Shadow's Realm AU
Prologue
Macaque always thought his birth was a rather lonely one
He appeared alone in a strange dark world , he didn't have any family members or primates like him near ...if there were at all
After all when he got a bit older and started to search for someone that could be part of his family , or at least someone of the same species , there was nobody
He was the only one , he was born in a dangerous place without anybody to protect him , care for him and teach him things like how to eat or what to do in case of danger
He had to learn all of that on his own ...it was a bit depressing for a child to grow up like that
He traveled place to place , found some villages , learned a few things like speech or walking on two legs looking at the demons on the street...not that he was entirely successful seeing as he's to used to go on four to break the habit anytime soon and his speech was at a baby's level of skill
He stole food from the merchants when he was hungry and stole clothes to mimic some fancy demon he saw walking and buying around the shops
Sometimes someone would see him but he was quick to jump in the shadows to hide or run away , a power he learned about one time when he randomly tripped and fell into a shadow
It was okay but it was still lonely , he didn't have any friends , even if he settled down in a village he was still a thief and kids his age tended to avoid him , either because their parents told them to or because of some bad rumors about him
His travels seemed like an hobby at that point but deep down he still hoped he could find someone to call family or even a friend
His wish was granted but in a very strange way , the world he lived had some random bright places , they looked like strange gold mirrors , he usually never got close to them because the demons in the village thought of them as dangerous but he run out of places to explore long ago so he gave them a shot
What he found , when looking in the mirrors , was another place , completely different from where he lived , it was so bright and interesting , it wasn't like anything he saw before , with his curiousity picked he tried to find a way to go to that place
He failed , many times , because he didn't know how so he settled to observe from the mirrors in hopes something interesting would happen
He wasn't disappointed , different mirrors showed different areas of that place
He saw a kingdom on the clouds , forests and jungles , different animals and beasts , demons so dull and harsh looking compared from the ones of his world
He looked and looked and looked around
After a while of doing the same thing for days and days , time passed until the day arrived for Sun Wukong to be born in the world
Macaque found Wukong coming out of a rock funny , as well as his personality but most of all he was delighted to find he wasn't the only one anymore , how couldn't he think of this before!? If he was the only one of his world maybe there would be another in the other
In his excitement he run between the mirrors trying not to lose the other monkey , Macaque really wanted to meet him but he still couldn't find a way for it
So he watched the other as the years passed , and one day when Sun Wukong was learning about his world and the Shadow's realm , the world Macaque lived in , by his master , Macaque got an idea
He understood how and why their worlds were divided like this , the how was because of a seal from Buddha , but if Wukong's master was right when they explained various kind of seals in one of their lessons , then there could be a way to go around it
If Macaque couldn't go personally then he needed a way to go over without his phisical body , another idea came when Wukong was learning about clones and astal projection
If Macaque could do something similar then maybe it could work , so he trained and focused his powers to create something , anything that could help him reach his goal
He tried to manipulate the shadows to create a shadow clone , one without sentience and trained to be able to put his mind in it and go around , then he would only need to test if the clones could travel to Wukong's world by the shadows , and prepare a place in his world where his body could rest while he was there
It took a lot of time and a lot of failed attemps before Macaque would finally succeed
In his excitement he came out directly of Wukong's shadow , startling the other monkey
When Wukong saw him he was at first wary then realized that he was looking at Macaque aka another primate like him and the wariness dissappeared to tackle Macaque in his own excitement
They were both curious and giddy about each other and spent the many later years always at each other side ...until that day
Wukong was punished by heaven and forced to go on a journery and protect a monk
Macaque only wanted to save him but the other wasn't thinking straight
You could say Wukong wasn't able to think at all
The circlet was crushing him , the pain was unberable , and the whispers and words of heaven forcing him to eliminate the enemy made him deaf , his state made him blind to who his enemy was until it was to late
When Wukong broke free from the pain and realized who he was fighting against , he could only watch as Macaque's body , his long time partner , dissolved in a cloud of black smoke and ash
Not knowing that Macaque was still alive , and that he just broke the vessel he came to his world with , Wukong screamed so loud the heavens could hear his cries as if they were right next to him
Wukong would have stayed there grieving until the end of time but he had a journery he was forced to finish
His companions tried to cheer him up or help with his mourning with support but what they didn't know was that it would only get worse unless Macaque came back to Wukong
But Macaque didn't want to , he woke up in his own world , but instead of being glad at being alive he was overcomed by sorrow , fear and anger because of Wukong's actions
He didn't understand what happened to lead Wukong to almost kill him but he was too scared to find out so he never tried to use a vessel again to go to the other world
Macaque thought it would be the end of it all but he didn't know
It was only the beginning.
The constant battle between "I want to cut all my relationships and isolate forever" and "I wish I could have normal feelings towards people".
Cosmos Monkeys AU (if the name is already used then I'm sorry I don't remember if anyone else used this)
I saw some Aus , about Macaque and Wukong being the phisical and literal representation of the Sun and the Moon as celestial bodies made monkeys living in the cosmos or space kingdom (or gods that control the sun and moon)
And it gave me an idea for a story
Macaque and Wukong are monkeys born from the cosmos
Wukong from a supernova and Macaque from a dying star on the verge of becoming a blackhole
Macaque and Wukong were the only monkeys living in space and therefore became childhood friends , over the years they became more powerful and more intimate with each other
Heaven feared them so they killed them but the two reincarnated as Wukong and Macaque in the mortal realm
Heaven eventually noticed this fact when Wukong started messing with them so they tried to eliminate them again but it only resulted in kinda leashing Wukong and losing sight of Macaque , but seeing as the two monkeys fought , Heaven wasn't worried about their closeness giving them more strenght and could kill Macaque without Wukong even noticing , even making Macaque think it was Wukong's fault in case he somehow escaped the underworld
Macaque got the memories of his previous life in the underworld because of the circle of reincarnation or lady bone demon gave them to him and became even more resentful to Wukong about their broken relationship because it could have been as close as the one in their past life but he ruined that chance
Then Lbd revived him and the event of the lmk serie goes on kinda like normal plus a shadowpeach reconciliation to friends (later more)
In Shadow's play when Macaque says the Hero and the Warrior are like the sun and moon it has more meaning then MK could immagine
Then there is the fact that while Macaque remembers their past life , Wukong still doesn't , so when Macaque gets hit by nostalgia or does an habit or an action he used to do from his past life Wukong is oblivious , clueless or find the new habits strange and Macaque has to live with the fact that his past life lover doesn't remember him and is probably no more because now there is only Sun Wukong
I don't know if the ending should be Macaque learning to live with there only being Wukong and learn to love him as well
or
Wukong discovering about Macaque's memories and trying to get his past life memories as well with two different versions were in one he succeeds and the other fails and Macaque accepts him as he is even without memories
I resolved the problem of the low quality visual , this is the original version
I need help to come up with names for my Aus ideas , can you all suggest some names please?
The ones that need names are:
1)The one with a power-average Macaque
2)The one where Macaque acts like a dad to Bai He and will later enter a coma
3)The one about other deity-like monkeys from other countries meeting Wukong and Macaque
And
3.2) The one about Macaque and other primates forming a school (4 and 4.2 are written in the same post because the Au develope in the same kind of world)
Check out my other posts if you don't know about the Aus
Another new idea for a Lmk Au (again) but this time I named it Twin shadows AU (if the name is already used I accept suggestions)
Rumble and Savage are usually depicted as Macaque shadow's clones that gained santience or his magically born kids
But what if they were Macaque himself?
After feeling so lonely for a long time Macaque decided to divide himself in two to have company resulting in Rumble and Savage
Rumble and Savage are Mac's soul , personality and body split in two to make their own person
They consider themselves brothers and are inseparable , if they get separated without reason or long period of times there are a few reactions they can have depending on the reason and if they can't go to the other yet
Restlessness / uneasiness
Panic/anxiety/separation anxiety's attack
Rage/bloodlust
Depending on the situation , the amount of time they were apart , the reason of the separation (or lack of , ex: separation by kidnapping) , and if one or both of them are in danger
The brother have different reactions and how they handle them but are both equally as bad
MK basically adopted them , he always felt bad about Macaque loneliness and now he can make up to it by being a supporting dad
Both Rumble and Savage are little shits to Wukong , it's worse when he's forced to babysit them sometimes
Ooh! If your still doing the Feral Monkies AU I have a question:
What if ther ferals though some multi-dimensional magic stuff found an AU where Wukong is kind of a shithead and overworks MK during training, or an AU where MK is constantly exhausted from all of the demons/big bars he faces essentially everyday?
Would they see diffrent versions of MK like their MK or would they treat diffrent MKs diffrent?
Don't worry I'm still doing my Aus but it's a slow work because of life stuff but I absolutely don't mind being asked questions
Alternative universe stuff is a bit complex , in the Ferals Au they get attached with Mk because he basically freed them (and Mk effort for them to like him) and he had something in him that made the Ferals instincts consider him a cub and adopt him
But in an alternative universe the AltMk might not have that something for them to consider him a cub or the altMk might act in a way that triggers them
If they saw the kind of universe you talk about after they already consider their Mk part of their tribe they would kidnap the AltMk to protect him and violently harm the others , but just because AltMk looked like theirs (if it was someone else or AltMk looked or acted really different from their Mk then they wouldn't really care)
If they saw that kind of universe in the first stages of the Ferals and MK relationship then they wouldn't do anything , because at the start yes they consider him a cub but they took care of him from gratefulness from feeing them and monkey 's instincts and still has to reach the stage of consider Mk part of their tribe so Mk was still an outsider in their eyes
Cosmos Monkeys AU
Prologue
I was the first one to come into existence , ironically being born from a star dying
I never noticed how lonely I was , maybe because I didn't know how it felt to not be alone from the start
I just spend my days between the stars and did nothing at all
It may be boring for someone else but it was all I ever knew to do
Floating around and looking at galaxies were the only thing I could think of to pass the time in the immense nothingness of space
Until one day I strumbled upon your birth , it was as beautiful as it was dangerous , I already thought of you as such even before knowing you were coming into existence like me
When I realized who came out of the bursting of the supernova I was left spechless a second time
Your radiance made me forget everything before you and I couldn't help but getting closer to you
I will never forget our first meeting
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The first time I opened my eyes it was also the first time I saw you
At the time I thought we were family seeing as you were there when I was born , but you said we weren't really related because being born from the galaxies are unique
I didn't really understand it but we looked to be the same so I stuck around you , I was afraid to live alone in such a vast place and it seemed you didn't like it either
I wanted to see you laugh so I played games with you , you looked so confused and excited every time I came up with a new one , it was amusing to see
Eventually I wanted to see what else I could do other than coming up with games so I started experimenting with myself , I thought there was no way it was all I could do when my existence is special itself
You supported me and only looked troubled at the thought of me hurting and your caring brought me joy
But my efforts weren't in vain , I eventually discovered powers so strong to destroy a sun , you followed in my steps wanting to be by my side in everything and I couldn't have been more grateful for your loyalty
I thought we would be together forever but there's a first time for everything
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They took my sun away , these beings that called themselves gods took my sun away from me
They feared us , feared our power but we never did anything to them
They captured us and let me watch as they killed my sun before my eyes and then killed me too
I used all my remaining strenght to lay next to my sun , I wanted my last moment to be with him and thinking only of him
My hatred and desire for revenge against the gods was only a passing thought compared to the feeling of wanting my sun to be my only focus for foverer and more
And with a last look at my other half my eyes closed as my last strenghts left me
Macaque:*uncounscious and injured*
Wukong:*grumbles* how did I turn out to be the one taking care of you , don't you have anyone in your contacts that can take my place?*checks Mac's phone and presses a random number on the speed dial*
Erlang Shen:*answers the phone* Hello?
Wukong:*ends the call instantly and looks incredulously at the phone* what the- *tries another number*
Guanyin:*answers the phone* Hello Liu Er do you need anything?
Wukong:*inhales sharply* you know what I'm not gonna question how anymore
Guanyin: Oh hello Wukong is there a reason you're calling me from Liu Er 's phone?
Wukong: ...Well I might as well tell you seeing as Macaque needs a healer right now , but basically I was searching for someone else to take care of him in my place and this happened
Guanyin: I see , I will be there shortly *ends the call*
Wukong:*blinks at the phone and then looks at Mac's uncounscious body* what the hell Macaque
MK: Monkey King!!!
Wukong:*startles* uh-wha Ah Hi buddy what do you need?
MK:*sweats* (How do I tell him!?)
MK: uh- so Erlang Shen , Guanyin and Macaque are together in a room
Wukong:*raises brow* is this a joke bud?
MK:...no? no it's not
Wukong:*already speeding through the horizont*
Wukong:*bursts door open* NOBODY KILLS ANYBODY-*trails off seeing the scene in front of him*
Erlang , Guanyin and Macaque:*laughing and playing poker like centuries old friends*
Wukong:*blinks* is this...a nightmare? am I hallucinating?
Shadow's Realm AU (Shadowpeach)
I have an Idea for a Lego monkie kid AU.
I warn you that it's going to be religiously inaccurate. Both because I don't know much about China's religions and because the idea wouldn't work if I didn't change some things.
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AU concept
In this lmk AU exists a place called the Shadow's Realm , a connected parallel dimension with the mortal realm.
The alternative names for the mortal realm is the Realm of Light or Light's Realm.
(I know Shadow and Light aren't very original but they are needed for the dynamics and mechanics of the Au)
The mortal/light realm symbolizes a pathway for beings to travel and find a way to the heavens while the shadow's realm is the pathway for the underworld. They're both secondary realms of Heaven and Underworld respectively.
Both Realms have beings living in it , in the first years of the creation of these two realms the shadow's realm was supposed to have demons and dark creatures while the mortal realm was supposed to have only humans , animals and celestial creatures but because of a mistake of Buddha some demons went to the mortal realm and reproduced to the point it was too late to return them to the shadow's realm without struggles , so Buddha made sure the remaining demons in the shadow's realm wouldn't be able to cross over to the other realm and cause trouble while the heavens would supervise the demons in the mortal realm.
The Shadow's realm looks like some kind of mirrored copy of the mortal realm but with the shadows covering the dimension and having their own shadow's born flora and fauna.
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