Good news: I can simulate the game of chess that is Journey to the West.
Bad news: I've simulated it 99 times, and died horribly every single time.
[Save 1: Obediently become Heaven's enforcer. Result: The Jade Emperor uses me as a pawn, and I die in the Journey to the West calamity.]
[Save 2: Join forces with Li Jing to fight Buddhism. Result: Li Jing betrays me, and the Tathagata suppresses me in the Huakong Pool.]
[Save 3: Run away with Taiyi Zhenren. Result: Heaven punishes us, and our souls are both destroyed.]
After dying 99 times, Nezha finally gets it.
To hell with the greater good. To hell with fate!
[Save 100: Go on a rampage, tear apart the lotus seal, and take down the Three Realms!]
He kicks Li Jing flying, and breaks through to the next realm!
He tears up Heaven's edicts, and breaks through to the next realm!
He becomes sworn brothers with Sun Wukong, then leads a hundred thousand demon kings in an assault on Lingxiao Palace. He ascends to sagehood on the spot!
The Jade Emperor trembles beneath his desk. “Quick, fetch the Tathagata Buddha from the Western Heaven!”
The Tathagata sees Nezha standing outside, murder in his eyes, and quietly closes the gates of the Great Thunderclap Temple.
“Amitabha Buddha. Vulture Peak is closed for the day.”
Nezha raises his Fire-Tipped Spear. “Won't open the gates? Then I'll flatten Vulture Peak too!”
