The New Legends of Monkey

They're gaining!

Because you are slowing us down.

There's cover up ahead!

Wait!

Is this what I think it is?

Odd time for a meeting.

Why don't they follow?

- They look scared. - Of what?

Oh, the Kin won't let them leave. They'll be dead by nightfall.

And when it is revealed we lost the only human who knows the ancient language... we will be next.

Turn back and we fail, keep going and we die.

Any other options?

You will speak to the Kin.

Alone.

- They'll kill me the second that they lay eyes on me. - Calm yourself, Raxion.

They've already seen us.

Come on, let's go.

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What do you want?

I'm here to make you an offer, hmm?

Don't look.

Three of our prisoners have escaped.

I need...

My employer needs you to catch them.

Catching gods is expensive.

That's the going rate.

If they're in our home, they're already dead.

Well, you can kill the gods, but I want the monk.

If you take the human, what will we eat?

There's enough there to buy yourself something, hmm?

One more thing. I'm coming with ya.

You don't trust us?

No.

So let me get this clear.

You wanted a crown, and that led to the world being plunged into darkness?

I was betrayed.

Really, Monkey? That's your take away, that you were betrayed?

- More or less. - And I thought I lacked perspective.

He who caused the problem has now been charged with rectifying it.

That is very fitting.

My favourite bit is the same crown you tried to steal is now stuck on your head for all eternity.

Anything else you want to pontificate over?

Or shall we continue with trying not to get ourselves killed?

Where's Tripitaka?

Could be relieving herself behind the trees.

Very shy, that monk.

He went in here.

It's probably a trap.

How else are we going to find him?

Who are you? What do you want?

Looking for the monastery?

It was razed two centuries ago. The monks were all eaten.

And your name is?

Tripitaka!

I know you.

Monkey.

I've waited to see you for so long. I wondered whether my mind was playing tricks on me.

- Who's the moss lady? - I don't know, but she saved my life.

And you must be Tripitaka.

Wait. I've seen you before.

At Monkey's trial.

She's one of the gods who put me away.

I was wrong. We all were.

And I've spent the last 500 years trying to right that wrong.

I should have believed you. Will you forgive me?

I suppose in comparison to the rest of them, I hate you the least.

What is that?

We must hurry. I will lead you out of the forest.

Wait, wait. Why should we trust you?

I do. Lead the way.

We know where they are. What are we waiting for?

One of our blood has fallen.

So we catch the monk, and then you can find a new friend to join your tribe.

What?

Be careful. We have a low tolerance for middle management.

Ha.

Hey, where are you going?

Supplies. Good thinking. We can launch a counter-attack.

I don't think these belong to her.

- What is this place? - Where you would have ended up.

The demons tracking you are the Forest Kin,

former bodyguards of the White Bone Demon Queen.

The Kin stole a sacred treasure from their former Mistress and in return,

she cast a spell that stole their faces.

Sounds fair.

That's not the worst part.

She gave each of them new ones.

Some say they possess the face of animals,

others say insects or rodents.

The truth is no one has never seen the true face of a Kin and lived to tell the tale.

They exiled themselves from the world and have lived in this forest ever since.

Long enough to develop a taste for things other than fruit.

Bark? Vines?

People.

What if they come back? They're coming back, aren't they?

We have to go.

He's right. We must keep moving.

The Kin draw their strength from this forest but where the forest ends, so do their powers.

They won't track us beyond it.

We've a long way to go. Keep up.

Why would that demon want to take Tripitaka? Didn't even look twice at us.

It's the oldest rule of the predator. Pick off the injured and weak first.

Maybe they were going to use Tripitaka to lure me.

Not everything is about you, Monkey.

After what we heard today, I wonder.

Eyes open, monk. I might not be able to save you next time.

Who says I need you to save me?

There are more coming.

It's in the trees.

Show yourself!

Has that ever worked?

I'd say that was very effective, wouldn't you?

What are they doing?

Watch out! They're dividing you. Stick together!

Line by line resync and more by Dandysubs on 20180503.