The Dark Queens rule with darkness over their lands. Each day, the Snake Queen aims at the Sun and the Wolf Queen ensnares it from the skies. Held prisoner in their castle it leaves behind an eternal night.
A burning light arrives on the Dark Queens’ lands bathing them with hope. As a radiant dawn the Monkey King defies their alluring grace and shatters their illusions with his magical staff. He mocks their animal shapes and escapes mounted on his cloud.
They chase him over hills and seas but every time they catch him it’s only a decoy. Tired, the Dark Queens retire to their castle and, in their slumber, the Sun breaks free from their chains. The light returns and jubilations warm each heart; until a new dusk is to return, once again.
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