I'm having a phase, can you tell?
Yes, the Monkey King gets his own genre.
The following prompt is inspired by the song "Wukong" by Dai Quan. And also just the cultural prevalence and personal significance of Journey to the West in general.
When the Monkey King wears his crown, it is neither one of flowers nor one of thorns. When he casts away his staff, it is neither out of spite nor out of grief. He returns to the place where he was born. The rock is still there, split in two. He wonders what it would be like to be born of a mother, not of a stone. What it would be to not be cursed with a throne and blessed by a leash. What it would be like to not be punished, hammered into the ground and sanded down, for being.
When he calls the name, it is neither out of reverence nor out of fear. Who is he to be robbed of his life on the mountain, his friendship with a lotus boy, his romance with a violet warrior?
He no longer wants revenge. All he wants is an ending. To say, "See you next life." So he calls the name, not out of reverence or fear, but out of anger.
"Fo-zu!"
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