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*Flop* "uhhggggg" Mk fell to the ground sore and aching but it was a good sore he felt like he put in the work today. he gingerly picked up his new appendage ""my tail is so sore" he groaned as got up in a sitting position careful not to sit on his tail. " Just mean your getting stronger by the day kid" monkey king said jumped down from the cloud he was lounging on he sat down next to Mk with a "oof"
they together for a bit be for wukongs eyes wondered and saw all the little monkeys playing in the forest outside of the clearing where him Mk spared together, Wukong let out a series of chirping sounds loud enough for the monkeys in the clearing *would you like to groom the prince's fur?* they stopped in their tracks and many eyes suddenly zeroed on Mk and the clearing erupted in excited chitters and trills. Mk noticed this and slowly sat up "hey monkey king? he said hearing how the monkeys in the area went from normal loud to an eruption of happy chitters and hoots "yeah kid ?" his mentor responded with his head turned away from Mk " what's going on-" he was by a slow rumble that echoed through the mountain shaking the trees and even the ground. his eyes widened and he turned to face monkey king who met him with a manic grin of his own "3, "w-why are you counting??" 2,....1 the troop says hi"-"what?"
a flurry of monkeys burst through the clearing heading strait for Mk who was so surprised at the action that by the time his brain caught up with his body the monkeys were already surrounding him. wukong looked at the troop around them and scanned the crowd seeing some monkeys brought little gifts for Mk 'how sweet' he thought to himself. one of the monkeys in the group chirped in question *approach?* one chirp from wukong was all it took for Mk to be buried in mounds of fur "oof hey guys did ya miss me?" after a few minutes they got off him. after that many of them just stayed around and groomed each other and Mk while Mk got groomed wukong discussed random topics to some of the other monkeys that would listen
till some of the troop parted and an older monkey came through and sat next to wukong (general ma one of the oldest monkeys other than wukong to live on the mountain sat next him talking and striking up conversations till one of her questions had him reeling *where your mate?* wukong watched as a few monkeys who heard that start chirping in question *queen?* he felt a sharp pang in his heart hearing those two word "I actually have no idea where he was at..." he looked around when he heard the older monkey sharply chirp at him * red-sky comes-soon- prepare* it took wukong a second to realize what she was saying then it clicked and his eyes widened as he remembered ' the blood moon-MACAQUE.'