This Imperfect World

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No ones POV:

"For as long as time itself, I've had this recurring dream. At first, its meaning was unclear. Now, I know it was a premonition. The very moment I finally achieved my ambition: to perfect this imperfect world. The Samadhi Fire is the final piece of the game: A tool destiny has gifted me to complete my work. A world where Jing Lei is gone. "

A woman with dark blue hair, wearing a black dress and a white chest plate said out loud.

"Then allow me to retrieve it for you, my Lady." a man wearing a gray suit told her.

"No need. Fate will deliver it in time."

Suddenly, Sun Wu Kong arrived, the woman smiled.

"Ah, your timing couldn't be more perfect, Sun Wu Kong. It appears your quest to use the power of the Samadhi Fire to destroy me hasn't gone quite according to plan. Why else would you show up unarmed with no friends for backup?"

"I didn't need the Samadhi Fire to put you away last time. Figured I could make do without it." He growled.

"Oh, my power has far surpassed what it was when we last met in battle. And now I sense you do not have what it takes to defeat me."

"Hmph. That won't stop me from trying." he told the woman.

"A hero to the end. How delightful."

The man spoke up, the woman chuckled.

"No backup and no weapon. So your plan is to... fistfight a child?"

The woman smirked at Wu Kong, he glared at her.

"We both know that's not what you are." He said to her, and leaped forward to fight.
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Jing Lei's POV:

We dropped off on a mountain, seeing the large white demon mech in the distance made me feel uneasy.

"So, this is the power of the Lady Bone Demon. I'd heard tales, but I've never experienced it first hand. Even from here, I can feel her wretched aura."

"Yeah..." The boy agreed.

"Did... Gu Jing do this?..." I turned to Ne Zha, he nodded silently.

"Gu Jing? Who's that?" Mk asked me.

"The Lady Bone Demon." Ne Zha told him.

"So she calls herself Lady Bone Demon now... She always did have a weird liking for bones... Oh sister..."

"Sister?... Wha?..." Mk made confusing sounds.

"Gu Jing, known as The Lady Bone Demon, was Jing Lei's sister." Ne Zha replyed.

"Ah... Got it..."

"I fear Monkey King was right. The Samadhi Fire's the best chance we have at stopping her. The fool never should've taken off on his own. Let's make this quick. Get in, get Monkey King, and regroup with the others." Ne Zha told us quickly.

"Wait! What if... what if Monkey King is better off without us? What if we just get in his way?" Mk looked worried.

"I've known Sun Wu Kong a long time. He is not the loner he pretends to be-"

"Wu Kong seems important to you, so I can only assume you're equally as important to him. If there's anyone who he needs right now, it's you." I gave Mk a comforting smile while Ne Zha glared at me for cutting him off.

"Get in, get Monkey King, get out." Mk said.

"That's right." Ne Zha told him.

And we went closer to the mech.
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