A Friend to Believe In

Raid Event: Timeworn Torment

Episode 6

A Friend to Believe In

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Summary

Wu Kong learns that Mei Hou Wang was once a good fiend, but after he was betrayed and sealed away, he became obsessed with revenge. Hoping to put an end to his spite, the prince and his friends head out to face down the enraged fiend.

Dialogue

Well, we kicked some butt and made our way to the Jin Gu Er, but I'm not really sure how to handle this "seal" business. Wait. You mean you came all this way without a method to actually complete the most important part of your plan? Oh, but you are a foolish old warhorse! Yes, well, step aside. If I follow the sealing procedure in reverse, I should be able to undo it easily enough. At this rate, he's gonna learn enough about Qilin relics to become a sealer himself.

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Apologies for the delay. I believe I have largely removed the seal. Now, let's see what happens, shall we? Aaaand here come the fiends, as expected. Mei Hou Wang should also awaken before long. Right then. Let's handle the fiend situation before he does, and make sure his power is nice and spent.

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Master! Yes? What is it? Why does Mei Hou Wang hate mortals so much? It's not just because he's a fiend, is it? He made it sound like there's something more to it. ...Very well. I suppose you deserve to know after everything that has occurred. Mei Hou Wang was originally a gentle fiend that did not attack people. There were few among the ancient Qilin who did not interact with him to at least some extent. So he started out good! His is an exceedingly uncommon case— one might even call him a mutant of sorts. Unfortunately, he had an ability to produce fiends—whether he wanted to or not. And slowly but surely, those fiends began to claim lives. Gradually, even those Qilin who he knew came to shun and revile him. Finally, faced with the choice of people meeting their extinction or sealing away Mei Hou Wang, there were none left who cared enough to protect him. He was forsaken by his companions and sealed alone inside the Jin Gu Er. Sealed alone...

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Just for once, I... Oh. What is it, Wu Kong? I KNEW I recognized him from somewhere. When I was fooling around with the Jin Gu Er that one time and it ended up taking me over, I heard his voice. All he wanted was a chance to be with someone again. Mei Hou Wang said that...? Master, I want to be that person! Absurdities piled up into the sky! A fiend will not coexist with a person. It simply is not done. Yeah, well, humans aren't supposed to become sealers, but you didn't let anyone tell you what to do when it came to me! I became a sealer because you BELIEVED that I could!  ! And yeah, it was hard, but I stuck with it because you had faith in me. I wanna do the same for Mei Hou Wang! ...Heh. And to think you were a mere child so recently... When did you grow enough to have thoughts so worthy of praise? Well, if this is the path you will walk, there may be ONE way to deal with Mei Hou Wang without sealing... Tell me! However, it is terribly dangerous, and I cannot guarantee your safety. I'm willing to risk it for a friend.

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Well, hell. Of COURSE this wouldn't go according to plan—these fiends are supposed to STOP comin' at some point! I place the blame at the feet of the fool who concocted this cockamamie plot. Who was that again, hmmMMM? Hey! You went along with it! Why are there so many fiends here?! I thought the Jin Gu Er was sealed! Yeaaah, sorry about that. We sorta... popped the seal back open. Without consulting Xuan Zang?! Are you MAD?! Weeeelll... It appears someone missed me more than they let on. Oh, I didn't miss you at all, pal. But I know someone who did, and he wants to talk. Talk? TALK?! Oh, but you people have always been so exceedingly worthless! The Qilin of old were the same— always believing we could all be just ever such great friends! But when fiends ravaged their city, their true colors were revealed. Fear ruled the day, and they picked me up and sealed me away. It was then that I swore to one day give them the destruction they so feared! Mei Hou Wang! Good, Wu Kong! GOOD! Now you, too, can see the power of the dark that has been burning inside me for so long! That's not going to happen. Sha Wujing, give me the Jin Gu Er! Meee? I don't have it! Why, it must be... Oh, very well. Here. Are you planning to seal me inside that thing once again? You, a boy who is barely a sealer?! No...I'm gonna do THIS! The hell?! Don't WEAR the thing! This is the proof of Wu Kong's resolve. It is the way he has chosen for himself— the way of belief in Mei Hou Wang. I do not understand. With the Jin Gu Er as an intermediary, he will attempt to use the power of his own heart to seal Mei Hou Wang. If he succeeds, Mei Hou Wang will no longer be bound to the Jin Gu Er. However, this is a dangerous gamble. If it fails, his life will be forfeit. How can you permit him to do something so dangerous?! Because I've come to believe in him, and in what he believes in. What do you think you're doing, boy?! I told you we were gonna be travel buddies, remember? And if you come with me, I'll show you everything the world has to offer! DON'T LIE TO ME! A HUMAN LIKE YOU COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND ONE SUCH AS ME!  ! Not this time. Thanks! He is still too powerful to be sealed. Then this is where we come in—we'll fight him and weaken him until he sees the sense in Wu Kong's plan. Then let's save him from the darkness! On my mark, everyone! Come on!