Journey to the West: Buddha, This Is Bad! Jin Chanzi Has Rebelled

[Faithful to the original Journey to the West setting, with folklore] In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Chen Xuanzang of Golden Mountain Temple has gone completely mad. One moment, he is writing the words “lost memories” in his room; the next, he is falling into the streets of Chang'an. He cannot remember anything, only that his lifespan is being gnawed away. Every time he comes to, he finds his hands stained with blood of unknown origin. The Buddhist order says he is the Pilgrim of ten lifetimes, but Lingyun Crossing has always been Chen Xuanzang's slaughterhouse. The bells of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly have rung. The deadly journey west is about to begin. Chen Xuanzang cannot tell reality from illusion, or whether he is mad or this world has always been haunted by evil. Is that a monkey? Why has it become like this? What exactly did the Buddhas of Lingshan do? What happened five hundred years ago? Why was it dark for twelve hours? As he continues his pilgrimage, Chen Xuanzang goes completely mad.