The Traitorous Prince

Ch. 1 The Beginning of His Fall

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Hours go by for the Monkie Kid to return to Flower Fruit Mountain this time with his friends within those hours Nezha would return at one point having finished his duties, hiding in the tree was in previously witnessing Mk and his friends making their way towards the Waterfall Curtain, he stood up preparing himself to get through when he was given the chance. As he let his companions through the protective seal that allowed Monkey King to hide for so long he managed to seek in last them and hid in Wukongs horde room. He was least concerned with finding his universal ring as he would collect it again when he had to return to the Celestial realm eventually as he listened into what the mortals were saying.

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"So.. Your saying you opened a scroll and saw The Demon Bull King, Spider Queen, Princess Iron Fan, Nezha and a bunch of other people?" Tang asked Mk "No.. I saw INK version of DBK, Princess Iron Fan, Spider Queen and all those other people you mentioned." Mk replied, they seemed to be blissfully unaware that someone was watching them. 'The scroll of memory!' Nezha thought as he eavesdropped having listening into a rather borish conversation among the group, he perked up once he heard Sandy's voice, "Hey is this it?" The big blue friendly giant asked turning his head back to the group as Mo- his cat, sat up on his shoulder.
"Sandy wait-!" Mk exclaimed before the atmosphere became dark and turned into a blue-ish colour (literally) as they all had a look of shock in their faces, as Sandy realised that he may have made a huge mistake.

As Nezha watched the mortals face the people they're reincarnated from, or in Mei's case, who she is decended from, the scroll didn't falter as it took notice of the presence of The Lotus Prince, as Ao Bing, his father, the Jade Emperor, and Sun Wukong showed themselves in an ink like state, fortunately, Tang, Pigsy and Sandy were sent into the scroll before they could take notice and Monkie Kid, along with the Dragon Girl were much to worried for what they just witnessed happened to their friends to notice, Nezha avoided the ink like substance the scroll produced as he lifted his feet off the ground, as the members of the original Pilgrim, tried to make there way to Mk and Mei.

Fortunately for them, slashes of energy came past them, making contacted this the ink versions of The Pilgrim. "What they hay....?" The dragon girl said as she and Mk were confused at was just happened, before a muscular blue figure appeared before the two mortals, he stood in front of them, spinning his sword slightly before digging the tip of it into the ground.

'Azure Lion.....' Nezha muttered under his breath as he observed, ink versions of Azure's brothers came from the scroll, Azure exhaled softly as he lifted his sword "Forgive me, brothers..." he muttered to himself before the same slashes of engery appeared from his sword as he moved, destroying them before he sealed the scroll, calming the storm, he glanced over in Nezha's direction before he was attacked by Mk and Mei. Fortunately Azure landed on his feet.

"Hand over he scroll children." The stoic lion said to them, before Mk pointed the scroll at him "No, YOU hand over the scroll-" He began seemingly not realising the scroll was in his hand "We've go the scroll." Mei whispered in his ear corrected her best friend "WE'VE got the scroll!" 'Well, he wasn't exactly the brightest mortal I've met.' Nezha thought, as the two different beings spoke "Do you to expect me to believe that you're not responsible for stealing the scroll despite it being in your possession?" Azure asked "Yep!" Mk said as Mei continued "We don't even know what this friend nabber is. So there's that." She said as she and Mk seemed to move in perfected sync, it took Azure a second as he chuckled, for that chuckle to become a laugher.

"He's laughing." Mei said as she tuned to Mk "Hey! Why are you laughing!?" She asked Azure pointing  as he wiped a tear from his eye "Ok, ok, let's start over." Azure began as he put his sword away "You must be The Monkie Kid and Mei, The White Horse Dragon Girl." He continued as Mk an Mei held stoic expressions on their faces "Tell us who you are guy, before we mess you up!" Mei said whil ensinuating combat skills as Azure chuckled "I've gone by many names.." He said as he walked closer to the mortal with a proud smile, "Perhaps the one you are familiar with is..." He continued before striking a pose and shouting with pride "The AZURE LION!"

An awkward silence fell up on them, it was only a few seconds before Azure broke that silence "Or maybe not. I-in any case I am here to help." He said to them raising his hand before he began to explain what the scroll was. Nezha didn't pay any mind to the explanation as he already know what the scroll of memory was and about it's curse. He remained like this until Azure spoke of sending Mk and Mei into the scroll so that they could retrieve there friends

'With Monkie Kid and The Dragon Girl, inside that scroll. I can have some time with Azure Lion...' Nezha thought with a grin on his face, before the atmosphere turn dark and blue again, and ink seeping out if the scroll, taking Mk and Mei in it, as they where transported inside of the torturous, and cursed prison.

A few seconds pass before Azure spoke up "I know your there Lotus Prince, come on out." He said before facing where Nezha was hiding, Nezha, knowing there is no point on continuing to hide came out and glided to where Azure was sitting, landing in front him.

"I wish to have a civil conversation with you Azure Lion." He simply said to Azure keeping his grin. "Azure, seeing the slight malicious glint in his eyes smirked "Yeah... Let us have a very civilly conversation... What do you wish to speak about Lotus Prince?" He said with a small part of
his villainous intent seeping through his voice, "About the power of The Jade Emperor.." Nezha replied before sitting down himself crossing his legs.

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