originally posted on tumblr, Aug 7th 2023
The stone child’s return was a blessing beyond counting. A-ma had missed him terribly though she never expected him to acquire so much power in such a short time. But she paid it no mind; her son was returned to her side and he had the strength to tame tigers and dragons and protect their land.
Every year their feasts and festivals grew larger and more opulent, guests from the mainland and beyond gracing their cave’s halls and filling it with laughter and song. Her kingly son brought riches that she never imagined, decorating her brow and shoulders with the brightest jewels, flowers and brocade. Demon kings all bowed low in respect as she walked, her word heeded far and wide.
Then Heaven called. Her son left to join the bureaucracy, much to An-Kong’s approval. Of course he would, and she couldn’t be more proud. But then he returned, with news of the indignity the celestials put her precious son through. Heaven was beaten and capitulated, but A-ma is slow to forgive.
But she knew her beloved child well, and he would always return to their mansion beneath the waterfall with the best for their kin and kindred. This was their way; those who could take, took, and those who couldn’t defend their boons, had to bow to the strong who could. One would think celestials would guard such treasures more carefully, she thought to herself as the jade wine graced her lips.
So much for the might of the Eastern Heavens…
fun fact! by sheer happy accident, the image size divided neatly into 3 parts! but not composition wise! so i had to edit everything to fit neatly in three images!!! man i gotta learn how to plan my comics better smh
yall thought i wasn’t going to get angsty? oh besties we haven’t even started!! ;3
also hope yall like Yuehua’s cameo, I have a comic in mind to explain how he gets Wukong’s favor but he ends up being titled Marshal Ma in my au.
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