MISTY MEMORIES

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Chapter Thirty-One
Revealing the Truth
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❝My body will remember that anger that will not leave me until I die.❞

MK TELEPORTING everyone to the temple of Nuwa was a big shock to everybody, even you. Looking around the temple, you saw different murals of Nuwa that showed her sacrifice to fix the Pillar of Heaven. You got a bad feeling about this entire ordeal.

Your gaze shifted to Mk who moved forward, making the stones float in the air. Tang went to Mk with a worried look on his face, "You definitely know what you're doing, right?" Unfortunately, his question received no answer from the boy. Mei stepped beside her friend and grabbed his hand, "Mk?" She called him out, but he just smiled and went to the statue of Nuwa. Wukong tried to stop him, but the stones placed themselves on the statue. It appeared like Wukong and Mk knew something that they didn't want to tell anyone about. The pillar formed between Nuwa's hands, "This is..." Ne Zha trailed off as he gazed at the pillar.

"The warrior stopped for ten years." Li Jing spoke up.

"I think this is possible, Mk is right! You did it!" Pigsy along with the others cheered Mk on.

You frowned upon noticing the small shake of his shoulders and moved forward, he was obvious crying, "Mk, is everyone alri-..." You were cut off when he suddenly hugged you tightly, taking you off guard. The others were surprised by his sudden action, "What's the matter, Mk? Are you hiding something from me?" You asked him with a serious expression. The boy pulled back, keeping his hands on your shoulders, "Y/N, there's something I want you to know before I-..." Before he could tell you something important, the atmosphere changed and the 10 kings of the underworld came out of nowhere.

"End this farce immediately! Only the Harbinger of Chaos can repair the city of creation with the five-colored stones." One of the kings demanded firmly.

"If this is the case, what else do you not understand? This boy IS the Harbinger of Chaos." Another king protested, staring at Mk. Although you couldn't see his face, you could tell that he was smirking under the hood.

"But doesn't the Harbinger have to wait till the great cycle ends before waking up? Legends says that it will take a thousand of years?" The previous king stated. However this statement made the second king laugh, "Fool! the end of reincarnation HAS COME." As he said that, the kings flinched in shock as if they saw a monster.

"It's you!"

The second king used a strange type of power that looked like black bolts and attacked his comrades, "Stop struggling, or nobody will feel good." All of the kings had disappeared and only their robes remained. This was a big alert to you which made you pull your sword out, "Finally! No need to haggle with them all day." The enemy let out a deep sight as thought those kings were a pain in the neck.

"How dare you pretend to be the king of hell?" Li Jing reprimanded the fake king.

"Who even are you?" Monkey King asked.

The king started to chuckle again, enjoying how lost and confused you all were, "They always Say you are the history of chaos! But the real person from the beginning of accident chaos has always beside them. I guess you must be wondering who I am. You can't wait to know it? Then, let's find out..." Just as the mysterious person said that, he pulled the robe off him to reveal himself. He was technically unknown to you, he looked like a snake somehow, "A little scary, but not as scary as you were thinking, right?" The unknown guy proudly said, a smirk on his face as if you all knew who he was.

You raised an eyebrow, "Who is that?" You asked while tilting your head to the side, directing your question to Monkey King.

"Hey, Monkey king, do you know this guy?" Mei whispered to Wukong with a raised eyebrow.

"Uh...I don't really recognize this face."

"Really? Wow, you know, the bad guys we met before were basically your opponents." Mk pointed out and you nodded in agreement.

"... or your old friends." Mei added and for some reason, Macaque hid his face in his scarf. The guy approached Wukong as his smile became friendly, "Monkey king, stop pretending. We are old rivals and old friends! Is your brain having a short-circuit?" When he talked to Monkey King, Wukong seemed to not remember exactly who was this guy.

"Who are you?" Questioned Ne Zha, already getting bad vibes from the demon.

"Speaking in my title, I'm the Tenth Palace Writer King. Prince of Jisai kingdom descendant of Xiangliu, nine-headed demon..." He sat-floated in the air and scoffed, "forget it, names and titles are not important. What matters is that everything wil end soon." The nine headed demon introduced him and looked at the Pillar of Heaven.

"Well saidl but we disagree!" Mei exclaimed and launched herself to attack with her dragon sword.

"Mei, wait!" You tried to stop her, but it was too late. The nine headed demon disappeared and used his powers to pin her to the wall. Ne Zha also moved along with his father to help her, but they ended with the same fate as Mei. Before you know it, everyone ended up pinned against the wall by his powers, leaving you and Mk to deal with him.

You frowned and dashed forward, "Mist Breathing: First Form: Low Clouds, Distant Haze." You performed a powerful frontal thrust with your sword. The nine headed demon dodged your move and disappeared from your view. You kept your guards up and looked around you for a couple of minutes. Suddenly, you felt a presence behind you, "Third Form: Scattering Mist Splash!" You quickly turned around as did a circular slash, sending the nine headed demon away from you.

He quickly composed himself, keeping his hands behind his back, "You seem to be on high alert and aware of your surroundings. Very interesting, but not enough." Just as he said that, his shadow increased in length to reach you.

You quickly jumped up to avoid it, but that was a trap. A cry of pain escaped your lips as his power pierced through your shoulder, pinning you to the wall. You could feel blood soaking your uniform, "You're such a irksome child. Try to stay still." He scolded you before turning to Mk. 

Meanwhile, Mk stood there, seeing all his friends trapped. It was now up to him to face this demon or free you all from your restrains.