Journey West 5000

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With her parents murdered and her brother abducted, a trainee Monk of the Gun pursues the one responsible, the Bull Demon King, undefeated Warlord of the Crimson Army. Struggling to track down her enemy while braving the dangers of the wilds, she enlists the help of Sun Wukong, but 500 years under a mountain have taken its toll. Unstable and weakened, will he be more hindrance than help? Can he become the warrior he once was? A Monk and a Monkey journey across a world...... where the remnants of technology are seen as magic, while pockets of humanity strive to drag themselves out of ignorance.... where the descendants of animal-human hybrids, once created as instruments of war, now seek to dominate the world as demons.... where beings who call themselves Immortals and Gods preoccupy themselves with selfish pastimes, ignoring everything else.

Among other things, a story about growth, grit, and being better than the person you were yesterday.

Here's my rambling on why I'm writing Journey West 5000.

Journey West 5000 is my crazy ambitious writing project to adapt a classic epic called "Journey to the West" for a global, modern audience. It's a sci-fi story disguised as fantasy, and has some road trip + monster of the week elements (as does the original Journey to the West).

No system, definitely no harem, gradual power progression. Hmm, what else can I put here so potential readers know what to expect?

My writing style for now is mostly "show don't tell", because I believe that readers don't need to have everything pointed out to them, and that they should be allowed to make up their own minds about characters based on the actions of those characters. I'm also trying to be less long-winded (a weakness pointed out by some friends) in order to write according to something Neil Gaiman said, which is to write as though I'm the one who has to pay for every word, not the reader. This will bring down my chapter word counts, and might drive away potential readers, but I believe there's value in learning to compress and be concise. All chapters posted here will have been edited.

Constructive criticism, comments, and feedback would be very much welcome and appreciated. Please, please help point out any typos or grammatical mistakes, I'm striving to minimize those as much as possible.

Above all, I hope you enjoy my story.

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Journey West 5000 50 Chapter 50 - Revelations and Reflections RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 49 Chapter 49 - Choose To Be My Best Self RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 48 Chapter 48 - Spreading the Light RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 47 Chapter 47 - Illusion vs Delusion RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 46 Chapter 46 - Protective Panther, Buddy Bear RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 45 Chapter 45 - Combatus Interruptus RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 44 Chapter 44 - Stick and Move RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 43 Chapter 43 - Let Loose The Wukong Of War RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 42 Chapter 42 - Cry Havoc! RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 41 Chapter 41 - Just Bear With It RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 40 Chapter 40 - Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 39 Chapter 39 - To Trap, Encourage Arrogance RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 38 Chapter 38 - To Lure, Show Inferiority RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 37 Chapter 37 - Metaphorical Mountain RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 36 Chapter 36 - Battle Pigs, Attack Sheep RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 35 Chapter 35 - Let Your Actions Speak RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 34 Chapter 34 - The Not-So-Little Ram That Could RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 33 Chapter 33 - You Can't Handle The Truth! RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 32 Chapter 32 - You Want The Truth? RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 31 Chapter 31 - Triptika Tang, Ace Attorney? RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 30 Chapter 30 - Revelation Through Conversation RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 29 Chapter 29 - A Young Master's Employees RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 28 Chapter 28 - Mother's Mourning a Maiden RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 27 Chapter 27 - One Big Happy Family RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 26 Chapter 26 - Dangerous Eagle, Cheerful Plum RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 25 Chapter 25 - Maiden-Defiling Demon of Gao Village RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 24 Chapter 24 - Fear Not He Who Practices 10,000 Kicks Once RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 23 Chapter 23 - Reflect Inwards, Grow Outwards RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 22 Chapter 22 - Warm-up or Workout? RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 21 Chapter 21 - Great Sage Equaling Heaven RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 20 Chapter 20 - He Who Rides Clouds RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 19 Chapter 19 - Dances With Imps RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 18 Chapter 18 - Armed Negotiations and Guerilla Warfare RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 17 Chapter 17 - To Protect and Serve RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 16 Chapter 16 - Too Hot to Handle RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 15 Chapter 15 - Of Barbeques and Firing Squads RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 14 Chapter 14 - Preparations for Making Meat Paste RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 13 Chapter 13 - What A Good Follower! RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 12 Chapter 12 - Mine Is Bigger Than Yours! RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 11 Chapter 11 - Family Planning for White Dragon RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 10 Chapter 10 - Are Tigers Yummy? RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 9 Chapter 9 - It's Bigger On The Inside RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 8 Chapter 8 - Night Fury RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 7 Chapter 7 - Self-invitation to a Massage Party RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 6 Chapter 6 - Tripping the Metal Fantastic RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 5 Chapter 5 - Surfacing RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 4 Chapter 4 - How Easy Is Banana Pie? RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 3 Chapter 3 - The Reason RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 2 Chapter 2 - The Dark Facility RoyalRoadL
Journey West 5000 1 Chapter 1 - The Destination RoyalRoadL