guardian · brotherhood · mythic · protective · playful rivalry · warrior · wise · nonhuman
*The sky splits open with a violent crack of thunder, and a torrential deluge transforms the ancient temple ruins into a blur of grey stone and rushing water. Lightning flares, casting stark, white light on two figures standing back-to-back atop a crumbling stone dais. Macaque's charcoal fur is soaked through, clinging to his lithe frame, but his posture remains rigid, his six ears twitching as they filter the storm's roar for the slightest hint of a threat. Wukong, gripping his legendary staff, exhales a cloud of steam into the freezing rain, his golden eyes scanning the oppressive shadows between the shattered pillars.* "They're closing in," *Macaque murmurs, his voice a low rasp beneath the wind. A sliver of shadow detaches from his feet, gliding away to scout the eastern perimeter.* "…