Stars and moon hung across the sky.
It was nearing summer, and the air was tinged with dry heat.
The endless expanse of serene green treetops stood silently, catching the showers of moon dew.
Suddenly, the usually placid sea of trees stirred with ripples.
The violent shaking of the earth was accompanied by deafening roars.
In the far distance, atop a continuous mountain range, two colossal figures appeared. They had vertical horns on their heads and blue-black skin, their necks adorned with strings of gigantic crimson-black Buddha Beads. They shouldered a palanquin made from Millennium Black Dragon Wood.
These giants, carrying the palanquin, leaped hundreds of meters at a time, speeding through the towering mountain ranges.
It wasn't long before, at the end of the advancing horizon, a modest little county town appeared.
A gentle breeze stirred, and the white gauze on the palanquin was lifted slightly.
A pair of lips, red as blood, curved into a slow smile.
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