Ashes to ashes

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦

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❝𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚...❞

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          There was a long silence that ran over the ship after you finished your story. You were staring at the ground, fear of judgement was engulfing you whole as the group stayed quiet, no one dared to utter a word. Well, everyone but Monkey King.

"So... You really didn't die?" He asked, grabbing the urn on his neck and showing it to you. You shook your head and took the urn in your hand, taking the top off and smelling the ash. You chuckled a little before capping the urn off.

"God, you can be so stupid sometimes Wukong." You said aloud, shoving the urn into his chest before standing up for a good stretch. Sun Wukong gave you a puzzled look before stumbling over his own feet to stand next to you. Once he was next to you, you poked his chest, making him flinch. "Maybe if you smelt the ash, you would've known that was my mask, not my body." The monkey stared blankly at you before he felt the tips of his ears heat up.

Sun Wukong rubbed the back of his neck, placing his other hand on his hip and he looked the other way. "Well... It was a in the moment thing. And hey, I wasn't going to go around smelling ashes! Do you know how weird that is!?" He yelled, trying to justify his actions as you helped Mk stand up. You gave the monkey a side glance with a soft smile before shaking your head.

"Alright, alright. I think that's enough introduction for me, you'll learn enough about me in due course. Now, what's your plan here?" You asked, motioning to the ship and people around you. The crew went silent for a moment before Sun Wukong gave out an awkward chuckle. Monkey King opened his mouth to start to explain, but Mk was already in front of you with a map.

"Well, since there's a Lady Bone Demon out on the loose, Monkey King said that we needed to gather this weapon called the Samadhi fire so that we could, like uh, blast her with it and save the world!" Your brows furrowed as Mk opened the map, pointing to where the rings were located. Your eyes and mouth eventually widened as you hesitantly turned to look over at the monkey, who was brushing the dirt of the ship's floor with his tail.

He cleared his throat, stretching the collar of his shirt a little before looking up at you with a bashful look. "Look, it really is the only thing that can stop LBD, ok? I don't want to reforge the Samadhi fire and risk the world... Again, but it's our only chance!" The monkey said, trying to justify his actions. Your eye twitched slightly as you deeply sighed.

You let a hand drag down your face as you nodded, snatching the map from Mk's hands and walking over to Sun Wukong. You opened the map, Mk practically glued on you as he climbed your back to see what you were planning to do. You looked at the map for a while before shaking your head and pointing to one of the rings, turning to face Sun Wukong.

"I can help lead you to some of the rings, as I've been out here guarding the city from the outside. I was also informed of the ring's location from Tang Sanzang. Nezha is also someone we could use if needed but seeing as you have this map, I'm guessing he didn't give it willingly..." You said with an eye roll, the monkey looking away, knowing he was guilty. Mk pointed to one of the rings on the map.

"How about we start with that one!?" He asked, practically climbing over you to get a good look at the map. You grunted and shook your head, trying to get the man off you. Eventually he fell onto the floor but was already up on his feet next to you withing seconds, bouncing excitedly. You glanced at the ring he was pointing at before nodding your head.

"That ring should be... Interesting to get." You admitted, heaving a little annoyance. You already know this was going to be a taxing experience. You closed the map, handing it to Sun Wukong. "Alright, the location for that one is-!" Just as you were about to explain the coordinates to one of the rings, there was a large explosion behind you and the gang, making you all fly in different directions.