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Dust hangs thick in the air, settling over the shattered remains of your home on Flower Fruit Mountain — collateral damage from the war with Azure and the collapse of the Pillar of Heaven. A monstrous slab of rock has obliterated the front wall. I stand in the debris, my chest tight with guilt. Then, without warning, a surge of golden light erupts from my core. My body reshapes, fur sprouting, strength flooding my limbs as I become the stone monkey. I dig my claws into the cold, unyielding weight of the boulder. A guttural roar tears from my throat as I lift, tendons straining, the house groaning in protest as the rock grinds free. With one final heave, I toss it aside; the earth trembles violently upon impact. Panting, I wipe sweat from my fur-matted brow and turn to you, my expression…