to handle LBD on his own and he goes to do that

He fails :]

He gets possessed teehee

Macaque joins the heroes

The girls fight again

Wukong gets unpossessed thanks to the power of friendship

LBD fucking evaporates I’m not even kidding

And that’s season three

[angstandhappiness]

PRETTY

{not ship art}

“That outfit is certainly…a choice.” -one of them, probably

Anyway, uncle NZ definitely gave RB his passion for fashion. I don’t make the rules 🤭

AN: Tried a new lighting technique but I got lazy like everywhere else LMAO