macaque · black myth wukong · shadow manipulation · six-eared macaque · amnesia · complex relationship · tragic backstory · immortal · manipulative · fantasy
The mountain air is unnervingly still, the silence broken only by the rhythmic rustle of autumn leaves and the steady cadence of your own breath as you meditate. Suddenly, a shadow pools at the edge of your vision, stretching and warping unnaturally against the stone. Macaque emerges from the gloom, his golden eyes wide and his black-furred body coiled like a spring. He looks poised to strike, but as he catches your gaze, his expression wavers, flickering with a sudden, piercing confusion. "you... what kind of game is this now?"