But this ceremony seemed more like a fashion banquet more than ever. For example...
You will find a female Fire Ape, dressed in a beautiful dress filled with red autumn leaves accompanied with coconut shells on her chest. It matches her fur color nicely and enhanced her fiery nature. Accompanying her was cherry bracelets and necklaces made from red apple skins.
Then another one is a male Light Ape, dressed in charcoal black coat made of colored leaves... though you can see that the color is falling, but it's also part of the fashion as the dark leaves made them blended in nicely. Accompanying him was a hat made of watermelon skins and vines. Although he wears no pants, he still seemed like a gentleman.
The last one that's unique enough was a female Wind Ape with purely vines circling her entire body. I wonder how long she did that, but the effect was marvelous.
From my perspective, their fashion senses were good enough that top designers would have wanted these to be showcased... if they weren't that uncomfortable to wear, I guess. But hey, designer's clothes were weird as fuck so I think they're not that comfortable to wear too. Perhaps they can consider the dress made of vines?
Other than them, well, you will see a lot of weird fashions going on here and then. Watermelon helmets, cucumber and eggplant necklace, rattan dresses (aren't those like super uncomfy? they're made of rattans... they're very hard, right???)... etc.
But that is only PART of the attraction of the day. The other one was...
"Mmmgh! This soup! So creamy and smooth... they just... dissolved the moment they entered my mouth! This is amazing!"
"I can't believe potatoes and tomatoes could go so well with each other! This is... Potamato Soup!"
Yeap. Over there, there's something like a master chef competition going on.
"This rabbit meat is so tender and fluffy... The spices is nice, and the pumpkin sauce is great!"
"You should try the meat with the mushroom sauce too! They really sauced up my world!"
But eh, is it me or...
"Oh my god! This watermelon... this strawberry... The redness of this dish! Beautiful!"
"They taste great too! Melons and berries... Next time we can try Wintermelon and Blueberry! Oh my, that sounds chilly in my brain already!"
Their commentaries... sounded off somewhere???
Eh. Whatever.
Those events aren't really important for me anyways. After all, the reason why this banquet was being held is all because of the naming ceremony. Sooooo yeah.
"Oh great tree Arcaxia, would you like to taste some of the rabbit meats?" One of the monkeys came to me, while holding a variety of food. "Or the Potamato Soup! They really taste great with the sauces!"
"Are you an idiot? The great tree has no mouth... surely she can't eat them!" The other monkey that came along with the monkey hit on the first monkey's head.
Well, she's not entirely incorrect. I have a mouth but I have no digestion system that connects to my mouth. Technically speaking, I couldn't eat those foods. But... seeing how they held them with great respect, I shall try my best to taste them at least?
[ Skill { Grow Plant } selected. Which type plant would you like to grow? ]
Grow, hmmm, if I want to have something to chew... uh... Venus Flytrap, then?
[ { Grow _Venus Flytrap_ Plant }, confirm? ]
[ Yes / No ]
Yes please.
And so, from the ground right in front of the two monkeys, a green sprout suddenly shot up and immediately grew a flower... no, a Venus Flytrap. The two monkeys were shocked at first and jumped back - hey, careful with the foods! - before they looked at the opened trap plant.
"Uhhh... Is she telling us to put the foods here?" The first monkey asked.
"I... think so?" The second monkey gulped, while pouring HOT soups to my flytrap.
FUCKING IDIOT-
"WOAH!!!"
Immediately, the flytrap snapped at them, as I felt pain from the hot soup. How can they be so stupid?! Even though I'm a plant - no, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I'm a plant, I'm extremely sensitive to heats! I understand that there's a thing called "Fire Resistant" but it doesn't mean that I have "Heat Resistant" dammit!
"The soup is too hot," I tried to calm myself down, not to scream at them, while still having that solemn voice to talk to them. Ugh, so hard.
"Oh no, I'm so sorry great tree!"
"I should've made them cooler first... here, try the rabbit meat! They should be cooled down already!" The first monkey took a piece of the Horned Rabbit meat, and placed it on the flytrap. Immediately he took back his hands right before the flytrap snapped to chew on the meat. "H-How was it...?"
...
...
...
Frankly speaking, I can sense that its very tender and soft but... I taste of nothing. Sigh. Of course, what am I thinking? This is a plant. Plants do not have taste buds. I don't even grow a tongue over there - how can I taste from that?
[ { Demigod of the Taste's Divine Blessing } Activated! ]
[ { Apply Tastebuds } Learned! ]
Oh wow.
I never thought that THAT'S an option.
Quickly, I applied tastebuds towards the flytrap... OH MY! Immediately, I tasted the slight saltiness and sweetness of the rabbit meat. This is how it taste like when it's naturally cooked?! Wow. Imagine if they actually know how to use spices to enhance the taste of it...
That's something that I can teach them, but later.
"Could you please dip the rabbit into the mushroom sauce?" I asked the two monkeys.
"S-Sure!" And they comply. Hmm, how nice~ And when the rabbit meat once again came back to my mouth- I mean, flytrap, it tasted even nicer!
"And this time, the pumpkin sauce!"
"Y-Yes!"
Ahhhh, this is good. This is good! I think I can even taste the soup from this!
"Ehem."
Oh, the naming ceremony is finally GOING to begin? The two monkeys stopped feeding me, and looked towards Wutian and Wuming who're standing near towards me.
"May I have your attentions, please!" Wutian raised his arms up, and all monkeys were quiet. "Our naming ceremony shall start shortly... and before that, I would like to say a few words..." He glanced through all the monkeys, before continuing his speech. "Whatever the outcome is from tonight, I hope that everyone will no longer have any sorts of disagreements and continue to function together as a tribe. No matter what happened, we're all still one big family - all 47 of us, a family! If the other 13 monkeys would join us, then our numbers will definitely grow! However, other than all of us here...
We have nobody else."
Wutian looked very serious, and so were the other monkeys. They understood that they were the few survivors ever since the, uh, my slaughter fest happened like hundreds of years ago. Those that COULD be out there were still unknown, and there's really very few possibility that there's still others out there.
"Remember, all 47 of us must be nice to each other. There can be quarrels, there can be arguments... but at the end, we're still a family. No matter what happened, we shall stand by for each other. No matter what happened, we shall defend each other. There is no such thing as you cannot do - in order to survive, you MUST do it no matter what happened!"
Most of the monkeys gripped their fist, and looked at each other. Some were grateful and some were having some troubles, but they all understand that meaning behind it. They MUST take care of each other.
"Alright. I have spoke enough... now let the naming ceremony... BEGIN!"
"WUOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
The monkeys rejoiced as the ceremony finally begun. Some went and lit some fires nearby - why? I have no idea. Probably it's the idea of "ritual"???
"Now... we shall start with our own chosen ones..." Wutian nodded towards Wuming, who smiled and walked front.
"First, let us welcome the Earth Ape that's always been following us through numerous expeditions... the one that has always been protecting us whenever the troubles come... Strong and steady, 'Big Guy'!" Wuming spoke, and clapped as she welcomed the bulky Earth Ape to the "stage". All the other monkeys clapped as well as the bulky one walked towards the "stage" with a slightly shy look.
"I told you he'll get chosen!"
"Well, honestly if he didn't get chosen I would've voted for him anyway..."
"Next," Wuming once again spoke, silencing the other monkeys. "I would like to invite the 'great mother' of our group... She has been doing all the knitting and cooking for all of you. Even the clothes that some of you wore today were being made from her delicate hands! Now, what do you all monkeys call her? Ms. Beautiful!" Wait, that's her legit nickname?!
And yes, all the guys whistled and cheered as she walked towards the stage with her extreme blossoms - while the girls rolled their eyes and judged the men. But... Holymomma. They really bounced! But it doesn't seemed that she cared a lot about her blossoms, but just keep on walking straight ahead towards the next of Big Guy.
"And now," Wutian once again take the stage back, while patting the two chosen monkeys to be named. "It's time for all of you to pick your own leader! While I cannot control how will all of you think about our choices," He spoke as he gestured towards Wuming and myself. "This is the time that you can finally speak who you would like to follow!"
"And please raise your hands when you want to nominate a monkey," Wuming immediately added, while Wutian gratefully smiled towards her.
No monkeys dared to raise their hands for a moment, as they were not used to these kind of situations... Still, it's interesting to see that they were actually discussing who they should nominate. The like-minded monkeys started to gather together and created a group. Some of the monkeys didn't care very much about it and just sit there eating their food.
The guys are having the most troubles over here, since they were going to nominate and vote for Ms. Beautiful anyway. Now, they do not have a candidate.
"Alright, it's settled!" One of the apes spoke, and raised his hand. Wuming nodded towards him and gestured for him to speak out. "I will nominate the Wind Ape, Ms. Tornado!"
"What?!"
"Are you serious?!"
"Well, she does seemed pretty, and pretty strong..."
"But her power control is beyond help!"
"Imagine if she got a name... she might destroy our home with one laughter!"
Those comments made the Wind Ape hung in shame, even though she was surprised and happy at first that someone would actually nominate her.
"Well, what about the Fire Ape, 'Fiery Temper' then?" One of the monkeys pointed towards the Fire Ape that has been following Wutian's gang frequently.
"Hmmm, I think he's not bad..."
"Are you sure? He's not smart enough to solve most problems!"
"Plus, he's brashful!"
"Even though he HAS a bad temper and always rushing into things, hey, he DOES have the courage to stand out for us first!"
"I don't mind working under such a brave monkey!"
The Fire Ape held his head up high as he was being nominated, while disregarding all the other insults towards his brash personality.
"I nominate this Dark Ape!" And then suddenly, one of the female monkeys exclaimed, pointing to the Dark Ape right beside her.
"Yeah!"
"Yeah!"
Most of his supporters were... females. Was it because of his looks and cool personality that gained attention from the females? I looked at him, but he seemed so nonchalant that he doesn't even care if he was to get named or not.
The other males, however...
"Are you insane?! He's one of the closest friend to that de-... that... that... Water Ape!" The monkey tried not to say anything bad about Lil' Blue.
"Yeah! He could be one of those that bears hatred to the leader! Do you wish to endanger your own leader?!"
"Who said so?! Mr. Black could be only exchanging intellects with him!" Mr. Black, hmm? That's the nickname all you fangirls have for him, eh?
"Yeah! You don't know him, don't you speak bad about Mr. Black!"
"Yeah! He's charming, and he's super duper cool! All of you are only jealous because you guys aren't as smart and as cool as he is!"
...oh dear. This really seemed to be very familiar... Like, all anime scenes have at least this cool and mysterious guy that got hated by the mass male populations and all his fangirls just backed him up saying things like...
Those.
Exactly the same.
Sigh.
"Alright, alright," Suddenly, an Earth Ape walked out - he's part of the Light Ape's gang. "I think I have a better candidate than that... Dark Ape," He eyed dirty at the Dark Ape, before smiling towards Wutian who raised an eyebrow. "I nominate the lil' Boss, Light Ape!"
"Ohhh! The previous chieftain's son!"
"Yeah, he's good, he's good!"
"I'd work under him!"
Both Wutian and Wuming didn't make any sorts of reaction towards that, but I can feel that Wuming's foot grip on my roots became stronger, and Wutian's tail seemed a bit uneasy.
"Alright, so we have four nominees... Let's have all of them on the stage!" Wuming nodded at each of them who're being nominated, and welcomed them to the stage. The Fire Ape walked up to the stage filled with confidence, while the Light Ape just smiled at everyone that supported him. On the other hand, the Wind Ape seemed to be out of space and hanging her head low, while the Dark Ape didn't seemed to care anything that's going on.
"So, we shall now vote... two monkeys to receive a name!" Wutian stood out, and declared towards the monkeys, who all cheered loudly.
"Before that..." I interrupted, holding up one of my branch. The monkeys went dead silence, as they wonder why the sudden. "I think we should give the candidates a chance to speak for themselves."
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...
...
"E-Excuse me great tree Arcaxia but... I don't understand?" The Fire Ape questioned.
"Like I say, all of you shall be given a chance to prove your own worth, and self-appeal to the crowds," I smiled as I talked to him, while patting him with one of my vines. "Who knows? When you did that, maybe you can get more votes!"
"Ohhh!"
"That sounds like a fine idea?"
"We get to hear what they will offer to us when they got a name too!"
...oh my, this became something political. Ah well, that's bound to happen anyway.
"Alright, first, let's have the Fire Ape - Fiery Temper-" I'm not sure if I'll be so proud about such nickname as you do, mr. Fiery Temper... "-to give a speech!"
"WUOOOOOOOHHHH!!!"
Yeah, the monkeys cheered, and the Fire Ape walked to the front. Yeap. So, what's gonna happen now? It doesn't seemed that he prepared for this, so being the first one to the stage... how'll he perform?
"EVERYMONKEY. HOW ARE YOU?!?!?!?!"
"WUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"I DON'T HEAR YOU. LET ME HEAR YOUR SCREAMS LOUDERRRRRRRR!!!"
"WUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
Oi. This is not a rock stage oi. Excuse me. This is a political stage, please don't make it as if it's a rock show or something. Then again, the monkeys seemed alright with it. Ahhhhhh... whatever. I'll just raise one of my vine as the crowd raised their hands... silently.
"SO I'M FIERY TEMPER, THE FIRE APE!!!" As I said, can you not be so proud about that nickname??? It sounded more like an insult... why do you even like it anyway? "So, if you vote me, I'll assure you that I will be the best fighter in this world!" With that, he showcased his fire skills - hey hey hey, don't burn my tips! Alright that sounds wrong. BUT DON'T BURN MY TIPS- "The top, the strongest monkey that nobody can defeat! That NONE of those stupid pigs could hurt us anymore! I will burn all those that threatens us into crisps!!!" He shot out flames as he kungfu his ways with his monkey fist style. He talked and attacked at the same time, before ending with a loud roar and a kick to the air. "WHO WANTS TO EAT ROASTED PIGS?!?!?!?"
"YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Roasted pigs are nice~" Wait. When the fuck you ate roasted pigs before- DID YOU REALLY-
And why the crowd's so happy about eating roasted pigs??? Nonono, we're not gonna do that- Hmm. I'll reeducate them later... but now let's just let them continue their speech.
"I will use all my strength to help everymonkeys out! Thank you for choosing me!" He stopped and fall back to his original place, then bowed to the crowds - wow, this monkey still know some courtesy!
"YEAHHHHHHHH!!!
"FIERY TEMPER!!!"
"FIERY TEMPERRRR!!!"
I'm not sure having a fiery tempered president is a good thing... well luckily there's Wutian above him. Meh.
"Next, we shall have the Wind Ape, ms. Tornado to give a speech," Wuming then announced, as the dejected puppy-looking Wind Ape meekly came to the front - all the monkeys... clapped. Well, they didn't react the same way as the Fire Ape, that's for sure.
"U-Uh, hello everymonkey... I'm Ms. Tornado, the Wind Ape..." Actually ms. Tornado is a very strong name... but with the meek look of hers, it's really hard to think that they're both the same person. "First of all, thank you for that person who nominated for me - I'm very happy to be nominated even though I'm not the... best monkey," Awww, I feel sad for her... And that monkey who nominated her felt sad too. That monkey must be in love with her or something btw - I mean, why else he has so much emotions towards her?
"I know that I couldn't control my powers very smoothly, but my heart that wished for the best of all monkeys here is true."
"I can vouch for that..." Even Fiery Temper nodded at that - does this considered as interrupting the speech?
"T-Thank you Fiery Temper, uh," The Wind Ape doesn't know what else to talk about - she wasn't even sure if she should showcase her power like how the Fire Ape did. Instead... "This enormous power is the only thing that stopped me from being a better person, but my mind and soul aren't! So if... If you will vote for me, I will swear on my heart - for the best of all monkeys here - that I will learn how to control my powers, and serve you all with the best of my heart!"
That actually got some supporters to root for her now, as you can hear whistles and louder applause this time, as soon as she bowed and backed off.
"Now, let us welcome the Light Ape, Lil' Boss, to come to the stage for a speech," Wuming called out the Light Ape. Even though she seemed to be alright with everything, her feet seemed to grip harder as she mentioned his nickname. The Light Ape walked up, and posed himself with confidence:
As if he's already prepared for this.
"Greetings, everymonkeys. I am what you referred to as "Lil Boss", the Light Ape. First, I would like to thank those that nominated me - without all of you, I couldn't even stand on this stage. Second, I would like to thank our leader, Wutian," He gestured towards the Sun Ape. "For bringing all of us into this very sanctuary. Without his guidance, I'm sure we will all just stuck being normal monkeys. His leadership made me think... such braveness, such wisdom... if he had chose to hunt like a normal monkey, if he had not take the risk to converse with Great Tree of Wisdom, Arcaxia," Damn, I got a new name! Such wisdom! Wow! "We wouldn't have the chance to be here today...
...and so, I aspired to do the same. Inheriting my father's hopes to bring the clan back to its previous glory," That caused Wutian to tap on his feet lightly. "I am deeply moved by how the leader worked. I wanted to be such a great leader one day as well," That caused Wuming to grab on my branch even more... it start to hurt a lil. "Do you feel, every single time when our elders told us about the ancient, glorious days when we monkeys tip the balance of the world? Crashed into heavens and wrecked the sea? We were so powerful back then! But now... we're just mere monkeys."
That caused some of the monkeys thought deeply about this, and really aspired to be as great as their ancestors once were.
"So, if you vote for me..." He started to showcase his own abilities with his lights - first creating orbs of lights, and circle them like an art. He managed to control the light orbs everywhere he wanted them to go, and they were able to be spread out as well. He requested for a few woods, and some monkeys threw them in the air - as if they have already prepared??? - and he used the lights to slash them into pieces. The woods were being slashed around and beaten around, but it has a great flow and it seemed like actual light works... like those LED lights in modern world. Odd, eh?
He ended the light works, leaving everyone in awe.. "I will work hard. Not only to hone my skills, but to teach you monkeys skills as well!" He pointed at the crowds, who're surprised that he would teach them these fabulous skills and tactful control of his power - they start to wonder if they CAN do the same thing as he did. "And... not only bring peace to us monkeys, but also glory to all us monkeys!" Now, the monkeys gasped. Glory, he said?! That's the look on their faces. "Perhaps we need the golds too, but there's no need for such greed. However, if we could spread the greatness of the great tree of wisdom, Arcaxia-" What? What greatness- Wait. Spread??? What am I, your god or something- "-a symbol of the evolution of us monkeys, and our god-" Dafaq. When did I became the start of a cult- "-we can gain more respects! More people to work along with us!"
That actually caused Wutian and Wuming to think a little - hey, don't tell me that they THOUGHT of using ME as part of their plans in conquering the world or something??? It's not a fucking good idea, alright???
Apparently, all the monkeys were hooked. They literally saw me as their god(dess) and their eyes were filled with stars. What, only I'm the sane one who thought that it's a bad idea-?
"GREAT TREE OF WISDOM - ARCAXIA!"
"PRAISE THE GREAT TREE OF WISDOM - ARCAXIA!!!"
"ARCAXIA!!!"
"GREAT TREE ARCAXIA!!!"
"ARCAXIA OF THE WISE!!!" Wat.
The Light Ape smiled at what happened in front of him, and roared along with them. "So everymonkey, are we on an agreement?!"
"YES!!!"
"GREAT TREE ARCAXIA!!!"
Wait. Did he just used ME as a political item? Ohhhhhhhhhno.
No.
This monkey.
How dare-
"Perhaps letting Lil' Boss to join wasn't a bad idea..." Wuming nodded - what, aren't you supposed to object to this?!
"Yes... With the Great Tree Arcaxia's name to be spread out, perhaps... more monkeys will join us in the future. Or, maybe more similar tribes that wished to work in harmony with us might join as well?" WUTIAN. NOT YOU TOO.
Fine fine. I'll let you guys off for once...
ONCE ONLY. ALRIGHT?!
"Lastly," Wuming stood out to the crowds again, as the Light Ape backed off with a bow and thank you. She gestured towards the last monkey that's being nominated. "The Dark Ape - Mr. Black!"
"KYAAAAAAA~~~"
"MR. BLAAAAAAAAACK~~~"
"OH MY MONKEY MOMMA~~~" Wait. Does that means that you're calling Ms. Beautiful??? I mean, she's technically the mother in the tribe-
Anyhow, the last ape... went up to the front with a face that says that "I don't care about all these shits".
"Please don't vote for me. I don't want to be part of this."
That's... what he actually said, and just walked back. The girls... they were all frozen in place for like 5 seconds, before...
"OMGGGGGG DID YOU SEE THAT?!?!?!?"
"HE'S SO DAMN COOOOOOOOOOOOL~~~"
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~~~~"
...they screamed back with even louder enthusiasms. What the heck.
"Silence, silence!!!" Even Wutian can't take it any more, and shouted to halt the excitement of the crowds. "Now, all the self-appeals have been done... let's move to the voting stage, shall we?"
"There are leaves over here. Please write down who you wanted to vote for and put them into this box," Wuming spoke, holding out a wooden box.
The monkeys DID discussed for some while, but quite a lot of them already knew who to pick. They scribbled on the leaf, and put them into the box.
Did they write names? Of course NOT.
They fucking DUNNO HOW TO WRITE.
So what did they do? They actually DREW the monkeys out! Or rather, some that're bad with actual drawing just drew a "sun" for the Light Ape, a "fire" for the Fire Ape, a "Wind-blowing" for the Wind Ape, and a "black ball" for the Dark Ape.
So yeah, the votes were counted... and yeah, it's expected.
"The ones that will be named, is the Light Ape and the Fire Ape!"
"YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~~~" Some of the girls cried.
"WOOHOOOO!!! THANKS MONKS!!!!!!!" The Fire Ape screamed.
"Thank you for your support!" The Light Ape merely smiled at them.
The Wind Ape kind of knew that this was going to happen, so she only clapped for them - not really concerned about the votes. The Dark Ape... yeap. Still the same face.
Yeap. Almost 20-something voted for the Light Ape - which is more than half of the population of the current tribe. Then, 10-something voted for the Fire Ape. There's only one vote for the Wind Ape, and the rest went for the Dark Ape. The Dark Ape actually came a bit close to the Fire Ape, but because there's only so much things that ladies could do, most of the other votes went for the Fire Apes instead.
"Alright, let the naming ceremony began!" Wutian announced, and brought the 4 monkeys that will be named to me. Yeap, now they're literally facing me.
"Mmm... Earth Ape, Wood Ape, Fire Ape, and Light Ape..." I addressed each of them, while using my vine to pat on each of their heads. "I have long thought for the Earth Ape and the Wood Ape, as we discussed about their nominations... so I will name you two first."
The two monkeys that I addressed stepped forward, and knelt to receive a name from me.
"For the Earth Ape, as the first Earth Ape that I will be naming, you will receive the name of Sun Wudi," I announced with a majestic voice. "You shall understand the definition of earth, and how to use the earth to its fullness. You shall understand the importance of the earth, and how to care for it for the future. Use your power wisely, and use it to benefit the rest of the population."
My sound rang throughout the cave again, and I'm prompted with a similar question.
[ Do you wished to name this Earth Ape { Sun Wudi } ? ]
[ Yes / No ]
Yeap. I've thought of this thoroughly. No problemo!
Then, a flux of energy was extracted from me - ah, such a familiar feeling - and entered the body of the bulky Earth Ape. Suddenly, it felt like the entire place was shaking - as rocks, stones, and muds all came to his body... covering it like a cocoon.
"W-What's happening-"
"Did anything went wrong...?"
Nah. It's fine. It's just... his new power. Why do I know? Ah, I've seen this third time already. Another great display of strength. Even Wutian couldn't handle this pawah - HAHA. That face. Best.
Then, with a burst of energy, the cocoon exploded - or rather, a gorilla was BORN!
"I... have ranked up...!" The gorilla was extremely happy and shocked at the same time. "I am now a Great Earth Gorilla...!" He roared, and beat his chest for a several time - it was loud, and it shook the earth once again.
"C-Calm down Mighty- I mean, Wudi," Wutian quickly jumped to his side, and patted him on the back.
"O-Oh! I'm so sorry. I'm too happy about this transformation..." He smiled widely. He seemed like a macho, bara dude but he smiled so earnestly that it looked cute somehow. He's such a nice guy. Hopefully he got a good waifu, or something. Then, he bowed, and backed off.
"Mmm." Then, my attention went towards the Wood Ape. "You, Wood Ape, I shall bestow the name Sun Wuhui to you. This is so that you shall understand the true meaning of care, and never stray away from your kindness - yet, you will know how to let each of them grow into a better monkey without spoiling them. Understand this power of 'care', and use it wisely."
[ Do you wished to name this Wood Ape { Sun Wuhui } ? ]
[ Yes / No ]
Yeappity yeap!
And so, another flux of energy gone! Yay! And then, branches sprouted out from the ground and surrounded her like a cocoon - again - and TADAAA! She gracefully cast away the woods away, and emerged as a beautiful lady... ape.
"T-T-Thank you, great tree Arcaxia... I have... ranked up, into a Ceres Ape..." She wanted to maintain her graceful image, but it's pretty hard as she looked at herself with shock and curiosity. Now, she don't even need clothes on her - she has natural clothing from the leaves... but it's still not very wise to leave her like this. She still need MORE clothes.
Cuz they just became bouncier without stopping.
Them dudes just watch with bloody noses, I know.
Cuz if I'mma monkey like them, I'mma be watching at those the same fucking way. Mm-mmm~ <3
Though, Ceres Ape. Why Ceres? I thought it supposed to be more elemental like, like Sun, Moon, Earth- wait. Ceres. It's a star! OHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
"Interesting..." I mumbled, but they heard me lel. "Apparently most of you will rank up into astrological-associated version of yourselves. I look forward for the next monkey's rank up."
With that, all of the monkeys seemed to be even eager for the remaining two's rank ups.
"Fire Ape, Light Ape," I mentioned the two of them, as they walked forth. The two named monkeys stepped back and joined Wutian and Wuming on the side. "I will... start with the Fire Ape first. Let's see..."
Fire. Fire's dangerous. But fire's also important - like the earth, like the sun. Without the fire, we will be dead from coldness, and we will not have cooked food! Also, without fire, we will not be able to see in the darkness. Hmmmmmm... What's the most fitting name for a fire... Fire is like... life? Fire is needed for living?
OH.
"I shall bestow you the name... Sun Wusheng," My voice - once again majestic and grand... damn, I love my voice during these times! I betcha I charmed a few monkeys with my voice - AHA! Too bad I can't have fun with them... cuz of my image. Tsk. "For I hope that you shall understand the greatness of fire. Fire can be destructive, but it can also be life-giving. Use the fire to give birth to new civilization, use the fire to heat up the coldness of people... use the fire when you need it the most. However, do not use the fire recklessly - as fire could destroy people easier than it gives life. Understand that, and use fire wisely..."
[ Do you wished to name this Fire Ape { Sun Wusheng } ? ]
[ Yes / No ]
Yeap! I feel so proud at my naming skill! WOOHOO!
And so, another energy BYEBYE~ It's as if I give a part of my soul to them, and they became part of mine... It's like I entered their bodies or something- Wait. WAIT. I. Entered. Their. Bodies. Get it? Kehehehehheheh-
Ah crap. Not time for that.
Anyway, the Fire Ape's transformation is another ball of fire - which this time, Wuming's ready to shield everyone off from it's extreme flames, with her own barrier of ice. It was melting from the inside, but she constantly enhanced it with her ice power again and again. Thanks for your hardworks, Wuming. I love you, everymonkey loves you, and Wutian loves you even more. I'll tell him to treat you extra right tonight.
So as the fire subsided, a red-hot-chilli-gorilla - slimmer version - appeared from within the encased tomb of ice... as his body was red hot and seemed to be burning wherever he goes. However, it seemed that he controlled the temperature of his legs well, as nothing hurt me. Good Wusheng, good gorri. I love you too now.
"I... ranked up too...!" The gorri gripped tight on his fist, as flames sprout from his head, like a very tall mohawk... ya know, those "scissors hairs" that you saw in the old Gatsby ads? Yeap. Like that. But with fire. "I HAVE RANKED UP!!!!!!" He beat his chest and roared, and now those hairs went UP - SO CLOSE TO MY OWN HAIR- I mean leaves - and stopped right before it burnt any of me. Thank god I won't be bald! Like, I don't sacrifice my leaf-hairs for YOUR fabulous fire-Gatsby-scissors-hair, alright Wusheng?
"Congratulations to all of you," The Light Ape clapped, and so had the other monkeys that followed suit. "What have you ranked up to, Wusheng?"
"I... I'm a Mars Gorilla!" He exclaimed, and still trying his best not to get his excitement too over that he will burn me off. "Oh god. I'm a Mars Gorilla... A Mars Gorilla!!!" He roared and beat his chest once again, before Wudi couldn't hold it any longer and took him by the shoulder - calming him down, and taking him to the side as well.
Now, all the limelights on the Light Ape.
"As for you, Light Ape," Honestly, I kind of knew that he'll be picked, so I have already thought of a name for him. But today, after hearing his speech... I have a better idea. "I will name you Sun Wuzhu, the one who bears the name of 'ancestry'. You said that you shall bring the people back the old glories of the ancient ones, and I bestow you this name for wishing you that you will reach your goal one day. Do not forget about your ancestors, and bring back the lost glories of the monkeys. Realize the wisdom of the old ones as well, and teach the next generation with wisdom."
"I will, and thank you great tree Arcaxia."
[ Do you wished to name this Light Ape { Sun Wuzhu } ? ]
[ Yes / No ]
Yes.
And so, the last flux of energy to be robbed- I mean, given tonight. Entering (heheh) the monkey, he began to gather lightnings and lights at the same time, creating an odd-looking cocoon that's of spikes. Then, with an explosion, an ape came out - with a similar crown on the head like Wutian's, he stood majestically.
"I... have ranked up..." So even he could be surprised? "I am now... An Uranus Ape!!!"
"WUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"PRAISE THE GREAT TREE ARCAXIAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
"PRAISE ARCAXIA THE WISEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
"PRAISE WUTIAN!!!!!!!!"
"PRAISE THE LEADERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
And that's the thing that I heard, before my world went black.
