Wangxian Prompt/Self-fill Dump

Moon Spirit Pt 2

Wei Ying had been excited to come doen from the Heavenly Realms as he always is, but this year is different. This year the Moon Spirit would pick both a Champion and a mate! His grandmother, the Heavenly Empress, Baoshen Sanren, had informed him on his Birthday and every since he has been waiting in anticipation!

When the Lunar New Year approached, Wei Ying had prepared himself to spend some time and not just a night of merry making and frolicking, in the Mortal realm. He had to choose a secondary form that would best suit him but also make it hard for greedy and power mad beings of the mortal Realm to spot and capture him. He had oppted for a bunny, he loved bunnies for their sweet nature, their bursts of energy and sometimes their mischievous side! They were also associated with the Moon but many people forget this detail as part of the fantasy to lighten the stories for children.

He had not ecpected that the moment he stepped foot onto the Mortal Realm to be suddenly accosted by Canines and forced to flee. Thankfully he had already transformed before coming or he would be caught out. The canines gave chace until he barreled into what he had aft first throught was a deadend but turned out to be a young man's chest. The scent the mortal gave off was dangerous but oddly soothing and the way he carefully cradled and petted him calmed hin down and Wei Ying was able to forget whybhe had been so scared. It is not until the barking came closer and soon someone was yelling at his protector.

They were arguing over the rights to have him. Wei Ying grew agitated and bit the young mortal before him to get him to loosing his hold and bolted off once more the dogs once again giving chase. It took three days of dogged, haha not funny brain, running and hiding before Wei Ying was able to lose them long enough to change to human form and drink a special potion to hide his Immortal glow and to dull his ethereal beauty a bit. When done he cast a small spell that pointed him toward the nearest settlement which was Lotus Peir of Yunmeng Jiang.

He remembers coming hear nearly 12 years ago and enjoying the delicious moon cakes that the princess had painstakingly made for himnin offering after he had chosen a Tiger to be his champion that year. The tiger had been white and and graceful, beautiful and demure but fiercely loyal and protective of him the entire time he had been dancing and playing until sunrise when he had to return home. He wonders if the Princess was still there and if she could make him some more moon cakes!

With an excited giggle he sets off for the bustling kingdom and smiles as the normally blue an dpurple town was filled with red and gold as lanterns with animals painted on them hung along the main streets and the river that flowed in the middle. He sees that everyone is either in human form, their middle form or their other form. Monkeys and rats hrried aling the roofs helping to hang lanterns and charms for good luck, wealth and health while Oxes and Bears lumber about carrying heavy burdens.

Limber foxes and cats dart about carrying packages or messages to and from as birds soared overhead. It was lively. Wei Ying watches carefully, wanting to spot someone to be his Champion if he could bot find his friendly tiger once more. Tigers were rare especially White ones but Snakes and dragons were even rarer. Maybe a snake this year or a dragon? He wonders as he pauses to watch a stage be erected for the annual play of the Moon Legend. As he dies so he blinks and turns his head just as a familiar voice carries over the river abd there is his friend the Princess speaking with a very handsome young man, she looks upset about something, but what it could be is beyond him. But he is admittedly distracted by Pretry Gege who looks like he should be an immortal with his beauty and power. Wei Ying shivers as he feels it even as subdued as it is to bot make others uncomfortable.

"I think I found my champion..." He breathes as he watches them and then the awful barking and Wei Ying squeaks in gright as he is knocked into the water by that rude dog Prince...