A (H/C) was sitting on a stool crisscrossed and holding their head up while listening intently to the story the raven haired was sharing. Even though they heard the tale many times they still listened. The boy with spiked hair and wearing a bandana next to them was buzzing with excitement and looking at the older male with anticipation.
The man with the glasses began to speak, "The thing you need to understand about the old legends is that the story is never finished. There may be no pages left to turn, but there is always more to the journey."
The crisscrossed individual imagined an old city and people going on about their day. A young girl finding a butterfly to catch and people doing their daily activities. It is rather amusing how humans interact with each other.
He continued on, "Rising from the Netherworld, the Demon Bull King attacked." A powerful beam of purple with a green aura surrounding it summoned the Demon Bull King. With green glowing eyes and a smirk he opened his mouth and bellowed out a predominant roar. The Bull King readied his battle axe and plowed it onto the surface of the earth repeatedly with no mercy. Swiping left and right. Causing as much destruction as he could.
"No one could stop him. No one could resist." Suddenly, a heavenly orange color appeared from within the clouds. A floating figure appeared alongside it. Making the king stop in his tracks.
"No one except.. the legendary Monkey King." The simian slowly reached his hand up to his ear and summoned a red and gold staff. He flipped it up in the air then put it at his side. He knelt down and catapulted himself into the air before landing on the ground with a battle cry.
The Bull King roared in anger at his nemesis, how dare he suddenly show up to stop his tyranny? They both made a dash for each other. The Bull King sprinting at him and the Monkey King using his staff to whizz through the air. DBK parried when they made contact, DBK crossing his arms while the staff was struck down upon him. DBK whipped his hammer to push back Monkey King and lifted his axe to finish him. The Monkey King dodged and chuckled mischievously before using his staff as a boomerang. It hit the Bull King's chin and he looked up. A glowing silhouette spawned behind the flying staff and it revealed the simian.
The Monkey King rushed towards DBK and hit him straight into the cheek. If his face didn't hurt before it did now. Although this hit affected him slightly, he quickly recovered and flipped backwards. Glaring daggers at him, the Monkey King ripped his fur and spread them out in the air. The slivers of hair glowed yellow and transformed into multiple Monkey Kings. They then charged at DBK and the original Monkey King simply levitated and watched as they pummeled DBK all over like bullets.
The Demon Bull King cried out in anger and a purple sphere took place inside his mouth. It grew big enough to wipe out all the rest of the clones and left a crowd of smoke. The smoke quickly departed as the Monkey King shot up like a cannon, disappearing with a twinkle in the sky, but not before something zoomed forward in DBK's direction. It was the staff! It paused before it hit the bull king to become large enough to bury him under the gold and red. The impact of it made the ground break open and cause a mild earthquake.
Monkey King proceeded to use a cloud to travel to his staff and DBK. He slid along the staff, then suddenly, out from the rubble came an even ginormous version of the Demon Bull King. He was fuming and his devilish-green eyes were brighter than before. He screeched heatedly and Monkey King smashed through rocks. He was wedged in parallel sides of stone and he formed into a bird to get out of that spot. DBK again used his beam to try to wound the Monkey King but he easily dodged it.
"The Monkey King used his magical staff to pick up a nearby mountain," the scholar explained.
The Monkey King went back to his original form and rode on his cloud, avoiding the blasts of purple light heading his way. The Monkey King went for a punch catching the bull king off guard and leaving a shining streak of orange in the sky. The poor bull king raged, unable to move while the simian slyly smirked and used his staff to cut a mountain. He used the staff to lift up the mountain. For the first time, the Demon Bull King felt absolute horror as he watched the mountain slowly hover above him. The Monkey King slammed the mountain, killing the bull king effectively.
"He trapped the Demon Bull King underneath it. The Monkey King sealed the mountain with the staff that no other being could wield, trapping the Demon Bull King forever."
The Monkey King turned away from his staff and walked away from it solemnly, seemingly to be silently mourning for the bull king. The man continued, "With the battle won, the Monkey King vanished, never to be seen again."
"Legend says the staff still lies on top of that mountain, the one thing keeping our world from certain destruction. And with the Demon Bull King gone, civilization was able to advance into the amazing city we now live in. A world of elegant cultures, gentle loving people, a city brimming with five-star cuisine, and all because of the Monkey King."
The person sitting crisscrossed had a nonchalant expression while the other had the complete opposite. He jumped from his seat and exclaimed, "Oh, that's so good!
right (Y/N)?" The person now known as (Y/N) hummed in response. They didn't find the appeal, but it was an interesting story nonetheless.
"He's so strong and handsome-" he soon got caught off by the raven haired man with glasses.
The man remarked, "Oh, MK. And you thought you knew all the Monkey King stories." MK got close in his face excitedly. "Oh, but I do!" MK drew out a book and threw papers in the air while the man looked surprised and (Y/-N) just stared with a small smile.
"I got his whole life documented extensively in this unauthorized autobiography of Monkey King," he stated as if it wasn't illegal and showed it off, "Written and illustrated by yours truly."
He winked and exuberantly went on a tangent, "Like I knew he was born from a stone, and live behind a waterfall with his sweet little baby monkey friends! And- and- and oh!"
The older male picked up a drawing of MK's and stated with fondness and praise, "It's nice to know someone's taking in all these stories. Pearls of wisdom, dripping from my lips." He clears his throat then turned his attention to them. "Well, you two know the deal: one story, one free bowl of Zha jiang mian. Hmm?" (Y/N) spun around and stopped abruptly before voicing, "Climbing down." They then went by a counter with the free noodles MK promised. MK processed his words before perking up in remembrance.
He said, "Huh? Oh right, free noodles! Yep, on it." He went to the counter next (Y/N) and asked them a question, "Hey (Y/N), how heavy do you think a mountain is? Compared to like-"
Before (Y/N) could respond and before MK could finish his sentence he got hit by a metal spoon, sending the noodles flying into the air before perfect landing on the table the man with the glasses was sitting at. A pig-like humanoid came into view and angrily shouted, "Free noodles?! No one gets a free meal at Pigsy's! I'm not running a charity here, Tang!"
The man who is called 'Tang' pushed the pig back before saying cooly, "Ah, but Pigsy. I was paying with wisdom." Pigsy did not like that one bit. "Yeah? Well, wisdom don't pay the rent, you freeloader!"
A voice from behind them monotonously stated, "Badly-timed giggle." MK lightly elbowed them and (Y/N) glared at him while Pigsy harshly turned to (Y/N) and MK. MK and started to point and walk towards them intimidatingly, "You think this is funny? Well I'll tell you something funny! You've both been slacking off all morning! I've got a dozen orders that need to go out, so quit slacking and get packing!"
(Y/N) sweat dropped and MK tapped his Lego hands nervously and replied, "Yeah. (Y/N) and I were about to take our break. So..." (Y/N) turned to him with an unimpressed look and said, "Facepalm. Real subtle, big brother." MK looked at you in betrayal before his face turned into a shocked expression and jumped when Pigsy went back to scolding the both of them.
"Break? Break?! There's no break in war! I need workers. Soldiers in the army of Pigsy's Noodles, home of the world's longest noodles. How else am I gonna expand my business into enemy territory?" He moved about with an overly dramatic manner, acting like a general ordering his team of soldiers for battle.
"Uh, do you mean across the street?" MK asked. They all looked over to a warthog running another business that seemed to be selling the same thing, noodles. Pigsy and the warthog glared at each other. If looks could kill, they'd both be dead.
Pigsy commented back, "I stand by my statement." He went over to the two and handed them both a package of noodles rather roughly. He kicked them both out by the rear and exclaimed, "Now, hurry up!"
When (Y/N) and MK got situated and were ready to ride in his tuk-tuk they heard shouts from within the restaurant. MK turned over to the smaller figure and smiled. "Hey, once we get these noodles delivered we'll both sneak out to get a break, how's that sound?" (Y/N) looks at him for a moment and said, "Nod."
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Hey guys, I just wanted to say that this book was pretty much inspired by @AlexPetals and the idea for the reader being a host for the absolute solver is from my lovely mutual BBLovesEevees